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AJ won’t give up. Ever. This - not just the site but the narrative he developed around the trial and the attention he gets for it - is his livelihood, he needs to keep it up no matter how ridiculous, petty and pointless.

I hear it’s only a small, partial win anyhow.

No matter for AJ: one more time he’s getting media attention.

He cannot retain information for longer so whatever the last person he talked with said that’s what he’ll repeat.

What is the diplomatic fix?

And how did they change his name?

Thank you themattylee, that was perfect.

Add to that the very palpable effect “Not Socialism” has on the country right now…

Something to be proud of I’m sure!

Once they went to the new planet and stuff it kinda lost focus.

This. And I remember starting to read the according books and it was much the same as in the show.

Not the person you asked, but I did, at least the first few seasons, meaning: I started to watch the show, then (I guess in a lull between seasons), I started reading the books. IMO the TV adaptation is true to the books and I enjoyed both immensely. It is, at least up to that point, one of the best TV shows ever for me.
But at some point I got bored; season 7 maybe? Does that correlate to book 7?

Last month read The Expanse first 3 books.

Oooh, I wish I could recreate that experience.

I meant it from the POV of 2021, so “wins again in 24”

Still on a retro roll, now re-reading the 3rd part of Ursula K Le Guin’s Earthsee I-dont-know-how-many-ology.

She’s an amazing author. Might seem a little too tree-hugging and esoteric sometimes, but her heroes always have both feet firmly planted on the ground yet also have weakness, make mistakes, and reflect upon them, and they always have a social worldview.

Her language is simple but has a deep, ancient and lyrical feel to it.

Really depends on how old Sadie is. 6? Hilarious! 12? Ouch. I’m going to cry later.

Usually (ime) it’s just another cumfy chair like the one she’s sitting on. Never had a chaise longue, nor have I ever seen one. Maybe 100 years ago, but nowadays it’s a cartoon thing.

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While President Trump and the White House regularly circulate imagery altered by artificial intelligence, including demeaning and racist deepfakes, it is usually so over the top that the goal seems more about cartoonish mockery than outright deceit.

The photograph of Ms. Levy Armstrong was different. It ​h​as the hallmarks of brazen disinformation from the top level of government: smearing and humiliating one citizen in order to influence public opinion, while sending a warning to other critics to beware of crossing the administration.

Remember this when they say “libruls cant take a joke”

a misleading description of Ms. Levy Armstrong as a “far-left agitator”

lol, everybody who doesn’t lick The Don’s boots thrice gets that moniker.

Elon Musk was a trendsetter!

Big Oil, coal and other shit have been worming their way into US education for decades, spreading lies, esp. against climate and environmental action. I once listened to a long podcast about this, interviewing parents etc. It was very interesting, and very depressing.

In 2024, everything was already laid out for everybody to see clear as day - Trump1.0, MAGA’s behavior since 2021, Project 2025…

BTW, in 2016, both Mary Trump and Tony Schwartz predicted Jan 6 21: “If he loses the next election, he won’t go willingly.”

Ever since Jan 6 21 it’s been crystal clear where this goes if he wins again.