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Scream 2

Scream 2: Directed by Wes Craven. With Jada Pinkett Smith, Omar Epps, Paulette Patterson, Rasila Schroeder. Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings. I had forgotten how many big names where in this, Jada Pinkett Smith, Heather Read the full article…

Comic Books Have Been Added!

  Starting a couple weeks ago I began adding a significant number of the Star Trek Comic Books to the Star Trek Book Club, and I believe that I have them all on the site now.  In the process of doing this, I made a determination that the comics and to a greater extent, magazines, Read the full article…

DeSantis signs a sweeping GOP-backed election bill into law in Florida, tightening restrictions on mail voting and ballot drop boxes

The law, SB90, requires Florida voters to apply for mail ballots more frequently and restricts the availability of ballot drop boxes.

Pastor and family stole $8M in Covid scam, feds say. Why no charges?

The curious case of the Edwards family involves a dementia-stricken accountant and a police traffic stop that turned up garbage bags full of shredded documents.

Satanic Temple says abortion ban violates religious freedom, to sue state to protect civil rights

The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic religious group that has a reputation for its progressive politics.

It’s Hard to Overstate the Danger of the Voting Case the Supreme Court Just Agreed to Hear

An extreme decision here could fundamentally alter the balance of power in setting election rules in the states and threaten future election subversion.

Justice Thomas cites debunked claim that Covid vaccines are made with cells from ‘aborted children’

Thomas cited the claims in a dissent to the Supreme Court’s refusal to take up a challenge by health care workers who opposed New York’s vaccine mandate on religious grounds.

The Card Counter

The Card Counter: Directed by Paul Schrader. With Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe. Redemption is the long game in Paul Schrader’s THE CARD COUNTER. Told with Schrader’s trademark cinematic intensity, the revenge thriller tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of his past. I thought I Read the full article…

Star Trek Book Deals For July 2022

This month’s ebook deals have landed with 9 books on sale for $0.99 each, books that have never been on sale are in bold: It’s an odd choice, but book 5 of the Typhon Pact is not currently on sale, I’ll give you a heads up if they change their minds about this though! Star Read the full article…

Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.

Supreme Court limits EPA authority to set climate standards for power plants

The Supreme Court ruled that Congress, not the EPA has authority to set standards on climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions for existing power plants.

Noem defends no exception for rape, incest in South Dakota trigger law

 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Sunday defended her state’s abortion trigger law that took effect after the Supreme Court’s decision to strip away the constitutional right to an abortion.

Frank Zappa’s Estate, Including His Catalog and ‘The Vault,’ Acquired by Universal Music Group

Deal between Zappa Family Trust and UMG includes publishing and the rights to the legendary rocker’s name and likeness

PLAN C: Learn to access at-home abortion pill options online

Plan C is an information resource for self-managed, at-home abortion with pills. Learn how people in the U.S. are accessing abortion pill options online.

MCS Top Posts for the week ending 2022-07-01

Here’s this week’s Top Stuff

Arrest made after worker killed, another injured over ‘too much mayo’ at Atlanta Subway

A Subway employee is dead and another one is in the hospital all because a customer thought there was “too much mayo” on his sandwich.

Ban on hand-held signs very likely violates First Amendment, U.S. appeals court rules – Florida Phoenix

A Fort Myers Beach street preacher is entitled to an injunction against a town ordinance that prohibits the display of portable signs, a federal appeals court has ruled, citing the First Amendment. A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit concluded that, even though the ordinance doesn’t discriminate against Read the full article…

Teachers Slam DeSantis’ ‘Disturbing’ New School Civics Initiative

Instructors say the new standards shown at a workshop this week don’t emphasize the separation of church and state, or the role of the colonies in slavery.

Standing Up, Falling Down

Standing Up, Falling Down: Directed by Matt Ratner. With Billy Crystal, Ben Schwartz, Grace Gummer, Eloise Mumford. The unlikely friendship that kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A., forced to move back home with his tail between his legs, and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. I watched this based on Read the full article…

Alabama cites Roe decision in urging court to let state ban trans health care

Since abortion isn’t protected under the Constitution, neither should access to gender-affirming care, Alabama argues.

The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp: Directed by George Roy Hill. With Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow. A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon. Robin’s second movie, and it’s not funny. Read the full article…

Three Dead, At Least 50 People Injured After Amtrak Train Derails in Missouri

“It all happened like slow motion,” one rider told CNN about the crash

The Supreme Court Has Destroyed Its Legitimacy and There Is No Reason to Respect It

  When an unelected conservative majority simply imposes the right’s policy preferences by fiat, there is little reason for the rest of us to respect the Court’s authority.  

Fears of violence against pro-choice protests intensify amid wave of attacks

Use of teargas and arrests by police and targeting by anti-abortion activists disrupts demonstrations in multiple states

50 migrants die in trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fifty people have died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S.

GOP House Candidate Doubts Likelihood of Pregnancy After Rape

Yesli Vega, a Republican nominee for Congress in Virginia, said last month that said women’s bodies might shut down after sexual assault, decreasing the likelihood of pregnancy

Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

The former associate of Jeffrey Epstein had been convicted of five counts of sex trafficking in December

Hercules

Hercules: Directed by Luigi Cozzi. With Lou Ferrigno, Brad Harris, Sybil Danning, Rossana Podestà. The story of the Greek mythological figure, updated in this 80’s version. Lou Ferrigno’s first role after he was done with The Incredible Hulk, the tv show that made him famous as the titular Hulk, this movie is notable for a Read the full article…

Queens, Cats, Plants, and Wicked Barley

Had a fun weekend playing cards with my niece and nephew, this is the new one that we played, it was overly complicated and I loved it.  It’s named “Sleeping Queens” Charlotte and Miles doing their thing. Odo and Miles doing their thing. I got some tomato seeds and I had purchased these cheap “grow Read the full article…

Habit

Habit: Directed by Janell Shirtcliff. With Bella Thorne, Andreja Pejic, Gavin Rossdale, Libby Mintz. A street-smart party girl gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out by masquerading as a nun. It took me about 3 tries, but I finally got through the film. There’s a few famous people Read the full article…

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: Directed by Tom Gormican. With Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Horgan. In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, channeling his iconic characters as he’s caught between a superfan (Pedro Pascal) and a CIA agent (Tiffany Haddish). Nicolas Cage as Nick Cage is about as meta Read the full article…

Firestarter

Firestarter: Directed by Keith Thomas. With Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Michael Greyeyes. A young girl tries to understand how she mysteriously gained the power to set things on fire with her mind. I’ve still not seen the original film with Drew Barrymore, and I had only just barely been made aware of Read the full article…

AOC: We Must ‘Very Seriously Consider’ Impeachment for Supreme Court Justices Who ‘Lied Under Oath’

“There must be consequences for such a deeply destabilizing action and a hostile takeover of our democratic institutions,” the congresswoman said

Interceptor

Interceptor: Directed by Matthew Reilly. With Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta. One Army captain must use her years of tactical training and military expertise when a simultaneous coordinated attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of. This feels decidedly like a movie that Jean-Claude Van Damme would have Read the full article…

Awesome Things Volume 95

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The Survivors

The Survivors: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright. Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two. It’s the “Odd Couple” but with lots and lots of Read the full article…

Satisfactory on Steam

Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven! I’ve played about 15 hours of this world building game and while I’m no where near done with it, I have enough of Read the full article…

Susan Collins Somehow Still Can’t Believe She Got Played for a Fool by Trump’s Justices

The senator from Maine once again seemed blindsided by Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh siding against Roe v. Wade

Taylor Swift Says She’s ‘Absolutely Terrified’ After Roe v. Wade Decision

“I am heartbroken that we may now be destined to learn the painful lessons of the time before Roe was made law of the land,” Michelle Obama wrote in the letter Swift retweeted

Same-Sex Marriage and Contraception Should Be Next on Chopping Block: Clarence Thomas

The Supreme Court has officially struck down Roe v. Wade, and the court’s conservatives may not be done restricting the rights of Americans

Mike Pence Calls for National Abortion Ban

The former vice president and other prominent Republicans are not only praising the end of Roe v. Wade but signaling bigger plans to strip women of their rights

FBI raids Georgia churches near military bases, sources say church was targeting soldiers

The FBI raided churches in Georgia and Texas on Thursday, all affiliated with House of Prayer Christian Churches of America.

Jumper

Jumper: Directed by Doug Liman. With Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane. A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators. Hayden Christensen is back in the news because of his return as Darth Vader in the recently wrapped Read the full article…

The Dunwich Horror

The Dunwich Horror: Directed by Daniel Haller. With Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley, Lloyd Bochner. Wilbur Whateley travels to the Arkham Miskatonic University to borrow the legendary Necronomicon. But, little does anyone know, Whateley isn’t quite human… I sought this out and found it on Kanopy because of the Gidget (1969) movie starring Sandra Read the full article…

Feds Raid Home of DOJ Official Trump Wanted to Elevate to Help Overturn Election

The former president considered naming Jeffrey Clark attorney general as part of his push to stay in office following his failed reelection bid

Rudy Giuliani says he’s afraid his epitaph will say he ‘lied for Trump’

The president’s lawyer told The New Yorker: “I am afraid it will be on my gravestone. ‘Rudy Giuliani: He lied for Trump.’” “But, if it is, so what do I care? I’ll be dead”

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday ended constitutional protections for abortion that had stood in America for nearly a half-century.

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Gidget Goes Hawaiian: Directed by Paul Wendkos. With James Darren, Michael Callan, Deborah Walley, Carl Reiner. Francine (Gidget) is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii – just during the two weeks when her beloved “Moondoggie” is home from College. When he suggests she go for it, Read the full article…