Bernie Sanders: Democrats Lack ‘Vision for the Future’
Breitbart | 27 Apr 2025 | Pam Key… (NBC’s Meet The Press) Host Kristen Welker said, “Let’s talk about what you have called your oligarchy, and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez have been crisscrossing the country warning of an oligarchy. Senator, you told the New York Times, ‘One of the aspects of this is to get people to get engaged in the political process and run as independents outside of the Democratic Party.’ As someone who twice ran in the Democratic presidential primary are you trying to strengthen the Democratic Party or Senator, are you trying to start a third party?” […]
… (Sanders) continued, “What Democrats lack right now is a vision for the future. How are we going to provide a decent standard of living for a younger generation where everything being equal will be poorer than their parents? How do we repair a broken heath care system? How do we deal with the corrupt campaign finance system that allows billionaires to control both political parties? Those are some of the issues that need to be discussed, and we are going out around the country right now asking people, working people, run for office. You want to run as a Democrat? Great. You want to run as an Independent? That’s great, but you’ve got to get involved in the political process because right now the two-party system is failing the working class of this country.”
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Babesleaga Division 4 Winners : Week 1 : Britney Spears vs Barbara Eden
Babesleaga update
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Well, bit of sad news: I’ve been let go from The Daily Wire. There were a lot of good people there I enjoyed working with. Plus, I was working on some really neat AI projects. It was a neat experience, but now it is over.
So, now I need to figure out what to do next. I actually started doing paid subscribers on this Substack because this was going to be my big writing outlet. But a couple months after getting paid subscribers, DW hired me, and it always felt weird pimping my Substack too much with DW was buttering my bread. So maybe I can get more going here. I still hope to serialize the next Hellbender here after I finish the final Superego.
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Babesleaga Group AF : Week 2 : Catherine Bach vs Lynda Carter
Babesleaga Group AE : Week 6 : Drew Barrymore vs Julia Roberts
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Drew Barrymore vs Julia Roberts
Drew Barrymore (1-4-0 Pts. 183 Avg. 36.60)
- Week 1 Lost to Sharon Stone 36-71
- Week 2 Lost to Demi Moore 23-89
- Week 3 Lost to Alicia Silverstone 23-96
- Week 4 Defeated Susan Sarandon 75-32
- Week 5 Lost to Cathy Lee Crosby 26-89
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Julia Roberts (2-3-0 Pts. 231 Avg. 46.20)
- Week 1 Defeated Meryl Streep 84-12
- Week 2 Lost to Cathy Lee Crosby 29-101
- Week 3 Lost to Demi Moore 21-82
- Week 4 Lost to Sharon Stone 23-81
- Week 5 Defeated Susan Sarandon 74-35
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Babesleaga Group AE : Week 5 : Sharon Stone vs Meryl Streep
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Sharon Stone vs Meryl Streep
Sharon Stone (3-1-0 Pts. 299 Avg. 74.75)
- Week 1 Defeated Drew Barrymore 71-36
- Week 2 Lost to Alicia Silverstone 49-73
- Week 3 Defeated Susan Sarandon 98-22
- Week 4 Defeated Julia Roberts 81-23
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Meryl Streep (0-4-0 Pts. 63 Avg. 15.75)
- Week 1 Lost to Julia Roberts 12-84
- Week 2 Lost to Susan Sarandon 33-78
- Week 3 Lost Cathy lee Crosby 11-102
- Week 4 Lost to Alicia Siverstone 7-93
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Babesleaga Group AE : Week 5 : Drew Barrymore vs Cathy Lee crosby
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Drew Barrymore vs Cathy Lee Crosby
Drew Barrymore (1-3-0 Pts. 157 Avg. 39.25)
- Week 1 Lost to Sharon Stone 36-71
- Week 2 Lost to Demi Moore 23-89
- Week 3 Lost to Alicia Silverstone 23-96
- Week 4 Defeated Susan Sarandon 75-32
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Cathy Lee Crosby (2-2-0 pts. 296 Avg. 74.00)
- Week 1 Lost to Alicia Silverstone 53-57
- Week 2 Defeated Julia Roberts 101-29
- Week 3 Defeated Meryl Streep 102-11
- Week 4 Lost to Demi Moore 40-67
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Bond Girlathon Results of 1/29/2025 : New Matches for 2/5/2025
We keep on keeping on like we’re James Bond in an Austin Martin.
Week 1/29/2025 Results
| Monica Bellucci | No Preference | Tonia Sotiropoulou |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | 6 | 96 |
| Ana de Armas | No Preference | Lea Seydoux |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | 2 | 79 |
Week 2/5/2025
Match 1
Diana Rigg (Teresa di Vicenzo) vs Cassandra Harris (Countess Lisl von Schlaf)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Rigg | 2 – 0 – 0 | 545 – 0 – 53 |
Actress: Diana Rigg Nationality: English Bond Movie: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) Synopsis:
Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo was the most important girl in Bond’s life, becoming Mrs Tracy Bond by the end of the film. Starting out troubled and suicidal, Tracy was rescued by Bond, who gradually fell in love with her. At their wedding, Bond vowed that they would have all the time in the world together. In a tragic twist of irony, Tracy was assassinated by Ernst Stavro Blofeld as the pair were stopped at a roadside to remove the flowers from their car.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Cassandra Harris | 0 – 2 – 0 | 86 – 6 – 279 |
Actress: Cassandra Harris Nationality: Australian Bond Movie: For Your Eyes Only (1981) Synopsis:
Countess Lisl von Schlaf was the mistress of Milos Columbo, a Greek smuggler. Columbo asked Lisl to stage an argument with him at dinner, as an excuse for her to go off with Bond, to discover some information about him. Lisl and Bond spent the night together, and got on quite well. They went for a walk on the beach the next morning, and Lisl was tragically killed by henchman Locque.
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Match 2
Angela Scoular (Ruby Bartlett) vs Kristina Wayborn (Magda)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Angerla Scoular | 0 – 2 – 0 | 30 – 1 – 561 |
Angela Scoular Nationality: English Bond Movie: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) Synopsis:
Ruby Bartlett was one of the “angels of death” at Blofeld’s swiss clinic. She had been brought there to cure a chicken allergy, but was in fact being hypnotized by Blofeld as part of a plot to spread a crop virus around the country. When she first met Bond, disguised as Sir Hillary Bray, she discreetly wrote her room number in lipstick on his thigh, so that he could meet her later that night.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Kristina Wayborn | 1 – 1 – 0 | 174 – 2 – 229 |
Actress: Kristina Wayborn Nationality: Swedish Bond Movie: Octopussy (1983) Synopsis:
Magda was the right-hand woman of Octopussy, and assisted her smuggling partner Kamal Khan on many occasions throughout the film. After attending an auction in which Bond stole a Fabegé egg, Magda was sent to sleep with Bond so that she could steal it back. After Octopussy found out that Khan tried to kill her, her cult of girls, Magda included, storm Khan’s palace.
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Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 1/24/2025 : New matches 1/31/2025
Hi. I’m this week’s host for the Bond Girlathon Friday. Here are the results from last week and this week’s new matches.
Results
| Ursula Andress | No Preference | Lana Wood |
|---|---|---|
| 194 | 0 | 119 |
| Eunice Gayson | No Preference | Lola Larson |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | 7 | 57 |
Week of 1/31/2025
Match 1
Zena Marshall (Miss Taro) vs Trina Parks (Thumper)
Actress: Zena Marshall Nationality: English Bond Movie: Dr. No (1962) Synopsis:
Miss Taro was a spy working for the villainous Dr. No. She got herself a job at government house in Kingston, Jamaica, so that she could steal secret files detailing Dr. No and Crab Key Island. She invited Bond to her house for dinner, where she laid a trap for his assassination. However, Bond smelled something was fishy and got his men to arrest Miss Taro so he could lay a trap for the assassin.
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Actress: Trina Parks Nationality: American Bond Movie: Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Synopsis:
Thumper and Bambi attack Bond, kicking him and using their martial art skills to overcome him. Bond was at a loss, the two girls too nimble for him. However, Thumper and Bambi then throw Bond into a pool, and they lose their advantage, Bond managing to push their heads underwater until they give in and reveal where Willard Whyte is being kept.
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Match 2
Actress: Daniela Bianchi Nationality: Italian Bond Movie: From Russia With Love (1963) Synopsis:
Tatiana Romanova worked for the Soviet Embassy in Istanbul, and was coerced by the deadly Rosa Klebb into a mission to seduce James Bond and (unknowingly) lead him to his death. She helped Bond steal a Lektor decoding machine, and the pair escaped on the Orient Express train. After a failed assassination attempt by henchman Red Grant, Klebb tried to personally kill Bond, but Tatiana’s loyalty to Bond won out.
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Denise Perrier Nationality: French Bond Movie: Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Synopsis:
As Bond seeks out Blofeld to get revenge for the death of his wife, the trail leads him from Tokyo to Cairo, where he interrogates a gambler about Blofeld’s whereabouts. “Marie… ask.. Marie.” Bond finds Marie, who asks “Is there something I can do for you?” Bond replies with “There’s something I’d like you to get off your chest”, and then removes her Bra and begins to strangle her with it.He gets the information he wants and pursues the lead.
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Bond Girlathon : Week 1/22/2025 Results : New Matches 1/29/2025
Another week in the books and another week for your amusement.
| Gemma Arterton | No Preference | Catherina Murino |
|---|---|---|
| 130 | 1 | 117 |
| Olgo Kurylenko | No Preference | Berenice Marlohe |
|---|---|---|
| 197 | 3 | 27 |
Week of 1/29/2025
Match 1
Tonia Sotiropoulou (Bond’s Lover) vs Monica Belluci (Lucia Sciarra)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Tonia Sotiropoulou | 0 – 1 – 0 | 53 – 2 – 91 |
Actress: Tonia Sotiropoulou Nationality: Greek Bond Movie: Skyfall (2012) Synopsis:
Tonia Sotiropoulou was credited only as “Bond’s lover”, and appeared in a brief scene with no lines or conversation with Bond. They made love, and were then shown lying on a bed, Bond drinking a beer. She is the only girl on this list that didn’t have a speaking role, and is perhaps the least memorable of all Bond girls.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Monica Bellucci | 0 – 1 – 0 | 85 – 1 – 98 |
Born Monica Anna Maria Bellucci
30 September 1964 (age 60)
Città di Castello, Umbria, ItalyOccupations Actressfashion model Instructed by his former superior M, James Bond is assigned to trace notorious assassin Marco Sciarra, kill him, and attend his funeral, knowing his womanizing ways will get him the answers he needs there rather from the assassin himself. Bond travels to Mexico and successfully kills Sciarra, failing his plan of targeting a stadium for a terrorist attack.
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Match 2
Lea Seydoux (Madelaine Swann) vs Ana de Armas (Paloma)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Lea Seydoux | 1 – 0 – 0 | 53 – 2 – 91 |
First appearance Spectre (2015) Last appearance No Time to Die (2021) Portrayed by Léa Seydoux Madeleine Swann is a complex character introduced in the James Bond film Spectre. Madeline Swann is the daughter of Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), a member of the criminal organization SPECTRE.
Swann studied at the University of Oxford and at Sorbonne University, and later worked with Doctors Without Borders.[1] By the time of Spectre she is working as a psychiatrist at a private clinic in the Austrian Alps.
Dying of thallium poisoning, White tells James Bond (Daniel Craig) to protect his daughter from SPECTRE, so Bond goes to see her at the clinic. Although Swann is initially hesitant to trust Bond, she agrees to share information about SPECTRE and help Bond take the organization down. The two gradually fall in love, and Bond ultimately leaves MI6 to be with her after arresting Blofeld.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Ana de Armas | 1 – 0 – 0 | 98 – 1 – 85 |
Ana Celia de Armas Caso (born 30 April 1988) is a Cuban-Spanish actress. She portrayed the Bond Girl Paloma in No Time to Die.
An agent of the CIA, James Bond, meets Paloma at the El Nido Bar after agreeing to Felix Leiter‘s request to go there in order to retrieve the scientist Valdo Obruchev, who has been captured by SPECTRE from a MI6 laboratory. To Bond’s bemusement, Paloma tells him that she has had only three weeks of training, though she nevertheless seems confident in her skills. She works together with Bond to infiltrate the party which is being held in the bar, though it turns out to secretly be a trap to capture and kill Bond. Bond ends up in a spotlight and sprayed with nanobots created from Project Heracles, though it ultimately transpires that Obruchev reprogrammed the nanobots to kill members of SPECTRE instead. In the ensuing chaos, Bond and Paloma manage to capture Obruchev, evading Nomi, an MI6 agent who had been sent with the same objective.
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