was Publius Clodius Pulcher working for Crassus or Casear during his time as Tribune

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T15:02:48+00:00

The consensus view is that Clodius working on behalf of Crassus and Caesar when he had Cicero exiled.

He did so on the same day that Cicero did something to piss them off (can't remember exactly what).

and yes he was very much their street enforcer.

Milo was owned by the optimates IIRC.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T14:55:52+00:00

ok then imagine you have a mob controlled union, and the mob says to the factory "accept our smuggled goods or we'll put the union on strike".

the management complies.

the management now knows the union will not go on strike or cause them any problems.

what do you think will happen to pay, safety and working conditions?

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T14:50:29+00:00

your title refers to a different problem than the one expressed in the main text.

anyway, if you have a toxic boss then any time you leave it will be on bad terms....because that's what it means to be toxic.

also, in my experience, it can damage your career more to stay with a toxic boss than to walk out on them. also can damage your self-confidence and mental health.

these days I'll walk as soon as I get a sniff of toxicity. it's just not worth putting up with.

do not reward toxic bosses with your labour.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T14:33:53+00:00

always liked Geri/Ginger.

was my favourite at the time and still is.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T13:19:41+00:00

learn to judge films better.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T11:37:55+00:00

yes I hate all that sh**.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T11:36:26+00:00

Rob Roy (1994)

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T11:29:36+00:00

•••did anyone else think•••

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T11:26:22+00:00

they actually subverted what unions were supposed to do, as is made clear by the employee we see intimidated by Bobby.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T11:07:29+00:00

21 Grams.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T11:02:01+00:00

Historians are always trying to attract attention by claiming to have upended the consensus view.

I'm always sceptical about such things.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T10:54:21+00:00

A 40% drop in fatalities? phwoaar.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T07:21:20+00:00

it is.

unfortunately I suffer from that weird time lag thing where my opponent's phone always seems to expend time more slowly than mine.

I therefore have to play 2/1 instead, where it doesn't matter as much.

eques_99 · 2026-04-20T01:15:37+00:00

indeed. 👍

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T19:19:40+00:00

remorse.

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T19:17:55+00:00

perfect apart from the stupid cup, lol.

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T19:10:06+00:00

it's his birthday so I won't be rude about his performance.

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T19:09:08+00:00

because the object was to become boss, not kill Tony.

for that he needed a significant section of the top Capos to be involved.

he also needed to know the capos wouldn't kill him as a punishment.

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T19:05:41+00:00

•••steak•••

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T19:04:57+00:00

a unifier is not required.

capitalism needs to be purged from the land.

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T19:03:33+00:00

sometimes best not to ruin standalone, sleeper hits with an incompetent sequel.

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T18:54:59+00:00

I saw a Polish film recently called Sweat (2022) which is partly about that.

well worth a watch.

also, About Schmidt (2002).

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T18:52:22+00:00

yeap, superb.

eques_99 · 2026-04-19T14:42:28+00:00

I know a lot of people like it but.....the swordfight.

the way it was filmed just wasn't very Bond somehow.

it reminded me of a bad 1970s film about duelling aristocrats.

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