“An incoming weather system is expected to bring snow and ice to the Portland region Friday and Saturday, but the amount of accumulation is difficult to pinpoint.”...
The Steiners, the newsletter’s publisher and editor, have also sued the e-commerce giant in federal court, describing how cyberstalking and upsetting deliveries of anonymously sent packages upended their lives....
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: compensation, fee, payment, remuneration
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: compensation, fee, payment, remuneration
But, in re-writing and re-shooting, he fucked it up more.
Andor introduced by killing a dude in cold blood? That was Gilroy. Andor being conflicted and unable to take the shot on a legitimate military target? That was Edwards.
So you have this mish-mash of conflicting story beats, but most fans ignore it because YEEE-HAW! VADER HALLWAY FIGHT! Ignoring that he force grabs literally everyone and every thing in the hallway… except the one thing he’s there for, because the plans HAVE TO get away.
So they show Vader watching the blockade runner fly away, contradicting the classic opening of Star Wars… which Gilroy would have known if he had been a fan.
“I had no reverence for it whatsoever,” he said. “It doesn’t appeal to me, but I don’t think Rogue really is a Star Wars movie in many ways,” he added. “To me, it’s a Battle of Britain movie.”
Character development, if there were some reason for him to be suddenly conflicted. There isn’t any level of development for Andor, or any of the others either. They are life size cardboard cutouts, not actual characters.
The cause was easy enough to identify: Data parsed by Kuhls and her colleagues showed that drivers were speeding more, on highways and on surface streets, and plowing through intersections with an alarming frequency. Conversely, seatbelt use was down, resulting in thousands of injuries to unrestrained drivers and passengers....
Former President Trump’s legal team suggested Tuesday that even a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political opponent would be an action barred from prosecution given a former executive’s broad immunity to criminal prosecution.
Former President Donald Trump will not be allowed to deliver his own closing argument in his civil fraud trial in New York on Thursday, the judge overseeing the case said....
Case dropped against jail guards on duty night Epstein died (www.nbcnews.com)
Portland is under a Winter Storm Watch on Friday (1/12) and Saturday (1/13). Here's what's on the way (www.kgw.com)
“An incoming weather system is expected to bring snow and ice to the Portland region Friday and Saturday, but the amount of accumulation is difficult to pinpoint.”...
Biden Set to Avoid New Hampshire Primary Humiliation (nymag.com)
Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M (abcnews.go.com)
The Steiners, the newsletter’s publisher and editor, have also sued the e-commerce giant in federal court, describing how cyberstalking and upsetting deliveries of anonymously sent packages upended their lives....
Trump says his businesses got money from foreign governments because he was 'doing services' for them (www.businessinsider.com)
Donald Trump says his businesses received payments from foreign governments because he was “doing services” for them....
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"Married" - Jack Gilbert (lemmy.world)
I would unironically love this. (startrek.website)
Batman has had a crossover with Scooby Doo. Star Trek has had a crossover with Frasier....
Chris Christie caught on a hot mic saying Nikki Haley was going to get 'smoked' (www.nbcnews.com)
Tatertots in shambles right now (i.postimg.cc)
New ‘Star Trek’ Movie in the Works at Paramount from ‘Andor’ Director (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Why Are American Drivers So Deadly? After decades of declining fatality rates, dangerous driving has surged again. (www.nytimes.com)
The cause was easy enough to identify: Data parsed by Kuhls and her colleagues showed that drivers were speeding more, on highways and on surface streets, and plowing through intersections with an alarming frequency. Conversely, seatbelt use was down, resulting in thousands of injuries to unrestrained drivers and passengers....
Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity (thehill.com)
Former President Trump’s legal team suggested Tuesday that even a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political opponent would be an action barred from prosecution given a former executive’s broad immunity to criminal prosecution.
Trump can't deliver closing argument in New York civil fraud trial, judge rules (www.cbsnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump will not be allowed to deliver his own closing argument in his civil fraud trial in New York on Thursday, the judge overseeing the case said....