It’s worth noting that, had Ohio gone for Kerry in 2004, the electoral college would have led to a similar result to this year—~50,000-100,000 people in a key location electing a president who lost the popular vote by millions (with W.’s majority support being “wasted” in the sunbelt, much as Clinton’s is “wasted” in…

You too! (And I hope you have pen-and-paper at least.)

A bunch of old Lupin comics fell into my lap (not literally but you get the idea). I’d read the first edition, where Monkey Punch was still figuring stuff out, and really enjoyed it, but so far the subsequent volume and a half I’ve read have been pretty much is the gangster-with-extra-gimmickry mold. Still good, but…

That the alleged computer tampering would line up perfectly with demographic factors indicating support for Trump elsewhere (i.e. the counties “tampered” with are less educated and more rural) means this theory is pretty much self-refuting (Nate Silver and Nate Cohn of the NYT have gone into more detail on this on…

I watched it just after he died, which was not the best choice.

Only one of us can have this haircut.

Not to mention Chris Hayes, whose deal with the devil for a Cubs victory backfired stupendously for the country as a whole.

I was very, very into the animation for this one. I usually enjoy these, but this was just amazing.

PICARD:
Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment, because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived. After all, Number One, we're…

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The Ship often feels a bit funereal, too—that cover of “I’m Set Free” feels like a sad goodbye to Reed, and I can’t help but feel it extending into Bowie, too, even if that wasn’t the intent.

One thing that kind of surprises me is how open to violence and carnage Verhoeven is in his work, too—maybe it’s because he was younger, but my ancestors and older relatives who went through hell were almost completely silent about it beyond “I was at x. It was terrible.”

The humiliation of Philip Roth continues apace.

This was also said after Harry Reid was elected minority leader in 2005 and look how high his standing is among Dems now.

I’ve kind of soured on them, but honestly I don’t think they have much effect at all and don’t think they need to have one—TDS/Colbert in their prime never swung an election, and no one expected them to, or to provide outreach to a wider audience. They were niche products for niche audiences that enjoyed them—same is…

Via wikipedia:

It looks to be a revival of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, which was abandoned in 2011 because it was completely useless for DHS and a massive civil rights concern.

Dumpster fires are very hard to extinguish

Even better is that NPH seemed to be the only actor who was in on the joke, which is especially chilling considering his character’s role in the state. It’s one of my favorite little touches in the film and a very nice Verhoeven-esque statement on the cynicism that goes along with power.

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