#Orlando Cohen

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Orlando Cohen - Planet V (2024)

Um disco sereno e bonito que mostra um lado mais introspectivo de um dos guitar hero nacionais.

Um disco sereno e bonito que mostra um lado mais introspectivo de um dos guitar hero nacionais. Orlando Cohen será sempre reconhecido como guitarrista dos saudosos Censurados, mas também dos Peste & Sida e de tantos outros projectos da música rock nacional. O seu caminho tem sido feito de bandas e de projectos, nem sempre com longevidade ou consequência, mas no meio disso vai sempre trabalhando…

[genevieveetguy]

Making Of, Cédric Kahn (2023)

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"Thank You" raffle for donors to Misha's United24 campaign in Ukraine 🇺🇦

If you donated $10 or more, submit your receipt for a chance to win items signed by Supernatural cast members

Ends Sat, June 10 at 11:59pm EDT

Winners announced on Sun, June 11

Each raffle entry "costs" $10 (every $10 you donate gets you one entry)

Everyone has a chance of winning, but the winners who have donated the most get to choose their prize:

2.13 "Houses of the Holy" outline (cover + 9 pp. text) signed in 2023 by Jake Abel, Rob Benedict, Matt Cohen, Misha Collins, Julie McNiven, and Richard Speight Jr. at Creation Tour (Dallas), JIB 11, and Crossroads 6

11.09 "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" production draft (47 pp.) signed by Ruth Connell and Mark Sheppard at Crossroads 6

13.06 "Tombstone" blue pages (41 pp. total, 36 pp. dialogue) signed by Misha Collins at Creation Tour (NJ)

If we receive $500+ in receipts we'll add:

15.02 (aired as 15.01) "Back and to the Future" production draft (45 pp.) and blue pages (13 pp.), production draft signed by Jake Abel and Misha Collins at Creation Tour (Vegas)

If we receive $1000+ in receipts we'll add:

3.11 (aired as 3.12) "Jus in Bello" writers 3rd draft (52 pp.) signed by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki at Creation's Salute to Supernatural (DC 2022)

12.07 "Rock Never Dies" production draft signed by Misha Collins at Creation Tour (Dallas)

Stretch Goals:

If we receive $2000+ in receipts we'll add:

12.20 "Twigs & Twine & Tasha Banes" production draft signed by director Richard Speight Jr. and production designer Jerry Wanek at Creation's Salute to Supernatural (Orlando 2022)

If we receive $3000+ in receipts we'll add:

14.09 "The Spear" yellow draft signed by Misha Collins at Creation's Salute to Supernatural (Nashville 2022)

If we receive $4000+ in receipts we'll add:

15.05 "Proverbs 17:3" blue draft signed by director Richard Speight Jr. at Creation's Salute to Supernatural (Nashville 2022), set includes pink pages, yellow pages, green pages

If we receive $5000+ in receipts we'll add:

14.01 "Stranger in a Strange Land" blue draft signed by Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles at Crossroads 6, set includes pink pages

To enter, send in a screenshot of your receipt ⤵️

Entry: https://forms.gle/jAL9UNobjYe9AjhP7

Misha's United24 campaign: https://donorbox.org/collins_demining

Winners will be required to cover the cost of shipping (around $10, int'l around that, we'll let you know exact cost)

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The raffle is now closed, we are $180 short of our $4k stretch goal so we will not be adding the 15.05 set or the concept art set to the prize pool.

We'll be announcing winners Sunday evening, winners have 72 hrs to get back to us before we draw a new winner.

Thank you.

[barbiebutgayer]

Celebrities who are supporting Isr*el-

#boycotthollywood 🇵🇸

Gal Gadot

Mayim Bialik

Madonna

Baby Israel, I mean, Ariel

Adam Sandler

Brett Gelman

Bob Odenkirk

Amy Schumer

Floyd Mayweather

Jerry Seinfeld

Jamie Lee Curtis

Chris Pine

Mark Hamill

Howie Mandel

George Lopez

Ryan Murphy

Noah Schnapp

Millie Bobby Brown

Justin Bieber

Hailey Bieber

Florence Pugh

Natalie Portman

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jack Black

Jeremy Shada

Liev Schreiber

Selena Gomez

Kris Jenner

Kim Kardashian

Kylie Jenner

Scooter Braun

Micheal Rapaport

Montana Tucker

James Maslow

U2

Emily Austin

Gregg Sulkin

Barbra Streisand

Nathaniel Buzolic

Ronen Rubinstein

Isla Fisher

Yael Grobglas

Sofia Richie

Ashley Tisdale

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Nina Dobrev

Andy Cohen

Mindy Kaling

Blake Lively

Ryan Reynolds

Dwayne Johnson

Kathy Griffin

Debra Messing

Timothée Chalamet

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Tom Brady

Mark Zuckerberg

Alec Baldwin

Jordan Peele

LeBron James

Rosie O’Donald

Tyler Perry

Gwyneth Paltrow

Chris Rock

Bradley Cooper

Justin Timberlake

Jon Hamm

Judd Apatow

Julianna Margulies

Karlie Kloss

Katy Perry

Orlando Bloom

Olivia Wilde

Brooke Shields

Tiffany Haddish

Will Ferrell

James Corden

Courteney Cox

Diane Von Furstenberg

Ben Savage

Josh Peck

Ivanka Trump

Van Jones

Leonardo DiCaprio

Quentin Tarantino

Casey Neistat

Ethan Klein

Hila Klein

Moses Hacmon

Trisha Paytas

Drew Barrymore

Caroline D'Amore

and these are only some, there’s so many more people :(

[jules-has-notes]

Get Back Up Again — VoicePlay music video

Most people will never undertake an arduous journey to save an entire community. But whether the task is large or small, everyone needs a little pep talk now and then. VoicePlay took this energetic anthem of self-motivation, added some extra harmonies, and put their own entertaining spin on it. Give it a listen and let them lift your mood.

Details:

title: Get Back Up Again

original performer: Anna Kendrick as Princess Poppy in Trolls (2016)

written by: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

arranged by: Layne Stein

release date: 10 May 2018

My favorite bits:

recreating the Dreamworks fanfare with their adorable animated avatars sitting on the VP logo, particularly the harmonized ♫ "Ta-da!" ♫

Earl's vulnerable tone on his opening lines

the peppy major harmonies for ♫ "It's gonna be a fantastic day." ♫

that quick little bell chord on ♫ "gonna sing" ♫

✨ glitter farts ✨ as part of the group percussion line

the back row's little plucked guitar line behind Geoff's lead

the exaggerated auto-tune on J.None's solo riff, in keeping with the movie character

those subtle bass slides Geoff does underneath

Eli's clear, cheerful tone for his lead section

Earl and J doing little shoulder bounces to go with their stacatto harmony line

♫ "I'm really really really gonna be OKAY!" ♫ "Heeey." ♫

Layne's deep ingressive "Yeah!" transitioning out of the bridge

Eli's nervous ♫ "The bergens are coming" ♫ counterpoint

the camera shake timed to Earl and Layne's ♫ "knock knock" ♫

"Hug time!" "Hug time!" "Hug time is my favorite!"

Earl's silly "Hello!" with the spider in the outro

that sneaky snippet of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as a coda during the end screen

Trivia:

The guys' animated troll avatars were drawn by artist Leon King. Both the art and VoicePlay's wardrobe were inspired by the characters in the original movie.

The stuffed worm that Geoff holds is named Mr. Dinkles, and is the beloved pet of Biggie. On the few occasions in the Trolls movies when he says anything other than "mew", he speaks in a surprisingly bassy voice.

That final excerpt from "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (an orchestral piece about trolls from Norse mythology) was included in the movie as a repeated motif in "Hair Up". Layne eventually created a full a cappella version of "Mountain King" for VoicePlay four years later.

This video was filmed at Studio One in Orlando, a new location for the group.

In addition to her usual role as production manager, Kathy Castellucci is also credited as "puppet master", with assistance from Hayley Cohen, Rek Dunn, and Nick Perez. Those plush bugs don't fly on their own, after all.

The YouTube description goof for this video is a simple, "Shhhhh… Candace Bergens…"

Layne's rhythmic stomping and accompanying antics during on-set rehearsals made J.None crack up.

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Layne posted a snippet of his editing process on Instagram while the guys were on the road as a teaser for the full video.

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They even made a dedicated teaser clip for this one. (Check out those lucious chords!)

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This track was later included on VoicePlay's "Citrus" album, which compiled most of the songs they recorded from 2017-19. Because the individual songs had already been made available digitally, that album is exclusively a physical item that can only be purchased at live shows or through their website.

[celebritieswhosupportgenocide]

Abdul, Paula Accardi, Gimena Aniston, Jennifer Apatow, Judd Baddiel, David Baron Cohen, Sacha Bass, Lance Bayer, Vanessa Beckham, Sara Benson, Ashley Bialik, Mayim Bieber, Justin Biel, Jessica Black, Jack Bloom, Orlando Braun, Scott Brie, Alison Brolin, Josh Cain, Dean Carr, Jimmy Chastain, Jessica Chenoweth, Kristen Cohen, Andy Collins, Lily Condor, Lana Cooper, Bradley Cox, Courtney Crystal, Billie Curtis, Jamie Lee David, Cazzie Davis, Viola Debose, Ariana Del Rey, Lana Deschanel, Zooey Deutch, Zoey Dewan, Jenna Diddy Combs, Sean Dobrev, Nina Douglas, Michael Dr. Phil Eric, Andre Fanning, Dakota Ferrell, Will Fisher, Isla Foster, Chelsea Fry, Stephen Gad, Josh Gadot, Gal Gage, Lukas Garner, Jennifer Garner, Julia Garrix, Martin Gellar, Sarah Michelle Gelman, Brett Gilmour, David Gomez, Sarah Goodblum, Jason Groban, Josh Groff, Jonathan Haddish, Tiffany Hamil, Mark Hamm, Jon Handler, Selena Hargitay, Mariska Hewitt, Jennifer Love Hudgens, Vanessa Hyland, Sarah Imbruglia, Natalia Jackson, Paris Jenner, Kris Jenner, Taylor Judge Judy Kailing, Mindy Kardashian ,Amy Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kemsley, Dorit King, Joey Kiyoko, Hayley Kloss, Karlie Kunis, Mila Lautner, Nicole Leggero, Natasha Levine, Adam Levy, Eugene Levy, Shawn Lohan, Lindsay Lohan, Lindsay Longoria, Eva Lucas, Matt LuPone, Patti Madonna Mamet, Zosia Marguiles, Julianna McGregor, Ewan Mendel, Howie Messing, Debra Meyers, Seth Mia, Pia Michele, Lea Miguel Milano, Alyssa Mirren, Helen Moore, Mandy Morrone, Camila Munn, Olivia Norris, Chuck O'Donnel, Rosie Oberman, Tracy-Ann Ora, Rita Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Oyelowo, David Pascal, Amy Paulson, Sarah Peck, Josh Peele, Jordan Peltz, Kim Perry, Katy Phillipps, Busy Plaza, Aubrey Pompeo, Ellen Portman, Natalie Prisloo, Behati Richie, Sofia Riley, Rachel Rock, Chris Rock, Chris Rose, Ruby Rosenthal, Phil Roth, Ellie Rowling, JK Saldaña, Zoe Sandler, Adam Savage, Ben Schnapp, Noah Schreiber, Liev Schumer, Kylie Schwartz, Lorraine Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwimmer, David Segel, Jason\ Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, Jessica Shannon, Molly Shields, Brooke Short, Martin Silverman, Brooklyn Snyder, Zach Sommerhalder, Ian Spears, Lynn Jamie Spektor, Regina Stiller, Ben Sting Stone, Sharon Sudeikis, Jason Theroux, Justin Thorne, Bella Timberlake, Justin Tisdale, Ashley Waititi, Taika Walsh, Kate Washington, Kerry Whiterspoon, Reese Wilde, Olivia Williams, Tyler James Wu, Constance Yatra, Sebastian Zimmer, Constance Zinchenko Zoe, Rachel Zuckerman, Jeremy

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List 10 songs with 10 names in the titles that you like, and then tag 10 people.

((ty for the tag @spookymoonie ilysm 🕺))

1. leonard cohen - boygenius

2. silver timothy - damien jurado

3. francesca - hozier

4. victoria - john mayer

5. dear john - taylor swift

6. oh caroline - the 1975

7. babe ruth - coin

8. judas - lady gaga

9. orlando - leith ross

10. bambi - hippo campus

i don’t even know 10 ppl fhfhfhfhfhd np tagging @parttimeromantic @arcturusnebula @moonheavens @butcherbacterium @colgatebluemintygel @kaaaaaaarf @plecotusauritus & everyone else that wants to show us ur songs 🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺

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Supporters of #NoHostageLeftBehind Open Letter to Joe Biden - Part 1/2

The letter consists of lies, no mention of Palestinian genocides, and a call for ceasefire.

Read the full letter:

Dear President Biden,

We are heartened by Friday's release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan [Raanan] and by today's release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity.

But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered—women raped, families burned alive, and infants beheaded.

Thank you for your unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group's founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.

We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this moment, freedom for the hostages.

We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or otherwise, we need to bring them home.

Supporters:

Adam & Jackie Sandler

Amy Schumer

Aaron Sorkin

Barry Diller

Behati Prinsloo

Bella Thorne

Ben Stiller

Bob Odenkirk

Bobbi Brown

Bradley Cooper

Brett Gelman

Chris Rock

Constance Wu

Courteney Cox

David Alan Grier

David Chang

David Geffen

David Oyelowo

Diane Von Furstenberg

Eli Roth

Emma Seligman

Eric Andre

Ewan McGregor

Gal Gadot

Gwyneth Paltrow

Harvey Keitel

Isla Fisher

Jack Black

James Brolin

Jason Blum

Jason Sudeikis

Jeff Goldblum

Jerry Seinfeld

Jesse Plemons

Jessica Biel

Jessica Seinfeld

Joey King

John Slattery

Jon Hamm

Jordan Peele

Josh Brolin

Judd Apatow

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Julia Garner

Julianna Margulies

Julie Rudd

Justin Theroux

Justin Timberlake

Karlie Kloss

Katy Perry

Kirsten Dunst

Lana Del Rey

Laura Dern

Liev Schreiber

Madonna

Martin Short

Michelle Williams

Mila Kunis

Nicola Peltz

Noa Tishby

Olivia Wilde

Orlando Bloom

Paul & Julie Rudd

Richard Jenkins

Rita Ora

Ross Duffer

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sam Levinson

Sarah Paulson

Sean Combs

Shira Haas

Sting & Trudie Styler

Taika Waititi

Thomas Kail

Tiffany Haddish

Tyler Perry

Will Ferrell

Andy Cohen

Alex Edelman

Amy Sherman Palladino

Aubrey Plaza

Barry Levinson

Billy Crystal

Brad Falchuk

Brian Grazer

Bridget Everett

Brooke Shields

Chelsea Handler

Chloe Fineman

Chris Jericho

Colleen Camp

David Schwimmer

Dawn Porter

Dean Cain

Debra Messing

Elisabeth Shue

Erin Foster

Eugene Levy

Gene Stupinski

Gina Gershon

Guy Oseary

Henry Winkler

Holland Taylor

James Corden

Jason Reitman

Jessica Elbaum

Jimmy Carr

Jonathan Ross

Josh Charles

Juliette Lewis

Kristen Schaal

Kristin Chenoweth

Lea Michele

Mark Foster

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Matthew Weiner

Michael Rappaport

Molly Shannon

Noah Schnapp

Pattie LuPone

Regina Spektor

Sara Foster

Sarah Cooper

Scott Braun

Seth Meyers

Sharon Stone

Zack Snyder

Zoey Deutch

Zosia Mamet

Zoe Saldana

Alex Aja

Aaron Bay-Schuck

Amy Chozick

Aron Coleite

Adam Goodman

Alan Grubman

Adam Levine

Allan Loeb

Amy Pascal

Angela Robinson

Antonio Campos

Anthony Russo

Alexandra Shiva

Andrew Singer

Alison Statter

Alona Tal

Ali Wentworth

Ari Dayan

Ari Greenburg

Arik Kneller

Ashley Levinson

Asif Satchu

Barbara Hershey

Barry Rosenstein

Beau Flynn

Ben Turner

Ben Winston

Ben Younger

Blair Kohan

Bobby Kotick

Brad Slater

Bradley Fischer

Bruna Papandrea

Cameron Curtis

Casey Neistat

Cazzie David

Charles Roven

Chris Fischer

Christian Carino

Cindi Berger

Claire Coffee

Craig Silverstein

Dan Aloni

Dan Rosenweig

Dana Goldberg

Dana Klein

Danny Strong

Daniel Palladino

Danielle Bernstein

Danny Cohen

Daphne Kastner

David Bernad

David Baddiel

David Ellison

David Gilmour &

Polly Sampson

David Goodman

David Joseph

David Kohan

David Lowery

Deborah Lee Furness

Deborah Snyder

Donny Deutsch

Doug Liman

Douglas Chabbott

Eddy Kitsis

Edgar Ramirez

Elizabeth Himelstein

Embeth Davidtz

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Erik Feig

Evan Jonigkeit

Evan Winiker

Francis Benhamou

Francis Lawrence

Fred Raskin

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Peste & Sida - "Paulinha" - Live 1989

Os Peste & Sida são uma banda de rock portuguesa constituída no Verão de 1986, em Lisboa. A banda era formada por João San Payo (baixo), Luís Varatojo (guitarra) Eduardo Dias (bateria) e João Pedro Almendra que se junta ao grupo para se encarregar das vocalizações; Orlando Cohen entra pouco depois.

Participaram pela primeira vez no 4º Concurso de Música Moderna do Rock Rendez-Vous, mas entretanto conseguiram contrato de gravação com a independente Transmédia e editaram logo de seguida o LP Veneno. Este disco revela uns Peste & Sida próximos da estética Punk em temas como Veneno, Furo na Cabeça, Gingão ou Carraspana.

A capa do disco é uma cópia de London Calling, dos britânicos The Clash.

O som do grupo começa a ultrapassar as fronteiras do Punk e alarga-se a outros géneros como o reggae, o rock e o rap. Esta evolução nota-se no segundo disco, Portem-se Bem, um LP que tem no tema Sol da Caparica, uma versão de um tema americano dos anos 60, o seu maior sucesso. Outros temas são Chuta Cavalo...E Morrerás, a versão do tema popular alentejano Vamos Lá Saindo e Paulinha.

A banda começa a dar muitos espectáculos e faz as primeiras partes dos ingleses P.I.L. (grupo liderado por John Lydon, então Johnny Rotten vocalista dos Sex Pistols).

O Máxi-single Homem da Sorte/Reggaesida, editado em 1989, foi gravado pelo quarteto San Payo, Varatojo, Almendra e Raposo.

Entretanto entra como segundo guitarrista, vindo dos Vómito, Nuno Rafael, ao mesmo tempo que João Pedro Almendra abandona o projeto.

A banda prepara o seu novo trabalho discográfico, estreado em Abril de 1990, com o título Peste & Sida é Que é. Este disco inclui uma versão do tema A Morte Saiu à Rua de José Afonso e outros temas como o apelativo Vamos Ao Trabalho! e Maldição.

Raposo abandona a bateria e para o seu lugar entra Marco, ainda a tempo de participar nas gravações do seguinte álbum do grupo: Eles Andam Aí. Nele se encontram temas como No Meu Tempo Não Era Assim e RFM (Rock Faz Mal), uma crítica à estação de rádio RFM, que se recusou a passar os temas do grupo.

Em 1993 é editado o disco O melhor dos Peste & Sida, um somatório dos dois discos gravados para a editora Polygram.

Para o grupo entram João Cardoso (teclas) e Sérgio Nascimento (bateria), este último a substituir Marco. O grupo, com esta nova formação toca no Terreiro do Paço, em Lisboa, nas comemorações do 25 de Abril e apresenta uma versão de Bully Bull, clássico do rhythm'n'blues que intitulam Bule Bule.

Em 1994 participam no disco e no concerto de homenagem a José Afonso com a sua versão de O Homem da Gaita.

O grupo começa a ter uma actividade paralela sob o nome de Despe & Siga, interpretando versões em português de clássicos do rock. Durante algum tempo existiriam os Peste e os Despe, até que a saída de San Payo (que queria manter os dois grupos) leva à extinção dos Peste & Sida.

No dia 21 de Outubro de 2002, a Universal lançou a compilação A Verdadeira História dos Peste & Sida.

Os Peste & Sida regressaram em força na Primavera de 2004. Um novo disco foi editado com o sugestivo título de Tóxico. A formação da banda é, agora, para além de João Sampayo (voz e baixo), Orlando Cohen (guitarra, voz), João Alves (guitarra, voz) e Marte Ciro (bateria e voz). Orlando Cohen tinha sido, já, membro da banda numa das suas formações anteriores.

[mothpawbs]

here's the rough draft of the mcr vs lord huron compare/contrast essay i'm doing for a college class bc i can't be stopped

it's under the read more, also i'm tagging the people who said in the tags of my last post about this that they'd like to read it, thanks for encouraging my chaos. enjoy :)

               There are many bands and musicians in the world. Because of this, there is bound to be some overlap and similarities between artists eventually. But while this is usually confined to artists of similar genres, occasionally there will be two bands from completely different scenes who are remarkably similar. My Chemical Romance and Lord Huron are two such bands. Quite popular within their own circles, but scarcely heard of beyond pop culture references outside of their fanbases, both have somehow filled the same oddly specific musical and cultural niche while never once interacting.

               One similarity they share is their origins, specifically of their respective founders. My Chemical Romance was founded in 2001 by New Jersey native Gerard Way, and Lord Huron was founded nine years later in 2010 by the Michigan-born Ben Schneider. Both dabbled in music from a young age, and eventually moved on to be educated as visual artists, something both would use later in the creation of album art and supplemental media for their music. Eventually, both ended up following their dreams of creating bands, with Way creating My Chemical Romance in response to witnessing the 9/11 attacks and Schneider forming Lord Huron simply because it was something he felt he needed to do.

A major difference between the two is their genre of choice. My Chemical Romance is a star of the alternative rock scene, with their heavy instrumentals and dramatic vocals, and has a sound and aesthetic inspired by the works of bands such as Queen, Misfits, Black Flags, The Smiths, and Ramones (La Bella, 2008). Lord Huron brightly contrasts that, with their classic indie folk twang and layered acoustics influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Kate Bush (Orlando, 2022). The closest they ever come in music style is Lord Huron’s third studio album Vide Noir, a vivid departure from their previous folk sound for a heavier, distinctively eerie and distorted garage rock vibe.

Likely the most striking similarity for their fans, both bands are well-known for their extensively narrative-driven concept albums, something which by itself could warrant its own essay. Both bands use their music to tell stories, with each having a surface-level meaning along with a deeper purpose within the overarching plot of an album, as opaque and those plots can sometimes be. My Chemical Romance tells fairly explicit tales, with the doomed murderous duo in I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, the revenge-fueled mission to save a lost lover (likely the same from Bullets) in Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, a cancer patient’s life, death, and subsequent trip to Hell in The Black Parade, and the Killjoys’ resistance against Better Living Industries in Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys. Lord Huron, while having equally rich narratives, are much more vague with their storytelling. Lonesome Dreams tells of a man wandering the world alone, Strange Trails starts with a fast-paced and jaunty gang tale before diving into supernatural themes bordering on cryptid horror, Vide Noir is a bleak and psychotic search for a lost love influenced by drugs and cosmic horrors, and Long Lost seems to be the songs of radio ghosts who maybe don’t quite realize they’re ghosts. Both artists also have companion material for at least one album each, with the story of Danger Days continued through Way’s comic series Killjoys, and Lord Huron recently revealing the full story of Vide Noir with a feature-length film by the same name. Fans of both artists revel in analyzing every video, lyric, and promo piece for details on these stories, and it is the double meanings in their songs that keep many fans coming back for more.

Speaking of these double meanings, another major similarity the bands show is the themes often used in their songs. While their approaches may differ, both bands have one overarching theme that permeates most of their songs: death. My Chemical Romance approaches death from several angles: as a terrifying thing to fight against, and as something to ultimately be embraced. The best example of this is the narrative of The Black Parade, with almost the entire album beingdedicated to the experience and processing of death by the main character, known as the Patient. This is most apparent in the songs The End, Dead!, Cancer, and Famous Last Words. Lord Huron approaches this topic in a similar fashion, with death, as well as one’s memory fading and disappearing, cast as a somber inevitability. This is something the POV of a song is either avoiding (The Man Who Lives Forever, The Yawning Grave, Ancient Names (Parts I and II), and Not Dead Yet) or actively accepting and/or anticipating (The Ghost On The Shore, The Birds Are Singing At Night, Until The Night Turns, Way Out There, Wait By The River, and What Do It Mean). Schneider also adds a third angle, the horror of dying and coming back. This is explored most in the albums Strange Trails and Vide Noir, with songs like The World Ender, Meet Me In The Woods, The Balancer’s Eye, and Back From The Edge detailing what might happen if one dies and returns, for reasons of revenge, rejection by the powers that be, or maybe no reason at all. Another facet of death that both bands explore is death or disappearance of a loved one, with songs like My Chemical Romance’s Helena, The Ghost Of You, and Welcome To The Black Parade, and Lord Huron’s In The Wind, The Night We Met, and Drops In The Lake. In total, both bands have the topic of death covered on almost all fronts possible.

Despite the differences in their genres, influences, presences, and even statuses (with Lord Huron currently still a band and My Chemical Romance only becoming active again recently after an almost ten-year breakup), these two groups share a truly remarkable number of similarities in both their origins and approaches to writing songs and albums. Both explore similar topics, albeit in different ways, and use their chosen medium to process similar themes and bring their stories to audiences that can resonate with them. There is a non-negligible overlap of people who would consider themselves fans of both bands, which, though surprising at first, becomes less shocking when these similarities are weighed against their differences.

@mynervoussystemdoes @smugglerofsass @thatmivy

[valiantstarlights]

I wanted to read the full list of names, but this is all that was left when I clicked the link:

So I went on Gal Gadot's IG because she's Israeli and served in the IDF, and...yeah. Anyway, here's a post she made a couple of days ago with a list of (celebrity) names at the end, most of which OP has already listed above, but not all.

List of names (text ver.) under the cut.

Adam & Jackie Sandler

Amy Schumer

Aaron Sorkin

Andy Cohen

Amy Sherman Palladino

Alex Edelman

Aubrey Plaza

Barry Diller

Behati Prinsloo

Bella Thorne

Ben Stiller

Bob Odenkirk

Bobbi Brown

Bradley Cooper

Brett Gelman

Barry Levinson

Billy Crystal

Brad Falchuk

Brian Grazer

Bridget Everett

Brooke Shields

Chris Rock

Constance Wu

Courteney Cox

Chelsea Handler

Chloe Fineman

Chris Jericho

Colleen Camp

David Allan Grier

David Chang

David Geffen

David Gilmore

David Oyelowo

Diane Von Furstenberg

David Schwimmer

Dawn Porter

Dean Cain

Debra Messing

Eli Roth

Emma Seligman

Eric Andre

Ewan McGregor

Elisabeth Shue

Erin Foster

Eugene Levy

Gal Gadot

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Stupinski

Gina Gershon

Guy Oseary

Henry Winkler

Holland Taylor

Harvey Keitel

Isla Fisher

Justin Timberlake

Jack Black

James Brolin

Jason Blum

Jason Sudeikis

Jeff Goldblum

Jerry Seinfeld

Jesse Plemons

Jessica Biel

Jessica Seinfeld

Joey King

John Slattery

Jon Hamm

Jordan Peele

Josh Brolin

Judd Apatow

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Julia Garner

Julianna Margulies

Julie Rudd

Justin Theroux

James Corden

Jason Reitman

Jessica Elbaum

Jimmy Carr

Jonathan Ross

Josh Charles

Juliette Lewis

Karlie Kloss

Katy Perry

Kirsten Dunst

Kristen Schaal

Kristin Chenoweth

Lana Del Rey

Laura Dern

Lea Michele

Liev Schreiber

Madonna

Martin Short

Michelle Williams

Mila Kunis

Mark Foster

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Matthew Weiner

Michael Rappaport

Molly Shannon

Nicola Peltz

Noa Tishby

Noah Schnapp

Olivia Wilde

Orlando Bloom

Paul & Judy Rudd

Pattie Lupone

Richard Jenkins

Rita Ora

Ross Duffer

Regina Spektor

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sam Levinson

Sarah Paulson

Sean Combs

Shira Haas

Sting & Trudie Styler

Sara Foster

Sarah Cooper

Scott Braun

Seth Meyers

Sharon Stone

Taika Waititi

Thomas Kail

Tiffany Haddish

Tyler Perry

Will Ferrell

Zack Snyder

Zoey Deutch

Zosia Mamet

Zoe Saldana

(Apologies if there are any spelling mistakes on the names. I just typed them all up on my phone.)

I found an absolutely massive 70-page list of all the people in Hollywood who've supported Israel (they signed the “Israel Must Defend Itself” pro-genocide IDF letter, showed support only for Israel, spread IDF propaganda, used “Palestinians are terrorists” language, etc) — but it included tons of people I've never heard of and, like, talent agents and lawyers and non-celebrities... so I went through it and got all the recognizable names + made them into a list (below the cut), because it's important to name exactly who's supporting Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

Additionally, I searched for all the celebrities who've supported Palestine (not liking one post while sharing nothing, not saying something vague about both sides, but actually using language like "genocide" and "apartheid" while talking about what Israel is doing to Palestine), and that's below the cut too — because these people are risking their careers speaking about this, and they actually have a spine and morals.

PRO-ISRAEL:

(I tried to include big names + people I know are popular on Tumblr)

Paula Abdul

Jason Alexander

Judd Apatow

Skylar Astin

Ben Barnes

Lance Bass

Victoria Beckham

Mayim Bialik

Hailey Bieber

Justin Bieber

Jack Black

Selma Blair

Rachel Bloom

Tom Brady

Gemma Chan

Choi Siwon (Super Junior)

Ciara

Lana Condor

Jamie Lee Curtis

Ariana DeBose

Zooey Deschanel

Zoey Deutch

Nina Dobrev

Michael Douglas

Fran Drescher

Chris Evans

Oded Fehr

Stephen Fry

Karol G

Josh Gad

Gal Gadot

Neil Gaiman

Danielle Galligan

Aiden R Gallagher

Andy Garcia

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Jack Dylan Grazer

Harvey Guillén

Grant Gustin

Mark Hamill

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Vanessa Hudgins

Sarah Hyland

Lebron James

Lily James

Kris Jenner

Kylie Jenner

Scarlett Johansson

Dwayne Johnson

Mindy Kaling

Kim Kardashian

Joey King

Ashton Kutcher

Mila Kunis

Taylor Lautner

Zachary Levi

Sam Levinson

Eva Longoria

George Lopez

Demi Lovato

Madonna

Howie Mandel

Katie Marovitch (Dropout)

Debra Messing

Alfred Molina

Mandy Moore

Ryan Murphy

Eric Nam

BJ Novak

Con O'Neil

Rita Ora

Chord Overstreet

Gwyneth Paltrow

Danielle Panabaker

Sarah Paulson

Josh Peck

Chris Pine

Jonah Platt

Billy Porter

Natalie Portman

Florence Pugh

Josh Radnor

Addison Rae

Eli Roth

JK Rowling

Adam Sandler

Ben Savage

Noah Schnapp (Mr. "You either stand with Israel or you stand with terrorism" himself)

Leiv Schreiber

Amy Schumer

David Schwimmer

Jerry Seinfield

Sarah Silverman

Ian Somerhalder

Song Seung-hyun

Regina Spektor

Tara Strong

Harry Styles

Bella Thorne

Phoebe Tonkin

Ashley Tisdale

Usher

Taika Waititi

Paul Wesley

Reese Witherspoon

Elijah Wood

PEOPLE WHO SPOKE OUT IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINE:

This includes people who've spoken out this week, as well as people who've spoken out in the past.

Bella Hadid — "This is not about spewing hate on one or the other. This is about Israeli colonization, ethnic cleansing, military occupation, and apartheid over the Palestinian people that has been going on for YEARS!" + she got blacklisted and lost brand deals for saying this and much more

Gigi Hadid — currently being targeted by Israel's official state social media pages for her support of Palestinian civilians

Dua Lipa — support going back years, frequently mentioning Free Palestine + "The ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people must come to an end. NO MORE!! This is a human rights issue!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!"

Mia Khalifa — "If you can look at the situation in Palestine and not be on the side of the Palestinians, then you are on the wrong side of apartheid and history will show that in time" + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza + she lost her podcast deal for showing support

Kehlani — shared stories about Israel's attacks on Gaza + attended a pro-Palestine protest + said: "To my peers and people that are in the spaces I’m in, what the f*ck is wrong with y’all? You’re being silent for the sake of money and business… there’s an insane amount of unchecked privilege.” and much more

Jenna Ortega — was targeted by a far-right Israeli site for her repeated support of Palestine, the site attempted to blacklist her, and she continued supporting anyway

Guz Khan — said "What the enforcers of apartheid and their enablers have failed to realise is that the plight of the Palestinians is an issue that resonates with the PEOPLE. You can hide behind weapons of war and have the most powerful resources known to man, the PEOPLE will demand justice" + it's strongly rumored he was fired from Our Fl*g Means Death specifically because of his open support of Palestine

Lauren Jauregui (Fifth Harmony) — said "My heart is with the innocent lives lost to the perpetuation of the vile legacy of imperialism, colonization, apartheid and ignorance. [...] Those who were once the victims of persecution becoming the oppressor and being so cognitively dissonant about the hypocrisy. [...] I deeply condemn the violation of human rights and the violence of the genocidal ethnic cleansing we are witnessing in real time of the Palestinian people." + "Propaganda is a bitch and is the most well oiled tool of the empire." (read her whole post, it's great)

Riz Ahmed — said "If we are on the side of humanity we must urgently speak up to try and avert the loss of innocent life. This means calling for an end to the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza's civilians and vital infrastructure, the denial of food, water, and electricity, and the forced displacement of people from their homes. Thesee are morally indefensible war crimes."

Chance the Rapper — said "Fucking disgusting. This is an American funded genocide. #gazaunderattack #palestinianlivesmatter"

Zayn Malik — said "I stand with the Palestinian people and support their resistance to colonization and protection of their human rights."

Michael B. Jordan — shared the quote: "One cannot advocate for racial equality, LGBT & women's rights, condemn corrupt & abusive regimes and other injustices yet choose to ignore the Palestinian oppression." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Will Poulter — support going back years, including attempting to protest against the UK government for supporting Israel and not condemning the violence in Sheikh Jarrah in 2021, and said: "Will the UK government condemn these appalling attacks, which have resulted in the death of civilians, including children?"

Hozier — when sharing a petition about standing with Palestinians: "The Irish experience is all too aware of the centuries long shadow that can be cast by legacies of settler colonialism, illegal displacement and violence."

Zara Larsson — support going back years + "We must call out a state upholding apartheid and KILLING civilians, funded by American dollars." + much more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

(Tumblr wouldn't let me have a list this big, so I'm breaking it up here in the middle with this:)

Celebrities who signed the open letter calling for a ceasefire: Tilda Swinton, Charles Dance, Steve Coogan, Miriam Margolyes, Liam Cunningham, Khalid Abdalla, and over 2,000 more people.

Their joint statement said: "Gaza is already a society of refugees and the children of refugees. Now, in their hundreds of thousands, bombarded from air, sea and land, Palestinians whose grandparents were forced out of their homes at the barrel of a gun are again being told to flee – or face collective punishment on an unimaginable scale.  Dispossessed of rights, described by Israel’s minister of defence as “human animals”, they have become people to whom almost anything can be done. Our governments are not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them."

Susan Sarandon — said “Being against the occupation of Palestine does not make one anti-Semitic.” + shared multiple posts about Israel's war crimes this week, including Israel's use of white phosphorous in Gaza

Halsey — shared the quote: "Solidarity with Palestinians means little if it only exists when they appear as victims but disappears when they resist. Those who aren't under occupation or refugees from ethnic cleansing have no right to dictate how those who are resist those responsible for their suffering." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

John Cusack — attended a pro-Palestine protest + said "We must free Palestine from a brutal occupation - people concerned for their loved ones, in a hell zone, stuck without food, water and power. Deep anguish over people being told to leave and bombed as they left. I heard people share personal accounts of family members who have been jailed, humiliated, harassed, persecuted, targeted and killed for generations."

Nicola Coughlan — shared the quote: "We may be witnessing the total obliteration of Gaza. Political leaders refusing to speak out should feel eternal shame over the horror they are allowing to unfold. Those of us who believe in peace cannot stay silent. We must say to the Palestinian people: you are not alone."

Lucy Dacus (boygenius) — repeated support in the past + openly calling Obama a war criminal + sharing humanitarian fundraisers for Palestinians + said Free Palestine must be the part of all global liberation movements

Aabria Iyengar — shared "You SHOULD be watching the Genocide that's happening, BUT while spreading awareness is good but it's NOT the full picture. Work. Get on the phone with your local reps and pressure them. If you give money to any political parties? Pull it and tell them why." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza, Israel committing war crimes, etc

Izzy Roland — shared "We cannot and will not say today's actions by Palestinian militants are unprovoked. Every day under Israel's system of apartheid is a provocation. The strangling siege of Gaza is a provocation. Settlers terrorizing entire Palestinian villages, soldiers raiding and demolishing Palestinian homes, murdering Palestinians in the streets, Israeli ministers calling for genocide and expulsion." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Normani — sharing firsthand accounts from Palestinian families in Gaza during Israel's current attack

Emma Watson — shared a quote about showing solidarity with Palestinians from activist Sarah Ahmed, who was harassed by C*nary M*ssion. Watson was then targeted in the media by Israel, and in response, celebrities including Mark Ruffalo, Susan Sarandon, Viggo Mortensen, Peter Capaldi, Steve Coogan, Gael García Bernal, Liam Cunningham, Matt McGorry, Ramy Youssef, and Miriam Margolyes released a joint statement in support of Watson and Palestinians, saying: “We recognize the underlying power imbalance between Israel, the occupying power, and the Palestinians, the people under a system of military occupation and apartheid."

Ziwe Fumudoh — shared resources about calling US Congresspeople about pressuring them to de-escalate, with "SAY NO TO GENOCIDE CALL CONGRESS NOW"

Dylan O'Brien — shared a video of a young Palestinian girl talking about how Israel bombed her whole street, along with "10 years old. Heart wrenching. #FreePalestine"

DJ Snake — shared "Stop the genocide of Palestinians, stop the massacre, end the apartheid" + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

Liam Cunningham — shared videos of himself at the protest in support of Palestine in Dublin + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

Kim Namjoon (BTS) — attended multiple art exhibitions by Palestinians in diaspora who made art about Free Palestine, and shared pictures of these exhibitions publicly + he owns a piece of art about Free Palestine and, in the past, has posted this art to IG ~coincidentally~ on days when Israel bombed civilians — NOTE: I would not normally include something like this, but I'm choosing to do so specifically because he's doing all this BEFORE serving his mandatory enlistment in the South Korean military, which is aggressively pro-Israel and known for violent bullying, being full of far-right incels, and abuse from superior officers (and harassment towards enlisted celebrities, who are isolated and cut off from all protection). Him risking his support being made known to the general public (especially since BTS fans are known for noticing stuff like this and blowing it up on social media) has much higher risks than the average Western celebrity.

And lastly, I wanted to share this one as well — I'm not sure how real this is, but given Israel's foreign propaganda machine, it wouldn't even surprise me a little:

the tiktoker @/thewizardliz (who has 4.8 million followers and is a beauty influencer originally from Chechnya) — made several pro-Palestine posts, but then deleted them all and said: "Guys I didn't want to delete my posts. But I was just called and told that I'm playing with my life by speaking on these things and that I should delete, I shouldn't involve myself in politics, but I stand with what I said."

Please add more if you know of any, but NOT if it's something along the lines of them just liking a post or trying to say both sides are bad. Please also include what they said/shared — now is the time when speaking out is most important.

Feel free to add any pro-Israel people as well.

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[ulkaralakbarova]

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The Simpsons Season 19 Episode 19: Mona Leaves-a

Written by Joel H. Cohen

Storyboard by Brad Ableson, John Mathot & Martin Archer

Directed by Mike B. Anderson & Ralph Sosa

Directing assistance by Orlando Gumatay & Herman Sharaf

[arpov-blog-blog]

..."People have good days and bad days, that’s normal life, but few people have a day where they lose $300 million on the New York Stock Exchange. Donald Trump had just that kind of a day on Thursday, ho boy. He is not happy. Just a brief review on how Trump came to be at this place: you know that he had a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) and its name is DWAC. (Digital World Acquisition Corp.) DWAC was supposed to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group and become a publicly-traded company. That is Trump’s financial lifeline now, because Trump owns 90% of the Truth Social stock and on paper, at least, this looks like a windfall. However, the two co-founders of Truth Social, once contestants on Trump’s TV show The Apprentice, threw a real monkey wrench into his plans, causing a nearly nine-point plunge on the stock market.

If this Truth Social big money mirage evaporates, then Trump seriously has no other deep pocket to reach into other than the RNC. And the RNC has resolutions which prevent him from doing same, which will be voted on March 8. I’m sure that this news, today, is not making either Trump or the RNC rest any easier. Oh and by the by, these are not the only lawsuits in the Truth Social sphere. Pay close attention now, because it gets complicated.

ON TUESDAY, DIGITAL WORLD AND TRUMP MEDIA SUED DIGITAL WORLD’S FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE, PATRICK ORLANDO, AND ITS SPONSOR, ARC GLOBAL INVESTMENTS II, IN A FLORIDA COURT, ALLEGING THAT ORLANDO HAD THREATENED TO BLOCK THE MERGER TO “OBTAIN A WINDFALL BY WAY OF EXTORTION” AND ACCUSING HIM OF “AVARICE [AND] INCOMPETENCE” THAT HAD CAUSED “EXTENSIVE REPUTATIONAL HARM.”

ARC, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI-BASED INVESTMENT FIRM ARC CAPITAL, PROVIDED DIGITAL WORLD’S EARLY FUNDING AND IS MANAGED BY ORLANDO, WHOM DIGITAL WORLD’S BOARD FIRED LAST YEAR.

The Truth Social co-founders have a partnership, United Atlantic Ventures. Under the original agreement, Trump took 90% of the Truth Social shares, the partnership took 8.6 percent, while an attorney on the deal, Bradford Cohen, was given the remaining 1.4 percent, paperwork filed Wednesday states. But for UAV, there would be no Trump Media and no Truth Social, the filing explains.

UAV LAUNCHED THE TRUMP MEDIA BUSINESS, HIRED EMPLOYEES AND RAISED FUNDING WHILE RECEIVING NO “FEE OR PAYMENT FOR ITS WORK,” THE MOTION SAID. AND THOUGH LITINSKY AND MOSS LEFT TRUMP MEDIA THAT YEAR AMID A DISPUTE WITH ITS CURRENT LEADERSHIP, UAV RETAINED ITS SHARES, ACCORDING TO A SEC FILING THIS MONTH FROM DIGITAL WORLD.

THE FILING SAID THAT TRUMP WAS SET TO RECEIVE 78 MILLION SHARES IN THE POST-MERGER COMPANY — A STAKE WORTH MORE THAN $3 BILLION AT THURSDAY’S SHARE PRICE — AND THAT UAV WOULD RECEIVE MORE THAN 7 MILLION SHARES, A STAKE WORTH NEARLY $300 MILLION. “THROUGHOUT TMTG’S CORPORATE HISTORY,” THE MOTION STATES, “UAV’S 8.6 PERCENT OWNERSHIP INTEREST HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AND HONORED.”

BUT UAV’S ATTORNEYS ALLEGE IN THE MOTION THAT TRUMP HAS RECENTLY ATTEMPTED TO “DRASTICALLY DILUTE” THE PARTNERSHIP’S STAKE AS PART OF WHAT THEY CALLED AN “11TH HOUR, PRE-MERGER CORPORATE MANEUVERING” TACTIC DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZED STOCK, FROM 120 MILLION SHARES TO 1 BILLION SHARES.

UAV’S ATTORNEYS WROTE THAT THE “DILUTION SCHEME” HAD “NO LEGITIMATE BUSINESS PURPOSE” AND SUGGESTED THAT TRUMP AND THE TRUMP MEDIA BOARD PLANNED TO ISSUE THE NEW SHARES TO “TRUMP AND/OR HIS ASSOCIATES AND CHILDREN,” WATERING DOWN UAV’S STAKE TO LESS THAN 1 PERCENT.

In plain language, Trump is attempting to steal from his partners, from the people who actually made Truth Social into something on the internet, be it ever so humble. This is vintage Trump, defrauding workers and partners.

UAV WAS “PROMISED 8.6 PERCENT OF THIS COMPANY AND SADLY ITS BUSINESS PARTNERS ARE BASELESSLY TRYING TO RENEGE,” SAID THE PARTNERSHIP’S LEAD ATTORNEY, CHRISTOPHER J. CLARK OF CLARK SMITH VILLAZOR, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WASHINGTON POST DESCRIBING THE LAWSUIT. “THEY FEEL LIKE: WE MADE TRUTH SOCIAL FOR YOU. YOU GET 90 PERCENT. BUT SOME PEOPLE JUST AREN’T HAPPY WITH 90 PERCENT.”

Nope, Trump wants it all. Trump needs it all.

THE FILING SAID A UAV REPRESENTATIVE SENT A TEXT MESSAGE THIS MONTH TO A TRUMP MEDIA NOTEHOLDER SUGGESTING THAT UAV MIGHT SEEK TO “ENJOIN,” OR BLOCK, THE MERGER. THE FILING ALSO NOTED THAT A UAV ATTORNEY HAD SENT A LETTER TO TRUMP MEDIA THREATENING “LEGAL ACTION REGARDING UAV’S ALLEGED RIGHTS IN TMTG, INCLUDING, IF NECESSARY, AN ACTION TO ENJOIN” THE MERGER. DIGITAL WORLD SAID IN THE FILING THAT THE LEGAL DISPUTE COULD PREVENT OR DELAY THE MERGER DEAL, “SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT” THE COMPANY’S FUTURE PERFORMANCE, OR “NEGATIVELY IMPACT INVESTOR CONFIDENCE AND MARKET PERCEPTION.”

The fact that the stock dropped almost nine points Thursday definitely displays a negative impact, I think that much is clear. And the fact that lawsuits are clouding this merger is not something negligible, it’s something substantial."