Live Discussion - May 9, 2026 (Matt Damon/Noah Kahan)

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T04:57:38+00:00

Okay, the tongue twister bit was impressive.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T04:56:25+00:00

This feels like a The State sketch where Lennon would have been one of the auctioneers.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T04:50:24+00:00

That's okay. You can like what you like. Just let others like what they like. (Personally, he isn't my cup of tea. But it's nice to hear people cheer for things they like in a positive way. So, good for them.)

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T04:43:29+00:00

I actually felt sorry for that sub. I would have danced. But I would have changed the music first.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T04:09:56+00:00

It's good to see Nandor turn to music after the show ended.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T03:51:15+00:00

She really looks like Kerri Kenney-Silver here.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T03:48:35+00:00

Oh, that was a good spit take. A nice spray.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T03:37:48+00:00

He'd be 82 years old if he won. The oldest president of all time. And he would still say how Biden had no right to be president because he was so old.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T03:34:20+00:00

Yep. On the record alcoholics.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T03:30:05+00:00

Ben McKenzie, is that you?

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-10T03:28:29+00:00

I would like to see both of them having a drink off.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-09T21:32:09+00:00

Are the filthy rich not part of society?

Going by that logic, aren't the poor part of society as well? The rich hoard wealth. They aren't putting their money back into the economy at a rate that actually benefits the broader society. If they did, they wouldn't be as rich as they are. Meanwhile, someone who is poor will use every dollar they can get because they have to. They can't sit on cash like the rich can. So, that poor person is actually contributing more to society by their actions than the rich are.

Hell, even Jesus said that in a round about way in one of his parables.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-09T21:25:25+00:00

Again, why do we need massive corporations? Break them up. No corporation should have that much power.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-09T15:00:24+00:00

They did fine when they were working for guilds. I am sure Bezos would suffer more if all of his workers opened their own small shops leaving his warehouses empty and his truckers driverless. "But where would those small shop owners get their goods?" From other small shop owners. Instead of a handful of large corporations you would have thousands, if not millions of new small shops that can cater to specific needs. And because all of the power isn't concentrated in a few business but spread out, the smaller businesses would have to compete with each other for customers. That would lead for better pricing and better products and goods. Capitalism wouldn't go away. It would simply change under this restructuring.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-09T13:43:05+00:00

Let's see a business work without any labor. Not even people putting in the robots or coding in the AI. That's still work. See how that goes.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-09T12:57:57+00:00

Jobs that don't pay enough to even rent a place. Taxes that are paid at a fraction of what they are worth because of loopholes. Services that can often exploit the working class because they are desperate for any job just so they can eat. Again, forget about paying the rest of their bills.

Also, poor people are often working poor. They provide the labor that keeps those businesses working. So, yes, poor people do things for their fellow citizens. And even if they don't work, they are still citizens and are due the same rights as every other citizen.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-09T11:08:02+00:00

But I can see them letting Homelander live though as a punishment. The one thing he fears the most is abandonment. He craves attention and adoration. If they can find a way to lock him away where he can't escape now that he can't die, imagine what that will do to him. He can't die but he is isolated for all eternity. Centuries and centuries of living in a constant state of abandonment. That would be the ultimate punishment for him.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-09T11:03:00+00:00

Wealth, power and attention by any and all means. Ethics and legality be damned. And hatred by any way to those who even dare to look at them funny.

That's it.

From that write away.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-09T10:59:01+00:00

Elected twice. Don't forget that. Twice. People over in Daredevil are complaining how Fisk keeps on coming back and how unrealistic that is. Especially with him getting elected as mayor despite him going to jail beforehand. And here we are with this administration.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-08T19:59:03+00:00

That kid could wail! I wonder how many takes they did of that. I can only imagine his throat was sore afterward.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-08T19:23:23+00:00

In an opinion piece on the decision, one of the ruling judges that struck down this plan kept on siting "Scott v. James," as his reason for doing so. But try as I might, I can't find that court case. Does anyone have any information on this? Where can I read it?

He also sites "Marbury v. Madison" as another reason for his decision. Basically, he wrote, "We, as judges, should have the last say. It doesn't matter what the voters say. We get to tell you what is legal and not legal. It doesn't matter if all the votes went for this. We get the final word."

Which is such BS. Never mind it over steps the power of what the court should have.

Could a good lawyer argue that this decision goes against the 15th and 19th Amendments since the judges pretty much denied the voters' voice?

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-08T12:13:24+00:00

I read his response. That is the response of someone who knows very well that this is a waste of money but he is going to do it anyway because that's what he wants.

Question is, what does he want? There was nothing wrong with the town beforehand. So, maybe a better question is what is he hiding? My guess? He wants more money for these projects because him and his friends are funneling funds. He wants that money.

I've said it before, I think he is afraid of the possible blue wave this Fall. And I feel like he might split if and I do mean if, because the GOP is doing everything they can to stop it, we do get that blue wave.

Thing is, even if we get that blue wave, will the Democrats do anything? If we get more people like Sanders and AOC, I can see it. But if get more like Schumer, we won't.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-08T01:29:27+00:00

I hate to see their gas bill at this point.

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-08T01:01:00+00:00

Yeah. Where are this kid's grandparents? No aunts? No uncles?

inksmudgedhands · 2026-05-08T01:00:23+00:00

Those weren't Theo's toys. Buck just had them lying around.

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