#Deacon Mike Johnson

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Is Mike Johnson a "man of modest means"? Not so much, it seems. When newly minted Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was asked on Fox News last week about why he had never reported having a bank account, Johnson didn’t offer an explanation. Instead, he hammered the point that, as “a man of modest means,” he understood the plight of normal Americans. “I can relate to everybody else,” Johnson told Fox News Sunday’s Shannon Bream. “We can relate to every hard-working American family,” the Louisiana Republican continued. “That’s who we are.” A thorough review of Johnson’s financial situation, however, shows economic circumstances that hardly anyone can relate to—let alone most Americans.

The Daily Beast looked at a variety of records related to Johnson’s finances stretching back more than a decade. And that review not only undercuts Johnson’s suggestions of relatability; it also reveals irregularities in his financial disclosures and public statements about his professional life, finances, and biography. A number of these findings also appear in a new ethics complaint from left-leaning nonprofit and transparency advocacy group End Citizens United. That complaint, which was filed with the House Ethics Committee on Monday, lays out multiple potential violations in Johnson’s financial disclosures, including undisclosed gifts and blind spots in his spouse’s income. The Daily Beast has uncovered other inconsistencies about her income, along with new irregularities regarding the source and timing of Johnson’s own earnings as a lawyer for right-wing causes. He has also filed contradictory financial statements about those earnings. Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United, provided a statement calling it “laughable” that Johnson doesn’t report any savings or retirement accounts, alleging the new Speaker’s murky disclosures are “clearly violating federal laws.”

“The American people deserve to know whether the Speaker of the House has financial conflicts of interests, but Speaker Johnson is clearly violating federal laws by hiding critical information from the public,” Muller said. “It’s laughable to believe that the person leading government funding negotiations doesn’t have a reportable savings or retirement account. But beyond his own potential financial mismanagement, failing to disclose travel and his spouse’s sources of income is against the law and the Office of Congressional Ethics must investigate and hold him accountable.”

#Deacon Mike Johnson #financial irregularities #Speaker of the House. #corrupt GOP

[faegramme]

𝔐𝔞𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔱 <𝟛 (updated 8/10/22)

𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔬 𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔢:

- smut - x reader, some character x character - death/major character death - angst - fluff - specific headcanons - prompts of characters OR [reader] with specific features/personalities etc. (for example; a plus sized reader with a love interest character of your choosing, writing a main character as transgender, etc.) - SOME longer story ideas - yandere/dead dove/darker prompts - age-gaps (LEGAL ONES) - multiple love interests - gendered reader (usually i write an androgynous reader, but if you're looking for anything specific i don't mind delivering on that one ^^)

𝔲𝔫𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔬 𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔢:

- underage smut - incest of any kind - heavy, heavy gore - zoophilia - fetishization - physically abusive romantic relationships (meaning i won't write an entire one-shot of someone b34t1ng you to d34th)

𝔲𝔭𝔬𝔫 𝔯𝔢𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤…

please specify a detailed prompt, which fandom, which character(s), details of [reader] if needed, what topics, and any other detail i might need to know for your prompt. i will always try my best to have them pumped out fast, but i both work and have school, and lack of detail may hinder the timing of your request! if i am not provided enough detail, i may abandon the request unless i ask for follow up. i also reserve the right to refuse anything i am not comfortable with. please do not spam my inbox with your request, if it isn't eventually uploaded, it's possible that i wasn't comfy with that particular request. please always feel free to revise and resend or submit a new prompt, no judgement here whatsoever.

*.~Fandoms~.*

꧁༒☬𝔧𝔬𝔧𝔬'𝔰 𝔟𝔦𝔷𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔡𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢 ☬༒꧂

phantom blood: - johnathan joestar - dio brando (more upon request...)

battle tendency: - joseph joestar - caesar zeppeli - kars (more upon request...)

stardust crusaders: - jotaro kujo - oldseph joestar ᴍɪꜱᴄᴇʟʟᴀɴᴇᴏᴜꜱ ʀᴇQᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ: ~ one ʜᴇᴀᴅᴄᴀɴᴏɴꜱ ᴏɴᴇ-ꜱʜᴏᴛꜱ

- noriaki kakyoin - jean pierre polnareff - muhammad avdol - 3io brando (more upon request...)

꧁༒☬𝔞𝔯𝔠𝔞𝔫𝔢 ☬༒꧂

vi jinx caitlyn kiramman jayce talis vikor mel medarda silco vander sevika ekko

꧁༒☬𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔯𝔢𝔡𝔢𝔪𝔭𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝟚 ☬༒꧂

arthur morgan john marston charles smith javier escuella sean macguire (more upon request...)

꧁༒☬𝔰𝓀𝔶𝔯𝔦𝔪 ☬༒꧂

!all characters requested must derive from a faction or hold significant story value! validating factions include: - companions - dark brotherhood - imperial legion - stormcloaks - thieves guild - dawnguard not a faction, but characters with defining personalities and story value in the dragonborn DLC also validate to be requested.

꧁༒☬𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔢𝔳𝔦𝔩 𝔳𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔞𝔤𝔢 ☬༒꧂

- ethan winters - lady dimitrescu - karl heisenberg - donna beneviento - mother miranda

꧁༒☬𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔣𝔞𝔠𝔢 ☬༒꧂

- sal fisher - larry johnson - todd morrison - ashley campbell - travis phelps - maple cohen - chug cohen - robert silva

꧁༒☬𝔯𝔦𝔠𝓀 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔶 ☬༒꧂

- rick sanchez - bird person (more upon request...)

꧁༒☬𝔣𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔰 𝔞𝔱 𝔣𝔯𝔢𝔡𝔡𝔶'𝔰 ☬༒꧂

any animatronic from the previous games can be done, just outline what type of plot and/or personality you'd like me to execute, or i can write them based off of my own headcanons ^^ - glamrock freddy - glamrock chica - montgomery gator - roxanne wolf - vanny - vanessa - sun and/or moon - any variation of william afton, dave miller (pre-springlock failure, springtrap, glitchtrap, burntrap, etc.) - any variation of michael afton (OF AGE, security guard mike, post-scoop michael, scooped micahel, etc.)

꧁༒☬𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔠𝔞𝔫𝔞 ☬༒꧂

- asra alnazar - julian devorak - nadia satrinava - portia devorak - count lucio - muriel (more upon request...)

꧁༒☬𝔣𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝟜 ☬༒꧂

!all characters requested must be a valid romanceable character, or hold significant story value! validating characters include: - nick valentine - preston garvey - john hancock - cait - piper wright - maccready - curie - paladin danse - deacon (more upon request...)

#jjba x reader #arcane x reader #rdr2 x reader #skyrim x reader #re8 x reader #sally face x reader #fnaf x reader #the arcana x reader #faegramme #fanfiction #headcanons #oneshots #x reader #character x character

[geneclarksboobs]

The Beach Boys Go To The Beach

A crack fic written in 27 (ish) minutes and I don’t know much about the beach boys and I only have my sister for help (who does not know them either)

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Once upon a time, Brian Wilson woke up and said to himself: “Wow I would like to go to the beach today uwu!” He jumped off his bed (which was shaped like a bed) and onto his brothers, Dennis and Carl.

“I have an important announcement!” he announced.

“What is it big bro?” asked Carl, as if he was a book character written by someone who didn’t have any siblings. “Did Al dye his hair orange?? :O”

“I was having a nice dream. It better be important,” said Dennis.

“It is berry important, little bros,” said Brian, as if he was a book character written by someone who didn’t have any siblings. “So important that Mike Love, who is our cousin,” he added for some context. “Is coming into our room using the medium of Al Jardine.”

At that berry moment, Mike Love jumped into the bathroom window (oh no wrong band) holding Al Jardine by the foot. “Henlo, cousins,” he said. “I have heard that you have announced some important announcements that are so important that I came into your room through the bathroom window.” He heard Sir James Paul McCartney scream as if he was dying.

“LMAO” said Al Jardine. His name was Alan but he changed it to Al for Alabama.

“I want to go to the beach,” said Brian Wilson.

“Omg same,” said Carl.

“Wot I wanted to the cinema,” said Dennis, being the odd one out (again)

“I don’t care, little brother,” said both Wilsons.

“But Carl, little brother, you are younger than me.”

“STFU” said Michael Edward Love, already in beach gear. “I am beach body ready.”

“Wow same,” said Alabama Jardinia, who too was in beach gear.

“Us too,” said the other Wilsons, except Dennis (who got left out again)

Suddenly, Bruce Johnson appeared out of nowhere….”Can I join you too??”

“No,” they all said at once (even Dennis, who was not being left out for once). “You come in later.”

“SaD emOji” uttered Bruce Johnson as he left through the door

“Let us go to the beach :D” said the boys of the beach and the scene cut to them in the beach boy mobile.

“Zoooooooooooooooooom!!!” said the car. But suddenly a car crash with the beatles in the beatle mobile (Brian Epstein’s car).

“Oi clods wot are yah doin,” said the British insects.

“This is your problem >:O” said the beachiest boys.

Suddenly, Roger Meddows Taylor’s falsetto rang in their ears. OH NO. He was singing I’m in love with my car! The rest of the Queenie Boys were covering their ears except John Richard Deacon born August the nineteenth, nineteen fifty won, who was covering his Cheese On ToastTM’s non-existent ears full stop

They crashed into them (and also the Monkees who magically appeared there too (poor Peter Halsen Dorkelson was crying)) :(((((((((((( PERiDoT EXclamaTion Mark saD EMOJI

“OH NO” said the sand children. “We will never go to the beach Sad Emoji”)

Suddenly, Doctor Who (Pete Townshed!) appeared in his tardis and said “Yall can go to the cinema HaPpY eMoJI. But then he was venusian akidoed out by the fourth doctor played by Tom Baker.

“Go away >:O” said the fourth doctor played by Thomas Baker as he zoomed away in his Tardis.

“OH NO sAD emOji!!” said all of them.

“Oh hey we can go to the cinema HapPy eMoJi uwu!!” said Dennis Wilson, finally fulfilling his dreams.

“No little bro,” said Brian Wilson.

“No big bro,” said Carl Wilson.

“No, cousin,” said Mikaka Liek

“No, budye,” said Alberta Canada.

“No fellow classic rock band person,” said the others.

“The cinema is closed EXCLAMATION MARK” said all of them at once as a crowd of people came in to watch the Sonic Movie (2020).

“And George Harrison has already eaten David Tennnant who was walking by just now,” said John Lennon, world famous guitarist most notably the rhythm guitarist of the Beatles.

“Let’s ALL GO ICE SKATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!” said all of them, leaving out Dennis Wilson. They all drove away with their broken cars (except for the monkees because Micky Dolenz of the monkees could not start the engine SAD EmoJI). *Fade to black*

The ENd

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Oh my god I filled the tags holy shit I-

#the beach boys #al jardine #dennis wilson #carl wilson #brian wilson #mike love #bruce johnson #the beatles #george harrison #john lennon #paul mccartney #ringo starr #the monkees #peter tork #micky dolenz #mike nesmith #davy jones #queen band #freddie mercury #john deacon #roger taylor #brian may #the who #pete townshed #doctor who #classic who #tom baker #fourth doctor #writing #why

[svndrenched]

VOICE CLAIMS

I've got a bunch of these bastards, so I'm putting this under a cut.

Adisse Rosttien - Aimee Ffion Edwards

Alia Nandi - Kate Moss

Anaïs Gutierrez-Gallagher - Dascha Polanco

Asa Ōgumo Giant Spider - Erika Ishii

Bazulmorz Koffba - Powers Booth

Beam - Hanae Natsuki

Ozaki Chirawan - Milli

Dar'jhan Rojvanadi - Navid Mohammadzadeh

Deacon - Ryan Alosio

Ellera Rosttien - Eve Myles

Empyrean - Chiara Scelsi

Essi Daven - Kiera Knightly

Teneda Fumiyuki - Kaji Yuki

Glory - Chelsea Tavares

Hadren Rosttien - Catherine Zeta-Jones

Hanami - Tanaka Atsuko

Hornjolf Ironblack - Michael Gough

Umino Iruka - Seki Toshihiko

Itzli Domínguez Techalotzi - Yalitza Aparicio

Joni Snyder - Marisa Tomei

Jyspolwynni - Morven Christie

Kraglin Obfonteri - Sean Gunn

Loree Baxter - Natalie Palamides

Maggie Brockhouse - Marie-Josée Croze

Daigo Mayumi - Taneda Risa

Mica König - Jennifer Rostock

Mad Mike Oehlenschlager - Stephen R. Hart

Mountain - Jim Nabors, taken down in pitch, but that's the right cadence and accent

Mr. Torgue Flexington - Chris Rager

Murphy - Amy Ryan

Ocvist - he speaks telepathically

Onnicka Riis - Sonja Richter

Okagimoto Nezumi - Sawashiro Miyuki

Noah Sokolow - Ben Schnetzer

Prudence Rochester - Alexia Roditis

Remni Yso - Christopher Kane

Rochelle Perreault - Tia Ballard

Ishibashi Ryuko - Shizuka Itou

Salomé Guevara - Drew Barrymore

Shane Landau - Jake Johnson

Sioned - Fryda Wolff

Tempest - Brittany Hölljes

Thara Makhdoom - Shanina Shaik

Timofei Kornev - Ravil Isyanov

Un-kyong - Kim Hieora

Verastian Sintor - James Nesbitt

Walker Reid - Joan Jett

Yarpen Zigrin - Jarosław Boberek

Yelizaveta Erdenebat - Charleen Weiss

Gakuganji Yoshinobu - Mugihito

Zecharias H.E. Bailey - Jake Smith

#muses;; look at all those chickens #ooc;; disgusted noise #((oh my god this took 87 years))

[aceattorneyevents]

Ace Attorney Character Ages - 2020

*SPOILER WARNING (particularly for 3-5, 4-4, AAI case 5, 5-3, and some others)

0 (born this year): Clonco

1: Ahlbi Ur’gaid

4: Armie Buff

6/7: Rayfa Padma Khura’in

8: Machi Tobaye, Jinxie Tenma

9/10: Trucy Wright/Trucy Enigmar

10: Myriam Scuttlebutt

10/11: Cody Hackins, Pearl Fey

11: Athena Cykes, Betty de Famme, Bonny de Famme, Juniper Woods, Robin Newman

12: Bucky Whet

13: Ellen Wyatt, Rheel Neh’mu/Puhray Zeh’lot, Vera Misham, Wocky Kitaki

14: John Marsh, Marlon Rimes

15: Alita Tiala, Luke Triton, Olga Orly, Sasha Buckler

16: Azura Summers, Clay Terran, Sorin Sprocket, Wesley Stickler

16/17: Apollo Justice

17: Dumas Gloomsbury, Nahyuta Sahdmadhi

17/18: Paul Atishon

18: Cameron Show, Daryan Crescend, Hugh O’Conner, Pierce Nichody, Russi Clover, Selena Sprocket

18/19: Kay Faraday, Klavier Gavin, Regina Berry, Sebastian Debeste

19: Ema Skye

20: Candice Arme, Espella Cantabella, Gale Cyclone, Uendo Toneido

20/21: Franziska von Karma, Lauren Paups/Lauren Devorae, Maya Fey

21: Lira Wolfe, Simon Blackquill

21/22: Nicole Swift, Penny Nichols

22: Darklaw/Eve Belduke, Manov Mistree

22/23: Lance Amano

23: Beh’leeb Inmee, Luna Marsh

23/24: Ini Miney, Juan Corrida, Karin Jenson, Matt Engarde, Max Galactica/Billy Bob Johns

24: Julie Henson, Paht Rohl

24/25: Bat/Sean Dingling, Desirée DeLite, Maggey Byrde, Richard Wellington, Ron DeLite

25: Eddie Johnson, Emi St. Cloud

25/26: Adrian Andrews, Cammy Meele, Cindy Stone, Horace Knightley, Lotta Hart, Mike Meekins, Rhoda Teneiro, Simon Keyes

26: Bobby Fulbright, Florent L’Belle, Geiru Toneido, Solomon Starbuck

26/27: April May, Dahlia Hawthorne, Iris, Kristoph Gavin, Larry Butz, Viola Cadaverini, Will Powers

27: Flip Chambers, Kara Giamani, Roger Retinz, Shawn Southern

27/28: Justine Courtney, Miles Edgeworth, Phoenix Wright

28: Kevin Hattori, Pees’lubn Andistan’dhin

28/29: Acro/Ken Dingling, Doug Swallow, Shi-Long Lang

29: Brock Johnson, Norma DePlume, Romein LeTouse

29/30: Akbey Hicks, Bellboy, Glen Elg

30: Aura Blackquill, Ava Sylent, Iris Suffield, Milt Nelson, Risa Iko, Spark Brushel

30/31: Buddy Faith, Calisto Yew/Shih-na, Jacques Portsman, Ka-Shi Nou, Mia Fey, Valerie Hawthorne

31: All-purpose Tengu, Milo Kent, Samuel Stylent

32: Neil Marshall, Todd Havara

32/33: Dustin Prince, Jay Elbird, Lana Skye, Manny Coachen, Terry Fawles

33: Buck Montana, Herman Crab, Princess Tengu

33/34: Benjamin Woodman, Dick Gumshoe

34: Lamiroir/Thalassa Gramarye, Power Tengu, Tahrust Inmee

34/35: Angel Starr, Godot/Diego Armando, Jill Crane

35: Clive Fortuna, Ga’ran Sigatar Khura’in, Ted Tonate

35/36: Katherine Hall, Luke Atmey, Sal Manella

36: Amara Sigatar Khura’in, Arnold Balboa, Casper Sly, Plum Kitaki

36/37: Ethan Rooke, Jake Marshall

37: Bobby Wolfe, Cullen Underhill, Dhurke Sahdmadhi

37/38: Dee Vasquez, Turner Grey

38: Aristotle Means, Damian Tenma, Datz Are’bal, Inga Karkhuul Khura’in, Raymond Shields, Valant Gramarye

38/39: Colias Palaeno, Patricia Roland

39: Hershel Layton, Karl Powers, Rex Kyubi

39/40: Bruce Goodman, Raymond Spume

40: Charles Toynbee, Constance Courte, Guy Eldoon, Pal Meraktis

40/41: Jean Armstrong

41: Jack Hammer, Mack Rell, Theridia Wolfe, Zak Gramarye/Shadi Enigmar

42: Tucker Toynbee

43: Bright Bonds, Henry Biden, Phineas Filch, Redd White, Robin Wolfe

43/44: Furio Tigre

44: Brodie Toynbee, Tony Granier

44/45: Jack Cameron

46: Drew Misham

46/47: Joe Darke

47: Hope Aubergine

48/47: Frank Sahwit

48: Gaspen Payne

48/49: Moe/Lawrence Curls

49: Byrne Faraday, Carl Caesar

49/50: Bikini, Kane Bullard

50: Jack Shipley, Misty Fey, Winfred Kitaki

51/52: Colin Devorae/Oliver Deacon, Robert Hammond

52/53: Ernest Amano

53: Chase Clink

54: Gregory Edgeworth, Nate Jiffy, Thomas Spitzer

54/55: Russell Berry

55: Yuri Cosmos

55/56: Dane Gustavia, Winston Payne, Yanni Yogi

56: Archie Buff, Marco Swindell

58/59: Pierre Hoquet

59: Jeffrey Master

59/60: Di-Jun Huang

61/62: Bonnie Young

62: Deid Mann, Taifu Toneido, Tyrell Badd

63/64: Zinc Lablanc

66: Sergio Youngport

67/68: Marvin Grossberg

68: Buck Wheatley

68/69: Damon Gant, Magnifi Gramarye, Manfred von Karma

69/70: Blaise Debeste, Victor Kudo

73/74: Quercus Alba

77: Ives Shineto

78: George Braden

79/80: Bruto Cadaverini

129/130: Iris Watson

131: Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond Ormstein

135/136: Nikomina Borschevic

136: Haori Murasame

137: Susato Mikotoba

138: Gina Lestrade

139: Maria Goullolyne

140: Viridian Green

141: Adam Redifast, Rola O’Malley

142: Duncan Ross

143: Patrick O’Malley, Decargo Mieterman

144: Kazuma Asōgi, Ryūnosuke Naruhodō

145: Jezail Brett, Marco di Gicho

146: Connette Rozaic, Maurice de Quilco, Nemmy Tinpillar

147: Robert Crogley, Tully Tinpillar

150/151: Satoru Hosonaga

151: William Petenshy

152/153: Sōseki Natsume

153: Barok van Zieks, Benjamin Dobinbough

154: Oscar Fairplay, Sherlock Holmes

155: Enoch Drebber

156: Anna Mittlemont

157/158: Mitrov Stroganov

158: Heita Mamemomi, Joan Garrideb, Mrs. Altamont

159: Courtney Sithe

159/160: Taizou Uzukumaru

160: Everyday Mittlemont

162: Rumba Marmatch

163: Klimt van Zieks, Seishirou Jigoku, Yūjin Mikotoba

165: Tobias Gregson

166: John Garrideb

167: Elyder Meningen

168: Cosney Megundal, Hatch Windibank

168/169: John Watson

171: Harry Barricade

172: Taketsuchi Auchi

173: Hart Vortex

174: Morar Milverton

182: Beppo

188/189: Sonmon Sonohigurashi

200/201: Alexandrina Victoria

Older: Ihmsan/Lady Kee’ra, the “Holy Mother”, Lang Zi

#ace attorney #why did I waste so much time on this

[gabeluna]

OTP CHALLENGE! rules: post 5 otps and tag your friends.

i was tagged by @ronincbarton​! thanks love!

CURRENT OTPS:

daisy johnson x robbie reyes (agents of shield) sam x rafe (uncharted 4: a thief’s end) nathan drake x elena fisher (uncharted 4: a thief’s end) frank castle x karen page (the punisher) diego hargreeves x eudora patch (the umbrella academy)

ALL TIME FAVES:

freddie mclair x effy stonem (skins uk) chloe frazer x nadine ross (uncharted 4: the lost legacy) phil coulson x melinda may (agents of shield) alphonso mackenzie x elena rodriguez (agents of shield) joel miller x tess (the last of us) sole survivor x deacon...... lmao (fallout 4) mike munroe x sam giddings (until dawn) bellamy blake x echo (the 100)

i’m tagging: @soulofevil, @whistlingwindtree, @clarysfairchild, @rokhal, @0ik4wa, only if you guys wanna do it :)

#personal #y'all don't come at me for this #i feel so exposed....putting my otps on the dash like this #LMAOOO #i feel like i forgot about 50 incl. movies but.....whatevs

[thecollegefootballguy]

2018 ACC Coaching Power Rankings

One of my favorite offseason projects is to do a power ranking of the coaches in every major conference, starting with the ACC. My personal power ranking take a look at a variety of factors and I try to balance out how well a coach has done recently with his total career success.

The ACC has had a very good run lately and I think a lot of it has to do with good coaching hires. Don’t feel bad if your favorite is low on the list, there is some very tough competition. If your coach keeps performing well he’ll move up, don’t worry. Oh yeah, and I’m including Brian Kelly among the ACC’s coaches because I don’t do a list for the football Independent schools.

The conference lost one of its best coaches with the bizarre season-long soap opera that saw Jimbo Fisher leave Florida State, but the league appears to be as strong as ever despite the loss of coaching talent.

If you want to see last year’s list go here.

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15. Willie Taggart

Record Overall: 47-50

Movement: N/A

The only new hire in the whole conference is Willie Taggart, who I consider a very good hire. However, Taggart has to start at the bottom of the list because he is up against a pretty tough field. I wouldn’t worry too much if I was an FSU fan. Taggart turned hapless Western Kentucky into a bowl team and then rebuilt a collapsed South Florida from the ashes. His one year at Oregon put the Ducks back on the right path after their disastrous 2016 campaign. I think there’s a lot of reason for optimism in Tallahassee.

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14. Steve Addazio

Record at Boston College: 31-33 Record Overall: 44-44

Movement: Up 1 spot

Steve Addazio has taken Boston College to a bowl in 4 of his 5 seasons at Chestnut Hill. He’s doing a decent job considering BC’s position in the ACC Atlantic and the recruiting difficulties he has to face. The Eagles managed to tie for 3rd place in the division this year, which is pretty impressive. Still, Boston College has never managed more than 7 wins under his watch, he won’t rise much higher than that if this continues.

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13. Bronco Mendenhall

Record at Virginia: 8-17 Record Overall: 107-60

Movement: Up 1 spot

I don’t think we’ll have to worry too much about Bronco Mendenhall. He feels a bit low on this list, but I am confident he’ll rise up higher as time goes on. His placement is mostly due to the tough competition around him. Mendenhall took Virginia to a bowl in his second season after the Cavaliers struggling mightily to do so during Mike London’s tenure. I’m cautiously optimistic for UVA and I think they can continue to rise with Bronco at the helm.

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12. Pat Narduzzi

Record at Pittsburgh: 21-17

Movement: Same

Pitt finally had a setback in Narduzzi’s third year. The Panthers went 5-7 and finished tied for fourth in the Coastal. I wouldn’t worry too much, I think the Panthers will improve next season as they develop their younger players. Pitt isn’t the kind of place where you can expect to go bowling every year, not yet at least. I think Narduzzi can change that if given the right tools.

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11. Dino Babers

Record at Syracuse: 8-16 Record Overall: 45-32

Movement: Same

I know, Syracuse has had identical 4-8 records in Babers’ two seasons, but it has been pretty tough to win there for a while now. I think that Babers is building a solid foundation for the Orange. The win over Clemson is proof that, if they get more consistent, Syracuse can start to compete more regularly with the better teams in the conference.

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10. Dave Clawson

Record at Wake Forest: 21-29 Record Overall: 111-108

Movement: Up 3 spots

Hey, when you win 8 games at Wake Forest you move up a couple of spots. Clawson has led the Demon Deacons to back to back bowl games and given his past success at other schools it looks like he can be reasonably expected to keep winning in Winston-Salem.

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9. Justin Fuente

Record at Virginia Tech: 19-8 Record Overall: 45-31 Division Championships: 1 (2016)

Movement: Up 1 spot

It gets harder to move up the closer you are to the top of the list. Justin Fuente has done just fine in his first two years at Blacksburg, finishing first and second in the division. Virginia Tech still isn’t quite competing with the best teams in the conference but the Hokies look like they’re rebounding from the fall off they had at the end of the Beamer era.

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8. Dave Doeren 

Record at NC State: 34-30 Record Overall: 57-34

Movement: Up 1 spot

NC State had a breakthrough season in 2017. Dave Doeren has the Wolfpack playing to the peak of their historical potential in the fifth year of his tenure where they finished second in the Atlantic behind Playoff participant Clemson. Doeren could be on the cusp of something big in Raleigh, and with the division in flux the time is right to consolidate his gains.

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7. Larry Fedora

Record at North Carolina: 43-34 Record Overall: 77-53 Division Championships: 1 (2015)

Movement: Same

North Carolina was atrocious in 2017, but I really can’t put much of the blame on Larry Fedora. The Tar Heels were a young team and sustained terrible injuries early on in the year which continued all season. This was a mulligan. If UNC stays bad I’ll have to drop him down, but for now I think he can still be expected to keep doing the good job he accomplished before last season.

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6. David Cutcliffe

Record at Duke: 59-67 Record Overall: 103-96 Division Championships: 1 (2013)

Movement: Up 2 spots

Duke has gone bowling in five of the past six seasons. That in and of itself is something to be celebrated, but 2017 was a rebound year for the Blue Devils, who came back to the postseason after going 4-8 the year before. Cutcliffe is truly a special coach and one of the most respected head men in the game for winning at a place like Duke.

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5. Bobby Petrino

Record at Louisville: 75-27 Record Overall: 117-48 Division Championships: 1 (2016) Conference Championships: 2 (2004, 2006)*

*C-USA/Big East

Movement: Up 1 spot

All told, this was a pretty disappointing season for Bobby Petrino and Louisville. He had the reigning Heisman at his disposal but a porous defense meant that the Cardinals only managed to tie for third place in the Atlantic. Given Petrino’s track record, I’m pretty confident that this is an aberration. Louisville will remain a relevant force in the ACC for the foreseeable future.

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4. Paul Johnson

Record at Georgia Tech: 75-54 Record Overall: 182-93 Division Championships: 4 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) Conference Championships: 1 (2009)

Movement: Up 1 spot

Paul Johnson is hard to categorize. He’s up so high more or less because he’s done a good job over a long amount of time. However, I can’t imagine he’ll stay in the top five if Georgia Tech misses more bowl games. The Yellow Jackets have missed the postseason in two of the past three years and it’ll drag his recent success number down compared to the other good coaches in the conference. But for now he’s propped up by having done a pretty good job in his ten years in Atlanta and he moved up in the rankings because a better coach left the conference.

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3. Brian Kelly

Record at Notre Dame: 69-34 Record Overall: 240-91-2

Movement: Up 1 spot

Notre Dame fans might be a bit upset with how the Irish’s season ended, but Kelly continues to do a good job as head coach. ND rebounded very well from their very unlucky 4-8 season in 2016. The Fighting Irish were in the Playoff hunt most of the season and aside from the blowout loss to Miami they were competitive in every game they played. Kelly hasn’t done a lot to distinguish himself in the past few seasons, but Notre Dame is in a pretty good place right now because of him.

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2. Mark Richt

Record at Miami: 19-7 Record Overall: 164-58 Division Championships: 1 (2017)

Movement: Up 1 spot

No, it’s not The U Part III just yet, but boy was that 10-0 start indicative of how well Mark Richt’s short tenure has gone at Miami so far. The Hurricanes had a very encouraging 2017 season, finally winning the ACC Coastal for the first time and getting that monkey off their back. If Richt does what he’s supposed to, the Canes will dominate the Coastal for the foreseeable future.

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1. Dabo Swinney

Record at Clemson: 101-30 Division Championships: 6 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017) Conference Championships: 4 (2011, 2015, 2016, 2017) National Championships: 1 (2016)

Movement: Same

For the second year in a row, Dabo Swinney is the #1 coach in the ACC Power Ranking. This time, it isn’t even close. With Jimbo Fisher’s complete collapse at Florida State, it’s safe to say that Clemson completely owns the ACC for the time being. Swinney has turned the Tigers into a full fledged national power where it isn’t only likely, but expected, that they win the conference and make the Playoff every season. Things have never been this good in Clemson and it’s all thanks to Dabo.

#college football #Florida State Seminoles #Boston College Eagles #Virginia Cavaliers #Pittsburgh Panthers #Syracuse Orange #Wake Forest Demon Deacons #Virginia Tech Hokies #NC State Wolfpack #North Carolina Tar Heels #Duke Blue Devils #Louisville Cardinals #Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #Notre Dame Fighting Irish #Miami Hurricanes #Clemson Tigers

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2021

ALBUMS

the turning wheel spellling

any shape you take indigo de souza

fishmonger underscores

deacon serpentwithfeet

kick iii arca

glow on turnstile

black to the future sons of kemet

menneskekollektivet lost girls

sometimes i might be introvert little simz

nine sault

the clearing jjjjjerome ellis

call me if you get lost tyler the creator

hey what low

new long leg dry cleaning

ultrapop the armed

promises floating points / pharoah sanders / london symphony orchestra

an overview on phenomenal nature cassandra jenkins

have a summer serengeti

moongate alina baraz

ok computer but everything is my voice shonky wonky donkey

SONGS

hazard duty pay! jpegmafia

beautiful world parannoul

two face l'rain

jackie yves tumor

del mar county fair 2008 underscores

hypnotized tune-yards

weather strike pussy riot tom morello

i lie here buried with my rings and my dresses backxwash

soon it will be fire hypnotic brass ensemble w/ moses sumney

20 gear science shabazz palaces

racist, sexist boy linda lindas

jail kanye west

in a good way faye webster

john l black midi

aquamarine hand habits

paprika japanese breakfast

fav flav dua saleh

race function limited moor mother

silk chiffon muna phoebe bridgers

track x black country, new road

big mike's dijon

idiot jenny lewis/serengeti

the hanukkah blessings why?

FILMS/TV/VIDEO

ali wong: baby cobra

atlanta

best in show

better things

broad city

brooklyn nine-nine s8

burning

the card counter

citadel (short film)

covid-19 vaccine and the black community: a tyler perry special

dick johnson is dead

diddly squat (short film)

dine with me at my restaurant - virtual style quang tran (youtube)

fleabag

ghost in the shell

the goes wrong show s1

hunt for the wilderpeople

it's always sunny in philadelphia s15

last week tonight with john oliver: taiwan

love island s7

the matrix resurrections

the next thing you eat

nimic (short film)

personal shopper

procession

psychomagic: a healing art

wong flew over the cuckoo's nest

BOOKS

crying in h mart

mindfulness for two

yum cha! learning cantonese through dim sum

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Batman: Soul Of The Dragon

Digital: January 12, 2021

DVD: January 26, 2021

“Batman: Soul of the Dragon is a upcoming animated Batman movie set in the 1970s with a kung-fu theme. A missing martial arts teacher is the subject of a quest by Batman and his former classmates.”

Trailer: https://youtu.be/eHCAgSuLog4

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Wrong turn

(Wrong Turn: The Foundation)

January 26, 2021

Limited Theaters

“Wrong Turn (also known internationally as Wrong Turn: The Foundation)is an upcoming film directed by Mike P. Nelson and written by Alan McElroy. The film is a reboot and the seventh installment of the Wrong Turn film series. The film stars Charlotte Vega, Adain Bradley, Emma Dumont, Dylan McTee, Daisy Head, Bill Sage and Matthew Modine. It is an international co-production between the United States, Germany and Canada.

Wrong Turn is scheduled to be released on January 26, 2021, by Saban Films.

Despite warnings to stick to the Appalachian Trail, hikers stray off course and cross into land inhabited by a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life. Suddenly under siege, the friends seem headed to the point of no return -- unless one man can reach them in time.

A team of friends are hiking the Appalachian Trail, only to be hunted by the ‘Foundation’, a self-sufficient community of people who have lived in the mountains for hundreds of years and have become extremely hostile to outsiders.”

Trailer: https://youtu.be/rDdGpjjtq-o

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Come Play

January 12: Digital

January 26: Blu-Ray & DVD

“Come Play is an American horror thriller film written and directed by Jacob Chase. It stars Gillian Jacobs, John Gallagher Jr., Azhy Robertson, and Winslow Fegley. The film follows the parents of an elementary school student with autism as they try to protect their young son from ‘Larry’, a villainous nighttime monster that preys on the innocence of children.

SYNOPSIS:

Parents fight to save their son when a mysterious creature uses his electronic devices to break into our world.”

Trailer: https://youtu.be/smbVumDEXys

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Resident Alien

January 27, 2021

SYFY

“A television adaptation for Syfy starring Alan Tudyk will premiere on January 27, 2021. The story is about an alien who crash lands on Earth, then poses as a doctor while he awaits a rescue. He is pursued by a government agency and passes his time solving murders and other mysteries.”

Trailer: https://youtu.be/T4J7QjGNTs4

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The Little Things

January 29, 2021

HBO Max and Theaters

“The Little Things is an upcoming American neo-noir crime psychological thriller film written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and produced by Hancock and Mark Johnson. The film stars Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto in the lead roles, with Natalie Morales, Terry Kinney, Chris Bauer, Joris Jarsky, Isabel Arraiza and Michael Hyatt in supporting roles.

The Little Things is set to be released in the United States on January 29, 2021 by Warner Bros. Pictures as well as a month-long simultaneous release on the HBO Max streaming service.

Clashes between a Kern County deputy and a Los Angeles detective occur during the investigation of a serial killer.

Deputy Sheriff Joe ‘Deke’ Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.”

Trailer: https://youtu.be/a45Xj7tfm8E

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[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

An eventful coming week.

November 13, 2023

ROBERT B. HUBBELL

          Current funding for the government will expire on Friday, November 17 at midnight. Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a “laddered continuing resolution” on Saturday that was met by deafening silence. Well, almost. The White House called it “unserious.” But there was little evidence of legislative activity over the weekend with only five days before shutdown.

          A “laddered continuing resolution” has rightly been called “gimmicky.” It has never been used before. It probably won’t be used now. But since we will hear the phrase “laddered CR” for the next 72 hours straight, let’s take a look at the context and meaning of the proposed “laddered CR.”

          When Congress fails to pass a budget, it frequently passes a “continuing resolution” that keeps the government operating at existing funding levels until Congress can do its job. But Mike Johnson couldn’t pass a regular “continuing resolution” if his job depended on it. So, he has proposed a hybrid resolution that amounts to “kicking two cans down the road” at the same time. Let’s take a look at the possible options to see where Mike Johnson’s hybrid solution fits in:

Congress passes a budget on time (which requires twelve appropriations bills to pass). That is a good outcome but nothing to write home about. Passing a budget on time is, after all, one of the primary duties assigned to Congress in the Constitution. Republicans gave up on this option about six months ago.

Congress passes some appropriation bills but not all twelve. A partial shutdown results. This happened in 2018-19. Republicans gave up on this option about three months ago.

Congress passes no appropriations bills but agrees to a “clean” continuing resolution that funds the government at current levels for a set period. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to such a continuing resolution in September and lost his job as a result. Mike Johnson floated this idea last week in a Republican conference meeting, but it was shot down before ever making it out of the GOP conference closed-door meeting.

Congress proposes a “laddered” continuing resolution that funds parts of the government for different time periods (here, through January 19 and February 2, 2024) at current levels.  This is what Johnson has proposed. The “laddered” continuing resolution does not include funding for Israel or Ukraine. Nor does it include cuts from current spending levels—a demand made by the most radical members of the House Freedom Caucus. See below.

Congress can’t pass a regular continuing resolution or a laddered CR, so it proposes a continuing resolution that cuts spending from current levels. This proposal was championed by the Freedom Caucus under McCarthy (but ultimately rejected). The proposal for “continuing resolution with cuts” may make a return under Johnson if he can’t get support for his “laddered CR.”

          The relative calm (and silence) over the weekend is disquieting. Either the chaos is so bad that no one knows what to do or everyone is confident that Congress will pass a “clean” continuing resolution. After all, what politician wants to be responsible for US troops not being paid during the Thanksgiving holiday?

          This story will dominate the news next week. Apart from the drama of “Will there be shut down or not,” the real story is that Republicans are simply incapable of governing. We need to get that story out to friends, family, neighbors, acquaintances, and complete strangers.

Trump's statements on Veteran’s Day weekend echo Hitler and Mussolini.

          This next story may be upsetting for some readers, so let’s start with a shortened version, followed by a more detailed version. In short, Trump's unhinged statements over Veteran’s Day weekend became even more unhinged as he began to use epithets reminiscent of the hate speech of Hitler and Mussolini. Bottom line: Defeating Trump is a matter of national urgency and human decency. Do not relent in your efforts.

          The longer story is this: In statements at a campaign rally and on his vanity social media platform, Trump used words and phrases favored by Hitler and Mussolini as they attacked their enemies in the run-up to World War II. He said, in part,

We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections. They’ll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American Dream. [T] he threat from outside forces is far less sinister, dangerous and grave than the threat from within. Our threat is from within.

          See Washington Post, Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini. (This article is accessible to all.) The headline writers at The New York Times did not see the need to raise alarm about the historical antecedent to Trump's speech, writing blandly, “In Veterans Day Speech, Trump Promises to ‘Root Out’ the Left | New York Times.

          As usual, the rest of the Republican Party pretended not to notice that Trump had descended into Hitlerisms in his speech. Republican National Chair Ronna McDaniel dodged questions about Trump's speech by saying (a) she hadn’t read the speech and (b) wouldn’t comment on a Republican candidate involved in a presidential primary for the GOP nomination. See The Hill, RNC chairwoman dodges questions over Trump’s Veterans Day post. Coward!

          Comparisons to Hitler and Mussolini should not be made lightly, but they are appropriate here. For a superb (and unsettling) historical comparison, read Lucian Truscott’s Newsletter, This is how it begins - by Lucian K. Truscott.

          For those whose parents, grandparents, and family members suffered and died under Hitler and Mussolini, Trump's deliberate effort to model his language on theirs is unsettling, even traumatizing. Every American should be alarmed and concerned by this dark turn in the hate speech of a man known for his hate speech.

          Trump must not be normalized. He is not merely a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination—as he is frequently portrayed by major media. His plans are anti-democratic, unconstitutional, and despotic. Despite that fact, in a series of polls over the last three weeks, he has been presented as merely “another horse in the race” to become president—a characterization that is morally and intellectually dishonest. For Jennifer Rubin’s take on the normalization of Trump through polling, read on!

The threat to democracy posed by “normalization of Trump through polling.”

          Jennifer Rubin hits the nail on the head as she takes down the NYTimes poll last week that dominated three days of front-page coverage by the Times. See Jennifer Rubin in WaPo, Opinion  A wasteland: Political coverage ignores the threat to democracy. (Accessible to all.)

          Although Rubin covers themes I addressed last week, she brings her own style and clarity to the problem of normalizing Trump by reducing everything to the “lowest common denominator” in polling.

          Rubin writes,

Last week demonstrated the sorry state of political coverage in this country. The fixation on early, non-predictive polling and endless speculation that President Biden might step away from the 2024 race (contrary to all evidence) created an endless cycle of frenzied coverage, none of it informative about democracy, the issues or the threat of an authoritarian regime in a second Trump presidency.

          After discussing the yawning deficiencies in the Times’ poll (which are substantial) and reviewing the true state of the race, she indicts her colleagues in the news media for ignoring the threat to democracy and focusing on the horse race:

Many media outlets after Jan. 6, 2021, vowed to focus more on threats to democracy. (Occasionally, they do; but it doesn’t dominate coverage, as polling does). However, most are stuck in overhyped horse-race coverage and endless chatter over meaningless Republican debates. Americans deserve better. Our democracy needs better.

Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter

#Robert B.Hubbell #Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter #media bias #U.S.House of Representatives #Clown Caucus #Government Shutdown #Deacon Mike Johnson #Religious fundamentalism #CR #Government funding

[pavspatch]

We have to be smarter, says Bridge boss Haworth

Non-league Football Preview

⚫️ COVID-19: If you’re at a game tomorrow please adhere to all social-distancing guidelines. For more information, including admission, visit  individual club websites. Use the NHS covid-19 app and look for the NHS QR posters — specific to each club — which offer a simple and secure way for everyone aged 16 and over to register their attendance. This will help NHS Test-and-Trace identify people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The app is available on Android and iOS at: https://covid19.nhs.uk/help-downloading.html

STALYBRIDGE CELTIC — the lone Tameside team in action tomorrow (Saturday) — face third-placed Basford United at Bower Fold still looking for their first Pitching In NPL premier division win of the season. Things looked hopeful at Gainsborough in midweek when Jonathan Ustabasi gave Bridge an early lead, but they lost 3-2 to register their fifth defeat in six league and cup matches. Manager Simon Haworth will be without loan signing Will Goodwin who suffered a serious ankle injury in last Saturday's 1-1 draw at Atherton Collieries. However, he welcomes Mike Burke, Keano Deacon and Freddie Sass back to the squad. Haworth, who is desperately hoping for a change of fortune, said: "We could have beaten both Atherton and Gainsborough but for individual mistakes. "It's frustrating because we're playing some good stuff only to let ourselves down with unnecessary and unpressured errors. We have to be smarter." Tameside Council has informed Celtic that games at Bower Fold must be all-ticket while covid tier-3 restrictions apply. Tickets for tomorrow's match will be available on the club website until 1pm. Joel Mills is pushing for a recall by GLOSSOP NORTH END who travel to Lincoln United in the first division south east. Lee Wilshaw is still troubled by a damaged ankle and Ali Sheriff and Yves Zama are not expected to be available until next week. Jared Wild has signed for New Mills on a dual registration. "I'll be trying to sort out more players on these deals so they can get minutes and be ready when called upon," manager Peter Band explained. HYDE UNITED return to action on Tuesday when they visit Mickleover after an enforced two-week break because of cases of coronavirus in the squad. Apart from long-term injuries like Jordan Fagbola, the squad is fully fit. Liam Tongue and Janni Lipka are back and Tom Pratt has had plenty of time to rest a slight groin problem. "The whole squad comes out of isolation on Saturday so we'll be training on Sunday," said boss Dave McGurk. CURZON ASHTON are one of three clubs not playing tomorrow. They have a free date but go to Chester on Tuesday. Manager Steve Cunningham said: "I know Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley and I'm looking forward to coming up against them. For me, they're the benchmark of north-west management that I measure myself against and the game gives me a chance to see how I'm doing. "Chester are a big club and I'm relishing the chance to test myself again another side that made last season's play-offs. "On Saturday I'm on a scouting mission up at Darlington." Curzon's only absentee is likely to be Marcus Poscha who has a bad back. Darren Stephenson, Doug Whitham and Matty Waters all came through the 2-1 defeat of Farsley with no ill-effects. Striker Dominic Knowles is also in contention. He pulled up towards the end of the Farsley game and started hobbling but Cunningham said: "Dom's been carrying an injury all season and we're trying to manage it. "He's battle-scarred from years of football and years of knocks. I expect to be fine for Tuesday." MOSSLEY and ASHTON UNITED have no match because of the coronavirus.

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Matt James, the next ‘Bachelor’, is a former Wake Forest wide receiver

Matt James has been announced as the first Black man to lead the franchise in 25 seasons.

For the first time in the history of the 40-season, 18-year franchise, The Bachelor has a Black male lead. Matt James, a 28-year-old real estate broker and Raleigh native, was announced as the newest lead on Good Morning America.

Meet your new Bachelor, Matt James! pic.twitter.com/SzDC35fjZ7

— The Bachelor (@BachelorABC) June 12, 2020

This announcement comes on the heels of a petition circulated by a group called the Bachelor Diversity Campaign that demanded ABC take more diverse actions in the casting of the show. Over 85,000 people have signed the petition, including several high-profile Bachelor alumni. Rachel Lindsay — the lone Black woman cast as a lead in the Bachelorette franchise — has also been vocal about the need for change within the franchise, saying it, “needs a diversity makeover.”

Mike Johnson, a popular Black American contestant on the 2019 season of The Bachelorette featuring Hannah Brown as the lead, was rumored to be in contention for last season of The Bachelor before Peter Weber was selected.

Die-hard fans of The Bachelor know James as the good friend of Tyler Cameron — the runner up on Brown’s season of The Bachelorette — and as a suitor on Clare Crawley’s current season that was delayed by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Super die hard football fans might also recognize the name as James played wide receiver for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. James played for the Deacs from 2010-14, and was the third on the team in receiving his senior season with 401 yards on 40 receptions.

He redshirted his first season in Winston-Salem, and struggled with injuries — he broke his collar bone in his sophomore year and had a shoulder injury that derailed his junior season — throughout his career.

His senior season (2014), the Demon Deacons went 3-9 (1-7 ACC) with wins over Gardner-Webb, Army, and Virginia Tech.

Here are his career stats:

Sports Reference

James, who played on the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints practice squads before being ultimately cut, has been living in New York City for about two years. There, he founded ABC Food Tours, a program that aims to “engage kids in underserved communities” through creative outlets that factor in physical and mental aspects.

His popularity has grown on social media — James has over 272,000 followers on Instagram as of this post — as he joined Cameron, Brown, and a handful of others in what they dubbed “The Quarantine Crew”.

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Wake ’N Shake (@wfuwakenshake) has become the largest philanthropy event on @wfuniversity campus . Brian Piccolo not only left a lasting mark on Wake Forest, the football team, and the NFL, but his legacy lives on through the amazing work the fund is now doing in his honor . I dance to find a cure for cancer, why do you dance? . https://www.wakenshake.com/dancers/767 . : @brownbearvisuals

A post shared by Matt James (@mattjames919) on Mar 3, 2020 at 3:30pm PST

While we’ll have to wait until 2021 for his season to air, Matt James looks like a great fit.

[politicsfunfacts]

Fun Fact 154

Former US President Harry Truman (1945-1953) was the first president to be given a Secret Service code name - "General". Improvements in telecommunications technology at the time meant that there was a new threat of enemy forces listening in on Secret Service communications, and from then on all presidents, their families, senior staff and vice-presidents were given code names. The code names of US presidents are as follows:

Harry Truman – General

Dwight Eisenhower – Providence

John F. Kennedy – Lancer

Lyndon Johnson – Volunteer

Richard Nixon – Searchlight

Gerald Ford – Passkey

Jimmy Carter – Deacon

Ronald Reagan – Rawhide

George H. W. Bush – Timberwolf

Bill Clinton – Eagle

George W. Bush – Tumbler, later Trailblazer

Barack Obama – Renegade

Donald Trump – Mogul

(The code name for current US Vice-President, Mike Pence, is Hoosier)

#politics #politics fun facts #fun facts #facts #politics facts #amazing #amazing facts #interesting #interesting facts #did you know #world #travel #international relations #international politics #presidents #military #secret service #usa #america #United States #United States of America #trump #obama #history #war #government #code name #technology #white house

[showspace]

September 25 - October 1

Monday:

WTMD Film Club: Rat Film with Dan Deacon Q&A. 6 pm @ The Parkway

Tuesday:

Karaoke Forever. 9 pm, free @ The Crown (Red)

Comedy Night with Brandie Posey, Chris Hudson, Christine Ferrera, Eric Dadourian, and Umar Khan. 7:30 pm, $5 @ The Crown (Backbar)

Wednesday:

Microkingdom's Megadynasty Vol. 2, Part IV/IV with Dave Ballou, Matt Frazao, and Luke Stewart. 8:30 pm, $5-$10 @ The Windup Space

Snakes, Midwife (CO), Plastic Picnic (NY), Count Scottula and Alexander's Dark Rainbow. 8:30 pm, ye$ @ The Crown (Red)

Portals with Mr. 14th and Jessicunt. 9 pm, free @ The Crown (Blue)

Gunky's Basement: RoboCop. 9 pm, $10 general public, $9 students, $8 Friends of the Festival @ The Parkway

Thursday:

Unscripted Collaboration with Screaming Art Ensemble, Peter Redgrave and Khristian Weeks, and Kevin Blackistone. 8 pm, $8 @ Mondo

Dyyo Faccina, Infinity Knives, Moist Caps (VA), and Jayberwocky. 9 pm, $5 @ The Crown (Red)

Everything Will Be Okay #34 with Scott Seiss, Mike Smith, Brittany Carney, and John Conroy. 8 pm, $5 @ The Crown (Backbar)

A Night of Japanese New Wave and Obscure with Doki Doki Jeff, Mae, and Thankful Miki. 10:30 pm, free @ The Crown (Backbar)

Screening of The Connection. 7:30 pm, free @ The Parkway

Friday:

A tribute to Tony Conrad with Animal Collective, Owen Gardner, and Steve Strohmeir. 7 pm @ The Parkway

Sweat with Spider to the Fly, Amsies and DJ Hella Freckles. 9 pm, $10, $7 in drag @ EMP Collective

Blush and Brews with Genie Isabel, Eunb1, Graffititech, ZADIA, Loc Spice, and Moneyree Dee. 10 pm, free @ The Crown

Pinkwench, The Morelings (PA), Woven In (NY), and Portfolio Day. 9 pm, free @ The Bun Shop (22 Light St)

Saturday:

Atribute to Tony Conrad with Dan Deacon, Jessie Hughes, and Martin Schmidt, Andrew Bernstein, Asa Osborne, and Daniel Conrad. 7 pm @ The Parkway

The F Album Drop Spectacular (release party), Soul Cannon, and GrassRoots. 9 pm, $10 @ The Crown (Red)

Night Gruuvs with DJ John Johnson and DJ Cornflake Hill. 9 pm, free @ The Crown

Sunday:

Which Magic, Secret Guest (SC), and Eze Jackson with Wendel Patrick. 7 pm, $5 @ Downsquares

Screening of Suspiria. 8 pm @ The Crown

#Baltimore #showspace #show space #diy #shows

[the-record-obituaries]

Aug. 14, 2019

Robbie Ammons, 57

Mrs. Robbie Jean Anderson Ammons, age 57 of Purlear, died Friday, August 9, 2019.

Funeral services were Tuesday at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Pastor Ronnie Gregory and Pastor Johnny Arnold officiating.  The family will receive  

Mrs. Ammons was born July 27, 1962 in Wilkes County to Ray Junior and Bonnie Jean Belle Anderson. She attended Fairview Baptist Church and loved Bible study, Jesus Christ, her family and Mountain Dew.  

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Ronnie Lee Anderson.

She is survived by her daughter, Crystal Miller Anderson and her son, J.R. Rhoades, both of North Wilkesboro;  three grandchildren, Savannah Billings, Isaiah Billings, and Lee Billings; and two brothers, Dennis Anderson and wife, Ann, of Purlear and Chris Anderson and wife, Brenda, of Ronda.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105.

  Kenneth Holland, 79

Mr. Kenneth Holland, age 79 of North Wilkesboro, husband of Judy Brewer Holland, died Friday, August 9, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Winston-Salem.

Funeral services were, August 12,   at Bethel Branch Church of Christ with Brother Steve Johnson and Brother Lawrence Warden officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery.  

Mr. Holland was born October 19, 1939 in West Jefferson to Royal Lester and Celia Love Holland.  He was retired from Lowe's Foods.

Mr. Holland was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Robert Holland, a grandson, Isaac Bryan, and his daughter, Mikki Bryan.

He is survived by his wife, Judy Brewer Holland, of the home; two daughters, Kimberly Church and husband, K.C., and Melanie Walker and husband, Garry, all of North Wilkesboro; ten grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Shirley Holland of Wilkesboro, Karen Phillips of North Wilkesboro, Rosemary McIntyre and Lilly Keller both of Pennsylvania.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials made to Bethel Branch Church of Christ, c/o Gary Riddle, 276  Riddle Farm Road, North Wilkesboro NC 28659.

 Archie Miller, 66

Archie Paul Miller, age 66, of Millers Creek, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville. Mr. Miller was born September 29, 1952 in Wilkes County to Paul Vernon and Ethel Wingler Miller. He was a member and deacon of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He loved his Savior; his church; and his family. Mr. Miller loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors. Archie was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda Hall Miller; sons, Paul Brian Miller and spouse Jennifer, Brandon Miller and spouse Angie all of Wilkesboro; grandchildren, Branson Miller, Racheal Miller, Kelsey Miller, Noah Stamper; his mother, Ethel Wingler Miller of Millers Creek; and brothers, Gary Miller and spouse Darlene of Millers Creek, Ricky Miller and spouse Kathy of Piney Creek, Larry Miller and spouse Pam of Millers Creek

Funeral service aas, August 11,   at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Highway 16 North, with Pastor Brady Hayworth, Rev. Phil Chapman and Rev. Brian Miller officiating. Burial  followed in the Church Cemetery.  

The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Wade Parsons, 240 McGlamery Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.                            

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

   Hollis Faw, 58

Hollis Dwayne Faw, age 58, of Millers Creek, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at his home. Mr. Faw was born July 29, 1961 in Wilkes County to Turner Albert and Maizie Elna Bumgarner Faw. He was a Christian man and had been happily married for 30 years. Hollis was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Neil Turner Faw.

Surviving are his wife, Donna Edwards Faw; sons, Joshua Nathaniel Faw and Benjamin Jeremiah Faw both of Millers Creek; daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Faw and Hannah Marie Faw both of Millers Creek; sister, Nancy Faw Osborne Crowell and spouse Spencer of Concord; niece, Amber Edwards and spouse Brandon of Kannapolis; nephew, Aaron Osborne of Wilkesboro; great niece, Maven Edwards; great nephew, Paxton Edwards; and several cousins.

Funeral service was August 13,  at Millers Creek United Methodist Church with Rev. H. Cowles Bristol III, Rev. Fred Staley, and Steve Laws officiating.                                 Burial was  in the Church Cemetery.  

 Grover  Durham, 77

Grover Dalon Durham, age 77, of Roaring River, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at his home. Mr. Durham was born June 15, 1942 in Wilkes County to Grover and Cooper Jolly Durham.

He graduated from ASU with a Master's in Biology. He was a former School Teacher and Assistant Principal, and was currently working in maintenance for the School System.

Surviving are his son, Victor Durham of Roaring River; brother, Wallace Durham and spouse Dinah of Roaring River; and uncle, Ivan Dameron and spouse Ruth of North Wilkesboro.

Graveside service was August 10,  at Durham Family Cemetery in Roaring River.

The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9956.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Carolyn  Love, 78

Mrs. Carolyn Jane Sweezy Love, age 78 of Boomer, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center.

Funeral services were August 10,  at Little  Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Livingston and Rev. Robert Webb officiating. Burial was in Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery.  

Mrs. Love was born November 27, 1940 in Cleveland County to Roy Franklin Sweezy and wife Cora Elizabeth Pearson Sweezy. Mrs. Love was a member of Little Rock Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandchild; J.D. Love II and a sister; Diane Sweezy.

Mrs. Love is survived by her husband of 58 years; Terry Love of the home, a daughter; Verna Elizabeth Love Mills and husband Mark of Mooresville, three sons; Terry C. Love, Jr. and wife Melody of Iron Station, Barry F. Love and wife Linda of Kannapolis and Jonathan D. Love and wife Jennifer of Seagrove, five grandchildren; Jeremy H. Love and wife Jessica, Emily C Love and husband Jordan, Alex Love, Ruby Dawn Love and Luke Vernon, seven great grandchildren; Jared, Amelia, Gracie, Cora, Isaac, Xander and Addyson, a sister; Sybil Jenkins of Mt. Ulla and two brothers; Roy Sweezy and James Sweezy both of Valdese.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society PO Box 9 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

  Tandy Walker, 41

Mrs. Tandy Annette Walker, age 41 of Roaring River passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at home.

Funeral services were August 9,  at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby Poole, Rev. Robert Hill, Jr., Overseer Francis Scott, and Rev. Casey Walker officiating.  Burialwas in the church cemetery.  

Mrs. Walker was born July 26, 1978 in Wilkes County to Rayford and Kay Lavonne Gentry Walker.   She worked as a lab technician for Solace Behavioral Health.  Mrs. Walker received her Bachelor's degree from Winston-Salem State and a Master's degree from Gardner Webb University.  She was member of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as Sunday school teacher, choir member and was a caregiver to her father.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Madison Belle Harris; two sisters, Toni Nannette Walker Boles and Tabitha La-nette Walker Dick.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons; Jefffery Rayvon Harris and Mason Jermane Harris both of Wilkesboro, one brother; Rev, Casey R. Walker of Wilkesboro, special friends; George Harris and Carmen Harris and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

   Zachary Dancy,  27

Zachary Thomas Dancy, age 27, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at his home. Zachary was born April 17, 1992 in Forsyth County to Arthur Matthew "Matt" and Jacqueline Dancy Dixon. Zachary loved his video games. He was kind hearted, loved his family, and

always put others before himself. Zachary was preceded in death by his grandparents, Haskel and Nellie Dancy; and Uncles, Billy Joe Dixon and Paul Dean Dixon.

Surviving are his parents, Arthur Matthew "Matt" and Jacqueline Dixon of North Wilkesboro; grandparents, Arnold and Darlene Dixon of North Wilkesboro; brother, Matthew Paul Dixon of North Wilkesboro; Aunts and Uncles, Gaye and Stuart Handy of North Wilkesboro; Frankie and Mike Connor of Hamptonville, Denise and Rodney Sparks of Millers Creek, Keith and Rosanne Dixon of Yadkinville; numerous cousins, and other aunts and uncles.

Memorial service was August 9, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Christopher Wyatt, Rev. Bobby Felts and Jake Dancy officiating. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Miller Funeral Service to help with funeral expenses.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

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The Biggest Logic Hole in the History of Cinema

by Clay Keller

I wish it didn’t have to be like this. Generally speaking, there’s nothing wrong with Clark Johnson’s S.W.A.T. (2003); it’s a relatively diverting LAPD action thriller with a surprisingly solid, “in-their-prime,” cast.* Under different circumstances, producer Neal H. Moritz’s 2 Fast 2 Furious follow-up could be remembered for any number of things. It could be remembered for the cracker jack airplane paintball training sequence, or for LL Cool J’s preposterous abdominal muscles, or perhaps even for Gamble, Jeremy Renner’s emo ex-S.W.A.T. villain, who definitely looks like this:

But that would be under different circumstances. As things are, all of the positive aspects of the fourth of five (!) Colin Farrell movies released in 2003 are overshadowed by the fact that this film contains the single most inexplicable logic hole / paradox in the history of movies.

At this point, you might be saying to yourself, “I don’t remember those parts of the movie that are supposedly ‘overshadowed’ by that other part of the movie that I don’t remember.” And you’d be right, because you don’t care about S.W.A.T., no one does.

But you’re about to.

Part One: The Theme Song

S.W.A.T was not the first time that a television show was adapted into a feature film. In fact, without doing any research, I’d venture to guess that S.W.A.T. isn’t even the second or third time this happened. And when a television show is adapted for the big screen, it is commonplace to include some kind of winking, self aware, moment that lets the audience know that the filmmakers are aware that the story they are telling is derived from a different story that was previously told on a different medium. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson sharing a scene with the actors who played the original Starsky and Hutch in Starsky and Hutch (2004) comes to mind, or the “does she always look like she’s in slow-motion?” joke from the trailer for Baywatch (2017). There are many more examples, but since those are the only ones that immediately came to mind, they must be the best.

Considering that long, proud tradition, it isn’t unreasonable that the people behind S.W.A.T. wanted to throw in a reference or two to the ol’ TV show. In fact, the fans would expect no less! And the references begin subtly enough, with the famous theme song from the show, originally composed by Barry De Vorzon, woven into the fabric of the score of the film, composed by Elliot Goldenthal. This is great, a nice little nod to the TV show that instantly evokes jaunty 70’s police fun without being too on-the-nose or distracting. Plus, since the characters in movies cannot hear the score music, having the original theme song present there doesn’t create any irreparable tears in the foundational logic of the world of the movie.

So far, so good. But then…

Midway through the movie, after successfully passing the aforementioned airplane paintball trial and officially becoming a S.W.A.T. unit, our heroes go out for a celebratory BBQ dinner. They laugh, drink, ogle Ladies Love Cool James’ abs, listen to a somber speech by Sam Jackson about the unacceptability of dying, and then begin singing the theme song from S.W.A.T. the TV show. All of them. In unison.

At first blush this may not seem like an issue. After all, the S.W.A.T. theme song is simple and catchy. Real-life S.W.A.T. teams probably sing it all the time, like how pilots are constantly humming the Wings theme, and you can’t walk past a fire station without hearing some firefighter jamming out Third Watch on an electric keyboard. The issue comes with the realization that this particular S.W.A.T. team is in a movie directly based on the TV show that this song originates from, sharing their names and characteristics with the characters from said show. If the TV show existed in the world of the movie, and they all know it well enough to spontaneously break out singing the theme, surely by now one or more of them would have had the existential meltdown that comes with noticing that you and your friends have the exact same names as a fictional S.W.A.T. team from a thirty year old television show. Surely.

But maybe not.

While this seems like a fairly egregious oversight, it isn’t completely damning, and, with a little bit of “deleted scene hypothesizing,” can be explained away. Perhaps in the world of S.W.A.T., that catchy theme song did not originate with Mr. De Vorzon and the Aaron Spelling-produced show, which of course couldn’t exist, but rather with our heroes themselves, composed at some point in the course of the narrative and adopted as a personal pump-up jam. As far as I know, such a scene does not exist, but easily could, and would make an excellent addition to one of the films myriad training montages:

For this theory to hold water, one needs to assume that Oscar-nominated composer Marc Shaiman would be friends with Samuel L. Jackson’s Sgt. Dan “Hondo” Harrelson, but Shaiman seems very likable, so I buy it.

Whew, that was close. Clark Johnson, screenwriter David Ayer, and company, almost obliterated the reality of their film for a tossed-off joke, but with a little creative thinking on the part of the audience, the movie can continue on, unabated. All they need to do now is avoid making any more references to…

Part Two: The Actual Goddamn Show

… oh come on.

Mere minutes after the movie’s first flirtation with smashing through the fourth wall like the Kool-Aid Man, we find our heroes enjoying a much-deserved day off.

Sgt. Hondo and Lt. Velasquez (Reg E. Cathy) are putting in some time on the links…

… while Deacon takes his kids shopping…

… TJ (Josh Charles) has a predictably douchey (lunch?) date at a French restaurant…

… Sanchez (Michelle Rodriguez) tests Street’s step-dad potential with a backyard water gun fight…

… and Boxer (Brian Van Holt) shirks his household chores…

… while kicking back on the couch with a lukewarm Dr. Pepper…

… and blithely watching everything he thought he knew about the universe be thrown into utter chaos.

Well, shit. So much for the airtight “personal team theme song composed for them by Oscar-nominated composer Marc Shaiman” theory. This scene confirms it: the TV show S.W.A.T., a spin-off of The Rookies that aired from 1975–1976, exists in the world of the movie. The reason everyone was able to sing the theme song during that scene in the BBQ restaurant is because they are all aware (and presumably fans) of the TV show, S.W.A.T., which, again, exists.

How is it possible, in light of this new information, that every single last goddamn fucking scene in this movie doesn’t play out like so:

It just doesn’t make sense! All things considered, the movie S.W.A.T. should be about regular blue collar cops who, after bearing witness to a glitch in the space-time continuum, slowly lose their minds as they become feverishly obsessed with figuring out how this is possible and if they can fix this broken reality. Not one drug lord should be apprehended from a flaming private jet, not one beach dramatically ran upon by a dripping-wet Colin Farrell. Who has time for that kinda crap in the midst of their psyche slowly cracking into a million pieces? S.W.A.T. should essentially be the same movie as Jake Gyllenhaal’s Enemy, but with significantly more hair gel and leather cuffs; there’s no reason it doesn’t end with every character either dead, in an institution, or facing down a spider the size of a bus.

Part Three: Theories

Honestly, the time for excuses is over. The stretch that was necessary to explain away the theme song gaffe was just barely short enough that I was willing to make it. This, however, is a bridge too far. By including a clip from the actual show, S.W.A.T. earned itself the dubious honor of having The Biggest Logic Hole In The History Of Cinema, full-stop.

However, in blatant defiance of the sentence immediately preceding this one, I am not going to stop, but rather press forward, with a collection of theories that attempt to bring sense to the nonsensical, and fill The Biggest Logic Hole In The History Of Cinema.

Each theory will be followed by points both for, and against.

Theory 1: The characters in the movie all love S.W.A.T. so much that they legally changed their names to those of the characters on the show.

Ok, maybe? But since none of the characters know each other at the beginning of the film, that means they all did this very weird thing independent of each other, and just coincidentally all picked different characters. Then to top it off, they were all recruited for the job that the fictional character that they named themselves after also had, and in the same unit, no less. And then they never spoke about it.

Actually, no. For the one, the probability of that happening is infinitesimal, and for two we know from the movie that Hondo didn’t recruit people based on their names, he recruited them based on their willingness to beat the hell out of suspects, and enjoy “good old fashioned American hot dogs.” Plus, if it was some pro-level “The Secret” shit, they would go on about it non-fucking-stop and they’d be on, like, The Talk, if that’s still a show.

Theory 2: It’s the holodeck, from Star Trek

“Whoa, these theories sure went off the rails quick, didn’t they?” Why yes, they did. The theories went off the rails with a quickness that is in direct proportion to the insanity of the hole.

S.W.A.T. officer Michael Boxer (the grinning layabout we see watching S.W.A.T. on his couch) is actually Lt. Mike Boxer, a security officer on a Galaxy Class starship that isn’t the Enterprise, I don’t know their names, but one of the other ones. Since nothing ever fucking happens out in space (remember, not the Enterprise), Lt. Boxer stares wistfully out at the stars, lost in nostalgic reveres about the good ol’ days of cops and international drug kingpins, until he remembers that there is a holodeck and he can just go and do the damn thing. So, not unlike Capt. Picard and his 40s private eye fantasies, Lt. Boxer wiles away the hours in his program set in 2003 Los Angeles, because really, was there ever a better place and moment in American history?

I’m still thinkin’ no. If this is Boxer’s program, which is assumed because he’s the one who is unequivocally aware of the show, why is he not the lead? Hell, he isn’t even on the poster! Who writes themselves into something as a supporting character who gets shot and has to sit out the entire climax of the story? Unless this is some sort of reverse- Lt. Barclay situation, where in real life Boxer is the cock of the walk and his secret fantasy is to be background bullet fodder… I don’t know. I’ll chalk this one up as a “possible.”

(You: “Wait, the author snarkily implies that, like all cool people, he knows the bare-minimum necessary about Star Trek, but then invokes occasional guest character Lt. Barclay as a reference? Just how much does he actually know about Star Trek: The Next Generation? Is he secretly a big The Talk fan as well?” Me: “Fuck you, that’s how much.”)

Theory 3: Michael Boxer is a bored immortal and/or interdimensional being

This theory is similar to the holodeck theory, but with a less proprietary mythology. Basically, Boxer is an ancient, and possibly interdimensional, being who loved the television show S.W.A.T. so much that he decided his late-20th century game would be organically recreating the program, with real people and real situations. He Marty McFly-ed all of the heroes’ parents (“You know a name I’ve always liked? Hondo...”) then took up some sort of mentorship role during their youths (a teacher, coach, surprisingly wise vagrant, etc) to subtly nudge them in the direction of law enforcement. Boxer has had millennia of practice with human Rube Goldberg puzzles like this, so he’s really fucking good at it and it works like a charm.

“If he was an influential part of their young adulthoods, why doesn’t anyone recognize him as such?” Easy, the mustache. Next.

“Why does he allow himself to be shot at the end of the second act?” Because he needs to take himself out of the situation in order for his little baby birds to fly on their own. Next.

“What about the continued existence of the show? And knowledge of the theme song?” In his capacity as wise vagrant, he indoctrinated his pupils with the idea that television is evil and should be avoided at all costs. As for the song? Welcome back to the game, Clay’s Perfect Marc Shaiman Theory From Earlier!

Holy shit, you guys. I think we did it. We patched the biggest logic hole in the history of cinema. Congrats, Brian Van Holt! Here you’ve been for the last fifteen years thinking you played seventh banana in a moderately successful PG-13 franchise non-starter, when you were actually playing omniscient god-like banana in a moderately successful PG-13 franchise non-starter. I’m glad we were able to do you this service. You can now be at peace.

Part Four: What Come Next?

As you are no doubt already aware, the S.W.A.T. legacy is far from concluded. A new version of the series, from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan and Fast Five director Justin Lin, is premiering this fall on CBS. Oddly, it is an adaptation of both the TV show and the movie, since it incorporates the Chris Sanchez character that was originated by Michelle Rodriguez in the film.

This begs the question, will ageless interdimensional trickster god Michael Boxer also appear in the new series? According to imdb it would seem that he does not show up in the pilot, but that doesn’t mean much. Scripts can be rewritten. Pilots can be re-shot. Just imagine the narrative possibilities of adding a TV-obsessed, all-powerful, immortal character to a gritty LA police / social drama. I’m not saying that it will be better, because that is obvious, and I am not in the habit of redundantly pointing out the obvious.

Do with this information what you will, Shawn Ryan. I know you’ll make the correct choice.

In Conclusion:

*S.W.A.T. is actually a pretty damn good time. Underrated. Check it out. 

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