Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Celebrate the fucking wins.

Innocent people do not delay justice.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Dumb motherfuckers cannot understand a consequence that most 4 year olds have fully sorted out.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

President Musk and Trump are both poorly raised, coddled 8 year old boys.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

75% of people clapping liked the show!

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

Of course you can have champagne before noon. That’s why orange juice was invented.

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

In after Baud. Damn.

Jack Smith: “Why did you start campaigning in the middle of my investigation?!”

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  1. 1.

    HeleninEire

    So weird. I saw his face and said “I know him.” But for the life of me I didn’t know his name. I guess that’s what makes a good character actor. RIP.

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    patrick II

    When Thomas interviewed Baker for this part in Magnolia he explained that there was one scene that was unreal seeming enough that he wanted to warn Baker. A rain of frogs. Baker told Thomas not to worry- that he had actually experienced this rare event while in Europe at the end of WWII. Magnolias is a movie about unseen and not understable patterns . It ironic that the them e of his movie would be demonstrated when Thomas hired the movie’s star.​

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    Eric K

    He’s great in so many things.

    Secret Honor where he plays Nixon is an under the radar gem.

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    Leto

    @James E Powell:  his library cop made me laugh so hard. He was excellent in his many, many other roles. And voice… Jesus, I’d kill for that. Him and James Earl Jones. Goodness.

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    Jerszy

    I still go straight to “Midnight Run” and PTA’s unofficial reprise of his character in “Sidney/Hard Eight”.

    In his honor tonight, I will eat a sandwich, drink a glass of milk, and do some fucking thing.

    To a wonderful life well-lived!

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    Tom Q

    @Eric K: Secret Honor a mesmerizing movie, and he carries it flawlessly.  First time I remember seeing him, and a fan ever after.

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    UncleEbeneezer

    My favorite Baker Hall performance was Boogie Nights as the smut-producer/financier: “I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth. That’s just me.”

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