we could have so much high speed rail for that money. we could pay for school lunches or for housing. there are so many things we couldve done with that money and instead we get nothing

Agreed, I think this is trending more likely rather than less. Some factors that lead me to think this way:

- Media pushback is growing, which illustrates, among other things, that his ability to project an image of unassailable power is falling apart

This clip encapsulates so much of what has me more and more inclined to believe that the Overton window is shifting towards impeachment:

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This clip encapsulates so much of what has me more and more inclined to believe that the Overton window is shifting towards impeachment:

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And THEN there's the Epstein Files! Which could absolutely be the apple that upsets the cart.

So many of the factors that brought Trump to power and protected him from suffering the same political consequences which would have defined the careers of so many other politicians in history, are now tied up with other concerns or falling apart.

- GOP is already setting up Johnson as the fall guy for underperformance in 2026

- Polls of the demographics that swung the hardest from left to right in 2024 are now showing durable signs of voter's remorse

- SCOTUS faces mounting scrutiny from one of the most animated reform movements in decades

- Successful downballot races have created a blueprint for how to get voters to associate Trump with the affordability crisis and to care more about threats to civil rights and the lack of accountability from the Trump admin

Agreed, I think this is trending more likely rather than less. Some factors that lead me to think this way:

- Media pushback is growing, which illustrates, among other things, that his ability to project an image of unassailable power is falling apart

In other words: in the third film, everybody eats.

One big tone shift in this edition compared to previous: Blanc drove the plot, but not the pathos. Each film needs Blanc to drive the plot, but the prev two also need him to reveal core emotional conflicts. Not so with the third. The heat comes mainly from the other characters revealing themselves.

Without question. One of the best movies I've seen in years. Multiple Oscar-worthy performances. Craig's Blanc was often the second-best performance in a given scene, which is almost unbelievable, because his embodiment of Blanc has only gotten better over time.

I think the university was going to make an example of this instructor no matter what. I also think there could be an ethical argument in favor of giving 0/25 superseding the academic integrity argument in favor of partial credit.

These are good points, but are we really willing to give partial credit to an essay calling other students in the class "demonic"? Free speech does not have to be popular speech, sure, but I would expect there to be a civility clause in the course curriculum.