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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • I’ve been watching Blue Lock and really enjoying it so far. I usually watch more fantastical anime like JJK, stuff that involves magic or superpowers. This is the first one I’ve watched where the show isn’t based in anything superhuman, but it’s kind of presented that way. Like eyes flash or players get an aura when they’re in the zone, and it really works. Also some genuinely surprising plot development.

    I’m over halfway through the latest season of Fargo. This one is a bit more on the nose with its commentary than previous seasons but it’s still better than most TV. Jon Hamm is just sinister in this.

    Just started the latest season of The Righteous Gemstones. I love this show because I came out of a conservative Christian household so all the observations about the hypocrisy of megachurch culture ring especially true for me.


  • This might not be quite what you mean, but for DC there’s Larfleeze, the Orange Lantern, AKA Agent Orange. His ring operates on the emotion of greed. Because of the nature of greed, he will not let anyone else wield an Orange Lantern ring. This would seem like a disadvantage given that all the other lantern corps have multiple ring bearers, often hundreds to form a corps. In Larfleeze’s case he just made his own corps out of light constructs based on beings he’s killed.








  • Theoretically he should be able to do this. The problem might be landing since he’s not invulnerable or super strong. But then again, we’re talking comic book logic. The speeds at which he travels should have already ripped him apart if he doesn’t have some sort of protection.

    I’m not a Flash expert by any means. Does the Speed Force protect him? I know in the Young Justice cartoon Wally wore pads with his costume because he didn’t have as good control as Barry, so I’m guessing it doesn’t fully protect him.







  • Yes, private organizations can set their own rules. That doesn’t change the basis of this ruling.

    If a private club league had their own rules that said (among other things) “We do not tolerate promoting views that exclude on the basis of sexual identity during league events,” then the league would be within its rights to remove anyone violating that rule. Absent that, free speech applies. Especially for wearing something as vague as a pink bracelet.

    Re: your example, there are many organizations that exclude on the basis of religion and sexual orientation. The Boy Scouts, for example, still require that members sign a Declaration of Religious Principle saying that they believe in some sort of higher power. This excludes atheists and agnostics. They also used to exclude homosexuals. The Supreme Court ruled in their favor back in the late 90s or early 00s that as a private organization they had the right to exclude whoever they wanted. They changed their stance on homosexuality voluntarily, but the SC ruling still applies. It is public institutions that cannot exclude, not private.

    As far as this ruling goes, it’s not about the message it’s about the target and the fact that it was at a school function.


  • Don’t misunderstand, people. The key here isn’t that it’s hate speech. All kinds of unpopular views are protected by the First Amendment. This is why you can still see Trump supporters waving Nazi flags in parades. If it was just because it was deemed hate speech, well then we should all be worried because Trump’s government is now saying that anyone who preaches hate against America is subject to deportation.

    The key is that it happened at a school event. The FA doesn’t apply to non-students at school events if students are the target of speech meant to harass or demean. If this had happened at a club soccer game as opposed to a school event they would have been protected.





  • It lacked a message unlike TWS. It blew the big reveal (Red Hulk) in the promos so it lacked punch. The partnership with Joaquin isn’t as earned or compelling as the ones with Steve/Bucky or Steve/Sam. The big villain was taken down relatively easily for being one of the smartest people on the planet. It felt like it was just trying to tie loose ends from other movies but had the loosest of threads connecting it to the big multiverse buildup happening in all the other big tentpole MCU movies. It also missed a huge opportunity to follow up on how the real Rhodey is doing.

    That said, I still thought it was OK. It was still visually a blast, introduced some fun villains for the future, and a wild card in Red Hulk. Lower middle tier for the MCU. There has certainly been worse.