Native Americans are explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. Congress has the power “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.” Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
This is the basis for everything the federal government does in relation to the tribes, both good…
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Back in the old days (like, after railroads but largely before cars), “Michigan beach towns” used to be a huge vacation destination among rich, fancy Midwesterners. Betsy DeVos is from one (Holland). And one of the best Bojack Horseman episodes is about the old family summer house in a fictional version of those towns.
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Can I just say, I’m upset by how staid and informative media outlets are being about this? I went looking for troll headlines to try and trick people into believing that Winds of Winter is finally coming out, but I couldn’t find any.
And much bigger parts! *mimes giant breasts*
Oh yeah, I think we definitely agree on the content of all of this, I just think there’s some kind of disagreement about framing here.
Like, I don’t think “society forces men to follow bullshit arbitrary rules” is a non-feminist way of framing the issue. I think that’s a perfectly feminist way of putting it. And I…
I kind of don’t get who could lead the discussion on toxic masculinity if not feminists. Both concepts are rooted in the idea that gender is socially constructed and performed, and that for various structural reasons people are pushed to perform unpleasant or actively harmful behaviors. So I feel like if you realize…
Universe? Van? A space alien that lives inside you, initially without your knowledge? SNAKE PEOPLE?
Steven Universe is Scientologist propaganda, confirmed
Most of the “scientific” techniques the FBI did and does use aren’t actually science, though. Stuff like bite-mark analysis or footprint analysis are no better than phrenology, and even stuff like fingerprinting with some empirical basis is still fairly unreliable.
I mean, yeah, “footprint analysis” sounds more…
What if I get pissed off about unlicensed stickers of Calvin praying/pissing?
I also think it’s important that the colors be balanced. If the suit is almost all uninterrupted blue, that looks more severe and alien. The red trunks break up that severity (especially when paired with a yellow belt, as they often are), and make Superman’s visual profile that of a brighter and more friendly…
This movie (and the theatrical show) is really great, but there’s a tribute album which is ridiculously stacked. They Might Be Giants, Ben Folds, Frank Black, the Breeders (this album was actually the impetus for the brief Pixies reunification), Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Yoko Ono, Stephen Colbert, etc.
Have you ever wanted…
Oh yeah, I agree that’s a hole in the “Rose shattered Pink Diamond” theory. I’m just saying “she doesn’t like shattering people” isn’t necessarily a hole, because that stance could easily be explained as a result of regret over her past actions.
I think the answer is, “most other shows were in permanent ratings freefall, while 30 Rock stabilized at a low but reliable audience share that made it good enough to keep going.” Probably with a side of “we don’t want to piss off Lorne Michaels by canceling his protege’s show, which he also gets royalties from”.
There’s an episode of Kimmy Schmidt where somebody (Xanthippe?) looks something up on Youtube, and one of the recommended videos in the sidebar is “Tracy Jordan’s aquarium” or something like that. There are also references to “the Sbarro family” as socialites in both shows, and as somebody mentions below, Mikey…
that was the whole reason Bismuth made the Breaking Point, a weapon so abhorrent to Rose that she turned on one of her closest friends and strongest allies. So why WOULD Rose shatter a gem, even if she could?
A RYAN SEACREST TYPE: I’m here with Hollywoo darling Naomi Watts. Tell me, what attracted you to the role of Diane?
NAOMI WATTS: I just keep getting pigeonholed as these complex characters in highly acclaimed movies. For once, I would love to just phone it in and play a two-dimensional girl in a rom com with no inner…
“You know what’s legitimately awesome? Repeatedly pulling your pants down and jacking off in front of women who didn’t consent to that. That’s the real definition of awesome.”
- Louis C.K., presumably
I generally agree with this, but I think it’s important to push back against the idea that the tax bill’s deficit will lead to recession. Deficit spending doesn’t lead to recession. (It might lead to inflation, although there don’t seem to be many signs of that happening so far.)
Don’t get me wrong, the tax bill is…
He and Cable had diametrically opposed ideas of who Hope would become. In Bishop’s future, Hope is reviled as mutant Hitler; in Cable’s future, she’s praised as mutant Jesus.
So Bishop was going around doing terrible stuff, because A. he thought he was stopping Hitler when she was a baby and B. he thought that if he…