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The 2021 Academy Awards and Red Carpet Open Thread

Welcome to your Crass open thread for, as they say, the TV show about movies. It’s the spring pandemic edition of Hollywood’s annual night of self-congratulation, listing off people you’ve never heard of, and virtue signaling. And this year you don’t have anything better to do.

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Debatepocalypse II: The Monster Walks Among Us Liveblog

trumpenstein3The second presidential debate is upon us, as the ancient prophesy foretold. BEHOLD, THE MONSTER WALKS AMONG US! Will he be able to speak, and answer for his crimes? Or will he lash out, and throw Anderson Cooper into a pond? Watch and see!

Like the previous debates, it starts at 9:00 PM Eastern on ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, Univision, Telemundo, and C-SPAN. YouTube will be streaming it. Here is a guide to some of your viewing and streaming options . Continue reading

Mayonnaise Sandwich: Your Vice Presidential Debate Livemockery

kaine-pence-breadCome and watch America’s two whitest politicians whitesplain themselves to skeptical voters! See pale cartoon Racist Bannon listlessly defend his running mate! Watch Tim Kaine make Hillary Clinton almost charismatic! Curse our founding fathers for creating an office as dumb as the vice-presidency!

It starts at 9:00 PM Eastern on ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, Univision, Telemundo, and C-SPAN. YouTube will be streaming it. More details here. Continue reading

Clintpocalypse Now: Democratic National Convention Open Thread

DNC 1Come and watch the tire fire coronation of America’s second-most despised presidential candidate! Bathe in the warm soothing charisma of America’s newest heart throb, Tim Kaine! Get shouted at by an old man! Boo at something! It’s time for the Democratic National Convention. You can live stream the thing on C-Span here. It’s also on the you tubes if C-SPAN is too spicy for you. Democracy in action! God help us all.

Hillary Clinton speaks tonight some time after 10:00, if C-Span is to be believed.