When the American kaiju is not picking up a bus and throwing it back down as he wades through the buildings toward the center of town he is a US Army Corporal by the name of Todd Ziller. No cap fr fr.
(Kate Bishop and Yelena Belova walk by John Walker/U.S. Agent)
John Walker: What, aren't you two going to wish me a nice day?
(Kate and Yelena glare at U.S. Agent)
Kate Bishop (ticking off each point with a finger): You called me "the Discount Hawkeye" over a dozen times since we got introduced to each other. You told Yelena to her face that you can't trust her to lead the Thunderbolts because as a woman she's, and I quote, "too emotional to make good decisions". You insinuated to Sam Wilson the only reason he became Captain America was that Steve Rogers took pity on him. You gave an unauthorized interview with the Daily Bugle that you believe in Mysterio and threatened to arrest Spider-Man yourself. And you blatantly said in front of Princess Shuri and Namor that Wakanda and Talokan didn't deserve to have vibranium and that it should go to more deserving countries…
Yelena Belova: We don't care if you have a pulse, much less a nice day.
In the DisneyPlus streaming series, “SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW”, the MCU finally got rid of the problematic Sokovia Accords when attorney Matt Murdock aka Daredevil revealed the Accords had finally been repealed. Considering my six-year criticism of how the MCU had introduced this legislation in “CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR” (one of my least favorite MCU films), utilized it in productions like “AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.”, “ANT-MAN & THE WASP”, “THE AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR”, “WANDAVISION” and “THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER”; I was very happy to learn this about the Accords’ fate.
However . . . I find myself questioning Disney and Marvel Films’ latest decision regarding the Sokovia Accords. I have problems with its repeal or eradication. I have a problem with how Disney/Marvel Films got rid of it - via a throwaway line. For years, MCU showrunner Kevin Feige tried to tell us that there were two sides to the Sokovia Accords. I had called bullshit to that idea due to my belief that the Accords violated the U.S. Constitutional and the constitutional rights of enhanced people overall and not just the Avengers.
I had hoped that the MCU would get rid of the Accords by exploring the issue of how the Accords violated the rights of many. But the franchise never did this. Instead, the MCU rid itself of the Accords with a quick line - one that would enable the franchise to avoid discussing how WRONG the Accords were in the first place. All I can say is . . . Feige and the Disney suits are a bunch of cowards.
If it weren’t for U.S. Agent and Ghost, the MCU Thunderbolts could easily be the MCU Winter Guard. Half the team are Russians, and then you have Bucky Barnes who served the Soviets as the Winter Soldier.
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U.S. Marshals settle decades-old claims of racism by hundreds of employees
It was over 29 years ago that Matthew Fogg, a retired chief deputy U.S. marshal, first filed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Marshals Service, alleging that a toxic environment of racism and discrimination permeated one of the country’s oldest federal law enforcement agencies and undercut career advancement opportunities for its Black employees.
Since then, the suit’s class — estimated to include more than 700 current and former Black deputy marshals and detention enforcement officers, plus thousands of Black applicants who were not hired — had been stuck in a sort of legal limbo, as the case was dismissed, reinstated and expanded over nearly three decades.
That is until Tuesday, when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal laws against job discrimination and harassment, granted preliminary approval of a $15 million settlement in one of the longest-running racial discrimination class actions in history.
“It’s a great sense of relief in a case that went on for an unusual length of time,” David Sanford, lead counsel for the class, told The Washington Post. “This was hard-fought over many years, with a lot of litigation, a lot of depositions, a lot of documents, a lot of people, a lot of witnesses — all leading to a legal battle that lasted for decades. But fortunately, it’s over now.” Marshals Service employees have alleged racism for decades. Their case may finally be heard.
Throughout the litigation process, the U.S. Marshals Service denied wrongdoing. Though an equal-employment expert hired by the plaintiffs found that Black employees were significantly underrepresented in prestigious divisions and for promotions between 2007 and 2012, the agency argued that the analysis was flawed. A Marshals Service spokesman declined to comment on the class action’s allegations and instead referred The Post to a news release announcing that a settlement had been reached.
A final approval of the settlement is expected early next year, Sanford said. The agreement’s terms also stipulate that the Marshals Service will institute measures meant to enhance inclusion and transparency in its recruitment and promotions processes, as well as provide implicit-bias training to its employees — something Sanford said he hoped would achieve greater equity not only within the service, but across the federal government.
“This was another wake-up call for the federal government,” he said. “The federal government should be the shining light and standard by which everyone else operates. This shows that the U.S. government, like so many entities in corporate America, has fallen short. But hopefully as a result of the settlement, things will be better in the future at the Marshals Service and in the rest of the government.”
Yet for some plaintiffs, settling for $15 million in a court case that has spanned five U.S. presidencies — even as some of its plaintiffs have died — seemed like too little, too late