yesterday I made a post in c/chat lightly making fun of ICP, because I heard about this movie. ended up watching it last night and it honestly fucking blew me away

it's genuinely sincere and heartfelt while also being funny as fuck, like several parts got an audible laugh from me, and I watched it alone. it does get super dark towards the end and there's some gross, disturbing stuff that might not be for everyone, but it's never mean-spirited or cynical and knows just when to pull back and ease the tension with comic relief

it's also very ACAB, as the plot revolves around our two protagonists getting hassled by small-town cops on their way to the Gathering. I don't want to say too much more other than that you should watch it. my only regret was not grabbing a bottle of Faygo first

WHOOP WHOOP!

I love the idea of dressing up like a scary clown and hanging out in a big field with a bunch of other scary clowns, getting high and listening to music... just not that music

for example, Talk To Me (2022) first premiered at the Adelaide film festival in October 2022 and therefore it's considered a 2022 film, even though it didn't get a wide release until 2023. It was one of my favorite movies of last year but you won't see it on many "best of" lists for 2023 because it's technically from 2022. but you won't see it on any lists from 2022 either because practically nobody saw it that year except a few Australians

the same thing is now happening with Strange Darling (2023) which was just recently released in theaters, well into 2024

this happens with a lot of smaller "indie" type movies because it takes time to get distribution after hitting the festival circuit

IMO the official release year for a movie should be based on when normal people can see it and not just a couple hundred film bros and industry people who attended some festival

1. the IDF has W rizz
2. Hamas is in its flop era 💀
3. still being a Zionist in 2024? that's brat af
4. Gaza is not the vibe y'all...
5. campus protesters are giving the ick
6. settler colonialism is goated
7. "from the river to the sea" is cheugy

share this with all your besties and remember - Gen Z stands for Generation Zionism!

haven't seen it yet but I'm shocked that it's supposedly good. anyone seen it and can confirm?

I'm pretty hesitant to watch anything by a wealthy aging comedian at this point, but it would seem he's at least avoided going down the anti-woke path or doing political comedy at all, although he's friends with Rob Schneider and had terrible politics in the 00s...

Sandler has not publicly discussed his political leanings. It has been reported that he is registered to vote as a Republican. He performed at the 2004 Republican National Convention, and he contributed $2,100 to Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential campaign (the maximum amount allowed at the time).

I don't recommend doing this

actually had no idea this show even existed until I saw it on Netflix and put it on out of morbid curiosity and self-punishment and needless to say, it's not good

why did they think a rehash of the most boring events of 2016 would make for a compelling TV drama? they're trying to go for the tone of House of Cards (they even got that one guy!) but it feels more like a bad soap opera

like, I shit you not, there's literally a shot of two Russians, vodka flasks in hand, toasting to rigging the US election

also Michael Flynn meets Putin and Putin's all "I can't wait to have you at my dinner, you're gonna be seated next to Jill Stein" lmao

I just got to the election results so I'm looking forward to seeing Brendan Gleeson in grotesque Trump prosthetics

so I don't know a lot about this topic other than that some fascist freaks are concerned about "overpopulation" as an excuse to cull the people they perceive as inferior, while other fascist freaks support population growth to satisfy their breeding fetish and seed the planet with their "superior" genetics

my perception then, is that we should just be normal about population growth rates and it's probably chill either way, like stop being so weird about it

I don't believe the overpopulation myth because there's plenty of room if we build cities smarter, most scarcity is artificial and our impact on the climate has more to do with the capitalist mode of production than the number of people. underpopulation doesn't concern me either with 8 billion people on the planet, idk seems like a lot to me

but again I haven't actually researched this subject at all, are there any genuine / non-fascist concerns with regard to population growth or degrowth?

edit: guess I should add that population growth is bad in say, a settler-colonialist state and population decline is obviously bad if it's the result of genocide or oppression

I never go there but I have a gift card and I need to go there to replace some garlic naan that I stole from my dad

edit: I have completed my trip to Trader Joes and got:

Garlic Naan x2

Roasted Vegetable Pizza

Chocolate Pretzels

Roasted Cashews (50% less salt)

Mango Smoothie

Aloe Vera Juice

Chili & Lime Chips

Moroccan Mint Green Tea

Soft & Juicy Mango

PS the cashier was very pretty

it's a bummer that I'm not the reincarnate of Kurt Cobain but hey, on the bright side at least I'm not Jeffrey Dahmer either

had no idea this was even in the works, but the first part (of 2?) came out on streaming (i.e. torrents). anyone seen it yet?

seems like it could be good if it's just a straight adaptation of the graphic novel and they don't fuck it up like The Killing Joke