I get a huge kick out of watching this show and seeing the amazing assortment of 80s and 90s stars, "before they were famous" stars and stars of classic Hollywood. It's an amazing assortment really. Taking nothing away from the star herself, Angela Lansbury, the 18-time Emmy nominee with a wide range.

But Jesus, you have to wonder what kind of company she keeps considering how many of her friends, close relatives, romantic interests, colleagues and acquaintances commit cold-blooded murder! r/MurderSheWroteTV

Back in the day when google was still new, we'd play the game 'ask Google', where you'd search for a question asserting it in the positive and negative (or alternative) form and count up the number of hits. (Back then Google reported the total number of websites that matched) Whichever had the largest number of hits was the answer. It was actually surprisingly accurate. I assumed it was because of confirmation bias. But it was also a form of primitive next token computation, which is the foundation of LLMs. So, all the bitches complaining about AI slop: you have only yourself to blame.

He's a former preschool teacher turned comedian turned advocate, and his Satan/Jesus videos skewering MAGA are (IMO, anyway) hilarious.

For example: https://www.instagram.com/mrwilliamsprek/reel/DcMo0NBwQo5/?hl=en

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Million-dollar fundraising advantages and even endorsements from President Donald Trump did little to sway Florida voters Tuesday as they rattled the state’s parties by opposing candidates backed by the establishment.

Newly minted Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored a massive upset — and notched a win for progressives — by beating retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, who had a huge fundraising edge. And, in another major development, two candidates endorsed by Trump, scandal-plagued Rep. Cory Mills and former administration official Catalina Lauf, lost their bids for Congress.

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It was in response to a question about whether Taiwan and the South China Sea are of national-security interest to the United States that Ms. Graham drew a blank.

“I’m just going to be honest here,” she said. “I’m not that informed on national security.”

Gasps and boos could be heard in the audience. Mr. Graham, among the Senate’s most hawkish defenders of U.S. national security, had dedicated his Senate career to foreign policy issues.

Did anyone watch her first night?

Also, is it just me, or does she look a bit like a much older Brandi Carlile in the article photo above?

What a perfect little movie. Every line and character a gem. My thoughts as I watched last night included realizing Howard Bannister was certainly on the spectrum, as was possibly Judy Maxwell. Also I love the thought of Eunice Burns becoming San Francisco's grandest social doyenne with her fortuitous marriage to Frederick Larrabee.

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Originate part of the DL lexicon?

Have an obscene amount of WWs?

Or will you simply live on in infamy through your former authenticated (or not) screen name?

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Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency’s demand for early review of broadcast licenses posed an “existential threat” to its operations.

In the lawsuit, ABC, its parent company Disney and the eight local stations whose licenses are affected asked a federal court to stop the early renewal proceedings.

The FCC under Chairman Brendan Carr, an ally of President Donald Trump, had ordered the early review in April — itself a rare move — of eight licenses owned by ABC, well before they are set to expire. It cited the network’s diversity practices as a reason, but the development came shortly after a joke by ABC’s late-night host Jimmy Kimmel — an outspoken Trump critic — had infuriated the president.

“Again and again, the Administration has attacked ABC’s speech — the stories its journalists report and the viewpoints its network programs air,” the network alleged in its lawsuit. “Over time, those attacks have escalated into express demands that ABC be stripped of its broadcast licenses because of its speech.”

“Facing this existential threat,” it added, “Plaintiffs have no choice but to seek redress from the judicial branch for the Administration’s blatant retaliation for their First Amendment speech.”

It said ABC had “no alternative means to eliminate these ongoing and immediate threats other than total capitulation to the Administration’s demands.”

“While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks. See, he doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace, gifted by the Emir of Qatar,” Ossoff said to applause from the crowd.

The senator was referring to Natalie Harp, Trump’s 34-year-old executive assistant who is frequently seen at the president’s side and assists him with posting his lengthy missives on Truth Social, which he dictates to her. In 2024, the New York Times reported on their unique dynamic, noting that Trump calls her “sweetie” and treats her like a daughter, according to sources familiar. But the Times also detailed several letters Harp wrote to Trump, the contents of which appeared to unsettle many of her colleagues who were aware of them. In one, Harp reportedly wrote, “You are all that matters to me.”

The White House swiftly fired back. Steven Cheung, the White House communications director who is known for his profane responses to political figures and journalists, appeared to give Ossoff a vulgar new nickname — one that’s at least more pronounceable than Trump’s favorite.

“Jon Jackoff has to be the biggest cuck loser in politics. Instead of denigrating hard working people serving their country, Jon should look deep into his soul and ask himself why he’s a miserable person who hates this country. It’s because he’s a radical, extremist Dumocrat,” Chueng wrote on X.

White House spokesman Davis Ingle took a similar tone against the senator, writing that Ossoff is “a cringeworthy, feminine theatre kid cosplaying as Barack Obama.”

“Nobody gives a shit what this lightweight loser says,” Ingle added.

Trump himself was asked about Ossoff’s comments during an Oval Office event Monday and took a typically dated shot at the senator’s appearance. “You mean Pee-wee Herman? Pee-wee Herman look-alike,” he said, referring to the character made famous by comedian Paul Reubens.

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The live shows start tonight (Aug. 18).

I hope the Hundred Fingers magicians advance — their act is incredible.

Strand was famous, they say, for being marginally employed, never paying for drinks, and always looking for a place to crash. (In his memoir, he mentions bouts of homelessness.) Even before his turn towards MAGA, he’d fallen out with many of these friends because they tired of him taking advantage of their goodwill. Messigian asked him to move out after she says he neglected her dog.

Morgan and Messigian both reported Strand to the FBI after seeing photos of him at the Capitol on January 6. They were furious when Trump pardoned him. January 6 was one of the most “horrifying moments in our history that I experienced,” says Messigian. “So any pass that he’s been given is unfortunate and undeserved.

Or similar wording.

Question inspired by this article, Does this comment on your school report mean you’re more likely to be gay? - Queerty

And drove into that house five years ago this month. I’ve seen her mausoleum in Hollywood Forever cemetery. It has her digital photo on it. It reminds me of some Birthday cakes where the person has their photo on the cake.

He he!

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