Yes. They can be even more blatant about the process in PR because the mainland media don’t cover it as much and the Trump regime talking points are not challenged as often. But it’s basically the same smash-and-grab scheme.

Amazon has a huge issue of its sellers listing counterfeit products and selling them to duped customers. In my case, I bought a “Swiss Army knife” from an Amazon listing that looked authentic but which turned out to be an obvious fake. I don’t know what safeguards Amazon has in place to vet the legitimacy of its…

This is about more than just incompetence and not giving a damn about non-rich brown people. This is also about the plundering of Puerto Rico to enrich venture capitalists and other opportunistic predators. The more Puerto Ricans die, leave, or drown in debt, the more opportunities open for grabbing property and…

Yes, and while you’ve stepped away, look over into fields other than your own for fresh insights, tools, and potential collaborations. Cross-fertilization can bring hybrid vigor, especially when begun in free-wheeling discussions in a congenial place. As I suspect you know, it’s one of the most enjoyable and…

To me he is not attractive at all. His lips look like they are made of jello that wasn’t molded right or completely set. They seem to be a different mushy shape in every scene. His torso, assuming it wasn’t cgi’d, is oddly proportioned and not in a good way. He’s just off. That’s okay or even good for playing a…

Judging from NK escapees’ condition and statements (https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/try-not-to-cry-as-you-watch-this-north-korean-soldier-d-1820747271, https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/1820752621), malnutrition, intestinal parasites, and infections are widespread in that country, unless you are one of the favored…

As someone else wrote when this signing was only predicted, not yet a done deal: let’s have many, many James Harrison sacks of Ben Rothlisberger, especially in the championship series. They both deserve it. (Mind you, I am not wishing even BR injuries, just frustration.) I wish James Harrison success, satisfaction,…

I am glad this egregious act is being fought and hope Simonds wins the decision. After both sides had signed off on the recount, to then allow one side, and one side only, to suddenly introduce a single questionable ballot and change the decision is so obviously a corrupt decision.

I think everyone would agree except the mailman in the credits. I also think Sir Patrick had a blast.

Yes, the real implementation and enforcement will show whether this announcement is a face-saving publicity stunt by the owners.

This is a good change for the NFL, though I don’t understand why, other than the bad publicity, it hasn’t happened earlier. It won’t prevent all brain injury, but it should at least help. I wish it could also be implemented for players in college and high school. So much damage is being done.

Not to ruffle any religious feathers, but if you haven’t seen this Patrick Stewart-narrated short on a surprise pick for Santa, you should:

I believe you’re right. If faced by an impossible candidate like Trump or Moore, he might vote for a write-in and brag loudly about his great insight and morality in doing so (as he got mileage about “changing parties” over Trump), but I can’t see him taking a chance of enraging his right wing GOP target viewers by…

Agree with you mostly, but he did announce he was changing his party affiliation to independent:

Would LOVE this outcome. Let it be so.

I remember when the first Star Wars movie came out. Just before the general release, Time magazine (a bigger cultural communication force before the internet) featured a multi-page writeup with lots of photos, an unusual step. The movie opening was exciting, because nobody had ever seen anything like it before. I…

This page (from the Pittsburgh CBS affiliate) has information on what the procedure is, when it is used, and the kind of therapy done afterwards. There is also a video:

That’s how I saw it too. She just happened to connect when he was shirtless. She says, “Can’t you get a towel or something?” and shows some initial discomfort. He does look sort of weirdly proportioned, but she should have been glad she didn’t catch him in the toilet.

(Last Jedi SPOILERS!)

Hitler had 33% voter support in his country. An all too reminiscent number. It doesn’t take a majority.