#steven k. roberts

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W A T C H I N G

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309 - Jeffrey (Patreon Selects)

We're back again with another episode chosen by one of our sponsor-tier subscribers from Patreon, this time with a bit of 1990s gay cinema! Thank you Lance for bringing us all to 1995's Jeffrey! Adapted from Paul Rudnick's Off-Broadway smash play, the concept of an "AIDS comedy" made it difficult to get produced, but ultimately unique once it reached theatre audiences. Despite playing to a limited audience on film and taking a broad comedic approach to the culture surrounding gay life in the 1990s, Patrick Stewart's performance as an interior designer diagnosed with AIDS earned some bit of buzz.

This episode, we talk about the career of Paul Rudnick and the types of gay cinema that emerged in this moment of American independent filmmaking. We also talk about Stewart's surprising lack of awards history, Bryan Batt's performance as Stewart's lover, and Christine Baranski hosting a "hoedown for AIDS."

Topics also include TikTok smash videos, "start my orange for me," and Debra Monk talking gay stuff.

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Crashes in here with silly facts/reminders:

(btw most of these are probabilities)

Bob's actual name is Robert

Penny's actual name is Penelope

Billy's actual name is William

Lily's actual name is Lillian or Elizabeth (considering the fact that their names are matching, I would bet my money on Lillian) (Lily could also be a name on it's own)

Cindy's actual name is Cynthia

Ron's actual name is Ronald

Davey's actual name is David

Stevie's actual name is Stephen or Steven

Emmy's actual name is Emma or Emily

Ozzy's actual name is Oswald

Monty's actual name is Montgomery

Ted's actual name is Theodore

The name 'Buggs' is actually a surname

Carla is based off of the developer's friend (K)arla Orihuela. Carla's surname could also be Orihuela!

While 'Huxley' is an actual surname used in real life (the most notable family is the british Huxley dynasty), 'Norstubble Wealthington' is just made up

The Protagonist's fandom name 'Kidd' is actually of Scottish origin and a nickname for Christopher. It could make a cool headcanon!

Felix, Carla, Jerome, Austin, Alice, Regis, Margaret and Agnes are all full names. They sadly don't have a nickname in-game!

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I hope you enjoyed these tiny facts :33 ofc I'm not saying that people should use these names, this is all just for fun!!

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An extensive list of the sources I have found on Internet Archive

Last updated 6/8/25

It would be quite selfish of me to keep these to myself, wouldn't it? This list will be updated frequently, in accordance to what I have found. These were found while doing my own research for various topics, and taken from the bibliographies of many books. Some of these I will have cited in posts of mine, many others will not appear anywhere in my work. Mostly primary sources, but quite a few books make their appearance.

Sorted alphabetically by surname of author

*Some sources, for the sake of readability, have their title somewhat shortened and/or authors removed. In this case, the sourced author will be chosen according to reverse alphabetization, as this is how they are listed on the Archive

A

Alden, John Richard. General Gage in America: Being Principally a History of his Role in the American Revolution

Anburey, Thomas. With Burgoyne to Quebec; An Account of the Life at Quebec and of the Famous Battle at Saratoga

Atwood, Rodney. The Hessians: Mercenaries From Hessen-Kassel in the American Revolution

B

Balderston, Marion and Syrett, David. The Lost War: Letters From British Officers During the American Revolution

Bass, Robert D. The Green Dragoon

Burr, Aaron. Memoirs of

C

Clinton, George. Public Papers of Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 Volume 8 Volume 9 Volume 10

Clinton, Henry. Observations on Some Parts of the Answer of Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton's Narrative Clinton, Henry. The American Rebellion; Sir Henry Clinton's Narrative of His Campaigns, 1775-1782

Commanger, Henry Steele. Spirit of '76: The Story of The American Revolution as Told by Participants

E

Ewald, Johann von. Diary of the American War: A Hessian Journal

G

Grant, Alfred. Our American Brethren: A History of Letters in the British Press During the American Revolution, 1775-1781

H

Hamilton, Alexander. Papers of Volume 5 Volume 8 Volume 9 Volume 10 Volume 12 Volume 13 Volume 15 Volume 16 Volume 18 Volume 19 Volume 22

K

Kapp, Friedrich. The Life of Frederick William von Steuben

Kemble, Stephen. Journal of

L

Laurens, Henry. Papers of Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 7 Volume 8 Volume 11 Volume 12 Volume 13

Lefkowitz, Arthur S. George Washington's Indispensable Men

M

Massey, Gregory D. John Laurens and The American Revolution

Moultrie, William. Memoirs of

Murdoch, David H. Rebellion in America: A Contemporary British Viewpoint, 1765-1783

P

Parton, James. The Life and Times of Aaron Burr

R

Ramsay, David. The History of The Revolution of South Carolina

Robson, Eric. Letters From America, 1773 to 1780, Being the Letters of a Scots Officer, Sir James Murray, to his Home During the War of American Independence

S

Steiner, Bernard Christian. The Life and Correspondence of James McHenry

Stevens, Benjamin Franklin. The Campaign of Virginia, 1781: An Exact Reprint of Six rare Pamphlets on the Clinton-Cornwallis Controversy

T

Tarleton, Banastre. A History of The Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in The Southern Provinces of North America

V

Van Doren, Carl. Secret History of the American Revolution: An Account of the Conspiracies of Benedict Arnold and Numerous Others

W

Ward, Christopher. The War of The Revolution

Washington, George. Papers of Agricultural papers

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🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in May 2025 🌈

🌈 Good afternoon, my bookish bats! Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books coming out in May that you can add to your TBR. Happy reading!

❓What was the last queer book you read?

[ Release dates may have changed. ]

❤️ The Survivor Wants to Die at the End - Adam Silvera 💛 Rainbow! v2 - Sunny & Gloomy 💚 Death in the Cards - Mia Manansala 💙 These Vengeful Gods - Gabe Cole Novoa 💜 The Rebel's Guide to Pride - Matthew Hubbard 💙 Behooved - M. Stevenson 💚 All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey - Kit Rosewater 💛 Modern Divination - Isabel Agajanian ❤️ Kiss Me, Maybe - Gabriella Gamez

❤️ Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame - Neon Yang 💛 Rebel in the Deep - Katee Robert 💚 And They Were Roommates - Page Powars 💙 In Case You Read This - Edward Underhill 💜 I Can't Even Think Straight - Dean Atta 💙 A Fate Forged in Fire - Hazel McBride 💚 So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color - Caro De Robertis 💛 The Sun Blessed Prince - Lindsey Byrd ❤️ The Manor of Dreams - Christina Li

❤️ One of the Boys - Victoria Zeller 💛 When Love Gives You Lemons - Steven Salvatore 💚 Discovering Nicola - Clare Ashton 💙 Star Wars: The Acolyte: Wayseeker - Justina Ireland 💜 Summer Girls - Jennifer Dugan 💙 Don't Give a Nix - Ali Williams & Ellie Rose 💚 Housemates - Emma Copley Eisenberg 💛 Sage - Yaffa As ❤️ Don't Let Me Go - Kevin Christopher Snipes

❤️ The Ayatollah's Gaze: A Memoir of the Forbidden and the Fabulous - Maajid 💛 Costumes for Time Travelers - A.R. Capetta 💚 Everyone Sux But You - K. Wroten 💙 All-Nighter - Cecilia Vinesse 💜 Love in Focus - Lyla Lee 💙 Let Them Stare - Jonathan Van Ness & Julie Murphy 💚 Flirty Dancing - Jennifer Moffatt 💛 Out of Step, Into You - Ciera Burch ❤️ Dream On, Ramona Riley - Ashley Herring Blake

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In this book are collected reviews, critical essays, and in-depth analyses of Dhalgren as a novel, and as commentary on life and the world. There are also discussions of how to read the novel, and clues to unraveling some of the mysteries hidden therein. Contributors include Douglas Barbour, Mary Kay Bray, Rudi Dornemann, Harlan Ellison, Robert Elliot Fox, Jean Marc Gawron, Kenneth R. James, Gerald Jonas, John Nizalowski, Steven Paley, Darrell Schweitzer, Steven Shaviro, K. Leslie Steiner, Theodore Sturgeon, and, of course, Samuel R. Delany himself.

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Masterlist

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. @smutmaniac -main blog

Marvel

✰ Baron Zemo ✰ Bucky Barnes ✰ Steve Rogers ✰ Bruce Banner ✰ Peter Parker ✰ Wanda Maximoff ✰ Vision ✰ Robert Reynolds ✰ Steven Grant ✰ Loki

Stranger Things

✰ Eddie Munson ✰ Steve Harrington ✰ Jonathan Byers ✰ Robin Buckely ✰ Mike Wheeler

TLOU

✰ Joel Miller ✰ Tommy Miller ✰ Ellie Williams ✰

Harry Potter

Harry Potter ✰ Neville Longbottom ✰Ron Weasley ✰ George Weasley ✰ Hermoine Granger ✰ Severus Snape ✰ Sirius Black ✰ Remus Lupin ✰ Bill Weasley ✰

X-men

✰ Peter Maximoff ✰ Kurt Wagner ✰ Storm ✰ James/Logan Howlett ✰ Scott Summers (older) ✰ Alex Summers ✰ Hank Mccoy ✰ Sean Cassidy ✰ Jean Grey ✰ Rouge ✰ Mystique/Raven ✰

Gotham/Batman

✰ Bruce Wayne ✰ Edward Nashton ✰ Jervis Tetch ✰ Jerome Valeska ✰ Ed Nygma (pre-riddler) ✰ Tabitha Galavan ✰ Victor Zsasz ✰ Jonathan Crane ✰

Peaky Blinders

✰ Arthur Shelby ✰ Alfie Solomon✰

Maze Runner

✰ Newt ✰ Thomas ✰ Minho ✰

AHS

✰ Tate Langdon ✰ Vivien Harmon ✰ Violet Harmon ✰

Twilight

✰ Edward Cullen ✰ Alice Cullen ✰ Bella Swan ✰ Jasper Hale ✰ Charlie Swan ✰ Sam Uley ✰ Seth Clearwater ✰

The 100

✰ John Murphy ✰ Finn Collins ✰ Monty Green ✰ Jasper Jordan ✰

TWD

✰ Daryl Dixion ✰ Rick Grimes ✰ Negan ✰ Michonne ✰ Carl Grimes ✰ Glenn Rhee ✰ Laura ✰ Ron Anderson ✰ Maggie Greene ✰

The Terror

✰ Henry Goodsir ✰ James Fitzjames ✰ Henry Foster Collins ✰ Thomas Terry ✰ Thomas Hartnell

Star Wars

✰ Ben Solo ✰ Finn (star wars) ✰ Poe Dameron

The Bear

✰ Richie Jerimovich

TopGun Maverick

✰ Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw ✰ Robert “Bob” Floyd

Game Of Thrones

✰ Brandon Stark ✰ Robb Stark ✰ Sandor "The Hound" Clegane ✰ Jon Snow ✰ Podrick Payne ✰ Arya Stark ✰ Brienne of Tarth ✰ Tormund ✰ Petyr Baelish ✰ Jaqen H'ghar

K-pop/K-drama

✰ Joshua Hong ✰ Hansol Vernon Chwe ✰ Lee Seokmin ✰ Lee Chan ✰ Lee Jihoon ✰ Choi Seungcheol ✰ Wen Junhui ✰ Xu Minghao ✰ Jeon Wonwoo ✰ Min Yoongi ✰ Kim Taehyung ✰ Kim Namjoon ✰ Jung Hoseok ✰ Kim Seokjin ✰ Kang Haneul

Miscellaneous

✰ Xavier Thorpe ✰ Tyler Galpin ✰ Bill S. Preston, Esq. ✰ Ted 'Theodore' Logan ✰ John Wick ✰ Charlie walker ✰ Maurizio Gucci (h.o.g) ✰ Luke Castellan ✰ Eric Draven ✰ any alex wolff/nat wolff character ✰ Eric Draven (1996 & 2024) ✰ Travis Hackett ✰ Max (The Quarry)

LET ME KNOW WHAT CHARACTERS, YOU WANT ME TO WRITE FOR IN MY INBOX

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My Fictional CG list

Marvel -

Storm / ororo munroe

Wolverine / James "Logan" Howlett

Cyclops / Scott Summers

Rouge / Anna Marie

Gambit / Remy Lebeau

Professor X / Charles Xavier

Magneto / Erik lehnsherr

Deadpool / Wade Wilson

Yukio

Spiderman / Peter Parker

Spider-Man 2099 / miguel o'hara

Mystique / Raven Darkhölme

Jean grey

Pavitr Prabhakar

Scarlett witch / Wanda Maximoff

Thor

Loki

Captain America / Steve Rogers

Winter soldier / Bucky Barnes

Black widow / Natasha Romanoff

Sentry / Robert "Bob" Reynolds

White widow / Yelena Belova

Invisible woman / Sue Storm

DC -

Dr strange / Stephen Strange

Batman / Bruce Wayne

Harley Quinn / Harleen Quinzel

Poison ivy / Pamela Isley

Bat girl / Barbara Gordon

Nightwing / dick Grayson

Red hood / Jason Todd

Wonder woman / Diana of Themyscira

Superman / Clark Kent

Starfire

Twisted wonderland -

Leona Kingscolar

Lilia Vanrouge

Azul Ashengrotto

Jamil viper

Divus crewel

Malleus draconia

vil schoenheit

Baldur's gate 3 -

Karlach

Astarion

Halsin

Minthara

Creepypasta -

Jane the killer

Eyeless jack

Jeff the killer

Homicidal Liu

Ticci toby

Ben drowned

Clockwork

Nina the killer

Monster high -

Clawdeen wolf

Venus mcflytrap

Twyla boogieman

Spectra Vondergeist

Lagoona blue

scarah screams

Sirena Von Boo

Robecca Steam

Operetta

Jinafire Long

Catty Noir

Mystic messenger -

ZEN / Hyun Ryu

V / Jihyun Kim

Jaehee Kang

Jumin Han

Identity V -

The photographer / Joseph desaulniers

The violinist / Antonio

The mercenary / Naib Subedar

The Professor / Luchino Diruse

Weeping clown / Joker

The novelist / Orpheus

The Batter / Ganji Gupta

Bloody queen / Mary

"Prisoner" / Luca Balsa

"Knight" / Richard Sterling

Wu Chang / Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu

Psychologist / Ada Mesmer

Genshin Impact -

Kaeya Alberich

Diluc Ragnvindr

Jean

Lisa

Venti

Zhongli

Neuvillete

Ningguang

Beidou

Candace

Dehya

Yae Miko

Arlecchino

Black butler -

Grell Sutcliff

Ciel phantomhive

Sebastian Michaelis

Alois Trancy

Sonic the hedgehog -

Rouge the bat

Amy rose

Blaze the cat

Shadow the hedgehog

Knuckles

Vanillia T. Rabbit

Tikal

Sally acorn

My little pony -

Princess Luna

Princess celestia

Fluttershy

Lyra heartstring

Queen chrysalis

Princess Cadance

Octavia Melody

Mrs. Cup Cake

Sugar belle

Rarity

Apple jack

Zecora

Steven universe -

Garnet

Pearl

Sapphire

Blue Diamond

Mouthwashing -

Curly

Anya

Daisuke

Ever after high -

Madeline Hatter

Briar Beauty

Raven Queen

Blondie Lockes

Ashlynn Ella

Cerise Hood

Arcane -

Vi

Mel

Sevika

Caitlyn

House MD -

Gregory house

Lisa Cuddy

Allison Cameron

James Wilson

Robert Chase

Disney -

Aurora

Jasmin

Ariel

Tiana

Cinderella

Megara

Cookie Run -

Blackberry Cookie

Golden cheese cookie

Dark cocoa cookie

Pure vanilla cookie

White lily cookie

Frilled Jellyfish Cookie

Kouign-Amann Cookie

Royal Margarine Cookie

Tarte Tatin Cookie

Latte Cookie

Almond Cookie

Shining Glitter Cookie

Oyster Cookie

Moonlight Cookie

Financier Cookie

Golden Osmanthus Cookie

Hollyberry Cookie

Caramel Arrow Cookie

Blueberry Pie Cookie

Vampire cookie

Raspberry cookie

Invincible -

Mark Grayson

Debbie Grayson

Eve Wilkins

Miscellaneous characters -

Sally face / sal fisher

Steven Stoughton (strangled red)

The huntress (dead by daylight)

Aren Kuboyasu (Saiki K)

Kenny McCormick (South park)

Kyle Broflovski (South park)

Harry Potter

Draco Malfoy {sorta}

Paracelsus (guilty gear)

Testament (guilty gear)

Zane ro'meave (Aphmau)

Aaron Lycan (Aphmau)

Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)

Gallagher (Honkai : star rail)

Boothill (Honkai : star rail)

Howl (howls moving castle)

Wednesday Adams

Lydia Deetz (Beetlejuice)

Barbra Maitland (Beetlejuice)

Lady dimitrescu (residents evil)

Masky/Tim (marble Hornets)

Morticia Adams

Leonardo hofstadter (the big bang theory)

Mikoto Aiura (Saiki K)

Mark Greyson (invincible)

Atom Eve (invincible)

The end..! (≡^∇^≡)

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acting ⋆ ballet ⋆ biscuits ⋆ bunnies ⋆ cats ⋆ chocolate ⋆ deer ⋆ diary of a wimpy kid ⋆ dork diaries ⋆ foxes ⋆ jerboas ⋆ littlest pet shop ⋆ lolita fashion ⋆ mads mikkelsen ⋆ media studies ⋆ monster high ⋆ my ocs ⋆ neapolitan ⋆ robert sean leonard ⋆ robots ⋆ sanrio ⋆ scott pilgrim ⋆ theatre ⋆ the picture of dorian gray

GAMES

8:11 ⋆ ace attorney ⋆ alicemare ⋆ animal crossing ⋆ animal jam ⋆ bad end theater ⋆ boyhood's end ⋆ cold front ⋆ cookie run ⋆ cooking mama ⋆ dead plate ⋆ elevator hitch ⋆ eloquent countenance ⋆ her tears were my light ⋆ liar liar ⋆ lieat ⋆ love nikki ⋆ married in red ⋆ miitopia ⋆ minecraft story mode ⋆ needy streamer overload ⋆ oneshot ⋆ parappa the rapper ⋆ persona ⋆ pokémon ⋆ puyo puyo tetris ⋆ rayman ⋆ rhythm heaven ⋆ rot in paradise ⋆ shtdn ⋆ splatoon ⋆ style savvy ⋆ sweet no death ⋆ tomodachi life ⋆ undertale/deltarune ⋆ vib-ribbon ⋆ witch's heart ⋆ your turn to die

MOVIES + MUSICALS

10 things i hate about you ⋆ american psycho ⋆ another country ⋆ before sunrise ⋆ bridget jones's diary ⋆ brokeback mountain ⋆ but i'm a cheerleader ⋆ chicago ⋆ dead poets society ⋆ diary of a wimpy kid trilogy ⋆ electric dreams ⋆ fight club ⋆ flushed away ⋆ ghost ⋆ good will hunting ⋆ hamilton ⋆ james bond (daniel craig) ⋆ kamikaze girls ⋆ legally blonde ⋆ like minds ⋆ maurice ⋆ mean girls ⋆ much ado about nothing (1993) ⋆ my best friend is a vampire ⋆ my own private idaho ⋆ picnic at hanging rock ⋆ ride the cyclone ⋆ robots (2005) ⋆ saw franchise ⋆ scott pilgrim vs the world ⋆ se7en ⋆ spirited away ⋆ swing kids (1993) ⋆ the aristocats ⋆ the lego batman + ninjago movies ⋆ the truman show ⋆ the wild robot

MUSIC

abba ⋆ and one ⋆ backstreet boys ⋆ bambi baker ⋆ big time rush ⋆ blur ⋆ bôa ⋆ drive45 ⋆ depeche mode ⋆ duran duran ⋆ franz ferdinand ⋆ gjon's tears ⋆ jack off jill ⋆ jack stauber ⋆ joker out ⋆ kate bush ⋆ kikuo ⋆ lps ⋆ marina ⋆ massive attack ⋆ miss construction ⋆ muse ⋆ she wants revenge ⋆ tears for fears ⋆ tommy february6 ⋆ white rose movement ⋆ yeule

TV + YT

alien stage ⋆ alpharad ⋆ artiswitch ⋆ azumanga daioh ⋆ bna ⋆ captain laserhawk ⋆ danger mouse ⋆ danny gonzalez ⋆ eurovision ⋆ froggycrossing ⋆ good omens ⋆ hannibal nbc ⋆ house md ⋆ isaacwhy ⋆ jaymoji ⋆ jerma985 ⋆ let's game it out ⋆ madoka magica ⋆ my little pony ⋆ octoboy ⋆ ouran high school host club ⋆ persona 4 the animation ⋆ rtgame ⋆ saiki k ⋆ scott pilgrim takes off ⋆ serial experiments lain ⋆ severance ⋆ sinjin drowning ⋆ the group

FAVE CHARACTERS

ame-chan / kangel ⋆ adam stanheight ⋆ amanda young ⋆ apollo justice ⋆ avery (pkmn) ⋆ bede (pkmn) ⋆ cherry blossom cookie ⋆ coworker (eh) ⋆ ivan (alnst) ⋆ james wilson ⋆ jun kurosu ⋆ kieran valentine ⋆ klavier & kristoph gavin ⋆ lain iwakura ⋆ lawrence gordon ⋆ madoka kaname ⋆ mai tsurugi ⋆ maple (yttd) ⋆ mark hoffman ⋆ mettaton ⋆ miles edgeworth ⋆ my melody ⋆ my sweet piano ⋆ neil perry ⋆ noel levine ⋆ peter strahm ⋆ protag (eh) ⋆ q (007) ⋆ rayman ⋆ robert chase ⋆ ryker dublin ⋆ steven stone ⋆ sylveon ⋆ temmie ⋆ todd anderson ⋆ valerie (pkmn) ⋆ velvet & veneer ⋆ wallace (pkmn) ⋆ wallace wells ⋆ william easton ⋆ yosuke hanamura ⋆ zizel (wh)

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The Kentucky Fried Movie is a 1977 American independent anthology sketch black comedy film, produced by Kim Jorgensen, Larry Kostroff, and Robert K. Weiss, and directed by John Landis. Among the numerous star cameos are George Lazenby, Bill Bixby, Henry Gibson, Barry Dennen, Donald Sutherland, Tony Dow, Stephen Bishop, and the voice of Shadoe Stevens. According to writer David Zucker on the DVD commentary track, David Letterman auditioned for the role of the newscaster, but was not selected. The film also features many former members of The Groundlings and The Second City. The "feature presentation" portion of the film stars Evan C. Kim and hapkido grand master Bong Soo Han. The Kentucky Fried Movie launched the careers of the Zucker brothers, Abrahams and Landis.

[incrediblyfastfilms]

A C a l l t o A r m s

5th season episode 26 original airdate June 16, 1997

written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe directed by Alan Kroeker

I n t h e P a l e M o o n l i g h t

6th season episode 19 original airdate April 11, 1998

story by Peter Allan Fields teleplay by Michael Taylor directed by Victor Lobl

T r i a l s a n d T r i b b l e - a t i o n s

5th season episode 6 original airdate November 4, 1996

story by Ira Steven Behr Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Hans Biemler teleplay by Ronald D. Moore & Rene Echevarria directed by Jonathan West

D r . B a s h i r , I P r e s u m e ?

5th season episode 16 original airdate February 24, 1997

story by Jimmy Diggs teleplay by Ronald D. Moore directed by David Livingston

F a r B e y o n d t h e S t a r s

6th season episode 13 original airdate February7, 1998

story by Marc Scott Zicree teleplay by Ira Steven Behr & Hans Biemler directed by Avery Brooks

C h i l d r e n o f T i m e

5th season episode 22 original airdate May 3, 1997

story by Gary Holland Ethan H, Calk teleplay by Rene Echevarria

T h e S h i p

5th season episode 2 original airdate October 7, 1996

story by Pam Wigginton & Rick Cason teleplay by Hans Beimler directed by Kim Friedman

D u e t

1st season episode 19 original airdate June 13, 1993

story by Lisa Rich & Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci teleplay by Peter Allan Fields directed by James L. Conway

A T i m e t o S t a n d

6th season episode 1 original airdate September 27, 1997

written by Ita Steven Behr & Hans Beimler directed by Alan Kroeker

S a c r i f i c e o f A n g e l s

6th season episode 6 original airdate November 1, 1997

written by Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler directed by Alan Kroeker

T h e Q u i c k e n i n g

4th season episode 24 original airdate June 8, 1996

writter by Naren Shankar directed by Rene Auberjonois

T h e V i s i t o r

4th season episode 3 original airdate October 7, 1995

written by Michael Taylor directed by David Livingston

O u r M a n B a s h i r

4th season episode 10 original airdate November 25, 1995

story by Robert Gillan teleplay by Ronald D. Moore directed by Winrich Kolbe

V a l i a n t

6th season episode 22 original airdate May 3, 1998

written by Ronald D. Moore directed by Mike Vejar

I n P u r g a t o r y ' s S h a d o w

5th season episode 14 original airdate February 10, 1997

written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe and Ira Steven Behr directed by Gabrielle Beaumont

B y I n f e r n o ' s L i g h t

5th season episode 15 original airdate February 17, 1997

written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe directed by Les Landau

H o m e f r o n t

4th season episode 11 original airdate December 30, 1995

written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe directed by David Livingston

P a r a d i s e L o s t

4th season episode 12 original airdate January 6, 1996

story by Ronald D. Moore teleplay by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe directed by Reza Badiyi

T h e M a g n i i c e n t F e r e n g i

6th season episode 10 original airdate December 27, 1997

written by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler directed by Chip Chalmers

Y o u A r e C o r d i a l l y I n v i t e d

6th season episode 7 original airdate November 8, 1997

written by Ronald D. Moore directed by David Livingston

C h a n g e o f H e a r t

6th season episode 16 original airdate February 28, 1998

written by Ronald D. Moore directed by David Livingston

B a d d a - B i n g , B a d d a - B a n g

7th season episode 15 original airdate February 24, 1999

written by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler directed by Mike Vejar

T o t h e D e a t h

4th season episode 23 original airdate May 11, 1996

written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe directed by LeVar Burton

I n q u i s i t i o n

6th season episode 18 original airdate April 4, 1998

written by Bradley Thompson David Weddle directed by Michael Dorn

T a k e M e O u t t o t o t h e H o l o s u i t e

7th season episode 4 original airdate October 21, 1998

written by Ronald D. Moore directed by Chip Chalmers

T h e S e i g e o f A R - 5 8 8

7th season episode 8 original airdate November 18, 1998

written by Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler directed by Winrich Kolbe

I t ' s O n l y a P a p e r M o o n

7th season episode 10 original airdate December 30, 1998

story by David Alan Mack & John J. Ordover teleplay by Ronald D. Moore directed by Anson Williams

L i t t l e G r e e n M e n

4th season episode 8 original airdate November 11, 1995

story by Toni Marberry & Jack Trevino teleplay by Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe directed by James L. Conway

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Tiny Review: Invincible Season 3 Ep 1-3 2025. Dense and tense.

Season 2 was a letdown for me. But Season 3’s first 3 episodes all have been really good. Fast and dense and tense and thrilling.

Invincible is an American adult animated superhero streaming television series, based on the comic book character of the same name by Robert Kirkman. The series stars Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, and J. K. Simmons. 

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Largest Vocal Ranges

Caveats: This list is undoubtedly very incomplete. I've not been able to find a recent source that seems anywhere near comprehensive and reliable. Furthermore, I had to use the wayback machine to locate the one I've used here. Also, I've added the top 2 myself because they did not appear in the original list, which was last updated on May 28, 2014.

10 octaves

Tim Storms (G/G♯−5 to G/G♯5)

8 octaves

Georgia Brown (G2 to G10)

6 octaves, 1/2 note

Mike Patton (Eb1 to E7)

5 octaves, 5-1/2 notes

Corey Taylor (Eb1 to C7)

5 octaves, 4-1/2 notes

Diamanda Galás (F2 to C#8)

5 octaves, 3 notes

David Lee Roth  (E1 to A6)

5 octaves, 2-1/2 notes

Axl Rose (F1 to Bb6)

5 octaves, 2 notes

Rody Walker (G1 to B6)

5 octaves, 1 note

Nina Hagen (G#1 to Bb6)

5 octaves, 1/2 notes

Ville Valo (C1 to C#6)

Loads more belowe the fold. Open at your own risk!

4 octaves, 6-1/2 notes

Roger Waters (B1 to Bb6)

Mariah Carey (G#2 to G7)

4 octaves, 5-1/2 notes

Kyo (F#1 to E6)

Devin Townsend (C2 to Bb6)

4 octaves, 5 notes

Paul McCartney (A1 to F6)

4 octaves, 4 notes

Dan Swano (D1 to A5)

Jonathan Davis (A1 to E6)

Prince (E2 to B6)

4 octaves, 3 notes

Tim Foust (Eb1 to G#5)

4 octaves, 2-1/2 notes

Jon Bon Jovi (E2 to G#6)

Chino Moreno (F#2 to B6)

4 octaves, 2 notes

King Diamond (A1 to C6)

Peter Steele (Eb1 to F#5)

Minnie Ripperton (Eb3 to F#7)

4 octaves, 1-1/2 notes

Billy Gibbons (G1 to Bb5)

Ken Tamplin (G1 to Bb5)

4 octaves, 1 note

Elvis Presley (G1 to A5)

Anthony Keidis (G1 to A5)

Warrel Dane (G#1 to Bb5)

Jim Gillette (C2 to D6)

Burton Cummings (C2 to D6)

Steven Tyler (D2 to E6)

Serj Tankian (D2 to E6)

Vita (D2 to E6)

Doug Pinnick (E2 to F6)

4 octaves, 1/2 note

David Bowie (G1 to G#5)

Peter Gabriel (G1 to G#5)

Phil Anselmo  (A1 to Bb5)

David Draiman (Bb1 to B5)

Rob Halford (C2 to C#6)

Marvin Gaye (D2 to Eb6)

James Brown (Eb2 to E6)

Christina Aguilera (C3 to C#7)

4 octaves

Maynard James Keenan (G1 to G5)

Geoff Tate (A1 to A5)

Captain Beefheart (A1 to A5)

Jon Oliva (A1 to A5)

Nils Frykdahl (A1 to A5)

Tom Araya (C#2 to C#6)

Kai Hansen (C#2 to C#6)

Ian Gillan (D2 to D6)

Glenn Hughes (D2 to D6)

Daniel Heiman (Eb2 to Eb6)

Freddie Mercury (F2 to F6)

3 octaves, 6-1/2 notes

Jorn Lande (Bb1 to A5)

Trent Reznor (C#2 to C6)

3 octaves, 6 notes

Rob Zombie (A1 to G5)

Jack Black (A1 to G5)

Daniel Gildenlow (B1 to A5)

John Lennon (C2 to B5)

Eric Adams (C2 to B5)

Tommy Karevik (PelleK) (D2 to C6)

Nils K. Rue (D2 to C6)

Elton John (E2 to D6)

Robert Smith (E2 to D6)

Jeff Buckley (F2 to E6)

Luis Miguel (G2 to F6) (note: still being analyzed)

3 octaves, 5-1/2 notes

Russell Allen (G#1 to F5)

Nick Cave (B1 to G#5)

Bobby McFerrin (B1 to G#5)

Tony Kakko (B1 to G#5)

Quorthon (B1 to G#5)

Tiny Tim (Eb2 to C6)

Robert Plant (E2 to C#6)

3 octaves, 5 notes

Barry White (F#1 to Eb5)

Roy Khan (Bb1 to F#5)

Roger Daltrey (B1 to G5)

Lou Gramm (B1 to G5)

Chris Isaak (B1 to G5)

Billy Joel (C2 to A5)

David Coverdale (C2 to A5)

Brendon Urie (C#2 to Bb5)

Stevie Wonder (E2 to C6)

Tobias Sammet (E2 to C6)

Rance Allen (F2 to D6)

Siouxsie Sioux (A2 to F6)

Tina Turner (B2 to G6)

3 octaves, 4-1/2 notes

Sean Peck (G1 to Eb5)

Tom Waits (Bb1 to F5)

Tay Zonday (Bb1 to F5)

Marilyn Manson (B1 to F#5)

Burton C. Bell (B1 to F#5)

Bono (C2 to G#5)

Eddie Vedder (C2 to G#5)

Gene Simmons (C2 to G#5)

Andi Deris (C2 to G#5)

Jari Maenpaa (C2 to G#5)

David Gilmour (C#2 to A5)

Hansi Kursch (C#2 to A5)

Morten Harket  (C2 to G#5)

James LaBrie  (D2 to Bb5)

Matt Barlow (D2 to Bb5)

Ted Neeley (D2 to Bb5)

Bruce Springsteen (Eb2 to B5)

Ronnie James Dio (Eb2 to B5)

Tim "Ripper" Owens (Eb2 to B5)

Miljenko Matijevic (Eb2 to B5)

Brad Delp (F#2 to D6)

Philip Bailey (G2 to Eb6)

Karen O (B2 to F#6)

Claire Boucher (Grimes) (D3 to Bb6)

Annette Olzon (D3 to Bb6)

3 octaves, 4 notes

Mikael Akerfeldt (G1 to D5)

Damon Albarn (B1 to F5)

M. Shadows (C#2 to G#5)

Chris Cornell (D2 to A5)

Brian Johnson (D2 to A5)

Richard Page (D2 to A5)

Layne Staley (Eb2 to Bb5)

Tony Harnell (Eb2 to Bb5)

Bruce Dickinson (E2 to B5)

Paul Stanley (E2 to B5)

Geddy Lee (E2 to B5)

Marc Bolan (E2 to B5)

Graham Bonnett (F2 to C6)

Mark Boals  (F2 to C6)

Michael Mills (F2 to C6)

Michael Jackson (F#2 to C#6)

Sammy Hagar (F#2 to C#6)

Sarah Vaughan (G2 to D6)

Cedric Bixler-Zavala (G2 to D6)

Beyonce (A2 to E6)

Kate Bush (B2 to F6)

Cyndi Lauper (Eb3 to Bb6)

3 octaves, 3-1/2 notes

J.D. Summer (G0 to C#4)

Jon Schaffer (F#1 to C5)

Greg Puciato (C2 to F#5)

Tom Jones (C#2 to G5)

Scott Weiland (C#2 to G5)

Fabio Laine (Eb2 to A5)

Jim Morrison (E2 to Bb5)

Adam Lambert(E2 to Bb5)

Stu Block (E2 to Bb5)

Billy Corgan (F#2 to C6)

Myles Kennedy (F#2 to C6)

Jimmy Gnecco (F#2 to C6)

Klaus Nomi (G2 to C#6)

PJ Harvey (A2 to Eb6)

3 octaves, 3 notes

Josh Homme (Bb1 to Eb5)

Brandon Boyd (B1 to E5)

Iggy Pop (B1 to E5)

James Hetfield (C2 to F5)

Julian Casablancas (C#2 to F#5)

Joe Elliott (D2 to G5)

Zak Stevens (D2 to G5)

Nils Patrik Johansson (Eb2 to G#5)

Mick Jagger (E2 to A5)

Nina Simone (E2 to A5)

George Michael (E2 to A5)

Pharrell Williams(E2 to A5)

Michael Kiske(E2 to A5)

Tommy Giles Rogers (E2 to A5)

Tim Buckley (F2 to B5)

Brian May (F2 to B5)

Tori Amos (G2 to C6)

Corey Glover (G2 to C6)

Justin Hawkins (B2 to E6)

Miley Cyrus (B2 to E6)

Marcela Bovio (G#3 to F#5)

3 octaves, 2-1/2 notes

Bob Dylan (C#2 to F5)

Kurt Cobain (C#2 to F5)

Buddy Holly (D2 to F#5)

Chris Martin (Eb2 to G5)

Paul Rodgers (E2 to G#5)

Chad Kroeger (E2 to G#5)

Robin Thicke (F2 to Bb5)

Justin Timberlake (F#2 to B5)

Jared Leto (G#2 to C6)

Norah Jones (A2 to C#6)

Chang Yu-Sheng (Bb2 to D6)

Kelly Clarkson (Eb3 to G6)

3 octaves, 2 notes

Ivan Rebroff (F1 to A5)

Ringo Starr (C2 to E5)

Steve Vai (C2 to E5)

Todd Smith (C2 to E5)

Lou Reed (D2 to F5)

Eminem (D2 to F5)

Thom Yorke (E2 to G5)

Adam Levine (E2 to G5)

Huey Lewis(F2 to A5)

Mika (F2 to A5)

Aretha Franklin (G2 to B5)

Annie Lennox (G2 to B5)

Matt Bellamy (G2 to B5)

James Rivera (G2 to B5)

Michael Bolton (A2 to C6)

Jackie Wilson (A2 to C6)

Alanis Morissette (B2 to D6)

Grace Slick (B2 to D6)

Floor Jansen (D3 to F6)

Cher (D3 to F6)

Annie Haslam (E3 to G6)

3 octaves, 1-1/2 notes

Ozzy Osbourne (Eb2 to F5)

Fred First (Eb2 to F5)

Darroh Sudderth (Eb2 to F5)

Simon LeBon (E2 to F#5)

Barry Gibb  (F2 to G#5)

Patrick Stump (F2 to G#5)

Happy Rhodes (F2 to G#5)

Sebastian Bach (F#2 to A5)

Lisa Gerrard (F#2 to A5)

Steve Perry (F#2 to A5)

Matt Tuck (F#2 to A5)

Joey Belladonna (G2 to Bb5)

Ella Fitzgerald (G#2 to B5)

Michael Sweet (Bb2 to C#6)

Rihanna (B2 to C#6)

Tarja Turunen (F3 to G#6)

3 octaves, 1 note

Till Lindemann (G1 to A4)

Leonard Cohen (G1 to A4)

Dave Gahan (B1 to C5)

Glenn Danzig (C2 to D5)

Dave Grohl (D2 to E5)

Neil Young (E2 to F5)

Claudio Sanchez (E2 to F5)

Brian Wilson (F2 to G5)

Phil Collins (F2 to G5)

Joacim Cans (F#2 to G#5) (still being analyzed)

David Byron (G2 to A5)

Jon Anderson (G2 to A5)

John Arch (G2 to A5)

Alessandro Conti (G2 to A5)

Ray Charles (G#2 to Bb5)

Bob Marley (A2 to B5)

Steve Winwood (A2 to B5)

Ann Wilson (C3 to D6)

3 octaves, 1/2 note

Jeremy Enigk (F2 to F#5) (still being analyzed)

Marc Storace (G2 to G#5) (still being analyzed)

Spencer Sotelo (G#2 to A5)

Justin Bieber (A2 to Bb5)

Lady Gaga (Bb2 to B5)

Beth Gibbons (C#3 to D6)

Lana Del Rey (C3 to C#6)

Amy Lee (Eb3 to E6)

3 octaves

Christopher Lee (Bb1 to Bb4)

Billy Idol (C2 to C5)

Michael Hutchence (C#2 to C#5)

Brian Molko (D2 to D5)

Paul Simon (Eb2 to Eb5)

Roy Orbison (E2 to E5)

Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) (E2 to E5)

Chris Jericho (G2 to G5)

Chester Bennington (G#2 to G#5)

Lorde (G#2 to G#5)

Chris Barretto (G#2 to G#5)

Janis Joplin (B2 to B5)

Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (B2 to B5)

2 octaves, 6-1/2 notes

Dave Mustaine (E2 to Eb5)

Taylor Hawkins (F#2 to F5)

Hyde. (F#2 to F5)

Sting (G2 to F#5)

John Fogerty (G2 to F#5)

Billy Joe Armstrong (A2 to G#5)

Gwen Stefani (Eb3 to D6)

Rod Stewart (C#3 to C6)

Sinead O'Connor  (A2 to G#5)

Bruno Mars (Bb2 to A5)

2 octaves, 6 notes

Brent Smith (E2 to D5)

Steven Wilson (E2 to D5)

Chris Corner (F2 to E5)

Robin Gibb (G2 to F5)

John Garcia (G2 to F5)

Julee Cruise (A2 to G5)

John Lydon (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)

Adrian Belew (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)

Mike Pinder (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)

Daniel Tompkins (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)

Billy Ocean (Bb2 to G#5)

Joe Cocker (B2 to A5)

Adele (C3 to B5)

Dolly Parton (E3 to D6)

Bjork (E3 to D6)

2 octaves, 5-1/2 notes

Johnny Cash (B1 to G#4)

Little Richard (F2 to Eb5)

Nate Ruess (G#2 to F5)

Z.P. Theart (Bb2 to G5)

Andrew Stockdale (B2 to G#5)

Vince Neil (C3 to Bb5)

2 octaves, 5 notes

Michael Stipe (D2 to B4)

David Ruffin (E2 to C5)

Van Morrison (E2 to C5)

Chuck Berry (E2 to C5)

Mick Hucknall (F#2 to Eb5)

Art Garfunkel (G2 to E5)

Chris Jericho (G2 to E5)

John Lodge (A2 to F5)

Alicia Keys (Bb2 to F#5)

Hayley Williams (Bb2 to F#5)

Anneke van Giersbergen (C3 to A5)

Joanna Newsom (C3 to A5)

2 octaves, 4-1/2 notes

Raine Maida (D2 to Bb4)

Adam Young (G2 to Eb5)

Damian Wilson (B2 to F#5)

Joni Mitchell (C#3 to A5)

Dusty Springfield (D3 to Bb5)

Katy Perry (D3 to Bb5)

2 octaves, 4 notes

Gerard Way (G2 to D5)

Drake Bell (A2 to E5)

Jonny Craig (A2 to E5)

Otis Redding (B2 to F5)

Stevie Nicks (B2 to F5)

Smokey Robinson (C3 to G5)

Kellin Quinn (C3 to G5)

Whitney Houston (C#3 to G#5)

2 octaves, 3-1/2 notes

Frank Sinatra (D2 to G#4)

Neil Diamond (D2 to G#4)

Josh Groban (F#2 to C5)

Meat Loaf (A2 to Eb5)

Ray William Johnson (C3 to F#5)

2 octaves, 3 notes

Justin Hayward (G2 to C5)

Zack de la Rocha (A2 to D5)

Jesse Leach (A2 to D5) (analysis in progress)

Brian Aubert (B2 to E5)

2 octaves, 2-1/2 notes

Jerry Lee Lewis (G#2 to C5)

Ricky Martin (Bb2 to D5)

Luciano Pavarotti (C#3 to F5)

2 octaves, 2 notes

Jeff Magnum (G2 to B4) (analysis in progress)

Sam Cooke (A2 to C5)

Karen Carpenter (D3 to F5)

Loreena McKennitt (E3 to G5)

2 octaves, 1-1/2 notes

Taylor Swift (E3 to F#5)

2 octaves, 1/2 note

Bill Kaulitz (C3 to C#5) (analysis in progress)

2 octaves

Skin (Deborah Dyer) (B3 to B5)

1 octave, 3 notes

Avi Kaplan (A2 to D4) (analysis in progress)

Had not been analyzed [at the time of the article]:

Christian Alvestam

Julie Andrews

Marc Anthony

Blixa Bargeld

Beck

Andy Bell

Pat Benatar

Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000)

James Blake

Cory Brandan

Sarah Brightman

Joseph Calleja

Anna Carolina

Tom Chaplin

Kristen Chenowith

Jarvis Church

Merry Clayton

Robert Crowe

Atilla Csihar

Lisa Dalbello

D'Angelo

Jon DeLeo

Marcella Detroit

Ryan Devlin

Celine Dion

James Euringer

Siobhan Fahey

Agnetha Faltskog

Feist

Rachel Ferrell

Dani Filth

Lisa Fischer

Elizabeth Fraser

Marta Gabriel

Declan Galbraith

Merrill Garbus

Sameer Ghadia

Jared Gomes

Ariana Grande

Steve Green

Emily Haines

Zac Hanson

Imogen Heap

Donnie Iris

Freddie Jackson

Jim James

Alain Johannes

Daniel Johns

Jyrki 69

Tom Keifer

Andy Kuntz

Patti LaBelle

Caroline Lavelle

Aaron Lewis

Adam Lopez

Patti Lupone

Billy MacKenzie

Madonna

Barry Manilow

Bobby Martin

Dean Martin

Sylvia "Skin" Massy

Dave Matthews

Maxwell

Sarah McLachlan

Roger Miller

Chuck Mosley

Peter Murphy

Aaron Neville

Harry Nilsson

Brandy Norwood

Alissa Now

Sally Oldfield

Beth Orton

David Pack

Ronan Parke

Paul Potts

Panda Bare

Pink

Josh Ramsay

Lou Rhodes

Dax Riggs

Jasmine Rodgers

Kenny Rogers

Linda Ronstadt

Gavin Rossdale

Mike Semesky

Sia

Sho

Norman Skinner

Martina Sorbara

Cat Stevens

Shirley Strachan

Barbra Streisand

Stumpen (Gero Ivers)

Lacey Sturm

Yma Sumac

Avey Tare

Alan Tecchio

Neil Tennant

Ray Thomas

Tracey Thorn

Mel Torme

Conway Twitty

Jimmy Urine

Regine Velasquez

Frankie Valli

Varg Vikemes

Violetta Villas

Tim Waurick

Alissa White-Gluz

Andrew Wood

Yama-B

Vegard Vlvisaker

Digging deeper: Axl Rose is NOT the singer with the widest range. (2014, May 28). Vintage Vinyl News. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from http://web.archive.org/web/20140915075826/https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-rose-is-not-singer.html

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Mike Luckovich

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“It’s lies all the way down.”

October 9, 2024

Robert B. Hubbell

Oct 10, 2024

“It’s lies all the way down.”

An apocryphal story tells of a skeptical audience member who challenged a 19th-century astronomer after a lecture in which the astronomer asserted that the Earth is round and suspended in space. The skeptic told the astronomer that the Earth rests on the back of a giant turtle (a myth with an ancient heritage). The astronomer patiently pushed back, asking, “On what does the giant turtle stand?” The skeptic replied, “On another giant turtle.” The astronomer persisted, “And on what does the second turtle stand?” The skeptic responded, “You aren’t going to trick me! It’s turtles all the way down!”

So, too, with Trump world’s cascade of lies. It’s lies all the way down. It is impossible to disprove lies that disappear into a bottomless cesspool of falsehoods. Trump’s self-replicating lies are a virus compounded by the absolute lack of shame or remorse when the liar is caught in the lie. The last forty-eight hours have given us the textbook example of Trump's “respond to disproven lies with bigger lies” strategy.

On Tuesday, multiple outlets reported that Trump sent Vladimir Putin an early Covid testing machine. Putin instructed Trump to keep the transaction secret because it would prove embarrassing to Trump. (In fact, as noted below, the transfer was probably illegal.)

The story of the Covid testing machine gift to Putin was met with a furious, unequivocal denial by Trump and his spokesperson. Trump told ABC News, “That’s false. He [Bob Woodward] is a storyteller. A bad one. And he's lost his marbles.

Trump's shameless campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, dismissed the stories, saying,

None of these made-up stories by Bob Woodward are true and are the work of a truly demented and deranged man who suffers from a debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

On Thursday, a Kremlin spokesperson made a liar out of Trump, confirming that Trump did send a Covid testing machine to Putin during the early days of the pandemic. See Axios, Kremlin refutes Trump denial on sending Putin COVID testing equipment. The original report of the Kremlin statement is here, behind a paywall: Bloomberg, US Elections: Kremlin Confirms Trump Sent Putin Covid Tests While President.

To recap: Trump and his campaign issued a flat-out denial of Woodward’s report. The Kremlin confirmed the report, proving that Trump was lying about a matter that posed the risk of blackmail by the Kremlin.

How can this man be president?

And, just as importantly, why is the story of this blatant lie not the leading story on every newspaper and website, accompanied by a red-flashing siren graphic? But as of Thursday evening, that outrage—or even news coverage—was missing from major media.

This isn’t just any lie. It is a lie about an action by Trump that likely violated the US sanctions embargo in effect at the time. See Lucian K. Truscott IV, Kremlin confirms that Trump sent COVID testing equipment to Putin (substack.com). (“Russia was under strict sanctions by 2020, which were imposed under the Obama administration after Moscow invaded and seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine.”)

The media is reporting that Trump has been caught lying. But those stories lack the analysis of “So what?” and “Why does it matter?” No other candidate caught in such a lie would survive the press firestorm that would follow.

But here, the response is “crickets.” Nothing. Nada. Zip. The press spilled tankers of ink over whether Tim Walz and his wife used “IVF” versus “fertility treatments” twenty years ago. I hope that major editorial boards are furiously working on opinion articles that say, “Trump is a liar who is unfit to be president.”

The second part of Woodward’s story will likely prove true, as well. On Wednesday, JD Vance said, “I haven’t talked to Trump about this, but even if he did talk to Putin, what’s the big deal?” See HuffPo, JD Vance Scorched For ‘Grotesque’ Defense Of Trump’s Reported Chats With Putin.

In case you missed the point, Vance’s comments are a set-up for the revelation that Trump did, in fact, speak to Putin on a half-dozen occasions after leaving office—in direct contradiction to Trump's denials.

Why do those conversations matter? Because the DOJ has accused Russian interests of actively interfering in the 2024 presidential election. The fact that Trump is holding secret discussions with Putin at the very moment that Russia is interfering in our elections creates the strong implication that Trump and Putin are coordinating those efforts. The burden lies on Trump to rebut that logical inference.

The problem with Trump's constant lies is that they are not limited to his treachery. He lies about immigrants, elections, the economy, and natural disasters. Trump has managed to create distrust between victims and first responders. He has encouraged potential victims to ignore evacuation warnings because they wrongly believe FEMA will seize their homes if they leave. He has caused his followers to believe that the government can control and direct the weather to “red states” or “red counties” in purple states.

Marjorie Taylor Green tweeted that hurricanes are striking “red” states because “they” control the weather. She also famously claimed that wildfires in California were caused by “Jewish space lasers.” It is always only one step from any conspiracy theory to antisemitism. (Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo has an important story about antisemitic texts being sent to Florida voters connecting disaster relief lies and US support for Israel. See TPM, The Text Campaign Underworld and the Florida Anti-Semitism You Can Find There. This article may be behind a paywall.)

It has become so bad that President Biden took to the airwaves on Wednesday to deny that the US government controls the weather. See Talking Points Memo, Biden Forced To Remind Everyone He Doesn’t Control The Weather.

When the media ridiculed Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ludicrous lie, her response was to double down with more lies. See The Independent, Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on weather control conspiracy theory despite experts rubbishing ‘hurricane modification’.

Marjorie Taylor Greene expounded,

“Everyone keeps asking, ‘who is they?’ Well, some of them are listed on NOAA, as well as most of the ways weather can be modified . . .” Greene also attached screenshots of “weather modification project reports” from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] website.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attack on NOAA is consistent with the goals of Project 2025. Project 2025 proposes the “commercialization” (read: privatization) of NOAA’s weather forecasting function.

Per PBS, Project 2025 “describes NOAA as a primary component “of the climate change alarm industry” and said it “should be broken up and downsized.”

Republicans are institutionalizing lies. For example, in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill in May that removes the term “climate change” from state law and “deprioritizes” efforts to fight global warming. See NPR Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill that deletes climate change from state law. DeSantis said when he signed the bill that “I am not a global warming guy,” but 90% of Floridians believe climate change is happening now. After Hurricane Milton, that percentage is likely to increase.

The attack on NOAA and the institutionalized lies in Florida bring us full circle to Hurricane Milton and Trump's “lies all the way down” strategy of undermining trust in the government. That strategy seeks to reduce the size and presence of the federal government in our lives. However, Hurricanes Helene and Milton highlight the federal government's irreplaceable role in natural disasters that quickly overwhelm the resources of any individual state.

Trump's lies matter. It should be big news when he lies, not a collective yawn in the media and among elected officials. Lying about the federal government's response to natural disasters and his own violations of US embargo sanctions against Russia are disqualifying for the presidency. The media needs to say so. As do we—with an overwhelming repudiation of Trump at the polls.

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

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WHO'D YOU RATHER?: 100 MALE ACTORS EDITION

A game I often spring on friends who are as obsessed with pop culture as I am is Who'd You Rather?. The terms are loose and we usually do it as a progression (so your last choice is often pitted against a new one). It's light fun but my diabolical goal is usually to torture someone with a choice of nearly equal weight (like I did to myself with the first two selections).

Sharing this here in case anyone would like to join in 😊 My own picks are in bold. If anyone has a round or two for me, feel free to add it in the comment section.

Daniel Brühl vs Benedict Cumberbatch

Cillian Murphy vs Rami Malek

Gael García Bernal vs Diego Luna

Pedro Pascal vs Oscar Isaac

Riz Ahmed vs Dev Patel

John Cusack vs Ethan Hawke

Hugh Grant vs Jude Law

James McAvoy vs Tom Hiddleston

Michael Fassbender vs Tom Hardy

Matthew Goode vs Dan Stevens

Edward Norton vs Sam Rockwell

Brad Pitt vs Colin Farrell

Keanu Reeves vs David Tennant

Matt Smith vs Hugh Dancy

Adam Driver vs Jake Gyllenhaal

Robert Pattinson vs Jamie Dornan

Regé-Jean Page vs Jonathan Bailey

Michael Cera vs Jesse Eisenberg

Andrew Garfield vs Nicholas Hoult

Matt Bomer vs Andrew Scott

Bill Hader vs Paul Rudd

John Mulaney vs Ramy Yousef

Jason Sudeikis vs John Krasinski

Zachery Levi vs Adam Brody

Paul Dano vs Barry Keoghan

Steven Yeun vs Henry Golding

Domhnall Gleeson vs Ben Whishaw

Elijah Wood vs Daniel Radcliffe

Ryan Gosling vs Ryan Reynolds

Hugh Jackman vs Ewan McGregor

Timothée Chalamet vs Tom Holland

Paul Mescal vs Josh O'Connor

Jeremy Allen White vs Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Shia LaBeouf vs Miles Teller

Mike Faist vs Dane DeHaan

Kingsley Ben-Adir vs Daryl McCormack

Mads Mikkelsen vs James Spader

Robert Downey Jr. vs Tom Cruise

Matt Damon vs Mark Ruffalo

Idris Elba vs Michael B. Jordan

Jeremy Renner vs Bradley Cooper

Henry Cavill vs Chris Hemsworth

Chris Evans vs Sebastian Stan

Alexander Skarsgård vs Bill Skarsgård

Austin Butler vs Jacob Elordi

Mahershala Ali vs Sterling K. Brown

Mark Strong vs Stanley Tucci

Steve Carell vs Bob Odenkirk

Michael Shannon vs Bryan Cranston

Joaquin Phoenix vs Christian Bale