I like to think it's something like closeted humanity and subconscious guilt seeping out around their walls of sociopathic fear and denial

Yes, so that he can claim credit for what Biden did. Expect more of this.

Is "unchecked power" British for "churlishness"?

Indeed. She basically had to chase him down and corner him to force him to engage in the most basic of civilities, as if he was a child squirming at his first dress-up event.

How about one that wonderfully transitions to widescreen halfway through? Clouzot's 'The Mystery of Picasso'

Maybe modern westerners? "Head cheese", a cold cut made from the heads and scraps of pigs or calfs, is a traditional dish in Europe (as well as East Asia, and other parts of the world). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_ch...

One of the best things about Lower Decks is that it allowed characters and relationships to develop and even outgrow the show's premise. I too hope we'll hear about their post-show lives (maybe via SNW again?)

Really high winds > big truck > a convoy of big trucks > convoy of something bigger than trucks > oh, earthquake? > earthquake! > what do i do? oh, its over already. (As felt in NJ.)

Also, actual policy regimes complete with interactions, complications and consequences poll differently than hypothetical, contextless policy proposals.

Someone died somewhere, so here's my rant from the other day.

The industrial revolution has come for language

"Once again, democrats find themselves looking toward American institutions to stop Trump..."

For shame! Have we learned nothing from "Peanuts" comic strips? American institutions are Lucy and democracy is a football, as I will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt.