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Slovakia's vehemently anti-LGBT prime minister was shot in a city in the central part of his country today. No tears from me. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230926-slovakia-campaign-rhetoric-raises-lgbtq-concern "While the progressive Misho (Michal) decides whether he is a boy, a girl or a helicopter today, for us gender ideology in schools is unacceptable and marriage is a unique union between a man and a woman," a smiling Fico says to the camera. "I will certainly never be a supporter of them (LGBTQ people) being able to marry, as we see in other countries," Fico told a press conference recently. As same-sex partnerships are not regulated by law, LGBTQ people in Slovakia are not legally considered related to their partner and cannot, for example, obtain information about their health, or inherit. Slovakia also does not recognize marriages contracted abroad. Martin Macko, executive director of the Inakost ("Otherness") Initiative, an umbrella organisation of Slovak gay and lesbian organisations, voiced concern about the rhetoric from Smer-SD. "Smer-SD not only uses the spread of hatred towards LGBTQ people in its campaign but also pledged in its programme to enforce legislation that prohibits talking about LGBTQ people in schools," Macko told AFP. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot/ Hate begets hate.

I guess one might add Janice Dickinson to that list...

Back to the original post's subject:

Another man who's really kept his looks in his 50s is Ricky Martin, seen most lately in the current miniseries Palm Royale: 🥰 I guess they can use makeup to cover his tattoos? Still jacking off to his photos, decades later...

Another middle-aged hottie from that movie is actor Wilson Cruz. Exemplifies the Nifty at Fifty moniker! 😋

However, in that movie, someone who's definitely kept his looks, perhaps even hotter in middle age, is Chad Michael Murray. I hadn't seen him in decades, and my jaw dropped when I saw what he looks like now: 😍

My fiance and I just watched Daughter of the Bride, starring Brooke Shields, and I swear she looks like Caitlyn Jenner these days. I know I'm often accused of thinking that all women look alike, but even he saw the resemblance... 😉

Yes, his too young. Or maybe just not British.

Well, my fiance and I are much more likely to visit countries which show a welcoming attitude towards the LGBT community. I have certainly visited Uruguay, South Africa, and Slovenia (lovely countries). The presence of stripper bars and so on doesn't enter into my calculation as to which countries I visit. Plenty of that available where I live. Rarely will we visit countries which are hostile to the LGBT community. Egypt is the only one so far, and that's because the sights there are unique and spectacular. I do not see us traveling to any red/orange/brown/tan countries (yellow have anti-gay laws which aren't enforced):

I thought of your snide comments while my fiance and I were watching a Family Guy episode in which Peter was hired as a "Fat Guy Consultant" to give legitimacy to a movie they were making about Chris Christie. Another example of a BS title, with which directors have done without for thousands of productions of La Traviata over the centuries. Essentially a bunch of BS done just for show (At least for a 19th Century opera without racy scenes).

Here's the Count:

All of what you say is probably true. I agree he should probably have waited for backup, unless there was some urgency in the message suggesting someone's life was in danger. I don't find it persuasive that the gun wasn't directly pointed at him, since obviously that can change in less than half a second. It may be that the deputy has the lion's share of culpability. The cop may not have followed standard operating procedures, and, if so, he should suffer the legal consequences. That being said, the victim's best options, as you said, were to either not open the door, or to open it without the handgun in his hand. Even if the deputy was mostly at fault, I feel it's bad judgment to respond to a banging announcing a cop (even if it's someone who's really not a cop, just someone pulling a practical joke) with gun in hand. And, according to the video, this was in broad daylight, not the middle of the night.

A family of a deceased airman is suing because a sheriff's deputy shot him while answering the call. At first, it sounds pretty bad, but then on reviewing the deputy's body camera, the deputy can be heard screaming twice "Sheriff's office. Open the door!", and it clearly shows the late airman with a gun/pistol in his right hand. I don't know what the police policies are, and it may be the case that the deputy is mostly culpable, but is there a single member on this forum who'd state that if he were answering the door to someone who identified himself as coming from the sheriff's department, he'd come with a gun in his hand? The relevant footage starts at 3:40:

Yes, thanks for pointing out that something can be illegal due to violations of civil code, not simply criminal code. In California, defamation is a violation of civil code, but one cannot go to jail for this: https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/personal-injury/harm-to-reputation/defamation/ "Defamation is an invasion of the interest in reputation. Under California law, it is a broad term for false statements made that cause damage to someone’s good standing. California Civil Code (Cal. Civ. Code) §44 states that defamation is affected by either libel or slander. If a statement is made verbally, it is slander. If made in writing, it is libel. Cal. Civ. Code §45 and Cal. Civ. Code §46 provide the definitions for both libel and slander. In some states, libel can sometimes be charged as a crime and be punishable by a fine and jail time. However, in California, people who have been defamed are limited to their right to recover damages in a civil lawsuit...". In Thailand, defamation can result in criminal penalties: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation#Criminal_7 "The Thai Criminal Code provides that: Section 326. Defamation Whoever, imputes anything to the other person before a third person in a manner likely to impair the reputation of such other person or to expose such other person to be hated or scorned, is said to commit defamation, and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding twenty thousand Baht, or both.". One can certainly debate whether defaming someone should result in possible jail time. However, I believe only a madman would argue that defamation shouldn't subject the defamer to any legal consequences.

Though in that movie Anatomy of a Fall, this song was so annoying, it apparently led a woman to murder her husband:

I happened to be listening to the 70s channel on Sirius XM, and this song came on. Has there ever been a more annoying song in this history of mankind?

Defamation is illegal almost everywhere (including the US, Canada, and, I'd venture to guess, all of Europe), as well it should be. You really think it should be OK to spread lies about someone or his business and not have to suffer consequences? Thankfully, very few people think similarly. I have a strong feeling that you'd be quite upset if someone did that to you. Making factually incorrect statements for malicious reasons is, and should be, punishable by law, probably in most, perhaps all, jurisdictions. It has zero to do with freedom of speech, and I suspect you know this.

Actually, hurray for the Thai legal system. These obviously fake reviews were defamatory, malicious, and spiteful, lowering the business's ranking from a stellar 4.9 to a dubious 3.1--all because the restaurant owner didn't allow the Brit free use of the restaurant's private property. I hope the restaurant owner gets compensated fairly. And I hope they're able to track down the source of the other fake reviews, and take action against them as well. Freedom of speech isn't a freedom to lie and defame others.

?? AMLO is the President of the Republic of Mexico.

Another movement we need:

It sounds as though you'd be surprised. I got forcibly fondled and groped by my gym teacher when I was 12. I reported the episode immediately. At my 20-year reunion, I found out he did that with a number of other boys. I obviously understand actors need direction with each scene. My surprise was that a director (especially a female director with a university degree in directing) couldn't take care of it--especially since this was simply an opera with only a few kissing scenes (nothing really intimate). I understand the need in some movies, etc., but--really?--a 19th century Verdi opera?

Not even any relief in Doi Inthanon National Park?

It's easy to lose one's temper in that heat