Author: Mark Perigard

Writer. Editor. Survivor. Half-man, half-metal.

‘On Tyranny’ is More Vital than Ever.

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With Shitler and First Lady Elon Musk taking power, ushering the United States into an era of unprecedented fascism, Timothy Snyder’s 2017 book “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century” is the guidebook for concerned citizens.

“…the history of modern democracy is also one of decline and fall,” he notes in his foreword.

“Americans today are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy fall to fascism, Nazism, or communism in the twentieth century. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so.”

The first warning is the most presicient:

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Make It Make Sense

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The New European gets right to the point.

America had a choice between a leader who promised to a president for all people and a traitor who campaigned on fear and hatred.

And America chose the traitor.

Vice President Kamala Harris offered a vision to take this country forward, off the robust economy she and President Joe Biden built.

Mango Mussolini repeatedly referred to America as a “garbage can” at his rallies.

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Thank You, Geoff Johns

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There seems to be some confusion surrounding the final issue of DC’s “Justice Society of America.”

Readers online have groused that the issue no. 12, cover dated December 2024, has no villain, no plot, no story.

With artist Todd Nauck delivering a blast of glorious double-spread pages featuring hundreds of characters, the issue is a sort of heroic spin on “This is Your Life.” Courtney Whitmore, better known as Stargirl, looks back on her life and her adventures with the first and greatest team of super-heroes.

The climax of the tale finds Courtney delivering her high school valedictorian speech and looking forward to her future.

Hardly the time-trippy cosmic battle royale fans are used to.

But if that’s all you’re seeing, you’re missing the point.

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ABC’s ‘9-1-1’ Shocks Fans with the Best Possible Twist

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Characters on long-running prime-time dramas rarely grow emotionally.

From the first episode to the last, they stand as the same.

Olivia Benson is still the depressed detective apprehending perps on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Dr. Meredith Grey remains the same passionate life-saver that she was in the first season of “Grey’s Anatomy” as she is now in the 43rd season.

It’s part of the appeal of genre TV, what marks them as comfort food.

But the 100th episode of the first-responder show “9-1-1” earlier this month stunned viewers as it pulled on a string lingering for approximately five seasons, give or take, as firefighter Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark) was kissed by a man.

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