Lurker > Forceful_Dragon

I thought it was fine once I committed to not holding it to the impossible standard that the anime set.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Suprak the Stud posted...

AOC at -10 is tragic. Manchin is only a -7.

TBH, we live in a representative democracy and we should approve/disapprove of a politicians performance based upon how well they represent their constituents.

I don't live there so it would be unfair of me to disapprove of the elected representative for Alabama District 4 provided they were adequately representing their voters. And the fact that Aderholt still carries 80% of his district after 20+ years in congress would indicate that they are clearly satisfied with his performance. It is no surprise that the values of his district (which is incredibly rural, it's largest city of Gadsen only has a population of about 34,000) do not align with my own.

The issue is when representatives maintain high approval ratings despite actively voting against their constituents self interests.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Mr Lasastryke posted...

if hitler supports you, that's no excuse to have dinner with him.

also, citation needed on the "half the country wanted to lock him in a cage" thing. this topic is rather leftist and literally everyone in this topic supported rittenhouse (or at least thought he should have been acquitted). jimmy dore and ana kasparian supported him. sure, there were plenty of leftists attacking him too, but there was hardly a consensus on the left that he was guilty.

The consensus is that he was innocent by the letter of the law.

And that the law is guilty of being shitty.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Tan suit, etc.

It's ridiculous the double standard applied on the executive branch when it's a democrat.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

On the one hand, Fuck Devin Nunes. I'm glad he's no longer going to be my representative.

On the other hand, this more or less confirms everything we thought we knew about his loyalties during Trump's term.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Shit I just checked my bank and didn't realize I was still paying for this. I thought I cancelled before the free trial ended almost 2 years ago.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Cancer is not contagious and transmitted by getting too close to other people.

She does know that right?

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Eh, I'm fair with a scoop being posted, provide it is labeled or prefaced appropriately.

"Still waiting for more information/validation from a stronger source, but currently this is being said" seems fine?

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

But that's cool if other people still like it <_<

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Someone trying to commit a major crime was stopped.

This is a crisis!

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

i hit Masters during that first month or so and then dropped the game.

It was becoming a bit too much of a time sink, but more importantly the gameplay/reward loop was awful.

That game utilizes several of the more despicable gacha mechanics to obfuscate costs, but worst of all there were weekly limits on how much of the 'free' currencies you could earn. It was easy to hit those limits in 1-2 days and then you're just not being rewarded for playing for 5 days. Absolutely Unforgivable.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

I hope you saw your family yesterday for Thanksgiving.

I hope you see Ghostbusters this weekend.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

one of these?

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

It has always done that.

The standard "maximum" time for Amended Returns was 16 weeks. It used to be rare that we would hit 16 weeks, and thus if you hit 16 weeks it was an indication of a problem. Thus the website was programmed to give the "call us!" message any time it detected it's been longer than 16 weeks.

But currently 16 weeks is impossibly fast. (7 months is more like the minimum right now)

But the website still has the same programming to tell people to call.

So everyone who checks calls.

And thus the problem is exacerbated.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

red13n posted...

BTW bringing up something old that seems to have been completely forgotten about. If you remember way back with the old stimulus bill Joe Manchin killed several things to give people money in exchange for making 10k of unemployment untaxable retroactively...after many people had already filed taxes.

The IRS was going to pay people back that money, but said later they wouldn't be giving people tax credits that this exemption now made them eligible for and thus they'd have to file an amended return to receive those tax credits. So I filed an amended return in early June.

It is now late November. That return has not been processed. Now, I'm not hurting for money, but an extra $1000 would be nice either way. But if you look at things like the EITC, some large families could theoretically be shorted over $7000 in this situation right now.

The IRS went from mentioning that it takes about 12 weeks to process an amended return to "over six months" to now not even giving any sort of a time frame. Don't know if it is in forever limbo or what.

Yes, it is forever limbo.

I spend my entire shift telling people the amended returns are very backed up.

And I have no time to actually process amended returns because I'm answering calls about amended returns.

It's a disgusting negative feedback loop.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Finally watching the first episode. The intro scene is very much like the beginning scene in the animated Movie.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

ChainLTTP posted...

The RLM review absolutely excoriated it. I generally trust them over the b8 hype machine and RT.

I'll watch the video and see what their thoughts were, but if their main point was just that it leaned into the nostalgia of the original too much then I'm probably just going to disagree on principle that this is necessarily a bad thing.

The movie was not a half-assed cash grab. It introduced new characters that I cared about (Maybe not Trevor and Lucky as much but everyone else, definitely. Particularly Phoebe and Podcast.) The humor was very dry like the original and it all just sort of worked for me. My biggest nitpick was the spoiler tagged response I posted above and it by no means ruined the movie.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Happy Tuesday! Many theaters offer discounts on tuesday or wednesday matinee showings. perfect opportunity to see this movie at a discount :D

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

/Whoosh

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Are you deliberately trying to destroy my Wyoming Cred?

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

skullbone posted...

I'd love a list of crimes where the punishment is lesser if you're "suckered into" doing it.

Only ones that involve "herd" mentality apparently.

So if you go cow tipping with a crowd of people you probably qualify for double jeopardy right off the bat.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Sep, read up on herd mentality dude.

If everyone around you is someone you identify with, it is very easy to get caught-up in and suck weed into doing something you would never do, even stuff that runs counter to your own beliefs.

Like I said before, if you want to argue that theres no legal difference between a premeditated action and one youve been suckered into, our beliefs on this are irreconcilable.

You will (and SHOULD) get a DUI regardless of how much peer pressure was involved.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

StealThisSheen posted...

If they were told by the others that they were invited in, and they were just freely able to walk in, they're suckers. The people that legit just meandered in after and did nothing? Yes, I absolutely buy those as "suckers."

I disagree with even this.

One does not simply meander into a nations Capitol.

I would never in my life expect to be allowed to have impromptu access to such a place, not even if I was following a crowd of others. Doubly so if I was following an angry crowd of others.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Anyone who crossed the threshold into the Capitol Building is culpable. Full Stop.

Stop pretending like there is ANY way to take that step without being aware of your actions.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Windlands for taking the experience into VR.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

trespassing

Context Matters.

They weren't in a high school gymnasium after hours.

They were in the fucking Capitol Building while an integral part of democracy was under way during a joint session of Congress.

.

If someone is too stupid or uninformed that they could be fooled into believing that what they were doing was not substantially different than Larping in a park then I'm afraid they deserve to be severely punishing for what WAS a severe crime.

This level of absolution makes me suspect that Tony knows someone who was an "innocent trespassers" in the attack. I really can't wrap my head around any other explanation or reason to defend what happened so vehemently.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

HashtagSEP posted...

Tony, you'd make a great moderate liberal, because "We shouldn't do this because they may use it against us later" is pretty much their motto.

Also this is naive as fuck. I think the right have been proving very well it's impossible to tank themselves.

Just make sure you have some pearls handy that you can clutch when the Democrats avoid doing something controversial only for the Republicans to do it anyways and not get punished for it.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

TheRock1525 posted...

Fun fact it has a lower score on RottenTomatoes than the 2016 version.

No accounting for taste, etc.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

It's kind of wild how contradictory this topic is to, like....everywhere else I'm looking, lol.

That is interesting, but personally I don't need a website to validate how I felt. And this isn't to say the movie is perfect. I have minor nitpicks, but they just pale next to the feeling of watching a "real" Ghostbusters movie after all this time.

Mac Arrowny posted...

I saw a few critics complain that this isn't a direct sequel to the 2016 one, which is probably a plus for a big part of the audience.

Yikes!

UshiromiyaEva posted...

I'm mainly seeing absolute disdain for the last act as just an embarrassing cashgrab product placement and toy marketing fest that is just as bad as 2016.

Well I won't spoil anything, but other than what was visible in the trailers (Baby Stay-Pufts!) I don't see how this leans into toy marketing in any discernable way. I tagged it just to be safe, but if you've seen the trailers you can click it.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

ExThaNemesis posted...

more people died at fuckin astroworld than on the "insurrection" lol

So?

Are you would saying you would allow democracy to be overthrown just as long as nobody dies in the process?

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Happy Monday

if the work week is stressing you out, go watch Ghostbusters tonight.

ninkendo posted...

Yep that pretty did what I wanted it to do

Yup! It didn't need to reinvent cinema. It just needed to be what it was which was a great time. I've seen it twice now and look forward to seeing it at least once more in theaters. (Unlimited plans are great)

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

I thought about making this topic last night, but then I figured that 95% of us who care will have already heard about the new upload and I guess i just don't care enough about the other 5% to make the topic <_<

It seemed like more of a public service before his channel blew up, but now he's the gold standard in a genre he basically created himself with several other quality channels that produce similar content.

.

As far as this episode though I thought it was pretty great. I appreciated the emphasis on showcasing a runner who never held the top spot, but was clearly instrumental in driving the times down through competition.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Happy Sunday

Go watch Ghostbusters

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Mega Mana posted...

This is a proper sequel to Ghostbusters from the five minutes I've seen. In tone, in spirit, in comedy, in characters.

Precisely!

Not Dave posted...

the original Ghostbusters is pretty bad

Whoa

BlueCrystalTear posted...

I should probably watch the original Ghostbusters before seeing this one, seeing as it's been like eight years.

But I do wanna see it, unlike with the 2016 one.

It's probably been at least a year or two since I've seen the original, but it was a staple growing up so I was well preferred for any of the references.

TheRock1525 posted...

I do laugh that RLM accurately predicted CGI Ghost Harold Ramis.

*Massive spoilers in ^this^ post and my reply:

Honestly I was a bit surprised that they showed us so much of him at the end. The initial sequence of the movie (before he died) they very carefully shot it so that you never got a good look at him and that seemed to be pretty deliberate. Personally I think I would have been fine if we got Ghost Egon just a tiny bit less than we did. The shot of him bracing Phoebe's arm was a fantastic hair raising moment. Also when the other ghostbusters turned to notice him. I think I would have been okay if that was it, but the amount we got was fine too.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

I stand by it.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

UshiromiyaEva posted...

The old trailers made it seem like a super revenant and somber tribute to the original Ghostbusters that completely misses the point..

I take it they pivoted?

I would call it a fitting tribute, but it wasn't particularly somber.

colliding posted...

Not interested unless it's a sequel to girl-bossters

It is not. 2016 Ghostbusters had some okay moments, but imo the humor just wasn't right. This one hits the vibe perfectly. 2016 was more like Bridesmaids with ghosts.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

LeonhartFour posted...

so is it good

Yes, very

Grand Kirby posted...

What if I've never seen the original Ghostbusters?

It will help to have seen the original, but probably isn't necessary to enjoy this one. It's difficult for me to imagine not knowing the original.

Whiskey_Nick posted...

I heard it made Ghostbusters 2 no longer exist

I'm not sure about this. I don't believe there were any direct references to 2 but that doesn't confirm it never happened. Lack of evidence not being evidence of lack, and all that.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

This movie is a proper sequel to the original Ghostbusters movies. It captures the nostalgia and humor of the original in a way that the 2016 failed to do.

If you want to discuss details then please use spoiler tags, but mostly I just want to let everyone know that this movies feels like a proper Ghostbusters movie.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Him becoming a Gun Control advocate as a result of this would be the best possible face turn.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Maybe Chiijohn?

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

I'm talking about the gun, but thanks for your response. It proves you and your ilk didn't watch the trial and have no clue what you're talking about. You're clearly going by talking points you saw on the internet somewhere.

Incorrect. I have stated from the very beginning that this verdict was correct, based upon the rules as they exist, and the situation as it unfolded. I have not wavered on this. Additionally I have never stated that he carried a gun across state lines. This was originally rumored, but was not supported by the facts of the case.

I have been making a separate point that I feel it's a problem that situations like this can be allowed to legally happen, but I understand that nuance is lost on some people.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

Charge thrown out because it's not illegal in Wisconsin.

Driving without a driver's license is not illegal in Wisconsin? That doesn't sound right.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

He didn't illegally cross state lines.

Sounds to me like he was committing an illegal activity while crossing state lines. And that he did this on a regular basis.

And again I can cede that the distance travelled is not relevant to the crux of what I'm saying. My main point is that the context leading up to that night's events matter and the fact that any gun enthusiast could just put themselves in situations until they had justification to kill people is a problem that I believe needs addressing.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

I'll just carry this one over. >_>

Fine he illegally crossed state lines the day before to drive to work without a driver's license. You win.

How does this affect my assertion that he was putting himself in an unnecessary position where he could reasonably expect to be forced to use "his" firearm that his friend purchased for him because he wasn't old enough to own it yet?

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

He didn't cross state lines just to be there that night. He crossed state lines to go to his job and hang out with his friend.

Fine he illegally crossed state lines the day before to drive to work without a driver's license. You win.

How does this affect my assertion that he was putting himself in an unnecessary position where he could reasonably expect to be forced to use "his" firearm that his friend purchased for him because he wasn't old enough to own yet?

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

And who even cares if he crossed borders? What difference does that make?

I mean, regardless of it affects the severity of the context he did cross state borders so your response of "he didn't cross state lines" was incorrect.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

DoomTheGyarados posted...

I mean if someone threatens to murder you if they get you alone and then they get you alone and are aggressive...!

I registered this response to my original post as a form of objection. Perhaps I was mistaken.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

DoomTheGyarados posted...

I mean what you are saying would likely take major gun reform.

Good?

I'm not sure what part of my position you feel the need to object to. I've said from the off that the correct verdict was reached and that it's the fact that these situations can be legal that I have a problem with.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

He didn't cross state lines or any of that nonsense.

Illinois and Wisconsin are two different states.

I'm fairly certain of this.

And fine, change my hypothetical situation to "I know someone in Detroit who invited me to patrol their neighborhood with a rifle".

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

RikkuAlmighty posted...

Loki was really bad in this regard.

Yes! Mandalorian choreography was actually very good imo, so I can only imagine that Disney brought in their C-Team for Loki because every fight felt sluggish and unentertaining. The fight on the train was abysmal and somehow the fight in the Time Master's chambers managed to top it and be even less interesting. I really enjoyed that it seemed like they were going for more of a high concept thing with Loki but then they never really committed to that or spent much care to make sure the mechanics of their universe were actually operating correctly. It didn't need to have a Primer level of time-mechanic accuracy, but if they coordinated it better I might have been much more lenient with the choreography.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw

DoomTheGyarados posted...

Well, I can agree with that but then you'd have to define what are the 'worst' neighborhoods are and also you'd have to repeal the second amendment probably which I am all for but <_<

For the sake of this argument "Worst" = neighborhoods with the highest incident per capita of gun and/or gang violence.

---

~C~ FD
https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw