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Film: Trap
If there's a scale of madness to greatness, Shyamalan tilted mad long ago. In this film, he casts his daughter as an Olivia Rodrigo type pop star who around the midpoint decides to take it upon herself to trap the serial killer who was up until that point, the protagonist of the film.
I was entertained.
If This Is True...
And the Biden admin gave up Mossad agents to the Iranians, we should just give over world control to the Chinese.
Trump - Musk
Listened to a good portion. Trump makes some good points. On foreign policy he's got this whole position that's compelling: Russia would've never invaded Ukraine. And Israel-Hamas wouldn't have gone as far as it has. Counterfactual impossible to prove, but he said something that rings true: Biden's managed to anger both the Palestinians and Israelis - something that's hard to do. Really remarkable -- only there are thinkers out there who predicted that's exactly what would happen.
Race
Any discussion of race ends up being full of half-truths and misleading representations. Take for instance Kamala Harris. Is she Black, Indian, or both? Or is she white? She has an ancestor who owned slaves. Quite a large number of black americans probably do. Would this mean paying reparations to themselves?
Vibes
If the Dems plan to run on vibes and Republicans counter with this, Trump wins.
Are you better off now than you were when I was president?
Astrology
Whenever I begin to think screenwriting is a sham or waste of time, remind me to consult this study on astrology.
A few years ago, I walked into a class where some of my students were in class early discussing astrology...and I caught the tail end of their discussion and they were like "oh...do you ever get a reading?" And I said: "No. Let's start class."
The Biggest Scam In America
Is either social security or student loans.
I bet the majority of social security payments basically go to rich (millionaire plus) old folks who own homes and who wait until 70 to claim. These are paid by young working folks who can't afford homes and probably have very little assets themselves. Why do liberals never bring up this scam?
OMG
This lady needs to be hired for SNL immediately for her Kamala impressions, but she won't. This level of comic incisiveness is reserved for Republicans only.
150%
The vast majority of kids described as “anxious” “has big emotions” and “has meltdowns” (a term I never heard until about 10 years ago) who are referred to my practice simply need parents to be firmer and engage less when their kids tantrum and demand things.
In your home anyway, you will get what you tolerate.
Hilarious
Taleb says "peace without justice is just submission."
He's so full of shit on this topic. Ask all the dissidents from the Islamic Republic about justice. Or the victims of the Chinese Communists. Or the people of Ukraine and Georgia. Nope. Only Israel is held to a standard. His allies on the Gaza issue are three regimes who only ask for submission from opponents: Iran, China, and Russia. Fraud.
Peak Irony
Trans activist complains about Hamas supporters hijacking their pride events.
Pot meet kettle.
Republicans
Some interesting takes on the "vibes" shift. If I were the Republicans, I would frame the election around the concept of builders vs. bureaucrats. Who do you want as President? The public school principal and DA? People who regulate or people who build? While Walz and Harris sit at desks and wait for incoming calls, we are the ones who go out into the world and do what it takes to build hotels, write books, and make money. So you pick - the CEOs or the school principals.
Anyhow, that's what I would do.