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Phil Southern
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| Posted: 06 August 2025 at 5:15pm | IP Logged | 1
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I personally know tons of people who object to the current president, and the makeup of the legislature, and that legislature's incessant kowtowing to Trump.
I don't know anyone who is upset (or gives a quanta of a £ü¢ķ) about Sydney Sweeney or her ad. Do any of you? It's like some kind of "Bad Liberal Story" that's meant to paint the left as across-the-board crazy.
Edited by Phil Southern on 07 August 2025 at 2:48pm
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Charles Valderrama
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| Posted: 06 August 2025 at 5:46pm | IP Logged | 2
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It's like some kind of "Bad Liberal Story" that's meant to paint the left as across-the-board crazy.
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Seems to be an effective tactic.... at least since the last election cycle.
Sadly.
-C!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 07 August 2025 at 3:10pm | IP Logged | 3
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Always there have been some small minded people who are happy only if they are being offended. If they have a crusade with which to upholster their otherwise empty lives. Sadly, the internet has provided magnification for these otherwise insignificant trolls.
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Matt Hawes
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The comments to this video prove why things like South Park matter in the face of the tyranny we face. Those of us more informed in this country tend to not realize just HOW MANY of our fellow Americans are not actually aware of how many despicable acts those that make up the Trump administration have committed:
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Daniel Gillotte
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| Posted: 08 August 2025 at 5:57pm | IP Logged | 5
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I think our host was redirecting this post here-Wasn't sure quite where to put this but I think it's ultimately more of a general topic so I'm putting it here... Gina Carano backed by Elon Musk's immense fortune sued Disney and Lucasfilms and the media, again, bent the knee. I'm sincerely and deeply concerned that the oligarchs and Trump, with their endless resource will essentially ALWAYS get corporations to settle simply because the corporations have a perception of risk/benefit that turns ethical arguemnts into financial decisions. Trump is also weaponizing the government to harm corporations and other institutions that don't capitulate to him.
There is some argument that these companies and institutions are capitulating because ultimately they laregly agree with a fascistic/ corporartist worldview but I'm not sure. |
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Michael Casselman
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| Posted: 08 August 2025 at 6:47pm | IP Logged | 6
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corporations have a perception of risk/benefit that turns ethical arguemnts into financial decisions.
Business 101
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Charles Valderrama
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What's weird is how many are trying to spin Carano settling as a win for her. If she had such a strong case she shouldn't have settled. Disney chose to settle rather than burn resources fighting the richest man in the world.
Now the right is spinning it as vindication, even though she was spreading anti-vaccine and election lies... plus comparing mild online backlash to the persecution of Jews.
Let's see if Disney/Lucasfilm really have any intention of hiring her for role in any future projects.
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Daniel Gillotte
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| Posted: 08 August 2025 at 7:35pm | IP Logged | 8
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Michael, it is wall street corporatist business 101 but there have been times when businesses have put ethics over the bottom line.
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Robin Taylor
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| Posted: 08 August 2025 at 8:18pm | IP Logged | 9
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Carano isnt going to be working much now that producers know she will sue if she says something hateful and receives consequences. She isn't enough of a draw to risk that unless you are only making content for MAGA.
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Brian Miller
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| Posted: 08 August 2025 at 9:01pm | IP Logged | 10
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She and Dean Cain can start making movies together.
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Dave Kopperman
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It's awesome that MAGA has gone into full omnipresent permeance mode. There's literally no place to properly escape its influence.
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David Miller
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Not that I expected better of Facebook, but last week it promoted a post to me that was a fake news article about the execution of a trans military official and public figure. Facebook didn't provide an option to report it for hate speech or false information. My only options were to see more or less from the poster.
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