Ben Affleck's principal body of work – a soul-destroying practice where he forces himself to exist in public as the manifest embodiment of absolute male misery – is one of the strongest of any living artist
Let's play a game. What if I stood on the street outside his home, documented his comings and goings, and sold those records for money... how long until I’m arrested? And how are my actions materially different than the intended function of his product?
The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.
Republicans had a whole ass evil manifesto sitting out in the open detailing how their master plan is to make life hell for everyone and people still voted for them cause they liked the parts where they put immigrants into concentration camps and banned trans women from sports
IF YOU'RE A MILLENNIAL (BORN 1981–1996), AND YOU'RE REBUILDING YOUR LIFE, START WITH THESE 20 THINGS.
1. Get bloodwork done this month. Vitamin D, thyroid, iron, B12 — the whole panel.
Yes, in fact, I do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonald’s should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That’s kind of the whole point of having a job and I can’t believe this is considered a radical position for me to take.
people who give up summer too early gross me out. lack of vision and weak of constitution. summer can extend into october if you are confident and strong-willed (a leo)