I've been thinking about why the assassination attempts have only just now started. I wonder if they become more likely when a politician or celebrity is seen as weakening in favor as opposed to when they are on the rise.

And multi-winner ranked choice with larger districts makes gerrymandering much less impactful.

He spent a lot of his presidency watching Fox News and ignoring his briefings. Staff figured out pretty quickly that he likes pictures and compliments and tried to use those to help him get through minutes of material.

You can't resist a 5 octave rosewood marimba.

But there is surely room between "controlled by the government" and "not accountable for the content on its platform."

Imagine trying to find shoes that don't look like clown shoes when your toes are that spread.

Not OP, but most of what I watch is on Youtube as well except for Lindsay Ellis and The Great War.

• Lindsay Ellis
• The Great War
• PolyMatter & Polyphonic
• FilmJoy AKA Movies with Mikey
• 12tone

Slightly defunct with good backlogs:

• Just Write
• Lessons from the Screenplay
• Now You See It
• Middle 8
• kaptainkristian

I think this is a common misconception about how electability works in a first-past-the-post voting system. There is no benefit to going with a compromise position or reaching out to moderates. The number of people who can be persuaded to vote one way or another is miniscule. The number of people who can be persuaded to vote or not to vote is massive.

If people are excited or scared, they come out to vote. With disenfranchisement primarily focused on progressive and minority voters, there's not much left to gain in scaring regressive conservatives more, they already vote at high numbers.

In Albany, Georgia on July 20th, 2023, the relative humidity at 94 F was 54%. As someone who's experienced dry heat vs humidity, I wanted to offer that context. Sweating just doesn't cool you down as the humidity rises.

Oh snap. You're right!

Tokyo Story from 1953 and Ozu's most well-regarded work. If you've never noticed how a director frames a shot in a movie before, this one will make you aware of how well it can be done.

Or Bad Religion's 21st Century (Digital Boy)