You do realize Springsteen isn’t responsible for the scalping price of the tickets? Hamilton tickets go for a lot, too. Especially when it was the original cast.

Great post!  Politicians should start with the Medicare option for all, as in time it gets us to universal healthcare but is much harder to argue against (and the sticker shock is less scary.)

But at NPR you would almost never get moved up, because they aren’t offering a permanent contract. This isn’t about people not paying dues, it’s about giving workers benefits they deserve.

Got it. Thanks.

This would be super fun. The other suggestion that made me smile as much (from film critic Witney Seibold,) was having The Muppets host. Either would make me watch for sure!

Does that mean nearly half of U.S. adults have a family member who has also lost the right to vote in federal elections? Even if it’s half of those family members, that’s pretty fucked up, too.

Thanks. Would’ve been nice for Amazon to announce this before Hanukkah is just about over. 😢

Thanks. Would’ve been nice for Amazon to announce this before Hanukkah is just about over. 😢

Yay! But please please please, no Baby Plas. He’s worse than Scrappy-Doo (maybe.)

If your father’s family came from Ireland, of course it makes you Irish (ethnically not nationally.)  Whether you care or not, is up to you.

Just to clarify, is it that her mistake was her ignorance on how Native American membership is decided (at least by some tribes)? Had an ancestor been, say, Irish, and her family had told her about that growing up, and then she later checked a box on a form about heritage saying she was part Irish (if there was such a…

Lots of good points and food for thought.  I appreciate your taking the time to write.

I think ending your viewing with Pam and Jim’s wedding (early in season six) is the best way to go. Some good episodes after (Carrel’s departure for example at the end of Season 7) but it seemed a better ending point for me, before it loses steam.

And in Sweden they watch Donald Duck cartoons!

Except the situations in South Africa and Israel are not the same (at least not yet) and a boycott that seems like an attack on all Jewish Israelis, even if those who strongly oppose the current government, seems not only unjust but more likely to help the conservatives gain power. As opposed to a boycott targeted at…

Someone in Congress standing up for Palestinians sounds great to me. One can oppose the BDS movement AND the occupation. Just as one can support a free Palestinian state and denounce Hamas. Or support Israel and denounce Bibi.

But BDS targets liberal voices in Israel, too (just under half the population, but getting smaller unfortunately). A boycott of any Israeli products produced in the occupied territories would seem more just. And yes, the quicker Bibi is gone the better (hoping his latest scandal over the weekend will help.)

I think maggot or braggart can work just fine to replace the offending word.  But Kirsty’s gone so kind of hard to do, I suppose.

It was a joke, based on this...

Is this an episode of I Love Films?