Being creatively subordinate to someone who has no creativity to speak of and is only interested in the money you can ‘make’ for them, while having no understanding of or appreciation for the work you’re trying to do, is its own special kind of hell.

While I am ambivalent to the whole scene (I just don’t get the appeal), I’m also more than willing to admit and acknowledge that *MY* ambivalence does not in any capacity diminish the appeal of it for the audience to whom it does appeal. And to that part of the show’s audience, I happily and sincerely say, “Enjoy!” (wi…

Ground crews were able to resolve a hydrogen leak on Monday...

That’s one way to take it, sure. A wildly, unrealistically optimistic way. The other way to take it — which is *FAR* more likely — is as a vindication of what is clearly a complete and utter failure (as both a rocket program and a jobs program), thus ensuring a repeat of this same clusterf*** for its replacement.

Yeah. Tolkien’s description of the Southrons is pretty racist, though not necessarily towards any specific ‘dark-skinned’ ethnicity, but more an amalgam of racist tropes attached to ‘not being white’ in European culture. That’s more overt than most of other forms of less overt forms of racism in the Lord of the Rings.

Double-edge sword there with “Trusting the process.” If ‘the process’ is what led to the current situation, ‘trusting’ it is foolish. And if there’s no real indication that work is actually being done to *address* problems — even if, in the short-term, those problems get worse — that’s all the more reason not to trust…

Puerto Rico’s power problem is a systemic one, and that’s not going to be fixed overnight. Or even in a year. Or two. It could take over a decade for all the problems to be identified and addressed. After all, when a new company ‘takes over’ an existing operation, all that really changes right then and there is the…

They’re not mutually exclusive. In fact, a fundamental underpinning of fascism *IS* hypocrisy.

Yeah. Except all of that is demonstrably untrue.

In point of fact, that is exactly what Republicans do. Every. Single. Time. Whenever ‘states rights’ get in the way of their power grabs, they’re first in line to trample on states rights. They don’t give a shit about *HOW* they get the power they want, only that *THEY* have it and no one else. Whether it’s federal or…

When they *CONSISTENTLY* act a single, unified bloc, it’s not a ‘mischaracterization’ at all. It *IS* what they stand for, what they believe in, and what they are attempting to force on everyone else. Republicans don’t want democracy. They want *power*, and they don’t care what they have to do, who they have to hurt,…

Pretty much. The party of “Cruelty is the point” (Republicans, in case there was any confusion) would like to take this (and every) opportunity to remind everyone that cruelty is *STILL* the point. Active, deliberate cruelty towards the oppressed and the poor is and always has been their driving goal — it’s just not…

The fundamental flaw of Democracy as a system of government is the same assumption that a million Frenchmen can’t be wrong — yes, they can, and often are. So you either pander to them despite being wrong and undermine whatever it is you hope to accomplish, or you call them out for it and reinforce your position with…

There is a difference between being paid *NOT* to release on other platforms and just not bothering to release on other platforms, because the market share and exposure they represent isn’t significant enough to be worth the time.

For the last time, GET OFF MY LAWN!

It’s motorized. Like...NASCAR-level powered.

And remember folks, Republicans almost UNANIMOUSLY voted to protect Trump from impeachment. And not just once. They refused to let him be prosecuted for his crimes TWICE. The Republican party is every bit as corrupt as Trump. Basically the whole party belongs in prison alongside their Idiot in Chief, as accomplices…

That’s what’s otherwise known as ‘incompetence.’ In this case, gross and deadly incompetence, because it has a body count attached to it.

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‘Infrastructure’ is for wealthy white people. These aren’t wealthy white people, therefor it’s ‘socialism’ and ‘welfare’ and ‘handouts’ which are bad. Unless the money is going to corporations, then it loops back around to being ‘good’ again. But since this money won’t be going to corporations, it’s bad.