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#302 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 227 weeks ago

https://www.foxnews.com/media/sonia-sot … alizations

This isn’t partisan nonsense coming from the President with a lower approval rating than his predecessor, or a legislature looking to deflect blame from their failure. This is a Supreme Court Justice repeating complete disinformation in a trial, where she has a voice on the constitutionality of mandates. This is a whole new level of fuckup.

I hope she addresses this, as seeking the facts and truth is the cornerstone of Justice. You don’t get to make decisions that affect the nation based on objectively false information said behind her mask in her private chamber.

#303 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 227 weeks ago

Based on the questions the Justices asked today, I don't think Biden's vaccine mandate will be upheld.  But who knows until they release a verdict.

#304 Re: Guns N' Roses » Slash: GNR has not written any new music, everything completed is CD 2 » 227 weeks ago

You guys keep saying this is a never ending cash cow, but how is that remotely true?  It's not CD that's bringing half full stadiums to see a group of guys entering their 60s. It's the albums they released over 30 years ago.  Nostalgia is a powerful thing and enough to get asses in seats with the impact and longevity of AFD and UYI, but how far away is Axl from being Vince Neil to the eyes of everyone but the diehards?

We saw this in 2002, people ran to see GN'R in that failed tour with MSG selling out in minutes.  But 2006 and onward, they were playing arenas and by 2011, Axl was doing a residency in Vegas with DJ Ashba.  Sure, they can always do well at RIR or the big festivals in Europe once they come back.  But their stadium tours without new music isn't going to continue indefinitely.  Sure I'll be there along with whatever friends I drag with me, but the other 90% of attendees are going to see Mickey Mouse fucking up KOHD on YouTube and not part with $200 to see the same show they saw a couple years before.

#305 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 227 weeks ago

James wrote:
ClaudeF wrote:

Kazakhstan is collapsing. Some people speculate that if prices of fuel and food continue to go up it could trigger another Arab Spring phenomenon with multiple countries slipping into chaos.

Any Eastern Europeans on this site who can share what they are seeing?

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/01/05/asia … index.html

This is one of those types of crises that can quickly spiral out of control.


There's nothing that the West can do about this one but sit back and watch it unfold. All eyes have been on Ukraine and the imminent move there.

Maybe this crisis delays the invasion?

A lot of tension in this region right now...

Russia/Ukraine
Issues between Belarus and Poland(refugee crisis)
Kazakhstan


In other news, North Korea claims to have hypersonic missiles now.

Fantastic...

Isn’t it refreshing to have an adult back in the White House making things better for everyone.

#306 Re: The Sunset Strip » David Lee Roth retires » 227 weeks ago

James wrote:

Roth cancels his retirement shows due to Covid. A lot of pissed off fans...many who flew across the country for it.

In all fairness, Vegas fucking sucks right now and I can only assume it's gotten worse since the 3 months I was there.  A mask is required if you're inside any building, and how strict they are depends on your dealer and casino.  One dealer wanted me to put my mask up after every puff of my cigarette, others didn't care at all so long as you had a drink or cigarette in your hand.  My buddy (admittedly approaching the line of asshole) was almost thrown out of Penn and Teller for keeping his mask under his nose between sips of his drink.  If they're enforcing distancing and vaccines (again, depends on location) I can certainly understand why Roth wouldn't want to waste his time getting half the paycheck they waived in front of him before he signed.

#307 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 227 weeks ago

Spiderman: No Way Home

Enjoyed this film when I saw it a couple weeks ago, but it's not worthy of the hype IMO.  Worth the ticket price, but Marvel needs to course correct for the MCU and this didn't help. 

The Last Duel:

I was very excited for this, but ultimately was disappointed. The movie is essentially told from 3 different POVs, but they all agree on the primary issue in the film's resolution, do didn't see the point to 3 different versions.

The Power of The Dog:
This movie went way above my head and I have no idea what the plot of the movie was.  Bendict Cumberatch was a closeted homosexual?

#308 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 227 weeks ago

Smoking Guns wrote:

Costner is great in Yellowstone.


First season I was convinced the show was drama for dumb people, but I've really enjoyed seasons 2-4.  Finale tonight should be awesome.

#309 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 228 weeks ago

monkeychow wrote:

It's not about following orders.

It's that we live in an age where we are lucky to have a technology that makes it less likely to catch a disease, and reduces the severity of the disease even if you still get it.

I thought if i lived through a global crisis then the worry would be shortages and people rioting and stuff, but I never would have guessed the problem to be people refusing to act in their own best interests.


So you get to decide what’s in my best interest?  Is it being locked up in an internment camp for weeks or losing a business over a virus no more severe than the cold to 99.9% of the population.

After going to war and seeing the brutality of man, I assumed people were fiercer and more capable. Little did I know they’d roll over like lap dogs at whatever commands their leaders ordered. Your country is locking healthy people up and taking them from home, and you’re going to talk about others not acting in their best interest?  How very authoritarian of you. Glad you feel informed enough to support draconian measures and able to make health decisions for others. But the only constant is the so called experts of the world changing their policy advice with little regard to the science that’s remained unchanged for well over a year. I think we should get to decide what’s in our best interest and not someone who’s worried about maintaining political power.

#310 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 228 weeks ago

metallex78 wrote:

Just watched Don’t Look Up on Netflix. Thoroughly enjoyed it, DiCaprio was great, and the film scarily reflects the stupidity of our society with social media etc.

Highly recommended

I concur. Ending was a bit surprising but accurately reflects the current state of affairs.

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