#Jonathan Weisman

[blogthebooklover]

Was Gargoyles Actually Made For Kids?

This is an interesting video about Disney’s Gargoyles, and I’m glad we’re seeing a resurgence of the show thanks to Disney Plus, the newest run of the comics, and the fact that it’s slowly gaining a following again.  I think it’s aimed mostly at older kids to teens, however adults can enjoy it too.   

Here’s Also Bull Session’s 3 Part Videos About The Cartoon:

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_TbLoFA1xU&t=609s

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5HsLo8D2Q0

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czyi2w_WeFw

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Robert Reich:

Friends, The Republican Party began its national convention last night, with a bow to … (wait for it) … organized labor. You read that correctly. A few days ago, the Republican National Committee sent out an email with this remarkably ironic headline: “RNC STATEMENT ON FAILED BIDEN’S ANTI-UNION, PRO-CHINA POLICIES” This was followed by an even more absurd RNC statement:

[Joe Biden is not pro-union, he is pro-CCP—forcing EV mandates to please Communist China while making gas prices soar and killing auto industry jobs. If Biden really cared about working class Americans, he would stop caving to China, unleash our energy, and make life affordable again for working families. President Trump put hard-working Americans first once, and he will do it again when he’s back in the White House.]

As my friend Harold Meyerson, writing for The American Prospect, notes, the RNC statement didn’t address the Republicans’ enduring and ongoing opposition to unions, or the officials Trump appointed when president (Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb, et al.) who devoted themselves to crippling unions in every way they could.

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O’Brien’s openness to Trump overlooks a Biden record that includes bailing out the union’s multi-employer pension fund and jump-starting a manufacturing and infrastructure renaissance with hiring stipulations favoring union workers, Teamsters very much included. For which reason, among many others, a number of Teamster officers have taken issue with O’Brien’s Trumpian tilt.

As Jonathan Weisman has reported in The New York Times, the Teamsters national office has come down hard on those critics, including filing suit against a member discussion website for using the word “Teamster” in its title. Why didn’t O’Brien use his allotted speaking time to ask the Republicans to adopt the pro-union initiatives that Democrats support and that Republican members of Congress have to a person opposed — like the PRO Act, which would enable workers to unionize without fear of being fired, or raising the national minimum wage from its current $7.25? Why didn’t O’Brien ask them to endorse the recent ruling from Biden’s OSHA that requires employers to provide heat breaks to workers in weather like the kind the nation is currently experiencing? Or ask that Republicans on the NLRB not continue to work to destroy unions, or that Republicans, should Trump win, not scuttle the antitrust suit that Biden’s FTC has brought against Amazon, which the union is seeking to organize? If O’Brien really wanted to do the nation a service, he would have spoken forcefully against Trump’s commitment to deporting undocumented immigrants.

Robert Reich calls out the Republican Party’s purported support for workers’ rights even while they continued to advance anti-worker policies, including by laughably painting President Joe Biden, who has had a stellar pro-union record, as “anti-union.”

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien spoke at the RNC last night to sing the praises of serial union-buster Donald Trump.

[lilyvalerieorchard]

Sorry but I ,along with other certain leftist content creators, just can't go after Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Michael Bay, Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine, Todd Philips, the Postal devs, the Hatred devs or any other cishet white male reactionary creators. We're just too scared of getting attacked by their channer-board fanboys.

That's why we ONLY ever stick to attacking marginalized creators like Rebecca Sugar, ND Stevenson, Dana Terrace, G. Willow Wilson, Jeremy Whitley, Sina Grace, Vira Ayala, David Gaider, Tini Howard, Leah Williams, James Tynion IV, Grant Morrison, ect. Or (if we're extra charitable) innocent, non-bigoted, non-marginalized creators just doing their jobs like Jason Aaron, Dan Slott, Donny Cates, Tom Taylor, Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Greg Weisman, Bryke, Jonathan Hickman, Brian Michael Bendis, Tom King, Neil Druckmann, Rian Johnson and others. It helps us earn more woke brownie points!

[jonathanferraragallery]

SKYLAR FEIN was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbrella of the Quakers, working for a gay film festival in Seattle, stringing for The New York Times and as pre-med student at University of New Orleans where he moved one week before Hurricane Katrina hit.

In the wreckage of New Orleans, Fein found his new calling as an artist, experimenting with color and composition of the detritus of Katrina. His work soon became known for its pop sensibility as well as its hard-nosed politics. After a few starring roles in group shows, he had his first solo show in May 2008 at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans.

Skylar Fein was the recipient of a 2009 Joan Mitchell Foundation Award and his work is in several prominent collections including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, The Louisiana State Museum, The Birmingham Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, curators Dan Cameron and Bill Arning, and collectors Beth Rudin DeWoody, Lance Armstrong, Lawrence Benenson, Brooke Garber-Neidich, Stephanie Ingrassia and Thomas Coleman. 

[ulkaralakbarova]

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted ’64 Chevy. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Otto Maddox: Emilio Estevez Bud: Harry Dean Stanton Miller: Tracey Walter Leila: Olivia Barash Lite: Sy Richardson Agent Rogersz: Susan Barnes J. Frank Parnell: Fox Harris Oly: Tom Finnegan Lagarto: Del Zamora Napo: Eddie Velez Kevin: Zander Schloss Debbi: Jennifer Balgobin Duke: Dick Rude Archie: Miguel Sandoval Marlene: Vonetta McGee Plettschner: Richard Foronjy Reverend Larry: Bruce White Ms. Magruder: Sue Kiel Mrs. Parks: Helen Martin Repo Wife #2: Angelique Pettyjohn Harry Pace: Con Covert Agent B: Biff Yeager Agent E: Ed Pansullo Miner: Jon St. Elwood Sheriff: David Chung U.F.O. Lady: Cynthia Szigeti Otto Dad: Jonathon Hugger Peason: Dale Reynolds Nurse: Dolores DeLuce Mr. Humphries’ Security Guard: Luis Contreras Carwash Attendant: Alex Cox Rabbi: Michael Nesmith Agent S: Steve Mattson Agent T: Thomas Boyd Mr. Humphries: Charles Hopkins Delilah: Kelitta Kelly Motorcycle Cop: Varnum Honey English Dustbin Lady: Dorothy Bartlett Otto Mom: Sharon Gregg Pakman: Jac McAnelly Additional Blond Agent: Jimmy Buffett Additional Blond Agent: Shep Wickham Additional Blond Agent: Gregg Taylor Additional Blond Agent: Jon Fondy Additional Blond Agent: Keith Miley Additional Blond Agent: Michael Bennett Additional Blond Agent: Brad Jamieson Repo Wife #1: Janet Chan Repo Wife #3: Logan Carter Repo Wife #4: Laura Sorrenson First Repo Victim: George Sawaya Repo Victim’s Wife: Connie Ponce Soda Jerk: Bob Ellis Tow Truck Driver: Quentin Gutierrez Liquor Store Clerk #1: Richard Furukawa Liquor Store Clerk #2: ‘Earthquake’ Hesson Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks): Keith Morris Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks): Greg Hetson Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks): Chuck Biscuits Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks): Earl Liberty Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Clyde Grimes Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Chuck Askerneese Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Kevin Long Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Jerry Miller Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Rob Lampron Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Josh Harris Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Herman Askerneese Laundry Person: Kim Williams Laundry Person: Michele Person Doctor: Wally Cronin Nurse: Monona Wali Bouncer: Cosmo Mata Club Owner: Rodney Bingenheimer Tennis Player: Jorge Martínez Tennis Player: Melanie Schloss Tennis Player: Nancy Richardson Film Crew: Writer: Alex Cox Producer: Peter McCarthy Executive Producer: Michael Nesmith Producer: Jonathan Wacks Director of Photography: Robby Müller Editor: Dennis Dolan Set Decoration: Cheryl Cutler Original Music Composer: Steven Hufsteter Original Music Composer: Tito Larriva Production Design: Lynda Burbank Art Direction: J. Rae Fox Script Supervisor: Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez Script Supervisor: Brenda Weisman Music Supervisor: Kathy Nelson Stunt Coordinator: Eddie Hice Costume Design: Theda DeRamus Associate Producer: Gerald T. Olson Casting: Victoria Thomas Makeup Artist: Sharon Francis Production Manager: Allen Alsobrook First Assistant Director: Betsy Magruder Second Assistant Director: Rip Murray Construction Coordinator: Douglas Dick Property Master: Douglas Fox Leadman: John Lafia Property Master: Ron Seigel Special Effects: Roger George Songs: Iggy Pop Special Effects: Robbie Knott Stunts: Danny Costa Stunt Double: Thomas Boyd Stunts: Rick Barker Stunts: Fred Scheiwiller Stunts: Rick Seaman Stunts: Michael Sinclair Walter Stunts: Harry Wowchuk Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Richard Beggs Assistant Sound Editor: Christopher Flick Sound Editor: Donald Flick Foley Artist: Kim Fowler Supervising Sound Editor: Warren Hamilton Jr. ADR Editor: Bonnie Koehler Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Minkler Production Sound Mixer: Steve Nelson Foley Artist: John Post Sound Recordist: Philip Rogers Gaffe...

[antonio-velardo]

Antonio Velardo shares: Haley Looks to Fight on Home Turf, Which Her Rival Claims as Trump Country by Jonathan Weisman and Rebecca Davis O’Brien

By Jonathan Weisman and Rebecca Davis O’Brien Nikki Haley, facing growing doubts and pressure to drop out, has winnowed the race to a one-on-one contest and is looking to make her case in South Carolina. Published: January 24, 2024 at 10:13PM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/jwmhPfn via IFTTT

[htubmanrenrappingblog]

stefanik criticized for support of trump after push against campus antisemitism

Representative celebrates UPenn president’s resignation as critics point to her support of Trump, who associates with antisemites

Jamie Raskin slams Elise Stefanik over antisemitism hypocrisy (bostonglobe.com) Stefanik criticized for support of Trump after push against campus antisemitism | Republicans | The Guardian Having said that, where does Elise Stefanik get off lecturing anybody about antisemitism and she is the hugest supporter of Donald Trump, who traffics and antisemitism all the time? She didn't utter a peep of protest when he had Kanye West and Nick Fuentes over for dinner. Nick Fuentes, who doubts whether October 7th even took place, because he thinks it was some kind of suspicious propaganda move by the Israelis. The Republican party is filled with people who are entangled with antisemitism like that. Yet, somehow, she gets on her high horse and lectures a Jewish college president from MIT.

UNIVERSITY*PRESIDENTS*YET------republican-stefanik-WANT-TO2023------ NOW-SUPPORT-donald-trumps'------ anti-semitism/January-6-TERROR?

JTA — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is facing growing accusations that his campaign is countenancing anti-Semitism – if not encouraging it outright.

Trump’s foreign policy slogan, “America First,” echoes the World War II-era non-interventionist movement championed by a notorious anti-Semite. During the height of the primary campaign, Trump delayed disavowing the support of white supremacist David Duke. And the candidate has failed to condemn the recent anti-Semitic vitriol directed by supporters against journalists who have written critically of Trump, including New York Times reporter Jonathan Weisman and GQ writer Julia Ioffe.

THE-confedrate-republicans-ARE-SO-FULL-OF-DIVIDE/CONQUER:

Staff were angry about stefanik's actions around Jan. 6 Elise Stefanik's defense of Trump around Jan. 6 clouds her pro-democracy work abroad : NPR

At the National Endowment for Democracy, a lot of people on staff were livid about Stefanik's Jan. 6 vote. One former staffer told NPR that the Endowment's values were "totally undermined and mocked" by its own board member.

More than 60 people signed an internal letter describing Stefanik's actions as "upsetting in the extreme."

Raskin says there is antisemitism in the GOP: ‘Where does Elise Stefanik get off?’ | Washington Examiner

“Somebody like Elise Stefanik has no problem going after Ivy League presidents. What about Donald Trump, who dines with Nicholas Fuentes, who is an unreconstructed Holocaust revisionist neo-Nazi who says that Jews don’t belong in Western civilization?” Raskin said.

He then alluded to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. Trump was quoted as saying that there were “some very fine people on both sides.”

“Jews will not replace us!” was one of the chants that could be heard at that rally, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

“If we’re going to have a conversation about antisemitism, let’s talk about real antisemitism in the Republican Party,” Raskin said Sunday.

OH-republicans-LET'S*TALK*ABOUT*DOMESTIC------ TERROR-ON-COLLEGE-CAMPUSES:

OR-IS-THIS-ATTACK-ON*THREE*IVY*LEAGUE*UNIVERSITY... WOMEN*PRESIDENTS[&ONE*BLACK]... ISJUST-republicans'-AGAINST-DEI[FOR*BLACKS/WOMEN&... OTHERS]/ OR-REALLY-SHOULD-IT-ACTUALLY-BE-CALLED------ republicans'-DIE[NOT-DEI-BUT]republicans-DIE-PUSH------

republicans'DIE=HATE-DIVERSITY/INCLUSION&EQUALITY???

Harvard Prez ATTACKED And GRILLED During Hearing On Antisemitism, Faces Backlash | Roland Martin (youtube.com)

WELL-republicans-LET'S-SURELY-REVISIT-republicans-NON-DEFENSE-TO*SANDY*HOOKS/IT'S-STILL-HAPPENING:

[Joe Biden speaks to Sandy Hook families, addresses gun control]

[Raw video: Obama on republican-Senate rejecting gun measure]-EVEN------ AFTER*SANDY*HOOKS???

AND-AGAIN-republicans------

[President Biden addresses nation after Uvalde shooting]

Atlanta School Shooting: Antoinette Tuff Tells Alleged School Shooter She Loves Him in 911 Call

Faith Under Fire | Official Trailer #4 | Lifetime (youtube.com)

Faith Under Fire | Official Trailer #4 | Lifetime (youtube.com) YET-STILL------ republicans-CAN-PRODUCE-ONLY------ RACIST/POLITICAL-HATRED???

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[fuojbe-beowgi]

"DeSantis, in Rare CNN Interview, Defends His Struggling Campaign" by Jonathan Weisman and Maya King via NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/us/politics/ron-desantis-cnn-south-carolina.html?partner=IFTTT

[ubu507]

Jackson Cox, a 17-year-old who will vote for the first time in 2024, drove from Albert Lea, Minn., to hear the [Republican] candidates he will chose from. Top of mind for him are the taxpayer dollars he said were being wasted before they reach American troops fighting for freedom in Ukraine -- never mind that no U.S. troops are fighting in Ukraine. -- Jonathan Weisman

[cavenewstimes]

Michigan Democrats Set to Repeal Law That Hampered Unions Jonathan Weisman on March 22, 2023 at 4:35 PM

A state is rolling back a so-called right-to-work law for the first time in decades, as depleted unions must now relearn how to bolster their ranks. A state is rolling back a so-called right-to-work law for the first time in decades, as depleted unions must now relearn how to bolster their ranks. Read More  NYT > U.S. News 

[remainnstobeseen]

They’re Trying to Topple Trump. But They Barely Utter His Name.

By Jonathan Weisman and Maggie Haberman The former president’s Republican rivals appear highly reluctant to criticize him, and Nikki Haley didn’t even mention him as she jumped into the race this week. Published: February 15, 2023 at 05:00AM via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/DIRPwrc

[sjbattleangel]

Ugh! Yep. Steven Universe is considered by many to be completely identical to hateful bile like The Turner Diaries. You know? Because an incredibly diverse, queer friendly animation milestone created by a non-binary, bisexual Jewish woman and one of the most horrific acts of Neo-Nazi hate speech committed to page are totally the same! (Sarcasm) It gets worse! Cartoons considered "Irredeemable Media":

Steven Universe

She-Ra

Star Vs,

Voltron: Legendary Defender,

Young Justice,

Most Disney films

TMNT 2012

My Hero Academia

Naruto

Kill La Kill

Dragon Ball Z

AKIRA

Anything by Satoshi Kon

Evangelion

Heavy Metal

Anything by Ralph Bakshi

Teen Titans (GO! and '03)

Anything by Greg Weisman

Anything by Don Bluth

Ren & Stimpy

Rick & Morty

Futurama

The Simpsons Comics considered "Irredeemable Media":

Anything by Dan Slott,

Anything by Geoff Johns

Anything by Jason Aaron

Anything by Jonathan Hickman

Anything by Grant Morrison

Anything by Scott Snyder

Anything by James Tynion IV

Anything by Joshua Williamson

Anything by Marjorie Liu

Anything by Devin Grayson

Anything by Vita Ayala

Anything by Ann Nocenti

Anything by Rick Reminder

Anything by Chris Claremont

Anything by Jeremy Whitley

Anything by Sina Grace

Anything by Adam Glass

Anything by Brian Michael Bendis

Anything by Joe Glass

Anything by Leah Williams

Anything by Katsuhiro Otomo

Anything by Marv Wolfman

Anything by G. Willow Willson

Gail Simone's entire Birds Of Prey run

Anything by Gail Simone

Anything by Tom Taylor

Anything by Tom King

The entire X-Men series

The entire Deadpool series

The Dark Knight Returns

The Killing Joke

Watchmen Video games considered "Irredeemable Media":

Grand Theft Auto

Doom

The Last Of Us 1 and 2

Wolfenstein: The new Order and The New Colossus

Bayonetta

Tomb Raider (old and new)

Fire Emblem

Ninja Gaiden

Dragon's Crown

Ratchet and Clank

Jak and Daxter

Sly Cooper

Persona

Final Fantasy

Sonic The Hedgehog

Street Fighter

Soul Calibur

Halo

Bioshock

Bioshock Infinite

Metal Gear Solid Films considered "Irredeemable Media":

Everything by Stanley Kubrick

Everything by Brian De Palma

Everything by Quentin Tarantino

Everything by Clint Eastwood

Everything by Tim Burton

Everything by Wes Anderson

Everything by Dario Argento

Everything by John Carpenter

everything by Sergio Leone

Everything by Sam Peckinpah

Everything by Rian Johnson

Everything by J.J Abrams

Everything by Matt Reeves

Everything by Sam Raimi

Deadpool 1 and 2

The Dark Knight Trilogy

Everything by P.T.A Anderson

Everything by Tim Miller

Everything by Steven Soderburgh

Everything by Oliver Stone

Everything by Gaspar Noe'

Everything by Paul Verhoven

Everything by David Cronenburg

Everything by Alfred Hitchcock

Everything by David Lynch

everything by David Fincher

Everything by Lars Von Trier

The Mad Max series

The Matrix

The Indiana Jones series

The Star Wars series

Any film from the 80's

The entire horror genre

Nearly all of the MCU

A.N: This list is MOSTLY satirical. A.N.N: Yes, it's Toxic Purity Culture. A.N.N.N: This is stupid.

What the fuck is irredeemable media? I thought it was The Turner Diaries and Nazi shit but people are saying Steven Universe is irredeemable? Classic literature?

The hell are they smoking?

Yeah, "irredeemable media" is basically just another purity culture term. It basically just means "anything and everything I don't like" at this point.

[guam-671-dv8]

NYTimes: Blowback Over Griner’s Release Exposes Depth of America’s Divisions

Blowback Over Griner’s Release Exposes Depth of America’s Divisions https://nyti.ms/3V0NMH7

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Blowback Over Griner’s Release Exposes Depth of America’s Divisions

Past hostage exchanges have sparked criticism, but the response to Brittney Griner’s homecoming has been fueled by the politics of race, gender and sexual orientation.

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A mural by Isaac Campbell in Washington that depicts Brittney Griner and other Americans detained abroad.Credit...Olivier Douliery/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images



By Jonathan Weisman and Ken Bensinger

Dec. 9, 2022

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There was a time when the release of American citizens who had been unjustly imprisoned by a foreign adversary was a moment for bipartisan relief and celebration: the 2018 return of three men from North Korea, secured by President Donald J. Trump, or the 1991 freeing of Terry Anderson, an American journalist, after years of captivity in Lebanon.

Those moments felt like sepia-toned artifacts on Friday as Brittney Griner, the women’s basketball star, slipped quietly into a military base in Texas for evaluation following her release from Russia, while a Fox News reporter peppered the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, with pointed questions about an exchange that he said had sent the “Merchant of Death” to Russia for a “professional athlete.”

Within hours of Ms. Griner’s release, much of the right wing was in full outrage mode, seizing upon both the man Ms. Griner had been exchanged for — Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian arms merchant serving time, in part, for endangering American lives — and the Biden administration’s failure to secure the release as well, or instead, of a former Marine, Paul Whelan, who has languished in a Russian prison since his 2018 arrest on espionage charges.

A considerable amount of attention was also paid to who Ms. Griner is: a Black woman, a celebrity, a married lesbian and, though it had gone largely unnoticed until now, an assertive liberal — one who, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, called to stop playing the national anthem at her team’s basketball games.

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From the early days of the Cold War through the protracted conflict in Afghanistan, hostage releases have carried political risks, especially when they involve prisoner exchanges, said Danielle Gilbert of Dartmouth College, an expert on such deals. The scenes of joy and the human drama of a return to freedom must be tempered by the knowledge that victory was attained through a deal with an adversary — almost always involving a concession that the adversary dearly wanted.

And, of course, legitimate questions can be raised about these swaps, including whether they encourage still more hostage-taking or could endanger Americans, like Mr. Whelan, who are left behind.

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A photo provided by the Russian Federal Security Service of Ms. Griner on a plane after being released on Friday.Credit...Russian Federal Security Service, via Associated Press

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Ms. Griner arrived in San Antonio on Friday.Credit...Suzanne Cordeiro/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The Biden Presidency

Here’s where the president stands after the midterm elections.

A New Primary Calendar: President Biden’s push to reorder the early presidential nominating states is likely to reward candidates who connect with the party’s most loyal voters.

A Defining Issue: The shape of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and its effects on global markets, in the months and years to come could determine Mr. Biden’s political fate.

Beating the Odds: Mr. Biden had the best midterms of any president in 20 years, but he still faces the sobering reality of a Republican-controlled House for the next two years.

2024 Questions: Mr. Biden feels buoyant after the better-than-expected midterms, but as he turns 80, he confronts a decision on whether to run again that has some Democrats uncomfortable.

Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, who hopes to be speaker in the Republican-controlled House next year, touched on that when he appeared on Fox News to condemn the “trumped-up charge” against Ms. Griner but to say that the exchange with Mr. Bout had “made us weaker.” He added, “It’s made Putin stronger, and it’s made Americans more vulnerable.”

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But Ms. Griner’s case has gone beyond such calculations, into the fraught arenas of race, gender and sexual orientation, and at a time of make-no-concessions partisanship, when large swaths of the American public are steeped in the grievance politics and adversary demonization of Mr. Trump and his acolytes.

The former president’s son Donald Jr. swiped at Ms. Griner’s identity when he wrote that the Biden administration “was apparently worried that their DEI score would go down if they freed an American Marine,” using the corporate-world acronym for diversity, equity and inclusion.

His father, the former president, took issue with Ms. Griner’s political views, declaring that she “openly hated our Country.” Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia called the prisoner swap “another reason to impeach Biden.”

And those were among the more tame comments from the Trump-dominated right.

“There’s that underlying sense that this is part of the Democrats’ focusing on someone who is sympathetic to them and leaving a Marine behind,” said David Silbey, a military historian at Cornell University. “It fits nicely in the narrative that a lot of the right is telling America, about who gets the privilege in Biden’s America.”

Prisoner exchanges have long been politically difficult, especially for Democratic presidents. Mr. Whelan was taken prisoner when Mr. Trump was in the White House, and his sister, Elizabeth Whelan, a supporter of Mr. Trump, pleaded with officials close to the president to try to win his release. In the summer of 2019, Mr. Whelan begged Mr. Trump for his assistance — “Tweet your intentions,” he shouted to reporters from inside a glass cage at the Moscow City Court — to no avail.

Yet it is Mr. Trump’s successor who is taking the heat."

[ramascreen]

Hulu Renews Comedy Series “This Fool” For a 2nd Season

Hulu Renews Comedy Series “This Fool” For a 2nd Season

Hulu Original comedy series “This Fool,” which hails from ABC Signature, has been renewed for a second season with ten episodes. The first season premiered on August 12th and all ten episodes are now streaming on Hulu. “This Fool” is written and executive produced by Chris Estrada, Pat Bishop, Jake Weisman and Matt Ingebretson. Jonathan Groff and Fred Armisen also serve as executive producers on…

[antonio-velardo]

Antonio Velardo shares: How Haley Lost New Hampshire: Ignoring Lessons from Underdogs of the Past by Jonathan Weisman

By Jonathan Weisman The state has offered defeated candidates second chances and improbable victories, but Nikki Haley couldn’t get voters to throw her a life vest. Published: January 24, 2024 at 02:14PM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2CZBQ1S via IFTTT