Mike Flanagan's "MIDNIGHT MASS" — www.ddmcd.com Series review by Dennis D. McDonald To watch 7-episode MIDNIGHT MASS one must be prepared for long monologues that focus on life, death, good, and evil. There’s also a large dose of Catholic ico...

WOw, I was really moved by this one. It definitely deserves a rewatch. Here is my original review: www.ddmcd.com/movies/mass?...

This is one of the reasons I am immediately suspicious of ANY image-only post on Bluesky.

Does the Post still display "democracy dies in darkness" as its masthead slogan?

As an avid Linux (and Mac) user I have to agree. The transition and support costs will be significant.

As an avid Linux user I predict a significant increase in support costs. The question is, how will this effort impact overall productivity and total costs?

Compare this with recent redistricting vote in Virginia. Republicons spent tons of $$$ playing the "race card" claiming that black voters would be disenfranchised, despite Republicon gerrymandering in other states. Republicons will definitely use race as a wedge issue in the coming midterms.

I just finished writing my reflections on tonight's big win in Virginia. I've been fighting this fight for ten years, including three cases in SCOTUS. Tonight we won a big one at the ballot box.

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Thank you. One never can tell what is real these days. This news sounded so astoundingly stupid, though...

Have you looked into the handwriting practice books for students? I had decent handwriting up to college/grad school but notetaking killed it. It's taken decades to get it back after a LOT of letterwriting and journaling. I find it easier now to use fountain pens after years of gel pen usage.

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in front of flags with the word progresso on them ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in front of flags with the word progresso on them

Hmm...who would benefit from a weakened US military?

According to a ChatGPT Plus search, about 170,000 US troops are stationed overseas month to month. Adding support personnel raises the number to 220,000, with the largest concentrations in Japan and Germany. I wonder what the host countries think of this intentional weakening of US readiness?

Is there a source for this item? If it is true (I tend to be skeptical about unsourced claims like this on services like X and Bluesky) the only reason I can imagine for this is to deliberately reduce operational readiness.

David Twohy's CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK — www.ddmcd.com But the real star of this movie is the look.

A great movie! Here's my review: www.ddmcd.com/movies/david...

TODAY: Virginia voters decide a referendum that would allow the redrawing of Congressional lines

It could swing four U.S. House seats in Virginia from red-to-blue next year

The “not all men” debate reminds me of the “not all Republicons are MAGAts” debate. I believe the latter statement is true but I still think that all Republicons must be swept from office.

Unless we hear otherwise, are not ALL Republicons complicit with the Mar-a-Lago Mafia?

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice… Remember — While you pay more for everything, the First Family’s wealth is growing by billions. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.”

VICTORY: VA’s disruptive voter removal practice ended The Commonwealth agreed to end the program following a lawsuit by a pro-voter coalition

“This rule was part of a national campaign to undermine the public’s trust in the election process. Federal law exists precisely to prevent this kind of last-minute, error-prone purging — and today's settlement affirms that those protections work,” said Anna Dorman, Counsel at Protect Democracy.

VICTORY: The Commonwealth of Virginia agreed to stop its illegal voter purge program that impacted naturalized citizens on the eve of federal elections — a major victory for voters after SCOTUS permitted this potential disenfranchisement ahead of the '24 presidential election. protdem.org/41FQsj5

Countries that consider the US "reliable" are fast becoming a vanishingly small minority. As Putin intended.

Make it make sense.

Waste of space

This upper stage failure is a reminder of the challenges we face in making space travel safe and reliable. That's not being negative, that's just reality.

You win!

Should I also be “defensive” because I never heard of this “rape academy” thing you are referring to?

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A storm is coming for the Republicans

There is no such thing as "the average taxpayer."

I would have more respect for anti-AI arguments if they showed an indication of understanding and using AI.

I admire your strategic view but as long as Republicons are in charge the interests of the American people will continue to take a back seat to lies, graft, and ignorance.

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