ANSWERS Pet Food recall of some dog food.

 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/answers-pet-food-voluntarily-withdrawals-certain-limited-lots-beef-and-chicken-dog-foods-due

Not really on topic: Comparing 1966 and 1985 versions of “The Secret Cinema.”

“The Secret Cinema” is a short story film about a woman (“Jane”) secretly being filmed in her life, with episodes being shown to a select audience. It is compared by many to the 1990s “The Truman Show,” but the producers of that movie claim not to have known of the previous work. Who knows?

The original one was produced in 1966, with wider distribution in 1968, and the 1985 version was made as an episode of the NBC anthology series, “Amazing Stories.” both were made by the same person. I had seen the 1980s version sometime ago, and re-watched it immediately after swatching the 1966 version.

MY ASSESSMENT: The original, in black-and-white, definitely has the feel of a low-budget independent work of the time. The ‘80s version was obviously better in terms of production quality. The original storywise was darker in tone, at times almost mystical, and definitely a product of its time. The remake replaced the darkness with campiness, again being a product of its time. The remake’s story flow also seemed more plausible – not actually plausible, just more so than the original (with one huge exception). There’s also is true to the relative time difference, given the increased sophistication of audiences. 

True to its more sophisticated audience, the remake deals with certain specific issues raised in the original. Examples include people thinking that Jane is an on the whole thing, as well as the issue of Jane being paid.

Overall, I prefer the remake. The ‘80s rule.

1966:

1985:

Look at Miss “Zimbabwe.”

Not sure whether to be happy at the irony or disappointed that a beautiful White woman would support her country (Rhodesia) being usurped as “Zimbabwe.”

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=829598612678785&id=100068859622717

Yes, this is from Real Clear Politics: Whistleblower calls for arming up.

 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/09/25/fbi_whistleblower_at_hearing_the_bureau_uses_fear_to_control_the_workforce_arm_yourself_stock_up_your_pantry.html

FBI Whistleblower at Hearing: The Bureau Uses Fear To Control The Workforce; Arm Yourself, Stock Up Your Pantry

Here are his recommendations –p most practical, and one spiritual from his own faith tradition.

President Trump on Gutfeld! 18 September 2024.

 

JD Vance totally nails it — Awesome responses to reporters regarding Springfield, Ohio cat story.

This guy is almost as good as I am. Great direct response, great shift, and great offensive charge. Plus it’s great that it champions cats!

Even better here:

Facebook “Cats and Guns Community” having fun with Haitian story.

Obviously one of my favorite Facebook groups. A number of memes and photo captions referencing the eating of cats by Haitian migrants can be found there. It is supposed to be non-political, but with a topic like guns, just how non-political can it be.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CatsNguns/