flexbooth (78)in #project2025 • 21 hours agoOkay, let's actually talk about Project 2025.If I, or anybody I know who is a Republican (I'm not. I've been a registered Democrat much more recently than I've…flexbooth (78)in #film • yesterdayHorizon: An American Saga -- Chapter OneIt was baked into the cake that any review of this movie would be incomplete. I can only give an impression of what I…flexbooth (78)in #politics • 3 days agoWhich flavor of intergenerational theft do you prefer?Option A: Will add trillions to the debt over the next few years Option B: Will add trillions to the debt over the…flexbooth (78)in #film • 4 days agoThe Bikeriders.Since Jeff Nichols hadn't made a film since 2016's Loving, and he had been on a bit of a hot streak, I was highly…flexbooth (78)in #blood • 5 days agoThe more violent a scene is, the better it is, even if that comes at the expense of character motivations, plot, or even realism.One thing that drives me up the wall with "dark fantasy" or "grimdark sci-fi" is how so many readers genuinely think…flexbooth (78)in #trump • 5 days agoA PIIE analysis of Trump's tariff proposals and extension of tax cuts.Trump wants to impose a 10% universal tariff on all imports and a 60% tariff on all Chinese imports. Tariffs are…flexbooth (78)in #music • 6 days agoPeak music before 35?I try not to follow this curve and I'm pretty sure I only have a mild adherence to preferences on this curve. I…flexbooth (78)in #tv • 7 days agoTonight was a strong and compelling episode of House of the Dragon.A few thoughts and relatively modest reservations (note: SPOILERS): This episode continues the strategy of…flexbooth (78)in #aging • 7 days agoThe quest for longevity.This is part of a recurring theme of aging research, because too many people including a lot of biochemists and…flexbooth (78)in #flaws • 8 days agoI'm flawed.I could write a book about my shortcomings. Actually, I have. It's called a diary I kept mostly for 40 years. Some of…flexbooth (78)in #second • 10 days agoIt should be pretty clear at this point that my position on the 2nd Amendment isn't just a matter of cold, hard data, but also (in fact primarily) a matter of principle.Still, a major component of the cold, hard data is, and should be the question of the use of firearms in self-defense…flexbooth (78)in #progressive • 11 days ago"Solar power will change the world."Why are people so bent on changing the world? Don't they realize that the world changes all by itself? It's call…flexbooth (78)in #political • 12 days agoThis illustrates the costs of polarization in our society.We cannot solve problems effectively. Early in the pandemic Trump, for political reasons, downplayed it. Can't have…flexbooth (78)in #film • 13 days agoThe Cranes are FlyingSomehow it took me several years after seeing I am Cuba to finally see the other film that director Mikhail Kalatozov…flexbooth (78)in #got • 14 days agoI have now seen Episode 1 of Season 2 of House of the Dragon.A few thoughts (SPOILERS follow): The main plot development of the episode is the "Blood and Cheese" murder of Aegon…flexbooth (78)in #rust • 15 days agoBaldwin defense stupidity.Before I get into this, I will make it clear (again) that I'm fully aware that a defense attorney's job is to fight…flexbooth (78)in #self • 16 days agoI've had my fair share of discussions regarding stand your ground policies over the last decade.The in-person discussions with people on the other side had become fewer and further between in recent years. Upon…flexbooth (78)in #franchise • 16 days agoJust let these franchises die.Since Jar Jar Abrams took over Star Trek and Star Wars, the only joy that I get out of these decimated IPs comes from…flexbooth (78)in #taylor • 17 days agoCultural appropriation.Cultural appropriation is perfectly fine, normal, how all cultures on the planet actually develop and grow, and in my…flexbooth (78)in #gun • 18 days agoGun control advocacy is incoherently insane.It's funny to think that the rhetoric surrounding the gun control supporters has shifted so dramatically, long enough…
