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American Fiction is a precious jewel of a movie

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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

This new season of #TheBoys is so hard to watch. The ideas are interesting, but the execution is... 5th grade-level sophistication.

what an exceptional segment [youtu.be/2XTFIunAx4o...)

The Korean War Week 002 - The Fall of Seoul - July 2, 1950youtu.be The North Korean forces are advancing all over, and this week they take Seoul, the South's capital city, after just a few days of the war. There is another ...

Huge fan of the #GameOfThrones books, struggling to figure out why I don't have any energy to watch #HouseOfTheDragon Then I realized: What happens is horrible. 5 chapters (so 5 seasons) of nothing but abject misery for everyone. No heroes. No satisfaction. Just ... a dark void ...

I just want to point out that if Trump called for War Tribunals for Pence and McDonnell, it seems to me that Biden can actually create war tribunals of his own. Basically, assume anything Trump claims he'll do is presumptively immune, and then do it.

new concept in multiplayer RPGs: PvC - player vs camera (because the camera makes playing the game more difficult)

"Do not argue with brainwashed family members on facebook" "Do not argue with brainwashed familiy members on facebook" "Do not argue with brainwashed family members on facebook"

So many weird decisions in the business world can be resolved if you understand that, when given two options: one with easy-to-measure results and one with hard-to-measure results, the vast majority of business people always choose the one with easy-to-measure results

Wow, this is absolutely terrifying youtu.be/GFLb5h2O2Ww...

This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plagueyoutu.be All Links, sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-tuberculosis?usp=sharingThis video was made possible through a grant by Gates Ven...

someone clever (i.e. not me) referred to this as "ideological teabagging" This is Checkpoint Charlie, in Berlin

Google "Alex Trebek" and enjoy the "correction" prompt at the top

I needed a thing, and Amazon offered it next day for $50, and Walmart offered it in 2 weeks for $15. I chose Walmart, but I had to think about it for a bit. Next day shipping is such a convenience

If you haven't seen Godzilla Minus One... it's really good. It's not a giant monster movie set in Japan, it's a movie about people in Japan dealing with a giant monster. But don't just take my word for it: youtu.be/VaOuuByiPDA...

The Drinker Recommends... Godzilla Minus Oneyoutu.be Wow, this one surprised me. Just when I'd given up on 2023, along comes a low budget Japanese monster movie to change my mind. Want to help support this channel? Check out my books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Jordan/e/B00BCO7SA8/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 Subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheCriticalDrinker Subscribe on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-critical-drinker

You can make any shrine to Nazism seem legit if you just call it a Museum

"They have hundreds and hundreds of these things. It’s disturbing and suspicious. At best, they’re naïve and callous, and at worst, they’re actual neo-Nazis who hoard all this stuff as part of their shrine to Hitler."

Smithsonian Under Fire For Collection Of Nazi Memorabiliawww.theonion.com WASHINGTON—Facing backlash from the public as well as prominent donors, the Smithsonian Institution was reportedly under fire Monday for its collection of Nazi memorabilia. “I’ve made financial contri...

If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.

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Public Apology: Liquid Death Has Terminated Its Relationship with The Deep For Goodwww.youtube.com We’d like to issue a public apology. The video above is our second failed attempt to work with celebrity superhero The Deep. Given his connection to the ocea...

Drunk watching Under Paris. The Jaws homage with the obtuse mayor is exquisite

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Well played, Netflix. Well played.

Question on Reddit: "Why is Putin so desparate for Western acknowledgement?" Duh, because he's a pathetic, overcompensating loser

There are things you can depend on in life - the sun will rise, the moon will change its phases in a consistent and predictable way, and Microsoft Azure will continue to be the hot garbage of cloud providers

I am a man who stands by his principles. So no matter what his positions, I will not be voting for Hunter Biden

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I imagine people pronounce it "Blue Sky", but it would be more fun if people pronounced it "Blue Ski"

I had not heard about this experiment. Very interesting www.honest-broker.com/p/is-silicon...