You don’t think the industry cares about the impact of photos like this one from the article?
We’re in a post truth society. So I question how impactful it really is these days even with video evidence. This has been fought for decades and taught in at least 2 generations of school by now, but progress is still slow.
I think that’s what they mean above. They are past the phase where they bother trying to hide it. But I’d love to be proven wrong.
here’s one: https://vimeo.com/378669826 (I’ll update the other post too)
was semi-annoying to find because the original NBC archive doesn’t load anymore, and ofc its not on Youtube. But if people ask for it, I gotta try harder, since I brought it up.
No, that’s Fran Drescher. Wrong sitcom. (also apparently another decent person IRL. Though she has more controversies being the lead of SAG-AFTRA).
He’s been a shit head for so long that 90’s films called it out. I’m sure I can find SNL skits older than I am taking the piss out of him.
… yup. 1988.
it’s dipped these days to “only” 81-82%. Which is a big drop, but still way too damn high. Propoganda is crazy.
The supposed “independents” are where his numbers truly cratered. Basically drove his entire approval rating since Democratic approval started at like… 6%.
It was asking for his opinion on Jon Ossoff’s statements he made last week. Which should honestly be a softball question for a politician. But ofc we continue to see how fragile that ego is
We’re in a post truth world rn. This very much could have come fresh from LinkedIn Lunatics.
stop replying to me to argue about things I didn’t say?
you’re not who I originally responded to and you came in later in the chain. I made one reply on a public forum and you’re already all “stop talking to me”?
Come on, man.
The DOJ is not an independent branch though. It’s part of the executive branch.
Structurally, no. In spirit it is. That’s why 75% of the DOJ left over 2025, because they do not want to deal with the eventual fallout of how Trump is managing this DOJ. It’s not a case they are confident they will get out of cleanly (with their license to practice law).
To me this is one of the biggest flaws of the constitution
Yes, the constitution was kept small on purpose and a lot was left to the honor system. Under the logic that a truly tyrannous leadership could tear it down no matter how many loopholes it tries to close. Was that the right call? I can’t really say.
These can be interpreted as contradictory statements.
Sure, if you never worked at a large structure. They are professionals who talk. They are not intimate nor buddy-buddy with each other.
And they’re the same branch. That’s the point.
The same way Congress has various agencies it delegates powers to, yes. You are very technically correct.
Like those agencies, the DOJ is a non-partisan part of the otherwise partisan executive branch whose job is to represent the US in its court cases. It is not the president’s personal law firm.
but I was speaking to the specific statement.
I’m speaking generally. Becsuse this specific situation is so sleazy and utterly corrupt that it’s barely even worth analysis. But for those who don’t know: no, this is not normal, business as usual.
Part of that is the power of government subsidized high fructose corn syrup, yeah. It’s in a lot of American food and makes a huge difference in pricing healthy vs highly processed foods.
Your lack of conviction disgusts me
. I would expect if a President had a legitimate concern that they would voice that concern to the AG to investigate
Yes. The branches communicate with each other, but ultimately work independently except for very specific sync points. Or if one branch needs to check and balance another.
That is very different from meeting up with an AG for a private meeting. Let alone the conflict of Interest of being the president’s personal lawyer. This isn’t normal.
promising not to ever do it would just get them in hot water later down the road.
Yes, I’m sure it will for Todd. Much later than I wish, but later down the road indeed.
I think you jumped the gun when you tried to compare this to losing elections. You kinda lost your ground to be sarcastic about how you’re responding to some dude making a hot take.
If we only drink soda, 45 gallons sounds disastrously small. Since we’re supposed to drink at least 64 Oz of water a day (or a gallon). We can’t possibly be that dehydrated.
Ehh, it’s still liquid at the end of the day. We going to call beef a luxury because chicken or tofu has more nutritional value (I do not know if this is true. This is just a random theoretical).
You’re not wrong. But by that logic water based products would be cheaper. Which it sadly isn’t. Often the contrary.
The US very rarely uses price to incentivize good practices and vice versa.
For a 12 oz/300ml? Yeah, that gets into crazy territory.
But we’re in crazy land right now. My local Walmart? 8.50 for a 12 pack. 70 cents a can, so not full loony. But a far cry from this picture a decade ago with under 20 cents a can.
TBF Dolly probably could have. Dolly doesn’t seem like the kind of person who’d care about that, though. And you have to remember her husband passed less than 2 years ago at 82YO.