Is court packing a good idea?

Republicans stole a Supreme Court seat they used to install Gorsuch. Something must be done and court packing is worth considering.

https://twitter.com/alexburnsNYT/status/1103760225394454539

A conversation worth having. #packthecourts
Progressive activists push 2020 Dems to pack Supreme Court https://t.co/Fw409HsvB8 via @politico
— Carisa Cunningham (@carisac) February 25, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Holder says next Democratic president should consider adding additional seats to the U.S. Supreme Court https://t.co/8ARmJdwjG9
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 7, 2019

23 House Republicans voted against a resolution condemning bigotry

How can you not be opposed to hate? Sad!

JUST IN: The House has voted 407-23 to pass a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry. 23 Republicans voted against the resolution, with GOP Rep. Steve King voting "present"https://t.co/uWlZlpDhr7
— Axios (@axios) March 7, 2019

House Democrats have been under pressure for a week on anti-semitism but House Republicans have bailed them out.

No 3 house r Liz Cheney, Lee zeldin and Louie Gohmert vote no. Jeff Duncan present.

An embarrassing moment for house gop.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 7, 2019

So Dems, allegedly in disarray on this one, all vote in favor. No votes are Republicans. https://t.co/icJeUtyevu
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) March 7, 2019

In case it wasn’t obvious, the people who refused to vote for a generic, non-binding “hate is bad” resolution were Republicans. https://t.co/riGuwJf8QT
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 7, 2019

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Do you think the Republican Party is tolerant and open to all groups of people?
Yes 32%
No 65%

Do you think the Democratic Party is tolerant and open to all groups of people?
Yes 65%
No 32%

(Pew, 3/17-27/16)
trend: https://t.co/uBLrNsL7LM
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) March 7, 2019

Trump shouldn’t criticize anyone else for anti-Semitism

Not after Charlottesville. He said a group of Neo-Nazis included very fine people. I will never forgive him. When it comes to any kind of bigotry, he needs to shut up.

The president himself has come under fire for remarks that some found anti-Semitic. https://t.co/LFU4xCxISv https://t.co/qHH4zdBUbI
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) March 9, 2019

This comes from the president who furnished such powerful moral leadership when neo-Nazis marched to anti-Semitic chants in the streets of Charlottesville. https://t.co/lR8wgwgFUQ
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) March 7, 2019

This tweet brought to you by the guy who uses George Soros as a boogeyman for everything, whose last 2016 ad was full of anti-Semitic tropes, who shared an image of Hillary with the Star of David on piles of cash, and, who literally praised people marching alongside neo-Nazis. https://t.co/zUSxK5QPkc
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 6, 2019

How dare you even try to pretend you have not given white supremacists and Neo Nazis even more power in this country?

We will always stand with our Jewish, Muslim, and neighbors of all faiths against your type of hate. https://t.co/RjDEkUhU4O
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) March 7, 2019

Trump’s tax cuts hurt blue state residents

I live in Maryland. I was not able to deduct all of my state and local taxes this year. Trump is rewarding his voters just like he did with the $12 billion for farmers. He is penalizing blue state residents – this is similar to his attacks on California. He is so vindictive. Sad.

Trump’s tax cuts are punishing states that voted for Clinton, data suggests https://t.co/926xkpygc9
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) March 7, 2019

One of Trump’s lies about the wall

Trump has told a lot of lies about the wall including claims it is being built. Here’s one of the lies:

Remember when @realDonaldTrump tweeted on Xmas Eve that he "just gave out a 115 mile long contract for another large section of the Wall"? (That's a long contract, by the way!) A govt lawyer said in court last week "there is no such contract." @aaron_leib: https://t.co/ytR1g7dG7K
— Joshua A. Geltzer (@jgeltzer) March 5, 2019

Trump’s FTC isn’t fining companies that label foreign goods as Made in USA

Companies Falsely Labeled Products ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Their Financial Penalty from Trump's FTC? $0. Democratic lawmakers angry. https://t.co/etcCToyxSw
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) March 5, 2019

Trump isn’t inviting women’s teams to the White House

How Donald Trump is making sports team visits "about food and about himself" https://t.co/1WprC57wHN pic.twitter.com/AVEKjEI3zc
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 5, 2019

NEW from me: ‘Where are the women’s teams?’: Trump ignores women’s champions in White House sports ceremonies https://t.co/cGVfYRPE3F
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) March 4, 2019

Trump wanted Obama’s grades released but pressured a school to hide his own

Hypocrite!

‘Grab that record’: @mffisher with the incredible story of the mad dash to hide Trump’s high school transcript, days after Trump pressed Obama to release his school records in 2011. https://t.co/W7p55QxEru
— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) March 5, 2019

This is key, because 2011 is when Trump was actually calling Obama a terrible student and saying he should release his grades.

Trump would later suggest there was something about Obama's birthplace in the records. But he largely abandoned the issue come 2015-16. https://t.co/2ieduI79CT
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) March 5, 2019

Trump almost always draws attention to his own insecurities in the way he attacks others. Goes after Obama grades while scrambling to bury his own school records. Disparages POW McCain despite avoiding Vietnam with bone spurs. https://t.co/sGYm6KUzlV
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) March 5, 2019

One of #Trump's "go-to moves is projection." He "identifies his faults, and as a defense mechanism, he projects those faults onto his perceived foes.
This week, however, the current president seems to have taken his fondness for projection to a new level."
Good take @stevebenen https://t.co/mPQdIAGoS1
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) March 5, 2019

The extensive effort to bury Donald Trump’s grades https://t.co/BPFY7Ep6Hf
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) March 5, 2019

Creature from the Black Lagoon

The film was released 65 years ago today. Try to see it in 3D on Blu-ray or at events like Blobfest. I got to meet Ricou Browning at Blobfest several years ago – he played the creature when he was underwater.

70 Years Ago, the Gill Man rose!

John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: 70 Years Ago: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) https://t.co/3GcUR2oXCc pic.twitter.com/a7LE7Ncmki
— John Kenneth Muir (@JKMuir) February 12, 2024

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
Jack Arnold's CLASSIC was released statewide in US on this day 65 years ago! (1954) pic.twitter.com/xY1K13RJiq
— Francesco Francavilla (@f_francavilla) March 5, 2019

The Enduring Terror of the Gill Man: @HauntedMeg Celebrates ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ Turning 65! https://t.co/3wLUJ0GHhR
— Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) March 5, 2019

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'Creature from the Black Lagoon' is an under-'appreciated, beautiful film. https://t.co/YZJWsKn1Ug
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) February 26, 2019

I mourn Julie Adams passing. It hurts in a place deep in me, where monsters swim. https://t.co/yYGWR1oDyH
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) February 4, 2019

Author @malloryomeara pays tribute to Julie Adams, star of Creature from the Black Lagoon: "Julie Adams Blazed the Trail for Badass Sci-Fi Ladies" over @DreadCentral https://t.co/CVB7C4B8qm
— Hanover Square Press (@Hanover_Square) February 6, 2019

The story of the trailblazing woman behind Creature From the Black Lagoon https://t.co/YOv48FjVZL
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 4, 2019

https://twitter.com/BondLife/status/1102966430268416000

THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON – Released this day in 1954 – Spanish release poster pic.twitter.com/CfBwJHDNZM
— Hill Illustration @charlielargent.bsky.social (@charliehillart6) March 5, 2019

https://twitter.com/CharlesEButler/status/1102645899115810816

Horror History: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON Is Now 67 Years Old (dreadcentral.com)

I never post this guy anymore so..here he is. 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' Universal (1953) pic.twitter.com/T4xn0hB52v
— Classic Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) June 15, 2021

Julie Adams and Ben Chapman on the set of THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON ('54).

One of the most influential creature features, the cult classic continues to inspire filmmakers from Steven Spielberg's JAWS ('75) to @RealGDT's THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017).

Airing now on TCM. pic.twitter.com/2jVjPIj4xg
— TCM (@tcm) October 31, 2023

“Creature from the Black Lagoon” was filmed in glorious 3D and released as such in 1954. pic.twitter.com/B6xdvYuyfG
— Classic Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) May 8, 2023

The Creature From The Black Lagoon 1954 is concerned for Julie Adams after he accidentally smashed her head into a rock….. pic.twitter.com/OGsjorps6q
— Classic Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) June 28, 2024

RIP Agent XK150 from CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA (aka the screenwriter of CHINATOWN) pic.twitter.com/f1og1X6jVd
— The Pale Autumn Moon (@paleautumnmoon) July 2, 2024

I still feel bad for him. Everyone got a cereal except for him! pic.twitter.com/CCdp7Vly8W
— Classic Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) September 7, 2024

Creature from the Black Lagoon in real colour for LIFE magazine in 1953 pic.twitter.com/Z0NbgBaj2b
— Classic Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) July 18, 2024

Julia Adams and the Creature on the set of, Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) pic.twitter.com/2GbQ78j8qf
— Classic Horror Films (@HorrorHammer1) July 4, 2024

Laurel Hill Cemetery

I was watching Creed II and saw Adrian Balboa’s grave marker. I wondered if it was really in a cemetery. It is! It’s in the really odd Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia which I visited on September 2, 2011. It’s got General Meade (Northern general who won Gettysburg) and Confederate soldiers. It has a store which sells stuff like Death Mints. It has Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas’ grave and a museum-style collection of his memorabilia. You have to see the grave. It has Veterans Stadium seats (which you can still get from Archer Seating) and a giant microphone.

Here are my pictures and clips I found on YouTube.