https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Washington,_D.C.,_National_Guard_shooting

On November 26, 2025, two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were participating in the deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard forces were shot near the Farragut West metro station in Washington, D.C., United States, two blocks away from the White House. One of the service members was killed, and a male suspect was critically wounded.

The suspect was later identified as an Afghan national who had previously received paramilitary training and support from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Afghanistan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Washington,_D.C.,_National_Guard_shooting

On November 26, 2025, two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were participating in the deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard forces were shot near the Farragut West metro station in Washington, D.C., United States, two blocks away from the White House. One of the service members was killed, and a male suspect was critically wounded.

The suspect was later identified as an Afghan national who had previously received paramilitary training and support from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Afghanistan.

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

Season 2, episode 1, Be Right Back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_pension

As of 2019, members who participated in the congressional pension system are vested after five years of service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene

Elected in Dec 2020, sworn in January 3 2021. Re-elected Nov 2024, resigning effective January 5 2026, mere days after her pension eligibility kicked in.

She’s a fucking grifter. End of story.

It’s number 1.

She’s ridden the ride long enough to do speaking engagements and political commentary for as long as she can remain entertaining. Also book deals, but that depends if she can scare up a ghostwriter who’s willing to attach their name to her.

It seems that the major national theater chains aren’t playing nice with Netflix at the moment. Wake Up Dead Man, along with Frankenstein, are only screening in relatively small local theaters.

But you know what? I love it. I don’t have a lot of money to spend, but what money I do have to see movies, I really want to give to those kinds of venues.

Corporate multiplexes can suck eggs.

Ain’t no rule!

I’m in for whoever has the best plans for Babylon 5.

I’d love to see the online chatter about a potential WB acquisition by Netflix be peppered with speculation about the future of the Babylon 5 franchise.

Ok, emails mostly. I have received a few letters though! Public service employers can be old fashioned that way.

For context:

Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by President Donald Trump’s administration. Democratic lawmakers Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Rep. Chris Deluzio and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan said the “threats to our Constitution” are coming “from right here at home,” and repeatedly urged the military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders.”

The video was posted on twitter, but I’m attaching it below.

I think he can write whatever unenforceable executive orders he wants. Enforcing them could be illegal, which would make them unenforceable executive orders.

Nothing quite crushes the soul like customizing a resume and cover letter for a job at a company, getting turned down via form letter, then see that same job listing posted a week or two later.

Except having every company in town do it to you.

For over two years.

Seeing the comments here, I’m reposting what I said in the !trailers@lemmy.blahaj.zone community earlier today:

Look at the last 5 original properties released by Walt Disney Animation (not Pixar)…

• Wish (2023, budget $200M, box office $255M) (+$55M)
• Strange World (2022, budget $180M, box office $74M) (-$106M)
• Encanto (2021, budget $150M, box office $261M) (+$111M)
• Raya and the Last Dragon (2021, budget $100M, box office $130M) (+$30M)
• Moana (2016, budget $175M, box office $672M) (+$497M)

…versus the last 5 live-ish-action re-hashes of existing properties…

• Lilo & Stitch (2025, budget $100M, box office $1038M) (+$938M)
• Snow White (2025, budget $270M, box office $206M) (-$64M)
• Mufasa: The Lion King (2024, budget $200M, box office $723M) (+$523M)
• The Little Mermaid (2023, budget $240M, box office $570M) (+$330M)
• Cruella (2021, budget $100M, box office $234M) (+$134M)

You and I might hate them, but they’re a better financial bet. There is, literally, no accounting for good taste (at least in the short term).

Disney hasn’t abandoned the development of new animated film properties (Hexed in 2026, Gatto in 2027). They know that it’s wise to keep building from scratch, if only to uncover new gems that can then be rehashed for even more money later.

Also, one of the primary reasons I spend so much effort maintaining the content of [the trailers] community is to help uncover new movies that may have otherwise slipped under someone’s radar. If you want new animated films, you don’t have to rely on the mouse house.

• Arco
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• A Magnificent Life
• Decorado (Scenery)

It’s a casual reminder that sequels and rehashing existing IP are easy money.

I guess titmouse was busy.

If I ever have to sit thru another debate over what a monad is, it will be too soon.

Throwing a big second behind Sister Midnight. Loved that one.

This is precisely what the fascists want. They want people rioting so they can take pictures of cities on fire and use it as justification to escalate.

Mass action: yes. But people need to be smart about it.

General strike. Hunger strike.