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QuestionThe Presidential Debate Tonight
Do you have any hope that Tapper or Bash the moderators of the debate will ask Biden why he is willing to obliterate women's and girls rights? Just a question asking him about why his administration is so eager to change what was a struggle for women to achieve, that is their sex-based rights under Title IX would be a start. But, I am sure that they will avoid anything that would cause distress to Biden.
Denying that women are women is evil. On the other hand Trump fancies himself as the primo con artist of all time. In spite of my despair, I actually hope that this is a dignified debate so that Americans aren't humiliated to yet another degree. If Biden could answer honestly and show that he understands policies beyond a few slogans, or if Trump could convey the idea that he does give at least a scintilla about the wellbeing of Americans this would be astounding. It wouldn't change my vote.
Me post lockdown. I've part forgotten how to dress myself and part stopped giving the last bit of a shit about what people think are well matched outfits.
I’m just glad to be back where there’s actual changes of season so I’m not stuck in dreary tee shirts all the time, and where there are places to go (okay mostly hospital appointments so far, but still) so it’s worth putting on something nice!
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Yes! More due to climate and there being anywhere to go for me (the town I lived near before was tiny, now I’m in a regional city) than lockdown. Restrictions here have been lifted, masks are only for hospitals and public transport now. I can’t imagine what it was like during the worst of it, or for people in much harder-hit countries. I know the second lockdown in Melbourne was hard on my friends there.
My favorite small detail about the Labyrinth is how clouds of glitter sometimes announce Jareth's arrival XD
Mine is all the real chickens, they really were the stars.
Did you ever watch Return to Oz?
I have not! Is there a good chicken presence?
In that film (and the book it's based on of course), instead of Toto, Dorothy has a chicken companion named Billina. Billina is from Dorothy's farm and gains the power of speech in Oz, and is played using a very realistic puppet... and a live chicken, depending on the shot. The film is kind of dark and twisted, in that '80s way that was popular at the time, but it's so worth it just for Billina alone. She carries the film. She gets a happy ending, too, opting to stay in Oz rather than "go back to that dust bowl".
It sounds amazing! I will totally be watching this and join the Billina fan club.