#sean lyndon harris

[emilybeemartin]

I've decided Sharpe's Havoc is one of my favorite installments of the Sharpe series, because a) Dan Hagman lives b) rifle domesticity and c) high volume of instances where Sharpe does something incredibly stupid and/or selfless and Harper calls him out for it.

[bllsbailey]

Wait, It Was the WH Chief of Staff Who Informed the Cabinet of Biden's Decision to Quit, Not Joe?

Joe Biden’s presidency is over. The old man can’t hack it, announcing earlier this afternoon that he’s exiting the race, endorsing Kamala Harris, his vice president, and finishing the rest of his term in isolation. But where is the president? A tweet of his ‘I quit’ letter was released, which did not sit well with many folks, and then nothing. We’re left to speculate what is going on with Joe Biden, and none of it is good. 

Frank Biden came forward to say that his brother’s health definitely played a role in his decision to exit the race, only for someone close to this trainwreck of a family to say we shouldn’t believe anything he says because he’s a drunk: 

Lyndon Baines Johnson addressed the nation live when he announced he wasn’t running for re-election in 1968, another year when the Democratic Party fractured. 

“They didn't even release a White House still photograph,” added Dana Perino “Nothing. I hope he's fine, but you can forgive people for wondering if we are really living Weekend at Bernie's right now. Like, proof of life, please,” she added. 

There’s more intrigue when we learn that it was White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients who informed the cabinet of Biden’s decision to drop out, not the president (via Politico): 

Biden’s post to X blindsided much of the rest of the staff at both the White House and the campaign, who had gotten no indication he was reconsidering his run. Since then, Zients has managed much of the communication across an anxious administration, holding calls Sunday afternoon with both the Cabinet and senior White House staffers. Zients is scheduled to hold an all-staff White House call on Monday morning, as well as a call with appointees across the executive branch.  “I could not be more proud to work for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the American people — alongside all of you, the best White House team in history,” Zients said in an email to staff that was obtained by POLITICO. “There’s so much more to do – and as President Biden says ‘there is nothing America can’t do — when we do it together.’” 

Is Joe okay? Also, who is running the country? It circles back to the articles about those who came forward from inside the West Wing regarding the confusion that began to engulf the White House. Is it the inner circle that's formed a "cocoon" around Biden?

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 22, 2024

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[theultimatefan]

'National Lampoon,’ ‘Kingpin’ Star Randy Quaid To Attend FAN EXPO Cleveland, April 12-14

Randy Quaid, known for iconic roles as “Cousin Eddie” in several National Lampoon films and as “Ishmael” in the 1996 comedy Kingpin, will appear at FAN EXPO Cleveland, set for April 12-14 at the Huntington Convention Center, the convention announced today. Quaid, who has had more than 100 film and TV roles, will attend all three days of the event, greeting fans, signing autographs, posing for photo ops and conducting an interactive Q&A session.

Quaid first gained notice for a co-starring role opposite Jack Nicholson in the 1973 light comedy-drama The Last Detail. In addition to the “Cousin Eddie” turns in Vacation, Christmas Vacation and Vegas Vacation and Amish bowler “Ishmael” alongside Woody Harrison and Bill Murray, Quaid has had supporting roles in such favorites as Independence Day and Brokeback Mountain.

Quaid won a Golden Globe Award and Peabody Award for his portrayal of President Lyndon Johnson in the TV Movie LBJ: The Early Years and has been nominated for Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA Awards.

Quaid is added to a first-rate FAN EXPO Cleveland celebrity roster that features The Lord of the Rings “four hobbits” Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, Danny Trejo (Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn), Charlie Cox (“Daredevil,” “Boardwalk Empire”), legendary director Sam Raimi, Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”), Alan Tudyk (Star Wars, “Firefly”), Brent Spiner (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Independence Day), “Charmed” star Rose McGowan, “Harry Potter” standout Matthew Lewis and Jason Lee (“My Name is Earl,” The Incredibles) and many others.

Single-Day Tickets, Three-Day Passes, VIP Packages and Ultimate Fan Packages for FAN EXPO Cleveland are available now. Advance pricing is available until March 28. Additional guest news will be released in the following weeks, including event schedules, special events and more.

Cleveland is the sixth event on the 2024 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events/.

http://www.fanexpocleveland.com

[the-almighty-drawing-tablet]

happy extremely belated birthday to Sean Harris!

i genuinely hope he's doing well, he deserves to be happy 🥺

[wwwrecktagle]

wrecktangle music artist real name list

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BERNIE DANA RUFUS VALENTIN EZEQUIEL FRITZ BERNARD PASQUALE STUART FELIX ALVA GEOFFREY TRACY JULIUS JAVIER MONTE JERROLD THURMAN GAYLORD MASON LONNIE RANDELL SAUL MARC VIRGILIO ROLLAND BRADLY ANDRE MORGAN SHANNON MORTON GILBERTO MILFORD KASEY RODERICK ROSARIO JAMAL FLETCHER LAWERENCE BURL KRAIG JOSEF SANFORD JOE AUBREY BRICE FREDERICK HAL ELDEN ROGELIO GLENN HUNTER TYREE SHERMAN QUINCY QUINTON RENALDO MOISES GREGORIO VINCENZO KIETH SEYMOUR TAD EUGENE GROVER BUFORD STACEY KYLE LUIS MARCOS SYLVESTER VALENTINE KELLY PERCY AUGUSTUS JACINTO ALBERTO JACOB ADAN HARRIS HARLAN LONG KOREY LAMAR CHUCK ODIS BENTON ULYSSES SALVATORE ANTOINE STEPHAN LAVERNE ERASMO AHMED FOREST GREGORY GERARD MEL DALE ROMEO TREVOR KING COLE MICAH IRWIN KEN ORVILLE IAN KEITH CLEMENT OCTAVIO CLARK CARMINE SAMUAL ISMAEL BRODERICK BENNIE JERRY LESTER KENNITH NORRIS LUCIEN PHIL LAZARO RAUL DARYL RUSS TERRENCE LYMAN FREDERIC KRISTOPHER STEVEN DONN HUEY PATRICK GEORGE WILBURN CARMELO WHITNEY MONTY HOLLIS ALFREDO TYRONE JAIME RICKEY SHELBY CORNELIUS CONRAD ROBERT WALTER SCOTTIE COURTNEY DANIEL DAVID KELVIN VON ALVIN DEE GONZALO ANTONIO COLLIN LANE EARNEST GREGG IRVING ERVIN ORVAL CLAIR DONOVAN GERALDO PETE OLLIE RONNY LANCE PHILIP MARTY LAMONT JAMAR SANTIAGO FRANCESCO JOSPEH MATT ARMANDO TOBY AVERY JEREMY NEIL DARWIN NED EDMUNDO HILTON BUDDY BENNETT ASHLEY DUDLEY JARROD BARRY MAJOR SANG EMILIO ANDREAS EMMETT MIQUEL WARNER BERRY EDGAR JOAN IRVIN ROSS MORRIS LUPE BRIAN CESAR BRETT DANNIE EDUARDO DANILO GUILLERMO ALFONSO FILIBERTO CLINT CAMERON DEL IVAN KORY LYNWOOD CLEO JARRETT RHETT BRITT KEVEN LEANDRO DARRICK AL WILFORD LEONARD NEVILLE JAMEL STEVIE CHET NICKOLAS LAVERN EMERSON LEE ISAIAH VERN BURT BEN TRUMAN GIUSEPPE SONNY LEVI JOSEPH DEANGELO MODESTO BYRON JEROME MILAN MARIO JAME EDMOND VAN DEON ROLAND EMMITT BRENT JACK MITCHELL ROBERTO GENARO JOHNNY ANGEL GARTH PORTER DEWEY MITCH GARRETT JORDON DOMINICK CAROL MERLE BERT DAVE OSVALDO WESLEY JODY MAN CLAUD MELVIN LENARD KURTIS CLINTON TREY FREDDIE SOL JON DREW FELIPE TYSON BRANT HOWARD SANTOS ROSENDO COLIN RAY NICKY TIMMY JARRED JAMISON BEAU MOSE PERRY EVERETTE MILES JEFF ARTURO MAURICIO WINFRED ADOLPH STANLEY DELMAR CHANG DANNY LINWOOD CEDRICK COREY GARLAND YONG JESUS ROCKY EVAN NELSON DEVON DUANE DORIAN SPENCER RICO ELOY MIKE CORDELL JARED FREEMAN HECTOR ALEC STEVE THERON RENATO BRET CARY BORIS CRISTOBAL LESLIE WILBUR RANDOLPH WALDO REX DAMIAN LONNY ELTON CARLOS MACK ROGER BRADLEY DARON ERNESTO AUSTIN OTTO THEO ADAM JERE LAUREN FRED MARION EARLE ISAAC JACQUES BRADY ELVIS FREDRICK TRISTAN EMMANUEL TAYLOR THADDEUS GUS WARREN FRANK DANIAL DARRIN FIDEL JOEY RAMIRO LEOPOLDO WILBER ADALBERTO WM MAYNARD YOUNG WENDELL DOMINIQUE ELISEO FERDINAND CHRISTOPER STACY TERENCE CLETUS BROCK BRENTON THAD JACKIE CHASE MAXIMO ARMAND FLORENCIO FRANKIE RICHIE ERIN CORTEZ MOSHE HARRISON EARL TOD CASEY CORY EDWARDO NICOLAS JEFFEREY WALLY MOSES ROLF CONNIE CLEVELAND JOEL LUCIUS EZRA CYRIL LOUIE ELROY WESTON WADE VAUGHN MARCO BRUNO ERICH BRENDON ELVIN BILL ERROL VICTOR WILLIAM NOAH TRINIDAD BOYCE DOYLE GARRY JOSE PATRICIA TERRANCE ROBBIE RUDY MARQUIS ANTONE STEFAN PIERRE NEAL BOBBY BILLY MARSHALL HONG DARRYL JULES CARL JAKE OSCAR JUNIOR DWAIN JASPER RICKY FAUSTINO CALEB MALCOLM RAMON ADOLFO RUSSEL ORLANDO DICK MICHALE ABEL HILARIO BUCK ALPHONSE MARKUS WILTON TOMAS QUENTIN HUBERT RICARDO RUBEN ERWIN LYNN BRUCE JORGE DAMON HAYWOOD FRANKLIN ARLIE DIRK OWEN GLEN BROOKS MICHEAL VAL COLEMAN KENDALL MARY ELLIOT ANTONY CALVIN ALTON SANDY ZACHERY SANTO DARIO BRYAN NORMAND AURELIO DENIS CLAYTON ASA ELLSWORTH DERRICK EDMUND CLYDE ERNIE KENTON JONATHAN HERBERT STANTON KENNETH MINH DEWAYNE CARTER FREDRIC HUNG DUNCAN KENDRICK XAVIER CARROLL RUBIN HERIBERTO MERLIN TIM MICHAL ROD CAREY GIOVANNI EFREN TYLER JOSHUA BOBBIE FRANKLYN EDWARD WILFRED ELLIOTT GUY DION CRISTOPHER DELBERT BOB NEWTON ISIDRO RALPH SAMUEL WALLACE KIM ELISHA JEWEL JOAQUIN TRACEY ALLEN KRIS CHAUNCEY FREDDY FLORENTINO GORDON JIM RANDALL LEIGH DESHAWN GAIL EUSEBIO CLARENCE BLAINE KERRY JOHNSON HARLEY LUIGI ELMER CHI CLIFF OREN OTHA CLAUDIO EDDIE ALVARO CEDRIC MALCOM JOESPH MIGUEL

DELMER ERIC DARELL

[gingernastyy]

Matchups/headcanons rules

Howdy y’all! I realized I’ve never made official rule sheet for my matchups and headcanons but since I’ve been getting more of both I thought I better make one.

Rules for matchup requests

Please include:

Since these matchups are dealing with 18+ characters, please only send a matchup in if you are are 18+

 A very short physical description (Hair, eye color, freckles, scars etc.) I don’t use this information too much so brief statements are preferable.

Your gender and sexuality! I would much rather pair you up to who you are attracted to right away than have to edit or add the correct pairing. (If you would like one of each I’m willing to do so, all you have to do is ask.)

Don’t be shy to tell me your hobbies! I will try my best to pull from those that don’t necessarily work for the gang time period such as video games but go ahead and include them. Feel free to get specific with them too! Explain what kind of books you like to read, what draws you to music and as an animal lover what animals you like.

 Please give me some of your personality traits! This is the bread and butter for me to be able to pair you up. 

 These are to pair you up with in a romantically way so if you would like to include your love languages, what kind of partner you are, and what you look for in your relationships that would be helpful for your matchup. (I’ll also do platonic matchups but unless stated I will assume you want a romantic matchup.)

Go ahead and send me those OC descriptions too! I love seeing the type of people you’ve all created for this universe! 

Don’t worry about the length of your matchups! It’s you/ the OC you created, it’s okay to have a lot to say! Send multiple messages if you need to!

If there’s any characters you don’t want to be paired with let me know. (list below shows those I will and will not pair you up with)

Please don’t bother including:

1. Horoscopes/star signs, Harry Potter houses, any personality type( INFP, ENTJ, etc.) Honestly I just don’t know enough about these to be able to affectively include them in your matchup. 

2. Please don’t just put M or F. This tells me nothing other than your genitals and I’m fine not knowing about them. Please state your gender and put your pronouns instead! 

Characters I use for matchups

Arthur Morgan

John Marston

Dutch van der Linde

Hosea Matthews

Susan Grimsaw

Javier Escuella

Charles Smith

Lenny Summers

Molly O’Shea

Sean MacGuire

Josiah Trelawny

Abigail Roberts

Sadie Adler

Tilly Jackson

Mary-Beth Gaskill

Karen Jones

Kieran Duffy

Albert Mason

Eagle Flies

Hercule Fontaine

Beau Gray

Mary Linton

Hamish Sinclair

Francis Sinclair

Lyndon Monroe

Black Belle

Characters I won’t use for matchups

Bill Williamson

Micah Bell

Uncle, Pearson, Swanson, Strauss ( Unless y’all want me to add these four but Micah and Bill aren’t ever going to be added)

Rules for Headcanons

For Reader/Significant Others:  I will do mlm, wlw, and gender neutral reader and significant other situations. Based on my own sexuality and gender identity it is easier for me to do those headcanons. I’m not going to do any women reader/significant other with a guy character, I feel there’s plenty of that content already anyways. If you are looking for strictly straight women reader content I can direct you to some other writers more comfortable writing that. 

For in game characters: I will do just about any and every in game relationship both canonical or not! I’m more comfortable writing the in game men and women romantic relationships, so for example if you want headcanons about John and Abigail, I’ll definitely do that. I will not write anything about Micah or Bill, and this especially includes anything romantic. 

I don’t like writing/won’t write any content that involves homophobia, transphobia, jealousy, racism, rape or anything else similar. (This is why I won’t do anything about Micah or Bill, even if it’s just simple headcanons) 

I’m open to writing NSFW headcanons but please again be 18+ if you send in the request and I will most likely place the headcanon in a keep reading format. 

Please don’t take any offense if I don’t end out doing your headcanon request. It isn’t because I think it’s a dumb idea or anything like that but more that I might not have enough to say about that specific headcanon. To balance doing headcanons and matchups I have to pick and choose a little to make sure I’m able to complete both.

Often because of writers block, headcanons take me a while. I appreciate y’alls patience and never want to half ass any requests.

[mrepstein]

Brian Epstein’s Address & Telephone Book

A small leather bound pocket address and telephone book that was owned and used by Brian Epstein. The book dates to 1967 and it consists of 57 pages of addresses and telephone number some of which are typed, some of which are in Epstein’s hand and some which have been added by hand on his behalf. // (click HERE to view more pages from the book)

The book contains a total of 404 entries - a selection of them are listed below:

A

ATV Ltd 

ABC Television Ltd 

AIR London Ltd. 

Tom Arnold Ltd 

Neil Aspinall 

Artistes Car Hire 

Annabels [nightclub] 

Alexander’s Restaurant 

Ashley Steiner Famous [talent agency] 

Al Aronowitz 

Atlantic Records 

Eric Andersen 

Bob Anthony 

B

Bryce Hanmer & Co [accounting firm] 

Bedford, Okrent & Co 

BBC Television Centre 

BBC Broadcasting House 

Al Brodax 

Cilla Black 

Mr. & Mrs. Tony Barrow 

Mr. & Mrs Don Black 

Bryan Barrett 

Jack Barclay Ltd  [Bentley dealership] 

Peter Brown 

Mr. & Mrs. B. Bullough 

Mr. & Mrs J. Bullough 

Miss J. Balmer 

Mr. &. Mrs. Ivan Bennett 

Eric Burdon 

Francisco Bermudez 

Lionel Bart 

David Bailey 

Bag O’Nails 

Tony Barlow 

Ray Bartell 

Rodney Barnes 

Bruno One Restaurant 

Sid Bernstein 

Kenn Brodziak 

Leonard Bernstein 

Al Bennett 

Beverly Hills Hotel 

Brian Bedford 

Scotty Bower 

David Ballman 

Bob Bonis 

Bill Buist 

Arthur Buist 

C

Dr. Norman Cowan 

Curzon House Club 

Crockfords Club 

Clermont Club 

Cromwellian Club 

Paddy Chambers 

Radio Caroline 

Michael Codron 

Cap-Estel Le 

Mr. & Mrs. J. Cassen 

Columbia Pictures Ltd 

Eric Clapton 

Capitol Records Mexico 

Michael Cooper 

Roger Curtis 

Neil Christian 

Maureen Cleave 

Thomas Clyde 

Cash Box 

CBS Records Ltd 

Denny Cordell 

William Cavendish 

Caprice Restuarant 

David Charkham 

Capitol Records 

Columbia Broadcasting System 

Bob Crewe 

May Cunnell 

Car Hire Co. for Lincoln 

Dr. Kenneth Chesky 

Capitol Records (Voyle Gilmore) 

Irving E. Chezar 

Danny Cleary 

Bobby Colomby 

Bob Casper 

Andre Cadet 

D

Daily Express 

Disc & Music Echo 

Decca Records 

Bernard Delfont Ltd 

Bernard Delfont 

Noel Dixon 

Jimmy Douglas 

Chris Denning 

Simon Dee 

Rik Dane 

Dolly’s [nightclub] 

Hunter Davies 

Terry Doran 

Pat Doncaster 

Norrie Drummond 

Alan David 

John Dunbar 

Peter Dalton 

Kappy Ditson 

Robert Dunlap 

Robert L. David 

Diana Dors 

Ivor Davis 

Tom Dawes 

Brandon de Wilde 

Don Danneman 

E

Malcolm Evans 

Clive J. Epstein 

Mr. & Mrs. H. Epstein 

EMI Records Ltd 

EMI Studios 

Geoffrey Ellis 

Etoile Restaurant 

Tim Ellis 

Terry Eaton 

Kenny Everett 

John East 

Bob Eubanks 

Esther Edwards 

Ahmet Ertegun 

F

Alan Freeman 

David Frost 

Georgie Fame 

Robert Fraser 

Andre Fattacini 

Dan Farson 

Billy Fury 

Barry Finch 

Marianne Faithfull 

Robert Fitzpatrick 

Warren Frederikson 

John Fisher 

Danny Fields 

Francis Fiorino 

G

Dr. Geoffrey Gray 

Hamish Grimes 

Derek Grainger 

Rik Gunnell 

Rik Gunnell Agency Ltd 

Derrick Goodman & Co. 

Peter Goldman 

Christopher Gibbs 

David Garrick 

Geoffrey Grant 

Mick Green 

John P. Greenside 

Michael Gillet 

General Artists Corp. 

John Gillespie 

Voyle Gilmore 

George Greif 

Ren Grevatt 

Milton Goldman 

M. Goldstein 

Gary Grove 

Henry Grossman 

H

Mr. & Mrs. Berrell Hyman 

Doreen Hyman 

Mr. & Mrs. Basil J. Hyman 

Mrs. A. Hyman 

Steve Hardy 

H. Huntsman & Son Ltd 

Simon Hayes 

Frankie Howerd 

Henry Higgins 

Chris Hutchins 

Tony Howard 

Wendy Hanson 

Marty Himmel 

Casper Halpern

John Heska

Ricky Heiman

Joe Hunter

Ty Hargrove

Hullabaloo.

Walter Hofer

J

M.A. Jacobs & Son 

David Jacobs [lawyer] 

Dick James Music Ltd 

Mr. & Mrs. D. James 

Mick Jagger 

Brian Jones 

Michael Jeffries 

Drummond Jackson 

David Jacobs [d.j.] 

Brian Joyce 

Gerry Justice 

K

Gibson Kemp 

Johnathan King 

Mr. & Mrs Maurice Kinn 

Kingsway Recording Studios 

Ashley Kozac 

Kafetz Camera Ltd. 

Reg King 

Andrew Koritsas 

Ed Kenmore 

Walker Kundzicz 

John Kurland 

Murray Kauffman

L

Larry Lamb 

Martin Landau 

Kit Lambert 

Dick Lester 

Mr. & Mrs. Vic Lewis 

Tony Lynch 

Radio London 

Mike Leander 

John Lyndon 

Bernard Lee 

Kenny Lynch 

Denny Laine 

Lomax Alliance 

Ed Leffler 

David G. Lowe 

Richard W. Lean 

Goddard Lieberson 

Laurie Records 

Liberty Records 

London Records 

Alan Livingston

M

Melody Maker 

Peter Murray 

Keith Moon 

Mr. & Mrs. G. Martin 

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Matthew 

Midland Bank Limited 

Vyvienne Moynihan 

Gerry Marsden 

Ian Moody 

Michael McGrath 

Cathy McGowan 

Mr. & Mrs. J. McCartney 

Albert Marrion 

Robin Maughan 

Peter Maddok 

Gordon Mills 

Brian McEwan 

John Mendell Jnr. 

Marshall Migatz 

Fred Morrow 

Chruch McLaine 

Vincent Morrone 

Jeffrey Martin Co. 

Gavin Murrell 

Dean Martin 

Gordon B. McLendon 

Sal Mineo 

Scott Manley 

Bernard Mavnitte 

Verne Miller 

N

John Neville 

Joanne Newfield 

Tommy Nutter 

Francisco Neuner 

Tatsuji Nagasima 

New Musical Express 

NEMS Enterprises Ltd 

Graham Nash 

Nemperor Artists Ltd 

Louis Nizer 

Bob Nauss 

Gene Narmore 

O

George H. Ornstein 

Olympic Sound Studios 

A. L. Oldham 

Myles Osternak 

Roy Onsborg 

P

Col. Tom Parker 

Jerry Pam 

Plaza Hotel 

PAN AM. rep 

Bob Perlman 

Allen Pohju 

Robert H. Prech 

John Pritchard 

Prince Of Wales Theatre 

Don Paul 

Sean Phillips 

Jon Pertwee 

Ricki Pipe 

Dr. D. A. Pond 

David Puttnam 

David Puttnam Associates 

Tom Parr 

Harry Pinsker 

Kenneth Partridge 

Larry Parnes 

Priory Nursing Home 

Viv Prince 

Steve Paul 

R

Radnor Arms [pub] 

Leo Rost 

Keith Richard 

Record Mirror 

Dolly Robertson-Ward 

Charles Ross 

Rules Restuarant 

Marian Rainford 

Bobby Roberts 

Bill Rosado 

S

Vic Singh 

Speakeasy [club] 

Simon and Marijke 

Simon Shops 

Judith Symons 

Keith Skeel 

Tony Sharman 

Simon Scott 

Barrie Summers 

John Singleton 

Squarciafichi 

Don Short 

Dr. Walter Strach 

Walter Shenson 

John Sandoe Ltd 

Bobby Shafto 

Harry South 

Brian Sommerville 

Robert Stigwood

David Shaw 

Chris Stamp 

Aaron Schroeder 

Stephen, Jacques & Stephen [law firm] 

Leo Sullivan 

Gene Schwann 

Herb Schlosser 

Gary Smith 

Jim Stewart [co-founder, Stax Records] 

John Simon 

Jerry N. Schatzberg 

Lex Taylor 

Robert Shoot 

Lauren Stanton 

St. Regis Hotel 

Eric Spiros 

Howard Soloman 

T

Taft Limousine Corp 

[Sidney] Traxler (lawyer) 

T.W.A. Ken S. Fletcher [director, public relations, TWA] 

Derek & Joan Taylor 

T.W.A. (Victor Page) 

Martin Tempest 

Evelyn Taylor 

Twickenham Studios 

Kenneth Tynan 

Alistair Taylor 

F. T. Turner & Son Ltd. 

R. S. Taylor 

Michael Taylor 

George Tempest 

Norm Talbott 

U

United Artists Corp Ltd 

U.P.I. 

V

Klaus & Christine Voormann 

V.I.P. Travel Ltd 

W

Mark Warman 

Gary Walker 

Robert Whitaker 

Peter Watkins 

Peter Weldon 

Mrs. Freda Weldon 

Alan Warren 

Orson Welles 

Sir David Webster 

Alan Williams 

Dennis Wiley 

Terry Wilson 

Nathan Weiss 

Norman Weiss 

Gerry Wexler 

Y

Murial Young 

Bernice Young 

Z

Peter Zorcon 

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MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Parasite

HYAE JIN CHANG / Chung Sook YEO JEONG CHO / Yeon Kyo WOO SHIK CHOI / Ki Woo HYEON JUN JUNG / Da Song ZISO JUNG / Da Hye JUNG EUN LEE / Moon Gwang SUN KYUN LEE / Dong Ik MYUNG HOON PARK / Geun Se SO DAM PARK / Ki Jung KANG HO SONG / Ki Taek

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Renee Zellweger, Judy

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Laura Dern, Marriage Story

TELEVISION Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Crown

MARION BAILEY / Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother HELENA BONHAM CARTER / Princess Margaret OLIVIA COLMAN / Queen Elizabeth II CHARLES DANCE / Lord Mountbatten BEN DANIELS / Lord Snowdon ERIN DOHERTY / Princess Anne CHARLES EDWARDS / Martin Charteris TOBIAS MENZIES / Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh JOSH O’CONNOR / Prince Charles SAM PHILLIPS / Equerry DAVID RINTOUL / Michael Adeane JASON WATKINS / Harold Wilson

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

CAROLINE AARON / Shirley Maisel ALEX BORSTEIN / Susie Myerson RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Midge Maisel MARIN HINKLE / Rose Weissman STEPHANIE HSU / Mei JOEL JOHNSTONE / Archie Cleary JANE LYNCH / Sophie Lennon LEROY McCLAIN / Shy Baldwin KEVIN POLLAK / Moishe Maisel TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman MATILDA SZYDAGIS / Zelda BRIAN TARANTINA / Jackie MICHAEL ZEGEN / Joel Maisel

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon

STUNT ENSEMBLES Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

AVENGERS: ENDGAME Marija Juliette Abney Janeshia Adams-Ginyard George “Gee” Alexander Derek Alfonso Nate Andrade Christopher Antonucci Randy Archer Brandon Arnold Steven S. Atkinson Ben Aycrigg Jennifer Badger Christopher Balualua Danya Bateman Loyd Bateman Kelly Bellini Joanna Bennett Carrie Bernans Felix Betancourt Gianni Biasetti, Jr. Mike Bishop Tamiko Brownlee Troy Butler Jwaundace Candece Marc Canonizado Janene Carleton Elisabeth Carpenter Sean Christopher Carter Kevin Cassidy Hymnson Chan Courtney Chen Anis Cheurfa Fernando Chien Alvin Chon Tye Claybrook, Jr. Marcelle Coletti David Conk John A. Cooper Brandon Cornell Thomas Joseph Culler Jahnel Curfman Gui Da Silva-Greene Chris Daniels Keith Davis Martin De Boer Robbert de Groot Isabella Shai DeBroux Holland Diaz Josh Diogo Jackson Dobies Justin Dobies Cory Dunson Jessica Durham Justin Eaton Jared Eddo Katie Eischen Kiante Elam Jazzy Ellis David Elson Jason Elwood Hanna Tony Falcon Guy Fernandez Mark Fisher Alessandro Folchitto Colin Follenweider Glenn Foster Simeon Freeman Shauna Galligan Monique Ganderton Johnny Gao Jomahl Gildersleve Denisha Gillespie Daniel Graham Ryan Green Carlos Guity Califf Guzman Dante Ha Akihiro Haga Garrett Hammond Lydia Hand Daniel Hargrave Kandis Hargrave Sam Hargrave Regis Andrew Harrington III Thayr Harris Zedric Harris Jimmy Hart Alex Hashioka Zachary Henry Danny Hernandez Mark Hicks Maria Hippolyte Bobby Holland Hanton JT Holt Crystal Hooks Niahlah Hope Damita Howard Justin Howell Jacob Hugghins Lindsay Anne Hugghins Michael Hugghins Tony Hugghins Scott Hunter James Hutchison III Pan Iam CC Ice Sarah Irwin Mami Ito Duke Jackson Michael Jamorski Kirk Jenkins Preshas Jenkins Floyd Anthony Johns Jr. Richard M. King Ralf Koch Khalil La’Marr Matt LaBorde Danny Le Boyer Matt Leonard William Leong Bethany Levy James Lew Marcus Lewis Jefferson Lewis III Eric Linden Scott Loeser Rachel Luttrell-Bateman Adam Lytle Tara Macken Dave Macomber Julia Maggio Ruben Maldonado Richard Marrero Rob Mars Andy Martin Aaron Matthews Tim R. McAdams Taylor McDonald Kyle McLean Crystal Michelle Mark Miscione Heidi Moneymaker Renae Moneymaker Chris Moore Tristen Tyler Morts William Billy Morts Marie Mouroum Spencer Mulligan Travor Murray Jachin JJ Myers Anthony Nanakornpanom John Nania Nikolay Nedyalkov Carl Nespoli Paul O’Connor Marque Ohmes Olufemi Olagoke Noon Orsatti Rowbie Orsatti Jane Oshita Leesa Pate Natasha Paul Gary Peebles Nathaniel Perry Josh Petro Lloyd Pitts George Quinones Taraja Ramsess Greg Rementer Antjuan Rhames Meredith Richardson Bayland Rippenkroeger Ryan Robertson Christopher Cody Robinson Donny Rogers Carrington Christopher Eric Romrell Michelle Rose Corrina Roshea Marvin Ross Elena Sanchez Maya Santandrea Matthew Scheib Erik Schultz Jordan Scott Joshua Russel Seifert Brandon Shaw Bruce Shepperson Joseph Singletary III Tim Sitarz Dominique Smith Dena Sodano Robert D. Souris Jackson Spidell Daniel Stevens Jenel Stevens Diandra Stoddard Milliner Granger Summerset Phedra Syndelle Mark Tearle Hamid-Reza Thompson Tyler J. Tiffany Aaron Toney Amy Lynn Tuttle Tony Vo Todd Warren Kevin Waterman Amber Whelan Aaron Wiggins Joseph Williams Matthew M. Williams Thom Williams Zola Williams Mike Wilson Tyler Witte Michael Yahn James Young Marcus Gene Young Woon Young Park Casey Zeller Keil Zeperni

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series GAME OF THRONES Boian Anev Mark Archer Kristina Baskett Ferenc Berecz Richard Bradshaw Michael Byrch Andrew Burford Yusuf Chaudhri Nick Chooping Jonathan Cohen David Collom Christopher Cox Jacob Cox Matt Crook Matt Da Silva Levan Doran Dom Dumaresq Daniel Euston Bradley Farmer Pete Ford Vladimir Furdik David Grant Lawrence Hansen Richard Hansen Nicklas Hansson Rob Hayns Lyndon Hellewell Jessica Hooker Gergely Horpacsi Paul Howell Rowley Irlam Erol Ismail Troy Kechington Paul Lowe John Macdonald Leigh Maddern Kai Martin Kim Mcgarrity Carly Michaels Nikita Mitchell Chris Newton David Newton Jason Oettle Bela Orsanyi Ivan Orsanyi Radoslav Parvanov Oleg Podobin Josh Ravenscroft Andrej Riabokon Zach Roberts Doug Robson Stanislav Satko Paul Shapcott Mark Slaughter Sam Stefan Jonny Stockwell Ryan Stuart Gyula Toth Marek Toth Andy Wareham Calvin Warrington Heasman Richard Wheeldon Belle Williams Will Willoughby Leo Woodruff Ben Wright Lewis Young

WINS BY STUDIO Disney – 1 Neon – 1 Netflix – 1 Roadside Attractions/LD Entertainment – 1 Sony Pictures – 1 Warner Bros – 1

WINS BY NETWORK Amazon – 3 FX – 2 HBO – 2 Netflix – 1 Apple – 1

SAG Awards 2020 – Winners MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Parasite HYAE JIN CHANG / Chung Sook…

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Capítulo 78 : Conflicto Armado en Colombia y Tontos Trumpistas

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¿Cómo se relaciona el conflicto armado en Colombia con la violencia bipartidista iniciada en el siglo XIX?

Yo creo que se relacionan mucho. El Bandolerismo de FARC ELN M-19 es hijo de la Violencia Bipartidista y de una Tradición de Caudillismo y de Pequeños Tiranos predicando Violencia para reunir una Masa de Ignorantes. Fidel Castro los fundó,  educó y estimuló, Juan Manuel FARC-Santos los glorificó y empoderó.

Los Cinco Países "Bolivarianos" nacieron en medio de la Tiranía Despótica y Bonapartista de Simón Bolívar. Esta Dictadura quería excluir a los Negros, Indios y a la Mayoría de los Criollos de votar y ser Ciudadanos. Quería ser una Monarquía Vitalicia. Bolívar despreció totalmente los Congresos de Patriotas que se habían reunido desde 1810 y sus Determinaciones Democráticas y Liberales. Desde Lima, Perú, empezó a mandar Cartas groseras, viles y vulgares a Francisco Santander.

Quiso fusilar a Francisco de Paula Santander sin Pruebas de ninguna Clase en un Juicio “Canguro”, como dicen en Inglés, y el Pueblo no se lo permitió. La Tragedia de América Tropical con tantos Dictadores se debe en gran parte a Bolívar. Todos los Tiranos de Venezuela han empujado el Culto a Simón Bolívar. Vea como está Venezuela. Recuerda como embruteció Hugo Chávez a los Incautos con el Culto a Bolívar.

FARC ELN M-19 ( que son lo mismo ) siempre han predicado el Bolivarianismo y han sido apoyados con Armas y Dinero por la Tiranía Venezolana.

Es muy posible que la Izquierda FARC-Santista y sus Corifeos Magistrados Comunistoides ayuden a una Gran Masa de Ignorantes e Incultos que adoran a los Tiranos ( Como Bolívar, Chávez, Maduro, Tirofijo, Santrich, Timochenko, Iván Márquez, Petro, Cepeda, etc ... ) ayuden a elegir un Dictador para Colombia en el Año 2022. Volver a Colombia una “Encomienda de la COCA” como las Encomiendas de Indios de Reyes Católicos y de Carlos V y Felipe II.

Desafortunadamente el Pueblo Colombiano es Machista y Tiranista = Adora al Macho Macho que resuelve todos los Problemas con Odio a los Ricos, Empresarios y Emprendedores, odia al Creador de Trabajos y Empleos. Colombia será condenada a la Miseria y la Muerte en Esclavitud Comunista Chavista Bolivariana.

Si Usted cree que el Pueblo Colombiano es incapaz de elegir un Tirano que lo pisotee, humille, torture y lleve al Cadalso. Entonces mejor que lea un poquito de Historia Universal para que vea como sucesivas Elecciones llevaron a Hitler y a los Nazis al Poder. Y para que vea que Donald Trump no apareció de la Noche a la Mañana. Y los Alemanes y NorteAmericanos han sido mas Inteligentes y Creativos que nosotros.

Subcapítulo : Los Tontos Trumpistas en Colombia : Congresistas y Opinadores muy prominentes

Donald Trump subió al Poder ganando en el Año 2016 porque el Partido Republicano le allanó el Camino con Racismo, Supremacismo Blanco, Odio Racial y Xenofobia durante 20 Años o mas. Me parece que Ronald Reagan era una Persona decente y honesta. Y hasta ayudó muchísimo a los Latinos y quería el bien de los Negros. Pero sus sucesores en el Partido Republicano se degeneraron y depravaron en el Odio Racial y Clasista, muy bien encubierto con “Dog Whistles” o sea “Silbatos para Perros” para que los oigan los Racistas pero no los Negros u otras Minorías. Son Frases y Expresiones muy taimadas, ladinas y encubiertas para quedar limpiecitos agrediendo a los de abajo.

Desafortunadamente, se ha criticado mucho a Lyndon Johnson y a Ronald Reagan por haber sido quizás un poquito Racistas en su temprana Juventud, pero eso no me consta. Una vez que llegaron al Poder se manejaron muy bien con las Minorías y los Débiles.

Muy a mi pesar, no se ha reconocido la Grandeza de Lyndon Johnson como Presidente. Su Legislación de Derechos Civiles es la Obra Cumbre del Siglo 20 y se puede colocar al lado de Franklin Roosevelt como un Grande.

Se ha criticado a Ronald Reagan y a Richard Nixon dizque por haber sido algo Racistas y Populistas para llegar al Poder. Pero una vez en la Presidencia manifestaron mucha Altura para tratar a Negros y Latinos. También a la Familia Bush la considero buena en Materia de Derechos Civiles para los Norteamericanos, no para los Musulmanes o Arabes Extranjeros, fuera de Estados Unidos.

Clase Dirigente NO muy sabia en Colombia

Que Dolor y que Verguenza sentimos muchos Colombianos de bien viendo como Prominentes y Destacados Políticos Colombianos se dedicaron a quemar Incienso a Donald Trump en el Año 2020, cantando Himnos de Elegía, Loas y Alabanzas a ese Tirano Demente de USA. Y luego salen con Calumnias bajas viles groseras contra Joe Biden y su Familia, contra el Partido Demócrata y hasta contra la Señora Kamala Harris.

Yo no digo que sean Brutos o Animales, pero si que les falta Cultura y Educación Política, y les falta mucho Auto-Control como Seres Humanos. Que Desgracia ! .... Por ellos no se debe votar en los 2 Años siguientes. En Colombia hay Demócratas sensatos e Inteligentes como Alvaro Uribe e Iván Duque y la Mayoría ( pero no todos ) de sus Seguidores y Candidatos no son tan Pendejos !

Uribe y Duque no se metieron en esta Orgía de Calumnias e Infundios contra Biden que venían posiblemente desde el Kremlin y su Sucursal la Casa Blanca.

Continuará

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“Both Sides”

Pocahontas is a controversial Disney film.  It’s not hard to see why.  In its attempt to tell a story of a historical Native American figure, especially one alive during the beginnings of European colonization of the Americas, it ended up reinforcing a lot of Native American stereotypes and myths about colonization.  For the sake of this post, I’m only going to address one of the sources of backlash towards Pocahontas.  Which brings me to the song above, “Savages”.

The way in which Pocahontas chose to portray English/Native American relations was to compare their tension to the Capulets and Montegues from Romeo & Juliet, with John Smith and Pocahontas standing in as the eponymous characters whose love can help both sides grow past their animus towards one another.  This framing is very kum-ba-yah “can’t we all just get along” in its intent, but it’s dishonest.  It wouldn’t have been dishonest if, let’s say if the conflict between the two warring families in the story began with the Capulets claiming the Montegues’ property and resources as their own and spent the next several centuries removing the Montegues from their property through pillage, rape, and genocide.

In telling any story about Native American history, especially if your story takes place during the first European settlements of the US, and especially if you’re a non-Native American telling the story, the reality of colonialism cannot be ignored or soft-pedaled.  Unfortunately, the song “Savages” and Pocahontas in general mostly frames the Native Americans and English settlers on equal footing.  This isn’t to say that systems of colonialism didn’t or couldn’t bring about comparable individualized prejudice both Pocahontas’ Powhatan tribe and John Smith’s fellow settlers showed towards one another, but those feelings are the manifestations of living under a system based on inequality.

However, if you take a look at comment section of that “Savages” video, most of the comments proudly say “yeah, both sides are evil”, “both sides are bad”, etc. (along with a bunch of other obnoxious right-wing buzzwords like “SJW”, “PC police” or “T R I G G E R E D”)

Which finally brings me to that damned “well, both sides are bad” political talking point.

In the wake of the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, VA that left numerous people injured and one person killed, President Donald Trump has been roundly and rightfully criticized on all sides for equating one side of protesters marching in support of Nazism, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, etc. and the other side of protesters marching against Nazism, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, etc. in his statements about the tragedy over there.  This type of stance of not really having a stance is not a new angle and it certainly isn’t an angle that someone who usually revels in being polarizing like Donald Trump invented.

If there is a contentious issue being debated, it is always a good idea to get a firm grasp of the arguments on each side and understanding all the nuances of each side.  With all those nuances in mind, it’s perfectly fair to have disagreements or misgivings about aspects of each side.  However, the “both sides are bad” view never actually does any of that.  It’s a very lazy and extremely reductive way of viewing the issues that only serves to self-righteously provide a veneer for sitting on the fence that forgoes giving either side any further thought or analysis by reducing them to strawmen.  Another version of this is the reflexive “well, one side says this, one side says that, so the answer must be somewhere in the middle”.  The South Park episode “Chef Goes Nanners” mocked this type of thinking when various townspeople would only flaky, indecisive answers when asked by news reporters whether or not their town flag is racist.

The funniest thing about South Park criticizing that way of thinking is that this show has been the biggest purveyor of this exact type of lazy “well, both sides are bad” thinking.  Their episode “Goobacks” more literally does this than any other episode by hosting a debate between two characters literally named “pissed-off white trash redneck conservative” and “aging hippie liberal douche”.

The other thing about the “both sides are bad” point of view is that while it prides itself on being even-handed and taking the middle road, it very often doesn’t even do that.  More often than not, it simply takes a “softer” conservative point of view.  Another South Park episode “I’m a Little Bit Country”, which centered around the debate over whether or not the US should invade Iraq, settled the conflict between the pro-war side and anti-war side by arguing “only a truly great country can go to war and act like it doesn’t want to”.  What the fuck does that mean?  First of all, I have to outline the way this episode defined both sides.  The pro-war side was defined as “we have to go to war cuz terrorists and 9/11” and the anti-war side was defined as “we should not go to war cuz war is violent and icky”.  The “middle-ground” argument that united both sides amounted to arguing that the US should go to war in order to maintain its powerful geopolitical status in the world, but the image of a robust anti-war populace makes the US look a lot less barbarous to the rest of world.  This completely ignores all of the other arguments made against invading Iraq, such as the Bush Administration’s false claim of Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction and the Administration’s disingenuous connecting of Hussein to the attacks on the World Trade Center (and these are just two of the counter-arguments brought against invading Iraq).

I’ll stop beating up on South Park for a moment.

Jon Stewart’s 2010 Rally to Restore Sanity was one great big exercise of “both sides are bad, the answer’s gotta be somewhere in the middle”.  Besides taking a dig at Glenn Beck’s 9/12 rallies, Stewart mentioned in interviews that he organized this rally to fight against what he saw was a growing extremism on both sides.  This was during a time when the Tea Party movement was on the rise, Glenn Beck’s show on Fox News was a ratings giant, and at the heels of a massive Republican sweep on the upcoming midterm elections.  This was during a time when debates about Obama’s healthcare reform were characterized by one side arguing that a widely available public program would give private health insurance companies an incentive to reduce their costs and the other side arguing that Obama is a socialist attempting to implement a Nazi policy with “death panels” that will “pull the plug on grandma”.  The response to this growing movement on the right by the Obama Administration was to adopt a healthcare plan formulated by the right-wing think-tank the Heritage Foundation (implemented by his future presidential opponent Mitt Romney in Massachusetts when he was governor) as his healthcare reform, to greatly reduce the government branch that tracked the activity of white supremacist hate groups while membership of these groups were on the rise, and to assist in defunding ACORN and firing US Department of Agriculture director Shirley Sherrod after doctored videos of both falsely incriminating them of wrongdoing circulated around right-wing media.  This is all extremism that clearly skews on one side.  The only example Stewart could bring up of “liberal extremism” was CNN’s firing of news anchor Rick Sanchez after he made veiled antisemitic remarks about Stewart (and how is that liberal extremism?).  I think Jon Stewart did such a disservice to his audience by rallying thousands of them for something based on a false premise.  His snide, dismissive coverage of the Occupy movement the following year further reinforced his adherence to false “both sides” paradigms by framing the Occupy protesters in similar “ha ha look how stoopid and ridiculous these people are” as their coverage of Tea Party protesters.

Which brings me to one of the major tenants of “both sides are bad” ideology,  the horseshoe theory.  This theory equates the left with the right without a shred of nuance or any actual thought whatsoever.  In President Trump’s clusterfuck-of-a-press conference where he doubled down on equally blaming both sides for the violence in Charlottesville, he place a chunk of the blame of what happened there on what he called the “alt-left”.  “Alt-left” is a new-ish slur used to discredit the left-wingers, particularly activists inspired by Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential run, by giving them a moniker similar to “alt-right”, which was just a way of rebranding all of the things like white supremacists like the ones who committed violence in Charlottesville stand for as something deceptively softer than calling it what it really is. This term “alt-left” has been used quite a bit over the past year by right-wing pundits like Sean Hannity and powerful Democratic party insiders and surrogates like MSNBC’s Joy Ann Reid, Center for American Progress president Neera Tanden, and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas.  Many who throw terms like “alt-left” around, particularly those invested in the Democratic party, have in the past justified their use of such terms by expressing agreement with the horseshoe theory.  Both the alt-right and so-called “alt-left” are allegedly so extreme that they’ve become identical to one another, and Trump and Bernie Sanders are the respective poster boys for these extreme ideologies.  This is a comparison between a cult of personality who finds absolute kinship with neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members and a cult of personality whose politics is more comparable to Lyndon Johnson, Harry Truman, or even Dwight Eisenhower than to Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, or Antonio Gramsci.

The near unanimous admonishing that Trump has gotten for equating both sides in his remarks about Charlottesville is encouraging.  This type of vapid equivocating has been ubiquitous in political discourse for a long time, so my hope is that this will signal a complete deconstruction of this point of view.

But if I may go back to Pocahontas for a second, another major mistake the film made was framing anti-Native American sentiment as starting and ending with the villain Radcliffe.  Trump himself is a very despotic and ridiculous type of character with a lot of parallels to Radcliffe, and I worry that this admonishment of “both sides are bad” type of arguments will not go further than simply denouncing him.  It has been too politically expedient for the opportunists that have trotted it out for all these years, so it likely won’t go the way of phrenology or other pseudo-sciences anytime soon.

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"No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days."

— Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 in a speech in Kenosha, Wis.

How do Donald Trump's first 100 days rate historically?

By Louis Jacobson on Monday, April 24th, 2017 at 6:00 a.m.

How do Donald Trump's first 100 days rate historically?

As he neared the end of his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump touted his first three months as a rousing success.

"No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days," Trump told an audience in Kenosha, Wis.

That’s a pretty high bar, especially for an administration that has registered historically low levels of support in public-approval polls for presidents this early in their terms.

The White House didn’t respond to an inquiry for this article, but when asked about some of the president’s 100-day accomplishments during the April 19 press briefing, White House press secretary Sean Spicer cited a series of executive orders, including some on regulatory reform; a drop in border crossings; and job creation. He said more details would be offered as the 100-day mark approached.

We interviewed historians and considered the 100-day track records of presidents back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. While there’s a lot of nuance in gauging accomplishments, Trump doesn’t have much evidence to back up his boast that his administration has accomplished the most.

First, some caveats

All presidencies are different, and there’s an especially big difference between those that began after an election and those that got their start suddenly. The latter category includes presidents who took over after the death of their predecessor (such as Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson) or their predecessor’s resignation (Gerald Ford).

In addition, it’s easier for a president to put points on the board quickly if they enter office in the midst of a national crisis. This was true for Roosevelt (the Great Depression), Truman (the end of World War II), Ford (the Watergate scandal), and Barack Obama (the Great Recession). Without a crisis, Congress is less likely to act quickly.

Perhaps most notably, there is widespread agreement among historians that the 100-day standard is arbitrary. Just because a president signs a significant law outside the 100-day window doesn’t make it less of an accomplishment.

For instance, Johnson and Ronald Reagan "laid the groundwork for gigantic accomplishments" such as on civil rights and taxes, respectively, that fell outside the 100-day window, said Princeton University historian Sean Wilentz.

And both Truman and Dwight Eisenhower were preoccupied with wars during their first 100 days, said Max J. Skidmore, a University of Missouri-Kansas City political scientist who has written several books on the presidency. This meant they "did not have much in the way of legislative achievements during that period," Skidmore said.

All in all, "most presidents have not considered 100 days a significant milepost," said H.W. Brands, a presidential historian at the University of Texas-Austin whose books include Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. "It's largely a media thing."

The numbers

Let’s start with the raw numbers, Our friends at the Washington Post Fact Checker did some calculations comparing Trump’s bill-signing output to that of his predecessors during their first 100 days.

The Post counted 28 bills signed by Trump -- the highest since 1949, but well below the 76 signed by Roosevelt in 1933. Moreover, many of Trump’s bills were "minor or housekeeping bills," and none met a longstanding political-science standard for "major bills." By contrast, at least nine of Roosevelt’s did.

Meanwhile, by the time of the Kenosha speech, Trump had signed 24 executive orders, 22 presidential memorandums, and 20 proclamations, the Post noted.

Some of these started the ball rolling to overturn federal regulations. While these may eventually have a significant impact, it’s worth noting that many new presidents routinely issue orders during their first 100 days that overturn actions of their predecessors of the opposite party.

For instance, just two days after taking office, President Bill Clinton signed orders overturning restrictions on abortion imposed during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, and with equal speed, President George W. Bush overturned Clinton’s opposition to a ban on aid to international groups that participate in abortions.

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Every Baby Name We Could Possibly Think Of

Naming your baby is a big decision, and with endless options, it can also be a difficult one. Whether you're going the traditional route or want something more unique (if so, read this first!) it's helpful to have a little, or a lot, of inspiration. Ahead, you'll find nearly every baby name we could think of (close to 1,000!). These aren't just random names we found in a book or concocted ourselves - they're almost all monikers we've heard being used, or we actually know someone who goes by the name. If we missed any, tell us in the comments! A Aaliyah Aaron Abbie Abel Abigail Abraham Adalyn Adam Addilyn Addison Adelaide Adeline Adley Adora Agatha Aiden Alan Albert Aleph Alexander Alexis Ali Alma Alton Ama Amanda Amaryllis Amber Ameila Amélie Amy Anders Anderson Andrea Andrew Angie Angela Angelica Anika Anna Annalise Anne Annie Ansel Apple April Arata Archie Aria Ariane Ariel Arlee Arlo Arman Arthur Arun Arwen Arya Asha Asher Aspen Atticus Aton Aubrey Audrey August Augustus Aurora Ava Avery Axel Aziz B Bailey Barack Barbara Barney Barry Beatrice Beau Beckett Beckham Becky Ben Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bentley Bernadette Beth Bette Betty Beverly Bexley Bianca Bill Billie Bingham Bishop Bitsie Blake Blue Bobby Bodhi Bonnie Bowie Brady Braelynn Brandon Brayden Brecken Bree Brent Brenton Brett Brian Briana Briar Bridgette Brienne Brig Brigham Brinley Brio Britta Brock Brody Bronwyn Brooklyn Bruno Bryan Byron C Caden Caitlin Caity Cale Caleb Calla Calvin Camari Cameron Camilla Carena Carina Carl Carmel Carol Carrey Carter Cary Casey Caspian Cat Catherine Celine Chandler Chanel Channing Charise Charlene Charles Charlotte Chase Cher Cheri Cheriann Cheryl Chevy Chip Chloe Chris Chrissy Christian Christopher Claire Clara Clark Clary Claudia Clementine Clifford Clint Clinton Clyde Colin Collins Condoleezza Connor Conrad Constance Coolidge Cooper Cora Corban Courtney Cruz Related: 100 of the Most Beautiful Baby Names D Daisy Dale Dallas Damon Dane Danica Daniel Danielle Daphne Darby Darlene Darrel Daryl Dashiell Dave David Davina Davis Davon Dawn Dean Deanna Declan Dekel Delaney Delilah Delta Dennis Denzel Desmond Dev Devon Dexter Diane Dinah Dixie Dixon Dolores Dominique Donald Doris Dorothea Dorothy Dot Duke Duncan Dwight Dylan E Easton Ed Eden Edith Edmund Edward Effie Eleanor Elena Eli Eliana Elijah Elise Elizabeth Ella Elle Ellen Ellerie Ellie Elliott Ellis Elodie Eloise Elora Elroy Elsa Elsie Embry Emerson Emily Emma Emmett Eric Erica Esme Esmeralda Esther Ethan Ethel Eugene Evan Eve Evelyn Everett Evie Ewan Ezra F Farah Fay Felix Ferris Finn Fiona Fisher Fitz Fleur Flint Florence Floyd Flynn Ford Forrest Foster Fox Frances Frank Franklin Frederick G Gabe Gabriel Gaige Gail Gant Garrett Garth Gavin Gem Gemma Gene Genesis Gertrude George Gianna Gibson Gigi Gina Ginger Gladys Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Grady Graham Grant Grayson Greer Gregory Griffin Grover Gus Gwen Gwyneth H Hadlee Hailey Hal Halle Hank Hannah Harding Harlow Harlyn Harold Harper Harriet Harrison Harry Hart Hartley Harvey Haven Hawk Hawthorne Hayden Hayes Hays Hazel Hector Heath Heather Helen Henley Henry Hillary Honor Holden Holly Holt Hope Hubert Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hurley Hutton Related: Based Off Last Year's Trends, These 30 Names Will Be Among the Most Popular of 2017 I Ian Ida Idris Ike Imanuel Imogen India Indy Ingrid Inizio Ireland Iris Irvin Isa Isaac Isabella Isabelle Isaiah Isla Israel Ivana Ivory J Jack Jackie Jackson Jacob Jacqueline Jaden Jaelyn Jagger Jake James Jameson Jamie Jane January Jason Jasper Jaun Jax Jaxon Jayce Jayden Jeannette Jed Jeff Jefferson Jenna Jess Jessica Jessie Jill Jillian Joan Joanna Joaquin Joe John Jones Jordan Joseph Josephine Josh Joshua Joslyn Joss Joy Joyce Judith Judy Jules Julia Julian Julie Juliet Julius June Juno Justin K Kai Kaia Kale Kalinda Kane Karah Katharine Kathryn Kate Kay Kaya Kaylee Keanu Keegan Keira Keith Kellan Kelly Kelsey Kendall Kennedy Kevin Khloe Kiah Kiele Kiera Kim Kima Kimberly Kingston Kinsley Kirk Kit Kitty Knox Krista Kristen Kurtis Kyle Kylie L Laith Lake Lana Landon Lane Larissa Larkin Laszlo Laura Lauren Lawrence Layla Leah Lee Leia Leighton Leilani Lena Lennon Leo Leonard Leslie Levi Lewis Leyona Lia Liam Liana Lida Lilith Lillian Lily Lincoln Lindsay Lionel Lisa Lisette Liz Logan Lois Lola London Loretta Lorraine Louella Louise Lucas Lucian Lucille Lucy Luke Luna Lux Lyle Lyndon Lynne Related: 100 Unusual Boy Names M Mabel Mabrey Mac Macallan Mackenzie Macy Madeleine Madelyn Madison Mae Maeby Maggie Mahershala Maia Makena Malcolm Maleeya Malia Mamie Mandy Marabelle Marcus Maren Margaret Margot Mari Maria Mariah Mariam Marilyn Marin Marion Marisole Marisse Marjorie Mark Marlene Marlon Marlowe Martha Martin Mary Mason Matilda Matthew Maui Mavis Maximus Maxson May Maya McKinley Megan Melissa Meredith Merritt Meryl Meyer Mia Michael Michelle Mika Mike Mila Mildred Miles Millie Milo Moana Molly Monica Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moses Muhammad Murray Myles N Nahall Nahla Nancy Nanette Naomie Nasima Natalie Nate Nathan Naveen Naya Neil Neisa Neo Neoma Newt Newton Niall Nicholas Nick Nico Nicole Nicolette Nigel Nile Nimah Nixon Noah Noel Nolan Nora Norma Norman North Nova O Obama Octavia Olly Olive Oliver Olivia Omar Opal Ophelia Ordell Oriana Orion Orlando Orson Orville Oscar Otis Otto Owen P Paige Paislee Paloma Pandora Paris Parker Patrick Patsy Paul Payton Pearl Peggy Penelope Penn Penny Perry Pete Peyton Phillip Phoebe Phoenix Phyllis Pierce Piper Polly Poppy Porter Posey Preston Primrose Priya Prudence Priscilla Q Quaid Quincy Quentin Quinn Quinten R Rachel Radley Rae Ralph Ramsey Rayna Rayne Reagan Rebecca Reese Reeve Reid Reign Remi Renly Rex Rhea Rhett Rhys Richard Rick Riley Ripley River Rivers Rob Robert Robin Rome Romy Ronald Ronin Rooney Roosevelt Rory Rosalind Rosalynn Rosamund Rose Rosemary Ross Rowan Roy Royce Ruby Rue Ruth Rutherford Ryan Ryder Related: 100 Unique Yet Beautiful Girls' Names S Sacha Sage Sahara Saint Sam Samuel Sandra Sandy Sansa Sarah Saul Savannah Sawyer Scarlett Schuyler Scout Sean Sebastian Selena Sena Seymour Shane Shannon Shea Shelly Sherlock Sherry Shiloh Shirley Sia Sidney Sienna Simon Skyler Sloan Sofia Solo Sonia Sophia Sophie Spencer Stacy Stanley Stella Stephanie Sterling Stetson Stuart Sue Sullivan Summer Suri Susan Sylvia T Tabitha Tad Tamera Tamsyn Tanner Tara Tate Taylor Teagan Teddy Terrance Thea Thelma Theordore Theresa Thomas Tim Tina Tinley Toby Todd Tom Tony Travis Travon Trent Trey Tricia Trinity Tripp Tristan Troy Truman Turner Tyler Tyson V Valentina Valentine Vance Vaughan Vaughn Vera Vern Victor Victoria Viggo Vince Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Vivian W Waldo Walker Wallis Walter Warren Watson Waverly Wells Wes Wesley Westley Whitney Will Willa William Willow Wilson Winter Wolfe Wren Wyatt X Xander Xavier Xeno Y Yanet Yani Yigal York Yuma Yvette Z Zachary Zahir Zander Zane Zaylee Zayn Zion Zoe Zola Zooey Zora Zuma Zuri Related: These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 http://bit.ly/2kR9iwY

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june Diamond Head rough sketch dump

my most productive month art-wise this year lmaoooo

btw...

stan Diamond Head!

not sure where to start? don't worry c;

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Josh Warrington-Sofiane Takoucht and Jay Harris-Paddy Barnes Headline Two-Card Weekend Extravaganza on ESPN+

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Published: October 10, 2019

(Oct. 10, 2019) — ESPN+, the leading multi-sport streaming service, will stream a pair of stacked cards this weekend, including a world title bout featuring all-action IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington.   The weekend extravaganza kicks off Friday at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT, as unbeaten flyweight contender Jay Harris will battle three-time Irish Olympian Paddy Barnes in a 12-rounder at Ulster Hall in Belfast.   Warrington will make the third defense of his title Saturday against Sofiane Takoucht at the First Direct Arena in his hometown of Leeds, England. Warrington-Takoucht and select undercard bouts will stream live on ESPN+ starting at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT.   Warrington (29-0, 6 KOs), nicknamed “The Leeds Warrior,” won the world title in his hometown last May with a well-deserved split decision victory over Lee Selby. He returned later that year and bested former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton by unanimous decision in a Fight of the Year contender. In his last outing, Warrington edged Kid Galahad via split decision. Takoucht (35-3-1, 13 KOs) has won eight consecutive bouts and is a former European and IBF International featherweight champion.   In other ESPN+ streaming action on the Warrington-Takoucht card:

Zelfa Barrett (22-1, 13 KOs) will make the first defense of his Commonwealth super featherweight title in a 12-rounder against Scottish veteran Jordan McCorry (18-6-1, 4 KOs).

In a 12-rounder for the vacant Commonwealth light heavyweight title, Lyndon Arthur (15-0, 12 KOs) will take on Emmanuel Anim (14-2-1, 12 KOs).

Troy Williamson (11-0-1, 8 KOs) will fight France’s Fouad El Massoudi (17-11, 2 KOs) for the vacant WBO European super welterweight championship.

Harris (16-0, 8 KOs) is coming off a career-best win June 1 over former world title challenger Angel Moreno, and he is taking yet another step up against Barnes (6-2, 1 KO), who will have the crowd behind him. Barnes won a pair of Olympic bronze medals as an amateur, but in a bid for the WBC flyweight world title last August, he lost via fourth-round knockout to Cristofer Rosales. He dropped a split decision to Oscar Mojica in his comeback bout but rebounded to decision Joel Sanchez over six rounds in August. The Harris-Barnes stream will also include the following bouts:

Super lightweight sensation Sean McComb (8-0, 4 KOs) will fight Emiliano Dominguez Rodriguez (23-5, 9 KOs) in an eight-rounder.

Former lightweight world champion Terry Flanagan (34-2, 14 KOs) will look to make it two wins in a row versus Michael Ansah (17-9-2, 11 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight bout.

Top Rank signee Paddy “Real Deal” Donovan, from Limerick, Ireland, will make his professional debut in a six-round welterweight fight against Arturo Lopez (5-13-3, 0 KOs). Donovan is trained and managed by former middleweight world champion Andy Lee.

Former Irish amateur star Pierce O'Leary will make his professional debut in a four-round super lightweight fight against Oscar Amador (10-22, 1 KO).

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Biographies of every US president as audiobooks

I enjoy reading history, especially in the form of historical biographies. Over the years I've picked up books about several of the founding fathers of the USA, plus major historical figures like FDR, and eventually I realized that I'd covered a big chunk of all the presidents of the USA. So then I went back and decided to fill in all the gaps. I'm currently on president number 37, and will be stopping at number 41.

As I've been reading I started tweeting about fun facts about the presidents as I encountered them. Slowly that evolved into longer and longer threads about each president, and some of those threads were quite popular.

So here for ease of consumption is the full list of presidents I've read, which biography I read, a single sentence on what I thought about that biography and if I recommend it, as well as (where available) a link to the tweet or thread about that president.

If this list format doesn't grab you, it's also available as a spreadsheet. I'll update the sheet and this post as I finish the remaining bios.

#1: George Washington

Washington: A Life, Ron Chernow

Recommended? Yes

Fantastic. Deeply researched, engaging, readable, well paced.

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#2: John Adams

John Adams, David McCullough

Recommended? Yes

Does its very best with a dull as dishwater subject. Detailed and well-written but a slog.

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#3: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, Jon Meacham

Recommended? Yes

Brilliantly written, full of great detail, pulls its punches on some of his darker aspects but doesn't ignore them.

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#4: James Madison

The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President, Noah Feldman

Recommended? Yes

Detailed and engaging, a little longer than its subject deserves.

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#5: James Monroe

The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness, Harlow Giles Unger

Recommended? Yes

Concise, about as long as this shitty dude deserved, but too nice to him.

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#6: John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit, James Traub

Recommended? Yes

JQA was even duller than his dad. The bio is workmanlike with much less of the color of other bios.

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#7: Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times, H W Brands

Recommended? Yes

Military-focused, containing less personal detail than is probably warranted, but very readable.

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#8: Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States , Captivating History

Recommended? No

Short and cliff notes-y but with some fun details, and very engaging. Best of the cliff-notes bios.

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#9: William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison: The Life and Legacy of the First American President to Die in Office, Charles River Editors

Recommended? No

Just under 2 hours long, a cliff-notes bio. Not great.

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#10: John Tyler

John Tyler, Robert J Spitzer

Recommended? No

28 minutes long, a shitty all-the-presidents entry.

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#11: James K Polk

Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America, Walter R Borneman

Recommended? Yes

Author wanted to write about Jackson and sort of accidentally wrote about Polk. Not good.

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#12: Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor, Paul Finkelman

Recommended? No

A 24-minute all-the-presidents entry. Taylor sucked but so does this bio.

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#13: Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore, Joseph F Rishel

Recommended? No

17 minutes long! The shortest bio yet, a worthless all-the-presidents entry.

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#14: Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce, Paul Finkelman

Recommended? No

Another all-the-presidents entry. A few fun tidbits.

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#15: James Buchanan

Worst. President. Ever. James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents, Robert Strauss

Recommended? Yes

A delightful treatment of a shitty subject, light-hearted but well researched, very engaging.

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#16: Abraham Lincoln

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin

Recommended? Yes

DKG has a well-earned reputation as an excellent biographer and Lincoln is an amazing subject. 42 hours of material fly by.

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#17: Andrew Johnson

After Lincoln: How the North Won the Civil War and Lost the Peace , A J Langguth

Recommended? No

Not really a bio of Johnson, but covers the aftermath of Lincoln so mostly about Johnson. Good but little personal detail about Johnson for that reason.

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#18: Ulysses S Grant

American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant, Ronald C White

Recommended? Yes

Fantastic book of a truly great and under-rated president. Great details.

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#19: Rutherford B Hayes

Rutherford B Hayes, Hans L Trefousse

Recommended? No

5 hours long which is 4 hours long than its subject deserved. Yawnfest.

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#20: James A Garfield

James A Garfield: The 20th President's 200 Days in Office, in60Learning

Recommended? Yes

An hour long but left me wanting much more.

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#21: Chester A Arthur

The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur, Scott S Greenberger

Recommended? Yes

Recommended only for the excellent details of Julia Sand's letters.

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#22: Grover Cleveland

An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland, H Paul Jeffers

Recommended? No

A mediocre bio of a mediocre guy.

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#23: Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison, Allan B Spetter

Recommended? No

An all-the-presidents series entry, just 22 minutes long, barely worth it.

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#24: Cleveland again.

#25: William McKinley

William McKinley, Kevin Phillips, Arthur M Schlesinger

Recommended? No

An all-the-presidents entry much longer than it needed to be.

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#26: Theodore Roosevelt

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Morris

Recommended? Yes

The first of an epic 3-book series on TR of which I read 2. Definitive and captivating.

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#27: William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft: The American Presidents Series: The 27th President, 1909-1913, Jeffrey Rosen, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Sean Wilentz

Recommended? No

Lacks compelling personal details that could have fit in 5 hours. Not compelling.

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#28: Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson: A Biography, John Milton Cooper

Recommended? Yes

Way too long given how dull Wilson is but well-written.

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#29: Warren G Harding

Warren G Harding, James D Robenalt

Recommended? No

Short and dull but still not as bad as The Bloviator, which is awful and nobody should read.

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#30: Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge, Amity Shlaes

Recommended? Yes

A concise and insightful look at an important transitional president.

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#31: Herbert Hoover

Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times , Kenneth Whyte

Recommended? Yes

I could have read another 50% of this 27-hour book. Fascinating.

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#32: Franklin D Roosevelt

FDR, Jean Edward Smith

Recommended? Yes

A gem of a book, full of amazing details, and a wonderful subject.

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#33: Harry S Truman

Harry S Truman: A Life, Robert H Ferrell

Recommended? Yes

Well-written and detailed but insufficiently critical of its surprisingly crooked subject.

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#34: Dwight D Eisenhower

Eisenhower in War and Peace, Jean Edward Smith

Recommended? Yes

Sort of a side-effect of the FDR bio but well-written and workable.

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#35: John F Kennedy

An Unfinished Life: John F Kennedy, 1917-1963,

Recommended? Yes

A good book but cruelly, pointlessly abridged, please release the full thing.

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#36: Lyndon B Johnson

Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream: The Most Revealing Portrait of a President and Presidential Power Ever Written, Doris Kearns Goodwin

Recommended? Yes

A mind-blowing book of amazing depth and quality of writing from an author incredibly close to her subject. Unmissable.

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Still to come: Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and George H W Bush.

I will not be doing: Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama or Trump, as they are all still too recent for biographies to have all the facts.

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Por qué Trump quiere que las campañas políticas entren en las iglesias

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La promesa del presidente Donald Trump de acabar con la llamada Enmienda Johnson, que restringe a las iglesias de participar en política, puede abrir la puerta para que los púlpitos se vuelvan un lugar de proselitismo electoral. Expertos advierten que también facilitaría la entrada de más dineros oscuros a las campañas.

Los grupos conservadores cristianos aplaudieron la ofrenda: en su discurso durante el Desayuno Nacional de Oración, el presidente Donald Trump prometió de nuevo "deshacerse y destruir totalmente la Enmienda Johnson y permitir a nuestros representantes de la fe hablar libremente y sin temor a represalias".

Ya lo había dicho durante la Convención Republicana en julio, donde también fue aplaudido por líderes religiosos e incluso pastores que tienen curules en el Congreso. A Trump le parece que la enmienda, introducida por Lyndon Johnson -entonces senador de Texas- en 1954, “amenaza” a las instituciones religiosas con la pérdida de exención de impuestos si “hacen campaña abierta sobre sus visiones políticas”

La enmienda es uno de los ejemplos legislativos más claros de la separación de la iglesia y el estado en EEUU y está incluida en el código tributario del país.

Pero cuando Johnson la introdujo su objetivo no eran las instituciones religiosas sino las organizaciones sin fines de lucro, clasificadas hoy como 501 (c)(3). Después de su reelección en 1954, el senador Johnson no vio con buenos ojos que una organización de este tipo hubiera hecho campaña por su rival republicano Carlos Watson.

A pesar de que entonces ganó con el 84,6% de los votos y los demócratas retomaron el Senado de Estados Unidos, Johnson presionó para limitar el poder de las 501 (c)(3) en las elecciones.

De acuerdo con el Servicio de Impuestos Interno (IRS por su sigla en inglés) las iglesias y otras organizaciones sin fines de lucro que están exentas de impuestos "están absolutamente prohibidas de participar directa o indirectamente en cualquier campaña política en nombre de (o en oposición a) cualquier candidato para cargos públicos”

Que sean consideradas organizaciones sin fines de lucro, también les permite recibir donaciones deducibles de impuestos, siendo este rubro una de las mayores contribuciones de sus fieles.

La prohibición significa que los ministros o pastores no pueden endosar u oponerse a los candidatos desde el púlpito, aunque siguen siendo libres para participar en el discurso político y social fuera de la iglesia.

En agradecimiento al voto cristiano

Sin embargo la postura del primer mandatario es que esa enmienda limita la libertad de expresión de los pastores y “ha tenido un enorme impacto negativo en la religión”, tal y como lo dijo en agosto ante sus seguidores en Iowa.

En varias ocasiones durante la campaña, Trump apeló con estas promesas a la base evangélica que lo ayudó a ocupar el cargo. Uno de sus más denodados esfuerzos fue la aparición ante los estudiantes de Liberty University, una de las universidades cristianas más grandes del mundo.

Ya como presidente, sus palabras encontraron eco inmediato en el Partido Republicano y solo bastaron un par de horas para que una legislación, que ha intentado ser aprobada numerosas veces en el pasado, fuera presentada en la Cámara por los representantes Steve Scalise de Louisiana y Jody Hice de Georgia. En el senado su aliado es el senador James Lankford de Oklahoma.

Llamada “Ley de equidad de libertad de expresión”, y apoyada de manera inmediata por varios grupos religiosos, la iniciativa abre las puertas para que estos se conviertan en grandes partidarios en las elecciones estadounidenses.

"Durante demasiado tiempo, el IRS ha utilizado la Enmienda Johnson para silenciar y amenazar instituciones religiosas y entidades de caridad”, dijo Hice en un comunicado. ”Como ministro que ha experimentado la intimidación del IRS de primera mano, sé lo importante que es asegurar que nuestras iglesias y organizaciones sin fines de lucro tengan los mismos derechos fundamentales que todos los ciudadanos de esta gran Nación… Estados Unidos es más fuerte y mejor cuando todos nuestros ciudadanos son libres de expresar sus convicciones".

Por su parte Scalise dijo al introducir la legislación ante periodistas que "un predicador no debería tener que obtener permiso del IRS para poder predicar a su congregación". Los tres congresistas fueron acompañados de sus grandes aliados en la causa: el presidente del Consejo de Investigación Familiar, Tony Perkins, la abogada de la Alianza por la Defensa de la Libertad, Christiana Holcomb, y el líder evangélico Monseñor Harry Jackson.

El dinero de impuestos, a las campañas

El temor de opositores y expertos que no consideran viable acabar con la enmienda Jhonson es que el dinero que las iglesias no pagan en impuestos, se vaya a contribuciones monetarias a candidatos afines a sus políticas conservadoras como la prohibición del aborto o de los derechos de los homosexuales.

Sin la Enmienda Johnson, "los miembros de la iglesia podrían dar donaciones deducibles de impuestos a una iglesia, el cual luego podría ser usado por los pastores para hacer campaña por un candidato específico", explica Robert P. Jones, CEO del Instituto de Investigación de Religión Pública en este artículo.

“Un grupo religioso podría comenzar a publicar anuncios de campaña, y los miembros de la iglesia podrían contribuir a candidatos políticos y anotarlos en sus impuestos, por ejemplo”. Permitir deducciones significaría que el gobierno estaría subsidiando - a través del código tributario - las actividades políticas y el discurso de las iglesias sobre temas ideológicos que les son afines.

"Debido a que las iglesias tienen menos requisitos de presentación de informes que los PAC (Comités de Acción Política), eso significaría aún menos transparencia en el financiamiento de campañas", argumentó Jones.

Mientras que las organizaciones políticas tradicionales deben revelar quienes son sus donantes, no sucede igual con aquellas consideradas sin ánimo de lucro como las iglesias. Según el grupo de vigilancia Ciudadanos Unidos por la Responsabilidad y la Ética en Washington, "los donantes y agentes políticos legalmente podrían desplazar muchas de sus actividades políticas a organizaciones benéficas y tendrían muchos incentivos para hacerlo", si los legisladores republicanos pasan esta ley.

"Esta orden favorecería la religión, permitiendo al gobierno penalizar algunos puntos de vista políticos de las organizaciones sin fines de lucro que sean opuestos… tal vez lo más inquietante es que esta política crearía una gran laguna para el dinero oscuro, permitiendo que las sumas ilimitadas de dinero fluyan a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro para expresar opiniones políticas, sin revelar la fuente de ese dinero”, aseveró su director ejecutivo, Noah Bookbinder en un comunicado.

Lo curioso es que aunque la enmienda existe desde los años 50 eso no quiere decir que los pastores o ministros se hayan abstenido de hacer campaña. Una encuesta del Pew Center encontró que durante la campaña electoral del 2016, el 64% de los fieles que asistieron a distintas iglesias, escuchó a sus clérigos hablar de sus posturas frente al menos uno de los siguientes temas: libertad religiosa, homosexualidad, aborto, inmigración, asuntos ambientales, inequidad económica. Entre los encuestados, el 14% también respondió que escuchó una invitación a votar por un candidato.

Sin la vigencia de la enmienda, esto ya no sería una rareza en los sermones, sino el pan de cada misa.