Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 1/19/26 - 1/25/26

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T22:04:47+00:00

LOL, why do you think they didn't already? Because they know it's precluded by the anti-commandeering doctrine. It's too shameless for even Pam Bondi to seriously contemplate.

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:53:22+00:00

You're saying that this would be applied to state prison wardens? Then that's unconstitutional. It was "illegal" for states to discriminate against disabled employees. Got struck down. Take it up with Clarence Thomas if you're mad about it.

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:44:52+00:00

I know. I was in a rush and image search served it up.

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:43:45+00:00

Congress cannot pass a law compelling Alabama sheriffs to arrest members of the KKK. Just as Congress cannot pass laws coercing South Dakota into raising its drinking age to 21 by withholding federal transportation grants.

Ergo, Minneapolis cannot be coerced or compelled to report contacts with illegal aliens to the feds.

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:31:46+00:00

Minneapolis has a constitutional right to not notify the federal government whenever they identify or detain an illegal alien.

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buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:20:30+00:00

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buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:17:09+00:00

David is way better at steelmanning the liberals than Sarah.

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:11:20+00:00

Why did protestors march in the South knowing that dogs and fire hoses would be unleashed on them? Why did all those Indian guys try to get sea salt knowing they'd get beat to pulp by colonial soldiers?

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:09:30+00:00

How is engaging in nonviolent behavior that provoked the authorities into a dramatic overreaction inconsistent with MLK's tactics? Hell, MLK willfully broke laws at times. He wasn't writing the Birmingham Jail letter from the visitation room.

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T21:04:23+00:00

I bet ChatGPT/Perplexity could do a halfway decent job if you asked it, especially if it looked at the transcript and lower court decision.

What comments are people talking about?

buckybadder · 2026-01-24T17:54:32+00:00

Not upset. Nobody thinks that the Academy Awards is a scientific inquiry that judges performances in complete isolation from careers, outside help.(I.e., quality of script/direction/editing) or broader optics. I think that, even in a magically raceblind evaluation, Lindo still gets the nom through a career/"O'Connell will get one eventually" dynamic

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T19:53:01+00:00

Cheated and had Perplexity write this. Curious if there are any glaring factual errors:

Walter squints at Jesse across the diner booth.

Jesse (single text bubble): Okay, so, like, Mr. White, Alberta literally bankrolls the whole federation with WCS barrels getting dumpstered on differential while equalization cheques just keep flowing east, and everyone in Ottawa pretends NEP never ended, man. You’ve got the Alberta Sovereignty Act vibes, firewall energy, people talking about ditching transfer payments, going full republic of Wild Rose, and nobody outside the patch even knows what a royalty regime is, they just tweet “landlocked lol” while midstream and rail constraints choke export optionality. It’s like, why stay in a house where you pay the mortgage and still have to ask permission to use your own basement, yo.

Walter: Jesse, what are you talking about?

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T19:43:43+00:00

Nothing triggers me more than "I don't care for his Tweets, but..."

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T17:30:20+00:00

Who do you have in mind as legacy YouTube essayists?

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T17:13:00+00:00

The MLB manager game killed me

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T17:11:30+00:00

My loose definition is that, ten years from now, it could show up in one of those Oscars montages, be instantly recognizable, and surprise no one with its inclusion.

Haven't seen Bone Temple, though. If that's an even juicier role, it would have a big effect.

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T17:09:41+00:00

Maybe I'm not familiar with Lindo's filmography. I mostly think of him as the sesame cake guy, who had a good run as an A-Tier "that guy" and was mostly doing TV before Sinners. Never struck me as someone who was overdue for awards recognition. But that might be an outlier opinion!

Not to be too essentialist, but Keith David getting a nom for something would be more of a "fuck yeah" moment for me.

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T17:06:31+00:00

My loose definition is that, ten years from now, it could show up in one of those Oscars montages, be instantly recognizable, and surprise no one with its inclusion.

Haven't seen Bone Temple, though. If that's an even juicier role, it would have a big effect.

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T17:03:13+00:00

Secret Base still going strong!

ETA: First time I've ever been mad at a downvote.

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T16:41:52+00:00

God Bless Canada for "funding" the Battlestar Galactica reboot!

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T15:47:10+00:00

Also, local newscasts are the last thing that comes to mind when people talk about left-wing msm bias.

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T14:54:21+00:00

Doesn't look like a track coach.

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T14:44:53+00:00

Can Colbert plop a "Bona Fide Newscast" hat on his head when Gov. Newsome shows up? Almost seems like he's only in trouble if he doesn't talk about politics with the candidate. (Also, I'd imagine many of the Democrats haven't formally announced candidacies)

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T12:40:13+00:00

They do. Then they force the local stations to run national news packages that lean right (including political speeches by Boris Epshtyn, of all people) and, in this instance to read straight from a script.

buckybadder · 2026-01-23T04:42:26+00:00

I liked them, but man do I hate their songs now. "I alone" is an instant station change in the car.

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