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I don't think at this point there is any big incident that will bring a new surge of support, unless they care a lot more about this Hunter story or Amy Covid Barrett than they seem to. I do think there is a huge amount of support for Trump that doesn't show up properly in national polling - the swing state polls are tight enough that it could be an extremely close race. And if it is, that's all Trump, SCOTUS, and the media need. I did read that some of the big Republican counties in Florida have had their early voting hours cut because of a hurricane, so that might make a difference. Anyway, in less depressing moments, here's a great commentary from Amber Ruffin.

Yeah I deleted it soon after, so if you need to delete this too feel free. Sorry about that.

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I think Adelson is still cutting checks. Looks like the Florida story is head games.

A variation of this ad campaign is on one of the main Santa Barbara channels, but this one I hadn't seen. Both with Marcy Walker. @amybrickwallace

I was never that fond of KMH's Emily but she had some awful, awful writing. I'm so glad Melanie never had to play any of that stuff.

They know they can cheat their way to winning Florida.

I was going to watch but nothing is showing up. I never do know how Instagram Live works...

There was some talk about Bloomberg not agreeing to the requests of Democrats to help with the Senate. I guess that is due to 'bipartisan' reasons, but it does make sense to throw some money at Texas and Ohio, as those are bonus states and they could also catch Trump's people off guard in Ohio (they just moved their director there to PA). Disgusting. (his opponent's campaign is linked in the replies - no idea if she has any shot)

So they didn't air the animated special then? I think I set up the two last night on my DVR...I will have to see if the animated episode is around anywhere. That they got a 4th season was a wonderful gift, but I really hope they will at least get to say goodbye.

Pretty much, yes. The best to hope for is that people can keep a close eye on Republican officials and dirty tricksters who will on top of voter suppression, make Democratic ballots disappear and hope against hope that it will not be tight on the day. As it is now, we are in a position where there's a huge chance Trump will be ahead in a number of key states at midnight on Election Day, and he simply has to say he's won, then wait for the SCOTUS to agree. The media needs him in power for their revenue, so they will go along.

Not sure how reliable they are but: https://polls.pizza/

The reverend.

I have a very hard time watching Hilary's funeral episode. There's just such a falseness, from the very camera-ready performance from Trent Jones (who is a very good actor and did wonderful work on Ryan's Hope) and Richard Van Vleet among others, to the strong undertone of "yeah it's sad, get over it now" in some of the writing choices for various characters, to how cheap the set looks (even though at this time they were more than able to blow out the budget on location shoots). Even starting the episode with Jonathan, rather than the Bauers. The main heartbreak I can feel is from Charita Bauer, and I have to wonder how much of that is her knowing how ill she was (IIRC the others at the show did not).

He was a fine actor. Ned could be a tough character to take at times but Leeze always made him seem real and gave him a heart...and he felt utterly true to the village and the fields, which is something many new characters by that point and after did not. @I Am A Swede did you see my post about the 1989 episode?

They are clearly confident enough in their voter suppression, and using rappers to try to push the idea that it's all about taxes and that you shouldn't bother to vote for Biden because both parties are bad. They can't even hide their bigotry, and they know they don't have to. The media is absolutely pleading for 4 more years and they know they can make it happen if they try hard enough. The Today Show actually ran with an out of context clip to try to convince viewers Biden has dementia. Even by the nonexistent standards of NBC News, I'm sickened.

Well well... Norah O'Donnell, who along with 60 Minutes did their best to try to push people to support Trump and go against Biden/Harris, is pals with Mike Pompeo. https://www.mediaite.com/news/pompeos-guest-list-for-lavish-madison-dinners-revealed-major-tv-hosts-gop-donors-and-more/

I read that about how Norah O'Donnell was pushing every GOP line against Biden and Harris. The media is just desperate for the comeback. There are so many voter suppression and harassment stories out now that it's just hard for me to trust any numbers or trust votes to be treated properly.

It's 2016 and 2018 that are guiding more on Florida than Politico, to be honest.

Mark Meadows is like some offshoot from House of Cards...he's exactly the poisonous chief of staff that Trump deserves. Looks like Republicans are catching up in Florida early vote. Biden has a slim chance due to his support from seniors, but after this, I really hope the party can find a way to move on from Florida in Presidential years and not look back.

An interesting article on poring through old images of flipbooks to find and reassemble lost Melies-era films. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/22/what-the-flip-the-chance-discovery-thats-uncovered-treasures-of-the-very-earliest-cinema

@DaytimeFan this probably won't help, but lately I have been using the CCleaner browser to download Youtube content. There is a little blue box on the upper right hand corner of the video that lets you choose the size, etc.