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I'm also hearing an unconfirmed report that he fell a second time once inside a room or office, but you know how the rumor mill is.

 

"The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines though Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi."

 

DC started running in-house ads for a re-launch of the Elseworlds line with Greg Smallwood's Barbarian Batman back in August... and... well... Nothin'. Pulled a month before release.

The Elseworlds re-launched with a new Gotham By Gaslight six issue mini instead, a pre-lude to a Gaslight Justice League this year.

But not all is lost, best anyone can say is that Barbarian Batman starts its six issue run this May.

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The series featuring Batman beating up aliens in spaaaaaace got off to a good start, but it's been a long time since #5 came out and the final issue hasn't been seen.

It's currently slated for Feb. 5th, but given the delays, it could be pushed out as far as April.

 

With two new Lex books out this week, it made me stop and go... Wait, what about that other one? When was it? 2023????!

Well... it turns out DC was maybe a little premature getting #1 out the door as #2 and #3 hadn't even entered production yet.

Good news though! Bryan Hitch and Mark Waid have wrapped it up, a 2nd printing of #1 is due for February to refresh everyones memory, hopefully followed by #2 and #3 in March and April!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24693134

School officials said the agents were from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which ICE denied.

“School staff followed CPS established protocols,” Chkoumbova said in a news conference Friday. “They kept ICE agents outside of the school and contacted CPS law department and CPS Office of Safety and Security for further guidance. The ICE agents were not allowed into the school and were not permitted to speak to any students or staff members.”

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24681507

"The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals including a suspected terrorist, four members of the Tren de Aragua gang, and several illegals convicted of sex crimes against minors."

Meanwhile, a defense official said there were two flights overnight. Both went to Guatemala, according to two sources, and carried 81 deportees. However, a Guatemalan official said 79 Guatemalans had been returned, 31 women and 48 men. 

Leavitt stated, "The Trump Administration also deported hundreds of illegal immigrant criminals via military aircraft. The largest massive deportation operation in history is well underway."

 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24646745

Is it weird that I see nothing objectionable about this one? Looks solid to me, other than bypassing a Senate vote.

There has to be some Monkey's Paw here somewhere, but I'm not immediately seeing it.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

And billionaires. 13 and counting.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It is, I just finished reading it twice, first in the original black and white and the new edition in color.

It's clearly very early Tim Sale but there are some brilliant pages in there.

The story warns in 1991 what 1999 could be like, and it's just as relevant in 2025.

"Economic ruthlessness is a respected American business tradition, but it's wasteful and based on the assumption that we will always find more resources to plunder: More land, more oil, more young people to drive by flight or fight pressure tactics in maximum short-term productivity. Burn all you want, we'll make more...

The problem with that assumption is that it breaks down. One man, one machine, one bank, one economy, one planet at a time.

Because when one of us is so diminished, we all are."

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Why ruin it with real footage of Kim Jong Un?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

As usual, Trump claims credit for something he had nothing to do with:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-january-15-2025/

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Machined badge reading "Built Not Bought".

My dad used to put them on the cars he built.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Fishdom 0.0000004 :)

They just need little numbers over their heads.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

A sense of humor.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Collecting books for show was such a thing it was used as a literary device in the Great Gatsby.

See back then, books were mass produced via multiple stitched together folded booklets, much as they are now, but they didn't have the cutting technology to trim the edges.

So readers would have their own "book knife" or "paper knife" and cut the folded pages apart to be able to read them (resulting in a "deckled edge" which is now simulated these days in some printings.)

So when Gatsby's library is carefully inspected:

"A stout, middle-aged man, with enormous owl-eyed spectacles, was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books. As we entered he wheeled excitedly around and examined Jordan from head to foot.

"What do you think?" he demanded impetuously.

"About what?'

He waved his hand toward the book-shelves.

"About that. As a matter of fact you needn't bother to ascertain. I ascertained. They're real.

"The books?"

He nodded.

"Absolutely real - have pages and everything. I thought they'd be a nice durable cardboard.  Matter of face, they're absolutely real. Pages and - Here! Lemme show you."

Taking our scepticism for granted, he rushed to the book-cases and returned with Volume One of the Stoddard Lectures.

"See!" he cried triumphantly. "It's a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella's a regular Belasco. It's a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop, too - didn't cut the pages. But what do you want? What do you expect?"

He snatched the book from me and replaced it hastily on its shelf, muttering that if one brick was removed the whole library was liable to collapse."

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Card is also a giant piece of shit in other ways, which is unfortunate because he is a good writer and his essays on the methodology of writing are excellent.

https://www.wired.com/2013/10/enders-game/

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This is way worse than the J.K. Rowling turned TERF bit. These are actual crimes committed against women.

I legit really enjoyed many of his works, Good Omens, written with Terry Pratchett, is an all time classic, and I used to be proud of the fact that I actually met the man, as did one of my oldest friends as well as my brother in law.

Now it's all like "What the fuck?"

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