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I and my wife are going Sunday.

One can only wonder, how many people have been relieved to discover that they were just being robbed.

Does she have any advice on getting past the first part (or moment as she calls it) of the narrative? What does one do in the way of response to the transgressive statement that gets the ball rolling? Because, it is not hard to figure out what he is doing and that he thrives on Democratic outrage, but then what? You can ignore him, but his followers aren't ignoring him. They love his transgressive statements. If the show stopped right there, they would feel that they had got there money's worth. So, you condemn the transgressive statements in hope of influencing independents from joining in, but in the process feed into his whole "see I'm a victim just like you" act. Does Ms Hochschild give in advice for avoiding this trap?

I feel seen. 🙂

By the creator's own admission, this is speculation. However, IMHO it is very interesting speculation and it is worth tracking to see if it future actions by the administration are consistent with the notions presented here. I will of course take it down upon request.

AP NewsSenate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in...Senate Republicans have made changes to their party’s sweeping tax bill in hopes of preserving a new policy that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence. I wasn't really worried about the House ban on AI regulations because I felt confident that it would be thrown out by the Senate Parliamentarian for violating the Byrd Rule. Unfortunately, Senate Republicans realized that also and have changed the ban to tie it to federal broadband funding. So, now states can regulate AI but only if they are willing to say goodbye to a whole bunch of federal dollars during what is likely to be an economic downturn. 🤬

I had such a crush on her as a kid.

I kinda think that this is going run into trouble with the senate Byrd Rule, which states that matters of policy as opposed to matters of budget can't be included in budget reconciliation bills.

The president of South Africa, Ramaphosa, said that once they left press conference and it was just the two of them and their staff that there wasn't a lot of drama and that Trump expressed doubts about the whole white genocide thing. Now, it could be that Ramaphosa was downplaying stuff to minimize conflict, but it is also possible that the whole thing was just drama for the cameras; Kayfabe if you will.

It is frequently said that with MAGA that "cruelty is the point". Here is additional evidence to support that hypothesis, were any additional evidence needed at this point. Republican Plan To Tax Remittance Money Sent Home By Migrants

True, but there are reasons why the writers felt a need to expand both her power set and her personality. It is not that they went woke; it is that they knew that they needed to stay current and relevant to the times. It sounds to me that Kirby will play a comic book accurate Sue Storm as she has been portrayed most of her existence as a character, but not necessarily as she was portrayed at her first conception. This is normal for movie adaptations of comic books. In the comics Superman couldn't initially fly and things like x-ray vision and freeze breath came years later. Spiderman was not nearly as strong initially in the comics as he would later become. In Champions terms, these characters earned xp and they spent them. However, it is the glowed up versions of the characters are the ones that most fans are familiar with, and are the versions that we see in the movies.

It is alright. You don't want to come here right now anyway.

My hope from the protests is that the people attended spent a lot of time exchanging names and contact information. Because, yes, the the administration won't be moved peaceful protest and violent protest would be playing into their hands, the nationwide protests presented a great organizing opportunity. If all the people who showed up for Hands Off were incorporated into an even loosely organized ongoing movement every Republican representative in a even slightly competitive district and every senator in a state that was even slightly purple would have to rethink their position if they wanted to be reelected. Moreover, the national narrative could be bent and the anti-Trump movement could become the front page story as opposed the under reported, minimized page 6 story that the media currently seems to want to relegate it to being.

Because there is no way that this decision could come back to bite us in the butt.