DramatistDreamer

Very sad news for Amanda Anisimova.

Susan Sarandon was getting heaps of derision in regards to her comments (which I read, didn't watch the video) last night on social media. I didn't bother to post anything, because at this point, I really wish people would ignore Sarandon, who is obviously unnerved by yet another woman running for president that she thinks is getting in Sanders' way. For all intents an purposes, Warren is now considered (and has been, for years) a bona fide Democrat, something Sanders is still not regarded as by the majority of Democratic voters. Hopefully Sanders will remain mired in fourth or fifth place (sixth place would be even better) so the idea that somehow he's the best of what the Democratic party has to offer would finally and definitely be put to rest for good. I just wish that people would stop giving oxygen to Sarandon's foolishness.

^^I hope that this police officer, excuse me former police officer gets the same treatment as the police officer in the Anthony Baez case. That officer was fired and eventually tried after initially being found not guilty but that was after the feds came in and re-tried the case. In the Garner case, in order for there to be a similar outcome, there would definitely have to be a new administration in the White House.

Believe or not, Johanna Konta used to be a brand ambassador for EleVEN. 😅 Alexandra Dulgheru was one of the players who publicly thanked Venus recently for supplying her with clothing when she didn't have a sponsor but Venus has done that for others over the years. Vicki Duval used to wear EleVEN (and may still be wearing it). One of the Rodionova sisters used to wear EleVEN and Ula Radwanska (Aga's younger sister) thanked Venus for making her a brand ambassador recently. Jarmila Gajdosova, who's now retired was once a brand ambassador. There are probably others that I've forgotten.

I read about that too. There's some confusion as to how much of a role Venus played in this but it wouldn't be unusual since a number of years ago, she intervened in a situation for an Israeli player who was denied entry to a tournament in the UAE, even though the player, Shahar Peer was ranked high enough for direct entry (presumably for political reasons) to help the player get access to the tournament's main draw the following year. Venus has engendered a lot of goodwill over the years, and much of this she has done very quietly, with few people knowing (she has donated tennis clothes to players without clothing contracts, some she has made brand ambassadors while others, little known journey-woman players, she has simply given them EleVEN tennis and workout clothing). Now that I think about it, I slightly recall that Peer's issue (with the UAE) may have been a visa issue as well, but I'm not sure.

Even the NYT can still publish deeply affecting pieces. This is one of them. I read this on MSN.com's news site though but for some reason, MSN doesn't tweet out these links but in case you don't want to give the NYT site their click(s), there is also a direct link to the MSN website. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/women-are-fleeing-death-at-home-the-us-wants-to-keep-them-out/ar-AAFYiFg

Okay, I finally watched the clip and Whoa, he is definitely Drunk! 🍸😮

I don't bother with MTP but a lot of people on social media seem to be suggesting that Larry Kudlow is inebriated (or high?) during his interview. Not sure whether they mean it literally (as opposed to meaning that his ideas are outrageous) and I just don't care enough to watch in order to find out.

Svetlana went from struggling to get a visa into the country to finalist and contender for the title in Cincy. Great for her. These interviews between Prakash and Venus were very popular on social media and did absolutely nothing to quell speculation that there was some flirtatious undertones going on, lol.

NYC prosecutors really want Annabella Sciorra to testify at Harvey Weinstein's trial.

Of all the huge "L"s that Trump has taken lately (including half-empty rally event sites), this one's probably going to sting him the most.

Netanyahu does have an indictment hovering over him, which is more than ever happened to him previously. I'm seeing more people within the Jewish community publicly chastise him publicly on this latest issue and others just seem very exasperated with the notion of him doing Trump's bidding. Only time will tell how far any of that goes.

I actually don't think that a whole lot of people are buying that. And in terms of optics, I'm going to say that Netanyahu still comes out looking worse looks worse. When Haaretz puts humanitarian gesture (i.e. 'humanitarian gesture') in quotes, you know that nobody is fooled.

I'm actually agreeing with you on this. This situation looks extremely messy, at least from my vantage point. When I think of the "good" i.e. effective propaganda from days of yore, it delivered a very simple, self- assured message that left no doubt or room for people to question (at least not publicly). This didn't in this instance. It was all very chaotic, messy and indecisive. Bad propaganda, AFAIC. Most countries' leadership (the ones that are a full-functioning democracy and even a few that aren't) now regard Trump as someone who is off his meds. Denmark basically told him to shove it. Even N. Korea basically is giving Trump the nuclear test version of "talk to the hand" as they've conducted an unprecedented 6th missile launch test since late July.

...or that (*shrugs*).

Hasn't Netanyahu been fighting off corruption allegations for like, the last five years? He's now fighting formal charges too. Perhaps there are some open secrets out there that Trump cronies dug up. Trump himself revels in employing mafioso tactics. Speaking of unseemly persons-

The U.K. is one thing, anybody paying attention knew that their economy was headed for a fall but the German economy, the most stable in Europe and not prone to economic slides ( and best believe, that Trump and his cronies will not be able to harvest Germany) is also experiencing signs of an economic recession, that and the nervous Asian markets trending downward (for the moment, Asia has been...no big surprise managing economically better than the West) points to stronger signals of a recession. It's going to take someone much smarter than Trump is capable of, to pull the global economy away from a recession. When the media starts reporting, you know the signs are already being experienced in certain socio-economic corners. That's the way modern recessions and economic downturns work.

If? You mean when the U.K. economy bottoms out. It's already tanking.

We all knew (or some of us knew) that all it would take was a black man who was armed to the teeth to get the conversation going on gun control. And SURPRISE (not) the NRA has nothing to say on the matter!

Shari Redstone, who will now be the controlling shareholder of both companies, couldn't stand Les Moonves. The feeling was likely mutual. Just speculation but with all the turmoil CBS has been in for the past couple years, why wouldn't she seek to change some things? Every exec who ascends to the top job usually seeks to put his/her stamp on the company that they run, no? Interesting how the article mentions that the last time CBS and Viacom were (briefly) merged, Redstone was frustrated by what he saw as "few if any transformative acquisition properties on the horizon". Well, something tells me that that will not be the case this time around with the plethora of programming springing up. Wow, Phillipe Dauman was also ousted after engaging in a power struggle with Shari Redstone? I never knew that! I know Shari Redstone was not one to be messed with but I didn't realize the extent to which this is true!

Oof.

Not to belabor this fact but, if people aren't paying attention to this then they just don't care.

^^That article is a must-read, by the way. Yes, this lawsuit is being led by attorney general from SDNY, Letitia James and it is now 29 states that are suing the Trump administration.