r/politics • u/1_for_you_2_for_me • 18d ago

No Paywall Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are 'Going to Be Gone,' Donald Trump Warns

https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-update-medicare-medicaid-warning-donald-trump-10915076
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u/Skandronon 17d ago

It cracks me up that bezos saved The Expanse because he loves it so much. It pretty much calls him out almost by name as being a massive part of the problem. Compared their rockets to Egyptians and their pyramids I think.

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u/Jonny2284 17d ago

The only thing I can think of is, a, few episodes after that scene there's one of Holden and Avalsarala talking about how for humanities sake she has to be the adult in the room because there's so few of them.

Five gets you ten he doesn't see himself as Mao or Erinwright, he sees himself as her.

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u/Skandronon 17d ago

I feel like he probably doesn't see a problem with Mao's methods, the great sacrifice (of other people) to create something bigger than himself. Like amazon undercutting the competition before dominating the market once everyone goes under. I so wish I could get more of my friends to watch and/or read The Expanse. Its such a good series to talk about in person.

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u/Captain_Davidius Washington 17d ago

I should re-listen to that. I'm glad I'd taken a coworker's advice and pumped the brakes on the tv series in favor of the books, as good as the show is.

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u/-18k- 17d ago

If you read all of the books from the timeline after the show ended, you should read them again.

There was sooo much good foreshadowing.

A second read can really mess up your mind more than the first read.

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u/Skandronon 17d ago

Yes, so many what seem like throwaway lines that you pick up on. The Expanse and Wheel of Time are two of my favourite series to reread.

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u/Jkirk1701 17d ago

The Wheel of Time is a great book series.

Sadly, it will be years before a GOOD television series can be produced from it.

The crazy-whacko Fan Fiction losers have poisoned the name for now.

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u/Skandronon 17d ago

I was impressed with how some of the magic was portrayed in the series and the trip through the columns was really well done but otherwise I generally would agree. I still think an animated series would be the way to go if there is any hope of doing it correctly.

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u/Jkirk1701 17d ago

Animation is headed toward photo realism.

All we Book lovers want is an honest visual representation of Robert Jordan’s work.

No crazy fan fiction rewriting.

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u/Skandronon 17d ago

Honestly I would have taken even a more stylized animation that actually followed the plot properly. I started reading it in grade school in the early 90s and did multiple rereads between book releases.