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"author": {
"name": "Jared White",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250324/bernie-aoc",
"published": "2025-03-24T19:27:41-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://youtu.be/njwEDpUv2W0\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>\u201cI like the idea of [a Bernie/AOC ticket]. They\u2019re very good at pushing agendas through that I think moves the needle towards where it kind of should go\u2026\u201d</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Nobody does person-on-the-street interviews like Don Lemon. He\u2019s just great at this stuff, and honestly that was the first clue I got back in October/early November 2024 that something was off about the Harris campaign. Don Lemon\u2019s interviews picked up on a thread of the zeitgeist I wasn\u2019t seeing anywhere else.</p>\n\n<p>Lately he\u2019s been out asking lots of folks what they think about Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the responses have been fascinating. It\u2019s incredibly apparent that they are tapping into a wing of the Democratic Party base which has been <em>supremely frustrated</em> over the past couple of years. We desperately need an energetic, youth-focused, <strong>center-left populist movement</strong> in American <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> and the Dems would be wise to stop taking this demographic for granted. It\u2019s the kind of mojo the party needs in full force right now.</p>",
"text": "\u201cI like the idea of [a Bernie/AOC ticket]. They\u2019re very good at pushing agendas through that I think moves the needle towards where it kind of should go\u2026\u201d\n\n\n\nNobody does person-on-the-street interviews like Don Lemon. He\u2019s just great at this stuff, and honestly that was the first clue I got back in October/early November 2024 that something was off about the Harris campaign. Don Lemon\u2019s interviews picked up on a thread of the zeitgeist I wasn\u2019t seeing anywhere else.\n\nLately he\u2019s been out asking lots of folks what they think about Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the responses have been fascinating. It\u2019s incredibly apparent that they are tapping into a wing of the Democratic Party base which has been supremely frustrated over the past couple of years. We desperately need an energetic, youth-focused, center-left populist movement in American #politics and the Dems would be wise to stop taking this demographic for granted. It\u2019s the kind of mojo the party needs in full force right now."
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"name": "Link: Making the Dems Great Again (Bernie & AOC)",
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"name": "Jared White",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250323/downey-as-doom-long-in-the-making",
"published": "2025-03-23T22:39:53-07:00",
"content": {
"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/03/how-robert-downey-jr-was-chosen-as-doctor-doom-1236347398/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>When Downey walked onstage dressed as Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic-Con last year it was a shocker to nearly everyone, in large part because he had already saved the Marvel Universe as Tony Stark. But it seems the concept of Downey as bad guy Victor Von Doom goes way back to before the actor was ever cast as Iron Man\u2019s alter ego.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>There are a whole lot of chattering commenters out there all butthurt that Downey is coming back to the MCU. It cheapens Iron Man\u2019s death, it\u2019s just to sell more tickets, Marvel\u2019s out of ideas, the Russo Brothers can\u2019t make a good non-Marvel film what\u2019s up with that, <em>blah blah blah blah blah blah blah</em>.</p>\n\n<p>Get outta here! <strong>Robert Downey Jr. can do no wrong.</strong> I am completely onboard with his reappearance as one of Marvel\u2019s classic villains. We already know he can deliver a pitch-perfect performance which straddles the fence between hamming it up for the camera and <em>absolutely nailing</em> complex emotional depth. People will throw out this name and that name for who <em>should</em> be playing Victor Von Doom, but you know what? We already have a \u201cMarvel Jesus\u201d and no offense to Deadpool but it ain\u2019t him. <strong>It\u2019s Iron Man.</strong> (Or rather, the actor who portrayed him.)</p>\n\n<p><strong>Bring it on!</strong><br /><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/scifi\">#scifi</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a></p>",
"text": "When Downey walked onstage dressed as Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic-Con last year it was a shocker to nearly everyone, in large part because he had already saved the Marvel Universe as Tony Stark. But it seems the concept of Downey as bad guy Victor Von Doom goes way back to before the actor was ever cast as Iron Man\u2019s alter ego.\n\n\n\nThere are a whole lot of chattering commenters out there all butthurt that Downey is coming back to the MCU. It cheapens Iron Man\u2019s death, it\u2019s just to sell more tickets, Marvel\u2019s out of ideas, the Russo Brothers can\u2019t make a good non-Marvel film what\u2019s up with that, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.\n\nGet outta here! Robert Downey Jr. can do no wrong. I am completely onboard with his reappearance as one of Marvel\u2019s classic villains. We already know he can deliver a pitch-perfect performance which straddles the fence between hamming it up for the camera and absolutely nailing complex emotional depth. People will throw out this name and that name for who should be playing Victor Von Doom, but you know what? We already have a \u201cMarvel Jesus\u201d and no offense to Deadpool but it ain\u2019t him. It\u2019s Iron Man. (Or rather, the actor who portrayed him.)\n\nBring it on!\n#scifi #movies"
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