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Some supposed signatories of that letter of support for Kavanaugh claim that their names were used fraudulently. Adrian Perkins Claims Senate Judiciary Committee Relied on Fraudulent Letter Supporting Kavanaugh

@Soapsuds mentioned that yesterday September 17th marked the anniversary of the final episode of ATWT and I wanted to mark the occasion but I got so busy yesterday that I didn't have much time to do the type of post I envisioned and I wasn't satisfied with the clips I'd edited. I'm still not satisfied but, oh well. We often discuss the best (and the worst) of the writing, storylines, production values and characterizations but I wanted to highlight an aspect of the show that often went unheralded-- the high level of technique involved in how scenes were shot, when ATWT was truly at its height. Having written, drawn storyboards and filmed scenes myself, I can appreciate the level of skill the crew had in filming some of these scenes. The three scenes I'm going to present here represent some of the reasons why imo ATWT was a standout in how they shot the sequences on this series during the 80s, in particular. These scenes consist of group scenes because I think these ones standout as the most vivid examples of what ATWT did so well-- these sequences are almost entirely continuous (little to no cuts), which is not easy and I imagine, not cheap because you have to get it right or you have to start over. *I apologize in advance, the software I used made the edited video loop continuously, so I advise that you just either press Pause when the video tries to begin again, or just refresh this page. You'll likely have to do this for each video. If anyone knows a good free, uncomplicated editing software, please let me know*). Is it just my computer, or do these videos look humongous on anyone else's screen?

+1 Yeah, I thought about the fact that this poster is a troll. I posted a reply that was very curt and abrupt because I suspected that poster's trolling. I don't want to waste my time. I think I'll just put that one on ignore, tbh.

Ellison can be voted out and replaced by the people of Minnesota, a Supreme Court justice CANNOT. Supreme Court Justice is a lifetime appointment. One single Supreme Court Justice can tip the balance and therefore change federal laws (for a generation, at least). Any fool knows this. You are making false equivalencies. You get a grip and stop being basic.

I remember that he belonged to that cult. At the time, it wasn't clear to me what his origins were. I haven't watched since I first saw it, so I can't be entirely sure. Where he came from seemed murky to me.

Not sure whether I'll tune in tonight but I thought I'd post this here.

You're welcome @BellaCuore. Glad you enjoyed it.

Oh no, it used to be fun! I admit that it's not always fun or memorable but I've enjoyed the finals for the past few years. I'm just concerned with Piqué wanting to transform it into some FIFA/World Cup also-ran. And FIFA (and by extension, The World Cup) has had some major problems with transparency and corruption.

This sounds like a recipe for World Cup-style corruption.

So interesting that you mentioned that because while I watched the OLTL 2.0 a few years ago, I couldn't help but wonder what it would've been like if the show had brought in a family for Jeffrey King (Corbin Bleu) and I though of Ellen Holly reprising her role as his grandmother, with Victoria Rowell, playing the mother. I invented an entire storyline in my head and honestly, I've only seen clips and read about EH's character on OLTL. It would've been fab, imo.

People are complaining that someone from the Ted Cruz campaign is sending out fraudulent mailers ...AGAIN. Apparently it has happened before.

Maria has been fully active in about a handful of tournaments since her return from the ban for meldonium. She had good results in Stuttgart last year but other than that, I can't really remember any other place where she had got results that were above mediocre...thoughts?

No doubt that Monahan has been hurt. From an account of a high school sweetheart of Ellison's, he seems to have a tendency to move on quickly once a relationship appears to be over and that seems to be a big part of this aftermath of this one. I too, hope that Monahan receives the help she needs. Hopefully they all are getting some type of counseling. On a different topic, Trump appears to have boxed the U.S. into a corner in regards to North Korea. Everybody seems to know this (especially the North Koreans) except for Trump...maybe? North Korea’s Trump-Era Strategy: Keep Making A-Bombs, but Quietly

In the case of Keith Ellison, Karen Monahan, his ex-girlfriend who lodged the accusation, has been trying to campaign for an Anti-Narcissistic Day on social media. She has claimed that she suffered years of narcissist abuse at the hands of Ellison. Monahan has accused Ellison of "soul-rape". Others in this thread have mentioned that Monahan has made claims of documented proof yet so far, has produced none. She presented texts to a Minnesota radio station as proof but all who examined the texts said that the texts were mostly cordial. There were a few in which Ellison had asked for a timeline of when she was going to move out (the two had lived together) and some more combative ones in which she texted about the emotional pain the breakup was causing her. Monahan has said that she plans to write a book about their relationship. Also, both an ex-wife of Ellison and a previous girlfriend have denied any instances of abuse. And Ellison's current girlfriend has produced an e-mail from Monahan where Monahan accused the current girlfriend of stealing Ellison's affections from her. The Ellison case is a messy messy one and in no way resembles what has transpired with Kavanaugh and this case. I thought we who post in this Politics Thread were all fairly knowledgeable and could tell the difference. I guess there is always one exception to every rule.

I said from the very beginning that there was no way that Chen stays on a show where the target audience is women. She had twice used The Talk to gaslight Janet Jackson once and then Moonves' other targets.

There is usually more than one woman. Whether she comes forward or not, I have no earthly idea.

Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor who wrote the confidential letter about Kavanaugh to Feinstein speaks out. California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault

True. Berdych clearly has the resources but I was thinking about the younger pros who are just starting out and may not have the resources. I'm not even sure that Kokkinakis is far enough along in his career to hire media people to help him. The ITF/ATP/WTA should avail themselves as a resource to players, in particular the ATP, which has a more sophisticated social media outfit.

It's not just the Catholic Church and Christendom. #MeToo in the Monastery: A Chinese Abbot’s Fall Stirs Questions on Buddhism’s Path

A Ukrainian hairdresser (among others) was ensnared in Manafort's financial web of corruption. This is wild. How a Ukrainian Hairdresser Became a Front for Paul Manafort

Venus is inspiring all sorts of memes with this video. What happened to Berdych and Kokkinakis is exactly why I ask what happened to the ATP and WTA Media training? Most hacks happened because of weak passwords or the very unfortunate action of clicking on an infected link, usually, a link sent unwittingly by a someone in the person's own list of contacts. Media training can help (if not entirely prevent) these unfortunate incidents. Also help players to protect themselves from online abuse and harassment, maybe even raise the issue with the social media companies about ways to help in the process (also, the ITF may want to stop making sponsorships with betting companies, but that's a whole entire conversation).

Oh, boo. Okay, thanks for clarifying that. I had a feeling that was too quick but that's what I get for looking at the subtweets.

Even in the midst of a hurricane, racists don't take a day off. At least someone alerted The Coast Guard and I read he was dishonorably discharged. Trump has definitely emboldened these jackasses.