So… is no one going to comment that it looks like Mads is going down on Hideo?

Good film. One of the few good Lovecraft adaptations, IMHO.

Richard Stanley was hired to direct “The Island of Doctor Moreau” but was replaced by John Frankenheimer after a few days of shooting. However, Stanley considered the film to be his baby (he co-wrote the script) and didn’t want to leave. So he disguised himself as one of the mutants and secretly remained on the shoot.

You can watch the documentary about the shooting of this B-movie and it’s full of weird details like that. It’s called “Lost Soul: the doomed journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Doctor Moreau”

Some horrors need not be shown in the light of day

(This is) me, (a person) who doesn’t use AI.

You aren’t. There’s more backstory.

Then it’s not getting the freshest photons.

Yes, he is essentially pro Western which is why the NED funded the Levada center.

Putin had a meeting with the other candidates yesterday, by the way. I think that opposition is likely kept our of power by various means.

Especially important if the opposition is funded by the UK and US, like Navalny’s Democratic Alternative

Navalny’s support was at 9% nationally. A large percentage of Russians had never heard of him.

The Russian communist party is controlled opposition, likely.

But Putin himself doesn’t control everything. Just read Medvedev’s scathing speech criticizing him as Putin sat on the stage next to him.

We can criticize their system and say it isn’t a fair system so that’s why Putin is popular. But let’s not pretend he isn’t popular. And let’s not forget that Putin brought Russia out of a the economic collapse of the 90s and into the fifth largest economy. People appreciate having jobs, housing and food. A lot.

The point I’m making is that he is popular in Russia. Ergo, why wouldn’t he get elected? And more specifically, his election result is exactly in line with the US-backed polling company prediction.

As for how he runs the country, whether there are lies, I’m not making a point on that.

We should question the original Western narratives about a stolen election when we can see the evidence of Putin’s popularity. You can read articles in western media that affirm Putin is popular in Russia.

Check the second link. It’s a National endowment for democracy backed polling company. NED is founded by US Congress, has US Congress and State department oversight and funding.

Putin got 87% of the vote and yet in polls he only got 86% support. Definitely rigged.

https://www.levada.ru/en/ratings/

https://www.ned.org/democracy-story/russia-polling-for-democracy-the-yuri-levada-analytical-center/

It’s important to follow the laws of the land, otherwise there is damage to the system. Legal framework, electoral framework, political framework. So when answering your question about Putin, the electoral rules and legalities of Russia’s system must be examined. Were they violated?

That is also a question on the US national agenda for Trump. It is important to consider his case in context of the system. And to compare his real estate dealings to others who deal in real estate. What was the severity and nature of the alleged crime? Are these kinds of behaviors common in the American political class?

When you heat up your spam casserole the lights of Chicago dim.

As long as you get that feeling, then no need to evaluate the content of things. We have teams of people to do that. Then they tell you what context cues to look for instead of evaluating it yourself.

Flowing green faux Japanese characters do not provide a soil rich in what onions crave. Brawndo might. But Matrix code is right out.