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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago

Yup, and it takes 6 to 8 months to organize a primary, 100 days to the election wasn't enough time.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Yup, but they had less money than the Biden machine.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

31 year old VW...

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 27 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (10 children)

Repair shop down the street has had one on their lot for 3 or 4 years now, now I know why...

edit Street view or it didn't happen:

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

"3rd world pricing" only seems cheap to an outsider coming in. To a resident, a $5 pint is just as egregious as a $20 pint to us.

Take Noida for example:

Minimum wage for skilled employees is ₹16,868 per month.

That's $175.58 US, or 246.46 Australian.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

It was never about the average voter, it was all about appealing to the people with the money.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Jack Gilbert:

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Abandonment by the Biden camp, who were really the only people supporting her.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Smither is kind of a genius. It was hard for me to pick between these:

Place in Line:

https://youtu.be/MztnxPiiDbI

Hundred Dollar Valentine:

https://youtu.be/uBcamydtpqg

Down in Thibodaux:

https://youtu.be/ooYkWcfGmFk

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

Correct!

She wasn't a good candidate in 2020 and wasn't better in 2024.

She COULD have won if Biden had stepped down in 2022 and let her run as the incumbent president, or if Biden had decided not to run early enough to run a proper primary and she survived the primary process.

Giving her only 100 days and blocking her from running down Biden doomed her candidacy.

 

Holy cow! It's a new week already! Time is speeding up or something!

Looking at the week...

Not a comic, but probably enough of an overlap to mention:

Dungeon Crawler Carl Volume 8 A Parade Of Horribles

I had no idea it was up to 8 books now. I guess that's why it got picked up by Peacock.

Absolute Martian Manhunter #11 - Been a minute on this one, I might have to re-read some stuff.

Olympus Saga Megalith #1 (Of 4) - I'm generally down for anything from Bad Idea, but 30 variant covers seems... excessive.

Department Of Truth #37

D'orc #4 - 1/2 Dawrf, 1/2 Orc, it's a D'orc!

Future Is ****** #13 - Still moving towards their 60 issue goal! Looking strong so far!

Geiger #23 - Ghost Machine still strong!

Mortal Thor #10 - Love the working man Thor.

Space Ghost Volume 2 #11 - Nearing the end of SG's year 2!

Ultimate Endgame #4 (Of 5) - Forgot this was still going...

X-Books:
Magik And Colossus #4 (Of 5)
Uncanny X-Men #28

 

Not kidding, found it on Amazon. +1, as advertised, 776 pages of Jeff.

("Jeff jeff, jeff jeff jeff Jeff. +Jeff, jeff jeff, JEFF jeff jeff Jeff.")

 

OK, let's check out this week!

Cruel Universe 2 #10 (Of 12) - Nearing the end of another EC run!

Ghost Machine The Official Guidebook #2 (Of 5) - The "Who's Who" of the Ghost Machine Universe.

Hank Howard Pizza Detective A Slice Of Life #1 (Of 2) - Fun entry from Bad Idea.

JSA #19

Marc Spector Moon Knight #4

X-Books:
Cyclops #4 (Of 5)
Storm Earth's Mightiest Mutant #4 (Of 5)
Wade Wilson Deadpool #4
X-Men #29

 

If you aren't aware, QC is a long running online strip that (generally) has been running 5 days a week for 23 years(!)

Went to check it last night and was greeted with this. 😔

If you've never read it, it's generally SFW despite the title. Sometimes not.

Warning: Large cast, varied plots, an art style that has changed probably 16 times, huge time jumps, sentient AIs who sniff tea to see visions, and rocket powered roombas.

I'd link to a good jumping on point, but you know, "hacked and blown up." All the Google thumbnails are super blurry.

 

From Le Creuset:

https://www.lecreuset.com/baked-blueberry--french-toast-with-mascarpone-and-japanese-milk-bread/LCR-3036.html

I made a couple of modifications here, one out of necessity, the others out of preference.

First, the recipe calls for Japanese Milk Bread which I could not easily source, I subbed in croissant bread.

Second, the only spice is 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, I added 1/4 teaspoon each of nutmeg and cardamom.

Baked Blueberry French Toast with Mascarpone and Japanese Milk Bread

Cook Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Serving Size
6-8

INGREDIENTS Unsalted butter, for the braiser
6 large eggs
3 cups whole milk
⅓ cup sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon coarse salt
⅔ cup mascarpone
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Zest of 1 lemon
10 slices Japanese milk bread, cut ½-inch thick
1½ cups fresh blueberries, divided
Confectioners’ sugar, for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

Lightly butter the Braiser.

In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon and salt until fully combined.

In a second small bowl, mix mascarpone, vanilla bean paste, and the zest of 1 lemon until smooth.

Dip each slice of Japanese milk bread into the custard so both sides are lightly coated. Arrange the dipped slices upright in slightly staggered rows across the braiser.

Tuck ¾ cup blueberries and small spoonfuls of the mascarpone mixture between the slices of bread. Pour the remaining custard evenly over the casserole. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or overnight.

When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325°F.

Scatter the remaining blueberries across the top. Bake for 55–65 minutes, until the custard is set and the tops of the bread slices are lightly golden. Let rest for 10–15 minutes, then dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving.

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Back in the 80s, Rick Vietch had taken over writing duties from Alan Moore, and nearing the end of his run, had plotted out a story arc where Swamp Thing was sent through time.

#88 was scheduled to feature Swamp Thing as Christ's Cross and it was instantly pulled from publication.

The other 3 issues of the storyline were canned, Veitch was replaced, and it was thought that story was lost forever...

DC has now completed the work and begins publishing it as either "Swamp Thing 1989 #1" or "Swamp Thing #88" depending on which cover you want.

Art is by the late, great Michael Zulli and if you don't know his name, well... feast your eyes:

 

Allrighty then! What's looking good this week?

Bad Idea - Hard to go wrong with Bad Idea:
Oddballs Odyssey #1 (One Shot) - with alternate covers from some comics masters. Tony Millionaire is awesome, but come on, Windsor McCay?

Warbird #0 (Of 4) - Fun with Frank Quietly!

Dust To Dust #8 (Of 8) - The dusbowl era murder mystery concludes!

Omega Men By Tom King The Deluxe Edition HC (2026 Edition) - Tom King is always a solid writer, but TBH, I forgot he took a crack at the Omega Men. $50 is a lot in this economy, but it does collect 12 issues.

Sacrificers #21 - Continuing the fantasy epic!

Skinbreaker #8 - Just stunning artwork!

Swamp Thing 1989 #1 (Of 4) - This is important. Back in the late 80s, Rick Vietch had a run on Swamp Thing that ended up being censored and buried due to an image of Swamp Thing as Christ. It would have been Swamp Thing #88-91. Art by the late, great Michael Zulli. Zulli was an Artist, not just an artist.

More on this here:
https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-01-22/dc-announces-swamp-thing-1989

and here:

https://gizmodo.com/rick-veitch-swamp-thing-ending-oral-history-1989-dc-comics-2000747905

Ultimates #23 - I guess it is still going until #24...

Wonder Man #2 (of 5) - Glad to see the Disney+ show reviving an underrated character!

X-Books:
Generation X-23 #3
Uncanny X-Men #27

Zatanna #1 - The last couple of runs were incredibly fun, here's hoping!

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