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Heartbroken Hogan

I think there's a difference between acting surprised and demanding accountability. This has been going on since the start of the industry, as you said. Nobody's surprised. The thing that is different is that modern communication, especially through the internet and social media, makes it possible for all of the little voices to stand up and equal that one rich, powerful voice in the room, and demand accountability. What we're seeing is a shift in the power dynamic. The rest of your post is victim blaming. You don't know what was going on in any of those starlet's heads. And Paltrow was a starlet at the time, regardless of her parents' past accomplishments. Emma is what launched her. From what I know of the situation, she handled Weinstein's advances in the moment. Then, Brad Pitt, who was in a position where he wouldn't face consequences, had a "talk" with Weinstein to ensure his future good conduct with Paltrow, as she had two more movies to make with Weinstein at that point. You're criticizing the actions of a 22 year old without actually knowing what was going on in her head, not the actions of a 49 year old Hollywood elite. "Why did you put yourself in that situation?" may be a valid question, strongly depending on the context. "You shouldn't have put yourself in that situation," is a completely BS attack on a victim.

Were his initials N.M. by any chance?

The higher my Bureaucracy roll gets, the lower my SAN goes.

With a large number of scared kids thrown into the mix. Untrained rabble is to nobody's advantage, IMO. As for the poisoning . . . I don't like it, mainly because it's a tactic that can have unintended consequences if it gets into the hands of other than your intended target. But if you bully a much weaker opponent, you should expect them to fight dirty. The bigger problem is that if you don't succeed in cowing your opponent, you could unintentionally unleash a monster. I hope the Ukrainians aren't pushed past that tipping point into things like public executions, torture, etc., as it would scar them as a people.

Russia's already doing that for them: The Ukrainian Army Has More Tanks Now Than When The War Began -- Because It Keeps Capturing Them From Russia

Awkward Oscars moment:

Seconding (or thirding) the Thing. Honorable mention: I'm late, but it's hard to decide green, with so many. I'm going to go with: Jon Stewart Green Lantern, edging out Martian Manhunter.

I like TV Nynaeve better than book Nynaeve. The actress sells her personality better than it comes across in the books. She seems a lot less shrill and more just stubborn and protective of her people. The show's not bad, as long as you've forgotten the plot of the books. 😁

Non-paywalled version: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/as-russia-stalls-in-ukraine-dissent-brews-over-putins-leadership/

Darwin will eventually have his way with the guy in that first pic, I think.

Option Pick: Pip the Troll (Marvel Comics) I think that just leaves me personal equipment. . . The Neuralyzer (Men In Black)

Land vehicle: DeLorean, complete with Flux Capacitor (Back to the Future)

Nonliving* robot, android, or other sentient artificial nonliving character, though it may not be easy to distinguish from a living being: Fembot(s) (Austin Powers)

That guy has no manners whatsoever.

Zapp don't read Italiano.

Book, scroll, tome, map, database, recording, or similar read-only fixed-content knowledge store: Post, Emily (1922). Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home.

He's the Ultimate Host! (In his own mind.) ---------/ Anti-post merging divider/----------------------------------------- It's somewhat bigger than a lagoonard. But not as big as a gulfard. Hope that helps.

Doesn't sound like he's got the whole McCarthy thing down pat.

Then I must panic!

Inventor/artificer/gadgeteer character: Zapp Brannigan (Futurama)

Space Vehicle: The starliner Axiom (Wall-E)

An analyst I saw the other day stated that the satellite imaging that was shared earlier on had shown no signs of fuel or ammo dumps established by the Russians. Their logistics seem to be a complete failure.

A good host appears to be everywhere at once . . . Magic spell, incantation, mathematical theorem, or similar created tool/weapon/capacity with no material component: 3X2(9YZ)4A (Johnny Quick's speed formula)