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  1. So when Marjorie Jo Gasbag calls Lil' Boebert a whore after the Republican prayer breakfast, she must mean it in the best way! Bless her rape culture heart.
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    Iowa Carcass

    I thought regulators and banks were on the opposite side of the fence, but not in Trump's head this week in New Hampshire. So we'd better bend over and get ready for the de-banking to begin. 🤣
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    Iowa Carcass

    The polls are saying "in a nutshell America wants Trump". How can we argue with his message?
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    Iowa Carcass

    Back then he claimed Obama had spent way to much time golfing yet after he was elected Trump golfed much more frequently than Obama ever did. The Repubs are so practiced at projecting their own faults on others.
  5. Has anyone seen it. Filmed in Poland. English subtitles or dubbed? The trailer looks great though that doesn't always mean a rewarding watch.
  6. He'll be out of jail as soon as Trump is elected. As Trump once said, It will be wild.
  7. He was the pizza delivery guy that helped get them out of Atlanta. Yeun was also in Minari. Very poignant!
  8. Trump's foreign policy strength is obvious around the world.
  9. This looks good. I may need to renew my Netflix membership. I have enjoyed Ali Wong's stand up. Been a fan of Steven Yeun since The Walking Dead. After his character left the show my interest in TWD soon dropped until i ultimately quit watching.
  10. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0khxSHAhsb/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng== https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1z5rpSgZR9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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    This is scary

    IMO, BN is a greedy thug, just like Trump and Putin.
  12. Pete1111

    This is scary

    The population of Michiganders with Palestinian ancestry is around 6,000. It is a good point though, that the Democrats should keep their eye on the ball in Michigan. The reason Biden won in Michigan is the much higher number of voters that turned out to vote against Trump in 2020 versus the 2016 cycle. How might the Dems create that scenario again? IMO the Democrats do not employ the kind of strategies and modern tools the conservative side uses to capture and maintain the support of registered voters. Although voter registration initiatives in Georgia led by Stacey Abrahms deserve recognition for turning Georgia and the Senate blue, IMO the Democrats have left Abrahms in the dust. Should Abrahms have received higher praise from the Party and should her effort have been repeated nationwide? Or are the Dems "all talk" while they send out donation requests then sit back and assume everyone will just do the right thing and vote Blue? I hope not. That said, if the polls are correct that many Dems oppose Biden's approach to the Israel/Gaza conflict, then we could be watching the administration throw away re-election chances. Does it seem Biden has given Israel a blank check to bomb at will? Netanyahu should accept responsiblity for failure to defend against the attack and resign before the US gives Israel any more support.
  13. One might remind ourselves that when Maga isn't blaming the corrupt news and corrupt political actions on the influence of George Soros, that Trump has told us, (and he was very strong), how there are good people on both sides. That said, while Trump describes how the flow of immigrants at the border has increased bigly due to outflows from prisons and mental institutions, the reality is a benefit to our US economic engine: young, cheap labor willing to get out of bed and go to work every day.
  14. Just ask Trump. He said it very strong yesterday that Putin is a better leader than Biden. Putin will raise oil drilling bigly while Sleepy Joe is the most corrupt leader the world has ever seen. Believe me! Regarding immigrants the GOP will try scaring the $$$ out of you by saying whatever it takes to get you to open your wallet, just like televangelists do. In either case, after they have your money, they have no viable agenda or policy other than vote for them and/or pray.
  15. Who will expense dear Rudy his scotch and private transportation?
  16. Another somewhat recent example how it is OK" to be gay and/or play gay, In Space Station 76, a straight character was played by a gay actor and a gay character was played by a straight actor. Love that movie. I'm not at all affected as a viewer knowing the actor's sexuality is not the same as the character's. The performances were spot on! The creators were queer. A funky movie that didn't get enough hype.
  17. Even if he read Hitler speeches would he remember what he read? Or is someone reminding him how to pander to his base? That said, Trump has never been shy about his Jewish friends. In the end, Trump is twice the age of Hitler. I don't mean to sound ageist, and bless his heart, but TFG doesn't pull off his Nazi routine well. He sounds less like a screaming der Führer and more like a big balloon wheezing out through its unfastened flap.
  18. Live theater can really show an actor's true colors as far as their acting chops. I'm not surprised how good you say Bailey was in Beautiful Thing. All the players were good in Fellow Travelers, but for me Bailey was the best part, every scene he was in. I look forward to seeing more from him, whether gay or straight roles.
  19. Gosling got his start singing and dancing on the Mickey Mouse Club which is kinda gay. And yes, Ken getting kissed by two other Kens when he hugs them is pretty gay. Gerwig showed how Ken was perfectly fine with it, because, as the OP asked, Yes, being gay is OK.
  20. I agree, Fellow Travelers was a bit of a chore for me too, but I recognize how a lot of people do like it. There are a lot of great scenes. But, I enjoyed Ryan Gosling getting kissed on both cheeks by two guys during the #I'mJustKen dance scene in Barbie, more than all the graphic sex in Fellow Travelers put together. Maybe I am just a victim of Queer Baiting. Skip to 3:45 for the male dance sequence and queer-baiting man-on-man kisses.
  21. I disagree with the term queer baiting. I don't like how that term has been stolen from its original use. To me, it is insulting and disrespectful to true victims of queer baiting wrought by the police and bashers. That said, even gay directors admit they prefer freedom who they cast, with no requirement to confirm where the actor lands on the Kinsey scale. I was at a Q&A for Call Me by Your Name where a woke young woman asked Luca Gudagnino why he didn't cast gay actors in the lead. He asked her if only those that practice cannibalism should be cast for a cannibal role. In CMBYN, neither character landed at Kinsey scale 6.0. So yeah, the queer baiting idea itself is as messy as it is futile. I prefer watching actors that are talented and nice looking. Sadly, the "nice looking" is the piece attacked as queer baiting when a role is not awarded to an out actor. Fellow Travelers cast gay actors in the lead rolls, a successful choice. Bailey and Bomer have both successfully played straight and gay roles. I have no problem when straight or closeted actors do the same. In the end, casting is a business decision, like it or not. Casting affects the product. Directors need the largest available population of choices that make sense for the role. Back to the "positive" theme of the OP. HBO recently streamed Angels in America during World Aids Day. I love Al Pacino. He was fantastic playing Roy Cohn. I have also seen him play a gay role live on stage. Again he is an amazing actor. Angels in America was produced nearly 20 years ago. HBO and Al Pacino thought it was "OK" to play gay content back then. In the ensuing years, as "old thinking" has transitioned out of the industry, playing gay and being gay in Hollywood has become more and more "OK". But it would be blind to ignore reality. For example there are regions in Poland that recently voted themselves "LGBTQ free zones." Some religions in the States still preach that gay men risk burning in Hell. Therefore, marketing entertainment with gay content is probably a tricky path. So kudos to the actors and content creators that took risks decades ago, helping move the ball in the right direction towards a time where it is OK to be gay or play gay in Hollywood. As far as Asia, my sense is that places like Bangkok, Hong Kong and Taiwan are regions where gay actors are "ok", e.g. Leslie Cheung in Happy Together (R.I.P)
  22. A continuation of his election denial would be no surprise. Sadly the Repubs use the border to stir up the electorate and win votes. They have not passed any new immigration policy, long time.
  23. Freeman gave quite a sermon after and reminded there is more to come. Is Miss Lindseybelle on this mix?
  24. ...as well as other speech that harms the judicial process can be prohibited.
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