DC Tom

Because it's not supporting a narrative. Literally, that's your complaint of my changes: it's not telling a story. Which is my point: it's not telling a story. It's reporting.

Not even. It's a dumbed-down recitation of narrative, not facts. The changes I made divorce it from any specific narrative, and reduce it to a dumbed-down recitation of facts (I removed the attempt at "poetry" - the stupid reference to having a meal with wine in Kiev, which added nothing to the story.) And look how much different it is?

Greta Thunrburg has serious issues. As in "She's going to develop a slew of affective disorders and kill herself by age 30" issues. I don't hate her. I pity her. I hate the adults in her life who are doing this to her.

I just intended to hijack every Thanksgiving thread with a Netanyahu discussion, is all.

A case study in media bias. This is today's NYT story, "Trump Attacks Impeachment Inquiry and Accuses a Witness of Lying." Here's the text of the story: Bolded are what I've managed to identify as editorial: inflammatory, analytical, non-factual, or simply irrelevant and unnecessary fluff. Here's how it reads with those either removed, or restated in neutral terms for the reader to draw their own conclusions. Edits in bold, one addition (which I simply consider sloppy writing in the original) in bold italics. Deletions unmarked for clarity. Which sounds more like honest reporting than editorializing? For that matter, look up stories in the NYT from the '80s...which of the above sounds more like that style of reporting? How far the Gray Lady has fallen...

That iceberg is actually metastable, and would eventually fall over on its side. Which makes it an even more appropriate metaphor.

FOX is still good comedy at certain times. Though I do miss the daily noon "missing white woman" story.

Any news on Netanyahoo's indictment? Is Trump being impeached for it?

He made it football-shaped, and may have used a different foam than Nerf used at the time. He deserves no small credit. But since Nerf predated his football by ten years, calling him the "inventor" of the "Nerf" football is misleading, as it makes it sound like he founded Nerf

Clearly, since the Nerf brand predates the Nerf football by three years. In fact, the first Nerf football was round - Cox's contribution was to invent a football-shaped Nerf football.

I don't even want to know what happens when I google "You're an idiot."

Gee, I wonder why they quietly reauthorized FISA under the cover of the impeachment circus...

Oh, please let that evidence include the statement "Epstein didn't kill himself."

Why? Will we hear Chris Cuomo's mom?

Jesus. He's 60? When did we all get so old?

Depends on the work. I know people at AWS that are very happy. Their warehouse workers are worked like 19th century Welsh children in the coal mines.

I want to send this to her and ask her if she has any instructions for you in German.

And people say there's no benefit to global warming... Coldplay refusing to tour over environmental concerns: 'We would be disappointed if it's not carbon neutral'

You're doing a really bad job at ignoring him.

He's dead again, isn't he? That's twice in five days!

Interesting trivia fact: The Seven-Ups, Bullitt, and the French Connection? Bill Hickman was the stunt driver/coordinator for all three. He was well-regarded in his pursuit of realism in his car chases (according to the director of The French Connection, the car chase in that movie was the scariest thing he'd ever done. He also directed the Exorcist). He was also once driving a station wagon towing a trailer to a race at Salinas. The trailer should have contained a Porsche 550 Spyder, but the car's driver wanted to break it in more before reaching Salinas, so was driving it ahead of Hickman when he wrecked at the intersection of Routes 41 and 466 (now 46). Hickman, following a little behind, was first to arrive on the scene of his friend's, James Dean's, death, who is rumored (probably falsely) to have died in Hickman's arms. Ponder his pursuit of realism in light of that.

"AWL" wouldn't be nearly as serious, would it? Also known as "on leave."

People predicted that for the Republican Party 12 years ago. How'd that work out?

Should we start talking about Israeli politics now? You talking about Chase, or Epstein?

This time they've really got Trump. Impeach! Be warned: Chevy Chase is renown for being an inveterate #######. Worse than me. Maybe your experience will be different, but you're well-advised to have low expectations, and Epstein didn't kill himself.