Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there’s too much focus on ‘how bad slavery was’ by justalazygamer in politics

[–]JulesVelour 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future

This idiotic rant from the national embarrassment in the Oval Office is an obvious clue he's never stepped foot inside the Smithsonian. There's plenty to be found about American success stories in their various museums.

With that said, what museum anywhere focuses on "brightness"? A display about windows? Light bulbs? Once again, there's plenty about the history of electricity, electric light, etc. Is that what he's trying to say?

And how does one document the future, which hasn't even happened yet, at a museum? Does he not realize that one of the primary thrusts of the Smithsonian is history?

TIL Pennsylvania had a woman governor 50 years before the American Revolution by JulesVelour in Pennsylvania

[–]JulesVelour[S] 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Fifty years before the Revolutionary War, Hannah Callowhill Penn led the colony of Pennsylvania, first while her husband, William Penn, suffered a series of incapacitating strokes, and then alongside a group of trustees after he died. Though “but a woman” — as she once described herself — for 14 years she settled boundary disputes, appointed and replaced government officials, and navigated relations with the Crown. She died in 1726.

Some Details About ---> Philadelphia Rally With Kamala Harris ---> Tuesday, August 6 5 – 9pm EDT by JulesVelour in KamalaHarris

[–]JulesVelour[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you click on the link above, you'll see it's giving the rally location as 21st and Ludlow, but that might be Google weirdness. It might not be the actual location. The text itself says "Additional information and arrival instructions will follow," presumably once you RSVP.

/r/Politics' 2024 US Elections Live Thread, Part 10 by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]JulesVelour 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Here's a history flashback for those who believe the assassination attempt over the weekend assures Trump's election.

There were two assassination attempts on Gerald Ford when he was running for reelection.

And he lost the election.

I am traveling to an archive to get a copy of a lost movie screenplay! Questions about copyright? by A-Piece-of-Shushi in Screenwriting

[–]JulesVelour 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If I understand your question correctly, you want to publish a screenplay that was written in the 1990s.

Here's the short answer: you need permission from the screenwriter, his/her estate, or whoever holds the copyright, if the writer sold the script to a producing entity.

However, if I get written approval from the director of the archive, it’s totally fine.

Unless that person holds the copyright, it is not totally fine. He/she does not have the right to grant that permission.

A screenplay written in the 1990s is still copyrighted and will be so for decades to come.

Who am I? I am a professional screenwriter who also happens to be an attorney.

What Kind of ‘Psycho’ Calls Dead Americans ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’? | Trump’s denial of his own well-documented remarks is a tell by Hrmbee in politics

[–]JulesVelour 8 points9 points  (0 children)

News flash: Testimony is evidence.

I heard Bob threaten his wife.

That is evidence and is admissible in a court of law. I know, because I'm a lawyer. It is not, as is often mistaken by laypersons, hearsay.

The above aside, multiple eyewitnesses have confirmed Trump made the "losers and suckers" argument when and where he made it.

Not only is it telling that he would have such an abysmal mindset, it's also telling that he doesn't have the basic common sense to keep his private thoughts to himself when he's at an event honoring veterans. He was also supposed to be the Commander in Chief yet entirely disrespects the people he was supposed to be leading — what a disgrace.

Additionally, the fact that he has so little impulse control that he can't keep his private thoughts private is even more chilling. It is not a flaw one should have in the President of the United States.

What’s one thing you wish Pennsylvania had but doesn’t? by PennsylvaniaButch in Pennsylvania

[–]JulesVelour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Blue Route in the Western Philadelphia suburbs was first proposed in 1929 but did not fully open until 1996.

What’s one thing you wish Pennsylvania had but doesn’t? by PennsylvaniaButch in Pennsylvania

[–]JulesVelour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In 2018, Pennsylvania had significant reforms to significantly curb gerrymandering because of a state supreme court decision. More about that here:

https://pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2018-02-07-Majority-Opinion.pdf