One of the things that really trips a lot of analysts, including ones with real skin in the game, is that they refuse - absolutely refuse - to accept how stupid Trump very obviously is. He has no knowledge of anything, is incapable of learning, and only remembers the last thing to happen to him.
It does not escape my attention that the illiteracy crisis hit at more or less the precise moment children taught under NCLB entered the voter pool. Suspect it will prove to be every bit as causal as the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was for alternative culture.
most of my anger towards dems is they repeatedly invoke this trope and then do not govern, either in majority or minority, as if it was true. whereas i actually often do believe it and believe the responsibility to act like it’s true extends past the first week of november
Pauly Walnuts very seriously telling someone that “it’s called Broad daylight because women light up the world”
international women’s day
Screenshot of Mastodon user @scott@carfree.city writing: "As an ethical AI user, I begin each session by asking the chatbot to give a stolen data acknowledgement. It is an important first step toward justice."
My sense is that a significant chunk of the party is realizing this, but the ever-vocal consultant class that prefers Republicans to the left is continuing to play the only tune they know.
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
It was in response to a comment on Pixar pre-acquisition so I had assumed the thought was connected.
…that entire run post-dates Disney’s acquisition of Pixar?
Cartoon: If anyone in Chicago knows this school or an anti ICE organization affiliated with them I would be happy to donate this art. I only wish I could have fully Sal Buscema-ed that punch :)
They absolutely did? Henson/Oz would even unpuppet ones live on talk show performances
There was a manic glee to Henson’s love of the artifice, a sly wink to the audience while he also remained wholeheartedly sincere, and it’s this specific balance that I think the Muppets never quite found again after his death.
While it’s true the puppet fourth wall was rarely broken within the show, this misses the fact that Henson would *constantly* break that wall and joke about the puppets any time they were on talk shows, award show appearances , etc.
This is flatly untrue when you go back to Henson, who *constantly* broke the fourth wall with them being puppets. To him the magic *was* the artifice, not some presumed sense of reality.
if you don’t think you can campaign on abolishing this agency and prosecuting the people involved - if you don’t think you’re able to make that case using this video and other like it - get the fuck out of politics
The problem is Democratic fecklessness—and it isn’t limited to just the future of ICE. Dismantling the ICE regime needs to be the floor, not the ceiling, and any Democrat in Congress who doesn’t get with the program can—and should—be replaced in the primaries.
of the moral conundrums you will be presented with, as an adult, "stop buying these specific children's toys" is like. the easiest possible
I’d be pretty fucking proud to be from Minnesota right now
Honey, we don’t tell a person their age at *our* ages…
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
What’s especially baffling to me is that we’re broadly winning. Trump is unpopular, losing his party’s loyalty, and likely to eat dirt in the midterms. He just backed out if Chicago with his tail between his legs. This is a monstrously bad situation, but as those go, this is going great.
If it's legal to depose another country's president, I've got a request for Canada
I think Pippin is great, but Schwartz’s work is consistently the weakest thing about it (and the show also went to shit when he got creative control over it)
Genuinely, truly, with all kindness, please seek professional help. You are only hurting yourself and causing dangerous levels of anxiety and fear drive your life. Please get help and take care of yourself.
I love your long vids, but I’ve been quite impressed with how full you manage to make your short videos feel as well. Sign of some really good craftsmanship on those.
Also, highly recommend chilling at the lobby of the Grand Californian when you need a break. Did that several times during my August trip, that and Animation Academy are prime rest spots imo
It’s really so wild how often I find myself pining for Eisner-era Disney these days.
Truthfully, the best thing is probably not to try and do a lot of rides and prioritize things like the shows, parades, walk-through stuff, etc. Especially Tom Sawyer’s Island, Toontown, Redwood Creek and other exploratory stuff.
I honestly do not believe I’ve lost a single reader to AI, for the simple reason that I’ve cultivated a literate audience who want nuance, wit, and to be surprised by their art. My best advice to artists concerned about being replaced by AI is to stop being so damn replaceable.
