- Via AL.com: Total Solar Eclipse April 8: Map shows 15 best states to see April’s total solar eclipse.
- Via Awful Announcing: Here’s all the dumb shit Aaron Rodgers recently said on a conspiracy theory podcast. It’s truly batshit crazy. And the Tartarian Empire is a new one to me.
- Via ABC News: Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over the Steele dossier. Add another $380,000ish to the tally.
- Via the NYT: As Biden Impeachment Flails, House Republicans Explore Criminal Referrals.
- Via WaPo: Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into White House behavior. What a shame (/s).
- Via Democracy Docket: Virginia Governor Vetoes Bill to Rejoin Voter Data Organization ERIC.
- Via the NYT: How Bad Is Crime in the Subways? tl;dr, as usual crime perception and the data are at odds.
- Via the NYT: Germany Looks to Stop the Far Right From Assuming Power.
- Via the NYT: Why Everything Changed in Haiti: The Gangs United.
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@DK: I don’t know whether Joe Rogan’s current influence and staggering stupidity with conspiracy theories makes old episodes of Newsradio better or worse. He played a conspiracy-minded handyman at the radio station, disconnected from (but adjacent to) reality. It’s like we are living in an unfortunate spinoff where his character has become one of the most popular and influential podcast hosts in America.
Also, the character was also Joe, which is evidence of my pet theory that if a character has the same name as the actor, it’s because they are barely acting, and cannot be trained to turn their head or respond to any other name.
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What I find odd is the claim western nations needed help from Graham Hancock delusions in order to build something in the XX century.
Usually such claims are made only about major architectural works in what today are low or middle income countries, like Egypt, Mexico, Cambodia, etc.. Usually major works by the Greeks and Romans get a pass.
But the really amazing thing, is ruins of an ancient super civilization just happened to be on the sites chosen, at the times needed, and designed for a specific purpose.
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which is evidence of my pet theory that if a character has the same name as the actor, it’s because they are barely acting, and cannot be trained to turn their head or respond to any other name.
Have you relayed this theory to the actor who played Jack Torrence and Jack Napier?
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Since the rise of streaming, I’ve noticed some broad categories of TV shows, at least as they apply to me. Newsradio falls in the category I call “good enough to watch when there’s nothing better on or anything better to do.”
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@Kathy: It is a very dated TV show, with a formula and structure that was nearing the end of its life when it was aired. At this point it requires just being a mood to roll with that.
That said, watch the episode “Rat Funeral”. S2, Ep 3. Genius.
“Super Karate Monkey Death Car” and “The Cane” have a special place in my heart, but they are really kind of mediocre episodes carried by great B-plots. “Rat Funeral” is pure joy (and allegedly written as part of an NBC theme night to promote the upcoming network broadcast premiere of “Four Weddings And A Funeral”)
