DramatistDreamer

Yeah, some of the things I'd heard about Morgan Freeman (like @Juliajms, I had forgotten many details) plus some of his statements (about race ironically), never sat right with me. I guess not knowing the full story, it got pushed to the back of my mind. His fans must be deeply disappointed (I mean, the man once played God!) but my sentiment still stands that this predatory behavior has to be called out, examined and excised and room must be made for people who don't practice this behavior, truly progressive people who promote true equality and the flourishing of talented people who respect their fellow human, in kind. The old exploitative system of 'casting couch' dynamics needs to be flushed down and out.

Speaking of things that many of us knew all along...

Only Trumpists and the rest of his fans ever believed that that summit would even happen. They won't admit that all that Nobel Prize talk was the height of idiocy. Trump hasn't achieved one gottdamned thing, other than environmental and human degradation for people in the U.S. And he's being praised for his abundance of failure. The silver lining is the U.S. averts yet another embarrassment on the worldwide stage because surely North Korea (with China advising) would've made a fool out of the Trump administration in Singapore.

So is this only happening in Communist countries or what? I bet Trump won't chastize the Chinese government like he did the Cubans. US consulate staffer in China has brain injury

Don't forget Bateman's character on Silver Spoons. It took me several years to divorce him from that character. Maybe the two personas are closer than realized.

I've thought the NFL was sh*t for many years now. This simply validates my opinion. It will be interesting to see whether the players continue to be treated like chattel. Or will they finally realize that without them there is no league, there are no games, no money will be made? Usually I take P.O.V.s even those disseminated by media, with a grain of salt but to see a tweet from Judy Woodruff from the PBS Newshour did grab my attention.

By the way, Harley Davidson used their tax cut to buy back stock.

I can't remember the last time I watched B&B, like six months ago, I was at my Mom's, watched a few minutes, shrugged and walked away. My mother, who is now retired, had it on in the background, in between phone calls and her other activities. I cut the cord a few years ago now. I have an indoor antenna but I really want to put one outside as I've learned an antenna placed outdoors gets better signals since it doesn't have to deal with walls and building materials, etc. I don't intend to buy a high-priced antenna though, no way!

Stacey Abrams wins the Georgia Democratic primary for governor.

I use a very thorough Ad Blocker so I don't see any of it, fortunately.

As sick as I am of the Kushners in general, I must admit this feud between the two patriarchs gets my attention from time to time. My sympathies are with the people of Journal Square who have no say in how their area is being transformed. Someone described the 'blood feud' between Charles and Murray Kushner as being akin to "bad television" but honestly, The Young & the Restless would be so lucky to have this as one of their storylines--it would be an improvement over the junk they currently pass off as story plot. In Jersey City, It’s Kushner vs. Kushner in a Race to Develop Forget Y&R, if someone were to reboot Capitol with a cast of characters that included politicians and two D.C. based developers, who also happened to be brothers, who collaborate, then compete for influence and connections, that reboot would usurp Y&R for #1. How ironic would it be if a rebooted Capitol could get better ratings than the Bold and the Beautiful?

Looks like there will be another investigation of Mario Batali on the horizon. Mario Batali Said to Face Second Sexual Assault Investigation *P.S. A Wish List item--but a thumbnail preview would make these links even more effective.

Surely no one's surprised by this. Looks like the Trump administration is in CYA mode.

People were being assaulted during Trump's campaign rallies and apparently that wasn't enough for many people to see that he was unfit for office. That was a violation of norms as well. No surprise that other members of the Trump administration are employing the same tactic. When all is said and done, there will be other members of the same press who will try to diminish the aggressive actions of these goons as has happened so often in the past with the Trump campaign and administration. Clearly, there is no line that can't be crossed, no transgression large enough for there to be serious and lasting consequences in regards to this current administration. This was all deemed electable behavior in 2015-16 and I don't expect a change now.

Interesting read written by an Obama administration acting solicitor general and law professor on how Mueller (via Rosenstein) can overrule a Justice Department policy of not indicting a sitting president. Neal Katyal: Can’t Indict a President? That Could Hurt Trump

Forgot to mention this earlier but, regarding that article about 'Bernie's Army', it should be noted that although they endorsed Stacey Abrams, she's not "their" candidate. No doubt, Our Revolution's endorsement of Abrams is an attempt to try to "correct" the Sanders campaign's blatant underestimation of Black voters (which verged on being downright disparaging) during the last Democratic primary. Politico seems to want to yoke Abrams to Our Revolution, which is a bit disingenuous (but hey, it is Politico, after all). Abrams is not the preferred candidate of the establishment wing of Democratic party (the other Stacey...Evans is) and the 'party of Bernie' will be damned if they ever agree on anything that the establishment party endorses, hence, another reason to flock to Abrams but she is really a candidate that has been picking up endorsements from various directions, including from Emily's List, which, by the way, has endorsed many establishment candidates. It's somewhat irritating that Politico tries to create a neat little narrative by chucking Abrams in with the Bernie Army but again, it's Politico so can we truly be surprised?

Ah, my childhood! That Perfect Stranger Things mashup was cute. Considering the state of the BTS drama with HOC, the producers probably gave that Fuller House of Cards spoof more thought than they likely should have.

They're always the last to realize this. I mean...

Dan Rather tweeted about this yesterday. He said that Trump won't be able to bluster his way through and that's what has him nervous (I'm paraphrasing). We all know that Trump is about posturing but not about the real work of leadership or governing. Also, he likely knows that the Chinese (who are no doubt advising the North Koreans) are much smarter than he is and that will be proven within five minutes of any summit meeting. Joe Manchin (whom I've never been much of a fan of) must feel good at hearing the news that Blankenship is entering the Senate race as a third party, probably solely with the aim of siphoning off GOP votes.

I agree with Soares though. They should stop when they feel the time is right for them.

In the meantime, the likes of China and Russia are running the show. The U.S. might as well hang a shingle that reads "United States of America For Sale to the Highest Bidder" at Immigration and Customs at every international airport. Between this and the U.S. already acceding to Chinese, er North Korean demands that the U.S. and South Korea stop their military cooperative exercises, Trump and his cabal are more than prepared to put U.S. concerns at the bottom of the list, just so that he can claim that he secured some sort of a "deal" no matter how adverse the consequences for the U.S. His "trade war" bluster was always nonsense but his exit from his idiotic rhetoric has been about as graceful as a cow on ice. All it proves is that, without a doubt, China owns Trump (and likely Russia and perhaps certain emirs and sheikhs too).

Clearly, he's fed up.