I watched "The War in Minnesota," an essay examining the current
conflict there and modeling it as civil war. . . .
I watched "The War in Minnesota," an essay examining the current
conflict there and modeling it as civil war. It's from C.B. Robertson, a
new channel for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xEMERYCd4
This guy appears to be fairly deep into the online conservative culture;
he knows who Vox Day is. He's trying to step outside those predelineated lines, though. One of several good points is that we tend to call people hypocrites for drawing distinctions we don't think are valid. For
instance, if Joe Bloggs supports the covid lockdown but opposes ICE,
does that make him a hypocrite?
I watched "The War in Minnesota," an essay examining the current
conflict there and modeling it as civil war. It's from C.B. Robertson, a
new channel for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xEMERYCd4
This guy appears to be fairly deep into the online conservative culture;
he knows who Vox Day is. He's trying to step outside those predelineated >lines, though. One of several good points is that we tend to call people >hypocrites for drawing distinctions we don't think are valid. For
instance, if Joe Bloggs supports the covid lockdown but opposes ICE,
does that make him a hypocrite? Of course not, and one who calls him
that is probably someone who supports or opposes authority uncritically >instead of thinking about the particular issue. Another is that
government doesn't work on a basis of absolute right and wrong but of >tradeoffs, and a morality-based perspective must condemn every
government.
I then watched a fan reanimation of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is
Magic episode titled "Magical Mystery Cure." If you're familiar with the >ponies, you'll recall how pivotal this episode was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gLmWwRXVTg
This is made by 96 different animators, all working from love, and they
did a solid job. Some added their own little touches, like putting
glasses on Twilight. A few made big changes, like representing the >characters as if in an arcade game. One person animated it in the 3D
style of the next generation, and two chose to animate the ponies as
humans. One person wanted to participate but can't draw (I guess), so
one shot is footage of sock puppets on people's hands.
One thing I've noticed with these in general is that the constant change
of animation style isn't as jarring as one might think. It's the story
that matters. This creation used the original audio, but it did make
staging changes -- for instance, in the opening "Morning in Ponyville"
aria, Twilight dances on a stage with two tuxedoed backup dancers
instead of on a cafe table with the waitstaff.
Doctor Who and Star Trek fandoms should do more stuff like this. If the >original makers won't give us more of what we loved, let's make our own.
I also watched a Kit Boga compilation of enraged scammers. I watched a
lot of stuff yesterday.
What did everyone else watch?
What did everyone else watch?
On 2/1/2026 10:40 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
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I watched:
Boogie Nights (4K disc) 1997 movie written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The movie has an all star cast, including Mark Walhberg as a
high school drop out who finds fame in the 1970s and 80s adult
entertainment industry before it all come crashing down. The movie
holds up well, but how in the world did PTA get the soundtrack of
nothing but hits in this movie?
Magnolia (blui-ray) 1999 movie written and directed by Paul Thomas
Anderson The movie has an all star cast (about half of which returning
from Boogie Nights) and tells several interconnected stories with plots
too convoluted to try and summarize. That's not to imply I don't like
the movie. I actually like it a lot, but it would take way too long to
even attempt to try and summarize what happens in the movie.
Punch-Drunk Love (4K disc) 2002 movie written and directed by Paul
Thomas Anderson. The movie stars Adam Sandler as a man with severe
anger management issues. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán who
were both in "Boogie Nights" and "Manolia" pop up. Hoffman, playing a conman out to get Sandler, and Guzmán playing Sandler's employee. Emily Watson also stars as Sandler's would be girlfriend. This one is a bit weird, but entertaining.
There Will Be Blood (blu-ray) 2007 movie written and directed by Paul
Thomas Anderson. The movie stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a late 19th
century, early 20th century oil man who uses his adopted son to con
people out of their land. Paul Dano also stars as a crooked preacher
who goes between helping Day-Lewis and standing in his way. This is a
great movie.
Magnolia (blui-ray) 1999 movie written and directed by Paul Thomas
Anderson The movie has an all star cast (about half of which returning
from Boogie Nights) and tells several interconnected stories with plots
too convoluted to try and summarize. That's not to imply I don't like
the movie. I actually like it a lot, but it would take way too long to
even attempt to try and summarize what happens in the movie.
Punch-Drunk Love
There Will Be Blood (blu-ray) 2007 movie written and directed by Paul
Thomas Anderson. The movie stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a late 19th
century, early 20th century oil man who uses his adopted son to con
people out of their land. Paul Dano also stars as a crooked preacher
who goes between helping Day-Lewis and standing in his way. This is a
great movie.
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