Maedhros

https://www.thedailybeast.com/elizabeth-warren-releases-native-american-dna-test-results https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/1051783184390664192 https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/09/01/did-claiming-native-american-heritage-actually-help-elizabeth-warren-get-ahead-but-complicated/wUZZcrKKEOUv5Spnb7IO0K/story.html So she is Pocahontas after all? Or maybe "leftist" DNA tests doesn't count? I'll never understand why people dislike Elizabeth Warren so much. I can understand not agreeing with her politically, but she seems far more ready to fight corruption than most politicians.

He's obviously not telling people to literally go kick republicans. It's the same with Hillary Clinton's statement. I don't like Hillary Clinton, I think she's awful, but she obviously did not intend to incite violence. Come on. Their point is that Democrats should go on the offensive, point out Republican bull**** instead of just sitting by meekly. I know Beto O'Rourke for example is getting criticised a lot for being too polite to Ted Cruz - when he could be a lot tougher on him and his past.

Sharp_one: The site may be biased, but if you actually read the article it makes sense. It's well documented with videos that show that this was done by the alt-right/nazi group The Proud Boys, not Antifa. One of the videos clearly show a guy bragging about beating up a foreigner. Does that sound like a nazi, or an anti-fascist to you? Read up a bit on the Proud Boys. Their initiation rite is pretty funny:

It's pretty naive and weird to say that it's only coming from one side. Have you forgotten about Charlottesville already? Also, on using Fox news as a source: https://www.newsweek.com/violent-far-right-group-fox-news-victims-1168454 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/28/right-wing-warnings-pose-far-more-danger-america-than-left-wing-violence/?utm_term=.ac89fc6e3266 ^ sums it up nicely.

Yeah I just learned it was on PC too, had no idea. I miss out on all games that's not on Steam I guess

What happened to the Halo series? Wasn't that always the biggest selling point for the X-box? That and the Forza series

He'll always be Wallace to me. One of many great characters in The Wire. *obligatory "still the best tv show ever made" post

http://theweek.com/speedreads/801222/washington-post-factchecked-trumps-usa-today-column-struggled-find-single-honest-sentence

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/10/huge-reduction-in-meat-eating-essential-to-avoid-climate-breakdown?CMP=share_btn_fb I don't really have a problem with this. I love meat, but there's so much good food that isn't meat too. Meat production takes up way too much farmland.

Based on the books, she's supposed to have a young look. She's old, but uses magic to make herself appear young.

Looks good to me. As long as they can act it doesn't really matter whether they look like they do in the books or not.

So Ford is unable to live at home for a while now because of numerous death treaths. I'm sure a lot of the other people who were courageous enough to speak up have similar issues at the moment. (https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/410340-christine-blasey-ford-still-unable-to-live-at-home-due-to-death-threats) Or as the Sharp_one would put it, getting the attention they sought.

https://pavingforpizza.com/ Simultaniously hilarious and sad.

Pretty spot on from my experiences there as well. Even so, I keep coming back.

Strange how so many of his classmates, and even roommates grew up to be attention seekers. Besides, they're not even doing a re-interview with Ford or Kavanaugh. What's the point in investigating if it isn't done properly?

"Investigation" https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/04/heres-a-list-of-people-the-fbi-did-not-interview-okay-with-this-flake-and-collins/?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_term=.17e1d8348c69

The texture is a bit different than those. It gives more resistance when you chew it. Tastewise it's hard to describe, it's slightly bitter. More similar to spinach than lettuce I'd say. I love kale, but it can be very hit and miss. I had a really good Pollock and kale dish the other day, with a butter/caper/lovage-sauce. So good, but the kale stole too much attention from the best parts of the dish. (Learned a few new english words by making this post. Pollock and Lovage, woop woop).

The Big Short was good, hoping this will be too. Christian Bale MUST have a weight gain/loss fetish or something.

Any recommendations on where to start with Gavriel Kay? Under Heaven (Tang Dynasty), The Lions of al-Rassan (medieval Spain) or Tigana (reneissance Italy) are all good starting points. Depends on what kind of period and place in history you want to start with. Just avoid The Fionavar Tapestry (his weakest work) and his "sequel" novels and you'll do fine. As for Dune, I definitely recommend reading all the Frank Herbert books. The first one is definitely the best, but I really enjoyed 4-6 as well.

Sanderson, Lynch, Abercrombie, Rothfuss. I've read most of their books up until a couple of years ago, but I think that's actually what turned me away from fantasy fiction. They're all talented in their own way, but I feel they lack the "gravitas" of the best writers in the genre. In a way they remind me of the Marvel films, they're good fun to watch, offer cheap laughs but not much beyond that. Of course, you can also get too much "gravitas", like the Malazan series where everything has to be meaningful and every character has profound reflections on the world or themselves. A fantasy writer I really like is Guy Gavriel Kay. I always try to buy his newest novels. GRRM is great, but frustratingly slow and wrote himself into a corner. Other than that, Tolkien is still the Grandmaster.

Does he think they're laughing with him rather than at him? It almost seems like it.

For the 15th year in a row, UN ranks Norway the best country to live in, in their annual human development report. Do they not realize how much it rains here, and how cold the winters are? Ireland had the highest increase in their ranking, while South Asia was the fastest growing region. http://report.hdr.undp.org/

I'm just glad it hasn't reached my country yet (much) like it has in Sweden and the US, but no doubt it will. I keep getting that song from the South Park episode about Mormons in my head when I think about it. "dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb".

Interesting AMA (Ask me Anything) going on over at Reddit atm with Bill Browder https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9f81tn/my_name_is_bill_browder_im_the_founder_and_ceo_of/