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A generic statement that didn't actually mention McCain himself, and ended in an exclamation mark. Mentioning McCain was left to Melania. Compare to Barack Obama's statement. I'm sure a meltdown or some attention-grabbing antics will come when it sinks in that McCain invited Obama to deliver a eulogy at his funeral and specifically stated that Trump wasn't invited to the funeral.

Following his tantrum over not getting his big military ego stroking parade, it's being reported that Trump is looking into the possibility of a private military force that will report to him. How long until he starts strutting around in a faux-military uniform with lots of gold braid?

Remember, the last time someone questioned the validity of an election in Georgia, they responded by completely destroying the voting records.

I keep seeing Trump Tweeting "No Collusion!" over and over. I realize that history is no doubt included in his general ignorance, but at some point you would think that he would remember that it wasn't involvement in Watergate that led to articles of Impeachment against Nixon, it was obstruction of the investigation of Watergate.

Less nice, she was one of the supervisors of the CIA's torture program.

Trump's comment on China's President Xi Jinping and his recent consolidation of power: To reference "Watchmen", "If that statement starts to chill you after a couple of moments’ consideration, then don’t be alarmed. A feeling of intense and crushing terror at the concept indicates only that you are still sane." I'm sure it will eventually be spun as "just a joke."

It's never been stated on the TV series, but the writers of the Walking Dead comic book have mentioned in interviews that there are no zombie stories in that world. No Night of the Living Dead, no Vodoun folklore, nothing that ever conceived of the idea of the dead reanimating.

Who's been appointed to advise the USDA on dietary guidelines? A lobbyist for the corn syrup industry, of course.

There was an interesting depiction of such a competition in the Marvel graphic novel* "Triumph and Torment". The winner of the challenge becomes Sorcerer Supreme, but has to perform a service for anyone else who's still standing at the end of the competition. Doctor Strange won, of course. Doctor Doom had just enough magical ability to barely hear the call to the challenge, and his armor's onboard sensors, computers, and servos allowed him to mimic the techniques of the other casters, learning more about magical combat in an hour than years of study would have accomplished, by his own admission. He's the only other person left, and he recruits Strange to assist in rescuing his mother's spirit from Mephisto's realm. *This was published back when graphic novel was an actual publishing format, not just a synonym for comic book or trade paperback compilation.

Meanwhile, Trump asked for the power to purge the government of non-loyalists.

Not really political, but Congress is now literally a train wreck.

There's also his Commerce Secretary.

You see it with pretty much any issue that requires work, as an excuse not to do it. It seems to come up a lot when discussing climate change. "Why should we reduce carbon dioxide emissions? (Insert country name) isn't going to do it, so our efforts won't matter." "If you're so worried about climate change, why are you still driving a car, heating your house, and using your computer?"

Tammy Duckworth is not pulling her punches. "Cadet bone spurs".

There was an interesting line on one of the news broadcasts about superheroes in other communities. It was easy to overlook, but it leaves me wondering who else is out there on this Earth.

That's a feature, not a bug. There are so many outrages that either people become numb and stop paying attention, or no particular outrage gets long-term attention because it's quickly replaced by the next one.

The latest decree from the Ministry of Truth. Yes, the phrases "science-based" and "evidence-based" are now forbidden, along with other scary words.

Showing once more that it's really all about erasing everything that President Obama did. Trump asked about reversing Obama to rename Denali as Mt. McKinley Fortunately, they had the sense to say no. You have to love his grasp of facts. "The big mountain in Alaska". And absolutely flummoxed that they didn't want to reverse it. President Obama's jokes at Trump's expense during the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner must have really stung. Most of Trump's actions have been the political equivalent of buying a rival business, shutting it down, and tearing down the building.

Takofanes has a spell in his write-up that allows him to to blot out the Sun, which is pretty much what Lucius Alexander posted, but without Explosion or the Temperature change.

It's not exactly what was described, but the Duplication Powers chapter in Champions Powers has short-range Teleportation based on instantly creating and then reabsorbing a string of duplicates, each separated by 2 meters, pulling yourself to the end of the chain as part of the recombination. It's built as Teleport with Must Pass Through Intervening Space. Anyone remember the Super Globetrotters cartoon from 1979? Multi-Man would frequently use something similar to that effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtwd9kKafv4 He uses it at 5:20 and 19:30 of the linked video.

Except for Trump, who started his reelection campaign the day after the Inauguration. He loves campaigning and basking in the adulation of crowds at rallies, but doesn't want to do the actual job.

If the spell requires a Skill Roll, then other people can provide a bonus to the main caster's Skill by making their own Skill Rolls. The Advanced Players Guide has an optional version of Requires a Skill Roll in which the margin of success increases the final Active Points of the Power. -1/4 less Limitation: +5% Active Points per point of success, maximum +25%. -1/2 less Limitation: +10% Active Points per point of success, maximum +50%. -1 less Limitation: +20% Active Points per point of success, maximum +100%.

I remember someone on another forum commenting that it was hard to sympathize with Colonel Klink and Sergeant Shultz on "Hogan's Heroes", since they were Nazis. It was pointed out that Klink was career military, long before the Nazis came to power, and he had a pretty low opinion of them, as shown by his half-hearted salutes and his obvious disdain for the Gestapo. Shultz was a retired WW I veteran recalled to active duty, was shown to be disgusted by the Nazis, and was a family man and wealthy industrialist eager to get back to his family and business.

I'm sure it's too late to be anything but errata, but the Condor is missing from Rick Royce's write-up on page 209. 42 Vehicle: “The Condor” (See Below) ...and there's nothing below.

The Movement and Strength rules include stopping moving vehicles. 5e 238, 5eR 364, 6E2 25, CC 132. I don't see it in 4e. -2m/-1" per 5 STR each Phase with a successful Grab.