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tldr the less you've heard of the subject the more likely the segment is good.
Who are the Turp? Who knows? All we have is a voyager-esque probe from them. But it has one other thing. A date, in what we think is Turp years, and an arrow pointing to the orbit of Neptune.
We better get working on that rocket.
I do wonder what the political situation would have looked like with Depression averted or it just being the Panic of 1929. Who would succeed Hoover? Most people pick from the collection of Republicans of 1936 like Landon or Knox (looking at you, Kaiserreich), but the GOP was reduced to those people only because of the legislative massacres from the past three elections. What does the Republican bench look like if the GOP maintained its dominance? Nobody has ever really explored that.But none of that is relevant to this situation at all.
Although I will be stealing the term "fiscal Scrooge McDuckery" for future use.
I sure was!
That and I've stopped watching political comedians since the election ended.
When he never mentioned Evan McMullin, I swore him my archenemy.
I'm glad that he doesn't choose to only do what is super popular at the time. He picks interesting subjects (more or less) that most people (more or less) haven't heard. I voted third party and I thought his third party video was great. He treated the candidates like actual candidates and pointed out flaws in a non dick way unlike Stephen Colbert did in his third party segment. I kinda respect John Oliver just a little bit more since he spends more time on a topic and does his best to explain as much about it as possible.
President Malarkey
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Jr. (/ˈdʒoʊsᵻf rɒbᵻˈnɛt ˈbaɪdən/; November 20, 1942 – February 7, 2028) was an American politician who was the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2025 and 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, having been jointly elected twice with President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009.
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WARNING: LOTS OF WORDS AHEAD
"This is a big fucking deal." - Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Jr. (/ˈdʒoʊsᵻf rɒbᵻˈnɛt ˈbaɪdən/; November 20, 1942 – February 7, 2028) was an American politician who was the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2025 and 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, having been jointly elected twice with President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009.
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WARNING: LOTS OF WORDS AHEAD
Biden was elected President in 2016 after defeating former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders in the primaries. He then selected Senator Elizabeth Warren as his running mate. Biden and Warren went on to defeat New York businessman Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence of Indiana 332-200 (with 6 faithless electors) in the Electoral College. Biden immediately faced opposition from Congressional Republicans. The Republicans had a 51-49 majority in the Senate thanks to the appointment of Karyn Polito to fill the vacancy created by Vice President Warren. Biden managed to get President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, through the obstructionist Senate by threatening McConnell with an even more liberal nominee once the Massachusetts Senate seat was won. Garland was confirmed 67-33 by the Senate. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy defeated Polito in the 2017 special election.
Biden's first term was dominated by the potential of a crisis in Europe that began with the success of the Brexit vote and continued with the victory of FN in the French presidential election and the disputed results of the "Frexit" vote that resulted in widespread protesting in France. The victory of PVV in the Dutch general election also continued to threaten the fragile state of the European Union. Although "Nexit" failed, the May ministry finally initiating the formal process of Brexit and the French government's decision to go ahead with Frexit despite the unclear results of the referendum resulted in the Euro plummeting almost overnight. This resulted in the Panic of 2019.
The Panic, combined with old age and midterm losses, led Biden to privately tell Democrats that he would not be seeking re-election in 2020. It was already unlikely that the Democratic Party would win a fourth consecutive election and the worsening economic situation made Biden's chances low. In August 2019, Biden publicly announced he would not be seeking the Democratic Party's nomination in 2020. Many candidates emerged, yet even more decided not to run out of fear of losing. Of 9 major candidates, the three frontrunners were Ohio Governor Tim Ryan, Vice President Warren, and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. No candidate won a majority of delegates by the time of the convention, not even with the addition of superdelegates. After the several rounds of voting, the three frontrunners continued to battle for the nomination. At the end of night 2 and after the 59th round of voting, people began to tire. Former President Obama flew into Miami in advance of his night 3 speech and secretly began rallying delegates for President Biden. Obama then passed on the task to the President's son, Governor Beau Biden of Delaware, while he went to the President's hotel room and persuaded him to run again. On the 73rd ballot, the Delaware delegation announced that they were voting for the President. The Draft Biden movement quickly began to pick up steam, and Governor Ryan threw his support to the President. Biden came to the floor after the balloting to signal that he would accept the nomination. The next challenge was figuring out a winning strategy. The priority was to dissociate Biden with the vitriolic and damaging primary campaign, and for this reason, Vice President Warren was not renominated. Both Ryan and Booker expected to replace her on the ticket, but Biden privately told them that they were not being considered. Instead, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was selected to be Biden's running mate. After she accepted, Biden and Gillibrand went on to the general campaign to face their Republican opponent:
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Donald J. Trump.
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Donald J. Trump.
Yes. Donald Trump had been renominated by the Republican Party. This time his running mate was Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey. Trump crushed his primary opponents, winning 38 states, several of them being absolute majority victories. Trump's campaign was almost exactly the same as his 2016 campaign. He focused intensely on the economy. However, the worst was already over in the United States. The unemployment rate began to decline and inflation was corrected. Despite the continued flailing of the Euro, the American economy was mostly stabilized despite being in a weaker state than it was four years prior. Trump's chances looked significantly better than last time, with the candidate having learned what worked and didn't work. However, the Trump campaign was completely derailed by his arrest by the FBI in early October. FBI Director Preet Bharara maintained that the entire investigation had been conducted without the President's knowledge and insisted that he was in no way ordered or recommended to arrest the President's opponent. Trump was charged with several counts of tax related crimes. He was also connected to the rumors of Russian interference in the 2016 election, which were confirmed in a new statement by the FBI. After posting bail, Trump spent the month leading up to the election ranting about how Biden was abusing his power to delegitimize his opponent and unfairly win the election. This narrative did not play as Trump was in and out of courtrooms. Biden won a landslide victory over Trump of 398 electoral votes. Trump was eventually convicted on the tax charges.
In the aftermath of the election, Biden decided to pardon Trump and forced Director Bharara to resign for undermining the President's authority and creating the image of potential impropriety within the government.
In the aftermath of the election, Biden decided to pardon Trump and forced Director Bharara to resign for undermining the President's authority and creating the image of potential impropriety within the government.
Biden's second term was initially geared toward repairing the economy. The United States was also party to the Antwerp Accords, a massive international climate change agreement. The Accords were accepted in the United States thanks to the Democratic Senate majority. One of the key points of the economic recovery plan was the creation of a national railway. Contracts were to be awarded to Japanese companies for the construction of two high speed rail links, one from San Diego to Seattle and the other from Boston to Washington, D.C. The railways were also to be built by American workers. However, the railway, with the rest of the economic recovery plan, was completely wrecked by the sudden death of Russian President Vladimir Putin in April 2021. Prime Minister Medvedev became Acting President and elections were scheduled for May. However, a massive bombing attack on Moscow thrust the nation into chaos. Medvedev declared martial law, assumed the full presidency, and suspended the election. Rioting and protesting began immediately. People were shot in the streets. Medvedev was overthrown by the military by late May and martial law continued. It was at this point that full scale revolution broke out. Russia collapsed into chaos between various government groups, military factions, popular movements, and independence movements. The whole world was on edge.
In the United States, some called for intervention, but even more called for no involvement. However, a 109 page memo written by Energy Secretary Dan Reicher pointed out that Russia's nuclear arsenal was now completely up for grabs. In the week after the so-called Reicher Paper, leaders from the United States, Europe, and China were in constant meetings. The nature of these meetings remained highly secretive, even to members of the involved governments. It soon became obvious what the purpose was when Operation Midnight Marvel began. Allied forces entered Russia with the sole intention of securing Russian nuclear garrisons. As the name suggests, large parts of the operation were done overnight. The rest of the operation continued over the next three years. The United Nations also deployed peacekeepers to assist in Midnight Marvel.
Biden's handling of the Russian Civil War was highly praised at home and abroad for preventing a major threat to the world from emerging as well as limiting American risk. However, an unforeseen effect of the destabilization in the Russian sphere was an energy crisis. War meant Russia had ceased to export its large shares of oil and natural gas. The price of oil began to skyrocket. In the United States however, the Antwerp Accords combined with the stable flow of oil out of Iraq prevented serious damage. However, Europe suffered due to its heavy dependence on Russian oil. Terrorist groups began to emerge in Russia who simply sought control of the oil fields and natural gas areas to control the outward flow of these resources and profit off them. The Biden administration and the Chinese government both committed to fighting these so-called "oil gangs", but Europe found itself increasingly reliant on them.
Biden's handling of the Russian Civil War was highly praised at home and abroad for preventing a major threat to the world from emerging as well as limiting American risk. However, an unforeseen effect of the destabilization in the Russian sphere was an energy crisis. War meant Russia had ceased to export its large shares of oil and natural gas. The price of oil began to skyrocket. In the United States however, the Antwerp Accords combined with the stable flow of oil out of Iraq prevented serious damage. However, Europe suffered due to its heavy dependence on Russian oil. Terrorist groups began to emerge in Russia who simply sought control of the oil fields and natural gas areas to control the outward flow of these resources and profit off them. The Biden administration and the Chinese government both committed to fighting these so-called "oil gangs", but Europe found itself increasingly reliant on them.
By 2022, Russia was settling into four major factions: the military, the New Russian People's Front (the key revolutionary group), the ex-government, and the oil gangs. The military government, which had control of the remaining nuclear arsenal of Russia, decided to cooperate with China and the United States in exchange for aid. The Strategic Tripartite Arms Limitation and Warhead Acquisition Reduction Treaty (STALWART) was signed as a result of covert talks. However, many nuclear arms were "lost" during the dismantling process, being preserved in case the military government felt the need to use them to establish dominance. The military government also reneged on one of the key prerequisites of the agreement, that they would not interact with the oil gangs. These two factions found themselves increasingly co-dependent, especially since the oil gangs were led by and consisted of ex-military. STALWART was hailed as a major victory in the United States, as it disabled another perceived threat.
As the last years of the Biden presidency came into view, the President once again dedicated himself to the railway project, handing off almost all other responsibilities to Vice President Gillibrand. The final provisions for the railway were passed in early 2024, allowing Biden to announce the creation of the National Railway System in his final State of the Union. Another key event of 2024 was the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, which were opened by the President in one of his increasingly rare public appearances. The President did not appear again until the day after the 2024 election, when Vice President Gillibrand was defeated by Nevada Governor Adam Laxalt. He also delivered a farewell address from the Oval Office. His final act as President was to give the Presidential Medal of Freedom to his predecessor, reciprocating the honor Obama did unto him 8 years prior.
Supreme Court nominees:
2017: Merrick Garland (succeeding Antonin Scalia)
2018: Mariano-Florentino Cuellar (succeeding Anthony Kennedy)
2019: Goodwin Liu (succeeding Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
2022: Cheryl Ann Krause (succeeding Stephen Breyer)
Joe Biden filled a staggering four Supreme Court vacancies. His four nominated justices joined with 2 Obama nominees to create a formidable bench of 6 liberal justices.
2017: Merrick Garland (succeeding Antonin Scalia)
2018: Mariano-Florentino Cuellar (succeeding Anthony Kennedy)
2019: Goodwin Liu (succeeding Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
2022: Cheryl Ann Krause (succeeding Stephen Breyer)
Joe Biden filled a staggering four Supreme Court vacancies. His four nominated justices joined with 2 Obama nominees to create a formidable bench of 6 liberal justices.
In his post-presidency, Biden spent most of his time with his family and the Obamas. He attended the opening of his Presidential Library in 2027, which coincided with the creation of the Joe Biden Foundation. Biden died on February 7, 2028, three days after his son Beau won the New Hampshire primary. The younger Biden suspended his campaign as a consequence. Biden was given a state funeral and was buried in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was eulogized by Presidents Obama and Laxalt.
"This is a big fucking deal." - Joe Biden
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shiftygiant
Gone Fishin'
His segments on British politics are as a painful to listen to as when CGPGrey talks about the 2015 GE.
Shikata Ga Nai
Banned
President Malarkey
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Jr. (/ˈdʒoʊsᵻf rɒbᵻˈnɛt ˈbaɪdən/; November 20, 1942 – February 7, 2028) was an American politician who was the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2025 and 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, having been jointly elected twice with President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009.
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WARNING: LOTS OF WORDS AHEAD
Biden was elected President in 2016 after defeating former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders in the primaries. He then selected Senator Elizabeth Warren as his running mate. Biden and Warren went on to defeat New York businessman Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence of Indiana 332-200 (with 6 faithless electors) in the Electoral College. Biden immediately faced opposition from Congressional Republicans. The Republicans had a 51-49 majority in the Senate thanks to the appointment of Karyn Polito to fill the vacancy created by Vice President Warren. Biden managed to get President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, through the obstructionist Senate by threatening McConnell with an even more liberal nominee once the Massachusetts Senate seat was won. Garland was confirmed 67-33 by the Senate. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy defeated Polito in the 2017 special election.
Biden's first term was dominated by the potential of a crisis in Europe that began with the success of the Brexit vote and continued with the victory of FN in the French presidential election and the disputed results of the "Frexit" vote that resulted in widespread protesting in France. The victory of PVV in the Dutch general election also continued to threaten the fragile state of the European Union. Although "Nexit" failed, the May ministry finally initiating the formal process of Brexit and the French government's decision to go ahead with Frexit despite the unclear results of the referendum resulted in the Euro plummeting almost overnight. This resulted in the Panic of 2019.
The Panic, combined with old age and midterm losses, led Biden to privately tell Democrats that he would not be seeking re-election in 2020. It was already unlikely that the Democratic Party would win a fourth consecutive election and the worsening economic situation made Biden's chances low. In August 2019, Biden publicly announced he would not be seeking the Democratic Party's nomination in 2020. Many candidates emerged, yet even more decided not to run out of fear of losing. Of 9 major candidates, the three frontrunners were Ohio Governor Tim Ryan, Vice President Warren, and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. No candidate won a majority of delegates by the time of the convention, not even with the addition of superdelegates. After the several rounds of voting, the three frontrunners continued to battle for the nomination. At the end of night 2 and after the 59th round of voting, people began to tire. Former President Obama flew into Miami in advance of his night 3 speech and secretly began rallying delegates for President Biden. Obama then passed on the task to the President's son, Governor Beau Biden of Delaware, while he went to the President's hotel room and persuaded him to run again. On the 73rd ballot, the Delaware delegation announced that they were voting for the President. The Draft Biden movement quickly began to pick up steam, and Governor Ryan threw his support to the President. Biden came to the floor after the balloting to signal that he would accept the nomination. The next challenge was figuring out a winning strategy. The priority was to dissociate Biden with the vitriolic and damaging primary campaign, and for this reason, Vice President Warren was not renominated. Both Ryan and Booker expected to replace her on the ticket, but Biden privately told them that they were not being considered. Instead, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was selected to be Biden's running mate. After she accepted, Biden and Gillibrand went on to the general campaign to face their Republican opponent:
...
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Donald J. Trump.
Yes. Donald Trump had been renominated by the Republican Party. This time his running mate was Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey. Trump crushed his primary opponents, winning 38 states, several of them being absolute majority victories. Trump's campaign was almost exactly the same as his 2016 campaign. He focused intensely on the economy. However, the worst was already over in the United States. The unemployment rate began to decline and inflation was corrected. Despite the continued flailing of the Euro, the American economy was mostly stabilized despite being in a weaker state than it was four years prior. Trump's chances looked significantly better than last time, with the candidate having learned what worked and didn't work. However, the Trump campaign was completely derailed by his arrest by the FBI in early October. FBI Director Preet Bharara maintained that the entire investigation had been conducted without the President's knowledge and insisted that he was in no way ordered or recommended to arrest the President's opponent. Trump was charged with several counts of tax related crimes. He was also connected to the rumors of Russian interference in the 2016 election, which were confirmed in a new statement by the FBI. After posting bail, Trump spent the month leading up to the election ranting about how Biden was abusing his power to delegitimize his opponent and unfairly win the election. This narrative did not play as Trump was in and out of courtrooms. Biden won a landslide victory over Trump of 398 electoral votes. Trump was eventually convicted on the tax charges.
In the aftermath of the election, Biden decided to pardon Trump and forced Director Bharara to resign for undermining the President's authority and creating the image of potential impropriety within the government.
Biden's second term was initially geared toward repairing the economy. The United States was also party to the Antwerp Accords, a massive international climate change agreement. The Accords were accepted in the United States thanks to the Democratic Senate majority. One of the key points of the economic recovery plan was the creation of a national railway. Contracts were to be awarded to Japanese companies for the construction of two high speed rail links, one from San Diego to Seattle and the other from Boston to Washington, D.C. The railways were also to be built by American workers. However, the railway, with the rest of the economic recovery plan, was completely wrecked by the sudden death of Russian President Vladimir Putin in April 2021. Prime Minister Medvedev became Acting President and elections were scheduled for May. However, a massive bombing attack on Moscow thrust the nation into chaos. Medvedev declared martial law, assumed the full presidency, and suspended the election. Rioting and protesting began immediately. People were shot in the streets. Medvedev was overthrown by the military by late May and martial law continued. It was at this point that full scale revolution broke out. Russia collapsed into chaos between various government groups, military factions, popular movements, and independence movements. The whole world was on edge.
In the United States, some called for intervention, but even more called for no involvement. However, a 109 page memo written by Energy Secretary Dan Reicher pointed out that Russia's nuclear arsenal was now completely up for grabs. In the week after the so-called Reicher Paper, leaders from the United States, Europe, and China were in constant meetings. The nature of these meetings remained highly secretive, even to members of the involved governments. It soon became obvious what the purpose was when Operation Midnight Marvel began. Allied forces entered Russia with the sole intention of securing Russian nuclear garrisons. As the name suggests, large parts of the operation were done overnight. The rest of the operation continued over the next three years. The United Nations also deployed peacekeepers to assist in Midnight Marvel.
Biden's handling of the Russian Civil War was highly praised at home and abroad for preventing a major threat to the world from emerging as well as limiting American risk. However, an unforeseen effect of the destabilization in the Russian sphere was an energy crisis. War meant Russia had ceased to export its large shares of oil and natural gas. The price of oil began to skyrocket. In the United States however, the Antwerp Accords combined with the stable flow of oil out of Iraq prevented serious damage. However, Europe suffered due to its heavy dependence on Russian oil. Terrorist groups began to emerge in Russia who simply sought control of the oil fields and natural gas areas to control the outward flow of these resources and profit off them. The Biden administration and the Chinese government both committed to fighting these so-called "oil gangs", but Europe found itself increasingly reliant on them.
By 2022, Russia was settling into four major factions: the military, the New Russian People's Front (the key revolutionary group), the ex-government, and the oil gangs. The military government, which had control of the remaining nuclear arsenal of Russia, decided to cooperate with China and the United States in exchange for aid. The Strategic Tripartite Arms Limitation and Warhead Acquisition Reduction Treaty (STALWART) was signed as a result of covert talks. However, many nuclear arms were "lost" during the dismantling process, being preserved in case the military government felt the need to use them to establish dominance. The military government also reneged on one of the key prerequisites of the agreement, that they would not interact with the oil gangs. These two factions found themselves increasingly co-dependent, especially since the oil gangs were led by and consisted of ex-military. STALWART was hailed as a major victory in the United States, as it disabled another perceived threat.
As the last years of the Biden presidency came into view, the President once again dedicated himself to the railway project, handing off almost all other responsibilities to Vice President Gillibrand. The final provisions for the railway were passed in early 2024, allowing Biden to announce the creation of the National Railway System in his final State of the Union. Another key event of 2024 was the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, which were opened by the President in one of his increasingly rare public appearances. The President did not appear again until the day after the 2024 election, when Vice President Gillibrand was defeated by Nevada Governor Adam Laxalt. He also delivered a farewell address from the Oval Office. His final act as President was to give the Presidential Medal of Freedom to his predecessor, reciprocating the honor Obama did unto him 8 years prior.
Supreme Court nominees:
2017: Merrick Garland (succeeding Antonin Scalia)
2018: Mariano-Florentino Cuellar (succeeding Anthony Kennedy)
2019: Goodwin Liu (succeeding Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
2022: Cheryl Ann Krause (succeeding Stephen Breyer)
Joe Biden filled a staggering four Supreme Court vacancies. His four nominated justices joined with 2 Obama nominees to create a formidable bench of 6 liberal justices.
In his post-presidency, Biden spent most of his time with his family and the Obamas. He attended the opening of his Presidential Library in 2027, which coincided with the creation of the Joe Biden Foundation. Biden died on February 7, 2028, three days after his son Beau won the New Hampshire primary. The younger Biden suspended his campaign as a consequence. Biden was given a state funeral and was buried in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was eulogized by Presidents Obama and Laxalt.
"This is a big fucking deal." - Joe Biden
God. If only...
Keep in mind if he did, he'd be like, "THIS GUY SERIOUSLY THINKS HE HAS A CHANCE? HE CAN'T EVEN GET HIS VP RIGHT!", and you'd hate him more
Got this idea after watching Snyder's Watchmen and seeing the little nod to Batman in the opening credits sequence.
SPOILERS FOR WATCHMEN (2009), OBVIOUSLY
Born to parents Thomas and Martha Wayne in 1939, themselves famous philanthropists, the young Bruce Wayne would come to local prominence at the age of 10 when the first Nite Owl Hollis Mason saved the lives of his parents by attacking mugger Joe Chill immediately before he could fire a shot as Wayne's parents exited a local theatre production of Zorro. Wayne, inspired by this bout of heroism, would look up to the Watchmen and indeed later co-operated with Adrian Veidt during the latter's business ventures. His father won an election to the city council, angering the crooked Rupert Thorne. Thorne attempted to blockade every aspect of Wayne's agenda, ranging from healthcare to infrastructure. It would be Thomas Wayne who would have the last laugh as Thorne's indictment came after the murder of another councilor in which he allegedly ordered. Thorne was granted a lengthy sentence and was put into Sing Sing Prison, where he died in a prison riot years later.
Wayne enrolled in the prestigious Harvard University, where he would develop his reputation as a well-meaning if a little foolhardy business leader. Thomas, not wishing to encourage any egotism within his son, gave him limited financial resources as he entered the business world. While Bruce financed hotels in and around New York City, noting to stay clear of shady business dealer Fred Trump, the transformation of Jon Osterman into the omnipresent 'Doctor Manhattan' inspired him to take an interest in the world of nuclear advancements. Wayne would travel across the country in order to help construct power plants and indeed wrote letters of congratulation to Manhattan for his help in the Vietnam War, which Wayne privately had mixed feelings on (though he would be a proud business Republican, who nonetheless cast his votes for Nixon four times, only relenting in 1984 when he supported Democratic candidate and personal friend Lane Kirkland). Wayne also engaged with local communities in New York, supporting initiatives for hiring more cops while also continuing to lend support to the activities of remaining Watchmen (notably opposing the 'no more vigilantes' protests around that time as well as petitioning against the Keene Act). Wayne made numerous appearances in TV spots warning of the dangers regarding gun violence, and traveled to the site of Edward Blake's murder to pay his respects. The threat of thermonuclear war concerned Wayne greatly, and he led trips to Moscow in order to soften the threat. His monetary support of Adrain Veidt helped fund the latter's energy project. He was resting in Times Square with his wife and parents when the Manhattan bomb was set off. He attempted to shield them from its impact to no avail. He would go down as one of the Fifteen Million dead that day who helped patch up relations between America and the Soviets through common cause. Today, his son Joseph Wayne (who was attending school out of state at the time) runs the charitable Wayne Foundation, while the Wayne Scholarship exists in Harvard.
Wayne enrolled in the prestigious Harvard University, where he would develop his reputation as a well-meaning if a little foolhardy business leader. Thomas, not wishing to encourage any egotism within his son, gave him limited financial resources as he entered the business world. While Bruce financed hotels in and around New York City, noting to stay clear of shady business dealer Fred Trump, the transformation of Jon Osterman into the omnipresent 'Doctor Manhattan' inspired him to take an interest in the world of nuclear advancements. Wayne would travel across the country in order to help construct power plants and indeed wrote letters of congratulation to Manhattan for his help in the Vietnam War, which Wayne privately had mixed feelings on (though he would be a proud business Republican, who nonetheless cast his votes for Nixon four times, only relenting in 1984 when he supported Democratic candidate and personal friend Lane Kirkland). Wayne also engaged with local communities in New York, supporting initiatives for hiring more cops while also continuing to lend support to the activities of remaining Watchmen (notably opposing the 'no more vigilantes' protests around that time as well as petitioning against the Keene Act). Wayne made numerous appearances in TV spots warning of the dangers regarding gun violence, and traveled to the site of Edward Blake's murder to pay his respects. The threat of thermonuclear war concerned Wayne greatly, and he led trips to Moscow in order to soften the threat. His monetary support of Adrain Veidt helped fund the latter's energy project. He was resting in Times Square with his wife and parents when the Manhattan bomb was set off. He attempted to shield them from its impact to no avail. He would go down as one of the Fifteen Million dead that day who helped patch up relations between America and the Soviets through common cause. Today, his son Joseph Wayne (who was attending school out of state at the time) runs the charitable Wayne Foundation, while the Wayne Scholarship exists in Harvard.
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shiftygiant
Gone Fishin'
Doesn't make them any less groanworthy.
EDIT: I should explain, my issue with his analysis of the 2015 election, and indeed his electoral systems videos in general, is that he has a nasty habit of falling into the fallacy of assuming that a proportional is objectively better... which it isn't.
Also, "47% of misrepresentation" is a load of bullshit he can fuck off into the sea with, and bringing up Northern Irish seats to make a point about British Politics as a whole was strange, to say the least.
Not to mention the skull-to-wall moment when he declared the foreign language lessons should be cut from the curriculum in another video.
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