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They gained a contingent of Becky's fans just happy to see her with a pairing and Roger's diehard loyalists who would watch him do anything, but Franco was always reviled despite many attempts to put him over.

In more substantive news:

Trump is slurring his words like Jim Jones near the end: Politico hates a loser:

I don't mind when they occasionally mention Miguel as still being a star. Plenty of soaps have fictional characters go on to be major celebrities - Danny on Y&R, Erica Kane, Brenda, etc. Ricky happened to play Miguel who was a significant contract player BITD so I can see why they might see it as needing to do one or the other (unlike the Rick Springfield/Noah situation, where IIRC Springfield specifically stipulated that he would not perform musically as Noah and insisted on appearing as both in '13 or as Eli Love). I do have a problem with when it used to come up constantly back in the days of Sabrina or when it's just there to be cute.

It seems like I'll be trying to pick up KL on Sunday night out here mid-stream in early Season 7 where I left off, although trying to follow it live is obviously not ideal and not sustainable, and the usual connect for bootleg eps online is understandably down again at present. I can't just binge the show for 24 hours lol. I'll see if there's a recording option. Are these the much-hyped restorations or no?

The Trump/Musk 'interview' was off to a great start with a DDOS attack and major delays. And now:

Folks, you can't make this up.

Because he was a serial killer and most of the audience hated him.

Maybe you should write in to warn Drew that Nina is an idiot and a complete moron with no self-respect or dignity, I bet he'll listen to you.

Sure they will. I've seen it before. They all memory-holed Bush, after all.

Who on Earth is Corie Whalen? I've never heard of her and her first tweet proudly proclaims she is a 'right-leaning woman'. Meanwhile: Jake Sherman goes a bit mask-off on CNBC:

I can't speak for the House or Senate, but the upshot of that poll was we are surprisingly now tied with Trump there in the general and have a shot at winning it.

It's an awful situation in the UK. Our thoughts are with you. Meanwhile:

I don't totally agree with Brownstein that this isn't a vindication of people critiquing coverage of Biden's economy - I think whether it's about the vibes or the candidates it all leads back to the same issues with how a Dem-led economy was received and reported on. But either way it's good news.

Sounds like Wagger is out. Bye!

This is getting into a Lecy Goranson/Sarah Chalke Roseanne situation. I am never a fan of those.

It was a way to kill a year of story. Just like most tedious baby arcs on this show.

It sounds like only Jean and Scott may wear the Morrison suits. In any event it's always nice to see that look. Morrison had apparently intended for the team to go back to unique costumes had they continued (with the uniform branding request from Marvel during the run of the Singer films no longer deemed essential), but they quit after a row with editorial before they could do that. Pleased to hear Lorna, Havok and Danger are part of the new season.

I really enjoy Martha's past work and am just trying to separate it in my mind from this awful wingnut nonsense in the present, as I've had to with many soap actors tbh. But this is particularly egregious. If it were that simple Politico wouldn't have sat on the material for 3 weeks. They would've taken the bait for their beloved Mr. Trump. I don't think the latest Trumpworld gossip dispatch from Maggie, etc. is anything but the same old soap opera either. I don't think it is a ploy to try to get somehow even more male misogynists who were already voting for him. That kind of story is not getting new people or activating some new wing of his base. There isn't one. There's no new upside.

I miss Rehoboth. I should go back. Nevada:

Stephanie Gatschet has always been boring and propped up by more dynamic actors. Kim Matula is not coming back to soaps lmao. She is literally in the Saturday Night Live movie this fall starring as Jane Curtin, folks.