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My dad called me this afternoon to tell me that the field between our houses was covered with robins, that it wasn’t just one robin that arrived as a sign of spring but a whole field full.
What he didn’t say was that birds were my mom’s thing. She would have been the one to notice. He did in her stead and made sure to bring them to my notice, too.
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I love talking Vulture's annual stunt awards with Brandon Struessnig. Lots of fun stuff this year about FURIOSA, THE FALL GUY, those ads during the Oscars that featured stunt performers, and more.
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Not sure if I’m supposed to say this here, but here goes:
Lamenting the loss of what once was on another site, I love “following” people here simply because I cannot get emails on the regular from all the ones whose wonderful work I want to see.
I also love that there is no follower/following count here (at least that I can see—I’m inept at such things). Who cares?
I also noticed recently that I can’t see how many likes, etc. there are on a note without a further step.
MICKEY 17 is, sadly, not very good. It's neither funny nor fun nor exciting, the central metaphor is unbearably belabored, and the movie jettisons all the interesting ideas from the book in favor of tedious timeliness.
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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Norway has just decided to increase its support to Ukraine for 2025 from 35 to 85 billion Norwegian kroner ($7,81 billion). Compared to the size of the population, the Norwegian aid equals $483 billion from the USA.
Retired U.S. Navy Admiral, and former Navy SEAL, William McRaven destroyed Trump in just a few words:
"Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation.”
Don't buy the idea that America is no longer a great country. We do seem to be in a very rough patch. We will defeat Trump and Musk because more and more people will realize they are extremely selfish. Brighten the corner where you are.
BREAKING NEWS: Trump, Hegseth & Vance, met with Putin in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ukraine Peace, during that meeting Trump unconditionally surrenders the US to Russia. After the meeting Trump told reporters that Putin told him (Trump) numerous times during the conversation that he (Putin) had never negotiated with a more shrewd, tough, intelligent and handsome adversary than Donald J. Trump. After that comment Trump, on the spot, turned over US nuclear launch codes (the football) to Putin. N…
All the while acting as though you have done something wonderful/? Too bad you are so illiterate and clueless, to know you are the fool we all see. You’re effing out of your mind. We know it. You don’t.
“We wouldn’t be divided if everyone would just do what I say” is the Trumpist response. Also the domestic abuser’s response. Oh look those two things overlap again what a total coincidence.