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Nobody better lay a finger on my

It’s-a Tua much! 😙🤌

"Was he lying about it not working?" Seriously? No, he was not lying about it not working. Good job putting me in my place there. Way to stay on top of the comprehension there.

I’d pay about as much attention as I would to the ramblings about a “sinister” escalator “sabotage.” 😄

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Don’t take the Tylenol! DON’T TAKE IT!!! 😆😆😆

Ok, I’ll respond. This will be my last post in this topic. On James Woods: I don’t know what I’m supposed to say about this. I understand he feels like he can’t get work because of his politics. Maybe he’s just a jerk and nobody wants to work with him, I don’t know. Is there a conspiracy here? Some other big name Trump supporters continue to have successful careers: Sly Stone, Dennis Quaid, David Mamet… In any case, nothing about James Woods has to do with an authoritarian influence from the government. I’ve enjoyed James Woods in some things in the past. If he gets a big role in a movie, good for him. I don’t make these decisions. And neither does the government. I don’t know who Jenna Corino is. Tucker Carlson. No, I didn’t cry fascism when Tucker was let go by Fox. You know who else didn’t? Everybody. That’s because it was understood that there was a lot going on with Tucker. He had burned a lot of bridges at work, saying nasty stuff about his peers at Fox. Part of it was that some of his private comments about Trump and others became public. Off air, he was laughing at Trump because he thought he was a joke. Then there was the Dominion voting machine conspiracy thing, which Tucker was promoting on his show and privately calling stupid. JK Rowling. See James Woods above. Same deal. People are free to not like her if they want. There’s no big scheme here. My girlfriend reads and loves her private investigator books which she puts out under the name Robert Galbraith. I read the first couple and thought they were good. I personally think she’s kind of an obnoxious loudmouth from what I’ve read of her online comments. But it’s not a crime to be a jerk. You mention “many others” and “many journalists.” I won’t address that because I don’t know what you’re talking about. Even you can’t remember any of the supposed names.

Well, to address the specifics of what Kimmel said, I think he was wrong to connect the Kirk killer to MAGA. However, at that time, there were a lot of reports about who this killer was, his politics, etc... The story at that time was that the guy's family was MAGA. We've learned more since then. But anyway, none of that would be sufficient for a POTUS and his administration to do what is being done here. This is authoritarian. I think you know this, but instead of admitting it, it's more fun to celebrate this as a Win for you.

Actually, Roseanne Barr was quite out of her mind and it was clear that it was not possible for the show to go forward. The important point is that the administration did not cause it to happen. The fact that you disagree with the politics of most of the entertainment industry is unrelated. What is happening with Kimmel is directly the result of the current administration using its power and influence to eliminate people and voices that they disagree with. Anyone who has ever supported free speech or the constitution or American freedoms generally should be against this. I get why some people are celebrating, because they happen to hate Kimmel, but it's clear that this sets a very bad precedent. It's authoritarian.

That's not true. In Rosanne's case, her own cast and crew turned against her. Nobody wanted to work with her. I don't think you'll find any credible evidence that Obama had anything at all to do with that.

That is just not even close to accurate.

Oh ****. I better cancel my subscription to… not liking fascism.

I really don’t know. It seems to be saying that we’re gonna protect these kids even if we have to stab somebody to do it. Right? I mean, it’s hard to escape that being the implication. I don’t think she means stabbing anybody literally. It’s a symbolic/hyperbolic way of saying she won’t back away from the fight.

I said it’s a dick move and inflammatory and “looking for a fight.” Will you concede as much about the assault rifle pins?

Yeah, it seems inflammatory. I’d be ok with the message minus the knife. With the knife it makes it look like you’re looking for a fight. It’s not a crime, but it’s a dick move. People can form their own opinions about it. Similarly, when it was in style for politicians to wear the AR-15 pins, that was a move that raised the temperature and moved away from intelligent discussion. Again, not illegal, just unnecessarily toxic. The context was that people were very raw about school shootings and the gesture went beyond supporting the 2nd amendment. It was intended to rattle.