<![CDATA[Scivillage.com Casual Discussion Science Forum - Games, Sports & Hobbies]]> https://www.scivillage.com/ Wed, 13 May 2026 20:07:15 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[TMZ just proved how weird the media is about guns? (firearm hobbies)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-20394.html Sat, 09 May 2026 18:40:50 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-20394.html In contrast, there's no censorship of guns in fictional movies and TV shows. Back in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s there was vastly more concern about and restriction of gun-related entertainment violence than there is today. In effect, that kind of concern is contrarily non-existent in this era, given the corresponding level of worry over such in the reality sector.
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COLION NOIR
https://youtu.be/GPKgmzJd0m8

INTRO: TMZ posted a video of OnlyFans [porno] models shooting guns at a Texas gun range. And out of everything they could have blurred… They blurred the gun.

Not the women. Not the cleavage. The gun. That one editing choice tells you everything about how the media treats firearms in America.

TMZ had no problem using the gun range footage for clicks. The entire hook of the story was “OnlyFans models shooting AK-47s.” But then they censored the rifle like the legal piece of metal in her hands was the most offensive thing on screen.

That is the anti-gun media mindset in one blur.

They don’t see the person as the actor. They see the gun as the problem. The gun is the villain. The gun is the thing that must be hidden, censored, demonized, and treated like contraband — even when it’s being used legally at a gun range in Texas.

And I know this isn’t a one-off with TMZ because I’ve sat across from them and had this exact conversation before. They’ve asked why we shouldn’t ban “assault rifles.” They’ve asked why we shouldn’t “concede” them. But you don’t concede a constitutional right.

You either have it or you don’t. TMZ used the gun to get the engagement, then blurred the gun to pretend they’re above it. You can’t have both.

TMZ just proved how weird the media Is about guns ... https://youtu.be/GPKgmzJd0m8

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GPKgmzJd0m8]]> In contrast, there's no censorship of guns in fictional movies and TV shows. Back in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s there was vastly more concern about and restriction of gun-related entertainment violence than there is today. In effect, that kind of concern is contrarily non-existent in this era, given the corresponding level of worry over such in the reality sector.
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COLION NOIR
https://youtu.be/GPKgmzJd0m8

INTRO: TMZ posted a video of OnlyFans [porno] models shooting guns at a Texas gun range. And out of everything they could have blurred… They blurred the gun.

Not the women. Not the cleavage. The gun. That one editing choice tells you everything about how the media treats firearms in America.

TMZ had no problem using the gun range footage for clicks. The entire hook of the story was “OnlyFans models shooting AK-47s.” But then they censored the rifle like the legal piece of metal in her hands was the most offensive thing on screen.

That is the anti-gun media mindset in one blur.

They don’t see the person as the actor. They see the gun as the problem. The gun is the villain. The gun is the thing that must be hidden, censored, demonized, and treated like contraband — even when it’s being used legally at a gun range in Texas.

And I know this isn’t a one-off with TMZ because I’ve sat across from them and had this exact conversation before. They’ve asked why we shouldn’t ban “assault rifles.” They’ve asked why we shouldn’t “concede” them. But you don’t concede a constitutional right.

You either have it or you don’t. TMZ used the gun to get the engagement, then blurred the gun to pretend they’re above it. You can’t have both.

TMZ just proved how weird the media Is about guns ... https://youtu.be/GPKgmzJd0m8

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GPKgmzJd0m8]]> <![CDATA["The Boys" season 5: Group discusses why the new lows for Homelander (TV hobbies)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-20384.html Fri, 08 May 2026 01:55:19 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-20384.html Kripke or the writing team under him adapted Homelander to being an allegory of the West Coast's caricature of Trump. So they have to make Homelander as vile, degenerate, narcissistic, and stupid as possible this season. Ergo the horrendous opening clip from the episode.

On the plus side, the TV adaptation is so far off the rails from Garth Ennis's adult graphic novel that the latter isn't going to be a spoiler for the show's ending, if you've read all 70+ issues of the original. And Erin Moriarty has Graves' disease -- that was the reason for her physical appearance changing through the seasons (not runaway plastic surgery of Michael Jackson ilk).

"The Boys" season 5 completely fumbled the bag ... https://youtu.be/1KOB08GUP3o

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1KOB08GUP3o]]> Kripke or the writing team under him adapted Homelander to being an allegory of the West Coast's caricature of Trump. So they have to make Homelander as vile, degenerate, narcissistic, and stupid as possible this season. Ergo the horrendous opening clip from the episode.

On the plus side, the TV adaptation is so far off the rails from Garth Ennis's adult graphic novel that the latter isn't going to be a spoiler for the show's ending, if you've read all 70+ issues of the original. And Erin Moriarty has Graves' disease -- that was the reason for her physical appearance changing through the seasons (not runaway plastic surgery of Michael Jackson ilk).

"The Boys" season 5 completely fumbled the bag ... https://youtu.be/1KOB08GUP3o

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1KOB08GUP3o]]> <![CDATA[Animal quiz]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-20320.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:15:19 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-20320.html
lion, tiger, jaguar, cougar, bobcat, polecat]]>
lion, tiger, jaguar, cougar, bobcat, polecat]]> <![CDATA[How language frames decision-making (Wittgensteinian language games)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-20284.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:29:25 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-20284.html https://iai.tv/articles/language-conceal...6stSoVa91A

"We normally think of words as a tool for describing the world around us. A helpful shorthand or label for expressing meaning. But words have power. The way we describe things affects how we see them. And crucially, words, by directing attention, can act as off-switches for the mind, limiting a broader understanding of a situation, argues Nick Enfield.

How I see an image is a private matter. But how I label it is an imposition upon others. Think about this when you are next in an art gallery. The plaque next to each exhibit contains words that constrain how you view the exhibit. Inversions and reversals are familiar from the abstract imagery of Gestalt Psychology. We all know the trophy-faces image: Trophy-faces image

If the above image were labelled “Faces,” this wouldn’t mean that the trophy couldn't be seen. But it would mean that somebody with authority—the artist, in this case—has claimed one of the available construals as the correct one.

Even when you have no interest in misleading people, as with the trophy-faces image, you have no choice but to pick one way of seeing things at a time.


This is linguistic framing. It is one of the things that language is especially good for. Framing is not just a different way of viewing a scene. It is an act of influence. It uses language to direct people to see things in one way as opposed to the other ways they might have seen them. This tends to shut off our awareness of those other ways of seeing. Framing can be used intentionally to distract from other available frames. But even when you have no interest in misleading people, as with the trophy-faces image, you have no choice but to pick one way of seeing things at a time.

Framing can reveal our moral evaluation of a situation. If I say Kim is thrifty, I’m saying two things: (1) she doesn’t spend much money and (2) that’s a good thing. An alternative framing would be that she is stingy. This would also describe a person who doesn’t spend much money but the framing is negative.

Framing’s special power is to direct our attention. It is hard to imagine a more important way of manipulating people. I only have to look and point my finger in a certain direction and you will be unable to resist looking to see what’s there. That’s when I pick your pocket. As magicians, marketing gurus, and schoolmasters have long known, controlling people’s attention is key to influencing them.

Consider this example: I’m not his daughter, he’s my father. Two descriptions of a situation are both true: (1) I’m his daughter, (2) He’s my father. But we can understand what the speaker is doing when she insists on one version. She wants the father defined in relation to her. The framing makes a claim that people should know who she is before they know who the father is.

Alternative framings are not a superficial matter of emphasis or style. Framing affects how we understand and reason. A study of blame, by Caitlin Fausey and Lera Boroditsky, presented people with a vignette about a diner in a restaurant who accidently starts a fire by snagging the tablecloth and toppling a candle. When the text frames the diner in subject position (She toppled the candle; as opposed to The candle toppled), this affects the degree to which people judge her as responsible and accountable for the damage.

“Alternative descriptions of a decision problem often give rise to different preferences.”

Another experimental study, by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, asked people to choose between two programs to combat a disease outbreak which is expected to kill 600 people.

a. If Program A is adopted, 200 people will be saved

b. If Program B is adopted, there is 1/3 probability that 600 people will be saved, and 2/3 probability that no people will be saved

The experiment found that people are firmly risk averse. Nearly three quarters of people choose Program A, opting for certainty (while tolerating a known cost). But certainty versus risk is not the only factor. Look at the language of Program A. The outcome of Program A is framed in terms of how many people will be saved. An alternative framing involves a simple change of wording, from will be saved to will die, a marked reversal

c. If Program C is adopted, 400 people will die

d. If Program D is adopted, there is 1/3 probability that nobody will die, and 2/3 probability that 600 people will die

When people saw the problem framed like this, their reasoning changed dramatically. The earlier effect was reversed. This time, more than three quarters of participants chose Program D, opting against "certain death of 400 people," even though this is exactly what people opted for when it was framed as "certainly saving 200 people" (Program A).

The effect is due entirely to a choice of words. Programs A and C are worded differently but they are informationally identical. As the authors conclude: “Alternative descriptions of a decision problem often give rise to different preferences.”

You might be thinking that this doesn’t apply to you because you aren’t usually in a position to decide on alternative government programs during a pandemic. Well, you do vote. You are a rational agent and consumer. And you make decisions all day. Every news article, opinion piece, or advertisement, every comment or conversation, is a minefield of framings. No question is neutral.

Imagine that a hate group is planning to hold a political rally. A question: Would you favour it or oppose it?
A political science study by Paul Sniderman and Sean Theriault compared people’s responses when the question was prefaced by framings that drew attention to different considerations. When the question was prefaced with Given the importance of free speech, 85% of people said they would allow the hate group rally. When prefaced with Given the risk of violence, only 45% of people agreed.

When your attention is directed toward something, there is a corollary you should never forget. It is that your attention is directed away from everything else.

Framing won’t make you believe things you don’t already believe. But our beliefs are many and varied, and can be contradictory. I believe that free speech is good and that violence is bad, but when presented with the hate speech rally scenario, these two beliefs may be played off against one another. The trick is this. For our beliefs to guide our decision-making, they need to be active just when it matters. And here is where framing works its magic. It is a tool for making certain information prominent and relevant at a key moment: just when you are about to cast a vote, purchase a product, choose a course of action.

When your attention is directed toward something, there is a corollary you should never forget. It is that your attention is directed away from everything else. Yes, all these words are giving you information. But the more you are satisfied with the way words describe what you see, the more they create a thought-terminating sense of clarity and comfort. By directing your attention, words are also off-switches for the mind."

Nick Enfield
26th February 2024]]> https://iai.tv/articles/language-conceal...6stSoVa91A

"We normally think of words as a tool for describing the world around us. A helpful shorthand or label for expressing meaning. But words have power. The way we describe things affects how we see them. And crucially, words, by directing attention, can act as off-switches for the mind, limiting a broader understanding of a situation, argues Nick Enfield.

How I see an image is a private matter. But how I label it is an imposition upon others. Think about this when you are next in an art gallery. The plaque next to each exhibit contains words that constrain how you view the exhibit. Inversions and reversals are familiar from the abstract imagery of Gestalt Psychology. We all know the trophy-faces image: Trophy-faces image

If the above image were labelled “Faces,” this wouldn’t mean that the trophy couldn't be seen. But it would mean that somebody with authority—the artist, in this case—has claimed one of the available construals as the correct one.

Even when you have no interest in misleading people, as with the trophy-faces image, you have no choice but to pick one way of seeing things at a time.


This is linguistic framing. It is one of the things that language is especially good for. Framing is not just a different way of viewing a scene. It is an act of influence. It uses language to direct people to see things in one way as opposed to the other ways they might have seen them. This tends to shut off our awareness of those other ways of seeing. Framing can be used intentionally to distract from other available frames. But even when you have no interest in misleading people, as with the trophy-faces image, you have no choice but to pick one way of seeing things at a time.

Framing can reveal our moral evaluation of a situation. If I say Kim is thrifty, I’m saying two things: (1) she doesn’t spend much money and (2) that’s a good thing. An alternative framing would be that she is stingy. This would also describe a person who doesn’t spend much money but the framing is negative.

Framing’s special power is to direct our attention. It is hard to imagine a more important way of manipulating people. I only have to look and point my finger in a certain direction and you will be unable to resist looking to see what’s there. That’s when I pick your pocket. As magicians, marketing gurus, and schoolmasters have long known, controlling people’s attention is key to influencing them.

Consider this example: I’m not his daughter, he’s my father. Two descriptions of a situation are both true: (1) I’m his daughter, (2) He’s my father. But we can understand what the speaker is doing when she insists on one version. She wants the father defined in relation to her. The framing makes a claim that people should know who she is before they know who the father is.

Alternative framings are not a superficial matter of emphasis or style. Framing affects how we understand and reason. A study of blame, by Caitlin Fausey and Lera Boroditsky, presented people with a vignette about a diner in a restaurant who accidently starts a fire by snagging the tablecloth and toppling a candle. When the text frames the diner in subject position (She toppled the candle; as opposed to The candle toppled), this affects the degree to which people judge her as responsible and accountable for the damage.

“Alternative descriptions of a decision problem often give rise to different preferences.”

Another experimental study, by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, asked people to choose between two programs to combat a disease outbreak which is expected to kill 600 people.

a. If Program A is adopted, 200 people will be saved

b. If Program B is adopted, there is 1/3 probability that 600 people will be saved, and 2/3 probability that no people will be saved

The experiment found that people are firmly risk averse. Nearly three quarters of people choose Program A, opting for certainty (while tolerating a known cost). But certainty versus risk is not the only factor. Look at the language of Program A. The outcome of Program A is framed in terms of how many people will be saved. An alternative framing involves a simple change of wording, from will be saved to will die, a marked reversal

c. If Program C is adopted, 400 people will die

d. If Program D is adopted, there is 1/3 probability that nobody will die, and 2/3 probability that 600 people will die

When people saw the problem framed like this, their reasoning changed dramatically. The earlier effect was reversed. This time, more than three quarters of participants chose Program D, opting against "certain death of 400 people," even though this is exactly what people opted for when it was framed as "certainly saving 200 people" (Program A).

The effect is due entirely to a choice of words. Programs A and C are worded differently but they are informationally identical. As the authors conclude: “Alternative descriptions of a decision problem often give rise to different preferences.”

You might be thinking that this doesn’t apply to you because you aren’t usually in a position to decide on alternative government programs during a pandemic. Well, you do vote. You are a rational agent and consumer. And you make decisions all day. Every news article, opinion piece, or advertisement, every comment or conversation, is a minefield of framings. No question is neutral.

Imagine that a hate group is planning to hold a political rally. A question: Would you favour it or oppose it?
A political science study by Paul Sniderman and Sean Theriault compared people’s responses when the question was prefaced by framings that drew attention to different considerations. When the question was prefaced with Given the importance of free speech, 85% of people said they would allow the hate group rally. When prefaced with Given the risk of violence, only 45% of people agreed.

When your attention is directed toward something, there is a corollary you should never forget. It is that your attention is directed away from everything else.

Framing won’t make you believe things you don’t already believe. But our beliefs are many and varied, and can be contradictory. I believe that free speech is good and that violence is bad, but when presented with the hate speech rally scenario, these two beliefs may be played off against one another. The trick is this. For our beliefs to guide our decision-making, they need to be active just when it matters. And here is where framing works its magic. It is a tool for making certain information prominent and relevant at a key moment: just when you are about to cast a vote, purchase a product, choose a course of action.

When your attention is directed toward something, there is a corollary you should never forget. It is that your attention is directed away from everything else. Yes, all these words are giving you information. But the more you are satisfied with the way words describe what you see, the more they create a thought-terminating sense of clarity and comfort. By directing your attention, words are also off-switches for the mind."

Nick Enfield
26th February 2024]]> <![CDATA[Canadian Curling News]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19789.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:38:58 +0000 Yazata]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19789.html "fuck off!!"

The judges at the match initially ruled that it wasn't a rule violation because the touch was before the "hog line" and allowed in the rules. (Before yesterday, how many of us had ever heard of the 'hog line' or knew what it was?) But the Swedes protested.

And the Swedes appear to be right. World Curling (who knew?) sent a letter to all the Olympic curling teams today clarifying the rules. Apparently the rule is that curlers are allowed to touch the handle a second time prior to the stone crossing the hog line, but touching the granite stone itself is a rule violation.


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]]> "fuck off!!"

The judges at the match initially ruled that it wasn't a rule violation because the touch was before the "hog line" and allowed in the rules. (Before yesterday, how many of us had ever heard of the 'hog line' or knew what it was?) But the Swedes protested.

And the Swedes appear to be right. World Curling (who knew?) sent a letter to all the Olympic curling teams today clarifying the rules. Apparently the rule is that curlers are allowed to touch the handle a second time prior to the stone crossing the hog line, but touching the granite stone itself is a rule violation.


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]]> <![CDATA[Superbowl LX (AI ads, NE pessimism, alternative half-time show, etc)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19756.html Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:01:06 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19756.html
Strange that the score is only 9-0 (right now), but the feeling already is that the Patriots are doomed to not get that seventh and top the Steelers for most SB wins. (Of course, no one has ever triumphed after having a goose egg at the half.) EDIT: Yah, stick a fork in New England. Barring 4th-quarter miracles, they're done.

Checked into the alternative half-time show on YouTube just to see what the numbers were. What seemed to be the main channel had over 5.5 million watching at one point. The other two (not sure what the difference between them was) had circa 200,000 and another one over 800,000. So over six and a half million if adding them together. Have no idea what the non-YouTube sources received.
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It took less than a quarter for NFL fans to be sick of AI ads during Super Bowl LX
https://www.si.com/nfl/super-bowl/nfl-fa...er-bowl-lx]]>
Strange that the score is only 9-0 (right now), but the feeling already is that the Patriots are doomed to not get that seventh and top the Steelers for most SB wins. (Of course, no one has ever triumphed after having a goose egg at the half.) EDIT: Yah, stick a fork in New England. Barring 4th-quarter miracles, they're done.

Checked into the alternative half-time show on YouTube just to see what the numbers were. What seemed to be the main channel had over 5.5 million watching at one point. The other two (not sure what the difference between them was) had circa 200,000 and another one over 800,000. So over six and a half million if adding them together. Have no idea what the non-YouTube sources received.
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It took less than a quarter for NFL fans to be sick of AI ads during Super Bowl LX
https://www.si.com/nfl/super-bowl/nfl-fa...er-bowl-lx]]> <![CDATA[Where’s the thrill in the Enhanced Games? (sports)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19732.html Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:02:04 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19732.html So like students and authors using AI to write, use of performance-enhancing drugs is ubiquitous now. Lance Armstrong's "wrong" in retrospect is that he did his thing too early. Albeit, if it had been today, his rivals would be doing the same, ergo no advantage in the end.
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Where’s the thrill in the Enhanced Games?
https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publicati...nced-games

EXCERPT: Aesthetic disappointments notwithstanding, the Enhanced Games crew makes some reasonable arguments on the games’ behalf. A linked 2018 paper published in the journal Sports Medicine concludes that “Doping appears remarkably widespread among elite athletes, and remains largely unchecked despite current biological testing.”

This tracks with a general anecdotal consensus: at various times, in various sports, widespread doping has been an open secret (until, as with Lance Armstrong’s downfall, a particular case blows up). Whereas: “At Enhanced, we provide transparency in elite competitions by embracing these realities and providing a safer way forward. The Enhanced Games permits the use of performance enhancements, ensuring our competitions are fairer and safer for our athletes.”

A failure to adequately enforce compliance with standards, even a longstanding pattern of failed enforcement, does not necessarily obviate the standards themselves. Likewise, the reasonable suspicions immediately raised in the minds of anyone reading the headline “New VC-Backed Steroid-Enhanced Games Are Safe, Website Assures” cannot speak to the basic legitimacy or illegitimacy of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.

But the argument that creating a venue for doping to occur openly and within agreed-upon limits will help reform the system — both purifying mainstream competition and better safeguarding the welfare of athletes determined to juice — is at least initially minimally plausible. It is similar to the arguments for cannabis dispensaries. Take that as you will.

It is not really as a reform measure or concession, though, that the Enhanced founders are marketing the games. It is, instead, as a triumphant achievement, as the brilliant and courageous discovery and conquest of new frontiers: “At Enhanced, we are pioneering a new era in athletic competition that embraces scientific advancements to push the boundaries of human performance.”

The title of the in-house documentary on Kristian Gkolomeev’s “world record” swim is 50 Meters to History: The First Superhuman... (MORE - missing details)]]> So like students and authors using AI to write, use of performance-enhancing drugs is ubiquitous now. Lance Armstrong's "wrong" in retrospect is that he did his thing too early. Albeit, if it had been today, his rivals would be doing the same, ergo no advantage in the end.
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Where’s the thrill in the Enhanced Games?
https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publicati...nced-games

EXCERPT: Aesthetic disappointments notwithstanding, the Enhanced Games crew makes some reasonable arguments on the games’ behalf. A linked 2018 paper published in the journal Sports Medicine concludes that “Doping appears remarkably widespread among elite athletes, and remains largely unchecked despite current biological testing.”

This tracks with a general anecdotal consensus: at various times, in various sports, widespread doping has been an open secret (until, as with Lance Armstrong’s downfall, a particular case blows up). Whereas: “At Enhanced, we provide transparency in elite competitions by embracing these realities and providing a safer way forward. The Enhanced Games permits the use of performance enhancements, ensuring our competitions are fairer and safer for our athletes.”

A failure to adequately enforce compliance with standards, even a longstanding pattern of failed enforcement, does not necessarily obviate the standards themselves. Likewise, the reasonable suspicions immediately raised in the minds of anyone reading the headline “New VC-Backed Steroid-Enhanced Games Are Safe, Website Assures” cannot speak to the basic legitimacy or illegitimacy of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.

But the argument that creating a venue for doping to occur openly and within agreed-upon limits will help reform the system — both purifying mainstream competition and better safeguarding the welfare of athletes determined to juice — is at least initially minimally plausible. It is similar to the arguments for cannabis dispensaries. Take that as you will.

It is not really as a reform measure or concession, though, that the Enhanced founders are marketing the games. It is, instead, as a triumphant achievement, as the brilliant and courageous discovery and conquest of new frontiers: “At Enhanced, we are pioneering a new era in athletic competition that embraces scientific advancements to push the boundaries of human performance.”

The title of the in-house documentary on Kristian Gkolomeev’s “world record” swim is 50 Meters to History: The First Superhuman... (MORE - missing details)]]> <![CDATA[Will Iran regime fall, or just another umpteenth fail of protesters? (rerun hobbies)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19571.html Sat, 10 Jan 2026 02:28:32 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19571.html https://youtu.be/F6qFpk7nXug

VIDEO EXCERPT: We are at the beginning of a revolutionary moment. But many times in Iran, we have seen this and the regime has been as brutal as necessary to stop the protests.

This time seems to be the biggest threat to the regime because everybody is involved. The capital, smaller towns, old people, young people.

Until we know whether the Revolutionary Guard continues to support the regime with all its force or not, we don't know what will happen next...

https://youtu.be/F6qFpk7nXug

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/F6qFpk7nXug]]> https://youtu.be/F6qFpk7nXug

VIDEO EXCERPT: We are at the beginning of a revolutionary moment. But many times in Iran, we have seen this and the regime has been as brutal as necessary to stop the protests.

This time seems to be the biggest threat to the regime because everybody is involved. The capital, smaller towns, old people, young people.

Until we know whether the Revolutionary Guard continues to support the regime with all its force or not, we don't know what will happen next...

https://youtu.be/F6qFpk7nXug

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/F6qFpk7nXug]]> <![CDATA[Cabin in the Woods (cinema hobbies)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19558.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:34:28 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19558.html
Cabin in the Woods ... https://youtu.be/NsIilFNNmkY

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NsIilFNNmkY]]>
Cabin in the Woods ... https://youtu.be/NsIilFNNmkY

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NsIilFNNmkY]]> <![CDATA[Black Bear (cinema hobbies)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19538.html Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:50:29 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19538.html
Critics gave it a good rating. Wouldn't have paid to see it in 2020, but since it's free (with ads) on Tubi and Plex, wasn't much to lose.

https://youtu.be/1_gCDYMGnng

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1_gCDYMGnng]]>
Critics gave it a good rating. Wouldn't have paid to see it in 2020, but since it's free (with ads) on Tubi and Plex, wasn't much to lose.

https://youtu.be/1_gCDYMGnng

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1_gCDYMGnng]]> <![CDATA[Starmer accused of new Brexit betrayal as he plots return to single market (PM games)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19530.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:27:44 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19530.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...arket.html

INTRO: Keir Starmer was accused of plotting a full-scale Brexit betrayal on Sunday as he battles to shore up his faltering leadership. The Prime Minister said he wanted to pursue 'even closer alignment with the [European] single market' in a signal he is planning yet another manifesto breach.

He added that he wanted to 'go further' with the EU if it is in the national interest. Any return to the single market would bring back freedom of movement with EU member states – a huge political risk.

Sir Keir is attempting to reset his ailing premiership as Labour languishes in the polls. He also insisted he would still be in No 10 by 2027, as he warned those plotting against him that forcing him out would unleash 'utter chaos'.

Other party leaders rounded on the Prime Minister on Sunday, accusing him of betraying Brexit despite repeatedly claiming that rejoining the single market was a 'red line'.

Reform UK's Nigel Farage said: 'Starmer's Brexit betrayal is a breach of good faith with Labour voters. His tying of us to crazy EU Net Zero policies and carbon taxes will continue the de-industrialisation of the UK and increase the cost of living. We will fight Starmer every step of the way.'

Kemi Badenoch suggested his backtracking showed his precarious position in the opinion polls.

'It is a sign of Keir Starmer's total weakness that he has started the year trying to reopen the old Brexit wounds,' the Conservative leader said. 'Instead of signing Britain up to EU rules we have no say over, Starmer should focus on cutting spending, cutting taxes, bringing down the benefits bill and getting Britain working again.' (MORE - details)]]> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...arket.html

INTRO: Keir Starmer was accused of plotting a full-scale Brexit betrayal on Sunday as he battles to shore up his faltering leadership. The Prime Minister said he wanted to pursue 'even closer alignment with the [European] single market' in a signal he is planning yet another manifesto breach.

He added that he wanted to 'go further' with the EU if it is in the national interest. Any return to the single market would bring back freedom of movement with EU member states – a huge political risk.

Sir Keir is attempting to reset his ailing premiership as Labour languishes in the polls. He also insisted he would still be in No 10 by 2027, as he warned those plotting against him that forcing him out would unleash 'utter chaos'.

Other party leaders rounded on the Prime Minister on Sunday, accusing him of betraying Brexit despite repeatedly claiming that rejoining the single market was a 'red line'.

Reform UK's Nigel Farage said: 'Starmer's Brexit betrayal is a breach of good faith with Labour voters. His tying of us to crazy EU Net Zero policies and carbon taxes will continue the de-industrialisation of the UK and increase the cost of living. We will fight Starmer every step of the way.'

Kemi Badenoch suggested his backtracking showed his precarious position in the opinion polls.

'It is a sign of Keir Starmer's total weakness that he has started the year trying to reopen the old Brexit wounds,' the Conservative leader said. 'Instead of signing Britain up to EU rules we have no say over, Starmer should focus on cutting spending, cutting taxes, bringing down the benefits bill and getting Britain working again.' (MORE - details)]]> <![CDATA[Mia Goth's "X" film trilogy is free on Plex & Tubi (A24 hobbies)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19522.html Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:28:29 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19522.html
The critical response to "X" is is here.

The critical response to "Pearl" is here.

X
https://watch.plex.tv/movie/x-2022-1
https://tubitv.com/movies/100050693/x

Pearl: An X-traordinary Origin Story
https://watch.plex.tv/movie/pearl-an-x-t...igin-story
https://tubitv.com/movies/100050690/pear...igin-story

X ... https://youtu.be/Awg3cWuHfoc

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Awg3cWuHfoc

Pearl .... https://youtu.be/L5PW5r3pEOg

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/L5PW5r3pEOg]]>
The critical response to "X" is is here.

The critical response to "Pearl" is here.

X
https://watch.plex.tv/movie/x-2022-1
https://tubitv.com/movies/100050693/x

Pearl: An X-traordinary Origin Story
https://watch.plex.tv/movie/pearl-an-x-t...igin-story
https://tubitv.com/movies/100050690/pear...igin-story

X ... https://youtu.be/Awg3cWuHfoc

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Awg3cWuHfoc

Pearl .... https://youtu.be/L5PW5r3pEOg

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/L5PW5r3pEOg]]> <![CDATA[TV series/shows premiers in the next few months]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19516.html Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:22:16 +0000 Magical Realist]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19516.html
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/.../april-35/]]>
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/.../april-35/]]> <![CDATA["Nightcrawler" - 2014 (cinema hobbies)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19479.html Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:35:07 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19479.html
95% rating on RT. 76% on MC.

https://youtu.be/rCDgPqcYatY

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/rCDgPqcYatY]]>
95% rating on RT. 76% on MC.

https://youtu.be/rCDgPqcYatY

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/rCDgPqcYatY]]> <![CDATA[Angola & Namibia agree to take back illegal migrants & crooks (return to sender game)]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19472.html Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:46:58 +0000 C C]]> https://www.scivillage.com/thread-19472.html UK warns the DRC to take steps toward doing the same, or else...
https://news.sky.com/story/angola-and-na...s-13487760

EXCERPTS: In November, Shabana Mahmood also warned the government would impose visa sanctions on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) if it refused to co-operate. While Angola and Namibia "have met the gold standard by agreeing to improve their processes, the DRC has failed to do so," the Home Office said.

It said as a result, VIPs and decision-makers in the African nation have now been stripped of preferential treatment and will have to apply for visas like everyone else, with fast-track visa processing services revoked for all the country's nationals.

The Home Office said there had been "some engagement" by the DRC but the home secretary warned "further measures" will be introduced unless co-operation improves, "up to a complete halt on visas".

[...] The measures are part of the government's efforts to scale up the removal and deportation of illegal migrants.

The Home Office said since July 2024, the government has deported nearly 50,000 people with no right to be in the UK, a 23% increase. During the same period, over 7,000 foreign national offenders have been returned from the UK... (MORE - missing details)]]> UK warns the DRC to take steps toward doing the same, or else...
https://news.sky.com/story/angola-and-na...s-13487760

EXCERPTS: In November, Shabana Mahmood also warned the government would impose visa sanctions on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) if it refused to co-operate. While Angola and Namibia "have met the gold standard by agreeing to improve their processes, the DRC has failed to do so," the Home Office said.

It said as a result, VIPs and decision-makers in the African nation have now been stripped of preferential treatment and will have to apply for visas like everyone else, with fast-track visa processing services revoked for all the country's nationals.

The Home Office said there had been "some engagement" by the DRC but the home secretary warned "further measures" will be introduced unless co-operation improves, "up to a complete halt on visas".

[...] The measures are part of the government's efforts to scale up the removal and deportation of illegal migrants.

The Home Office said since July 2024, the government has deported nearly 50,000 people with no right to be in the UK, a 23% increase. During the same period, over 7,000 foreign national offenders have been returned from the UK... (MORE - missing details)]]>