Jonathan Nicholson

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[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Dunno if this is just on my streaming setup and/or b) intentional, but "Supergirl" is well-hidden now on HBO Max. Nowhere near the top of DC page, not even in the row about Supergirl appearances but on a bottom row of "More Picks for DC Fans." The Dog-Centered Universe is over.

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

@LansdellBilly Yes, thanks for pointing out.

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Two sets of WWII-era numbers that have struck me recently with respect to Ukraine:

1) Hitler killed around 43,0000 Brits during the 9-month bombing Blitz on London. No surrender. In almost 5 years, Ukraine has lost "only" 19,349 civilians.

1/2

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Is anyone else wondering if it's considered OK to take selfies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Maybe it's supposed to be understood as "no," but maybe not, given how many visitors it has each year. Like pictures, sure, but selfies?

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

2) Russian soldiers killed to get parts of 4 Ukrainian provinces and Crimea: 450,100.

US soldiers killed to free all of Western Europe, north Africa and the Pacific in WWII: 405,399.

The narrative Russia has Ukraine on the ropes, morale-wise or other, has some plot holes. 2/2

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

"In case of Russian diplomatic emergency, break glass"

[Jennifer Bendery @jbendery]

Russia’s ambassador to U.S. has "suddenly" died, per the Foreign Ministry in Moscow.

No cause of death given. https://t.co/RnlRJp9KfE

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Under the radar: Latvia, using its temporary term as head if the UN Security Council, called what Russia is doing in Ukraine basically genocide. (The post-WII 1948 treaty outlawing genocide sets out the acts that define it, which the Latvian FM methodically ticks off here.)

[Latvian MFA 🇱🇻 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 @Latvian_MFA]

💬 “Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine 🇺🇦 amount to acts that define genocide. All clearly set out in Article II of the Genocide Convention”.

Latvia’s 🇱🇻 Foreign Minister @Braze_Baiba at the emergency session of the UN 🇺🇳 Security Council.

📄 Full statement: https://t.co/VCoTlUFu0p

#UNSC

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Prior to the finale, I think my Fall TV rankings were pretty much set: "Carrie," "Lanterns," and then "VisionQuest." Now, not so sure. Matalas does know how to stick the landing.

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

What happened in Srebrenica, where about 8,000 unarmed men and boys were herded away to be shot, has been settled for 30 years.

Not calling it genocide would echo the Trump admin's labeling of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "the war in Ukraine" and "theRussia-Ukraine war."

[Jasmin Mujanović @JasminMuj]

Easily the most disturbing claim in an all together alarming article is the allegation "the State Department recently told the American embassy in Bosnia that it couldn’t refer to the 1995 massacre of thousands of Bosniaks in Srebrenica as a genocide — a designation the US made long ago". Congress must establish the veracity of these claims at the earliest possible date.

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

"Crisis on Infinite Earths" to soft reboot, clean up, allow people off the train

"Legion if Superheroes"

"Camelot 3000" (!)

[ClassicComics @ClassicComics3]

Congratulations! You’ve just been put in charge of DC Films! You have 3 movies to make before Warner Brothers is bought again and the company is reorganized.

What are your 3 movies?

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Local Man's Call Featured On C-SPAN

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Here's the entirety of Trump's bonkers call to C-SPAN, which began with a woman (not Melania) giggling in the background, continued with him going on a fascist diatribe about Venezuela, and ended with the C-SPAN host gently trying to nudge him off the line mid-psychotic rant

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

A modern, vibrant European city of three million men, women and children that will again be attacked by jet-propelled drones and ballistic missiles later today or more likely tonight.

[Yaroslava @strategywoman]

Kyiv today.
A view from the right bank of the city to the left bank.
I love to catch beautifully unexpected moments.

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

@daveweigel "This is Lawrence, Kansas. Is anybody there?"

(Davids could be formidable. She survived redistricting in '22 and romps now in her mixed suburban/rural one. And she may be looking to move up and out after losing a New Dem leadership race a while back.)

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Only the most lethalitous of warfighters have the courage to tell reporters in their pressroom to show decorum.

[Tara Copp @TaraCopp]

A security agent for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just warned the reporters here — for Hegseth’s first press conference in 6 months — that we will be physically removed from the briefing room if we are not professional and maintain decorum. We asked if that meant no shouted questions and got no clarity. It’s the first time any of us could ever remember being threatened like this. Shouted questions are normal. “This is crazy town” one journalist said, noting the White House has never threatened reporters like that. We’re in the room, back row:

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

If Zack Snyder picks today to post another context-free pic of himself on the WB studio lot, I will laugh my a** off.

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Devastating. I was meh on "Superman," kinda liked "Supergirl" actually and was floored by "Lanterns." But Gunn and Safran were moving too slow for execs, one suspects. Ofc, that mindset led to "Justice League," so no one ever learns. Such potential wasted.

[Variety @Variety]

James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-heads of DC Studios after four years:

• Marvel Studios veteran Jeremy Latcham will take over as president and chief creative officer on Dec. 1

• Gunn and Safran will “return full time to their creative work” ahead of “Man of Tomorrow,” the sequel to 2025’s “Superman,” which hits theaters July 9, 2027.

• Said Gunn and Safran: “Four years ago, we set out to unite DC under one creative vision. In that time, we helped restore Superman to the heart of DC, while opening new doors and telling new stories in film and television with Peacemaker, Creature Commandos, Lanterns and Clayface. We’re immensely proud of the team that turned that ambition into something real, including the actors, crews and executives we had the opportunity to collaborate with. We’ve shared a creative history with Jeremy going back to Marvel, and we’re eager to see the perspective he brings to DC’s next chapter. We’re excited to return to what drew us to this job in the first place, which is telling the stories we love, including the next chapter of Clark and Lex’s journey in Man of Tomorrow.”

https://t.co/7XO8dZfUIk

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

If the Democratic House seats remain at an estimated 253, that would be 58% of all the House. What's wild is popular vote is only 56% in their favor. Despite gerrymandering, they won more seats than proportional representation would've netted. (CA will ⬆️ vote, but seats also ⬆️)

[Dave Wasserman @Redistrict]

New @CookPolitical: with 114.7 million votes counted, Dems' lead in the national House vote is up to 13.1 points. https://t.co/wFFnXPyHfl

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

To be fair, Audi is gonna be easily sold out so it would have been interesting to see how full they could have made The Stadium Formerly Known As Jack Kent Cooke Stadium In Raljon, MD. I bet at least 30,000.

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

Nothing stops Rowdy Audi, nothing!

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

Leading up to this, Douthat said the value in sending aid to Ukraine was the US had gotten an independent Ukraine.

"You haven't gotten it yet. You haven't gotten anything yet. Let's see how it all works out," Trump said.

[Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc]

NEW!! Trump told CBS he believed Russia's war would end ‌soon and suggested Ukraine could emerge from a settlement with altered borders

Trump: “I think we’re gonna have it done, and I think it’s gonna happen and they’re gonna end up with a little bit different shape Ukraine."

[Jonathan Nicholson @JNicholsonInDC]

A week later, Ukraine is still digging out bodies from a Russian double tap attack that used nine aerial bombs to destroy an underground shelter at a humanitarian aid distribution point. So far, the death till is 55.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump accuses Zelenskyy of showing “great disrespect” to Russia