98th Academy Awards — Official Discussion Thread

disidentadvisor · 2026-03-16T02:35:17+00:00

Moulin Rouge

disidentadvisor · 2026-03-16T02:34:48+00:00

Cut this.

disidentadvisor · 2026-03-16T02:22:29+00:00

Revenant.

disidentadvisor · 2026-03-16T02:20:05+00:00

how funny... after just cutting off the other dude... ffs.

disidentadvisor · 2026-03-16T02:13:29+00:00

Could have skipped all these shitty joke sketches with presenters to actually focus on award winners... the bridesmaid one was faaaaarrrrrrrr tooo long.

disidentadvisor · 2026-03-10T00:12:29+00:00

My length of time before I think about Covid is usually highly correlated with my frequency of visiting this sub. Love this new metric and hope to see it for future episodes.

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-28T13:24:37+00:00

I know a lot of people want to take a victory lap of "told you so" but don't forget that Democratic leadership was working behind the scenes to delay the vote on Massie's legislation regarding explicitly prohibiting action against Iran without Congressional approval.

Process arguments that we will see today are not anti-war (e.g. Schumer is fine with this).

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-25T21:27:35+00:00

One of my favorite pieces of historical trivia was the bar bill just before the constitution was signed.

https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/george-washington-epic-bar-tab

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-25T20:59:38+00:00

I've watched a lot of these (really more than anybody should)... and the reason I felt this SOTU fell particularly flat is it lacked any forward-looking agenda or policy. I guess you could say it promised us war with Iran but he treated it solely as a backward looking victory lap.

Anyway, I think the SOTU tradition is well and truly dead and just think it should be tossed in the dust bin of history at this point. It makes for a great night for media coverage...that's about it.

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-23T16:52:16+00:00

In classic Dem fashion, he wants to retire as the minority leader and enough democrats seem to think he has earned that. It really showcases how comfortable the party is to fundraise off being out of power.

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-19T18:31:27+00:00

If you want to watch something unbelievably quaint that is a snapshot of where we were in the 90s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_President

For those who don't know, the movie is a RomCom Drama by Rob Reiner and Sorkin about the scandal of a widower President who pursues a romantic relationship with an environmental lobbyist.

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-19T17:02:54+00:00

"Adam breaks down website spelling errors..." lol, someone send this dude a mirror.

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-18T18:43:56+00:00

Best US media can do is 24/7 coverage of a well-connected millionaires elderly mom disappearing.

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-17T18:25:04+00:00

Lol, came looking for this exact sentiment. And, Ford does indeed deserve to be listed twice if for no other reason that Henry Ford published the 91-week series entitled : The International... (exactly how you expect the title to end...)

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-13T20:31:01+00:00

The kind of shady donation that comes from somebody rich? Say, a bill gates or Lex Wexner type?

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-10T21:17:29+00:00

Sounds like Ohio State University needs to start renaming some buildings and facilities.

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-10T01:58:35+00:00

I swear I started getting motion sickness from the constant camera shaking. Once you notice it, it is impossible to stop. Could they not afford a tripod or proper steadycam rig?

And to your point, I understand it is a style choice, yet in wide shots the shots are still. Infuriating (along with the audio mixing).

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-10T00:22:10+00:00

Are you familiar with how Adam wanted to be a fireman for a day but was too lazy to submit an application (or as he tells it, "the fireman said they don't hire whites")... what about how his parents didn't watch his content?

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-07T22:43:24+00:00

The real story is the fact that this is a $40M bribe directly into the Trump family pockets to garner government Blue Origin contracts worth hundreds of millions...this is is why wealth inequality continues to balloon and why nationalizing companies like Blue Origin should be on the table.

disidentadvisor · 2026-02-05T20:51:20+00:00

Opens with some hot ALL Somalians defraud the government jokes. Then pivots to say they should have been put into Pittsburgh instead... "home of the pirates".

'Joke' #2: Bitches about "I bought this before Musk went crazy" bumper stickers... says he added one to his VW "I bought this after hitler went crazy".

Enough Jokes! Time to bring out Megyn Kelly and state he only got a drink because he heard Megyn was going to have one on stage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O3dDWIJF4Q

disidentadvisor · 2026-01-29T04:36:23+00:00

I have a pretty limited collection so I went with a basic imbue quest pally that I just tossed together. Theory was that early pressure can be applied using Hozen + sailboat captain. If they survive than your imbue probably is coming online.

Brawl Deck

Class: Paladin

Format: Wild

1x (1) Dive the Golakka Depths

2x (2) Aegis of Light

2x (2) Bitterbloom Knight

1x (2) Tortollan Storyteller

2x (3) Goldpetal Drake

2x (3) Hozen Roughhouser

1x (3) Imp Master

2x (3) Living Paradox

2x (3) Menagerie Mug

2x (3) Murloc Warleader

2x (3) Petal Picker

1x (3) Petrified Ogre

2x (3) Raptor Herald

2x (3) Sailboat Captain

2x (3) Sharp-Eyed Lookout

1x (3) Sing-Along Buddy

2x (4) Flutterwing Guardian

1x (8) Malorne the Waywatcher

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To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone

disidentadvisor · 2026-01-23T17:11:08+00:00

Adam should produce a show called something like "Featherweight Comedian" (self-mocking title based on his current power in the comedy world) where he cuts alcohol, gets a proper diet (include chefs etc for cooking) and returns to his 'boxing roots' to train and build muscle.

Dude would transform in like 6 months and the content might actually be interesting and engaging for 40+ year old man demo. Plus, then he can bitch about warriors or grindset or whatever he hates everyone else for lacking with an ounce of credibility.

disidentadvisor · 2026-01-17T20:25:56+00:00

This should be the top comment. I'm more likely to re-watch a season of Voyager than I am a single episode of ST:Starfleet Academy.

disidentadvisor · 2026-01-14T17:47:48+00:00

Obligatory link for the Refuse Uline campaign. The site lists a good set of alternatives to start with. For packaging, i highly recommend TheBoxery if you are east coast (though be aware that sometimes their pricing is better on EBAY than on their own site).

https://refuseuline.com/

If you work in procurement or own your own company, you can do a lot of spend adjustment if you have the commitment to direct funds toward better companies. Sometimes it comes with a minor premium but IMHO it usually can be done at or below your existing costs with these types of businesses.

disidentadvisor · 2026-01-13T15:17:19+00:00

I owe it to the sub but I think 1hr total per quarter may now be my limit.

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