RIP to one of the world’s few good men, the man who helped Harry meet Sally, taught us to stand by our friends, believe in true love, and survive a little Misery along the way.
Best obituary about the Reiners, thank you. And thanks for the clips. The film Rob and his son wrote together is heartbreaking. The tragedy of the end of the Reiners' lives does not erase the wonder and joy Rob and Michelle brought to this world. What a sad, mad world this is.
Trump calling it “TDS” is the most on-brand grief response imaginable. A man dies, a legacy ends, and Trump still finds a mirror. Rob Reiner made joy, challenged power, and outlived Meathead by decades. Trump made everything about himself. Only one of those is remembered as a human being.
Fun fact: Penny Marshall (then Rob Reiner’s wife) was up for the part of Gloria in “All In The Family”. She nearly got it too. She said “There were three other girls who looked like Archie, but I was the only one who looked like Edith.” In the end, she turned it down because Rob and she thought it would be too much to work together 12 to 13 hours and then go home together at night.
"[L]ife doesn’t always come with a Hollywood ending. But I believe in the worlds Reiner created where good triumphs over evil and true love wins. There is a kind spirit carefully woven into Reiner’s films - of real human goodness - that is in such short supply today. Reiner’s world of benevolence, it seems to me, is at war with Trump’s world of hate. We must all decide which will it be."
All the emotions I felt upon hearing about Phil Hartman's death came rushing back when I read about the Reiners. What a horrible story. So tragic all the way around, too.
As the headline says, they grew a cornea for a patient in a lab using lab-grown human eye cells, then 3D-printed them into a cornea, and implanted it into a patient. They're expanding this to 10-15 patients. The company that did this is in North Carolina, but they're doing the therapies in Israel for...some reason, probably to do with cost, tbh. They'll be announcing results from the second stage of the study in the second half of 2026.
Honestly, despite the involvement of Israel, this IS good news. Cornea transplants suck, and if people can avoid rejection risk, then good.
Whadda mean, you're still processing my order for a manifold boot kit? Just put in a box and ship it. Do I have to explain how retail works to everyone? Jesus Christ, Mother Mary, and Joseph. Back in my day, if you got an order, you delivered. YOU HAVE ONE JOB.
I thought that was some sort of footwear before I googled "manifold boot kit." It seems like some sort of thing related to diesel engines.
Don't get me started in my ordeal with getting a refund from Amazon on some item that I never received because some delivery droid didn't read my FUCKING GOTTDAMN delivery instructions. AGAIN!
a bunch of companies laid off some folk a month or two ago (three?) and it got me wondering if the "processing" thing this year is that. Like they do not have enough workers for the demand so they just say they are "processing" for a lot longer than it used to be.
Maybe I'm misremembering, but wasn't there a time when bringing spurious cases or frivolous lawsuits was a common reason for lawyers to be disciplined?
In NYS they'll let you keep bringing cases till you've bankrupted the opponent, and though they can award legal fees to the opponent if you lose, they never ever ever do.
I'd imagine the BBC will insist on the case being heard in the UK. They do not fuck around there (unlike here) and I suspect that this will disappear when the discovery starts.
There was a post down thread about it that said the BBC's lawyers are seeking that orange bag of shit's medical records since he says he's in "perfect" health.
"We've always tried to keep the kickbacks, the billing for work not done, using inferior materials, padding invoices, manipulating change orders, diverting funds, underbidding then overcharging, and collusion kinda quiet, but now it's 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭!"
RIP to one of the world’s few good men, the man who helped Harry meet Sally, taught us to stand by our friends, believe in true love, and survive a little Misery along the way.
The difference between these two men is that nobody will be sad when Trump dies.
Best obituary about the Reiners, thank you. And thanks for the clips. The film Rob and his son wrote together is heartbreaking. The tragedy of the end of the Reiners' lives does not erase the wonder and joy Rob and Michelle brought to this world. What a sad, mad world this is.
That murdering punk's lawyers had better fucking NOT trot out a bullshit 'insanity defense....'
Trump calling it “TDS” is the most on-brand grief response imaginable. A man dies, a legacy ends, and Trump still finds a mirror. Rob Reiner made joy, challenged power, and outlived Meathead by decades. Trump made everything about himself. Only one of those is remembered as a human being.
Fun fact: Penny Marshall (then Rob Reiner’s wife) was up for the part of Gloria in “All In The Family”. She nearly got it too. She said “There were three other girls who looked like Archie, but I was the only one who looked like Edith.” In the end, she turned it down because Rob and she thought it would be too much to work together 12 to 13 hours and then go home together at night.
-___-
When Trump dies, the entire world will (literally or figuratively) piss on his grave.
I'm planning to drink so much champagne that I won't stop peeing for a week.
"[L]ife doesn’t always come with a Hollywood ending. But I believe in the worlds Reiner created where good triumphs over evil and true love wins. There is a kind spirit carefully woven into Reiner’s films - of real human goodness - that is in such short supply today. Reiner’s world of benevolence, it seems to me, is at war with Trump’s world of hate. We must all decide which will it be."
-Jim Acosta
All the emotions I felt upon hearing about Phil Hartman's death came rushing back when I read about the Reiners. What a horrible story. So tragic all the way around, too.
Somewhat nice time, at least, from a medical perspective.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-human-cornea-transplant-using-3d-printed-lab-grown-tissue-restores-sight-in-a-game-changer-for-millions-who-are-blind/
As the headline says, they grew a cornea for a patient in a lab using lab-grown human eye cells, then 3D-printed them into a cornea, and implanted it into a patient. They're expanding this to 10-15 patients. The company that did this is in North Carolina, but they're doing the therapies in Israel for...some reason, probably to do with cost, tbh. They'll be announcing results from the second stage of the study in the second half of 2026.
Honestly, despite the involvement of Israel, this IS good news. Cornea transplants suck, and if people can avoid rejection risk, then good.
What has this to do with Rob Reiner and his wife? You're being like Trump. Please stop and show some compassion.
It's an open thread, so I'm posting an open thread nice time?
You obviously don't know what "open thread" means.
hi Marycat, that is in fact what open thread means. Any topic is welcome on both the tabs post and the last post of the day.
Around here it's always meant "post whatever you want." You don't have to be on-topic.
OK. I never heard of it, and google was no help. Mea culpa.
I hate how that orange bloated corpse successfully injects himself into everything
Why the fuck can't he try to insert himself into the nearest morgue?
Yep, that psycho thinks everything is about him. Can't say how disgusting (and revealing) that post was.
𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $𝟮𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿
Staff at the Ashland animal shelter sold merch of raccoon they cared for after he was found passed out in a liquor store
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/drunk-virginia-raccoon-merch-fundraiser
I love Ashland. It is so weird
Like a mini portland for the east. They even got a sign that says "Ashland, the center of the universe"
edit: Also, that is the shelter we got percy from!
That should pay for a twelve-step program.
He's the hero we all need in these times.
When a drunk Trash Panda becomes a national hero, you *know* something's not quite right with your country ...
hehehe trashed panda it says on the merch
Whadda mean, you're still processing my order for a manifold boot kit? Just put in a box and ship it. Do I have to explain how retail works to everyone? Jesus Christ, Mother Mary, and Joseph. Back in my day, if you got an order, you delivered. YOU HAVE ONE JOB.
"It's OK! We're sending you the wrong item number anyway!"
"Please rate your experience!"
I thought that was some sort of footwear before I googled "manifold boot kit." It seems like some sort of thing related to diesel engines.
Don't get me started in my ordeal with getting a refund from Amazon on some item that I never received because some delivery droid didn't read my FUCKING GOTTDAMN delivery instructions. AGAIN!
Old school carburetor, which connects to the manifolds. The rubber connector boots wear out, which is a problem.
Mechanic: “Well, that’s your problem right there.”
The problem seems manifold.
lol. It’s actually the connector thingies. But let’s not quibble.
What are your delivery instructions?
"My unit is on the south side of the courtyard. PLEASE RING THE DOORBELL!"
You need a sign on your door "Deliveries please ring bell."
Gold lettering in a script font should do it
I hear it works for dementia patients
Yeah. Fucking stucco walls.
a bunch of companies laid off some folk a month or two ago (three?) and it got me wondering if the "processing" thing this year is that. Like they do not have enough workers for the demand so they just say they are "processing" for a lot longer than it used to be.
But shareholder value, so it's all good
It's all of that A1 that's replacing real warm blooded workers. It does not work. But the oligarchs have a huge steak in it.
A huge steak? Fuck em, let them eat gruel like the rest of us.
If they gave up their steaks they wouldn't need A1. (I hate A1 on steaks--or anywhere else. It tastes like warm Pepsi.)
Maybe I'm misremembering, but wasn't there a time when bringing spurious cases or frivolous lawsuits was a common reason for lawyers to be disciplined?
𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/15/judge-refuses-to-grant-sarah-palin-a-new-trial-in-her-libel-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times-00692352
𝘈𝘕𝘋
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗕𝗖 𝗳𝗼𝗿 $𝟭𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵
https://apnews.com/article/trump-bbc-lawsuit-defamation-a9fd196c4f242decd8f28e8d0ce74442
I have said elsewhere ... how can you defame a monster?
In NYS they'll let you keep bringing cases till you've bankrupted the opponent, and though they can award legal fees to the opponent if you lose, they never ever ever do.
Girlfriend, nobody remembers you, or your deceased running mate.
Go back to seeing Russia from your house.
I'd imagine the BBC will insist on the case being heard in the UK. They do not fuck around there (unlike here) and I suspect that this will disappear when the discovery starts.
There was a post down thread about it that said the BBC's lawyers are seeking that orange bag of shit's medical records since he says he's in "perfect" health.
Oooooo. I want to see that his ear never got shot
Palin? Still? I hope this is finally it. Also, I don't know how she's paying any lawyers; she burned out 15 years ago.
SOMEONE'S paying for them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Peter Thiel
Maybe Russia's paying her to peek in her windows?
gop grift circuit probably
And I am betting she is not paying lawyers, at least well, cause they keep losing everything
Uh huh ... like the Arc de Donnie Dipshit?
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆
https://ground.news/article/national-preservation-group-demands-to-stop-the-construction-of-the-dance-hall-of-la-casa-blanca?utm_source=headline-link&utm_medium=share
surejan
"We've always tried to keep the kickbacks, the billing for work not done, using inferior materials, padding invoices, manipulating change orders, diverting funds, underbidding then overcharging, and collusion kinda quiet, but now it's 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭!"
oh so now it is national security and they can't talk about it
This is how they get around everything when questioned—they invoke the sacred "national security" and no one is allowed to ask again.
Of course. It will never be built, and the next President will have to clean up Donnie Dipshit's mess.
Well, yeah -- the entrance to the WH bunker is under the remains of the East Wing. They need to put *something* up there.
I don't see how it gets done in this administration.
You can't say national security risk without saying national security.