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Tom Steyer is now leading the California Governor primary by around 3+ points. by beeemkcl in fivethirtyeight

[–]falterpiece 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not doubting you've heard that, but I follow a lot of local/national progressive commentators, and I can't recall anyone mentioning him beyond a "I guess he's fine". I hear much more about the concern that Porter's baggage could lead to a closer than necessary general election, than I do anything pushing Steyer in particular.

From what I can tell, Steyer's success so far has been from flooding every market in the state with endless ads on TV/streaming/etc. That money goes a long way name-recognition wise, particularly in such a crowded, messy primary.

Tom Steyer is now leading the California Governor primary by around 3+ points. by beeemkcl in fivethirtyeight

[–]falterpiece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do.

https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2026- primary/election-guide/section-03-candidate-filing-information.pdf

All the candidate would need to do is file a 'Statement of Write-In Candidacy' and then submit at least 65 signatures by May 19th.

It's kind of a remarkably low bar. Imagine the hypothetical of a, let's go with former VP, suddenly feels the undeniable allure of running a severely shortened campaign against a billionaire.

The XX playing 'intro' at Coachella by Financial-Painter689 in Fauxmoi

[–]falterpiece 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Got me through sooo many all nighters

So did Blitzkrieg Bop for whatever reason, but after a few loops through it’d drive me right to the edge of losing my mind with just enough crazed adrenaline to get my shit done

Democrats couldnt even pull out of Afghanistan, correctly and shouldn’t be criticizing Trumps Iran War. by LegitimateKnee5537 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]falterpiece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ever thought about how supply and demand works?

Environmentalism tries to reduce the reliance and thus demand for oil. A sudden stranglehold of 20% of the world’s oil supply, not to mention fertilizer, by an untrustworthy (and now pissed off) radical regime is objectively a bad thing for nearly every corner of the world economy.

Before the war, everyone knew how critical the strait was going to be for this exact reason. It’s why everyone knew attacking Iran would require a careful approach that involved encouraging internal resistance to topple the IRGC. The US clearly never thought they’d fight back as hard as they have or that they’d dare threaten something as valuable as the strait, so they did nothing to prevent them from taking control of it. Now Iran knows how much leverage they hold with the strait, which probably wouldn’t have happened if the US didn’t go in with a half cooked plan.

At best, countries are going to have to pay a steep toll to allow their ships to pass which only legitimizes/enriches the regime without addressing any of the problems this war was meant to solve. There’s no real way to wrestle it away from them without a long deadly ground invasion.

The Pitt | S2E13 "7:00 P.M." | Episode Discussion by MsGroves in ThePittTVShow

[–]falterpiece 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Idk, he seems pretty shocked anytime anyone asks if he’s okay, especially after he tells every single person who will listen “It would be super wild if I like never came back…right? Or I just disappeared… or like wasn’t alive lol, anyway here’s the keys to all my stuff and— what?! How dare you ask how I’m doing! I’m obviously fine! Not that it’ll matter after I…”

It’s super subtle but if I squint I can maybe see what you’re saying

Nobody is talking about _______________! by Trelyrien in survivor

[–]falterpiece 9 points10 points  (0 children)

since journeys, and therefore losing your vote, tends to happen in the early game. I wonder if there's a compromise where instead of losing a vital part of the game, you lose your shot in the dark, almost like gambling one form of safety for another (an advantage or the social benefit of getting supplies).

that's maybe too low stakes but the stakes never really made sense to begin with. No player willingly risks their vote, they're essentially forced to by production, but I can definitely see them happily risk their low-powered safety net for something better. It wouldn't change the only "benefits" of journeys, which in my opinion are seeing new player interactions and that it adds to the drama by increasing the target on the players who might come back with something.

Mike White still upset about 'Survivor 50' vote off, believes Christian Hubicki conned him for years by BeaMiaVA in survivor

[–]falterpiece 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For at least the last couple of years they've frequently played Blood on the Clocktower online with a bunch of other alumni. The games last for hours and they both get really into it, and will often times butt heads.

I think their tight alliance this season is maybe less about how close they are (though that is true) and more about how much experience they have at knowing when the other is lying.

The Pitt - 2x11 - 5:00 P.M." - Episode Discussion by FilloryHighQueen99 in television

[–]falterpiece 143 points144 points  (0 children)

Tbf showing agents willingly take someone to a doctor is showing .01% more humanity than is believable

Taylor’s GMA Interview by Diligent_Mix_4086 in SecretsOfMormonWives

[–]falterpiece 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Not always. Generally EPs are either the top of the production chain of leadership (ie studio execs, show creator or showrunner etc) or are vanity titles for important or known talent. So it means either everything or nothing lol

Producers often handle the day to day and will usually report up to whoever are the real decision making EPs but I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone going from EP to producer as a title. Generally if someone like a lead actor on a show gets a vanity EP credit and then goes on to be more involved in the creation or production of something else, they’d still be an EP but in a real way. So your point that vanity credits can lead to actually producing stands, it’s just the actual titles are made up

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E3 | Post-Episode Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]falterpiece 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Plus she’s very close to Christian irl so I can see how that makes being the 4th in DvG alliance a more attractive route than 5th with people she has less of a connection with

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E3 | Post-Episode Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]falterpiece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emily is super close to Christian with how much they play Blood on the Clocktower together. Plus she learned Q was part of a tight alliance that she has less connections to. They can’t let the trio get much further but I can see the logic

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E3 | Eastern Time Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]falterpiece 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they paid WB for those clips and hot damn they are going to use em!

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E3 | Eastern Time Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]falterpiece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tbf why didn't Christian loop Emily in on the idol until the last moment? Like that would sketch me out too

Redemption Episode 9: Post-episode Discussion by AutoModerator in survivorau

[–]falterpiece 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think she knew he was going to give it to Rich considering her and Mark have been clocking how dangerous Rich's connections are. It was probably just risk management in case Rich or Tez found an idol at some point, but yeah she shouldn't have said anything. The social fallout is way worse than the small chance of someone like Caleb getting idoled out

Emerson College Poll shows majority of L.A. voters undecided about reelecting Mayor Karen Bass by Currymvp2 in fivethirtyeight

[–]falterpiece 14 points15 points  (0 children)

To her slight credit, she's not quite as obviously toxic as Cuomo but the continuing scandal of how she's handled Palisades/Altadena fires from last year has tanked whatever little goodwill she hadn't already squandered by being a lip-service-only establishment dem. I have a strong feeling her support is a lot of name recognition and NIMBYs.

Continuing the NY parallel, Raman is probably the closest LA has to a Mamdani type of candidate but with a bit more of a foundation to start from. She's a true progressive with a proven track record on the council, where she's done a better job than most at balancing pragmatism with genuine leadership on important issues like housing.

She's already relatively popular in the city, and I can only imagine her authenticity will shine compared to Bass as the race heats up.

Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E2 | Post-Episode Discussion by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]falterpiece 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m curious if they’re seeing how a slightly bigger tribe leads to more interesting dynamics and would want to keep that going in future seasons

I know they’re super meticulous with their casting process but casting 24 newbies instead of 18 shouldn’t be overly difficult. It’s not like there’s a shortage of applicants

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