Steve Shives
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YouTuber. Co-host, Ensign's Log and Late Seating podcasts. Social justice advocate. Tries to do good. He/Him
Hagerstown, MD, USA
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One difference between Dean Cain and Superman is that Superman would wear the mask without complaint even though he is immune to human diseases, to set an example and to protect others.
What did we learn today, kids?
Dean Cain is softer than baby shit. Not a man of steel at all.
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I have significant disagreements with Mitch McConnell, and in light of his current possibly serious medical situation, I'd just like to say that I do not wish him well and no amount of suffering could ever equal what he truly deserves. Fuck Mitch McConnell.
BREAKING: Senator Mitch McConnell froze mid-sentence during a news conference and stepped away. An aide said he "felt lightheaded."
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Deplatforming works. Starve these bastards.
Yet another Milo Yiannopoulos tour has collapsed, leaving him even further in debt.
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I love how Bruce Springsteen's love songs are never about flattery or trying to impress someone, they're just "Look, neither one of us is anything special, but if you've exhausted all your better options, I'm up for it if you are. Also I have a car, if that makes a difference."
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Reminder: Dean Cain is an actor who played Superman. He is not actually Superman. Superman does things Dean Cain would never do. For example:
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Compare how he talks about Nazis to how he talks about a Black athlete making a silent protest, and tell me Trump isn't a white supremacist.
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"You just can't tolerate disagreement."
"Everything is up for debate."
"We should fight bad ideas with good ideas."
"Speech isn't violence."
"There aren't any Nazis any more."
I hope you're happy. You helped to make this happen.
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The original Quantum Leap had episodes that hinged on Sam learning what life was like when experienced as a Black person, or a woman, or an immigrant, plus there was an episode where Al's arc was about overcoming his homophobia, but sure, go off about how "woke" the new show is.
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And now the first Black president will have to stand aside and relinquish his office to a man endorsed by the Ku Klux Klan.
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Hell yeah, I'll get in on this:
#thankyourianjohnson
for making the best Star Wars film since ESB, for showing us flawed heroes struggling with their mistakes, and reminding us that hope is the birthright of everyone, not just the privileged few. And thanks for creating Rose!
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When you think about it, it's pretty wild that Drew Barrymore managed to successfully reinvent herself multiple times and stay relevant and successful from child stardom through early middle age, only to willfully torpedo her own career by going back to work during a strike.
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"I'm not racist, I voted for Trump because I'm concerned about jobs."
So join a union. Dipshit.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Deplatforming works. Starve every last one of these bastards.
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God save us from all you clueless fucks thinking you're doing good while you're out here breaking a sweat to make a space for neo-Nazis and antifeminists and transphobes.
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How satisfying is it to be able to post this particular GIF as a reaction to the ongoing public humiliation/self-destruction of Carl Benjamin?
VERY.
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The Last Jedi is trending again, so I'll reiterate two points. First, it's a great movie. Second, most people who think it "ruined Luke" are assholes who deserve to have the things they love ruined, and the fact that TLJ ruined Luke for them makes me love it even more.
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I'm going to be 41 next month. When I was a toddler I slept in Yoda pajamas. I've loved Star Wars my whole life. I've never played a SW video game, I've watched almost none of the cartoons. I have no idea who Revan is and I don't give a shit.
There's more than one kind of fan.
I promise you you don't have to know a twenty year old video game character to be a Star Wars fan, no matter how great she is.
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The current generation of Star Trek has produced some outstanding work, but the franchise would GREATLY benefit from showrunners/writers who are interested/allowed to challenge the audience rather than continually trying to flatter and pander to it.
Listening to Ira Steven Behr talk about "Deep Space Nine", and how he responded to the vocal fan outrage over "In the Pale Moonlight" for betraying "Star Trek."
He responded by telling his writing staff, "Then every episode should be like that!"
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"If you punch a Nazi or throw a milkshake, you're just as bad as they are."
Fuck. You.
I'd like to think shit like this would provoke a glimmer of shame and self-awareness in the minds of the "both sides are bad" shitheads, but I doubt it.
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Sorry, I'm still stuck on the TERF I just unfriended. I've just gotta get this out, so if you're tired of hearing about this, go ahead and stop reading.
But here's what really pisses me off:
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Just got a comment on a Trek video from some dipshit who said, "Sure, Star Trek has always been political, but these new shows obviously lean left!"
As opposed to all the famously right-wing Star Trek shows of generations past. You fucking dipshit.
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If you're going to vilify trans people (and ABUSED trans people in need of shelter at that), at least have the fucking courage to do it openly. Why try to disguise what you're really talking about if you're sure you're on the side of righteousness, you fucking coward?
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"Disagree with the LGBTQ lifestyle." Go fuck yourself. It's not the job of the creators of Star Trek to make bigots feel welcome, and it's sure as hell not our job as fans/commentators. Conservatives are free to watch Star Trek, and I'm free to say they can still go to hell.
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The Joker did blow up that hospital, but Batman punches those crooks pretty hard, so ya know . . . I think there are problems on both sides.
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Transphobia endangers lives and gets people killed. You do what you want. Personally, I'll happily burn every bridge that runs between me and transphobes and the people who make excuses and carry water for them.
JUST IN: New Trump administration rule would roll back health care protections for transgender people
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I don't know Hbomb or Kat personally, only admire their work. But, Jessie is one of my favorite people. Open-hearted, empathetic to a fault. I wish Somerton no harm, but I wouldn't be giving him a second thought if I was in Jessie's position. Shows what a good person Jessie is.
I really don’t know how to handle having to delete comments calling me a murder all day while I sitting here worried about James. I desperately want him to be ok. He deserves to live a life built on accountability & growth but in every way he avoids that life. I’m so sad & angry.
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There's a lot about American pop culture from the late '70s that I'm glad we've moved beyond, but I do wish we had more of this kind of unabashed, unselfconscious weirdness in the mainstream.
no matter how many times i watch this i always fucking lose it when the 3rd william shatner comes out there are tears in my eyes
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Most people who half pay attention to my opinions on Star Trek know I'm not a fan of Lower Decks. But, if you're upset about a character in the new episode wearing a hijab, take a moment to reflect on two things: 1) Representation matters, and 2) You can go fuck yourself.
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"But Star Trek used to be for everybody!"
Nope. If you thought racism wasn't a problem, or the Vietnam War was a good idea, TOS was not for you. It wasn't "well, let's explore all sides and let people make make up their own minds" -- it was partisan and often quite didactic.
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Deep Space Nine's "Emissary" is the best pilot episode of a Star Trek series to date. Discuss.
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"Why do screenwriters deserve to be paid so much?"
Well. You know that movie or TV show you love? The one that makes millions for the studio that produced it? A WRITER MADE THAT ALL UP.
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How Star Trek showrunners should respond every time fans ask for anything:
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If your response to the Christchurch shootings is to race to defend the ability of you and your buddies to keep spouting anti-Muslim rhetoric, you're a fucking ghoul. It doesn't matter how calmly and cerebrally you phrase it. You're a piece of shit.
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For all you non-lawyers out there, "zero evidence" is one of the least possible amounts of evidence.
Georgia Judge Throws Out Trump Campaign Lawsuit That Produced Exactly Zero Evidence of Fraud
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People pissing and moaning about the anime-inspired elements in the new Superman cartoon are the reason the phrase "Shut up, nerd" exists.
"They gave Superman a transformation sequence! Superman doesn't do that!"
This one does. Shut up, nerd.
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The Twilight Zone, like Star Trek, is inherently and emphatically progressive. It preaches relentlessly and often angrily against bigotry and intolerance, and in favor of inclusion and acceptance. As with Trek, most right-wing fans only like it because they miss the point of it.
Kind of amazing how many Twilight Zone eps are, deep down, about coming through the Depression and World War II and looking around to realize that the US learned nothing from other experience & is absolutely determined to stay trivial, cruel, selfish and reactionary
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Goddamn! Now
@ContraPoints
has a feature in The Economist, too?! She's takin' over!
The transgender populist fighting fascists with face glitter
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And he's absolutely right.
Rian Johnson Says Catering to Fans, Rather Than Challenging Them, Is a ‘Mistake’
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Comics nerds have waited almost twenty-five years to see Jackman play Wolverine in-costume, so I can hardly wait to hear all the reasons why it's wrong and they hate it.
New high-res image of Wolverine & Deadpool in ‘DEADPOOL 3’.
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Congrats on finally reaching "even companies run by people who probably agree with you won't advertise on your website" levels of toxicity, Elon.
Companies who have pulled advertising and promotions from X in the wake of Elon Musk's recent antisemitic remark:
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Disney
- Lionsgate
- IBM
- Apple
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I recently used the phrase "the heart wants what it wants" in a video, and today someone left a comment, "Actually, the brain wants what it wants. The heart doesn't want anything. It just pumps blood."
I banned them.
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"First they came for immigrants, and I said nothing. Then they came for Muslims, and I said nothing. Then they came for trans people, and I said nothing. Then they came for my video games, and I said something. Seriously. That's what got me to speak up. Fucking video games."
Dave Rubin: "I will be the first to hold Trump’s feet to the fire."
[one year later, Trump mentions video games]:
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"'Mr. McInnes is essentially an untouchable, unable to retain or be considered for gainful employment in his line of work,' the lawsuit claims."
I told you the
@splcenter
does good work.
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Only that's not what she meant. She wasn't complaining about cis men being allowed in a women's shelter. She was complaining about trans women being allowed in a women's shelter. But she never explicitly said that, she only spoke in fucking TERF code.
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We aren't a bad country because Trump is the president.
Trump is the president because we're a bad country.
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Happy Saturday to all Trekkies except the ones whining about how that Ferengi looks in the new Star Trek: Discovery trailer.
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How come it's always the richest, most powerful people who are the biggest fucking crybabies?
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Sam Harris isn't racist. He's just quitting Patreon in solidarity with the handful of racists (and misogynists, and fascists, and professional internet trolls) it's recently banned from its platform.
But he's definitely not racist. Definitely not.
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I'm not saying "Pastor Stole From Food Bank to Pay Hooker" is the greatest headline ever written. I'm just saying it warrants serious consideration.
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Jesus. Imagine how fragile you'd have to be in order to feel threatened by gender neutral cookies.
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And that's really dehumanizing and disrespectful to trans women, but what struck me for the first time reading that post was how fucking dishonest it is, as well.
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If I ever ran a Star Trek show, I would make it one of my missions in life to drive nitpicking canon-obsessed fans out of their minds.
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What TV show did you fall in love with instantly?
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Sometimes I try to imagine how much better this country, and perhaps even this world, would be like if the political and cultural tone of the last 40 years had been set by the character and priorities of this man instead of Ronald Reagan. It's unfathomable.
Former President Jimmy Carter, who is 99-years-old and has been in hospice care since February, attends the memorial service for his wife Rosalynn. What an incredible human being.
📸 Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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The "conventionally attractive cis women are secretly dudes" variant of transphobia is just as toxic as every other form, but it at least reminds us of the important fact that these people are delusional dipshit reactionaries who have no idea what the fuck they're talking about.
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LeVar Burton was RIGHT THERE.
‘Jeopardy’ Producer and Incoming Host Mike Richards Apologizes for Sexist Podcast Clips
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The fact that so many of the most popular public atheists are so utterly convinced of their own intelligence and rationality that they're totally blind to what prejudiced assholes they are sucks, but at least they make potent examples of how not to be once you wake the fuck up.
Hi, I'm Richard Dawkins.
Today lets talk about Muslim people are inherently bad, but first let's all appreciate how great a conservative christian alt-right figurehead is, I am very smart.
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Deep Space Nine randomly trending? I don't understand it, but I accept it, and I welcome it.
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Ha ha ha, remember when he pretended to be reasonable for like five minutes a couple of years ago, and everyone lined up to shake his fucking hand? I do.
Glenn Beck says that the KKK hasn't "done anything to wipe out the black population" unlike Planned Parenthood
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If you're a real Star Trek fan, you like some Star Trek. That's it. However, I will add that, no matter which versions of Trek you happen to like or not like, you don't have to be a dick about it.
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I'm not sure if anything can convince me that people throwing milkshakes on far-right shitbags is a bad thing, but far-right shitbags whining about having milkshakes thrown on them definitely won't do it.
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The person I unfriended was complaining about how a women's shelter near her was now, according to her, no longer a women's shelter because it was inclusive to trans women. She said it was wrong to allow "males" to invade women-only spaces.
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Yet more evidence that "housing first" programs are not only more humane, but also more effective and less expensive than criminalizing homelessness.
“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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"Clark? Are you gonna see about that killer sky laser?"
"JESUS CHRIST I SAID I'D TAKE CARE OF IT!"
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Anyone reading that who wasn't up to speed on trans issues might reasonably conclude that cis men were being allowed to stay at a formerly women-only shelter, and quite rightly think that's outrageous.
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This was my favorite bit of the video. Turns out it's everyone else's favorite bit, too! Which means it is objectively the best bit of the video. (That's how that works, right?)
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Drug Commercial: "Don't take this drug if you're allergic to it."
Person Who's Never Taken This Drug Before: "Good tip, thanks for your help."
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Watched The Marvels today. It was fun, funny, mostly standalone despite close connections to previous projects, and under two hours long. I dug it, and I don't know what people's problem was with it.
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"Hi, I'm a popular atheist podcaster and I've barely said a word about violence perpetrated by fascists and white supremacists, but now I'd like a word about some of those fascists and white supremacists getting milkshakes thrown on them, because THAT's what really bothers me."
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@KatyMontgomerie
Ah yes, trans rights activists, famously the only group of people to ever say "suck my dick."
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Just a reminder that giving writers and actors a fair deal in the U.S. would cost them a small fraction of their annual profits, so I'm pretty sure giving a fair deal to writers and actors in the rest of the world is also something they can afford.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is reportedly concerned that if they give a fair deal to writers & actors in the U.S. that it will set a precedent for writers/actors in other territories to ask for fair deals.
(Source: )
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All three Kelvin timeline movies are good and they should make more.
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I don't seem to have lost any followers recently. Weird.
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X-Men '97 is one of those shows where I don't even know what that "Skip Intro" button is doing there.
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57 million. That's how many Americans don't care about racism, sexism, xenophobia, religious bigotry, anti-LGBTQ bigotry... Remember that.
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Recent comment on one of my videos taking the piss out of conservative Star Trek fans went something like "Don't you realize conservatives watch your videos, too?!"
Yes! And I've been trying like hell for YEARS to fix that, but it's a work in progress! Cut me some slack!
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@Eve6
What a genuinely likable and completely healthy and stable human being. That's what I say.
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Glenn Beck is not an especially smart person, but he knows that no one has banned Dr. Seuss. He knows no one has banned Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. He's intentionally appealing to -- and perpetuating -- the ignorance of his target audience.
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So, Jeri Ryan watched my video and said it was great. I'm gonna be just insufferable for the next few days. Sorry in advance!
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So I guess Ben Shapiro just now discovered the concept of nonlinear narrative and he is NOT happy.
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"Deplatforming only makes them more popular."
"Publicly humiliating them only makes them more sympathetic."
Can all of you who've been saying things like that shut the fuck up now? At the very least, can the rest of us stop listening to such know-nothing fence-riding dipshits?
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@_Saeen_
So everybody can stop engaging with him for any reason, forever, now, right? Since he's admitted (and not for the first time) that he doesn't approach arguments/debates in good faith and is in fact just a professional troll? We're good?
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Comics feeling the need to say "I promise not to ambush marginalized people in my audience with surprise guests who will denigrate them for everyone else's amusement" doesn't say much for the current state of stand-up comedy, does it? Good on Tim Heidecker, though.
I pledge no anti trans weirdo surprise guests on my summer tour.
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People with large, influential platforms who have either been silent about violence committed by white supremacists and fascists or tried to minimize it are now referring to right-wingers being milkshaked as "mock assassinations" without a trace of self awareness.
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Am I okay with this happening to everyone who goes out in public wearing a Proud Boys shirt? Yes, I am. Fuck this guy and everybody else like him.
Proud Boy sees a skateboard with "End Racism" on it and fronts up to the skater dude like it's some kind of personal attack. Then he flicks a lit cigarette at the face of another guy who calls out his PB shirt.
And THEN what happens...? 🤭
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I feel like we still don't spend nearly enough time talking about how proudly, willfully, shamelessly dishonest most prominent right-wing media figures are.
"Buy Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head because it's the end of an era. It is the end of freedom in America"
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My ex-wife and I had to put our cat down today. If you've watched my YouTube stuff for a long time, you might remember Ottie. I used to hold her up during the "And Now the Good News" videos. She was the best cat ever, and I miss her like crazy.
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Please god stop just stop.
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Ed Markey strikes me as exactly the wrong guy to fuck with like this.
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When I was a child, my parents had me vaccinated without my consent. They also took me to see doctors multiple times when I made it very clear I didn't want to go. And this one time when I was about to touch a hot stove, my mom PHYSICALLY STOPPED ME. What about my rights?!
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Won't that just double the number of homeless people? How is this progress?
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This is exactly the attitude ANY series/franchise/whatever should take toward small-minded fans who bristle at representation or the new stuff being "too woke." Let them go — encourage them to go, even. Fuck 'em. They're walking fossils. You don't need them.
"RuPaul’s Drag Race" star Jinkx Monsoon, who plays the over-the-top villain Maestro in the new "Doctor Who," says, "Who gives a f--- what bigots think?" in response to the racist, homophobic backlash Ncuti Gatwa — the 15th Doctor — has faced because of his casting.
"For every
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Spock himself once said, albeit in much kinder language, that being obsessed with canon is for loser nerds desperate to be seen as experts and scholars because they remember a bunch of trivia about a TV show, and even then the message didn't get through to most of them.
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Not even Superman in "Man of Steel" is as big a piece of shit as Dean Cain, and the MOS Superman is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people.
Dean Cain once said you shouldn't go accuse people without proof and now he's accusing someone, of being the whistleblower, without proof.
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Here's the thing: people knew this about him already. He said these things in public, repeatedly, for years. Many are hearing about him for the first time, but his repugnant views are no secret. UKIP chose him as a candidate because they didn't think enough people would care.
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Every time the fandom menace whiners throw a tantrum about a new Star Trek show, Spock gets another sibling.
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So if you support equal rights for trans people, you're a member of the Rainbow Jihad?
Cool! Is there a badge or something? I'll make room next to my "Outrage Brigade" and "Agent of Chaos" patches.
Does the bigotry EVER end?
Iowa Lawmaker Calls Those That Support Transgender Individuals The ‘Rainbow Jihad’
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Jessie is one of my favorite people on the planet. Rowling, on the other hand, is a TERF who has decided to use her immense platform and influence to bully trans people and advocate against their rights.
Hang in there, Jessie. Solidarity.
Last statement for today cause my inbox is flooded and I’m scared to look; take care of yourselves everyone.
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