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The Many Problems With Elon Musk's Sketchy Plans to Start a Centrist Third Party
The Many Problems With Elon Musk's Sketchy Plans to Start a Centrist Third Party

After splitting with Trump, Elon Musk vowed to form a third party. Here are some of the many reasons that is a terrible idea.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinOctober 7, 2025Elon Musk, Donald Trump
Got Trump Derangement Syndrome? I Can Help!
Got Trump Derangement Syndrome? I Can Help!

I’ve found a novel way to deal with my Trump-

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinOctober 2, 2025
David Gordon Green's 2018 Legacy Sequel Halloween Is a Mesmerizing Return to Form
David Gordon Green's 2018 Legacy Sequel Halloween Is a Mesmerizing Return to Form

My leisurely ramble though the Halloween movies continues with a look back at David Gordon Green’s 2018 smash Halloween, the best Halloween movie since Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

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Halloween in SeptemberNathan RabinOctober 1, 2025Toby Huss, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Gordon Green, Danny McBride
As an Autistic Father of Autistic Boys, I Am Pleased That Donald Trump and RFK Jr. Discovered the Cause AND Cure for Autism!
As an Autistic Father of Autistic Boys, I Am Pleased That Donald Trump and RFK Jr. Discovered the Cause AND Cure for Autism!

I was skeptical when noted medical geniuses Donald Trump and RFK Jr. said they’d find the cause and cure for autism but I will be the first to concede they succeeded!

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 30, 2025autism, Donald Trump, RFK Jr.
The Right's Response to Charlie Kirk's Assassination Provides a Glimpse Into How They'll Handle Donald Trump's Death
The Right's Response to Charlie Kirk's Assassination Provides a Glimpse Into How They'll Handle Donald Trump's Death

If you want to know how Donald Trump will be mourned, just take a look at the way Charlie Kirk has been deified in his death.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 24, 2025Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk
Jimmy Kimmel Has Nothing to Apologize For
Jimmy Kimmel Has Nothing to Apologize For

MAGA/The Trump Administration angrily demanded that Jimmy Kimmel be yanked off the air for the horrible thing he said about Charlie Kirk. Funnily enough, he didn’t say ANYTHING about Kirk, just his assassin and supporters.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 23, 2025
Deeply Ambivalent Screenwriter John Carpenter Tried to Kill Off Michael Myers in 1981's Halloween II. He Did Not Succeed
Deeply Ambivalent Screenwriter John Carpenter Tried to Kill Off Michael Myers in 1981's Halloween II. He Did Not Succeed

My journey through the Halloween franchise continues with a look at 1981’s Halloween II. It’s that one sequel that was made because of money and not passionate inspiration

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Halloween in SeptemberNathan RabinSeptember 19, 2025Donald Pleasance, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lance Guest, sequel, Film, slasher, John Carpenter, Debra Hill
2002's Dazzlingly Dumb Halloween: Resurrection is a Busta Rhymes Vehicle In Which Michael Myers Plays a Central But Unmistakably Supporting Role
2002's Dazzlingly Dumb Halloween: Resurrection is a Busta Rhymes Vehicle In Which Michael Myers Plays a Central But Unmistakably Supporting Role

Michael Myers squares off against a kung fu-fighting Busta Rhymes in the wonderfully idiotic 2002 sequel Halloween: Resurrection.

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Halloween in SeptemberNathan RabinSeptember 17, 2025Busta Rhymes, Tyra Banks, Rick Rosenthal, Jamie Lee Curtis
Nothing Good Can Come of Charlie Kirk's Killing, But the Amount of Bad That Might Ensue is Incalcuable
Nothing Good Can Come of Charlie Kirk's Killing, But the Amount of Bad That Might Ensue is Incalcuable

Things are already bad. They’re about to get much worse.

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The Big WhoopNathan RabinSeptember 17, 2025
The Random Rerun of the Day is the Dennis Rodman/Dane Cook Buddy Comedy Simon Sez
The Random Rerun of the Day is the Dennis Rodman/Dane Cook Buddy Comedy Simon Sez

Yes, Virginia, Dennis Rodman and Dane Cook really did star in a movie together, 1999’s Simon Sez. And yes, it was just as fucking miserable as you would imagine. Robert Downey Jr. really dodged a bullet dropping out of this turkey.

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My World Of Flops, My Year of Flops IINathan RabinSeptember 16, 2025Robert Downey Jr., Dane Cook, Dennis Rodman
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