There is no thaw without the freeze.
The ferryman will have his fees,
So light your lamps and keep them bright
Against the cold and longest night.

For this we know: the fire burns.
The winter dies. The sun returns.
And all if we stand, and if we fight,
We can survive the longest night.

The older people were inspiring. It was the relatively smaller number of younger men I saw that had me a bit disappointed, though the young men who were there were very much there. More middle-aged guys than I expected, too.

Love that observation that to rich guys ideas are actually just desires

To be fair, this is a lesson that some people in his position NEVER acknowledge. I’m kinda shocked he said it at all. Maybe it’s because he’s been associating with people who do even fewer actual things than he does

It doesn’t help that these guys are actually great musicians and writers who can’t help but produce catchy tunes and memorable lyrics even when intentionally being the worst versions of themselves

Klein has always desperately wanted things to be okay, and to be reassured that the system ultimately works. That even he is writing like this, while too late, is a minor miracle.

Of which they seem to be… afraid?

This is the answer

I recommend the episode with the self-doubt and villain trash talking before the hero finds the next level of power needed to win. I think it’s called DragonballZ

I wish @civvie11.bsky.social would play this

Based on this, I’d think Obama *not* endorsing him, and just keeping quiet, would be the right way for Obama to help him and help pull the party leftward.

Anne Marie, and also other Marie

I was the one weirdo who traded for duals in 1994 because I wanted to make the terrible four- and five-color Rube Goldberg decks I loved barely playable. I still have a full set of 40 from back then, and sleeving them still feels wrong to me.

Noooo Charlie please don’t

Thanks for ruining my night’s sleep anyway. 😞

This 100%! I can’t for the life of me understand why “deck is built to win on turn X” isn’t routinely part of this conversation.

Part of me suspects that some people most involved in the discussions don’t like to bring it up *because* they know it’s a big problem - like casters vs. martials in D&D.

It’s not that Andor is there to save Star Wars. It’s just an independently a good show with artistic purpose beyond serving the franchise, but which still fits within it. It’s an example of the kind of thing that *could* be done more to make generally better shows and give SW more depth.