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Sorry Ty, that is terrible. Glad you have some good news as well though

I don't know about that. Varys was a fan of Ned Stark's, but that didn't sway him when he had the opportunity to set Ned free. I'm not arguing that Faegon is legit, I just don't think that we know enough about Varys' motives to deduce much from his actions. We do know that he can be ruthless when it fits his plans. One thing that Faegon presented Varys that his father (or not) couldn't is the clean slate. All that Varys recites to expiring Kevan Lannister is true because Varys got his hands on the kid and made a point of raising him to be King. It could be that Rhaegar was plan 'A', but when Elia started having kids Varys decided to check down to Aegon because he could mold him from birth.

Sure. If you want to start from a "major global disaster" then yes, the UN could end up been replaced by something very different. Otherwise, the UN is far more likely to be reformed than replaced. Not that either is particularly likely in the foreseeable future. Limping along on crutches is far better than being in a coma, which is what I was responding to. I agree with Bironic's thoughts on the UN. A very flawed (i.e. on crutches) organisation but still useful.

If Aegon is genuinely Rhaegar's son that means Varys supported the son but not the father. Varys is the reason Aerys left Kingslanding to attend the Tourney at Harrenhal. The two ideas conflict with one another. It seems unlikely Varys was anti-Rhaegar but supports his real son. The most likely thing is that Aegon isn't Rhaegar's son. He's someone else's.

Syphilis isn't a worm...

So, how many worms have been eating Trump's brain?

Victarion first and after he dies it will be Aurane Waters.

Richard Tandy passed away a few days ago. Makes me a bit sad that so many musicians of my childhood who were making music in the eighties are passing away now.

I'll be damned if this doesn't merit its own thread in Games, "make campaign slogans for US politicians".

Silly me, I thought it was because you were drunk!

I guess that comes under the heading “well, that explains a lot”.

Rest in Peace, Steve Albini. Dead at 61. So fucking sad. Here's a playlist of some of my favorite albums produced by him.

RIP Steve Albini Liked a lot of his music and things he engineered. In recent years, he had genuinely reflected on his edgelord past and expressed regret rather than doubling down like a lot of guys from his generation.

I am also sorry for your loss, @Mr. Chatywin et al.

Fiction once again anticipates reality: Braindead (2016) Trailer (seriously though, if you haven't seen this show, do watch it, it's hilarious)

So last night the cops invaded the Fashion Institute of Technology to arrest and clear out the students. It was the last encampment in Manhattan. The admin had been cooperative -- the protesters were uniformly peaceful, leaving to attend their classes, etc. But then, BOOM. My suspicion is that Somebodies connected to Monday night's Met Costume Institute Gala was really and truly pissed off that fashion and design students marched and protested at the Gala, and leaned very hard on FIT's president. https://gothamist.com/news/fit-protesters-surprised-by-nypds-crackdown-on-their-pro-palestinian-encampment

“A worm ate my brain.” “I shot a puppy.” Campaigns in 2024 are weird.

Condolences, man.

You've come up with places to look and hypotheses about what might be there to find that readers want to know, you just haven't shown that you've found one yet. I've spent several hours discussing it with you already. I don't regret it and it has been enjoyable overall, so don't take me wrong. Frankly I've done enough ASOIAF research privately to know that you're contaminating your investigation with ideology and because of it you're not likely to find answers readers are asking for. In your mind you have already found it, and the investigation is a pesky formality as opposed to a genuine inquiry. Some of your frustration with enlisting help comes from your contempt for the work because the work is impeding the advancement of the ideology. Please don't take this too harshly because I began in the same situation and I still struggle with it sometimes. If you're like me then behind the contempt is genuine love for the story and audience, which I think is just as apparent in your posts. Littlefinger's machinations with Sansa seems like a great place to dig in. You've even come up with a good plan for how to begin. You should build the Tully and Arryn family trees to help you see more clearly what Littlefinger might be up to. It looks like the patriarchal version of those trees are already built on the wiki, so that's an awesome starting template. Tully: https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Tully Arryn: https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Arryn He might be hiding something, or he might have not gotten around to it yet, or he might have decided it isn't necessary to tell the story he's telling. Though this may not necessarily be a good enough reason to think the Tully tree is important, it's certainly a good enough reason to think the Frey tree is important. My advice is to begin with the assumption that the things the author hasn't written or made yet are not vital to solving whatever related mystery you're trying to solve. Assume the vital organs are already available, and you'll go far. When your investigation leads you to empty space and you can't think of a meaningful interpretation of the absence, assume you took a wrong turn and back up to a fork in the road and take a different path this time.

Since last Wednesday (including Wednesday), I've been to 3 crossfit training sessions and went on 3 runs (30 minutes, 5-5,5k). What surprised me the most is that I managed to get up at 6:15 this morning as easily as ever to go workout before work. Will try to repeat this tomorrow and go swimming before work.

Israel continues blocking all aid and assistance attempting to enter Gaza. Latest reports state NOTHING is getting in for the famine-wracked Palestinians.

This is the same type of “equality” we have in the US Senate. TBC I don’t have a problem with it in the UN, but couldn’t help point out - not the greatest comparison!

As opposed to when he looked fast and graceful up until this season? Couldn't have won regular season MVP 4 times in a row, what a loser.