"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race." - H. G. Wells
- I put together #cartoons!
- I think #ratrods are cool, but would like an #ev for daily transportation
- Music fan of #ramones #poppunk #punk #alternative
- I enjoy #mountainbiking #mtb and also #biking to work when I can
- I love physical #pinball machines, but #virtualpinball machines are also pretty cool.
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TrekMovie.com: Patrick Stewart Reveals New Star Trek Movie Script Featuring Jean-Luc Picard Is In The Works ( trekmovie.com )
Quentin Tarantino's 'Star Trek' Movie Would Have Been a "Balls-Out Hard R" Movie ( collider.com )
One in five young Americans think the Holocaust is a myth ( www.economist.com )
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Paramount+ confirms series order for 'Starfleet Academy' ( www.startrek.com )
While there was an announcement shortly before the WGA strike, and Alex Kurtzman confirmed the writers room is back up and at work during an NYCC panel, Paramount+ is moving forward on promotional information about the forthcoming new ‘Starfleet Academy’ show....
55 Years Later, Star Trek Finally Fixed Its Weirdest Canon Quirk ( www.inverse.com )
How Tom Polce and Kay Hanley Took Star Trek To Broadway, And Beyond ( observer.com )
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Mike McMahan Calls On Fans To Help Keep ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ From Facing The Same Fate As ‘Prodigy’ ( trekmovie.com )
Original ‘Daredevil’ Showrunner Calls Out ‘Disney Scam’ of Naming New Series ‘Daredevil: Born Again’: It ‘Resets Contract Terms Back to First Season’ ( variety.com )
“It’s an old Disney scam where they slightly rename a series to reset contract terms back to first season,” DeKnight wrote on X/Twitter. “Needs to be addressed by all the guilds/unions and crushed!”
Frontier Airlines CEO says the pandemic made workers 'lazy' and less productive: 'People are still allowing people to work from home, all this silliness, right?' ( www.businessinsider.com )
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle blamed higher overhead costs on workers being less productive, calling it a "society-wide" problem.
Clarence Thomas officially discloses private trips on GOP donor Harlan Crow's plane | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed Thursday that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid for private jet trips for Thomas in 2022 to attend a speech in Texas and a vacation at Crow’s luxurious New York estate, as ethics questions continue to rock the Supreme Court....
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Producing Director Says Season 3 Can Start Shooting Soon After Strikes End ( trekmovie.com )
Strange New Worlds continues to rank in the Nielsen US streaming top ten ( trekmovie.com )
This is good news for assuring that SNW’s 3rd season production will move ahead after the strike....
Paramount Invites Fans to a Special Global 'Star Trek Day' Celebration on September 8 ( startrek.com )
Burger King gave candy to a worker who never called in sick. The internet gave $400K ( www.npr.org )
Over the past 20 years, Kevin Ford from Las Vegas virtually never took a sick day because his job didn't offer paid sick leave. People across social media chipped in for him to finally afford a break.
AOC leads call for federal ethics investigation into Clarence Thomas ( www.theguardian.com )
Five House Democrats led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wrote to the US attorney general, Merrick Garland, to demand a federal investigation of the conservative supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, over his acceptance of undeclared gifts from billionaire rightwing donors....
Congressional Dems pile on Alito after he says SCOTUS ethics can’t be regulated ( www.politico.com )
“Alito’s next opinion piece in the WSJ is about to be ‘I am a little king, actually. The Constitution doesn’t explicitly say I’m not,’” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) quipped.
Sanders suggests course on Black history spreads ‘hate’ against U.S. ( www.msnbc.com )
How Many Star Trek Episodes Pass the Bechdel Test? (TOS to ENT) | The Mary Sue ( www.themarysue.com )
I found this after reading and responding to this post here about early Trek fans’ prejudicial negative reaction to TNG. One of my responses (see here) was to point out that any fans of the progressiveness of Trek ought to have been mindful of the room for improvement over TOS, with female representation being an obvious...
Trump Announces Plans to Finally Go Ahead and Prove Election Was Rigged ( www.rollingstone.com )
Star Trek executive producer wants more Strange New Worlds episodes, and I’m nervous ( screenrant.com )
Strange New Worlds has been my favorite Trek since Next Generation, and if the quality continues, could easily be my favorite Trek ever. But with the e.p. wishing for more episodes per season, there’s a danger of diluting the show by adding weak episodes that would have never made it in a 10 episode season....
Jack Smith Wants to Put Trump on Trial Before the Election ( nymag.com )
US Senator Joe Manchin says 'thinking seriously' about leaving Democratic Party ( www.reuters.com )
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick Democrat who has often bucked party leadership, told a radio station in his home state of West Virginia on Thursday that he is “thinking seriously” about leaving the party....
[News] Trump vows to keep talking about criminal cases despite prosecutors pushing for protective order ( apnews.com )
WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday kept up his attacks on special counsel Jack Smith and vowed to continue talking about his criminal cases even as prosecutors sought a protective order to limit the evidence that Trump and his team could share....
[News] 90-Year-Old Dianne Feinstein Cedes Power Of Attorney To Daughter – But Remains In Senate ( www.mediaite.com )
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has handed over power of attorney to her daughter, even as she remains in the U.S. Senate....
Trump’s Rivals Can’t Compete With His Version Of Masculinity ( fivethirtyeight.com )
I think minors need a union, may help with the safety issues at the work place ( web.archive.org )
“Working Families Party 🐺 @WorkingFamilies”...
I call him Jim Carey Kirk. Am I wrong?
‘Lower Decks’ Headed To The Big Screen For Star Trek Day; Interactive Novel Coming In 2024 ( trekmovie.com )
Opinion: The Pentagon doesn’t need $886bn. I oppose this bloated defense budget | Bernie Sanders ( www.theguardian.com )
As a nation, the time is long overdue for fundamental changes to our national priorities
Trump Threatens Would Be ‘Very Dangerous’ If Jack Smith Sends Him To Jail In New Interview ( www.mediaite.com )
Trump threatened it would be "very dangerous" if he were jailed over the new charges he's likely facing, citing the "passion" of his fan base.
Cartoon Network & WB Animation staff file to unionize ( www.polygon.com )
Reddit seems all doom and gloom on the topic but what about Lemmy? And the future of Star Trek?
I saw someone on Reddit wondering why the community was so sure of Trek going dark again with Paramount not doing so well financially. Seeing the response was unfortunate as most people feel that it might be a bad time for Trek. And I guess it makes sense with the Hollywood strikes as well....
Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision ( www.advocate.com )
She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.
Video: Factory Entertainment Unveils Plans for Studio-Quality Star Trek Model Starships ( blog.trekcore.com )
TOS/TAS "best-of" recommendations
This fall I’m planning to watch the Star Trek TOS movies with some friends on discord, as well as a few episodes of TOS/TAS to introduce the characters/setting/etc. So basically I’m searching for recommendations for episodes to watch...
Trump asks for classified documents trial to take place after 2024 election ( www.theguardian.com )
Ex-president’s lawyers made clear their preference and intentions to delay proceedings as they opposed December trial date
Can any music experts explain to me why the TNG theme is so good?
There’s something about the TNG theme (played during the opening credits) that seems unique and special to my ear. But I don’t know about music and orchestral production to make sense of it....
What is everyone's favorite era of starship design?
I’m personally a big fan of the late TMP designs like the Excelsior and Centaur, what do you guys like?
Reddit's updated rate limits going into effect over the coming weeks, not entirely on July 1st, as was expected ( www.reddit.com )
This is why apps like Boost, who never signed up for a subscription model are still functioning....
Ron DeSantis’ pastor says gay people should be “put to death” ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
The pastor tweeted in support of Uganda's new "Kill the Gays" law...
John Roberts Begs the Liberal Justices to Stop Criticizing the Court ( newrepublic.com )
The chief justice doesn’t like his conservative Supreme Court colleagues getting called out for judicial overreach.