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So, if SCOTUS decides as expected then that means that a state legislature can bring back the Jim Crow laws and nobody can do anything about it. Right? No. Moore is only challenging the authority of the state court to enforce (I think) congressional maps. According to a lawyer guy I read at Vox the...

So, if SCOTUS decides as expected then that means that a state legislature can bring back the Jim Crow laws and nobody can do anything about it.
Right?

taki15 wrote I can't believe that this question is still asked after four years of Trump. Things can always get worse. If there a result similar to 2020 do you think a Republican congress will certify Biden's win? Republicans hate their party even more than Democrats. But they always keep their eye...

taki, I understand where you're coming from, but what exactly are the Democrats offering to prevent the scenario from getting worse? I think we all understand that it's essential to get as many Democrats in elected positions as possible, but does it feel to you that the party itself knows that as a...

taki15 wrote Are these people even Democrats or are they the same Putin stooges who spent the entire 2016 campaign saying that there is no difference between Hillary and Trump? I'm inclined to say that the protesters are real. I've heard a lot of rhetoric from people in my social sphere much to tha...

Are these people even Democrats or are they the same Putin stooges who spent the entire 2016 campaign saying that there is no difference between Hillary and Trump?

I actually found Hanks entertaining. It's nice to see him for once portraying such a sleazy, smarmy character.

If you look at the reviews and the public reception, it also appears to have been poorly received in general. Granted, the trolls at IMDb have trolled it down, but even critic responses were generally tepid. And you should see the audience score at MetaCritic. woof. It has been "poorly receive...

Let's keep in mind that with all of the hyper-partisan gerrymandering going on, there are fewer "swing" districts than ever before, so even if there's a Red Wave it is unlikely to approach historic lows. Right now, the only thing that will help is if prices, especially for gas, start decl...

I'm a kid of the 80's but only saw the original Top Gun a few weeks ago. I'll agree that its artistic merits are dubious, to say the least, but I was thoroughly entertained (even though I started giggling during the sex scene as I was reminded of the same scene in Hot Shots!). Top Gun: Maverick thou...

I never paid any attention to Meaghan McCain. I found her shrill and annoying. Didn't realize she was as bad as all that. I wonder why the McCain-Putin connection never saw the light of day before. I knew of course that the Russians tried to infiltrate our government before Trump but never knew the...

I think I have mentioned it before but I'm astounded that in the year 2022 abortion is still a hot button issue in a so-called western democracy. I live in the most conservative EU country and we settled that matter 40 years ago with nary a peep from the right-wing parties or our powerful Orthodox c...

I don't know if it counts as a record but it's certainly notable.
After Kathryn Bigelow's win at the 2010 ceremony only one American director has won the Oscar, Damien Chazelle.

Mister Tee's Who'll Be Back posts is the one part of Oscar season that's still going strong.

BTW, Branagh directed a Jack Ryan movie, not Jack Reacher.

The accusations of Errol Flynn being a Nazi spy were debunked more than thirty years ago, but I get your point. https://www.amazon.com/Errol-Flynn-Spy-Who-Never/dp/080651180X People do, though, find it difficult to watch films with an actor they learn uncomfortable things about. They may not want t...