I agree. Everything she said was extremely smart, insightful, articulate, and level-headed. I’m impressed. I’m tempted to listen to it again so that I don’t forget any of her points.

Answer to Vance: Zelenskyy has thanked our country over and over again both privately and publicly.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.

"It's almost impossible to believe he exists.
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"

#PRESIDEMENTIA

If Trump is wondering who made the "terrible" deal with Canada, maybe he should look in the mirror

"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman

"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT

I really like this episode. I’m not sure why, but this one and “There All The Honor Lies” have always had special places in my heart as kind of 2nd-tier favorites of season 2.

Thom Tillis is my senator (unfortunately), and for every time he does something decent, rational, or admirable, he does another 10 to 12 things that annoy me. I see he’s still being consistent. I’m sorry. I didn’t vote for him.

It's like, somewhere along the lines, people just forgot about protecting their reputation, getting their way without coming off as extremely petty and small. I guess it's a Trump thing. He's petty and small so everyone's allowed to be now.

Hard to think of anything more pathetic than a group of white guys using their brand new executive powers to outlaw Black and Women's History Month. Like, I'm sorry no one likes you and you're SO mad. This is not gonna help though.

When they show you who they are, pay attention YouTube video by Tom Powell Jr

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Yes, I’m co-host and editor of “Discerning Geeks Portal.” I’m also working on editing the first episode of a political podcast that I’m probably going to call “The Political Escape Pod.” I’m in the middle of something, so I might have to come back with the link.

DS9 as a show dares to ask the important questions, like for example “would Star Trek still be good if it was set at the food court at the mall??” and the answer to that is “yes, and actually it will somehow be better”

President Carter’s funeral made for a drama-filled presidential reunion

1. Hit points are dull & abstract; 2. Crafting rules require too much playtime that I can’t imagine players investing in. What methods make damage/wounds/injuries more cinematic & risky without being too deadly? How can alchemy, herbalism, etc. be faster & more interesting without being too easy?

Good advice & partly why I’m inclined to mini-modules and/or homebrew. I’m worried about player directions changing the long term goal of a pre-written story. Also, I make a better editor than creator, so I want to see which directions players would go before planning out each subsequent step.

This is great advice, and this is something I already feel strongly about. The story should be a group effort. I guess there are two things I’m afraid of: 1. Not making the world or the story interesting enough in the first place; 2. Not improvising well enough when players do throw a curve ball.

What is the best, most helpful, and most realistic advice for someone who would like to start Dungeon Mastering but is intimidated by published adventures & gets bogged down in details of a homebrew world, needing help coming up plot lines & hooks that will satisfy players without over-preparing?

Happy New Year. I don’t even get to play D&D as much as I’d like, but I love your channel anyway. I *might* be playing D&D on Thursday. No guarantees, but if we get a gaming rhythm going, I might DM for the first time in 2025. I hope it’s a great year in every way.

Malcolm Barrett from “Timeless” and Tracie Thoms from “9-1-1,” correct? Nice circle friends and nice costumes. :) Happy New Year.

For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education

I have both books but haven’t gotten around to reading them yet. I plan to start soon. With one being a prequel to the other, which order is best to read them in, publication order or story order?

And, am I crazy, or was that admiral’s attitude, Maddox’s intentions with Data, and Louvois’ interpretation of the case all completely out of character for the Star Trek universe? As good as that episode is in some ways, for certain moments, it also gets so much wrong.

…Just in case we do a year-in-review on Discerning Geeks Portal, I’ve already started a top TV of 2024 list. Unless I change my mind later , I’ve got #SupermanAndLois at #1, above #AManOnTheInside, #HighPotential, #AgathaAllAlong, and #Shogun.

I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas. I (Todd) was listening to our review of #IronMan3 (#179) in the car today & heard a mistake in the outro (not Joanna’s fault; I had a typo in her script). I re-uploaded the audio with a fix for that & improved (I hope) the audio quality some too…

Which one are you watching?

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Our 4th & final 2024 Christmas review is now published & already available at Spotify (it’ll work its way to Apple & others soon). Todd & Preston review the Cmas episodes of #Grimm. Also check out our #IronMan3, #NightmareBeforeChristmas, and #MuppetChristmasCarol reviews. Merry Christmas! :)

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Earlier today, we published the new review of #MuppetChristmasCarol as episode #181. Our original review of it from 2020 is episode #028. Listen to both (at any of the most common podcast platforms), let us know what you think, and have a very Merry Christmas.

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Maybe someone with non-human brain…. Data from “Star Trek: TNG.”

I had a similar thought. Like you say, Andy is the focus, but Red also serves as the narrator. Deuteragonist is a new term for me. Thanks for teaching me something new. :)

That’s a solid trilogy. Did they ever explain why he starts his stopwatch before he goes into action? Maybe I missed it. Regardless, it’s a great visual cue to the audience that, ooh, somebody’s about to get hurt.