Jace, Extat

Now, after that text sex hatefuck we all just witnessed... 

I'm not a huge fan of the Iran nuclear deal, pulling out of it was one thing of Orange Mussolini's doing that I agree with. I don't like playing nice with Iran at all.

What's wrong with the voice acting in KotOR??? 

Y'all're some odd ducks. 

Love Henry to the Ravens. The Triple Option just got more optimal. 

On 3/9/2024 at 5:37 PM, Mr. Chatywin et al. said:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39687119/some-fans-frigid-chiefs-dolphins-playoff-game-required-amputations-per-hospital

I still believe every cold weather team should at least have a retractable roof. This is just foolish at this point. Really every team should, but especially those with extreme climates (this also goes for the teams with stadiums cooking in the sun). 

That's because you're weak. With soft, Minnesota, blood that runs thick from syrup. 

No domes! They anger God.

Fucking IMAAAAAX

See y'all on the other side!

1 minute ago, Ran said:

 

But sure, Moar American Imperialism!

Inn't that somethin! We got us a Kalbear arguing that Americans go where we please and damn the soverignty of anyone who's to say different. What oddness. 

3 hours ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said:

Before I abandoned twitter several months ago I ran into far too many partisans for the non-state actor making that precise argument for me to be particularly skeptical of it.  The non-state actor is really bad news and that doesn’t excuse the excesses of the State actor.

God, I love it when you talk dirty. 

Ah, Count Fenring. A genetic eunich and the Emperor's only friend...

"In this I do you a favor, Your Majesty." 

Respect, Varys. Respect. That's a sublime deep cut. 

Get it? Deep. Cut. 

38 minutes ago, Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II said:

I feel like watching the children of dune miniseries now just to know what happens next,would you guys recommend it ? Haven’t read beyond Dune. 

It's superb. Go for it.

Or the planet was just behind the Highliner...

Tease.

I don't get to go 'till Saturday (70mm IMAX, though ) but can someone reassure me that Alia is not an adult in this film?

Somebody told me she's played by Anna Taylor-Joy and I'm left hoping that's only in Usul's visions and that she doesn't experience some freaky rapid-growth nonsense to get an adult in the role. That would be stupid.

I was stunned when Sean Payton benched Wilson, I thought he'd been playing fairly well.

9 hours ago, Many-Faced Votary said:

No. Delivering a modicum of justice is not, in fact, "opening fissures."

 

We've never had states taking candidates off ballots before. It doesn't matter that he's guilty, we all know he's guilty. What matters (to me) is that it's a cycle of escalation, of course Texas was going to look into taking Biden off the ballot as a response. Anyone could see that coming a mile away - you don't see how that's catastrophic for the health of the nation? I never said he wasn't guilty, or that he shouldn't be held responsible for his actions. Only that I don't find joy in them. 

Whatever can be said about your examples of Republican skullduggery, we at least didn't have states taking candidates who enjoy half the country's support off ballots. 

Again, I'm not even necessarily saying Colorado and others acted wrongly, I'm just saying that the situation is not good at all when we're crossing these kinds of bridges.

2 hours ago, Zorral said:

How in the world can you blame the fissures and dysfunctions and hatreds on  HIS legal situations? All of his own making? Thus suggesting further his manifold criminal and treasonous actions should be ignored,?  That's what he says!

U may not have meant that but what you commented comes through like that.

 

Like I said above, the right answer wasn't to just let him skip away. I know that. I just can't enjoy the most popular politician in the country tearing holes in the fabric of our political system on his way down. I don't hate Trump more than I love my country, I just don't. I can say that easily while knowing he's guilty, that he deserves to be shot, and that his legal flailing is like an unregulated cancer devouring our structures of justice and government. 

I'm not saying he shouldn't be facing charges, just that I find no joy in them. The overall picture is too dark for that.

9 minutes ago, ThinkerX said:

So... Trump wins Super Tuesday this month. His trial for insurrection gets underway in June. He claims the Republican nomination in July - and then gets convicted of insurrection in September. This could be a can of worms..

Yeah, the republic is not in a healthy place. Even though I despise the man and we all know he's guilty of any number of things, I can't find joy in his legal woes. They are opening fissures in our society that will not be easily closed.

16 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said:

Aquaman 2 just hit streaming here.

Should I? Hrmm. I don’t know…

Maybe? I…

Don't do it, son. You're a young man with your whole life ahead of you. You're worth more than that.

4 hours ago, JGP said:

M I L K S O P

Just keeping it real. War is a part of life that we've been spared in the west for a long time. 

I supported sending weapons and cash to Ukraine, still support sending weapons (though not cash). But the arguments for doing so are strategic in nature, not based on morality. Russia being weakened as a global actor pleases me and my U.S.-based interests.

42 minutes ago, DireWolfSpirit said:

Also I will note that this is exactly the strategy Putin uses himself in Russia and hes been pretty sucessful taking out his enemies. I think the World should adopt his own techniques on him and his support network.

39 minutes ago, DireWolfSpirit said:

We can be sure that the ongoing conflict WILL in fact continue to cause untold death and destruction.

So I propose improvement and not the status quo.

Although to quibble, the Russo-Ukraine war doesn't even hold a candle to the great conflicts of the previous century.

But, although, to encourage... I don't see why an advantageous moment should be wasted. Projection of U.S. power should be a consideration for every leader, not just despots. That power should certainly include the... solving of a dictator's question: who will replace him? If not with one of our creatures then we should solve on down the line until we get an animal more ameniable to our ends.

I like the way you think. Didn't know you had it in you.

It takes two to nuclear tango out of Russia. That means we only need one. If I take your resolution to its conclusion.

But, to quibble again, why? The status quo costs nothing more than has been spent already, weakens Russia by the hour. You propose to invite armageddon for the sake of lives unlost, the lives of many more remain untouched... Interesting. 

Radical.

BSG:Deadlock, I never really got into it, but I was really high on the Devil's Lettuce when I tried so... maybe another attempt is in my interest. 

I've severely curtailed my videogaming since I disavowed Hearts of Iron 4 and Total War, so who knows how another foray into the game may unfold. 

16 minutes ago, karaddin said:

You don't need to agree with the logic to accept it's motivated by the same concern in both cases though, that's still consistent.

I suppose. It was probably uncharitable, but I got the impression that for the sake of newly-exposited appreciation for radicalism he was willing to advocate a risk of all lives for the sake of saving some lives.

But again, that's probably a negative interpretation of the position- I am not above such.

That... doesn't make sense to me. But I'm an armchair extat who sees no downsides to the conflict as-is, so 

8 hours ago, Rippounet said:

Well played. I am forced to admit that either my radicalism blinded me to facts, or that I really applied my radicalism selectively, out of bias or fear, as I am accusing others of doing.
I am inclined to believe the latter, which means to admit that I was a coward - not morally but materially. The best way to end the Ukrainian war swiftly was to ignore the threat of Russian nukes and to advocate for full-blown NATO intervention from the start to ensure that the Russian forces were crushed and the war ended right away - obviously, it was a mistake to leave Putin a fighting chance.
So the lesson here is that you can only be a radical humanist if you are able to cast away the fears you have for your own life ; if one wants to defend the moral strength of positive radicalism, one must be prepared to actually put their life on the line.
This is useful, thank you.

So correct me if I'm wrong here, but...

You progressed from a reasonable concern about money and investment in defeating Russia via proxy to --

Blithe disregard of the dangers to every soul and structure on earth for the sake of radical humanism? Specifically, for the sake of the radical part? Risk losing all lives rather than acknowledge impotence to save some lives? 

Am I misunderstanding or is that just batshit crazy?

23 minutes ago, JGP said:

 

 

* apologies for the misogynistic language, I can regress when I'm angry

Apologies are for apologists. We'll see you convicted and hanged for this outrage! 

All rise for Presiding Judge Jace, whose authority and magnanimity go without question... 

For the prosecution I appoint @Ser Scot A Ellison

For the defense, I appoint myself and hereby waive all rights of the accused and submit to sentencing on the mercy of the court. 

Sentence: Death!

Oh, please! Skywalker was paid in room and board. And how dare you suggest he meant to go to Tosche Station for any other reason than to waste time with his friends! There's chores need doing!

All this talk of Biden losing votes over supporting Israel in their defensive war against Hamas' terroristic statelet misses that most democrats approve of his handling of the issue. Abandoning an ally who has been attacked and had their citizens hauled away by an enemy would be a great way to lose my vote, and I'm sure that of many others. 

So y'all asking for a reputation-destroying flip flop aren't making any sense. And I'm far from a fangirl of Biden's. Way I see it, he has the backing of the American people and of his broader party in supporting Israel in their defensive war against a terrorist state. He should continue to do so. The numbers are on his side.