2024 Season

[DoctorAtomic]

Can this go to the courts then? It doesn't seem like due process or equal protection to me. 

[DoctorAtomic]

I was trying to work out watching Lewis Black, but I was getting cramps from the monologue. Dry (damp) January kind of makes me roll my eyes. Don't drink if you don't want. I'm not going to force you. I like to drink. I do moderately, probably on the high end. I don't go on a massive bender over the holidays that I have to force myself to dry out for a month though. I think there's a more fundamental issue going on here if 'this is the third year I'm doing dry January.'

I liked the interview too. My phone is way old. I have a galaxy 10. I think another issue that they didn't bring up is that nothing is made to be fixed anymore. We had a 65' hdmi enabled tv that we were using as a monitor for some simulation software and it died. I figured we could just replace a video card or something, but we couldn't even open the unit so it's junked. My old desktop is from 2008, and I could at least replace the video card, and the computer still works fine. My current laptops though, same thing. They can't be fixed. 

 

[DoctorAtomic]

No offense, but trotting out Schumer to do I don't knew what, isn't a winning strategy. 

You know what is though? "Call someone who cares." There's your perfect campaign ad for 2026. I would be hammering that into the ground if I was the Democratic party chair. 

[DoctorAtomic]

That takedown of Rubio was brutal. What a brilliant way to frame it with the teen movie clips. 

[DoctorAtomic]

I'm not a prude by any stretch, but the feet are horrifying. 

[Lantern7]

Is TDS going live on Tuesday after the State of the Union?

[DoctorAtomic]

It's not technically the state of the union. 

I don't know, for 1% of the budget that goes to foreign aid, Arab Sesame Street seems like a good use of soft power. 

I just don't care enough about the speech otherwise. Troll president gonna troll. I don't know why anyone even took the bait. 

Edited March 6 by DoctorAtomic

[One Imaginary Girl]

Do you think the show will ever phase out that "I'm gonna come" intro?  It's getting tired, to say the least, and I don't like hearing that voice more than I have to.

[Sarah 103]

  On 3/7/2025 at 7:33 PM, One Imaginary Girl said:

Do you think the show will ever phase out that "I'm gonna come" intro?  It's getting tired, to say the least, and I don't like hearing that voice more than I have to.

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I really hope so. I find it really irritating and it's been in every episode since the inauguration.  

[DXD526]

I DVR the show, and FF through that intro, I find it so annoying. 

[Lantern7]

I keep meaning to ask here after watching the "Don't Say DEI Words" bit . . . are Harriet Tubman $20 bills a thing now? I thought it was something that would forever be in limbo.

[angora]

Looks like administrations have been playing ping-pong with it. Obama announced it for release in 2020, Trump 1.0 pushed it back to 2028, Biden worked to "resuming efforts" to get it made, and now it seems to be slated for 2030. So "forever in limbo" isn't too far off.

ETA - arrgh, meant to include the link: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/10/nx-s1-5321464/harriet-tubman-20-dollar-bill-2025

Edited March 16 by angora

[DoctorAtomic]

I take the point of Klein's book because I do think accessibility was the cause of making people change votes overwhelmingly more than 'woke'. I think it was more perception than reality, and voters are stupid. I think they could have been more demonstrative in telling Democrats who do want to get things done to just stand up and be adults about it. Starting in the cities is a good idea. 

Dude though, you're not helping with 'I don't know if I should even laugh'. Shove it up your ass. 

Jordan ran with it, but basically said the same thing. 

 

[DoctorAtomic]

Here's an idea. Maybe vote instead of burning cars? Way to play right into the 'radical leftist' false narrative on the maga right. 

I can somewhat appreciate the people in the town halls voicing their displeasure. And not burning cars. It's just too bad that no one knew beforehand that Musk was going to to be appointed to wreck the government. I mean, you'd think the media would have reported on it.

[Sarah 103]

I really like the Worst Wing opening. It is such a better graphic and significantly less annoying than what it replaced. 

[Ottis]

  On 3/27/2025 at 8:20 PM, Sarah 103 said:

I really like the Worst Wing opening. It is such a better graphic and significantly less annoying than what it replaced. 

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I actually think TDS has figured out a better way to cover Trump. Drop the outrage and incredulousness, instead simply laugh and eye roll at the ridiculous carelessness and ineptitude. The new opening does it, using Trump's own words. I always thought Trump would have actually liked the prior opening.

I hope someone starts looking at how TDS has now started covering Trump. I think someone smarter than me could apply it to other shows and coverage.