#Jim Carlson

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

I transcribed this entire story for lots of different reasons.  Some of them are expressed in this Ursula K. LeGuin piece.  In light of our withdrawal from Afghanistan [which is reminiscent of our withdrawal from South Vietnam] I wonder that in all these years, our institutions are still laboring under the illusion that America as a military power is the way to present American ‘ideas’ to the world. The lack of understanding of "soft power" still astonishes me.  

I am sad that the small educational experiment that was Eckerd College [Florida Presbyterian College] really no longer exists.  I am proud to have been a very small part of the experiment.  I know that those who are dedicated to peace and to a different way forward for our country will always be present in our world.   This is the struggle of our lifetime, to make sure the vision of a new way forward never dies.

Part of the legacy of Jim Carlson is that he taught his students by his presence and his witness.  He taught that it's never wrong to battle in a 'lost cause.'  I've never forgotten it.  

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Moments from 1996’s Spawn/Wildc.a.t.s series.

[morlock-holmes]

Also like, I read some of Carlson's tripe on the statue controversies of 2020, and now I kind of wish I had the skills to make a statue dedicated to and memorializing all the people who took statues down in 2020 and install it in a park somewhere.

Less because I agree with all of them* and more because I'd just find it funny to watch Carlson and his ilk respond. I mean, they do hate it when people take down statues or graffiti them, so...

*though I do agree with some, you read the dedication for the Silent Sam statue?

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[liberty1776]

The Media Firestorm Over Holocaust Denial For years, Tucker Carlson had been the highest-rated host on television, courageously covering the important, controversial topics that few others dared to touch. After his forced departure from FoxNews in April 2023, he soon launched an even bolder interview show on Elon Musk’s Twitter platform, now completely free of the timorous corporate oversight and time constraints that have always crippled network TV. His most remarkable achievement came in February of this year, when he traveled to Moscow and conducted a two hour sit down interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, allowing many tens of millions worldwide to watch the unfiltered responses of … Continue reading →

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Bad movie I have A Christmas Story 1983

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A riptide of econimic ignorance

The following article appeared in the June 7 edition of THIS WEEK Magazine: A riptide of economic ignorance Americans can’t possibly be this ignorant about the economy, can they? Asked Catherine Rampbell of the Washington  Post.  According to a recent Harris-Guardian poll most Americans (55%) think that the country is currently in a recession. The poll “also found that roughly half (49%) of…

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Riders To The Stars | Episode 365

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Riders To The Stars | Episode 365

Jim reflects on a 1954 Sci-Fi that had a large impact on him as a young Monster Kid. The film was the 2nd entry into Ivan Tors’ O.S.I. Trilogy -“Riders To The Stars,” starring Richard Carlson (who also directed), William Lundigan, Martha Hyer, Herbert Marshall, Robert Karnes, James Best and King Donovan. Four men are chosen to pilot a spacecraft and attempt to capture a meteor for study. Find out more about this early space adventure on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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Newly released footage shows J6 insurrectionists ransacking Jim Risch's office Tucker Carlson's latest propaganda campaign whitewashed the right-wing domestic terrorists who assaulted 140 police officers and attempted to execute Vice President Mike Pence during their violent insurrection on January 6. He has focused on painting the insurrectionists as patriotic Americans who were simply exercising their right to protest. — Read the rest https://boingboing.net/2023/03/09/newly-released-footage-shows-j6-insurrectionists-ransacking-jim-rischs-office.html

[nadiagiordana]

Where Women Talk E38: with Children's Author, Jim Carlson

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Contact Fanzine | Kathy Carlson (1979)

Coming Home by Della Van Hise

How long has it been since I gazed at your face? ...When was the last time I looked in your eyes? So many years, given in grace... But now I'm coming home.

The days that we shared on our Lady of Light Crawl lazily through my trembling heart And I am alone in infinite night... But now I'm coming home.

Though I am still shackled by logic's bitter chains, Other humans I've known are all in the past, When I look back quietly remembering you... I am eager to come home.

I remember that day -- when I knew you were gone, And the tide of grief which swallowed my soul. Then, my friend, I did not wish to survive, I was ready to follow you home.

This human half which showed me love's dawn, Has long been a memory, a haunting ghost; It forced me to live though you were gone... When I only wanted to come home.

I close my eyes, safe warmth, in your soul, Now knowing a truth I'd only sensed before. We walk hand in hand through an endless night's light... And now, Jim... together... we are home...

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TMNT: 40TH ANNIVERSARY COMICS CELEBRATION

July 2024

By Kevin Eastman, Edgar Alan Poe, Jim Lawson, Tristan Jones, Gary Carlson, Chris Allan, Erik Burnham, Lloyd Goldfine, Ciro Nieli, Andy Suriano, Tom Waltz, Ronda Pattison , Tom Napolitano, Steve Lavigne, Paul Harmon, Frank Fosco, Adam Guzowski, Sarah Myer, Luis Antonio Delgado, Shawn Lee, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez, Michael Dialynas, Pablo Tunica, Freddie E. Williams II, David Petersen, Ken Mitchroney, Aaron Hazouri, Dan Duncan, Sophie Campbell, Jodi Nishijima, Stan Sakai, and Emi Fujii.

Come and enjoy stories that will remind you of the 40 years of turtle history.

SCORE: 10 *

* Assuming you are familiar with these iterations.

This is a strange read, and curiously, there are three or four highlights for me, and they are not exactly the ones you would imagine.

Spoilers after the break...

The first story by Kevin Eastman is in the Mirage section of the book but... well... I'll leave at that... I wouldn't call it the Mirage we knew.

There is a story by Lawson and Lavigne with the Rat King that... it's fun. But, you know... I wouldn't even try to fit it in canon... the amount of continuity physics you need to bend to place this story is not worth the time. Just enjoy as a new story by these two iconic Mirage artists.

This other story by Tristan H. Jones and Paul Harmon requires more analysis. I'll revisit it on my gang wars video and try to give it more context... but unfortunately... it's just too vague. All I can say for sure is that it happens in the future of that incomplete saga, but the narrator just takes too many artistic choices to be taken at face value.

Also... I believe this is the first official (frontal) appearance of Agent Bishop (unless I got the character wrong, but Jones already tried to introduce him in this saga). I think he is still holding on to it, and I really hope he gets to tell his story. I wouldn't mind a mini-series... just saying!

The Volume 3 story was... not for me. The dialogue alone felt tired.

The Archie adventure was short, eventful, and funny... and it looks amazing too!

In just four pages a new character was introduced and... a new love story was implied! And it's not just a gratuitous cameo... this is a funny sequence.

The Saturday Morning Adventures (the de facto 87 story) looks amazing as usual, but I didn't find the story that interesting. However, it started a theme that would run across most of the stories in this special after this one: Master Splinter.

The 2003 story is a... loose canon?

Hun is Slash, and Shredder is back... so make of that what you want. All I'm going to say is that this felt a lot like watching the beginning of a 2003 episode, with the narration setting the tone.

The 2012 story was one of the least interesting in the previews, but I have to say... it was probably one of the best. It brought back a villain and it technically serves as an excuse to continue the series?

But to me the best thing about the story is the art. I am surprised Ciro Nieli didn't do more comic book work for the Turtles all these years. In fact, if they somehow decided to continue the 2012 universe in 2D in this style... I'm all in. Well, who am I kidding... I would be in anyway... but this looks amazing.

Andy Suriano did probably the most interesting story in the book. Now, I am not sure if his style doesn't translate well to static panels or what the problem is with the comic format... but it doesn't matter... this small story brought in a lot of things that ended on the editing floor after the show's second season was reduced to a few more episodes. There was a rumor about a female turtle, and not only it is here in all its glory, but there is also a brother?

And come on... it's so Lou Jitsu to die with a cliffhanger.

There are two IDW stories. One is another Splinter story, but the other one is perhaps one of the best in this book.

The Ronda Pattison story takes place just before the Armageddon game, and it shows the five turtles in full sibling dynamic (even Jennika). It was refreshing to see these turtles having fun for a change.

There are no stories by the new team, but... well... that's just starting.

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So many icons ✍️ So many iconic lines ✍️

Disney TVA's Tik Tok put together many voice actors like Myrna Velasco, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Kimiko Glenn, Dan Povenmire, Diamond White, Sarah Nicole-Robles, Christy Carlson Romano, Vincent Marella and more for #DisneyTVA40

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UPDATE: Tucker Carlson Responds After Kamala Harris Posts Letter Allegedly from ‘Tucker’ Promoting Gun Control | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft

Heels Up Harris posted "a letter" from none other than Tucker Carlson promoting gun control. Problem is, the letter is a fake.