Going to be talking about #InfinityWar. Mostly not major plot stuff, but every tweet in this thread after this is going to encrypted through rot13. Copy and paste text into the form here to read them. rot13.com
V'z nyfb tynq gb frr gung rirelguvat gung jnf sha nobhg Znagvf vf fgvyy gurer naq fgvyy sha jura fur'f abg orvat gerngrq nf n crg ol gur punenpgref naq n cybg qrivpr ol gur fpevcg. #InfinityWar
Vg'f vagrerfgvat gung fur znxrf gur Thneqvnaf n frg bs qhbf: Fgne-Ybeq/Tnzben, Ebpxrg/Tebbg, naq ure/Qenk. #InfinityWar
By the way, if your browser has a web store you can probably search it for an extension that will let you decrypt these without having to copy/paste.
V jnf nyfb tynq gung Gube jnf fgvyy irel pyrneyl Entanebx Gube naq abg univat uvf punenpgre tebjgu erfrg onpx gb gur ynfg gvzr jr fnj uvz va na Niratref zbivr. Gur rkpunatr jvgu Rvgev jnf cevpryrff. #InfinityWar
Npghnyyl, rirelguvat nobhg Rvgev jnf terng. Uvf rkvfgrapr (naq pnfgvat!) naq gur cerfrapr bs gur Erq Fxhyy jrer pbzcyrgryl hafcbvyrq sbe zl tebhc. V unq bayl whfg pnhtug gung Crgre Qvaxyntr jnf tbvat gb or va vg fbzrubj. Uvf qryvirel naq npgvat jrer N cyhf. #InfinityWar
Gurl unq Thaa pbafhygvat ba gur Thneqvna fghss, gubhtu. Vg nyy sryg gehr gb gur punenpgre sbe zr. Gur fghss ur fperjrq hc ur qvq fb bhg bs ybir naq tevrs, juvpu sryg erny. (Continued) #InfinityWar
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Gur fnzr cevzny rzbgvbany ernpgvba gung yrg uvz oernx bhg bs Rtb'f pbageby jerpxrq gur cyna urer (juvpu, nf ur cbvagrq bhg, jnf uvf cyna). Pbagenfg gung jvgu Tnzben trggvat pnhtug ol Gunabf orpnhfr fur vtaberq uvf cyna gb punetr va. V guvax gurer'f n gurzr gurer. #InfinityWar
Nyy bs zl cerqvpgvbaf/vqrnf sbe ubj gur frdhry zvtug tb oyrj njnl va n chss bs Fpneyrg Jvgpu ng gur raq, ohg V qb jbaqre vs gur "Nyy guvf sbe n qebc bs oybbq?" yvar ol Gunabf zvtug or cbegragbhf. V guvax Gbal phg uvz jvgu uvf anabfjbeq... #InfinityWar
...juvpu fubhyq ybtvpnyyl zrna obgu gung Gbal unf n fnzcyr bs Gunabf'f oybbq/trargvp zngrevny va uvf nezbe naq gung Gunabf unf n srj bs Gbal'f anavgrf va uvf obql. V pbhyq frr rvgure bs gubfr snpgf orpbzvat fvtavsvpnag va Fgenatr'f "tbbq shgher". #InfinityWar
Ohg gung yvar nyfb pbhyq unir rkvfgrq bayl gb uvtuyvtug ubj cbjreshy Gunabf vf naq jung n jbexbhg ur jnf tvivat gur urebrf. #InfinityWar
Nfvqr sebz n srj fgenlf yvxr Ebpxrg naq Arohyn, vg ernyyl srryf yvxr gurl ebyyrq gur ebfgre onpx gb gur Cunfr Bar urebrf, va cnegvphyne erfrggvat gur Niratref ebfgre gb gur svefg zbivr'f. Tvira gung Niratref Sbhe unf orra pnyyrq gur fjna fbat, V guvax gung'f svggvat. #InfinityWar
V'z abg tbvat gb cergraq V jnfa'g qrinfgngrq ol frrvat vg nyy hasbyq ba gur fperra, ohg V'z fgvyy cerggl fher arkg zbivr'f tbvat gb or gur bar gung "pbhagf" sbe qrnguf. #InfinityWar
Pbfzvp ergpba nfvqr, gurl'ir tbg senapuvfrf gb ohvyq nebhaq fbzr bs gur "qrnq" punenpgref, naq n zhexl ng orfg shgher jvgu znal bs gur yvir barf. #InfinityWar
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V rkcrpg ng yrnfg gung Pncgnva Zneiry jvyy unir n fgvatre va gur cerfrag qnl, gb "pngpu" guvf bar. V xvaq bs jbaqre vs gur Jnfc & Nffbpvngr zbivr guvf fhzzre jba'g nyfb unir n qvfvagrtengvba fgvatre, gb uryc gur nhqvrapr cynpr vg va gvzr. #InfinityWar
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Nyfb, vs gurl yrnir gur qvfvagrtengvbaf vagnpg, gura gur shaqnzragny angher bs gur havirefr unf punatrq. Vg'f abg erpbtavmnoyl bhe jbeyq jvgu fhcreurebrf. Vg'f Yrsg Oruvaq jvgu fhcreurebrf. Ybxv zvtug fgnl qrnq, Tnzben zvtug fgnl qrnq, ohg gur fanc *unf* gb or haqbar.#InfinityWar
V guvax Thaa zvtug unir fnvq Thneqvnaf ibyhzr guerr jvyy sbphf ba Tnzben, ohg Zneiry unf orra fb tbbq ng gur vagragvbanyyl zvfyrnqvat/fgenvtug hc ylvat gb cerirag fcbvyref, jub xabjf? #InfinityWar
Lrnu, guvf vf jul V rkcrpg gur svk jvyy vaibyir hfvat gur fgbarf/tnhagyrg gb whfg syng bhg haqb vg. Vs crbcyr rira *erzrzore* vg unccravat, gur jbeyq vf shaqnzragnyyl nygrerq sberire. #InfinityWar
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Zl urnqpnaba ba Gunabf vf ur npghnyyl pnhfrq gur qrngu bs Gvgna va n jne gb gel gb rasbepr uvf Znyguhfvna vqrnf ba birecbchyngvba. Uvf npgvbaf abj ner n erfhyg bs gur fhax pbfg snyynpl jevggra ba n pbfzvp fpnyr. #InfinityWar
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Rira gur bafperra irefvba vf fgvyy n orggre zbgvingvba guna "Qrngu vf ubg naq V jnag gb onat ure." #InfinityWar
Gur snpg gung ur fgvyy rkgrezvangrq unys gur Nftneqvna ershtrrf, n gval cbchyngvba bs n crbcyr jub unq whfg nyzbfg orra jvcrq bhg, V guvax fhccbegf gur vqrn gung gurer'f fbzrguvat qrrcre tbvat ba, cflpubybtvpnyyl. #InfinityWar
Yvxr, vzntvar Gunabf pbadhref n cynarg, xvyyf unys gur crbcyr, yrnirf, ernyvmrf ur sbetbg uvf cubar gurer naq pbzrf onpx. "Hu, zna, guvf vf njxjneq. Fbeel. Rirelobql qvivqr hc ntnva." #InfinityWar
Pna'g frr vg unccravat. Qvfarl/Zneiry vf gnxvat n UHTR evfx whfg ol univat n lrne tnc va gur erfbyhgvba nyernql, juvpu fnlf gurl gehfg gurve nhqvraprf creuncf zber guna nal fghqvb gelvat gb fryy gb n znff znexrg unf orra noyr gb qb orsber... #InfinityWar
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......ohg V guvax gurl jbhyq ohea guebhtu gbb zhpu bs gung gehfg/tbbqjvyy ol fgergpuvat vg bhg naq univat nal zbivrf frg va jung'f rffragvnyyl n syrrgvat cbfg-ncbpnylcgvp gvzryvar. #InfinityWar
I'm going to close this thread (for now) with an uncoded, unspoilered observation: man, this was a RISKY movie. The culmination of 10 years of earning audience trust and goodwill, and then doing stuff with that trust that movies really, generally, just don't DO.
I've talked about DC/WB's problem being that they tried to do MCU without earning it.
Marvel's earned a big payoff, but they basically put all their chips on a single spin to make it double or nothing.
One more stray observation:
Zl bcvavba nsgre frrvat sbhe zber "puvyqera bs Gunabf" vf gung Arohyn vf abg Gunabf'f yrnfg snibevgr puvyq, ohg uvf frpbaq snibevgr, juvpu vf jbefr. Fur'f gur bayl bar ur ubcrq/rkcrpgrq gb zrnfher hc gb Tnzben.
Nyfb, gur ebyr cynlrq ol Robal Znj fhttrfgf gung gur znwbe qbzb-vfu "Bgure" punenpgre cynlrq ol Nyrkvf Qravfbss va gur svefg pbhcyr Gunabf nccrnenaprf (xvyyrq ol gur Oyhroreel Cvrznxre va TBGT) jnf cebonoyl nabgure Puvyq bs Gunabf, jubz Znj fhpprrqrq.
So, electric kettles. Let me see if I can't convert some other white US-born people over.
Here are some reasons:
1. You can set specific temperatures, not just heat things to a boil. Get closer to the ideal temperature for your tea, spend less time waiting for it to cool.
2. If you need boiling water to pour into or over something, not just like a single serving for instant whatever, you've got it in a nice kettle with a spout and an insulated handle.
3. You never have that thing where surface tension has stopped the water from actually boiling even though it's at temperature, and when you move it and disturb the water it explodes all over your hand (Google it, if you don't know this thing.)
Twitter's specific policy on Dehumanizing Speech is better than I had feared; it's more specific, covering only comparisons to animals (vermin, pests) or tools for a specific purpose. You can give feedback here. Mine focused on implementation. blog.twitter.com/official/en_us…
The Dehumanizing Speech policy being specific is important because if (let's dream big here) it is enforced as written, you can avoid getting suspended for talking about TERFs by saying their beliefs are garbage or their actions are garbage.
My feedback focused on the unequal way in which Twitter's existing policies have been supported. White guys making clear references to genocide, murder, stalking children, etc., get "We have to look at context, this was clearly not serious" replies while their victims get banned.
For the record, I do hope Brett Kavanaugh's life is ruined. I hope his marriage has been irreparably strained. I hope his social life is in the toilet. I hope he feels no joy at his win. I hope he only stops waiting for the other shoe to fall when it does, like a guillotine blade
My ~*preference*~ would be that he suffer some sort of institutional consequences, even if it was merely not being confirmed to a lifetime position on the highest court in the land, where he will have power over millions.
But the right decided that's off the table.
I hope anyone who comes before the SCOTUS who is even tangentially liberal, left, or Democratic makes an issue out of his participation in the case so that he has to spend his whole career justifying and defending his presence on the bench.
Well, @RadioFreeTom thinks saying "No problem." implies there's a problem so forgive me if I'm not crowning him a king of situational analysis. What he's calling Trump's "rhetorical excess" is largely projection. The idea that we win by *not* pointing out what they're doing...
...just gives Trump and his party the full benefit of that projection, in that they get to smear their opponents while being insulated from accurate accusations. We've been ceding control of the narrative to them for decades now and it hasn't worked.
The reason @RadioFreeTom wants the Democrats to settle down and be good little children is because up until two hours ago HE WAS A REPUBLICAN and when this is all done he hopes there's a slightly more couth and presentable version of the Republican Party that's still in charge.
We've got GOP voters talking about drinking liberal tears with their beers, we've got a GOP president lying his backside off to his rally and then telling Jeanine Pirro he wants to hold women "liable" for talking about rapes... I don't see the centrists asking them to be civil?
Isn't it weird how absolutely no pundit wrote an editorial saying that Lindsey Graham's fire and brimstone sermon isn't going to win over the middle? Isn't it strange that no one tells Chuck Grassley that his angry interruptions are going to hurt his party?
There was a lot of talk about whether or not Kavanaugh's vitriolic testimony would hurt him but I didn't see a lot of neutral or centrist-identified people saying that it *should*.
So let me tell you another reason we need to not back down, not sit down, not be quiet: coward that he is, Donald Trump is at his most dangerous when he feels like he's on top of the world.
The horse race headlines are saying that Donald Trump had his best day as president, and I'm sure he felt it. He just came through a knock-down, drag-out fight and won a battle that people had been telling him to drop for weeks, so right now no one can tell him anything.
If he gets it in his head that maybe he should fire Rosenstein? No one's going to be able to talk him out of it. He might even do it just to extend the high, or see how far he can take it.