Joe Dante's Small Soldiers (1998) is criminally overlooked. It’s Toy Story’s unhinged sibling: the toys don’t play, they declare war. Brilliant Stan Winston effects, great cast, Tommy Lee Jones and Frank Langella voice work, biting satire and an edgy kids’ thriller. Magical stuff
-When Beirut bombed the barracks in 1983, Reagan addressed the nation and tried to be a calming force. You could tell it panged him that 241 soldier lives were lost, and under his calm demeanor there was an undertone that this wouldn't stand. The nation rallied around him.
-When Saddam invaded Kuwait in 1991 and we had our first casualties, HW Bush addressed the nation with a simmering fury that anyone would dare kill our young men. The nation rallied around him.
-After 9/11, Dubya was almost in tears as he addressed the nation, he was so hurt by it. The nation rallied around him.
-Trump? Trump just shrugs his shoulders, offers an empty platitude with all the emotion of a tranquilized corpse, and slurs out "that's the way it is" like he's trying to come to terms with the fact he's going to miss his tee-time, then Tweets out some garbage that looks like it was written by an 8 year old who told he couldn't have chicken nuggets for dinner. This guy doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself.
Also worth noting that in every other example above, we were attacked first rather than launching a widescale military campaign because aliens and every other crazy thing failed to distract from the fact the President is a kid diddler.
I'm deploying an emergency response team to help Tennesseans in the aftermath of last weekend's snowstorm.
California will always answer the call to support our fellow Americans.
Everytime I see Trump demean hecklers, I am reminded how President Obama handled interruptions.
I guess that’s one of the reasons Obama earned the Nobel prize.
A statement from Alex Pretti’s younger sister, Micayla Pretti:
“Alex was kind, generous, and had a way of lighting up every room he walked into. He was incredibly intelligent and deeply passionate, and he made people feel safe. But most importantly, he was my brother. I had the privilege of being his little sister for 32 years. I will never be able to hug him, laugh with him, or cry to him again because of those thugs—and that is a pain no words can fully capture.
Alex always wanted to make a difference in this world, and it’s devastating that he won’t be here to witness the impact he was making. Through his work at the VA caring for the sickest patients, and passion to advance cancer research, he touched more lives than he probably ever realized. All Alex ever wanted was to help someone—anyone. Even in his very last moments on this earth, he was simply trying to do just that.
I want to thank everyone who has reached out to my family and me, whether you knew Alex personally or not. The messages, posts, and overwhelming positivity shared about him truly reflect his character, work ethic, and passions. My brother is, and always will be, my hero.
When does this end? How many more innocent lives must be lost before we say enough? Hearing disgusting lies spread about my brother is absolutely gut-wrenching, and my family is deeply grateful so many people have stood up and helped tell his truth. He would be very proud.”
I’ll never forget the people who let one raging madman rewrite their entire personality and value system. Watching folks abandon everything they once claimed to believe just to fall in line and excuse the most heinous behavior will be studied for years by psychologists and historians alike.
Donald Trump isn’t just a politician. He’s an infection in the bloodstream of America, and the damage to our national soul is catastrophic.
Bo Nix & Josh Allen Passing Charts 🎯
Deep Passing (20+ Air Yards):
🔸 Nix: 3/4, 84 yards, 2 TD
🔹 Allen: 0/9, 2 INT
Allen's nine deep attempts are tied for the most deep pass attempts without a completion in a game in the NGS era (since 2016).
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