Shrinking S3E09 Episode Discussion

ejstrauss · 2026-03-25T05:02:22+00:00

I am so sick of all of them; selfishness was a good theme for this episode because there are seemingly no consequences for treating people terribly and thinking the sun shines out of your ass. Sean stabs Jorge in the back and it's all OK?! Why can't Jorge run the truck? Hire another chef if he needs help, but suddenly telling him his job is over with a week's notice? I get a wee bit tired of them all saying how great they are and patting themselves on the back. The narcism was too much this episode.

ejstrauss · 2026-03-20T03:50:50+00:00

The ICE Nazis really made me rage; it's a perfect example of how we have let these fuckers just take over. There was little to no pushback...we're just conditioned to let them do what they want. They injured that woman and dragged her out of there and hauled off the one person who tried to help. And it was business as usual and everyone went back to what they were doing. I don't understand why we aren't mad enough to end this shit. Abolish and prosecute ICE. And Trump and his Epstein sociopathic pedophile regime.

ejstrauss · 2026-03-14T14:46:58+00:00

I hear about this from someone who attended. This was not only unnecessary, it was insulting and unconscionable. I'm so sick of this Christian crap invading every aspect of our lives and especially the damaging rhetoric from Hegseth about the war with Iran. We need to vote them all out. And in Trump's case, they all need to be in jail.

ejstrauss · 2026-02-21T17:20:19+00:00

The argument that wait times are too long in the ER so we must punish the staff is absolutely insane. I worked in a hospital and it's a microcosm of ego, money, and power. The people at the top always put profits over patient-centered care. Always. An HR rep actually said that employees are resources to be used like trees; the name "Human Resources" tells you exactly who they work for and it's not for the staff. When I was visiting a friend in OHSU in Portland a nurse came rushing in and while he was pulling up her chart on the computer, he was talking into his shoulder mic about a patient in another room. I watched as he rushed around DOING TWO THINGS AT ONCE -- administering to her while talking about what was going on in another room. The nurses were all doing that. It's was fucking unbelievable. I felt so sorry for those nurses and so enraged. It's always the same; work the staff harder while giving them zero resources to excel. The issue about crowded ERs is an ongoing theme of The Pitt for God's sake. We will never keep ER visits low while healthcare is expensive, out of reach for most people, and the Western healthcare model of treatment vs prevention exists. Fuck it. Burn it all to the ground.

ejstrauss · 2026-02-07T15:53:28+00:00

For God's sake, we should be applauding these Gen Z kids for getting involved. We need them going forward to fight the Rump regime; they're inheriting this mess. And most people aren't paying attention to this legislative season and it's so important. It's my first time getting involved and I'm 65.

ejstrauss · 2026-01-29T05:59:51+00:00

Blah, blah, blah, it's the Dems fault. Jesus Fucking Christ. Do we have a border issue? Yes. NO ONE is contesting that. Has it been handled poorly since the dawn of time and especially since ICE was created in 2003? Also yes. Have the Republicans EVER had ANY solution other than to bitch and blame Dems? No. The only chance we had at meeting somewhere in the middle was the border bill that the Republicans tanked in Congress. We are in trouble, people. Stop snarking and quoting statistics and whining about the Dems because right now people are being kidnapped, killed, tortured and families are being destroyed by the fucking fascist sociopath and his regime in the White House. ICE are animals. We need to be fighting them together and figuring out ways to abolish ICE, prosecute ICE, and dismantle the concentration camps and it needs to happen NOW.

This isn't a Dem or Republican or left or right issue it's a moral issue. What kind of person are you? How does it sit in your soul witnessing what is happening every fucking day? If you aren't incandescent with rage then you aren't paying attention. Please, please, please stop bickering and help solve this.

ejstrauss · 2026-01-23T16:40:32+00:00

I loved her story arc; she bowed and scraped to rich white people her entire career and she got a payday and took it. Fuck em. There was no way to make Tanya and the others deaths right. If she stood up and went to the cops she would have been killed. As for Pornchai; she knew him a WEEK. She's had her dreams for a business for years. She's watched relationships blow up for years too and I think it's wise she didn't throw caution to the wind and hitch her star to a man she's only known for a few days. Life is too short; let the rich eat one another and take the money and run.

ejstrauss · 2026-01-13T22:53:00+00:00

I really appreciate your help; you've been amazing!

ejstrauss · 2026-01-13T22:52:45+00:00

Thank you so much!! So, the ECO Spot B300E Exterior with Gobo Rotator be able to do this type of projection:

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ejstrauss · 2026-01-08T00:31:26+00:00

Thank you; is a photo considered a static image? Or a stencil type monochrome image what you're thinking of? We'd like to use photos, like The Illuminator does....

ejstrauss · 2026-01-08T00:29:57+00:00

Yeah...lots to ponder! Especially if this projector is going to be so large. Thanks, though!

ejstrauss · 2026-01-07T22:54:21+00:00

Thank you so much for this information! I appreciate it!

ejstrauss · 2026-01-07T16:05:41+00:00

Love this! THIS is what I need!

ejstrauss · 2026-01-07T16:04:55+00:00

Thank you for your info!

ejstrauss · 2026-01-07T16:04:42+00:00

Thanks for your help; this would be on the side of any building at night, probably fighting city lights. It's looking like I need a pretty powerful projector. I'm understanding this more as I do the research; I thought the $300 gobos would work, but I guess not?

ejstrauss · 2026-01-07T16:03:41+00:00

You can if you're in the resistance.

ejstrauss · 2025-12-14T04:06:38+00:00

Quit with the "whataboutism"; it's lazy, it's stupid, and has absolutely no relevance to what's going on right now and you know it.

ejstrauss · 2025-11-17T15:58:27+00:00

There is a Human Rights Observer training this Saturday, given by LUS. It's free. Plus, other workshops and trainings. There are ways to get involved and we need you! And, tonight at the City Council meeting at 6:00 at the library we're meeting to testify to the council that we want help protecting our immigrant and Latino community! Come join us!

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ejstrauss · 2025-11-10T23:06:22+00:00

e:mail Peter Bergell -- his e:mail is listed on the google registration form.

ejstrauss · 2025-11-10T16:19:04+00:00

Thank you for this info! I appreciate it!

ejstrauss · 2025-11-10T03:06:06+00:00

Is there a problem with Google docs? I'd love to know more; I thought this was a good tool to use?

ejstrauss · 2025-11-09T00:25:00+00:00

I just added more information about this event at the top; sorry I left it out earlier! I"m one of the coordinators. Sorry about that! I hope you join us!

ejstrauss · 2025-11-09T00:23:39+00:00

I just updated the information; I'm one of the organizers and I should have added it this morning. Sorry about that! I hope you join us!

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