#Rogers Capital

[steviesmarigold]

i just had a very long conversation with a friend about why i think steve’s ending is a disgrace to his character arc bc she said she thought it was a good ending and so obviously i had to explain that she was wrong and at the end of the conversation her jaw had dropped and she essentially said “i thought you were going to try to convince me with like, a little story or something, but you brought an entire speech with citations” and i have never been so proud of duty as a steeb lover (and obviously she was very convinced by the end of the conversation)

and also obviously i did this instead of studying

[aziraphalesbookkeeper]

so i hit sabaody

[anthony-the-chicken]

Little nightmares art dump [:

[quiet-desperationn]

They were talking about dynamic pricing in Bruce Springsteen tour tickets making prices go up to $5000

[the-meme-monarch]

something i see a lot in books is like. capitalizing a word where it really doesn’t need to be? like for an example in Who Censored Roger Rabbit they spell toons as Toons. and i understand it’s probably supposed to make it clear that this is a deliberate Word For Something That The Author Kinda Made Up but like. to me it stands out too much. humans are just humans. a cat would still be a cat and a dog a dog. but toons are Toons. idk i think it just feels unnatural and unnecessary. if toons are natural to the world here why do you need to capitalize the T

[mentally-at-home]

[criticalfutures]

The track ‘In The Flesh’ invites the audience to “go to the show” - to come along to the rally and show support before forces mobilise and foment a violent uprising across the streets of London. The band onstage, characterised in live performances of the album by a surrogate band comprised of different musicians adorning life masks of Floyd members Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason, replace a Pink that remains ‘comfortably numb’ in his hotel room:

“I've got some bad news for you, sunshine

Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel

And they've sent us along as a surrogate band

We're gonna find out where you fans really stand!”

This uncanny representation of band members is understood to represent the musicians’ surrogacy as agents of ideological repression, insofar as they serve to perpetuate the dominant ideology, also acting as a form of entertainment to keep the subjects enthralled and entertained while, ‘behind the scenes,’ they are in fact complacent in their own oppression through ignorance and acceptance. Taking into account Freud's psychoanalytic consideration of the role of the uncanny, it is recognised that an intentional feeling of discomfort and unfamiliarity actively subverts and disrupts the individual’s understanding of the reality around them. The use of these masks can also be understood to comment on the role of the musician in a capitalist society - by portraying the band members as masked and interchangeable, Waters suggests that musicians are often recognised to be commodified tools of an industry which promotes capitalist ideals of excess and grandeur.

[nando161mando]

Another great meme I found online

[env0]

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT is such a good film because the villain is so comically American. Buy out the effective, efficient, and cheap public transit and then Destroy Toon Town for a Freeway lined with rest stops, cheap motels, restaurants serving readily prepared food , and bill boards reaching for the heavens.

[evilhorse]

I hope we don’t get a ticket.

(Buck Rogers 2429 A.D. daily strip)

[sataniccapitalist]

“Let’s not delude ourselves, we’re looking at human extinction, the death of eight billion people, and there’s no way that people will be able to survive in anything like an increase of 5º centigrade.”

[the-badger-mole]

Reaching for Hope

These last few months have been filled with the most horrifying stories and images coming out of Palestine, DRC, Sudan, Yemen, and too many other places around the world. We, in the US, have seen our president- our political leaders- roll over and not only allow the atrocities to continue, but to actually financially support and arm the perpetrators, despite the majority of us screaming for them to stop. To me, there is little difference between the Democrats and the Republicans at this point. Both parties are bought and paid for by the same people. As a new presidential election is coming up, I can't in good conscious vote Democrat. Not after what I've seen. Not as long as they refuse to hear us when we tell them we don't want Genocide Joe Biden or any of his cabinet to run.

But what is the solution?

I hate the feeling of helplessness I feel. I hate watching the horrors being carried out with my tax dollars. I hate that our "leaders" are more concerned with keeping the money from groups like AIPAC than actually representing the people who voted for them. They have put my finger on the trigger and they won't let me let go.

I'm trying to figure out how to make my voice heard. I've reached out to my representatives. I've done what I can to amplify voices that need to be heard more than mine. I can't claim any special effort in following BDS boycotts because the truth is, these aren't brands I have a whole lot of intentional contact with in the first place. As for Starbucks and McDonald's, I don't like either place so, cutting them off took very little for my part. I do encourage you to avoid all of these businesses, though. I don't know what else to do.

I will not vote for Joe Biden if he runs again. I will do my best to find down ballot candidates who's values are more in line with mine, but I will not give my support to a man who sees the atrocities being committed in Palestine and gives billions and weapons to the people committing these crimes against humanity. If the DNC is smart, they will be actively looking for candidates who don't openly support genocide, but let's face it, we ALL know how smart the DNC is. So, barring some drastic change, barring the DNC running a candidate who isn't on the take from AIPAC, who will actually pull support from Israel as they try to wipe out an entire culture for the sake of oil, I will be voting third party. I'm considering voting for Claudia De la Cruz of the PSL party, but there's nearly a year left, so I'm open to shopping around.

I know there are those that will say that pulling votes away from Biden is essentially voting for Trump. I know that there are those that will say that if the Republicans take the office again, they'll gut our rights. To that, I say, a vote for Trump is a vote for Trump and a vote for Biden is a vote for Biden. If the DNC can't come up with a better candidate and a better reason to vote for them than the same fear mongering tactics they've been using for years, then Trump is the DNC's fault. What has the Democratic party done to ensure our rights? What protections for voting rights have they passed at a federal level? What protections for education? For bodily autonomy? How do we have FOURTEEN BILLION to spare for freakin ISRAEL, but nothing for public schools? Nothing for student loan relief? Nothing for public health? Police reform? What good is the Democratic party if their only real platform is "Vote Democrat because we're not that guy"? If your conscious tells you to vote for Biden in November, so be it. As for me, I can't look at the man without seeing the blood of innocent men, women and children dripping off of him.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Lobbying commissioner Nancy Belanger says the law needs to be changed to ban former public office holders from lobbying on behalf of corporations. The commissioner, who appeared visibly frustrated, testified before MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee Tuesday about the appointment of former Liberal industry minister Navdeep Bains to a position at Rogers. “I am frustrated,” she said. “This Lobbying Act has to be amended … There are gaps and there are loopholes.” According to the act, an elected official is not permitted to engage in lobbying activities for five years after leaving public office, but Belanger said that rule applies differently if they go to work for a corporation. [...]

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[commiepinkofag]

The Divine Right of Kings, Roger Peet