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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother

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Science Fiction, Science Fact, History and Alternate History, Humor and Political Philosophy. Always Watching. Formerly @Back2Babylon5 on that other place with the Musky odor.

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · Dec 4

The Franchise No One Wanted Continues!

2016: The Prequel to the Year of Hell
2020: The Year of Hell
2020 Won: The Year of Hell Victorious
2020 2: A Sequel So Bad It's Numbered Out Of Sequence
2020 3: Please God End it Already
2020 4-Ever: God Whispers back, "No"
2020 5: What Fresh Hell Is This?

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 2h

"The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa."

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 2h

Wasn't the point of that episode that her pacifist and isolationist "ignore foreign problems to focus on helping the poor here at home" just ensured there wouldn't be enough resources available to stop Hitler and he conquered and/or destroyed the world? She's about as far from Antifa as you can get.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 7h

Apex predator?

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 8h

There's apparently a novelization or something that explains it was all a stupid cultural misunderstanding, but yeah, the fact that they simultaneously did NOT reveal the name or motivation of the aliens, and really did hint pretty heavily that the aliens are NOT bad guys, is a fascinating choice.

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 13h

T3 is a really good movie that had the bad luck to be a sequel to two all-time classics. Yeah, it's not as good as the other two, but it is not bad by any stretch of the imagination. See also, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, another good movie stuck between two even better ones.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 13h

Battleship is definitely a guilty pleasure. So ridiculous in so many ways, but as a Modern Naval Warfare geek, it's a rare case to see AEGIS destroyers in serious action.

I haven't seen Moonfall yet, but I'll have to check it out sometime.

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 13h

My college did a Star Trek film festival to celebrate the release of Generations, they showed all six TOS movies over like 3 days. Most of them were well attended, but I was one of three people in the theater for The Motion Picture.

My personal fave Trek film, however, is #5. Spock kills God.

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 13h

The art direction alone is worth it. Throw in the amazing international cast (even if many of them get little to work with) and it's a solid movie.

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 13h

Does...does anyone actually say different?

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 13h

We still make reference that that show occasionally, especially the line "How did I not know that the *one* thing to survive the Apocalypse would be...The Macarena?"

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 14h

I used to live just down the street from the North American HQ of the International Workers of the World. Was convenient to be able to grab a copy of their newspaper from the box outside the office without having to go to any meetings or pay any membership dues.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 15h

It wouldn't be a real Leftist movement if it hadn't at some point schism-split over some incredibly minor bit of doctrine into two identically named organizations each claiming to be the "real" one and accusing the other of "deviationism".

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 15h

Ah, fond memories of writing the Bylaws for the Armchair Anarchist Party. We banned use of Robert's Rules of Order. We had a "Battle and Pillage Committee" and a "Committee to Entertain C.S. Lewis". We had a rule that "Quorum shall consist of however many members show up." And the Uni accepted it.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 19h

The Rhodesian government seemed determined to make Apartheid South Africa look good by comparison.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 1d

Are you sure it beats out the great D&D campaign that Dubya ran back in 2003?

A photograph of a Cabinet Meeting during the George W. Bush Administration, with photoshopped-in elements such as multi-sided dice on the table, a Dungeon Master's Screen in front of Dubya, and a pile of Monster Manuals and other sourcebooks in front of Dick Cheney. Colin Powell is making maps in his notebook.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 1d

Some of my Farm Relatives kept sheep, and they trained the flock to come to or follow them when they called out, "Dumb Sheep. Duuuuuummmmmmb Sheep." They claimed it proved the Sheep were too stupid to tell apart the words "dumb" and "come", but really, it proved they were trainable by commands.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 1d

I had this printed out and used it as a protest sign at a BLM protest back in 2020. It has not become less relevant since then.

A demotivational-style image of President Clark's suicide note from the episode "Endgame" of Babylon 5, with the title, "Babylon 5: It's NOT a Goddamn instruction manual..."

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 1d

a close up of a woman 's face in a space suit

ALT: a close up of a woman 's face in a space suit

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 1d

Diddy, obviously. After Trump Pardons him, he'll buy off the Secret Service with hookers'n'blow, then get offed himself in favor of somebody else with even deeper pockets.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 1d

Over on this side of the pond, it's just Mom and Me tonight, so I'm making a Fish Sandwich with avocado and tomatoes for her, and a half-pound cheeseburger with grilled onions and peppers for myself. Plus French Fries, fresh green beans, fruit-n-veg plate, and dessert TBD when I go to the grocer's.

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 1d

You know it's fake because Galicia is now in Poland. And as we all know...Poland Cannot Into Space.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 1d

Me remembering that I'm a couple years older than that window:

a man in a white shirt and blue jacket is looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .

ALT: a man in a white shirt and blue jacket is looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .

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Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 2d

And eventually they can fly them through a particular window in the Kremlin if they like?

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 2d

Over on this side of the Pond, last night we had pork stew with potatoes and carrots and such, made with leftovers from our Sunday Roast. We also had green beans, a house salad, fresh peaches, and choice of dinner rolls or a bit of leftover French Bread. Tiramisu cake for dessert.