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California Bill To Form Reparations Task Force Advances After 33-3 State Senate Vote

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CAPTAIN RANDOM ASS' RANDOM DISCUSSION THREAD

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POST YOUR FAVORITE IMAGES, VIDEOS, OR TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION. NO PORN OR EXCRETA, PLEASE.

VICIOUS ACCUSATIONS ON DISQUS BY USERS IMPERSONATING OTHER USERS

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THERE ARE VICIOUS ACCUSATIONS BEING MADE ON DISQUS BETWEEN ANGRY PEOPLE POSING AS OTHER USERS. NOTHING SAID ABOUT ANOTHER USER ON AN ANONYMOUS SITE IS VERIFIABLE, AND PEOPLE LIE CONSTANTLY--ESPECIALLY ABOUT THOSE THEY HATE, OR WANT TO POLITICALLY DISCREDIT. BELIEVE NOTHING ABOUT ANYONE JUST BECAUSE YOU READ IT, EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE FROM THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS, WHICH CAN BE HACKED, CLONED, AND IMPERSONATED BY OTHERS. CONSTANT AND NEVER ENDING DEBATE OVER VICIOUS BUT UNPROVABLE ACCUSATIONS CAN DESTROY DISCUSSIONS JUST LIKE RELATIONSHIPS IN REAL LIFE, AND DISTRACT EVERY CONVERSATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THIS ON THIS SITE. AS IN REAL LIFE, SO ALSO AND SO MUCH MORE SO ONLINE, REMEMBER:  https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/452732b61cf81ee87b9fb72afaed118b044bf9c2e7355acce2882f9f2839170c.jpg

LANDING SPOT SUNDAY MOVIE: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)

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THE LAST PICTURE SHOW is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from the semi-autobiographical 1966 novel The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry. In 1951 Sonny Crawford and Duane Jackson are high-school seniors and friends in Anarene, Texas, a small declining northern Texas town. Duane is dating Jacy Farrow, who Sonny considers the prettiest girl in town. LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/382325033712

LANDING SPOT SATURDAY MOVIE: MOON (2009)

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This movie was recommended by Meepestos. MOON is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones (in his directorial debut) and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones. The film follows Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. In the near future, Lunar Industries has made a fortune after an oil crisis by building Sarang Station, a facility on the far side of the Moon to mine the alternative fuel helium-3 from lunar soil, which is rich in the material. The facility is highly automated, requiring only a single human to maintain operations, oversee the harvesters, and launch canisters bound for Earth containing the extracted helium-3. Sam Bell nears the end of his three-year work contract at Sarang Station. Chronic communication problems have disabled his live feed from Earth and limit him to occasional recorded messages from his wife Tess, who was pregnant

LANDING SPOT FRIDAY MOVIE - CONTACT (1997)

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CONTACT is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is a film adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name; Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film. Jodie Foster portrays the film's protagonist, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey and David Morse. Dr. Ellie Arroway works for the SETI program at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Guided into science and communication by her now-deceased father, she listens to radio emissions from space, hoping to find evidence of alien life. David Drumlin, the president's science advisor, pulls the funding from SETI, because he believes that the endeavor is futile. Arroway gains backing from Hadden Industries, run by secretive b

WHERE'S HOWARD CUNNINGHAM WHEN WE NEED HIM?

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So what the hell is going on in the city we knew and loved as kids, and where the iconic Liberal produced TV show "Happy Days" portrayed Kenosha, Wisconsin as the quintessential example of 1950's culture in the United States?  Were we being lied to all those years?  How would Howard, Ritchie, Marion, Joanie, Al, Arnold, Chachi, Ralph, Potsie, the The Fonz deal with this situation?   It seems like most of the shootings of unarmed Black Americans by police occurs in Northern and traditionally Democrat controlled Blue states. The South, which is often demonized by Leftist media as poison to blacks (and where all those Confederate statues are/were located), has hardly any. That is all... and please, try the fish.

SEARCH - S01E12: LET US PREY

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This is one of my favorite episodes. Bianco (Tony Franciosa) investigates the disappearance of an old flame (Diana Hyland), but he soon discovers that it is a ruse by her and her current fiancé to capture him and transport him to an island in the Mediterranean where he must fight for his life. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, nor like the wealthy megalomaniac who jealously desires her, and has the technical abilities to reconfigure Bianco's earjack and use it against him in a most dangerous game. LINK TO VIDEO: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7vs0dl

LANDING SPOT OPEN CHAT (TWIN TROPICAL THREAT EDITION)

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Weather watchers, political junkies, news hounds, foodies, satirists, gamers, funny gif and music video posters are all welcome. If you haven't done so yet, feel free to check out the Landing Spot's Classic Video Arcade links in the main menu bar (new games are being added each week): https://jesusthevampire.blogspot.com/p/galaga.html https://jesusthevampire.blogspot.com/p/pac-man.html https://jesusthevampire.blogspot.com/p/qbert.html We're in peak hurricane season!

Pelosi accuses Trump of Wanting to Suppress the Vote

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  Every election season the Democrats bring out the same tired handbook of attacks that they always do and this season is no exception. You have been hearing, and can expect to hear more, that Republicans and President Donald Trump want to end Social Security, give tax breaks to the rich, are racists and they want to suppress the vote, as WCSI  reported . House Speaker and California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who is pushing the voter suppression nonsense, described it in 2018 as the “wrap up smear” and she has perfected it. “You demonize — we call it the wrap-up smear. You want to talk about politics? It’s a wrap-up smear. You smear somebody with a falsehood and then you merchandise it, and then you write it and they’ll say, ‘see, it’s reported in the press that this, this and this,’ so they have that validation that the press reported the smear and then it’s called a ‘wrap-up smear.’ Now I am going to merchandise the press’ report on the smear that we made. It’s a tactic,” she said. Pelosi w

LANDING SPOT SUNDAY MOVIE: TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA (1970)

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TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA is a 1970 American-Mexican Western film directed by Don Siegel and starring Shirley MacLaine and Clint Eastwood, set during the French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867).  The plot follows an American mercenary who gets mixed up with a nun and aids a group of Juarista rebels during the puppet reign of Emperor Maximilian in Mexico. LINK TO MOVIE: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1rl2qd

LANDING SPOT SATURDAY MOVIE: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961)

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BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and written by George Axelrod, loosely based on Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name. Starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney, the film was initially released on October 5, 1961, by Paramount Pictures. Hepburn's portrayal of Holly Golightly as the naïve, eccentric café society girl is generally considered to be one of the actress's most memorable and identifiable roles. Hepburn regarded it as one of her most challenging roles, since she was an introvert required to play an extrovert. LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/295115885219

LANDING SPOT FRIDAY MOVIE: EDGE OF DARKNESS (2010)

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EDGE OF DARKNESS is a 2010 British-American conspiracy political action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, written by William Monahan and Andrew Bovell, and starring Mel Gibson. It was based on the 1985 BBC television series of the same name, which was likewise directed by Campbell. This was Gibson's first screen lead since Signs (2002), and follows a detective investigating the murder of his activist daughter, while uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.   LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/200777730682

SHOULD GOVERNMENT DICTATE WHO WE DO BUSINESS WITH?

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ITEM: Wedding Photographer Sues Louisville Over Law Forcing Her To Write In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage MARLO SAFI  CULTURE REPORTER August 07, 20206:07 PM ET A wedding photographer has filed a lawsuit challenging a Louisville, Kentucky, law that forces her to promote same-sex wedding ceremonies against her religious beliefs. Alliance Defending Freedom is representing Chelsey Nelson against the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government in a lawsuit, which forbids her from publicly explaining to clients and potential clients through her studio’s sites the religious reasons why she only celebrates wedding ceremonies between one man and one woman. Chelsey Nelson. Courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom Because she photographs and blogs about weddings between one man and one woman, under Metro Ordinance 92.05, Nelson would also have to promote same-sex weddings to avoid being accused of discriminating between the two. Communicating her beliefs on marriage would indicate t

Report: Air Force One Nearly Hit By Possible Drone During Flight With Trump On Board

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SEARCH: S01E11 - THE GOLD MACHINE

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This time, Gloria Harding (Angel Tompkins) makes it out into the field (without scanner or earjack), and Arthur Burrell (David Gilliam), takes over her console, as Lockwood searches for a lost gold mine in Northern California. Mark Lenard guest-stars. This episode also established  V.C.R.  Cameron's initials. LINK TO VIDEO: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7vn5jg

LANDING SPOT SUNDAY MOVIE II: YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968)

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YELLOW SUBMARINE is a 1968 British animated film inspired by the music of the Beatles, directed by animation producer George Dunning, and produced by United Artists and King Features Syndicate. Initial press reports stated that the Beatles themselves would provide their own character voices. However, aside from composing and performing the songs, the real Beatles participated only in the closing scene of the film, while their cartoon counterparts were voiced by other actors. The film received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, in contrast to the Beatles' previous film venture Magical Mystery Tour. Pixar co-founder and former chief creative officer John Lasseter has credited the film with bringing more interest in animation as a serious art form. Time commented that it "turned into a smash hit, delighting adolescents and aesthetes alike". Half a century after its release, it is still regarded as a landmark of animation. LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video

LANDING SPOT SUNDAY MOVIE: CHARADE (1963)

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CHARADE is a 1963 American romantic comedy mystery film directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The cast also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, and Jacques Marin. It spans three genres: suspense thriller, romance and comedy. The film is notable for its screenplay, especially the repartee between Grant and Hepburn; for having been filmed on location in Paris; for Henry Mancini's score and theme song, and for the animated titles by Maurice Binder. Charade has received generally positive reviews from critics. It combines the genres of whodunit, screwball comedy and spy thriller, and has been described as " the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made ".

Trump Says He’ll ‘Take A Look’ At Claims From Law Professor That Harris May Not Be Eligible To Be Vice President

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  After months of build-up and speculation, Democratic nominee Joe Biden has officially picked his running mate. The former vice president declared that he has selected California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris. However, one prominent figure has come forward and said that he does not believe Harris is qualified to be the vice president. In a column from  Newsweek,  John Eastman, a Professor of Law at Chapman University and Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, said Harris does not qualify for the vice presidency because of issues surrounding her birth. Eastman wrote: The fact that Senator Kamala Harris has just been named the vice presidential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has some questioning her eligibility for the position. The 12th Amendment provides that “no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.” And Article II of the Constitution specifies that “[n

SUGGESTED READING: RULES FOR RADICALS BY SAUL ALINSKY

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I have mentioned this book several times to various folks, and I suggest that everyone read it at least once. The point is to know thine enemy, and then to use their own tactics AGAINST THEM. Pieces of shit like Bill Ayres and Barack Obama have read the book and they employ Alinsky's tactics, so, what is good for the goose is good for the gander, so to speak. That said, without further ado, here is a downloadable copy of "Rules for Radicals".  SAUL ALINSKY: RULES FOR RADICALS

LANDING SPOT FRIDAY MOVIE: WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE (1987)

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WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE is a 1987 action film directed by Gary Sherman and starring Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, the descendant of the character Josh Randall, played by Steve McQueen in the 1958 television series of the same title. Nick Randall is a Los Angeles-based bounty hunter and ex-CIA operative who is asked by a former co-worker to help track down terrorist Malak Al Rahim, who bombed a movie theatre and later planned to release gas from a chemical plant similar to the Bhopal disaster. However, Al Rahim is also looking for Randall, and Randall's employers tell him where to find him. This results in the death of his best friend, Sgt. Danny Quintz, and his girlfriend Terry, eventually forcing a showdown on the waterfront. LINK TO MOVIE: https://tubitv.com/movies/488451/wanted_dead_or_alive

THE JACKAL-BIDEN INTERVIEW OF 14 AUGUST 2020

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SEARCH: S01E10 - FLIGHT TO NOWHERE

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Lockwood is working for himself this time (with comparatively little backup from Probe Control): a cargo pilot friend has disappeared near Reno, aircraft, cargo, and all. So why are so many people suddenly out to kill him? Lockwood's first name reestablished (earlier scripts called him "John Lockwood," although "Hugh Lockwood" had been established in the pilot). An early appearance by Cheryl Ladd as Probe Control technician Amy Love. LINK TO VIDEO: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7vi8jx

Russia unveils coronavirus vaccine, claiming victory in global race before final testing is complete

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  By   Isabelle Khurshudyan  and  Carolyn Y. Johnson August 11, 2020 at 5:43 a.m. CDT MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the global vaccine race Tuesday, announcing that the country has become the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine and that his own daughter has already been inoculated with it. Officials have pledged to vaccinate millions of people, including teachers and front-line health-care workers, with the experimental  coronavirus  vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Institute in Moscow this month, raising global alarm that the country is jumping dangerously ahead of critical, large scale testing that is essential to determine if it is safe and effective. The vaccine is named Sputnik V, a reference to the first orbital satellite, which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 and set off the global space race. “Of course, what counts most is for us to be able to ensure the unconditional safety of the use of this vaccine and its efficiency in the futur

WHEN SUPER MARIO 3 RULED THE EARTH

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I've recently ventured into retro-gaming and rigged my Nvidia Shield TV Android device with some game emulators using RetroArch ... notably the Nintendo N64, Super Nintendo, Nintendo NES, PlayStation 1, Sega Mega Drive and various arcade games; and what game emulator setup would be complete without Super Mario 3??? Below is a bit of some behind the scenes history, followed by a play-through video of one of the most successful video game titles ever created. An honorable mention goes out to Super Tux. Super Tux is a very exceptional clone of Super Mario 3 employing the character "Tux" (mascot of Linux) as the protagonist in the story.  Functionally, it's on par with SM3 and also has some very clever theme music interwoven though the different levels. Gameplay in Super Tux is similar to that of  Super Mario 3   with the major differences being Tux can't fly like Mario, nor has a swatting tail. :(  But, Tux can jump under bonus blocks marked with question marks to

LANDING SPOT SUNDAY MOVIE: WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? (1981)

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WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? is a 1981 American drama film directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss. Sculptor Ken Harrison is paralyzed from the neck down after a car accident, and is no longer able to create art, make love or have any semblance of a normal existence. Confined to a hospital, Harrison hires lawyer Carter Hill who, reluctantly at first, represents him to petition legally for the right to end his life. Dr. Emerson, the hospital administrator, is staunchly opposed to euthanasia, and is determined to keep his patient alive even against his wishes. Dr. Scott, Harrison's sympathetic physician, develops personal feelings for him. She wants to keep him alive, even though Harrison's girlfriend, Pat, has accepted his decision. A young orderly and a young nurse, John and Mary Jo (respectively), do what they can to keep Harrison's spirits up, even wheeling him to a hospital basement where they treat him to reggae music and marijuana. In the end, though, it

LANDING SPOT SATURDAY MOVIE: SABRINA (1954)

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This is one of my favorite movies.  SABRINA  is a 1954 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor, and Ernest Lehman from Taylor's play Sabrina Fair. The picture stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. Sabrina Fairchild is the young daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur, Thomas, and has been in love with David Larrabee all her life. David is a three-times-married playboy who has never paid attention to Sabrina because to him she was still a child. An encore presentation. LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/264605272739

LANDING SPOT FRIDAY MOVIE: NEAR DARK (1987)

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NEAR DARK is a 1987 American neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen and Jenette Goldstein. The plot follows a young man in a small midwestern town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires. One night, Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar), a young man in a small town, meets an attractive young drifter named Mae (Jenny Wright). Just before sunrise, she bites him on the neck and runs off. LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/1073822697988

Clinton Asks Appeals Court To Overturn Order For Deposition About Email Server, Benghazi

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RANDOM POST - AND CALIGULA!

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This post is for anything and everything, as long as it is tasteful and innocuous. Please, no porn, excreta, or idiotic fighting. Feel free to post photos, music, commentary, or even metaphysical observations. That said - did anyone ever notice that the late Robert Walker, Jr. looked like ROMAN EMPEROR CALIGULA???

James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp Board Over Editorial Disagreements

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https://conservativebrief.com/fox-news-star-resigns-rumors-were-true-24135/ A major change has come to the Fox News channel as one of the most prominent voices at the network has resigned. James Murdoch — the 47-year-old younger son of Rupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox News — has stepped down from the board of directors, The Wall Street Journal  reported . He was the CEO of 21 st  Century Fox and has been on the board of directors since 2013, but cited editorial differences as his reason for leaving. “My resignation is due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions,” he said in a statement as part of a company filing on Friday. The Wall Street Journal reported: Mr. Murdoch had once been widely viewed as the top contender to one day run the family businesses, but in recent years he has been disengaging from his roles at the companies. Last year, he left as chief executive of 21st Cen