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Directors at the Box Office: Danny Boyle
2024.05.04 21:16 SanderSo47 Directors at the Box Office: Danny Boyle
 | https://preview.redd.it/6cdofcczlgyc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=ae8fac5ea12a7e2c81ac8aad72ed70bab41cf6af submitted by SanderSo47 to boxoffice [link] [comments] Here's a new edition of "Directors at the Box Office", which seeks to explore the directors' trajectory at the box office and analyze their hits and bombs. I already talked about a few, and as I promised, it's Danny Boyle's turn. Boyle was an altar boy for eight years and his mother had the priesthood in mind for him, but at the age of 14 he was persuaded by a priest not to transfer to a seminary. He studied English and drama at the University College of North Wales, where he directed several productions for the student drama society. He moved on to theater, as well as TV productions. But after watching Apocalypse Now, he knew he found his calling in cinema. From a box office perspective, how reliable was he to deliver a box office hit? That's the point of this post. To analyze his career. Shallow Grave (1994)"What's a little murder between friends?"His directorial debut. It stars Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox. Its plot follows a group of flatmates in Edinburgh who set off a chain of events after dismembering and burying a mysterious new tenant who died and left behind a large sum of money. Shooting lasted for thirty days. The tight budgetary restraints during filming meant many of the props had to be auctioned off for them to afford sufficient film stock. Boyle claimed that Christopher Eccleston was so afraid of getting locked in a real-life mortuary for a scene, he had to ask a crew member to stand in the shadows and comfort the nervous actor. Despite a first-time writer and director, the film found great success. It earned $19.8 million through a very successful run in Europe. It also received a very solid response. Boyle was just getting started.
Trainspotting (1996)"Choose life."His second film. Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh, it stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, and Kelly Macdonald. The film follows a group of heroin addicts in an economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life. Beyond drug addiction, other themes in the film include an exploration of the urban poverty and squalor in Edinburgh. Producer Andrew Macdonald read Irvine Welsh's book on a plane, and felt that it could be made into a film. He turned it on to Boyle, who was excited by its potential to be the "most energetic film you've ever seen — about something that ultimately ends up in purgatory or worse". John Hodge read it and made it his goal to "produce a screenplay which would seem to have a beginning, a middle and an end, would last 90 minutes and would convey at least some of the spirit and the content of the book." The film received critical acclaim for its directing, acting, humor, soundtrack, and themes, and it was subsequently ranked as one of the greatest films of the 1990s. It was also a huge box office success, earning over $70 million worldwide and lifting Boyle's profile. The film's release sparked controversy in some countries, including Britain, Australia and the United States, as to whether or not it promoted and romanticised drug use. U.S. Senator Bob Dole accused it of moral depravity and glorifying drug use during the 1996 U.S. presidential campaign, although he later admitted that he had not seen the film. But despite that, it received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)"A twisted love story."His third film. It stars Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm and Dan Hedaya. The plot follows two angels who are sent to Earth to help make a disgruntled kidnapper and his hostage fall in love. While Boyle and Hodge hit gold with their previous films, that wasn't the case here. The film was panned for its comedy, story and tone. And despite having a big studio involved, it made less than their previous films and bombed.
The Beach (2000)"Somewhere on this planet, it must exist."His fourth film. Based on the novel by Alex Garland, it stars stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. It follows Richard, a young man who travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of an odd map. Rumours state that the map leads to an island paradise. Accompanied by a few friends, he sets out to find it. Ewan McGregor was cast as the main character before leaving due to disputes with the director. It was speculated that Boyle was offered additional funding under the condition that DiCaprio be cast and his character made American. McGregor said it was simply a misunderstanding, while Boyle reportedly apologized for his treatment. The film received mainly negative reviews; critics derided it for its writing, characters and acting. The film disappointed in the United States, but it was successful in the rest of the world, earning $144 million worldwide, so it was still a box office success.
28 Days Later (2002)"The days are numbered."His fifth film. It stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, and Brendan Gleeson. It follows a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover the accidental release of a highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus has caused the breakdown of society. Alex Garland was inspired by the George Romero films Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, which he loved as a child but said that he had largely forgotten about the zombie genre until he played the video game Resident Evil, which reminded him how much he loved zombies after "having not really encountered zombies for quite a while". Boyle liked Garland's screenplay for a proposed zombie film, and he decided to collaborate. Despite that, neither Boyle nor Garland refer to the creatures as "zombies". Despite not carrying a high budget, the producers were able to close off sections of street for minutes at a time, usually in early morning before sunrise on Sundays. They typically had around 45 minutes after dawn to shoot the locations devoid of traffic and members of the public. This allowed them to film at the Westminster Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, Horse Guards Parade and Oxford Street. The 9/11 attacks took place during filming, and Boyle noted the parallel between the "missing persons" flyers seen at the beginning of the film and similar flyers posted in New York City in the wake of the attacks. Boyle said his crew probably would not have been granted permission to close off Whitehall for filming after the terrorist attacks. At a certain point, producer Andrew Macdonald announced to the crew that the production had run out of money. Filming ceased without a closing sequence being shot. After pitching several different ideas for an ending and the original ending which featured Jim's death tested badly with audiences, the studio granted more funding to film the ending scene that was eventually used. The crew organised for a real jet to fly overhead for them to film, as this was cheaper than approximately £70,000 for a computer-generated one. After two poorly received films, Boyle bounced back with an acclaimed film. And it also proved to be a success at the box office, earning $84 million worldwide. The film was also named as a huge influence on the zombie genre, even though Boyle and Garland aren't using the term. A sequel, 28 Weeks Later, was released on 2007, but neither Boyle nor Garland returned for their roles.
Millions (2004)"Can anyone be truly good?"His sixth film. Based on the novel by Frank Cottrell Boyce, it stars Alex Etel, Lewis Owen McGibbon, and James Nesbitt. Set in England just before British adoption of the euro, the story features two boys who must decide what to do with a windfall in expiring currency. It received favorable reviews, and was another success for Boyle.
Sunshine (2007)"If it dies, so do we."His seventh film. It stars Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, Chipo Chung, and Mark Strong. Set in the year 2057, the sun is dying and a group of astronauts embark on a dangerous mission to reignite it. After a project focused on the 1999 Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire was scrapped, Boyle started looking for new scripts. He found Alex Garland's script for Sunshine, and decided that this should be his next film. Producer Andrew Maconald took it to 20th Century Fox, but they declined as they found it similar to their box office flop Solaris, so Searchlight took it instead. Since the preliminary budget at $40 million was too demanding for Searchlight, Macdonald sought outside financing from British lottery funds, U.K. rebates, and outside investor Ingenious Film Partners. Garland was inspired to write the film based on scientific ideas about the heat death of the universe. Garland had wondered about what would result from the Sun's death after reading in an American scientific periodical "an article projecting the future of mankind from a physics-based, atheist perspective". To shape the science of the film, Boyle and Garland hired scientific advisers, including NASA employees and astrophysicists such as Brian Cox (not that one). Despite consulting on the accuracy, Cox was not annoyed by the creative liberties with the logic (one single nuclear stellar bomb wouldn't be enough to reignite the sun), also asking critics to not think much of it. Boyle and Garland worked on the script for a year, spent a second year preparing for production, filmed for three months, and spent a third full year editing and completing visual effects. After completion of filming, Boyle said that he would not revisit the science fiction genre, citing production as a spiritually exhausting experience. The director said making the film had conquered his fear of the difficulty encountered in producing a science fiction film, and that he would move on from the genre. Boyle chose to have an ensemble cast to encourage a more democratic process, similar to the ensemble cast in Alien. Boyle also chose to have the cast be international in order to reflect the mission's purpose "on behalf of all mankind." Boyle desired to capture a sense of togetherness among the actors by assigning them to live together. He also enrolled the cast members in space training and scuba diving, as well as watching films together. The film received great reviews from critics, although there were polarized reactions towards the film's tonal shift in the final act. But despite a big budget for a prestige studio, the film was a box office dud.
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)"What does it take to find a lost love? A. Money B. Luck C. Smarts D. Destiny"His eighth film. Loosely based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, it stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. As a contestant on an Indian-Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jamal surprises everyone by answering every question correctly so far, winning ₹1 crore (US$120,000), and he is one question away from winning the grand prize of ₹2 crore (US$240,000). Accused of cheating, he recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he was able to answer each question. After reading the novel, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy made three research trips to India and interviewed street children, finding himself impressed with their attitudes. The screenwriter said of his goal for the script: "I wanted to get (across) the sense of this huge amount of fun, laughter, chat, and sense of community that is in these slums. What you pick up on is this mass of energy." Boyle was approached over directing the film, but he didn't want to make a film on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. But he changed his mind when he found that Beaufoy was involved, as The Full Monty was one of his favorite films. The film was inspired by Indian cinema, and Boyle even decided to have more dialogue in Hindi. The rags-to-riches, underdog theme was also a recurring theme in classic Bollywood movies from the 1950s through to the 1980s, when "India worked to lift itself from hunger and poverty." Other classic Bollywood tropes in the film include "the fantasy sequences" and the montage sequence where "the brothers jump off a train and suddenly they are seven years older". The producers wanted Prem Kumar to be played by Shahrukh Khan, an established Bollywood star and host of the 2007 series of Kaun Banega Crorepati (the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?). However, Khan turned down the role, concerned that he did not want to give his audience the impression that the real show was a fraud by playing a fraudulent host in the movie. In subsequent years, and despite the film's success, he said he does not regret turning it down, although he has also supported the film from criticism. The film received critical acclaim, and was quickly named as one of the greatest films of the 2000s. But it didn't stop just with the acclaim, it was also a colossal hit with the audience. The film built insane word-of-mouth across the world, passing The Beach to become Boyle's highest grossing film. It closed its run with a colossal $378 million worldwide, which made it the highest grossing Searchlight film ever (a record it still maintains). At the Oscars, it received 10 nominations and won a leading 8: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, and Best Sound Mixing. Boyle was finally an Oscar-winning director.
127 Hours (2010)"Every second counts."His ninth film. It stars James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, and Clémence Poésy. In the film, canyoneer Aron Ralston must find a way to escape after he gets trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon in Bluejohn Canyon, southeastern Utah, in April 2003. Boyle decided to team up with Simon Beaufoy again on an Aron Ralston biopic, and the project marked his first writing credit. He wanted Cillian Murphy as Ralston, but he got James Franco instead. Boyle made the very unusual move of hiring two cinematographers to work first unit, Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak, each of whom shot 50 percent of the film by trading off with each other. This allowed Boyle and Franco to work long days without wearing out the crew. Franco said that the experience was frustrating, as he not only had to endure pain, but also feel exhaustion from standing on the same spot for hours. There were some reports that many audience members felt sick while watching the amputation scene. But it didn't prevent the film from becoming a box office success, hitting $60 million worldwide. It was also critically acclaimed. It received 6 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Trance (2013)"Inside the man outside the law."His tenth film. It stars James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson, and follows an employee at an auction house who loses his memory after he steals an irreplaceable piece of art. His partner sends him to a therapist in order to retrace his steps and find the missing painting. The film received mixed reviews for its thin writing and was a box office bomb.
Steve Jobs (2015)"Can a great man be a good man?"His 11th film. It stars Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Katherine Waterston, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jeff Daniels. The film covers fourteen years in the life of Steve Jobs, specifically ahead of three press conferences he gave during that time - the formal unveiling of the Macintosh 128K on January 24, 1984; the unveiling of the NeXT Computer on October 12, 1988; and the unveiling of the iMac G3 on May 6, 1998. When Walter Isaacson published the biography book based on Jobs' life, Sony quickly bought the film rights with Aaron Sorkin writing. Sorkin was not interested in covering the entirety of Jobs' life; he preferred to set the film around 3 important periods of his life. But most importantly, it had to explore Jobs' relationship with a few key people: Steve Wozniak, Joanna Hoffman, John Sculley, Andy Hertzfeld, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, and Chrisann Brennan. Sorkin had a chance to speak with all of them while developing the screenplay, although the dialogue would still be fiction. David Fincher was approached to direct, and he wanted Christian Bale to play Jobs. However, he left due to contract disputes. When Boyle signed, Bale, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Bradley Cooper were considered for the role. Eventually, Michael Fassbender was chosen. The film received critical acclaim, and was named as one of the best films of 2015. On limited release, it opened with $521,522 in 4 theaters ($130,380 per-theater average), showing strong promise. But it disappointed on its wide release with just $7 million. Despite the acclaim and great word-of-mouth, it quickly crashed and closed with just $34 million worldwide, making it a box office flop. Boyle expressed disappointment at the box office performance, while suggesting that Universal expanded the film's release "too wide too soon" and that the studio's move was "arrogant."
T2 Trainspotting (2017)"Face your past. Choose your future."His 12th film. The sequel to Trainspotting and loosely based on Porno by Irvine Welch, it stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Shirley Henderson, James Cosmo, and Kelly Macdonald. After 20 years, Mark Renton returns to Edinburgh to reunite with his old friends. However, things do not go as planned when he joins his best friend, Simon, and his lover to start a brothel. 10 years after the original was released, Boyle expressed interest in adapting Porno, but he wanted the cast to age so they would "look ravaged" as the story needed it. In 2015, Boyle decided to get John Hodge back as the writer, although he said the film would only be "loosely based" on Porno, as he felt that the book was not great compared to the original. The film received a positive response from critics and audiences. It earned $41 million worldwide, which was less than what the original did 20 years prior.
Yesterday (2019)"Everyone in the world has forgotten the Beatles. Everyone except Jack."His 13th film. It stars Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joel Fry, Ed Sheeran, and Kate McKinnon. It follows struggling musician Jack Malik who suddenly finds himself as the only person who remembers the Beatles and becomes famous for performing their songs. Jack Barth had been struggling to sell screenplays for decades. He conceived the story when it occurred to him that if Star Wars had not been created and he conceived it, he would not be able to sell it. In Barth's script, a "meditation on professional disappointment", Jack did not find success with the Beatles songs. Barth left the project, and Richard Curtis was subequently brought in to rewrite it, so he decided to make it a romantic comedy instead. When Boyle signed to direct, he informed the surviving members and widows of the Beatles about the film and received a reply he described as "lovely" from drummer Ringo Starr. The film received a warm response from critics, but was much more successful with audiences. Thanks to a killer premise and efficient marketing campaign, the film grossed $154 million worldwide, making it Boyle's second highest grossing film. But the film's impact didn't stop there. Ana de Armas was announced to join the film, and she even filmed her scenes. Her role was a new love interest for Jack, and she is seen in the trailers. Her scenes were cut as test audiences felt it made Jack less sympathetic. As she was on some trailers, this led to a $5 million lawsuit when two fans claimed they were "duped into renting the [$3.99] movie because she [de Armas] was in the trailer". U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson allowed the class-action lawsuit to proceed in December 2022, stating that "At its core, a trailer is an advertisement designed to sell a movie by providing consumers with a preview of the movie." Wilson later dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that the "injury is self-inflicted" and thus no standing to sue. The two men settled with Universal over court fees by April 2024.
Other ProjectsBoyle has also worked on some British shows, directing a few episodes. He also directed Trust, an FX miniseries about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. And recently, he directed Pistol, a miniseries focused on the Sex Pistols.He was attached to direct No Time to Die, Daniel Craig's final film as James Bond. But shortly before filming started, Boyle exited the film over creative differences. He wanted the film to focus more on Bond's childhood, which was disapproved by the producers, and he also struggled in convincing them over his take in the character's death. He was subsequently replaced by Cary Joji Fukunaga. The FutureAfter so many years of development hell and delays, it's finally happening: Boyle is set to direct 28 Years Later. It will be the first part in a planned trilogy, distributed by Sony and each film costing $75 million. Alex Garland will return to write the script for the whole trilogy, and Boyle will direct the first part (with Nia DaCosta directing the second film). Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes will star in the first film, with Cillian Murphy also expressing interest in returning.MOVIES (FROM HIGHEST GROSSING TO LEAST GROSSING)
The VerdictDespite some bombs, Boyle has proved to be a very reliable and versatile director at the box office. Even his bombs have found success in home media and streaming (otherwise we wouldn't get a 28 Years Later trilogy). By far, one of Britain's most iconic directors. Nearly all of his films carry fantastic soundtracks as well. No bomb can stop him, and we gotta be thankful for that.Hope you liked this edition. You can find this and more in the wiki for this section. The next director will be Wes Craven. A horror legend. I asked you to choose who else should be in the run and the comment with the most upvotes would be chosen. Well, we'll later talk about... Richard Donner. A director with so much range. This is the schedule for the following four:
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2024.03.20 03:58 Necessary_Sp33d List Of 46 Democrat, and 43 Republican activists, judges, and politicians convicted of sex crimes with minors.
All of these scumbags deserve what they got coming. Let us see if we can cross-reference any of these convicted pedos with any friends of Jeffery....
Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.
Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.
Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.
Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day,
including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
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Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.
Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.
Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.
Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day,
including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
2024.03.09 15:03 shejellybean68 Justin Swinton: Generational Glass Bones and Paper Skin
 | Saw a post yesterday about a generational WR prospect with a horrible injury rating. I raise you HB Justin Swinton. submitted by shejellybean68 to Madden [link] [comments] I am a coach in franchise mode. I joined the Chargers in 2036. Saw they had a high overall RB and thought nothing of it. He was a star at the time. Great! Played the first game of the 2036 season. Swinton gets injured but comes back after a few snaps. It happens. The same thing happens in the next game. Odd, but whatever — he came back in after a quarter. No biggie. Third game of the season. This happens AGAIN. I go out after and hire the best running back in free agency, who I had coached on my last team. Let’s split some carries so Swinton can get through a full game. This happens again in the fourth game and my slow ass finally checks his injury stats. Yep, that’ll do it. I swear to you, this MFer had an injury in more games than he didn’t that season. At least 10 out of 17 games, he’d get pulled. He only missed one full game, somehow, and finished with 1400 yards and 15 touchdowns, because when he was on the field, he was really fucking good. If he didn’t cede 130 carries to a 35 year old Bijan Robinson due to injury, he would’ve hit 2000 rushing no doubt. Currently in the 2037 season. Luck ran out around week four and he has missed every game since (currently week nine). Missed the trade deadline, but I should ship him off next year, right? Fantastic ratings, fairly young, but he can’t stay on the field to save his life. He is Elijah Mitchell coded. |
2024.02.24 23:22 SanderSo47 Directors at the Box Office: Joel & Ethan Coen
 | https://preview.redd.it/98r9al19zlkc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=e44d0bcd1e5da67084b7ce1b868dfa14bd6d9027 submitted by SanderSo47 to boxoffice [link] [comments] Here's a new edition of "Directors at the Box Office", which seeks to explore the directors' trajectory at the box office and analyze their hits and bombs. I already talked about a few, and as I promised, it's Joel and Ethan Coen's turn. The Coens developed an early interest in cinema through television. They grew up watching Italian films aired on a Minneapolis station, the Tarzan films, and comedies. With a camera, they remade movies they saw on television. Joel started in the industry by becoming an assistant editor, while Ethan was finishing an undergraduate degree in philosophy. Eventually, their attention turned to directing. From a box office perspective, how reliable were they to deliver a box office hit? That's the point of this post. To analyze their career. Blood Simple (1984)"Passion led to adultery. Adultery led to murder. It all seemed so simple."Their directorial debut. It stars John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh. Its plot follows a Texas bartender who finds himself in the midst of a murder plot when his boss discovers that he is having a love affair with his wife and he hires a private investigator to kill the couple but the investigator has his own agenda. The Coens were ready to become directors, but they lacked experience and money. So they shot a preemptive dummy theatrical trailer for the film, which showed "a man dragging a shovel alongside a car stopped in the middle of the road, back towards another man he was going to kill" and "a shot of backlit gun holes in a wall." The trailer featured actor Bruce Campbell, playing the Julian Marty role, and was shot by recent film school graduate Barry Sonnenfeld. An investor decided to finance the film, helping them in finding contacts in the industry and raising the needed $1.5 million budget. While they directed the film, only Joel was credited as the director, and Ethan is credited as the sole producer. This is due to the DGA rules that disallowed multiple director credits to prevent dilution of the position's significance. The only exception to this rule is if the co-directors are an "established duo", and they were still unknowns back here. The film didn't perform well at the box office, although a subsequent re-release in 2000 allowed it to finally recoup its budget. Critics raved over the film, indicating a promising career for the Coens.
Raising Arizona (1987)"Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead..."Their second film. It stars Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, William Forsythe, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Sam McMurray, and Randall "Tex" Cobb. The film follows Herbert 'Hi' and Edwina 'Ed' McDunnough, an ex-con and ex-cop, a childless marriage who cannot adopt because of Hi's criminal past. Their yearning for a child leads them to kidnap one of the quintuplets of a rich businessman. The Coens wanted to deviate from their previous film by making something more optimistic and upbeat. They wrote the characters to be very sympathetic, and focusing on Hi's desire to live a regular life within the boundaries of the law. As Circle Films, the distributor of Blood Simple, gave them a $5 million budget, the Coens extensively prepared to not waste any money. Through Circle Films, they got a major distributor, 20th Century Fox, involved. The relationship between Nicolas Cage and the Coens was respectful, but turbulent. When he arrived on-set, and at various other points during production, Cage offered suggestions to the Coen brothers, which they ignored. Cage said that "Joel and Ethan have a very strong vision and I've learned how difficult it is to accept another artist's vision. They have an autocratic nature." Helped by Fox's distribution, the film easily recouped its budget, earning $29 million in its initial run. Critical reception was very favorable, and has appeared in many lists as one of the funniest comedies. The film has also become popular through cable reruns.
Miller's Crossing (1990)"What's the rumpus?"Their third film. It stars Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, and Albert Finney. The plot concerns a power struggle between two rival gangs and how the protagonist, Tom Reagan, plays both sides against each other. As they developed the film, they already had a first image set in stone. It was that of a black hat coming to rest in a forest clearing; then, a gust of wind lifts it into the air, sending it flying down an avenue of trees. This image closes the film's opening credit sequence. As they wrote the script, they developed writer's block due to the film's contrived storylines. After watching Baby Boom one night, they felt inspired in writing another screenplay in just three weeks, and then resumed work in Miller's Crossing. The film fared very poorly, earning only $5 million, barely half of its budget. But it continued the Coens' critical acclaim run.
Barton Fink (1991)"There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head. What's going on outside."Their fourth film. It stars John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, and Jon Polito. Set in 1941, it follows Barton Fink, a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a film studio in Hollywood, and his friendship with Charlie Meadows, the insurance salesman who lives next door at the run-down Hotel Earle. As mentioned, the Coens developed writer's block while writing Miller's Crossing, although Joel states that it was more their interest in deviating from the film. They left for New York, where they wrote a different film in just 3 weeks, wanting John Turturro and John Goodman to star. They also felt satisfied with the overall shape of the story, which helped them move quickly through the composition. The Coens began looking for a new cinematographer, since their associate Barry Sonnenfeld was making his directorial debut with The Addams Family, and this marked their first collaboration with Roger Deakins. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won three awards: Best Actor, Best Director and the Palme d'Or. It received acclaim for its script and characters, and was hailed as one of the Coens' best films. But that didn't translate to a good box office run; it made just $6 million, failing to recoup its budget.
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)"They took him for a fall guy. But he threw them for a hoop."Their fifth film. It stars Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Paul Newman, and follows a naïve but ambitious business school graduate who is installed as president of a manufacturing company, unaware that the director hires him as part of a stock scam. The Coens were friends with Sam Raimi, having collaborated in some of his films. They decided to make a script, inspired by the films of Preston Sturges, Frank Capra and Howard Hawks. The first image the Coens and Raimi conceived was of Norville Barnes about to jump from the window of a skyscraper and then they had to figure out how he got there and how to save him. The script was finished by 1985, but it sat on the shelves as the Coens were still unknowns in the industry. After Barton Fink, they decided to make a more mainstream film and did a brief rewrite with Raimi. Joel Silver got Warner Bros. involved and gave the Coens complete creative control. WB held test screenings, which received mixed reactions. They suggested re-shoots, but the Coens, who held final cut privilege, refused because they were very nervous working with their biggest budget to date and were eager for mainstream success. The producers eventually added footage that had been cut and also shot minor pick-ups for the ending. While the Coens received acclaim for their previous works, that wasn't the case here. It received mixed reviews, with critics feeling the film did not live up to its ambitions and that the film's jarring tone made it difficult to fully connect with the story and characters. And despite their attempt in making a more mainstream project, it bombed with just $14 million worldwide. In subsequent years, the film has earned a cult following.
Fargo (1996)"A homespun murder story."Their sixth film. It stars Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, and Peter Stormare. It follows Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperate car salesman hires two criminals to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from her wealthy father. The film opens with the following text: "This is a true story. The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred."But obviously, everything on the film is ficticious. Regarding this apparent discrepancy, the Coen brothers said that they based their script on an actual criminal event, but wrote a fictional story around it. Joel said "If an audience believes that something's based on a real event, it gives you permission to do things they might otherwise not accept." While their past three films were box office duds, the Coens finally had some luck here. It had a slow start, but the film eventually found an audience. It earned $60 million worldwide, becoming their highest grossing film. It received acclaim from critics and audiences, and is widely considered as one of the best films, not just from the Coens but of the 90s as well. The film received 7 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The Coens won their first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, while Frances McDormand won Best Actress. In 1997, a pilot based on the film was filmed with Edie Falco playing Gunderson. It didn't involve the Coens in any way, and it never moved forward. In 2014, FX aired another series based on the film, now helmed by Noah Hawley and connected to the film. The anthology series has received acclaim, won multiple awards and has just finished its fifth season. While the Coens are credited as executive producers, they have pretty much no involvement in the series. Back in 2016, Joel had this to say: “We’re just not very interested. I mean, we’re perfectly happy with it. We have no problem with it. It just feels divorced from our film somehow. We work short. Our longest movie [No Country For Old Men] is 2 hours, 2 minutes. It’s just not how we think about stories. I mean, after two hours with a character we feel we’re pretty much done with them.”
The Big Lebowski (1998)"Times like these call for a Big Lebowski."Their seventh film. It stars Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Sam Elliott, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, David Thewlis, Peter Stormare, Jon Polito, and Ben Gazzara. It follows Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, then learns that a millionaire, also named Jeffrey Lebowski, was the intended victim. The millionaire Lebowski's trophy wife is supposedly kidnapped, and millionaire Lebowski commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release. The plan goes awry when the Dude's friend, Walter Sobchak, schemes to keep the ransom money for the Dude and himself. The film was inspired by Jeff Dowd, an American film producer and political activist the Coen brothers met while they were trying to find distribution for Blood Simple. The Dude was modeled after him and another friend of the Coens, Peter Exline, a Vietnam War veteran who reportedly lived in a dump of an apartment and was proud of a little rug that "tied the room together". The Coens wanted to make something similar to the works of Raymond Chandler, particularly his adaptation of The Long Goodbye. Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't a flop. In fact, it even tripled its budget, and that's before we even get to its big performance on DVD and cable reruns. Initial reactions were mixed, but the film quickly earned a cult following, and it's now one of their most iconic films. Many of its characters and quotes have become part of pop culture.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)"They have a plan, but not a clue."Their eighth film. Loosely based on Homer's The Odyssey, it stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning. The film is set in rural Mississippi in 1937, and it follows three escaped convicts searching for hidden treasure while a sheriff relentlessly pursues them. The Coens decided to make a different version of the Odyssey, as they considered it "one of their favorite storyline schemes". But despite that, the Coens actually never read the epic, and they were only familiar with its content through adaptations and numerous references in popular culture. According to the brothers, Tim Blake Nelson (who has a degree in classics from Brown University) was the only person on the set who had read the Odyssey. The Coens used digital color correction to give the film a sepia-tinted look. Initially the crew tried to perform the color correction using a physical process, but after several tries with various chemical processes proved unsatisfactory the process was performed digitally. Roger Deakins spent 11 weeks fine-tuning the look, mainly targeting the greens, making them a burnt yellow and desaturating the overall image in the digital files. This made it the first feature film to be entirely color corrected by digital means. The film enjoyed some pretty good reviews, and it managed to find an audience in theaters, earning $71 million and becoming their new highest grossing film. But the crazy thing is that the soundtrack overshadowed the film in success. By early 2001, it had sold 5 million copies, spawned a documentary film, three follow-up albums, two concert tours, and won Country Music Awards for Album of the Year and Single of the Year (for "Man of Constant Sorrow"). It also won five Grammys, including Album of the Year, and hit #1 on the Billboard album charts the week of March 15, 2002, 63 weeks after its release and over a year after the release of the film.
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)"The last thing on his mind is murder."Their ninth film. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, and James Gandolfini. The film is set in 1949 and tells the story of Ed Crane, a withdrawn barber who leads an ordinary life in a small California town with his wife, who he suspects is having an affair with her boss. Crane's situation changes when a stranger comes to the barbershop and offers him the opportunity to join him as a partner in a promising new business, in exchange for an investment of ten thousand dollars. Drawn to the idea, Crane plans to blackmail his wife's lover for the money. While filming a barbershop scene in The Hudsucker Proxy, the Coens were attracted to a poster on the wall showing all the different 1940s-style haircuts. They were inspired by the work of writer James M. Cain, in particular, the novels Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Mildred Pierce. Despite being a neo-noir story, The Coens replaced the underworld setting with a typical American town with ordinary people. The film was well received by critics, but failed to recoup its $20 million budget.
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)"Engage the enemy."Their tenth film. The film stars George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Paul Adelstein, Richard Jenkins and Billy Bob Thornton, and follows Miles Massey, a high-profile divorce lawyer, who wins a case for his rich but adulterous client Rex Rexroth. But Rex's ex-wife, Marylin, who is no saint and is a gold-digger, plots to take revenge on Miles. This project actually wasn't started by the Coens. It originated from writers John Romano, Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone. This was constantly scripted through the 90s, with Carrie Fisher even serving as script doctor. Ron Howard backed out and Jonathan Demme signed, and the plan was for Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant to star. After they exited, the Coens were hired for a rewrite and they subsequently directed the project. They were given a $60 million budget, their most expensive film back then. The film failed to impress domestically, although it was much stronger overseas, managing to double its budget and becoming their first film to hit $100 million. Reviews were positive, although many noted that the film was solely a job-for-hire for the Coens.
The Ladykillers (2004)"The greatest criminal minds of all time have finally met their match."Their 11th film. A remake of the 1955 British comedy film, it stars Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J. K. Simmons, Tzi Ma and Ryan Hurst. It follows an eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew as they pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady. Originally, Barry Sonnenfeld was scheduled to direct and the Coens were hired as writers. When he left the project, the Coens decided to direct it themselves while Sonnenfeld remained as a producer. Notably, after 20 years of fighting with the DGA, this was the first film where Ethan was co-credited as director and where Joel was co-credited as producer. The film was not well received by critics, who compared it unfavorably to the original film. Nevertheless, with a reliable star as Hanks, the film earned more than twice its budget. To date, it's deemed as one of the Coens' weakest films.
No Country for Old Men (2007)"There are no clean getaways."Their 12th film. Based on Cormac McCarthy's novel, it stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald and Woody Harrelson. The film is set in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas, and follows three main characters: Llewelyn Moss, a Vietnam War veteran and welder who stumbles upon a large sum of money in the desert; Anton Chigurh, a hitman who is sent to recover the money; and Ed Tom Bell, a sheriff investigating the crime. After failing to get an adaptation of To the White Sea, the Coens agreed to write and direct the film when Scott Rudin approached them, having identified with how it provided a sense of place and also how it played with genre conventions. The script was mostly faithful to the source material. On their writing process, Ethan said, "One of us types into the computer while the other holds the spine of the book open flat." The Coens minimized the score used in the film, leaving large sections devoid of music. The concept was Ethan's, who persuaded a skeptical Joel to go with the idea. Coincidentally, Paul Thomas Anderson’s film There Will Be Blood was being shot in Marfa simultaneously. The Coen brothers were actually forced to scrap an entire day of filming for their film when preparations for the oil derrick scene in There Will Be Blood nearby produced enough smoke to ruin all potential scenes. The film had a strong debut in limited release, earning $1,226,333 from just 28 theaters. It slowly expanded and had strong holds. Domestically, it finished with $74 million, and it was even bigger overseas, hitting $171 million worldwide, becoming their highest grossing film. Reception was unanimously acclaimed, and some have pointed that the film might be their best film, as well as one of the best films ever made. At the 80th Academy Awards, the film received 8 nominations and won four: Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem, and Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture for the Coens.
Burn After Reading (2008)"Intelligence is relative."Their 13th film. It stars George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, and Brad Pitt. It follows a recently jobless CIA analyst, Osbourne Cox, whose misplaced memoirs are found by a pair of dimwitted gym employees. When they mistake the memoirs for classified government documents, they undergo a series of misadventures in an attempt to profit from their find. The Coens compared the film to the Allen Drury political novel Advise and Consent and called it "our version of a Tony Scott/Jason Bourne kind of movie, without the explosions." Joel said that they intended to create a spy film because "we hadn't done one before", but feels that the final result was more of a character-driven film than a spy story. The film received a positive response for its humor. The big surprise was at the box office, however; it debuted with $19 million, becoming their highest grossing opening weekend and their first film to open at #1. It closed with $60 million domestically and $163 million worldwide, a damn great result.
A Serious Man (2009)"...Seriously!"Their 14th film. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesotan Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and personally, leading him to questions about his faith. The Coens themselves stated that the "germ" of the story was a rabbi from their adolescence: a "mysterious figure" who had a private conversation with each student at the conclusion of their religious education. Ethan said that it seemed appropriate to open the film with a Yiddish folk tale, but as the brothers did not know any suitable ones, they wrote their own. The film received critical acclaim, and some commented on the link between the film and the Biblical Book of Job. It also recouped its budget at the box office. It received two Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
True Grit (2010)"Punishment comes one way or another."Their 15th film. Based on Charles Portis' novel, it stars Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper. The film follows 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross, who hires Deputy U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, a boozy, trigger-happy lawman to go after an outlaw named Tom Chaney who has murdered her father. The bickering duo are accompanied on their quest by a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf who has been tracking Chaney for killing a Texas state senator. As the three embark on a dangerous adventure, they each have their "grit" tested in various ways. The book was previously adapted into a 1969 film starring John Wayne (who won his first and only Oscar for it). The Coens said they wanted to make a more faithful adaptation, as the original film heavily deviated from the book. In particular, they wanted to explore more of Mattie, making it a priority at the moment of writing. Steinfeld, then age 13, was selected for the role from a pool of 15,000 applicants. Ethan said, "It was, as you can probably imagine, the source of a lot of anxiety. We were aware if the kid doesn't work, there's no movie". The film received critical acclaim, widely considered superior to the original film. At the box office, it benefitted from the holidays and earned $252 million worldwide, becoming their highest grossing film ever. It received 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, but it failed to win a single award.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)Their 16th film. It stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver. Set in 1961, the film follows one week in the life of Llewyn Davis, a folk singer struggling to achieve musical success while keeping his life in order.Well before writing the script, the Coens began with a single idea, of Dave Van Ronk being beaten up outside of Gerde's Folk City in the Village. The filmmakers employed the image in the opening scenes, then periodically returned to the project over the next couple of years to expand the story using a fictional character. Joel felt there wasn't much of a plot, so they decided to add the cat for help. Like their previous films, it received universal acclaim and has been ranked among their greatest works. It also earned $33 million, becoming another box office success for the Coens.
Hail, Caesar! (2016)"Lights. Camera. Abduction."Their 17th film. It stars Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, and Michael Gambon. It is a fictional story that follows the real-life studio fixer Eddie Mannix, working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a star actor during the filming of a biblical epic. In 1999, the Coens approached Clooney over a new project. The film was originally going to follow "a troupe of actors in the 1920s putting on a play about ancient Rome", with the focus on a matinée idol. Clooney was to play the main character, "a hammy actor with a pencil mustache". But the project was just an idea, and the script didn't start until the 2010s. The film received a positive response from critics, but a more negative response from audiences. Nevertheless, the film earned $63 million, recouping its budget.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)"Stories live forever. People don't."Their 18th film. It stars Tim Blake Nelson, Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Jonjo O'Neill, Chelcie Ross, Saul Rubinek, and Tom Waits, and features six vignettes set on the American frontier. Originally starting as a TV show, it was based on Western-themed short stories, some of which were written by the Coens over a period of 20 to 25 years that vary in mood and subject. As they developed it, they decided to turn it into an anthology film. As the film was released on Netflix, there are no box office numbers available. It received positive reviews, and the song "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" was nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)Joel's 19th film. Based on the play by William Shakespeare, it stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, and Brendan Gleeson.It's notable for being the first project directed solely by one brother. You'll point out their earliest films, but remember that Ethan was simply uncredited due to DGA rules. Carter Burwell said that it was because Ethan was not interested in films, but Joel explained that it was solely because Ethan was more focused on theater. As it had a very limited release by A24, it went to stream on Apple TV+ after a few weeks, so there are no box office numbers. It received critical acclaim, and Washington was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars. The FutureEthan had just recently released his first film without his brother, Drive-Away Dolls. As it's only two days old, we won't discuss this here for now. He's also currently working on a new film, Honey Don't!, which will star Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans.But despite making separate films, the Coens are reuniting with a new film, only described as a horror film. Other ProjectsWhile known as a director-writer duo, they've also made scripts for films they never directed. Some include Crimewave, Bad Santa, A Simple Noodle Story, Gambit, Unbroken, Bridge of Spies and Suburbicon. It should be noted, however, that most of these were rewritten after the Coens left the projects.MOVIES (FROM HIGHEST GROSSING TO LEAST GROSSING)
The VerdictSurprisingly reliable.Very few of their films lost money, and the ones that didn't weren't completely catastrophic. Hell, their films even grow in subsequent years (like The Big Lebowski for example). Particularly impressive considering they don't sacrifice their vision (people will point out Intolerable Cruelty but that film still has its charms). They managed to create masterpieces and some of cinema's most iconic characters and catchphrases. And for those who say otherwise... yeah, well, you know, that's just like uh... your opinion, man. Hope you liked this edition. You can find this and more in the wiki for this section. The next director will be Bryan Singer. This is gonna be tough to write; how can I write about his achievements when there's the elephant in the room? I asked you to choose who else should be in the run and the comment with the most upvotes would be chosen. Well, we'll later talk about... Spike Lee. Hell yeah. This is the schedule for the following four:
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2024.02.18 20:29 NoUsername_209 The Chicago Crisis Blood of the Working Man
 | A Transformation, If You Can Keep It submitted by NoUsername_209 to Presidentialpoll [link] [comments] The United States of America is an international symbol of the new factory-based industry brought about by the “Second Industrial Revolution” Activated by a slew of revolutionary inventions, formulaic yet productive processes in factory lines have taken over as a new path to corporate and economic success for companies pioneering in inventions such as the telephone and railways. These corporations invaded factories and mines to gather resources and manpower to bolster their respective economic empires. The industry found a heartland in the name of Chicago, a budding city on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, in relative proximity to both the developing Western frontier and the dominant cities of the Eastern Seaboard. Naturally though, as American industry and manufacturing boomed, so did nascent ideas of theorists calling for compensations and fair treatment of the workers running the factories. The emerging distinctions between economic classes naturally clashed; in 1877, upset railroad workers went on strike, only to be quelled under President Rutherford B. Hayes’s invocation of the 1807 Insurrection Act. Finding a common lack of organization and leadership in the aftermaths of various foiled strikes, increasingly bitter bonds of workers gathered into trade unions and railroad brotherhoods to collectively advocate for improved conditions. The Knights of Labor, which rejected newly-formulated ideologies including socialism but pressed for tighter regulations including eight-hour work days, saw its ranks multiply tenfold from 70,000 in 1884 to 700,000 just two years later. A depiction of the Knights of Labor's founders As Contrasts Collide In October 1884, the governing Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions declared that its subordinate unions would see the federal government enact an eight-hour work day by the start of May 1886. As that date drew closer with few legislative signs of life, workers were instructed to prepare for a sweeping general strike to force the issue. Once the circle on the calendar came around, restless workers neglected their jobs en masse and turned to the streets as demonstrators. The strike remained materially non-violent until strikebreakers wrestled with a pushing body of demonstrators, inspired by a speech from labor organizer August Spies. Newspapers tallied up to six fatalities, and the clash directly affronted the unions who prepared for a larger rally to come. On May 4th, thousands gathered in Haymarket Square as scheduled for a demonstration to continue their efforts for the eight-hour work day. A host of speakers galvanized the crowd with orations and fierce calls to action as companies nearby sought a way to silence their distractive shenanigans. Police gathered in and ordered the speakers to desist and the crowd to disperse, but as they converged on the demonstrators, an unknown demonstrator chucked a live bomb at the police forces, killing an officer. Gunshots immediately proceeded and echoed out across town, and by the end of the night, four protestors had been killed, plus a total of seven officers likely from a mix of armed protestors and friendly fire. The drawing of the Haymarket Affair most famously distributed across national papers A System for Who? A large-scale crackdown on socialist and union activity followed, spearheaded by the Chicago Police Department and General Superintendent Frederick Ebersold. However, the municipal government wasn’t entirely sold on the CPD’s activities. Namely, Mayor Carter Harrison shared sympathies with the labor movement and suggested that socialists outraged after the events of Haymarket were siding with those calling for improved conditions instead of the terrorists that incited the events. Regardless, Ebersold continued shaking down leftist organizations in Chicago, ransacking meeting houses and arresting key leaders. Manhunts and trials for the terrorists and organizers proceeded for weeks after the massacre and were subjected to high-profile coverage in national papers. The main suspect for the bomb throwing, Rudolf Schnaubelt, had fled the country once substantial evidence had been uncovered, so legal authorities centered on prosecuting the organizers and demagogues of the rally. Julius Grinnell was selected to lead the prosecution’s case and argued that the organizers were just as guilty as the man who threw the bomb since they ideologically galvanized the crowd and didn’t dissuade them from throwing bombs and fighting the police. The court heard from over a hundred witnesses and testimonies, including CPD officers and the defendants, and returned guilty verdicts for all eight cases, and after unsuccessful appeals, the four chief conspirators were scheduled for execution. An artist's sketch of the trials for the Haymarket conspirators Unrest and Upheaval Progress in the courtroom didn’t quite satiate concerns of most businessmen and conservatives, however, and the CPD continued their crackdown on union activities. Likewise, the “Haymarket Four” were hailed as martyrs for the labor movement and their activities never silenced. Unrest continued over a lack of changes in the factories following the massacre. Plans for protests on the day of the executions and shaky bombing threats were foiled by the CPD, and prompted Ebersold to issue an arrest warrant for “all affiliates of any Socialist and Anarchist movements in Chicago.” Mayor Harrison superseded Ebersold and voided the warrants, declaring it a “blatant misuse of the Superintendent’s powers and an infringement on the basic political rights of activists.” Outraged with Harrison’s “soft” approach to the labor movement, hardline elements of the CPD and local strikebreaker militias mustered together a force of about one thousand officers to force Harrison Jr. to either allow the arrests or desert his post as Mayor. Rumors spread around town of a potential coup against Harrison and concerned workers threw together a scrappy, inexperienced militia with whatever guns and weapons they could find. The CPD and their allies stormed the city hall during a session, searching for Harrison and his aides. Harrison was heard giving a speech in the legislature to his allies in the city council, urging them to not back down in the face of conservative pressure. Hearing of his ramblings, Ebersold ordered his militia to raid the chamber and put Harrison in handcuffs. Harrison wouldn’t comply, and as the back echelons of the mob heard leftist rioters approaching, Ebersold had Harrison killed by his troops. Ebersold declared himself and the CPD as the “highest authority in this provisional government of Chicago,” and threatened members of the legislature with arrest as a dogfight between socialists and policemen ensued on the steps of the city hall. Frederick Ebersold, the police chief and self-proclaimed mayor of Chicago A City in Flames, and a Nation Waiting With Matches Workers on every end of the city rose up determined to depose the police’s junta as news of the coup spread like wildfire. A force of about three thousand from the core of the city alone prepared for a street fight, and others from the outskirts mustered up weapons to fight back. Meanwhile, Illinois Governor Richard Oglesby proclaimed a state of emergency and ordered the Illinois National Guard to quell the violence in Chicago. The state’s guard struggled to fight as a cohesive unit, however, as many soldiers held sympathies to varying factions in the crisis stemming from the militia’s recent involvement in strikes and riots across the state. The “Chicago Crisis,” as papers are terming it, has also lit a fire under the cause of American labor. Commanded by the Knights of Labor, Louisiana sugar cane farmers went on a three-week strike in the fall of 1886 against exhaustive conditions which ultimately ended in a race riot, but stretched out the attention of the federal government and of businessmen clamping down on their noncompliant workforce. Politicians and activists are likewise organizing into esteemed parties and blocs, though rifts on a slew of social issues are preventing every sector of industry from falling under one banner. Young political organizer Omer M. Kem of Nebraska commands the People’s Party, a party of agrarian and firmly anti-immigration economic populists described as a refined successor to the rotting Greenback Party, whereas legendary writer and orator John Swinton of New York leads the House tickets for the Union-Labor Party, a party emphasizing labor reform and political causes. This upheaval awaits the political landscape that settled in just before the Civil War ─ and time will tell if this political system will be the same in that way. Omer M. Kem, the Nebraskan political mind leading the charge of the People’s Party |
2023.11.22 23:21 wpgan [EVENT] A Summary of Post-War British Politics (1945-1955)
Attlee Ministry (Jul. 1945 – Jan. 1948)
Mere weeks after the German surrender, the 1945 general election was called which saw an astonishing surge for the Labour Party, led by Clement Attlee. Though incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Winston Churchill, was rightly regarded as a hero for his wartime leadership — Attlee, who served in Churchill’s war cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister, was widely seen as a more competent pair of hands who could handle domestic post-war issues better.Results of the 1945 General Election
| Party | Leader | Seats | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Clement Attlee | 393 | +239 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sir Winston Churchill | 197 | -189 |
| Liberal Party | Archibald Sinclair | 12 | -9 |
| Liberal National Party | Ernest Brown | 11 | -24 |
| Independents | -- | 8 | +6 |
| National Independents | -- | 4 | +1 |
| Independent Labour Party | Bob Edwards | 3 | -1 |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | Harry Pollitt | 2 | +1 |
| Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) | James McSparran | 2 | 0 |
| Independent Labour | -- | 2 | 0 |
| Independent Conservative | -- | 2 | +2 |
| Independent Liberal | -- | 2 | +2 |
| Independent Progressive | -- | 1 | +1 |
| Common Wealth Party | C.A. Smith | 1 | +1 |
| TOTAL | PRIME MINISTER CLEMENT ATTLEE (LABOUR) | 640 | -- |
Attlee would instead be brought down by foreign policy failures. The Colonial Office’s efforts to grant independence to occupied Eritrean territories and to create a united Somali state raised the prospect of a major colonial war with Ethiopia — with Attlee forced to back down, with the United Kingdom unable to fund such a costly endeavor and with the United States threatening to exclude Britain from aid packages. The chaotic withdrawal of the British military from the region didn’t help the case — and neither did the ongoing chaos surrounding the independence of India.
In late 1947, a vote of no confidence was held in the House of Commons, spurred on by Sir Winston Churchill and the Conservatives. Though Attlee won the no confidence vote, it was only by a narrow margin of 18 votes — with many Labour MPs joining the vote, and nearly a third of the parliamentary party abstaining. Though Attlee could’ve conceivably remained in office by the victory, his confidence was shaken. His resignation was finalized after he was confronted by a number of high level Labour MPs.
Cabinet
- Prime Minister and Minister of Defence: Clement Attlee
- Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons: Herbert Morrison
- Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain: The Viscount Jowitt
- Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and HM Paymaster General: Arthur Greenwood
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: Hugh Dalton
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Ernest Bevin
- Secretary of State for the Home Department: James Chuter Ede
- Secretary of State for the Colonies: George Hall
- Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs and Leader of the House of Lords: The Viscount Addison
- Secretary of State for India and Burma: The Lord Pethick-Lawrence
- First Lord of the Admiralty: A.V. Alexander
- Secretary of State for War: Jack Lawson
- Secretary of State for Air: The Viscount Stansgate
- Minister of Education: Ellen Wilkinson
- Secretary of State for Scotland: Joseph Westwood
- Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries: Tom Williams
- Minister of Labour and National Service: George Isaacs
- Minister of Health: Aneurin Bevan
- President of the Board of Trade: Sir Stafford Cripps
- Minister of Fuel and Power: Emanuel Shinwell
Morrison Ministry (Jan. 1948 – Feb. 1950)
In the ensuing leadership elections, Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison succeeded Attlee relatively easily — benefitting from his poor relationship with the former Labour leader. Morrison inherited a dire situation, with the ~130 Labour MPs who voted in favor of the vote of no confidence being expelled from the parliamentary party and thus leaving Morrison a much reduced majority.Morrison’s tenure was largely an exercise in stability, attempting to right the ship after Attlee’s foreign policy blunders. He by-in-large continued the Attlee-era domestic policies, which were quite successful and popular — launching an adult literacy campaign, expanding plumbing and sanitation access, expanding electrification and utilities infrastructure, nationalizing the gas industry, and the Iron and Steel Corporation.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, however, once it came time for the 1950 general election there was little hope for Morrison to win a majority — especially with the popularity of Sir Winston Churchill, and the evaporation of the idea that it was Labour who could provide a steady hand in the post-war years.
Cabinet
- Prime Minister: Herbert Morrison
- Lord President of the Council: Philip Noel-Baker
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir Stafford Cripps
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Arthur Creech Jones
- Leader of the House of Commons and Secretary of State for the Home Department: James Chuter Ede
- Minister of Defence: A.V. Alexander
- Secretary of State for the Colonies: Jim Griffiths
- Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs: The Earl of Listowel
- Leader of the House of Lords and Paymaster-General: The Viscount Addison
- Minister of Education: George Tomlinson
- Secretary of State for Scotland: Hector McNeil
- Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries: Tom Williams
- Minister of Labour and National Service: Hilary Marquand
- Minister of Health: Aneurin Bevan
- President of the Board of Trade: Harold Wilson
- Minister of Fuel and Power: Hugh Gaitskell
- Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal: Richard Stokes
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Hugh Dalton
- Minister of Housing and Local Government: Jim Griffiths
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury: George Hall
Third Churchill Ministry (Feb. 1950 – Feb. 1954)
In the 1950 general election, Sir Winston Churchill and the Conservatives won a narrow majority.Results of the 1950 General Election
| Party | Leader | Seats | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sir Winston Churchill | 316 | +119 |
| Labour Party | Herbert Morrison | 297 | -96 |
| Liberal Party | Clement Davies | 9 | -3 |
| Independent Nationalist (Northern Ireland) | -- | 2 | +2 |
| Irish Labour Party | William Norton | 1 | +1 |
| TOTAL | PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL | 625 | -- |
Churchill undid many of the nationalizations conducted under Attlee and Morrison, with notable exceptions in the NHS and the railways — which resulted in considerable protest from trade unions, and several strikes. Two Conservative MPs rebelled against the nationalizations and were expelled from the party, subsequently joining Labour and reducing Churchill’s majority to a razor-thin two seats. The sweep of privatization has radicalized portions of the Labour Party, feeling that Morrison isn’t radical enough to meet the challenge — growing Bevan’s left-wing base for a future leadership challenge.
Churchill’s age and his decision to continue the general foreign policy path of the Morrison government, in seeking a steady and stable hand, have threatened his position in the party; many felt that 1950 was the vaunted statesman’s last general election.
Perhaps the most notable event of Churchill’s return to government was the death of King George VI on 6 February, 1952. The King, who had reigned since 1936 and provided an image of stability during the chaotic war years, was put to rest at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 15 February, 1952. Princess Elizabeth, his eldest child and heir — now Queen Elizabeth II — flew back from a visit to Kenya.
In late 1953, as preparations for the coronation in the summer of 1954 were ongoing, Churchill announced his retirement and called a general election in February 1954. The subsequent leadership election was fought between Defence Secretary Harold Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. Eden was the initial clear favorite, but controversy about his opposition to many of the decolonization initiatives led by Churchill and Morrison sent many Conservative MPs to Macmillan’s camp — with Macmillan winning the leadership race in a major shock. Morrison managed to stave off another pre-election leadership challenge from Bevan, and would lead Labour into another general election.
Cabinet
- Prime Minister: Sir Winston Churchill
- Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain: The Viscount Kilmuir
- Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council: The Marquess of Salisbury
- Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal: Harry Crookshank
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: R.A. Butler
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Sir Anthony Eden
- Secretary of State for the Home Department and Secretary of State for Welsh Affairs: Gwilym Lloyd George
- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food: Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- Secretary of State for the Colonies: Alan Lennox-Boyd
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations: The Viscount Swinton
- Minister of Defence: Harold Macmillan
- Minister of Education: Sir David Eccles
- Minister of Housing and Local Government: Duncan Sandys
- Minister of Labour and National Service: Sir Walter Monckton
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister of Materials: The Viscount Woolton
- Minister of Pensions: Osbert Peake
- Secretary of State for Scotland: James Stuart
- President of the Board of Trade: Peter Thorneycroft
- Cabinet Secretary: Norman Brook
Macmillan Ministry (Feb. 1954 – Jan. 1955)
In the 1954 General Election, the popular Conservatives expanded their majority at the expense of Labour — providing Macmillan a firm majority from which to begin his premiership. Notably in Northern Ireland, the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin won two seats — though both elected MPs were serving ten year sentences for treason felonies, and their victories were overturned on petitions in favor of their Ulster Unionist Party opponents.| Party | Leader | Seats | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harold Macmillan | 415 | +99 |
| Labour Party | Herbert Morrison | 207 | -90 |
| Liberal Party | Clement Davies | 6 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | Paddy McLogan | 2 (Overturned) | +2 |
| TOTAL | PRIME MINISTER HAROLD MACMILLAN | 630 | -- |
The most notable other events of Macmillan’s brief reign came in foreign policy. He signed the Vienna Declaration in June 1954 with the Soviet Union and the French and generally attempted to get closer to Europe — harming relations with the United States — and saw the start of the Cyprus Emergency. It was ultimately a combination of the two, with the chaos in Cyprus harming Macmillan’s foreign policy credentials and the distance from the United States harming his reputation, that led to his fall.
Cabinet
- Prime Minister: Harold Macmillan
- Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain: The Viscount Kilmuir
- Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council: The Marquess of Salisbury
- Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal: Harry Crookshank
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: R.A. Butler
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Sir Anthony Eden
- Secretary of State for the Home Department and Secretary of State for Welsh Affairs: Gwilym Lloyd George
- Secretary of State for the Colonies: Alan Lennox-Boyd
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations: The Earl of Home
- President of the Board of Trade: Peter Thorneycroft
- Secretary of State for Air: The Lord de L’Isle and Dudley
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: The Viscount Woolton
- Minister of Education: Sir David Eccles
- Secretary of State for Scotland: James Stuart
- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food: Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- Minister of Labour and National Service and HM Paymaster General: Sir Walter Monckton
- Minister of Defence: Selwyn Lloyd
- Minister of Housing and Local Government: Duncan Sandys
- Minister of Pensions and National Insurance: Osbert Peake
- Minister of Public Works: Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
Eden Ministry (Jan. 1955 – present)
Leaks from the Foreign Office about the scale of the Cyprus Emergency, and generally the straining of transatlantic relations that Macmillan oversaw, threatened Macmillan’s government. It was the resignation of Sir Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, which saw the situation turn into a crisis for the government — with Conservatives rebelling against Macmillan and joining ranks with the Labour Party for yet another vote of no confidence, this time successful. In lieu of calling another general election, Macmillan resigned and Eden was ushered into Number 10 — the result of a neat bit of political maneuvering from the former Foreign Secretary.Eden has, in his tenure thus far, advocated a sensible foreign policy far closer to the United States — namely seeking to resolve the Cyprus Crisis, and promoting a “responsible decolonization.” On the domestic front, Eden implemented the Energy Act 1955 which saw a combination of deregulation and government investment in the energy exploration and extract sectors — specifically oil and coal, with the aim of reducing British dependency on foreign sources of energy and spurring the British economy.
Cabinet
- Prime Minister: Sir Anthony Eden
- Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain: The Viscount Kilmuir
- Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council: The Marquess of Salisbury
- Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal: Harry Crookshank
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: R.A. Butler
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Selwyn Lloyd
- Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister of Welsh Affairs: Gwilym Lloyd George
- Secretary of State for the Colonies: Alan Lennox-Boyd
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations: The Earl of Home
- Secretary of State for Air: The Lord de L’Isle and Dudley
- Secretary of State for Scotland: James Stuart
- President of the Board of Trade: Peter Thorneycroft
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: The Viscount Woolton
- Minister of Education: Sir David Eccles
- Minister of Agriculture: Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- Minister of Labour and National Service and HM Paymaster General: Sir Walter Monckton
- Minister of Defence: Antony Henry Head
- Minister of Housing and Local Government: Duncan Sandys
- Minister of Pensions and National Insurance: Osbert Peake
- Minister of Public Works: Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
2023.11.19 13:41 WildLandsOfLumios Race swapping is only bad if the character is a minority /s
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2023.11.11 13:55 HVT18ZE9 Why do the left tend to lie about Republicans? They fraudulently claim that Republicans are pedophiles, when the exact opposite is true. The left wing pedophilia out numbers right wing by 200:1.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.
Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.
Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl after claiming “she initiated it”.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregeon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.
Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
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Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.
Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.
Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl after claiming “she initiated it”.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregeon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.
Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
2023.10.19 01:43 bomalia [EVENT][RETRO] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1950-1953
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1950-1953
In a surprise victory, Winston Churchill and his Conservative and Unionist Party won a term in the 1950 election, barely taking the reins from the Labour Party. And yet, hang onto power the Conservatives did, and they managed to scrounge together a working majority government, winning 316 seats to the Labour Party’s 297. This government has proven tenuous at best, but Churchill has thus far managed to marshall his charisma and form something just shy of a cult of personality in the Conservative and Unionist Party. In the wake of the Labour Party’s narrow defeat, Herbert Morrison survived the initial stages of a leadership challenge led by Aneurin “Nye” Bevan and the former leader of the Labour Party, Clement Atlee. Morrison has bided his time, waiting for the Tories to self-detonate, though this has not happened in the nearly four years which Churchill has been back in power.Churchill’s government immediately reversed most nationalizations performed by Morrison’s government, with the notable exceptions of the National Health Service and the rail industry. This was, in turn, met with immediate protests by trade unions and several strikes, and two rebel MPs in Churchill’s government voted against the acts to privatize them. Eventually, however, they went through anyway, and the rebel MPs were expelled from the party (who later joined Labour), reducing Churchill’s majority to a razor-thin two MP majority.
Churchill’s age and decision to continue much of the Labour Party’s foreign policy have been his two main liabilities to support in his party, and many commentators are saying that 1950 was his last general election. For his part, however, Churchill has refused to say whether he will step down to let a new man lead the Conservative and Unionist Party.
Sections of the Labour Party have been significantly radicalized by Churchill’s aggressive campaign of privatization and undoing nearly all of Morrison and Atlee’s accomplishments, and have concluded that Morrison is not radical enough to appeal to the great majority of British subjects. Nye Bevan, largely acknowledged as the leader of the left-wing of the Labour Party, is said to be aiming to challenge Morrison again for leadership before the next election, though time is quickly running out for him to do so, and much of the party seems content to allow Morrison to lead it to victory. Bevan has publicly called for a sweeping program of nationalization “at least an order of magnitude greater than those presided over by Atlee and Morrison” in addition to a swift dismantling of “the perfidious British Empire.” Many in the Labour Party, however, (and indeed, even in his own faction of the Labour Party) question his competence in the arena of foreign affairs, even though most in the Labour Party are agreed that he is one of the most well-liked leaders of the Labour Party due to his perception as the savior of the nation, due to his foundation of the NHS.
As such, the stage is set for two intraparty political struggles, both of which will no doubt shape the course of the United Kingdom, and indeed, the world.
The Third Churchill Ministry
Sir Winston Churchill – Prime MinisterThe Viscount Kilmuir – Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
The Marquess of Salisbury – Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
Harry Crookshank – Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
Rab Butler – Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sir Anthony Eden – Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Gwilym Lloyd George – Secretary of State for the Home Department and Secretary of State for Welsh Affairs
Derick Heathcoat-Amory – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Alan Lennox-Boyd – Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Viscount Swinton – Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Harold Macmillan – Minister of Defence
Sir David Eccles – Minister of Education
Duncan Sandys – Minister of Housing and Local Government
Sir Walter Monckton – Minister of Labour and National Service
The Earl of Woolton – Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister of Materials
Osbert Peake – Minister of Pensions
James Stuart – Secretary of State for Scotland
Peter Thorneycroft – President of the Board of Trade
Norman Brook – Cabinet Secretary
2023.10.12 23:42 Naudilent Prince of Views and Reviews -- the Across the Decades Edition
This week, as part of my "movies I should have seen years ago" October theme, my viewings included movies from most decades from the last century. I'll add on to the list next week, but for now, these:
Hӓxan (1922): “You shall not lie here and bewitch the legs of honest people, devil woman!”
This German silent film is a documentary about the titular subject: the witch. Part 1 provides a discussion of evil spirits of the sort witches presumably consorted with, along with photos of archaeological finds, including a young Pazuzu in his first role. It then gets into witches and all the vile things they get up to, including kissing the Devil’s behind as a sign of respect, which seems unsanitary. Part 2 gets into “dramatizations” of witch life, with further parts introducing the Inquisition, various tortures, and the spread of accusations bringing misery to all — basically the Twitter wars of centuries past. Fortunately, Hӓxan brings modern science to bear on the matter, presenting the answer as to why countless individuals were subject to limitless suffering over the prior centuries: female hysteria.
Hӓxan runs a little long (like my reviews) but is so damn charming (like my reviews?) — and frequently hilarious. Unfortunately, the music is more appropriate to children’s cartoons than a feature about witches and Ol’ Scratch, but Hӓxan is a neat look at early filmmaking involving a topic near and dear to the horror genre.
Gore: No. Nudity: Only in drawing and silhouette. Tubi.
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942): “And no more corpses! Do you understand?”
I was struggling to find a classic from this decade that I hadn’t seen and settled on this instead. Lew Landers, director of dozens of movies from the 1930s – early 60s (including 1935’s The Raven), brings us this horror-comedy starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. Mad scientist Karloff sells his old home to an enthusiastic buyer on the condition that he be able to complete his experiments in the laboratory, and official-of-all-trades Peter Lorre insinuates himself into the doings. At just over an hour long, it’s a quick watch that really does have a lot of laughs to it. It has some similarity to Arsenic and Old Lace, the stage production of which Karloff had finished the prior year (and which itself becomes an excellent film in 1944) but is more straightforward with its humor. No idea why they chose the name for this film, but for silly old fun with a pair of wonderful actors, you can find it on YouTube.
The Bat (1959): “There’s a storm coming, and it’s gonna be a snorter.”
Vincent Price and Agnes Moorhead headline this horror mystery. “The Bat” is a notorious murderer known to use a clawed glove, presaging Freddy Krueger. Moorhead is a mystery author, Cornelia van Gorder, and Vincent Price plays Malcom Wells, a wily physician of all trades. A bank’s missing million dollars figures heavily in the plot, which I think would be more horror than whodunit if made today. The repartee between Cornelia and her assistant, Lizzie, sparkles, and about 28 minutes in Price has a brief monologue of the sort you’d hear from him in future works like House of Usher (1960). The climax won’t blow you away, but it’s a likable piece of Price’s catalog to add to your marathon of his work.
Gore: Bloodless, despite the Bat’s MO. Nudity: No. Amazon Prime.
Mark of the Devil (1970): “We must never weaken in performing God’s work.”
Styling itself like a docudrama straight from the “darkest pages in the history of man,” Mark of the Devil exults in presenting those dark pages from the perspective of the villains who starred in them. We have the ugly-inside-and-out Albino, who likes to keep the executioners busy; Christian (played by a young Udo Kier), who at least has the naggings of a conscience; and their master, Lord Cumberland (Herbert Lom) who is very concerned that clemency is a sign of weakness. The movie definitely doesn’t shirk from portraying the politics of witchcraft accusations, nor the ignorance of the underlings involved. While the female lead, Vanessa, is a focal point of the movie, hers is just one of many cases throughout the picture.
The film’s marketing campaign involved providing barf bags to audiences, and it was caught up in the “video nasty” panic in the UK and banned here and there. There isn’t as much outright gore as you might expect (the prisoners would bleed to death, and we can't have that), but there is brutality aplenty, applied both to men and women. If you like historical settings with good striving against implacable evil, or just need more thumb screws in your life, this one’s for you.
Gore: As above. TW: No shortage of torture, because “witches,” with a sexual assault chaser. Nudity: Yes. Amazon.
Sleepaway Camp (1982): “Oh no, that won’t do at all.”
What I knew going in: A classic slasher that has a serious twist at the end. I grew up in the age of 80s slashers but never saw this one, which is a shame, because it’s a great blend of teens being teens (for better and for worse), solid kills by a mysterious perpetrator, and some seriously bonkers moments (the scenes with mom and the very end especially). I’ve long been averse to slashers — too many Jasons and slasher copycats perhaps — but the subgenre has some real gems old and new (Chopping Mall, X, and of course Scream come to mind). Maybe I just need weirdness or camp to really enjoy them. In any case, if you’ve never seen this, and bloody murder aside 80s haircuts and tank tops sound appealing, check it out. The twist ending does not disappoint.
Gore: Plenty. Nudity: None — unusual for a slasher-at-camp movie. Roku. Prince of Darkness (1987): “Why do I want a PhD in this?”
What I knew going in: Isn’t it a John Carpenter Dracula film or something? Yeah, I had no idea what this was about, but from the start I could see it has Donald Pleasance, half the cast of eternal favorite Big Trouble in Little China, Alice Cooper, and…one of the brothers from Simon & Simon. Fair enough. Carpenter wrote this under the sobriquet Martin Quatermass, from the series of sci-fi horror movies featuring space scientist Bernard Quatermass, and like those movies, Prince of Darkness employs a plot I really enjoy, bringing in scientists to investigate mysterious happenings. While Carpenter rightly doesn’t get too far into the nuts and bolts of the work being done, the sheer number of people involved in the project is refreshing and something I’d like to see again.
The writing and editing are hit and miss, and out of the many characters, only Dennis Dun’s Walter is given the time to project real personality. The use of vermin is terrific, however, and the legion of homeless — led by Alice Cooper — is incredibly unsettling. The ending is properly rewarding, leaving the viewer to thanks the heavens that we’ll never be subject to the terrifying world of 1999.
Gore: Moderate, with some nice body horror. Nudity: None. Quibble: Carbon dating doesn’t work 7 million years back. Worth the rental from Amazon
Dog Soldiers (2002): “It’s that time of the month.” What I knew going in: It’s Neil Marshall’s well-received werewolf vs soldiers film. And I can see why people praise it. Marshall opts for quantity over quality, avoiding sophisticated transformations in favor of a whole pack of well-designed slavering beastmen. I’m not sure exactly why Megan opts to do what she does at the start, given how everything plays out, but Dog Soldiers starts off strong and never lets up. It’s tense, vicious, and not shy about the gore. Great movie.
Gore: Not shy at all. TW: Dog shot, tho you don’t see it. Nudity: None. Trope of shame: the guy standing by the window trumpeting victory — of course he’s gonna die. Free with ads on Midnight Pulp Suspiria (2018): “Here kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.”
While the plot is very similar to the 1977 original, the approach is very different. Gone are the vivid colors, replaced by gray, grafitti-covered concrete and rainy skies. Indoors, shadows dominate when not in the dance studio. The original proceeds in a dreamlike, often confusing fashion, while the remake mostly confines such visions to actual dreams and has greater clarity of plot — while not being entirely straightforward. Of course, this all changes at the very end.
It was at exactly the halfway point that I realized Dr Klemperer was played by Tilda Swinton. An amazing actress — perfect for any role involving ancient witches, vampires, Ones, or male psychologists. Mia Goth plays a more restrained character than in X, Pearl, or Infinity Pool, but is nonetheless solid. Dakota Johnson doesn’t do much for me, but she did put in 2 years of ballet training to prepare for her role and does a perfectly fine job. Thom Yorke is no Goblin, and I disliked the songs that were sung, but the rest of the music was fine. So, is it worth the 2.5 hour viewing time? Yes, but I think you could lose 20 minutes without losing much else. As a remake, Suspiria stands very well on its own and features a clever interpretation of magical witchery. While not as flashy as its predecessor, it builds to a worthy climax, and I’m glad to have finally seen it.
Gore: There is indeed some blood. Nudity: Those witches and their pagan rituals. Amazon Prime.
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Hӓxan (1922): “You shall not lie here and bewitch the legs of honest people, devil woman!”
This German silent film is a documentary about the titular subject: the witch. Part 1 provides a discussion of evil spirits of the sort witches presumably consorted with, along with photos of archaeological finds, including a young Pazuzu in his first role. It then gets into witches and all the vile things they get up to, including kissing the Devil’s behind as a sign of respect, which seems unsanitary. Part 2 gets into “dramatizations” of witch life, with further parts introducing the Inquisition, various tortures, and the spread of accusations bringing misery to all — basically the Twitter wars of centuries past. Fortunately, Hӓxan brings modern science to bear on the matter, presenting the answer as to why countless individuals were subject to limitless suffering over the prior centuries: female hysteria.
Hӓxan runs a little long (like my reviews) but is so damn charming (like my reviews?) — and frequently hilarious. Unfortunately, the music is more appropriate to children’s cartoons than a feature about witches and Ol’ Scratch, but Hӓxan is a neat look at early filmmaking involving a topic near and dear to the horror genre.
Gore: No. Nudity: Only in drawing and silhouette. Tubi.
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942): “And no more corpses! Do you understand?”
I was struggling to find a classic from this decade that I hadn’t seen and settled on this instead. Lew Landers, director of dozens of movies from the 1930s – early 60s (including 1935’s The Raven), brings us this horror-comedy starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. Mad scientist Karloff sells his old home to an enthusiastic buyer on the condition that he be able to complete his experiments in the laboratory, and official-of-all-trades Peter Lorre insinuates himself into the doings. At just over an hour long, it’s a quick watch that really does have a lot of laughs to it. It has some similarity to Arsenic and Old Lace, the stage production of which Karloff had finished the prior year (and which itself becomes an excellent film in 1944) but is more straightforward with its humor. No idea why they chose the name for this film, but for silly old fun with a pair of wonderful actors, you can find it on YouTube.
The Bat (1959): “There’s a storm coming, and it’s gonna be a snorter.”
Vincent Price and Agnes Moorhead headline this horror mystery. “The Bat” is a notorious murderer known to use a clawed glove, presaging Freddy Krueger. Moorhead is a mystery author, Cornelia van Gorder, and Vincent Price plays Malcom Wells, a wily physician of all trades. A bank’s missing million dollars figures heavily in the plot, which I think would be more horror than whodunit if made today. The repartee between Cornelia and her assistant, Lizzie, sparkles, and about 28 minutes in Price has a brief monologue of the sort you’d hear from him in future works like House of Usher (1960). The climax won’t blow you away, but it’s a likable piece of Price’s catalog to add to your marathon of his work.
Gore: Bloodless, despite the Bat’s MO. Nudity: No. Amazon Prime.
Mark of the Devil (1970): “We must never weaken in performing God’s work.”
Styling itself like a docudrama straight from the “darkest pages in the history of man,” Mark of the Devil exults in presenting those dark pages from the perspective of the villains who starred in them. We have the ugly-inside-and-out Albino, who likes to keep the executioners busy; Christian (played by a young Udo Kier), who at least has the naggings of a conscience; and their master, Lord Cumberland (Herbert Lom) who is very concerned that clemency is a sign of weakness. The movie definitely doesn’t shirk from portraying the politics of witchcraft accusations, nor the ignorance of the underlings involved. While the female lead, Vanessa, is a focal point of the movie, hers is just one of many cases throughout the picture.
The film’s marketing campaign involved providing barf bags to audiences, and it was caught up in the “video nasty” panic in the UK and banned here and there. There isn’t as much outright gore as you might expect (the prisoners would bleed to death, and we can't have that), but there is brutality aplenty, applied both to men and women. If you like historical settings with good striving against implacable evil, or just need more thumb screws in your life, this one’s for you.
Gore: As above. TW: No shortage of torture, because “witches,” with a sexual assault chaser. Nudity: Yes. Amazon.
Sleepaway Camp (1982): “Oh no, that won’t do at all.”
What I knew going in: A classic slasher that has a serious twist at the end. I grew up in the age of 80s slashers but never saw this one, which is a shame, because it’s a great blend of teens being teens (for better and for worse), solid kills by a mysterious perpetrator, and some seriously bonkers moments (the scenes with mom and the very end especially). I’ve long been averse to slashers — too many Jasons and slasher copycats perhaps — but the subgenre has some real gems old and new (Chopping Mall, X, and of course Scream come to mind). Maybe I just need weirdness or camp to really enjoy them. In any case, if you’ve never seen this, and bloody murder aside 80s haircuts and tank tops sound appealing, check it out. The twist ending does not disappoint.
Gore: Plenty. Nudity: None — unusual for a slasher-at-camp movie. Roku. Prince of Darkness (1987): “Why do I want a PhD in this?”
What I knew going in: Isn’t it a John Carpenter Dracula film or something? Yeah, I had no idea what this was about, but from the start I could see it has Donald Pleasance, half the cast of eternal favorite Big Trouble in Little China, Alice Cooper, and…one of the brothers from Simon & Simon. Fair enough. Carpenter wrote this under the sobriquet Martin Quatermass, from the series of sci-fi horror movies featuring space scientist Bernard Quatermass, and like those movies, Prince of Darkness employs a plot I really enjoy, bringing in scientists to investigate mysterious happenings. While Carpenter rightly doesn’t get too far into the nuts and bolts of the work being done, the sheer number of people involved in the project is refreshing and something I’d like to see again.
The writing and editing are hit and miss, and out of the many characters, only Dennis Dun’s Walter is given the time to project real personality. The use of vermin is terrific, however, and the legion of homeless — led by Alice Cooper — is incredibly unsettling. The ending is properly rewarding, leaving the viewer to thanks the heavens that we’ll never be subject to the terrifying world of 1999.
Gore: Moderate, with some nice body horror. Nudity: None. Quibble: Carbon dating doesn’t work 7 million years back. Worth the rental from Amazon
Dog Soldiers (2002): “It’s that time of the month.” What I knew going in: It’s Neil Marshall’s well-received werewolf vs soldiers film. And I can see why people praise it. Marshall opts for quantity over quality, avoiding sophisticated transformations in favor of a whole pack of well-designed slavering beastmen. I’m not sure exactly why Megan opts to do what she does at the start, given how everything plays out, but Dog Soldiers starts off strong and never lets up. It’s tense, vicious, and not shy about the gore. Great movie.
Gore: Not shy at all. TW: Dog shot, tho you don’t see it. Nudity: None. Trope of shame: the guy standing by the window trumpeting victory — of course he’s gonna die. Free with ads on Midnight Pulp Suspiria (2018): “Here kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.”
While the plot is very similar to the 1977 original, the approach is very different. Gone are the vivid colors, replaced by gray, grafitti-covered concrete and rainy skies. Indoors, shadows dominate when not in the dance studio. The original proceeds in a dreamlike, often confusing fashion, while the remake mostly confines such visions to actual dreams and has greater clarity of plot — while not being entirely straightforward. Of course, this all changes at the very end.
It was at exactly the halfway point that I realized Dr Klemperer was played by Tilda Swinton. An amazing actress — perfect for any role involving ancient witches, vampires, Ones, or male psychologists. Mia Goth plays a more restrained character than in X, Pearl, or Infinity Pool, but is nonetheless solid. Dakota Johnson doesn’t do much for me, but she did put in 2 years of ballet training to prepare for her role and does a perfectly fine job. Thom Yorke is no Goblin, and I disliked the songs that were sung, but the rest of the music was fine. So, is it worth the 2.5 hour viewing time? Yes, but I think you could lose 20 minutes without losing much else. As a remake, Suspiria stands very well on its own and features a clever interpretation of magical witchery. While not as flashy as its predecessor, it builds to a worthy climax, and I’m glad to have finally seen it.
Gore: There is indeed some blood. Nudity: Those witches and their pagan rituals. Amazon Prime.
2023.07.02 05:37 Dense-Extent-4180 D-scriptions
In case anyone missed it, I have a list of amazing d-scriptions from Dlisted that I kept because…well, because they were works of art.
For your viewing pleasure:
90s mom who works part-time at Dress Barn
looked like a mash-up of Effie Trinket as a 70s pimp and a Thundercat going to a Fourth of July party at Studio 54
like The Joker’s younger brother, The Jester (spelled Jesstyr, of course), who dropped out of Gotham Villain School to become an aspiring stylist in whatever Gotham’s version of Brooklyn is
closeted suburban dad trolling for some young trade to * * in the backseat of his Ford Taurus parked in an empty church parking lot
Looking like a middle-aged Haley Joel Osment in a Land’s End 6* g
if a wizard turned a pink flamingo lawn ornament into a junior car salesman
looks like a dude who wants to sell you a 36-month lease on a Kia Sedona
looking like a snobby British schoolboy who is going through a chola phase without help from an actual chola
Smelling like a blend of cigarettes, bed head, pennies, damp toothbrush, and however you’d describe the contents of a clothing donation bin. Sort of like a mix between 7-day camping trip and porch couch.
Like a 90’s Nickelodeon nightmare threw up on a clearance bin at Uncle Discount’s Halloween Superstore
looking like she rolled around on the pile of dirty clothes in the Dynasty costume closet.
Re: ugly dress: co-worker trying to rock this shit with Chinese Laundry heels and a clutch from Claire’s at the office holiday party
dressed like “The Older One” from a late-90s boy band
If the Gorton's fisherman did a line of goth stripper clothes for Fredericks of Hollywood
Re: vagina steamer: Mugworth V-Steam, which sounds like a Harry Potter character played by Tilda Swinton
smells like Acqua Di Gio and freshly-waxed * in a suit with a 5 o'clock shadow like “Yes, I’m dapper as shit, but I totally slept in my car last night”
human equivalent to getting your period during a cross-country road trip
face that looks like she just had dental work while getting beat with a bag of meth
"mother of the bride after her 4th chardonnay”
Re: name of Johnny depp's yacht: Vajoliroja, which sounds like the Spanish name of an STD you caught after boning a stranger on a beach in Mexico.
Like an old west english teacher who works in the mornings as a newsboy
looking like a middle-aged gypsy lesbian from New Mexico
Looking like only 20 minutes earlier someone slapped a bag of Funyuns out of your hands and told you to get off the couch and put on some fucking pants.
Looking like they got mugged and the thief stole all their clothes too, so they had to run into a community theater costume closet and wear whatever was in there.
Ansel Elgort, whose name sounds like a Captcha you’d have to enter to get into the World of Warcraft forums
looks like he woke up naked in a motel room after the hooker he picked up stole all his clothes and money and he had to buy an outfit at a rest stop gift shop using the change he had in the ashtray of his car
looking like he just fell out of a European Lens Crafters ad
Looking like her image belongs above a newspaper story about how a strung-out vagrant was arrested for starting a meth lab-fueled fire in an abandoned Family Dollar store in Central Florida
Looking like a rode hard middle-aged divorced trophy wife trolling for her next husband at a Casino in Reno, NV
looking like she’s about to tag into an exhibition match during an indie wrestling show held in a bar basement in Bay City, Michigan
Looking like she had three martinis at a leisurely lunch before spending her dead husband’s money at Bergdorf’s
Looking like somebody’s mother circa 1970s going to her weekend job at Hot Dog On A Stick
Looking like some cubic zirconia special bought with 4 Flex Pays from HSN
Looking like somebody spiked the vodka punch with LSD at a dance club on a cruise ship going through Eastern Europe in 1991
[Tattooed arm] looking like the book cover of a freshman animation student.
dressed as the rejected groupie of Florida’s fourth most popular Mötley Crüe cover band
Looks like a Wilson’s Leather and a Charlotte Russe had a sloppy fight on her body.
Lookin like she’s wearing something that a Project Runway contestant made in three minutes using dinner napkins and half of a Party City Prince costume
Lookin like a gay hobo circa 1991 after finding a camera on a park bench
looking like Storm’s second cousin going to a David Byrne’s Big Suit-themed leather bar)
serving “late-80s club girl wearing her one-night trick’s hoodie to walk home the next morning” glamour
looking like she got jumped by the apparel trims section of a JoAnn Fabrics, won the battle, and gorgeously wore the carcasses of her enemies as trophies
“Hot Topic’s line of House of Dragon-inspired 90s clubwear”
teeth look like they reek of gingivitis and bad decisions
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For your viewing pleasure:
90s mom who works part-time at Dress Barn
looked like a mash-up of Effie Trinket as a 70s pimp and a Thundercat going to a Fourth of July party at Studio 54
like The Joker’s younger brother, The Jester (spelled Jesstyr, of course), who dropped out of Gotham Villain School to become an aspiring stylist in whatever Gotham’s version of Brooklyn is
closeted suburban dad trolling for some young trade to * * in the backseat of his Ford Taurus parked in an empty church parking lot
Looking like a middle-aged Haley Joel Osment in a Land’s End 6* g
if a wizard turned a pink flamingo lawn ornament into a junior car salesman
looks like a dude who wants to sell you a 36-month lease on a Kia Sedona
looking like a snobby British schoolboy who is going through a chola phase without help from an actual chola
Smelling like a blend of cigarettes, bed head, pennies, damp toothbrush, and however you’d describe the contents of a clothing donation bin. Sort of like a mix between 7-day camping trip and porch couch.
Like a 90’s Nickelodeon nightmare threw up on a clearance bin at Uncle Discount’s Halloween Superstore
looking like she rolled around on the pile of dirty clothes in the Dynasty costume closet.
Re: ugly dress: co-worker trying to rock this shit with Chinese Laundry heels and a clutch from Claire’s at the office holiday party
dressed like “The Older One” from a late-90s boy band
If the Gorton's fisherman did a line of goth stripper clothes for Fredericks of Hollywood
Re: vagina steamer: Mugworth V-Steam, which sounds like a Harry Potter character played by Tilda Swinton
smells like Acqua Di Gio and freshly-waxed * in a suit with a 5 o'clock shadow like “Yes, I’m dapper as shit, but I totally slept in my car last night”
human equivalent to getting your period during a cross-country road trip
face that looks like she just had dental work while getting beat with a bag of meth
"mother of the bride after her 4th chardonnay”
Re: name of Johnny depp's yacht: Vajoliroja, which sounds like the Spanish name of an STD you caught after boning a stranger on a beach in Mexico.
Like an old west english teacher who works in the mornings as a newsboy
looking like a middle-aged gypsy lesbian from New Mexico
Looking like only 20 minutes earlier someone slapped a bag of Funyuns out of your hands and told you to get off the couch and put on some fucking pants.
Looking like they got mugged and the thief stole all their clothes too, so they had to run into a community theater costume closet and wear whatever was in there.
Ansel Elgort, whose name sounds like a Captcha you’d have to enter to get into the World of Warcraft forums
looks like he woke up naked in a motel room after the hooker he picked up stole all his clothes and money and he had to buy an outfit at a rest stop gift shop using the change he had in the ashtray of his car
looking like he just fell out of a European Lens Crafters ad
Looking like her image belongs above a newspaper story about how a strung-out vagrant was arrested for starting a meth lab-fueled fire in an abandoned Family Dollar store in Central Florida
Looking like a rode hard middle-aged divorced trophy wife trolling for her next husband at a Casino in Reno, NV
looking like she’s about to tag into an exhibition match during an indie wrestling show held in a bar basement in Bay City, Michigan
Looking like she had three martinis at a leisurely lunch before spending her dead husband’s money at Bergdorf’s
Looking like somebody’s mother circa 1970s going to her weekend job at Hot Dog On A Stick
Looking like some cubic zirconia special bought with 4 Flex Pays from HSN
Looking like somebody spiked the vodka punch with LSD at a dance club on a cruise ship going through Eastern Europe in 1991
[Tattooed arm] looking like the book cover of a freshman animation student.
dressed as the rejected groupie of Florida’s fourth most popular Mötley Crüe cover band
Looks like a Wilson’s Leather and a Charlotte Russe had a sloppy fight on her body.
Lookin like she’s wearing something that a Project Runway contestant made in three minutes using dinner napkins and half of a Party City Prince costume
Lookin like a gay hobo circa 1991 after finding a camera on a park bench
looking like Storm’s second cousin going to a David Byrne’s Big Suit-themed leather bar)
serving “late-80s club girl wearing her one-night trick’s hoodie to walk home the next morning” glamour
looking like she got jumped by the apparel trims section of a JoAnn Fabrics, won the battle, and gorgeously wore the carcasses of her enemies as trophies
“Hot Topic’s line of House of Dragon-inspired 90s clubwear”
teeth look like they reek of gingivitis and bad decisions
2023.04.07 04:08 GodBlessYouNow List Of Democrat and Republican officials convicted of sex crimes with minors.
Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.
Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.
Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.
Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
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Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.
Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.
Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.
Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
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| Best Picture | Studio | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥈Roma🥈 | NETFLIX | 66 | 30 |
| 🥈The Favourite🥈 | FOX SEARCHLIGHT | 55 | 14 |
| 🥈A Star Is Born🥈 | WARNER BROTHERS | 46 | 7 |
| 🥈BlacKkKlansman🥈 | FOCUS FEATURES | 42 | |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | ANNAPURNA | 41 | 7 |
| 🥈Black Panther🥈 | DISNEY | 32 | 6 |
| First Reformed | A24 | 32 | 1 |
| 🏆Green Book🏆 | UNIVERSAL | 27 | 8 |
| Eighth Grade | A24 | 21 | 1 |
| 🥈Vice🥈 | ANNAPURNA | 19 | 1 |
| First Man | UNIVERSAL | 19 | |
| A Quiet Place | PARAMOUNT | 13 | |
| Hereditary | A24 | 13 | |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 11 | 1 | |
| Leave No Trace | BLEECKER STREET | 10 | 1 |
| 🥈Bohemian Rhapsody🥈 | 20TH CENTURY FOX | 9 | 1 |
| Widows | 20TH CENTURY FOX | 9 | |
| The Rider | SONY PICTURES CLASSICS | 8 | 2 |
| You Were Never Really Here | AMAZON | 8 | 1 |
| Burning | WELL GO USA | 8 | |
| Shoplifters | 8 | ||
| Crazy Rich Asians | 6 | ||
| The Hate U Give | 5 | 2 | |
| Cold War | 5 | ||
| Mary Poppins Returns | 5 | ||
| Blindspotting | 4 | ||
| Can You Ever Forgive Me? | 4 | ||
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 4 | ||
| Paddington 2 | 4 | ||
| Suspiria | 3 | ||
| Zama | 2 | 1 | |
| Annihilation | 2 | ||
| Madeline's Madeline | 2 | ||
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 2 | ||
| Searching | 2 | ||
| Sorry to Bother You | 2 | ||
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | 2 | ||
| Avengers: Infinity War | 1 | 1 | |
| A Bread Factory, Part One | 1 | ||
| American Animals | 1 | ||
| Five Fingers for Marseilles | 1 | ||
| Loveless | 1 | ||
| Mandy | 1 | ||
| Mary Queen of Scots | 1 | ||
| Mary Shelley | 1 | ||
| Minding the Gap | 1 | ||
| Nico, 1988 | 1 | ||
| Quincy | 1 | ||
| Raaiselkind | 1 | ||
| Support the Girls | 1 | ||
| The Happy Prince | 1 | ||
| The Harvesters | 1 | ||
| The Other Side of the Wind | 1 | ||
| The Wild Boys | 1 | ||
| Wildlife | 1 | ||
| Best Director | Film | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆Alfonso Cuarón🏆 ❷②🌎 | Roma | 64 | 48 |
| 🥈Spike Lee🥈 ① | BlacKkKlansman | 39 | 6 |
| 🥈Yorgos Lanthimos🥈 | The Favourite | 39 | 3 |
| Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | 32 | 2 |
| Barry Jenkins ① | If Beale Street Could Talk | 24 | 4 |
| Lynne Ramsay | You Were Never Really Here | 17 | 5 |
| Ryan Coogler | Black Panther | 13 | 4 |
| Paul Schrader | First Reformed | 13 | 2 |
| 🥈Adam McKay🥈 ① | Vice | 11 | 1 |
| Debra Granik | Leave No Trace | 10 | 2 |
| Peter Farrelly ② | Green Book | 8 | |
| Damien Chazelle ❶ | First Man | 7 | 1 |
| Lee Chang-dong | Burning | 7 | |
| Chloé Zhao ❶① | The Rider | 5 | |
| John Krasinski | A Quiet Place | 4 | |
| 🥈Pawel Pawlikowski🥈 🌎 | Cold War | 4 | |
| Marielle Heller | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | 3 | 1 |
| Ari Aster | Hereditary | 3 | |
| Steve McQueen ① | Widows | 3 | |
| Tamara Jenkins | Private Life | 3 | |
| Bo Burnham | Eighth Grade | 2 | |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | Shoplifters | 2 | |
| Anthony and Joe Russo | Avengers: Infinity War | 1 | 1 |
| Lucrecia Martel | Zama | 1 | 1 |
| Alan & Rashida Jones | Quincy | 1 | |
| Alice Rohrwacher | Happy as Lazzaro | 1 | |
| Bertrand Mandico | The Wild Boys | 1 | |
| Boots Riley | Sorry to Bother You | 1 | |
| Ethan & Joel Coen | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 1 | |
| Kenneth Branagh | All Is True | 1 | |
| Mimi Leder | On the Basis of Sex | 1 | |
| Sara Colangelo | The Kindergarten Teacher | 1 | |
| Warwick Thornton | Sweet Country | 1 | |
| Best Actor | Film | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Hawke | First Reformed | 62 | 40 |
| 🥈Christian Bale🥈 ❶ | Vice | 47 | 9 |
| 🥈Bradley Cooper🥈 📣 | A Star Is Born | 44 | 8 |
| 🏆Rami Malek🏆 ❶ | Bohemian Rhapsody | 40 | 15 |
| 🥈Viggo Mortensen🥈 | Green Book | 27 | 3 |
| John David Washington | BlacKkKlansman | 25 | 1 |
| Joaquin Phoenix ❶ | You Were Never Really Here | 16 | 1 |
| 🥈Willem Dafoe🥈 | At Eternity's Gate | 13 | 1 |
| Ben Foster | Leave No Trace | 10 | 1 |
| Ryan Gosling | First Man | 8 | |
| John C. Reilly | Stan & Ollie | 4 | 1 |
| LaKeith Standfield | Sorry to Bother You | 4 | |
| Stephan James | If Beale Street Could Talk | 4 | |
| Hugh Jackman | The Frontrunner | 3 | 1 |
| Daveed Diggs | Blindspotting | 3 | |
| Lucas Hedges | Boy Erased | 3 | |
| Robert Reford ① | The Old Man with the Gun | 3 | |
| Chadwick Boseman | Black Panther | 2 | 2 |
| Marcello Fonte | Dogman | 2 | 1 |
| John C. Reilly | The Sisters Brothers | 2 | |
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | Mary Poppins Returns | 2 | |
| Michael B. Jordan | Creed II | 2 | |
| Steve Coogan | Stan & Ollie | 2 | |
| Daniel Giménez Cacho | Zama | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Polster | Girl | 1 | 1 |
| Ah-in Yoo | Burning | 1 | |
| Brady Jandreau | The Rider | 1 | |
| Charlie Plummer | Lean on Pete | 1 | |
| Christian Malheiros | Socrates | 1 | |
| Denzel Washington | The Equalizer 2 | 1 | |
| Hugo Weaving | Black '47 | 1 | |
| Joaquin Phoenix | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | 1 | |
| Joaquin Phoenix | The Sisters Brothers | 1 | |
| Joe Cole | A Prayer Before Dawn | 1 | |
| John Cho | Searching | 1 | |
| Meinhard Neumann | Western | 1 | |
| Nakhane Touré | The Wound | 1 | |
| Nick Robinson | Love, Simon | 1 | |
| Rupert Everett | The Happy Prince | 1 | |
| Best Actress | Film | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆Olivia Colman🏆 ❶ | The Favourite | 58 | 34 |
| Toni Collette | Hereditary | 48 | 20 |
| 🥈Lady Gaga🥈 ① | A Star Is Born | 45 | 6 |
| 🥈Melissa McCarthy🥈 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | 33 | 6 |
| 🥈Glenn Close🥈 | The Wife | 27 | 10 |
| 🥈Yalitza Aparicio🥈 | Roma | 25 | 3 |
| Elsie Fisher | Eighth Grade | 17 | 2 |
| Regina Hall | Support the Girls | 14 | 3 |
| Viola Davis ❶ | Widows | 14 | 2 |
| Nicole Kidman ❶ | Destroyer | 7 | 1 |
| Emily Blunt | Mary Poppins Returns | 7 | |
| Charlize Theron ❶ | Tully | 5 | |
| Constance Wu | Crazy Rich Asians | 4 | |
| Joanna Kulig | Cold War | 4 | |
| Amandla Stenberg | The Hate U Give | 3 | 2 |
| Helena Howard | Madeline's Madeline | 3 | 1 |
| Carey Mulligan | Wildlife | 3 | |
| Rosamund Pike | A Private War | 3 | |
| KiKi Layne | If Beale Street Could Talk | 2 | 1 |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | The Kindergarden Teacher | 2 | |
| Diaan Lawrenson | Raaiselkind | 1 | |
| Julia Roberts | Ben Is Back | 1 | |
| Juliette Binoche | Let the Sunshine In | 1 | |
| Kathryn Hahn | Private Life | 1 | |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | Where Is Kyra? | 1 | |
| Natalie Portman | Vox Lux | 1 | |
| Rose Byrne | Juliet, Naked | 1 | |
| Sanaa Lathan | Nappily Ever After | 1 | |
| Sandra Bullock | Bird Box | 1 | |
| Sarah Greene | Rosie | 1 | |
| Trine Dyrholm | Nico, 1988 | 1 | |
| Zoe Renee | Jinn | 1 | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Film | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥈Richard E. Grant🥈 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | 58 | 27 |
| 🏆Mahershala Ali🏆 ❷ | Green Book | 47 | 18 |
| 🥈Adam Driver🥈 | BlacKkKlansman | 36 | 1 |
| 🥈Sam Elliott🥈 | A Star Is Born | 35 | 8 |
| Michael B. Jordan | Black Panther | 33 | 8 |
| Timothée Chalamet | Beautiful Boy | 24 | 4 |
| Steven Yeun | Burning | 16 | 7 |
| Hugh Grant | Paddington 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Russell Hornsby | The Hate U Give | 9 | 2 |
| Brian Tyree Henry | If Beale Street Could Talk | 8 | 1 |
| 🥈Sam Rockwell🥈 ❶ | Vice | 5 | |
| Daniel Kaluuya ❶ | Widows | 4 | |
| Alex Wolff | Hereditary | 3 | |
| Joel Edgerton | Boy Erased | 2 | |
| Josh Hamilton | Eighth Grade | 2 | |
| Steve Carell | Vice | 2 | |
| Jonathan Pryce | The Wife | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Brolin | Avengers: Infinity War | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Nivola | Disobedience | 1 | |
| Ian McKellen | All Is True | 1 | |
| Ike Barinholtz | Blockers | 1 | |
| Jesse Plemons | Game Night | 1 | |
| John David Washington | Monsters and Men | 1 | |
| Jonah Hill | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | 1 | |
| Juan Minujín | Zama | 1 | |
| Peter Bogdanovich | The Other Side of the Wind | 1 | |
| Rafael Casal | Blindspotting | 1 | |
| Raúl Castillo | We the Animals | 1 | |
| Robert Duvall | Widows | 1 | |
| Robert Forster | What They Had | 1 | |
| Winston Duke | Black Panther | 1 | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Film | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆Regina King🏆 ❶ | If Beale Street Could Talk | 60 | 45 |
| 🥈Rachel Weisz🥈 ❶ | The Favourite | 51 | 12 |
| 🥈Emma Stone🥈 ❶ | The Favourite | 46 | 5 |
| 🥈Amy Adams🥈 | Vice | 31 | 2 |
| Claire Foy | First Man | 23 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Debicki | Widows | 20 | 2 |
| Thomasin McKenzie | Leave No Trace | 12 | |
| Nicole Kidman ❶ | Boy Erased | 8 | 2 |
| Emily Blunt | A Quiet Place | 6 | 3 |
| Sakura Andô | Shoplifters | 5 | 4 |
| 🥈Marina de Tavira🥈 | Roma | 4 | |
| Margot Robbie | Mary Queen of Scots | 4 | |
| Michelle Yeoh ❶ | Crazy Rich Asians | 4 | |
| Tilda Swinton ❶ | Suspiria | 4 | |
| Cynthia Erivo | Bad Times at the El Royale | 3 | |
| Danai Gurira | Black Panther | 2 | 1 |
| Kayli Carter | Private Life | 2 | 1 |
| J. Smith-Cameron | Nancy | 2 | |
| Jeon Jong-seo | Burning | 2 | |
| Letitia Wright | Black Panther | 2 | |
| Lupita Nyong'o | Black Panther | 2 | |
| Tyne Daly | A Bread Factory, Part One | 2 | |
| Zoe Kazan | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 2 | |
| Judi Dench | All Is True | 1 | 1 |
| Alia Shawkat | Blaze | 1 | |
| Angela Bassett | Black Panther | 1 | |
| Blythe Danner | What They Had | 1 | |
| Gemma Chan | Crazy Rich Asians | 1 | |
| Isabelle Adjani | The World Is Yours | 1 | |
| Kirin Kiki | Shoplifters | 1 | |
| Linda Cadellini | Green Book | 1 | |
| Lola Dueñas | Zama | 1 | |
| Nina Arianda | Stan & Ollie | 1 | |
| Regina Hall | The Hate U Give | 1 | |
| Sheila Vand | We The Animals | 1 | |
| Simone Missick | Jinn | 1 | |
| Tessa Thompson | Annihilation | 1 | |
| Tessa Thompson | Creed II | 1 | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 🥈The Favourite🥈 | 56 | 27 |
| 🥈First Reformed🥈 | 45 | 13 |
| Eighth Grade | 36 | 6 |
| 🥈Roma🥈 | 31 | 4 |
| 🥈Vice🥈 | 17 | 3 |
| A Quiet Place | 17 | 2 |
| Sorry to Bother You | 15 | 6 |
| 🏆Green Book🏆 | 14 | 6 |
| Private Life | 6 | |
| Cold War | 5 | 1 |
| Blindspotting | 3 | |
| Happy as Lazzaro | 2 | |
| Isle of Dogs | 2 | |
| Shoplifters | 2 | |
| A Bread Factory, Part One | 1 | |
| Ben Is Back | 1 | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | 1 | |
| Colette | 1 | |
| Support the Girls | 1 | |
| The Harvesters | 1 | |
| Thoroughbreds | 1 | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆BlacKkKlansman🏆 | 42 | 15 |
| 🥈If Beale Street Could Talk🥈 | 42 | 15 |
| 🥈Can You Ever Forgive Me?🥈 | 38 | 10 |
| 🥈A Star Is Born🥈 | 24 | 1 |
| Black Panther | 15 | 2 |
| Leave No Trace | 15 | 2 |
| The Death of Stalin | 11 | 2 |
| Widows | 8 | |
| The Hate U Give | 7 | 4 |
| Burning | 6 | 3 |
| First Man | 6 | 1 |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 3 | 2 |
| 🥈The Ballad of Buster Scruggs🥈 | 3 | |
| You Were Never Really Here | 2 | |
| Avengers: Infinity War | 1 | |
| Boy Erased | 1 | |
| Crazy Rich Asians | 1 | |
| Love, Simon | 1 | |
| Paddington 2 | 1 | |
| The Kindergarten Teacher | 1 | |
| The Miseducation of Cameron Post | 1 | |
| The Old Man & the Gun | 1 | |
| Zama | 1 | |
| Best International Film | Country | Noms | Wins | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆Roma🏆 | MEXICO | 60 | 51 | ✔️ |
| 🥈Cold War🥈 | POLAND | 50 | 5 | ✔️ |
| 🥈Shoplifters🥈 | JAPAN | 49 | 5 | ✔️ |
| Burning | SOUTH KOREA | 42 | 6 | ✔️ |
| 🥈Capernaum🥈 | LEBANON | 18 | ✔️ | |
| The Guilty | DENMARK | 10 | ✔️ | |
| Happy as Lazzaro | 7 | |||
| 🥈Never Look Away🥈 | GERMANY | 5 | ✔️ | |
| I Am Not a Witch | UNITED KINGDOM | 3 | ||
| Birds of Passage | COLOMBIA | 2 | ✔️ | |
| Border | SWEDEN | 2 | ||
| Dogman | ITALY | 2 | ||
| Girl | BELGIUM | 2 | ||
| Rafiki | 2 | |||
| A Paris Education | 1 | |||
| Custody | 1 | |||
| The Night Comes for Us | 1 | |||
| Revenge | 1 | |||
| Sicilian Ghost Story | 1 | |||
| The Cakemaker | ISRAEL | 1 | ||
| The Captain | 1 | |||
| The Night Comes for Us | 1 | |||
| The Wild Boys | 1 | |||
| Western | 1 | |||
| Ayka | KAZAKHSTAN | 0 | ✔️ | |
| Best Original Score/Music | Composer | Noms | Wins | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥈If Beale Street Could Talk🥈 | Nicholas Britell | 40 | 19 | ✔️ |
| First Man | Justin Hurwitz ❶① | 42 | 12 | ✔️ |
| 🏆Black Panther🏆 | Ludwig Göransson ❶ | 27 | 6 | ✔️ |
| 🥈Isle of Dogs🥈 | Alexandre Desplat ❷ | 21 | 2 | ✔️ |
| Suspiria | Thom Yorke | 14 | 4 | |
| 🥈BlacKkKlansman🥈 | Terence Blanchard | 13 | 2 | ✔️ |
| 🥈Mary Poppins Returns🥈 | Marc Shaiman | 13 | 1 | ✔️ |
| Annihilation | Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury | 10 | 1 | ✔️ |
| Mandy | Jóhann Jóhannsson | 8 | 2 | |
| You Were Never Really Here | Jonny Greenwood | 8 | 1 | |
| A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper 📣, Lady Gaga ①, Lukas Nelson | 6 | 3 | |
| A Quiet Place | Marco Beltrami | 4 | ✔️ | |
| Green Book | Kris Bowers | 4 | ||
| Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | 3 | 1 | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Carter Burwell | 3 | ✔️ | |
| Widows | Hans Zimmer ❷ | 3 | ||
| Colette | Thomas Adès | 2 | 1 | |
| The Sisters Brothers | Alexandre Desplat ❷ | 2 | ||
| Bad Times at the El Royale | Michael Giacchino ❶ | 1 | 1 | |
| Mary Queen of Scots | Max Richter | 1 | 1 | |
| Solo: A Star Wars Story | John Powell and John Williams ❺ | 1 | 1 | |
| Ant-Man and the Wasp | 1 | |||
| Avengers: Infinity War | 1 | ✔️ | ||
| Blaze | 1 | |||
| Burning | 1 | |||
| Crazy Rich Asians | 1 | ✔️ | ||
| Creed II | 1 | |||
| Deadpool 2 | 1 | |||
| Destroyer | 1 | |||
| Eighth Grade | 1 | |||
| Incredibles 2 | 1 | |||
| Max and Me | 1 | |||
| Miss Arizona | 1 | |||
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 1 | |||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | 1 | |||
| Ready Player One | 1 | ✔️ | ||
| Sherlock Gnomes | 1 | |||
| Smallfoot | 1 | |||
| The Death of Stalin | 1 | ✔️ | ||
| The Hate U Give | 1 | |||
| The Last Movie Star | 1 | |||
| White Fang | 1 | |||
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | 0 | ✔️ | ||
| Vice | 0 | ✔️ | ||
| Best Cinematography | Director of Photography | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆Roma🏆 | Alfonso Cuarón 📣❶③🌎 | 53 | 46 |
| 🥈The Favourite🥈 | Robbie Ryan | 35 | 1 |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | James Laxton | 30 | 2 |
| First Man | Linus Sandgren ❶ | 30 | 1 |
| 🥈Cold War🥈 | Łukasz Żal | 27 | 6 |
| 🥈A Star Is Born🥈 | Matthew Libatique | 14 | 2 |
| Black Panther | Rachel Morrison | 10 | |
| The Rider | Joshua James Richards | 4 | 1 |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Bruno Delbonnel | 3 | 1 |
| Mandy | Benjamin Loeb | 3 | |
| Suspiria | Sayombhu Mukdeeprom | 2 | 1 |
| BlacKkKlansman | Chayse Irvin | 2 | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | Newton Thomas Sigel | 2 | |
| Burning | Hong Kyung-pyo | 2 | |
| Madeline's Madeline | Ashley Connor | 2 | |
| Five Fingers for Marseilles | Shaun Harley Lee | 1 | 1 |
| A Wrinkle in Time | 1 | ||
| Annihilation | 1 | ||
| Bad Times at the El Royale | 1 | ||
| First Reformed | Alexander Dynan | 1 | |
| Green Book | Sean Porter | 1 | |
| Hereditary | Pawel Pogorzelski | 1 | |
| Lean on Pete | 1 | ||
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 1 | ||
| 🥈Never Look Away🥈 | Caleb Deschanel | 1 | |
| Never Steady, Never Still | 1 | ||
| The Miseducation of Cameron Post | 1 | ||
| The Old Man & the Gun | 1 | ||
| We the Animals | 1 | ||
| Widows | 1 | ||
| Wildlife | 1 | ||
| Zama | 1 | ||
| Best Documentary | Noms | Wins | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | 61 | 46 | ✔️ |
| 🏆Free Solo🏆 | 46 | 4 | ✔️ |
| Three Identical Strangers | 44 | 3 | ✔️ |
| 🥈Minding the Gap🥈 | 42 | 10 | ✔️ |
| 🥈RBG🥈 | 33 | 2 | ✔️ |
| Shirkers | 21 | 4 | ✔️ |
| Amazing Grace | 12 | 2 | |
| 🥈Hale County This Morning, This Evening🥈 | 8 | 3 | ✔️ |
| They Shall Not Grow Old | 8 | 1 | |
| Whitney | 6 | ||
| Science Fair | 5 | ||
| Quincy | 4 | 3 | |
| Crime + Punishment | 4 | ✔️ | |
| 🥈Of Fathers and Sons🥈 | 4 | ✔️ | |
| McQueen | 3 | ||
| Bisbee '17 | 2 | ||
| Dark Money | 2 | ✔️ | |
| Hal | 2 | ||
| Believer | 1 | 1 | |
| A Cambodian Spring | 1 | ||
| Anthropocene | 1 | ||
| Bathtubs Over Broadway | 1 | ||
| Dead Souls | 1 | ||
| El mar la mar | 1 | ||
| Filmworker | 1 | ||
| Hitler's Hollywood | 1 | ||
| I, Dolours | 1 | ||
| Into the Okavango | 1 | ||
| Jane Fonda in Five Acts | 1 | ||
| Katie | 1 | ||
| Love, Gilda | 1 | ||
| Making the Five Heartbeats | 1 | ||
| Monrovia, Indiana | 1 | ||
| On Her Shoulders | 1 | ✔️ | |
| Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland | 1 | ||
| Seeing Allred | 1 | ||
| Sky and Ground | 1 | ||
| Studio 54 | 1 | ||
| The Dawn Wall | 1 | ||
| The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid | 1 | ||
| The Rest I Make Up | 1 | ||
| The Sentence | 1 | ||
| The Silence of Others | 1 | ✔️ | |
| United Skates | 1 | ||
| Wild Wild Country | 1 | ||
| Charm City | 0 | ✔️ | |
| Communion | 0 | ✔️ | |
| The Distant Barking of Dogs | 0 | ✔️ | |
| Best Animated Film | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse🏆 | 55 | 44 |
| 🥈Isle of Dogs🥈 | 53 | 15 |
| 🥈Incredibles 2🥈 | 46 | 4 |
| 🥈Ralph Breaks the Internet🥈 | 42 | 1 |
| 🥈Mirai🥈 | 26 | 3 |
| Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | 5 | |
| Ruben Brandt, Collector | 4 | |
| Dr. Seuss' The Grinch | 3 | |
| Have a Nice Day | 3 | |
| Smallfoot | 2 | |
| Big Fish & Begonia | 1 | |
| Early Man | 1 | |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | 1 | |
| Liz and the Blue Bird | 1 | |
| MFKZ | 1 | |
| This Magnificent Cake! | 1 | |
| Tito and the Birds | 1 | |
| Best Editing | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Roma | 30 | 10 |
| First Man | 27 | 8 |
| 🥈The Favourite🥈 | 24 | 3 |
| Widows | 16 | 2 |
| A Star Is Born | 11 | 3 |
| 🥈BlacKkKlansman🥈 | 10 | 1 |
| 🥈Vice🥈 | 10 | 1 |
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 7 | 2 |
| The Other Side of the Wind | 5 | 2 |
| You Were Never Really Here | 5 | 1 |
| 🏆Bohemian Rhapsody🏆 | 3 | 2 |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | 3 | 1 |
| Minding the Gap | 2 | 1 |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 2 | 1 |
| A Quiet Place | 2 | |
| American Animals | 2 | |
| Black Panther | 2 | |
| 🥈Green Book🥈 | 2 | |
| Free Solo | 1 | 1 |
| Game Night | 1 | 1 |
| Hale County This Morning, This Evening | 1 | 1 |
| Searching | 1 | 1 |
| Crazy Rich Asians | 1 | |
| Deadpool 2 | 1 | |
| Green Book | 1 | |
| In Fabric | 1 | |
| Incredibles 2 | 1 | |
| Isle of Dogs | 1 | |
| Madeline's Madeline | 1 | |
| Mid90s | 1 | |
| RBG | 1 | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 1 | |
| The Rider | 1 | |
| The Tale | 1 | |
| Three Identical Strangers | 1 | |
| We the Animals | 1 | |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? | 1 | |
| Best Production Design | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 🥈The Favourite🥈 | 30 | 16 |
| 🏆Black Panther🏆 | 25 | 12 |
| 🥈Roma🥈 | 23 | 2 |
| 🥈First Man🥈 | 17 | |
| 🥈Mary Poppins Returns🥈 | 15 | 1 |
| Crazy Rich Asians | 7 | 1 |
| Isle of Dogs | 5 | 1 |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | 5 | |
| Paddington 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Annihilation | 3 | |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | 3 | |
| Ready Player One | 3 | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | 2 | 1 |
| Green Book | 2 | |
| Mary Queen of Scots | 1 | 1 |
| The Wild Boys | 1 | 1 |
| A Quiet Place | 1 | |
| A Star Is Born | 1 | |
| A Wrinkle in Time | 1 | |
| BlacKkKlansman | 1 | |
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 1 | |
| Shadow | 1 | |
| Stan & Ollie | 1 | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 1 | |
| The House with a Clock in Its Walls | 1 | |
| Welcome to Marwen | 1 | |
| Zama | 1 | |
| Best Costume Design | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆Black Panther🏆 | 18 | 14 |
| 🥈The Favourite🥈 | 23 | 11 |
| 🥈Mary Poppins Returns🥈 | 15 | 1 |
| 🥈Mary Queen of Scots🥈 | 12 | 1 |
| Crazy Rich Asians | 9 | 1 |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | 5 | |
| 🥈The Ballad of Buster Scruggs🥈 | 5 | |
| BlacKkKlansman | 3 | |
| Suspiria | 3 | |
| A Star Is Born | 2 | |
| Avengers: Infinity War | 2 | |
| Colette | 2 | |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | 2 | |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | 2 | |
| Paddington 2 | 2 | |
| A Wrinkle in Time | 1 | |
| Aquaman | 1 | |
| Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | 1 | |
| Ocean's Eight | 1 | |
| Red Sparrow | 1 | |
| Sorry to Bother You | 1 | |
| Stan & Ollie | 1 | |
| The Death of Stalin | 1 | |
| The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | 1 | |
| Vice | 1 | |
| Widows | 1 | |
| Best Visual Effects | Noms | Wins | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥈Avengers: Infinity War🥈 | 25 | 15 | ✔️ |
| 🥈Ready Player One🥈 | 22 | 4 | ✔️ |
| 🏆First Man🏆 | 21 | 4 | ✔️ |
| Black Panther | 18 | 6 | ✔️ |
| Annihilation | 13 | 3 | |
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 7 | 1 | |
| Mary Poppins Returns | 5 | ✔️ | |
| Paddington 2 | 4 | ||
| 🥈Solo: A Star Wars Story🥈 | 4 | ✔️ | |
| Aquaman | 3 | ||
| 🥈Christopher Robin🥈 | 3 | ✔️ | |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | 2 | ||
| First Man | 2 | ||
| Isle of Dogs | 2 | ||
| 12 Strong | 1 | ||
| Bird Box | 1 | ||
| Bohemian Rhapsody | 1 | ||
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | 1 | ✔️ | |
| Outlaw King | 1 | ||
| Rampage | 1 | ||
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 1 | ||
| Welcome to Marwen | 1 | ✔️ | |
| Ant-Man and the Wasp | 0 | ✔️ | |
| Best Sound | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 🥈A Quiet Place🥈 | 19 | 7 |
| 🥈First Man🥈 | 16 | 6 |
| 🥈A Star Is Born🥈 | 16 | 3 |
| 🥈Roma🥈 | 13 | 2 |
| 🥈Black Panther🥈 | 11 | 1 |
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 7 | |
| 🏆Bohemian Rhapsody🏆 | 6 | 5 |
| Annihilation | 3 | 1 |
| Isle of Dogs | 2 | 1 |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 2 | 1 |
| Avengers: Infinity War | 2 | |
| Incredibles 2 | ||
| Mary Poppins Returns | 2 | |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | 2 | |
| The Grinch | 2 | |
| Aquman | 1 | |
| Cold War | 1 | |
| Deadpool 2 | 1 | |
| Green Book | 1 | |
| Peter Rabbit | 1 | |
| Ready Player One | 1 | |
| Shadow | 1 | |
| Smallfoot | 1 | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 1 | |
| The Favourite | 1 | |
| Best Original Song | Film | Noms | Wins | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆Shallow🏆 | A Star Is Born | 28 | 26 | ✔️ |
| 🥈All the Stars🥈 | Black Panther | 24 | 3 | ✔️ |
| Trip a Little Light Fantastic | Mary Poppins Returns | 10 | ✔️ | |
| 🥈The Place Where Lost Things Go🥈 | Mary Poppins Returns | 9 | ✔️ | |
| Revelation | Boy Erased | 8 | ✔️ | |
| Suspirium | Suspiria | 6 | 1 | ✔️ |
| 🥈When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings🥈 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 6 | ✔️ | |
| Girl in the Movies | Dumplin' | 5 | ✔️ | |
| 🥈I'll Fight🥈 | RBG | 4 | 1 | ✔️ |
| Ashes | Deadpool 2 | 4 | ||
| Sunflower | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 4 | ||
| Always Remember Us This Way | A Star Is Born | 3 | 1 | |
| Requiem for a Private War | A Private War | 3 | 1 | |
| Hearts Beat Loud | Hearts Beat Loud | 3 | ||
| I'll Never Love Again | A Star Is Born | |||
| We Won't Move | The Hate U Give | 2 | ✔️ | |
| Stronger Than I Ever Was | Sherlock Gnomes | 1 | 1 | |
| Animal Sauvage | The Equalizer 2 | 1 | ||
| Can You Imagine That? | Mary Poppins Returns | 1 | ||
| Fall on Me | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | 1 | ||
| Finally Free | Smallfoot | 1 | ||
| For You | Fifty Shades Freed | 1 | ||
| Good Day | Early Man | 1 | ||
| Gravity | Free Solo | 1 | ||
| Here Comes the Change | On the Basis of Sex | 1 | ||
| Hollywood Ending | Anna and the Apocalypse | 1 | ||
| Home Free | Little Pink House | 1 | ||
| I Promise You | Peter Rabbit | 1 | ||
| It's That Time of Year | Anna and the Apocalypse | 1 | ||
| Keep Reachin | Quincy | 1 | ✔️ | |
| Living in the Moment | Book Club | 1 | ||
| Love Lies | Love, Simon | 1 | ||
| lower of the Universe | A Wrinkle in Time | 1 | ||
| Maybe It's Time | A Star Is Born | 1 | ||
| OYAHYTT | Sorry to Bother You | 1 | ✔️ | |
| Pray for Me | Black Panther | 1 | ||
| Song for the Untitled | Yo Galgo | 1 | ||
| Strawberries & Cigarettes | Love, Simon | 1 | ||
| Sway Lake | The Song of Sway Lake | 1 | ||
| These Are the Words | Pope Francis: A Man of His Word | 1 | ||
| To Get Here | The Last Movie Star | 1 | ||
| Treasure | Beautiful Boy | 0 | ✔️ | |
| A Place Called Slaughter Race | Ralph Breaks the Internet | 0 | ✔️ | |
| The Big Unknown | Widows | 0 | ✔️ | |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Noms | Wins | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆Vice🏆 | 16 | 9 | ✔️ |
| Black Panther | 13 | 4 | ✔️ |
| The Favourite | 12 | 3 | |
| 🥈Mary Queen of Scots🥈 | 12 | 2 | ✔️ |
| Suspiria | 10 | 1 | ✔️ |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | 7 | ✔️ | |
| 🥈Border🥈 | 2 | ✔️ | |
| Stan & Ollie | 2 | ✔️ | |
| A Star Is Born | 1 | 1 | |
| Aquaman | 1 | 1 | |
| Crazy Rich Asians | 1 | 1 | |
| Beautiful Boy | 1 | ||
| BlacKkKlansman | 1 | ||
| Boy Erased | 1 | ||
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | 1 | ||
| Mary Poppins Returns | 1 | ||
| Nappily Ever After | 1 | ||
| Overlord | 1 | ||
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 1 | ||
| Vox Lux | 1 | ||
| Welcome to Marwen | 1 | ||
| Widows | 1 | ||
| Best Ensemble | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| The Favourite | 30 | 17 |
| Black Panther | 23 | 8 |
| Widows | 19 | 6 |
| Crazy Rich Asians | 16 | 2 |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | 12 | |
| Vice | 8 | 2 |
| BlacKkKlansman | 8 | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 5 | 1 |
| Shoplifters | 4 | 2 |
| A Star Is Born | 4 | |
| Roma | 3 | 1 |
| Avengers: Infinity War | 3 | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | 2 | 1 |
| Green Book | 2 | 1 |
| Support the Girls | 2 | 1 |
| Game Night | 1 | 1 |
| Suspiria | 1 | 1 |
| 55 Steps | 1 | |
| A Bread Factory, Part One | 1 | |
| A Paris Education | 1 | |
| Boy Erased | 1 | |
| Eighth Grade | 1 | |
| First Man | 1 | |
| Ocean's Eight | 1 | |
| Sorry to Bother You | 1 | |
| The Front Runner | 1 | |
| The Hate U Give | 1 | |
| Best Stunts and Choreography | Noms | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 12 | 9 |
| Black Panther | 10 | 1 |
| Avengers: Infinity War | 8 | 1 |
| Aquaman | 4 | |
| Deadpool 2 | 4 | |
| Ant-Man and the Wasp | 2 | |
| Mary Poppins Returns | 2 | |
| Upgrade | 2 | |
| Mandy | 1 | |
| Suspiria | 1 | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | 1 | |
| The Night Comes for Us | 1 | |
| Tomb Raider | 1 | |
| Venom | 1 | |
| Widows | 1 | |
2022.09.07 11:18 MightyJonesYoung As if the PhoneBook is still a thing.
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2022.08.07 05:16 ntlzhng [WTT] [GIFT] Array of Samples and Decants (Decant)
UPDATE: All sold. Thanks!!
Hi! I wanted to declutter some of my decants. I'm looking to trade or even gift if you are willing to pay a small shipping fee (USA domestic only). Or, if you want, you can take everything off my hand OBO. :) Totally up for swapping with you if there’s a sample or decant you’re looking to part ways with!
I have some larger ones. I can't exactly remember how many mls they are, but here are fill levels for you to gauge: https://imgur.com/a/oF1x0ib
Whiff of Waffle Cone by Imaginary Authors (there's definitely close to 5 ml in this). I wanted to like this but I don’t like the amyris note.
Tropical Cherimoya by Jo Malone (I think it's 3 ml)
English Pear and Freesia by Jo Malone (also around 3 ml)
Smaller samples (mix of atomizers and dabbers) Fills levels here: https://imgur.com/a/yQzH8FF
Tilda Swinton Like This by ELDO
Jour d'Hermes Gardenia by Hermes
Empresa by Penhaligons
Hot Milk by Hilde Soliani
submitted by ntlzhng to fragranceswap [link] [comments]
Hi! I wanted to declutter some of my decants. I'm looking to trade or even gift if you are willing to pay a small shipping fee (USA domestic only). Or, if you want, you can take everything off my hand OBO. :) Totally up for swapping with you if there’s a sample or decant you’re looking to part ways with!
I have some larger ones. I can't exactly remember how many mls they are, but here are fill levels for you to gauge: https://imgur.com/a/oF1x0ib
Whiff of Waffle Cone by Imaginary Authors (there's definitely close to 5 ml in this). I wanted to like this but I don’t like the amyris note.
Tropical Cherimoya by Jo Malone (I think it's 3 ml)
English Pear and Freesia by Jo Malone (also around 3 ml)
Smaller samples (mix of atomizers and dabbers) Fills levels here: https://imgur.com/a/yQzH8FF
Tilda Swinton Like This by ELDO
Jour d'Hermes Gardenia by Hermes
Empresa by Penhaligons
Hot Milk by Hilde Soliani
2022.07.19 08:18 ntlzhng [WTT] [GIFT] Array of Samples and Decants (Decant)
Hi y'all! I wanted to declutter some of my decants. I'm looking to trade (I love trading and love chatting about recs in the PMs! I've met a lot of nice perfume freaks that way) or even gift if you are willing to pay the shipping (USA domestic only)
I have some larger ones. I can't exactly remember how many mls they are, but here are fill levels for you to gauge: https://imgur.com/a/oF1x0ib
Whiff of Waffle Cone by Imaginary Authors (there's definitely close to 5 ml in this).
Tropical Cherimoya by Jo Malone (I think it's 3 ml)
English Pear and Freesia by Jo Malone (also around 3 ml)
Smaller samples (mix of atomizers and dabbers) Fills levels here: https://imgur.com/a/yQzH8FF
Tilda Swinton Like This by ELDO
Jour d'Hermes Gardenia by Hermes
Empresa by Penhaligons
Hot Milk by Hilde Soliani
Avatar by Hilde Soliani
Lost Cherry by Tom Ford (I think it has around 5-6 solid sprays left in it)
Here's what I'm interested in:
Liis: Rosestruck, Floating, Studied
Marissa Zappas' Annabel's Birthday Cake
A Lab in Paris: What We Do in Paris is Secret, LA, Messy Sexy Just Rolled Out of Bed
Serge Lutens Jeaux de Peau, Rahat Lokoum, Louve
Strangers Parfumerie: Salted Green Mango, Chokedee
Malin + Goetz Strawberry
Hilde Soliani Fragola Salata
Anything from JScent
submitted by ntlzhng to fragranceswap [link] [comments]
I have some larger ones. I can't exactly remember how many mls they are, but here are fill levels for you to gauge: https://imgur.com/a/oF1x0ib
Whiff of Waffle Cone by Imaginary Authors (there's definitely close to 5 ml in this).
Tropical Cherimoya by Jo Malone (I think it's 3 ml)
English Pear and Freesia by Jo Malone (also around 3 ml)
Smaller samples (mix of atomizers and dabbers) Fills levels here: https://imgur.com/a/yQzH8FF
Tilda Swinton Like This by ELDO
Jour d'Hermes Gardenia by Hermes
Empresa by Penhaligons
Hot Milk by Hilde Soliani
Avatar by Hilde Soliani
Lost Cherry by Tom Ford (I think it has around 5-6 solid sprays left in it)
Here's what I'm interested in:
Liis: Rosestruck, Floating, Studied
Marissa Zappas' Annabel's Birthday Cake
A Lab in Paris: What We Do in Paris is Secret, LA, Messy Sexy Just Rolled Out of Bed
Serge Lutens Jeaux de Peau, Rahat Lokoum, Louve
Strangers Parfumerie: Salted Green Mango, Chokedee
Malin + Goetz Strawberry
Hilde Soliani Fragola Salata
Anything from JScent
2022.07.17 22:37 Flimsy-Willow-3086 AMC Complete DD, So Good you'll Want to Take it Home to Meet Your Mama
 | It's summer and things have been heating up and so is AMC. submitted by Flimsy-Willow-3086 to pennystocktoday [link] [comments] Time and time again AMC has proven the analysts, hedgefunds and shorts wrong. Despite the pandemic closing the doors and reducing its revenue to nearly nothing - AMC has made an incredible comeback with box office hits like Spiderman: No Way Home, The Batman, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, and Top Gun Maverick driving people back to theaters. I know that the lineup of great movies can’t last forever, but AMCs comeback has blown critics out of the water and I’m certain it will continue to do so. Institutions are seeing AMC as a value play and the threat from digital streaming services is already showing itself to be wildly overblown. Right now is not only a great time for investing in the stock, but the perfect time for a squeeze. I’m gonna break down the details in this post with my reasoning but hey, I’m just some person who does DD online, so what do i know. As is, there won’t be any more dilution this year and the board has already approved a $100 million investment fund for identifying new growth opportunities. So I feel like there’s just way too many good things heading our way not to be bullish on the stock. Short Data The short interest has been creeping up since May and now it's estimated to be 17.9% of the float. https://preview.redd.it/9mbyylklo6c91.png?width=625&format=png&auto=webp&s=0e374b0db3371335e67bf05f34639367c295053d But of course the big news here is the shocking 9,697,393 FTDs at the end of June which is an absolute sign of naked shorting. https://preview.redd.it/lopr60zwo6c91.png?width=653&format=png&auto=webp&s=9d917419eea1748a9d7af025ee2749385ea1d3ea But this is a terrible time for hedge funds to be shorting AMC. The time has literally never been better for the company since the pandemic so I am confident that if the short interest continues building - we’ll see a squeeze soon enough. https://preview.redd.it/xx9smum1p6c91.png?width=351&format=png&auto=webp&s=6c7c557429cde29602bdd75deece6f0a4c03a477 “Pounce” on Short Sellers https://preview.redd.it/umd2wl55p6c91.png?width=607&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5b99956517e60bbf3753db3cc760d8350c0694f The time is drawing closer. Like Aron promised in the earnings call "we will pounce when the timing is right” and that time appears to be on or after August 4th. Q2 Earnings The catalyst to watch for is AMC’s Q2 report. Considering Aron’s hints and the great demand for the movie theater experience so far, I’m expecting a significant beat of Wall Street expectations. In Q1 AMC reported $785.7 million in revenues - $42.3 million more than expected. While we are not at pre-pandemic levels yet, domestic attendance represented 46.9% of Q1 2019 attendance. But I think it's more important to note that it was actually 24% closer than that to 2019’s levels for attendance per showing. This means that relative to the amount of showings - the attendance is getting much closer to pre-pandemic levels. There were also some highlights in the earnings call which should have us all very bullish on the Q2 results. First of all, food and beverages. It seems like people are deciding to splurge when able to since the revenues per patron domestically were up 43.7% above pre-pandemic norms. This led to $252.2 million in food and beverage revenues. Compared to Q1 2019, people appear to be spending more across the board since consolidated revenue per patron was 33.7% higher and consolidated admissions revenue per patron was up 23.9%. Can you imagine what these numbers will look like when consumers are no longer weighed down by higher gas prices and inflationary pressure? Additionally, the expected cash burn is set to improve throughout the year which will be yet ANOTHER thing to look forward to in the Q2 earnings. Everyone at AMC has been telling us that Q1 would be the weakest quarter for 2022, if this holds true then based on Q1’s great results it will be smooth sailing from here on out with each quarter posting better results than the last. Again, if current expectations are accurate then Q4 will see us reaching or getting very close to pre-pandemic revenue. On top of this, AMC noted that specifically for Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, the company saw that its domestic market share was 4% higher than its historic market share. If we continue to see this trend play out, then I believe it will be an indication that AMC’s strategy of snapping up profitable theaters bankrupted by the pandemic will pay off in the long run thanks to its larger market share. Economic Backdrop Like I mentioned earlier, these already great numbers could improve significantly along with the country’s economic situation. The elephant in the room currently is inflation and the effects of quantitative tightening on consumers. Clearly, going to the movies isn’t a necessity and a strong economy has typically led to higher box office numbers. This is where the most recent CPI (consumer price index) numbers come into play. This index basically measures the average change overtime in the prices paid by consumers for goods and services. So its measuring levels of inflation although its a lagging indicator so we got June’s numbers just this month. According to the report, inflation rose 9.1% which was more than expected. But the indexes for gasoline, shelter, and food were the largest contributors. The energy index in particular rose 7.5% over the month while the food and home indexes rose only 1% And if you look at the PPI (producer price index) numbers which measure the average change over time in selling prices for domestic producers of goods and services we see the same thing: https://preview.redd.it/ey7f1s6ap6c91.png?width=599&format=png&auto=webp&s=6dc2840f9c5bf7af7979d18d83f92c41c8f14e9a In short, because we rely on supply chains to transport goods everywhere, the rising gas prices are affecting everything else. But the trigger for these rising energy prices has been the Russia-Ukraine war which resulted in sanctions on Russia - the US’ third largest supplier of oil. This is why Biden went to Saudi Arabia to ask for more oil production to help save his re-election plans. So what does this have to do with AMC and movie-loving Americans? As long as inflation is high, consumers will likely adjust their spending habits. I believe we’ve already reached the peak and we’ll see improvement from here on out. If you look at the core CPI data you’ll already see a slight improvement: https://preview.redd.it/oog8lcrgp6c91.png?width=622&format=png&auto=webp&s=44b3f2a7aee24314d84bb6f3f885a8522863055c On top of that, it's only a matter of time before the Russia-Ukraine war comes to a resolution. Let’s face it, elected officials like Biden are already facing the anger of their constituents due to these sanctions. The EU got 40% of its natural gas from Russia last year and Germany was the largest importer of Russian gas in 2020. All of these political figures are caught in an untenable situation as they try to rationalize the rising energy prices to their constituents. https://preview.redd.it/q2w7iijlp6c91.png?width=416&format=png&auto=webp&s=6494a0c535c5887153c6cca183dc1958804fa528 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/us/politics/russia-ukraine-biden-sanctions.html Since then Russia has upped the ante by temporarily halting its gas supplies to Europe for work on the Nord Stream pipeline, however many believe that the shutdown will last longer than scheduled. I believe it's only a matter of time before international figures force Russia and Ukraine to the table to find a solution for the sake of their political aspirations as well as the consumers. Once sanctions are removed, we’ll see the cost of energy and everything else decrease in price - not to the degree we’d like since quantitative easing has also led the US to where it is today - but without these external pressures the FED will not see the need for additional rate hikes. This will allow demand to rebound since it's not being artificially pushed down. Once this happens the entire market will run but most importantly AMC will be running. Because movie-goers across the country won’t be worrying about their budget, I expect to see a steady improvement in revenue per patron. If Q1’s data is any indication, then we could have some huge surprises this year imo. Memorial Day Weekend This economic situation is one reason why I’m taking the box office numbers from Memorial Day with a grain of salt. Memorial day weekend is typically seen as an indication of the success or failure that could come later on in terms of the box office. I took it as a very good sign that this Memorial weekend AMC drew in 4 million guests. However, I also recognize that Memorial Day weekend is no longer the tell-tale sign that it used to be for theater franchises. https://preview.redd.it/chnedl4pp6c91.png?width=497&format=png&auto=webp&s=ce2430a96954c5b6a4567e45fa7a3d803f42ed3e Studios are no longer putting an emphasis on the holiday weekend because the competition can be too fierce. Instead they are opting for different release dates that allow their movies to be the focus. When the second and third most anticipated / popular movies drop out of the line up, then the overall gross for that weekend becomes less. But it's worth noting that in 2004 when the total movies playing reached 150, the gross was around $250 million which wasn’t even the highest. So Memorial Day weekend box office sales are mainly dependent on the quality of the movies released which we can see with Top Guns stunning success. https://preview.redd.it/n5xqblg2q6c91.png?width=689&format=png&auto=webp&s=ef1b9374c235acda041b6b5ceab839fcc2211fba Here we can see a little that AMC’s revenues can deviate a lot from the Memorial Day weekend box office success or lack thereof. For instance, 2017 was one of the worst performances for the box office but AMC still posted an improvement in revenue that year. I think that shows that although this holiday weekend is important, we should be giving more weight to the box office performance later on in the summer and winter seasons. That’s why it's a very positive sign IMO that we beat 2019’s $185 million at the domestic box office with ticket sales of around $240 million for July 9th and 10th. For AMC this meant that its global admission revenue outpaced the same weekend in 2019 by 12%. Overall, there are some very good signs for this summer’s box office performance besides the holiday weekend. First of all, the summer box office season for the U.S. and Canada is down only 12% from the summer before the pandemic. From what I’ve read, analysts are projecting that 2022’s domestic revenue can hit $7.5 billion to $8 billion, which would be about 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels. We’ve already come very close to pre-pandemic levels since Comscore is showing that June 2022 revenue came in at nearly $986 million. While it's still down 11.6% from June 2019’s $1.114 billion, we are well on our way to recovery. The Line Up This brings us to a VERY important catalyst, what movies are coming out? Sure there will always be people willing to wait at home and watch a pirated copy or use a streaming service, but when the movie is THAT good, you have to see it in the theater. (cue Nicole Kidman’s monologue) We’ve seen it time and again with blockbuster hits like Avengers: Endgame which came out in 2019 and became the second highest All-Time Box-Office Hit according to global gross. Now, Top Gun has shown us what can happen when a cult classic or franchise hit finds its way to the silver screens again. So here is a look at some of the most anticipated movies this year:
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2569630/2022-new-movie-release-dates-full-schedule-of-all-the-upcoming-movies https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/most-anticipated-movies-of-2022/ So in case you don’t remember, Avatar is STILL the biggest box office success after netting a worldwide gross of $2,790,439,000. The first Avatar was famous for its huge leap forward in terms of CGI and that’s what brought many viewers to the theaters - I feel very confident that many more will want to see Avatar outdo itself this time. The first Black Panther movie was also one of the highest grossing movies domestically. So with these two box office successes coming out with sequels this summer, I feel confident that this year will be a home run for AMC. But looking even farther out, the line up for movies in 2023 could be even better than this year’s so feel free to get hyped for that: https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/2023 🚀 Assets Okay, so we’ve established that we’ve got a killer lineup of movies for this year, that we are making great progress towards pre-pandemic levels, and that streaming services are not the giant movie theater killer that everyone seemed to be screaming about for the last two years. So with this in mind, I see a lot of merit in Aron’s decision to vertically integrate and take up a larger share of what was once an $11 billion market for movie theaters. “Maybe there’s another movie theater we can buy, maybe there’s a great acquisition opportunity for us outside of pure-play movie theaters, that would allow us to create real value for AMC shareholders.” Throughout 2021 and 2022, AMC has been on a buying spree. This seems like Aron's go-to-move since the acquisitions of Carmike, Odeon and Nordic in 2015 marked the birth of the AMC we know today. Now he’s using the pandemic as an opportunity to work with landlords to take over leases on some of the most desirable locations.
Not to mention AMC’s investment in Hycroft Mining $HYMC. I’m bullish on the potential this mine has in terms of resources but it looks like AMC has already profited from its $27.9 million investment since it recorded a mark-to-market gain of $63.9 million in Q1. So it looks like we can expect more good news from HYMC, but this is only the start of AMC’s diversification. The new line of popcorn will be released later this year which has great marketing opportunities in terms of coupons and other incentives to get people in the theater doors. On top of that we have the NFTs and merch / collectibles that Aron discussed on the earnings call which I think have incredible potential. But on a more substantial note, AMC will have $100 million to play with through its investment fund. IDK if AMC plans on making more acquisitions of theaters but its recent 6.8% stake in National CineMedia could be an indication of the opportunities it's looking at since National CineMedia Inc. is the 48% owner and managing partner of National CineMedi which provides pre-movie advertising and marketing in theaters. International Audience On this note I wanted to mention something that’s more of a far out catalyst imo. We focus a lot on the US audience, but the fact is that going to the movies is even more popular in other countries. According to the Economist’s data from 2018, Iceland and South Korea were leading the way in visits. On average the people of Iceland visit the theater 4.3 times a year and South Koreans 4.2 times a year. https://preview.redd.it/iyn5uvhbq6c91.png?width=648&format=png&auto=webp&s=5dbbf52c91f651af00e78451273bd98636ad9eec China leads the way in number of movie theaters and India clocks in at third, but these two countries don’t seem to go to the theater as often according to this data. However, that could change as their middle and upper class populations grow. According to Bloomberg, more than 1 billion Asians will join the global middle class by 2030. China and India are expected to lead the way but other countries are expected to see a huge boom in terms of their middle class population as well. https://preview.redd.it/mkxy4x8gq6c91.png?width=625&format=png&auto=webp&s=64aa272d47e4d8ce6f2ad64a9b0c5ea202daebae As more people have access to new wealth, I believe consumers’ discretionary spending in these countries will increase as well - opening the door to new movie-going audiences. Now compare that to AMC’s locations globally: https://preview.redd.it/rc6a0ruiq6c91.png?width=621&format=png&auto=webp&s=6aa20944843eff10700110682e6d330deb609a23 This tells me that there is room for AMC to continue expanding to new markets in the future depending on the consumers in these countries. After all, AMC’s plan is to offer the best experience possible and if it is able to beat out local franchises by appealing to consumers’ preferences, it will find itself dominating the international market for movie-goers. Institutions But we aren’t the only ones bullish on the future of the movie theater industry. This ramp up in institutional buying is in part due to AMC’s inclusion on the Russell 1000 but it's also a great sign IMO that this industry is far from dead. https://preview.redd.it/kd9yzwemq6c91.png?width=657&format=png&auto=webp&s=53c2f344a28faa014cf547946a18a27207ba320e Ofc this is great for us because now we’ve got institutions holding 191 million shares - a huge chunk of AMC’s 515.5 million float. Options Flow So on to the options flow. Using unusual whale’s options flow I’ve looked at some of the recent transactions for premiums above $10k Although the call volume is 71%, bullish premiums are almost 50 / 50 with bearish premiums. So looking at July 22nd expiries we had a lot of whales buying calls on the 12th and 13th. Overall the average strike price is ITM at $15 or below but I noticed some notable whales holding calls with strike prices ranging from $16 to $17.50 There was also some bearish activity on Friday and Thursday. https://preview.redd.it/btb9600vq6c91.png?width=626&format=png&auto=webp&s=8c92341033916bdbd3788d88ea272a74ad480d23 A whale sold $260k worth of calls on Friday. One whale bought puts on Thursday with a strike of $30 and a premium of $197k so this activity could signify that some whales think AMC won’t move up further before the 22nd. On the other hand we have whales like this still holding their calls with a strike price of $14.5 https://preview.redd.it/ge1l2nuxq6c91.png?width=624&format=png&auto=webp&s=d018d6aaa973fb7409b4fda5ef5cddcb14a998e6 Looking farther out to August, the most common expiries are August 19th and 12th which makes sense since the Q2 earnings are coming out on the 4th so this gives people a bit of a cushion. Overall the strike prices show that people are pretty bullish with strike prices as far OTM as $20 https://preview.redd.it/nca4ghi1r6c91.png?width=628&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c2580ae75f4ee90a6ca498032e366f7a0cb5ce4 Clearly the dark pool has been super busy since we see very heavy volume all of Friday. https://preview.redd.it/1qq0ovh4r6c91.png?width=628&format=png&auto=webp&s=d908c70cbcc0919b52b991c89869c59309a81974 Technical Analysis Looking at the 5 minute chart we had some very bullish trading at Friday’s close pushing us up to $15.39 so I’m feeling very good about Monday’s trading. Since that was the high of the day we’re going to want to see a push beyond that on Monday. https://preview.redd.it/qyrsd5o7r6c91.png?width=625&format=png&auto=webp&s=cef000de59ec27bb52b9c38d6312ee14cb288c1d But more importantly, we have a TEXTBOOK falling wedge here signaling an uptrend so we have every right to be bullish about this week. We just recently had a golden cross of the MAs as well along with steadily increasing accumulation, so I believe the stock is in an excellent position to run this week. https://preview.redd.it/ss0crchar6c91.png?width=250&format=png&auto=webp&s=28866350bc871a3ecb89dd102aec96612ef1ad56 If we can get a day of heavy trading volume between 50 - 60 million then I believe that we can retest our resistance at 16.15 this week. Remember average 10 day volume, is 38M, it is not far fetched to get 50-60M espically if the broader market runs this week, doubly so if NFLX earnings are good. That's it folks… All in all, I’m very optimistic on the next few weeks. I think that we could hit $18.89 leading up to the Q2 report if we keep seeing box office success over the next few weeks and depending on the Q2 results we could continue picking up speed for a retest of $21.70. TBH guys I’m very optimistic and I hope I’m not the only one. If you are able to hold long-term I think that far out calls could really pay off on this one given the banger catalysts lined up in terms of movies, improving financials, and AMC’s launch of new products. Whether your a long term hodling ape, or a someone looking for a solid play, AMC IMO fits the criteria. The backlog of movies held back by the pandemic are driving people back to the theaters in hordes and the hedgies are still shorting AMC lmao. Meanwhile we are getting every indication that the market wants to run and that inflationary pressures are improving. Consumers want to spend money and enjoy themselves after what felt like eons of pandemic restrictions. So imo this is the perfect moment for AMC. If you like this DD, checkout my profile and throw me a follow! |
2022.03.26 06:15 omnimater 32 Teams/32 Days: The 2021-2022 Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers
Division: AFC West
Record 9-8 (Division: 3-3) (3rd in AFC West)
Home Record: 5-4
Away Record: 4-4
Division Record: 3-3
Conference Record: 6-6
2020 Record: 7-9 (3rd in AFC West)
Hi, and welcome to the Charger’s entry of the nfl 32/32 series. I’m u/omnimater, long time listener, first-time caller, and I’m here to share the Los Angeles Chargers 2021 review with you all. I’ll look at this past season in a calm and methodical manner, instead of screaming into the void of my television as per usual. This season was personally the most frustrating in recent memory as a fan, as it had many positive changes and hopeful signs making it feel very different, all the while still managing to feel like the normal pacemaker-testing Chargers seasons we all know and love(?). Justin Herbert followed up his record-breaking breakout rookie campaign with a just as exciting sophomore season. Rashawn Slater was everything you could want out of a rookie 1st round lineman. The entire offense had a new aggression and swagger that drew league wide attention. Hell, we even got another full season of play from Derwin James!
And yet, an anemic rush defense and some pretty bad special teams play contributed to the season’s epic culmination of defeat. The nation watched as a primetime win-or-tie-and-in division clash with the Las Vegas Raiders came to an overtime crashing halt with a 4th down stop to haunt my dreams. Would the Raiders have tied? I guess we’ll never truly know. This dramatic end of the season reaffirmed to the national fans not following the Chargers specifically that the team is what they’ve known it as: a fun team to watch that can keep up but falls apart when it matters most. Meanwhile, the devastated Boltgang sees a rising new championship contending team. Just inches (or seconds) away from a playoff berth. Led by our beloved baby boy, fishing club president QB. A young, charismatic coach that the team and fans alike seem to have faith in, entering his second year at the helm. We’re just a few pieces away, right? Right?
Below I’ll break it all down. We’ll look at where the holes are, where new ones are arising, and what might be able to be remedied this offseason. We’ll also see what worked well, and how that could develop further. There’s a lot to go over: A whole new coaching staff, an entirely rebuilt offensive line, a defensive head coach’s statistically bottom tier defense, a special teams that was quietly not good yet again, and the sophomore progression and slump(?) of an emergent seemingly elite young QB. Let's start with the basics, the stats, the coaching changes, and the roster changes.
Stats pulled from a variety of sources including pro-football-reference.com, espn.com, nfl.com, chargers.com, overthecap.com, spotrac.com, sleeper.app, and footballoutsiders.com. Basically wherever I could reliably and easily find the stat I needed at that time.
2021 Statistics:
2021 Draft Class:
2022 Draft Picks:
2022 Free Agents:
(N/A = has not signed yet)
2021 Free Agency Recap:
Losses Prior to 2021:
QB Tyrod Taylor - Free Agent, Signed with Houston, now with NYG. Sorry we stabbed your lungs dude.
TE Hunter Henry - Free Agent, Signed with New England. Good player, important to our offense, but was too high a price in the eyes of the front office.
OT Sam Tevi - Free Agent, Signed by Indianapolis.
G Trai Turner - Cut, Signed by Pittsburgh
G Forrest Lamp - Free Agent, Signed by Buffalo, Cut by Buffalo, Signed to Saints’ Practice Squad
G Dan Feeney - Free Agent, Signed by NYJ
C Mike Pouncey - Retired
DT Isaac Rochell - Free Agent, Signed by Indianapolis
OLB Melvin Ingram - Free Agent, Signed by Pittsburgh, Traded to Kansas City. Ingram’s season was fascinating to watch as a Chargers fan, as his time in Pittsburgh showed why we didn’t think it was worth paying him, but Kansas City was actually able to get good play out of him still down the stretch. He was a major midseason acquisition for their defense.
LB Denzel Perryman - Free Agent, Signed by Carolina, Traded to Las Vegas
CB Casey Hayward - Cut, Signed by Las Vegas, Now with Atlanta. Heyward was a cap space cut, as much money needed to be spent on the offensive line, and Michael Davis was the cheaper corner to keep. Much respect for the guy, he’s had a good long career.
S Rayshawn Jenkins - Free Agent, Signed by Jacksonville. Fun fact, he got fined 3 different times in 2021 for personal fouls. Not a good number for a guy you’ve probably never heard of.
S Jahleel Addae - Free Agent, Signed to Indianapolis Practice Squad. A veteran who got only a brief time as a high paid starter, he had just been on and off the practice squad in 2020. Fun fact: the only two fines in Addae’s entire career are both for hits against KC WR Jeremy Maclin. Guess he really didn’t like that guy.
Additions for 2021:
Free Agents:
Corey Linsley C, 5yr $47 Million $13 Million guaranteed
Matt Feiler G, 3yr $15 Million $7 Million guaranteed
Oday Aboushi G/T, 1yr $1.6 Million fully guaranteed
Jared Cook TE, 1yr $4.5 Million fully guaranteed
Chase Daniel QB, 1yr $2 Million $1.12 guaranteed
Stephen Anderson TE, 1yr $920,000
Reviews of these players will be found in their position group’s review sections.
Draft:
Round 1, Pick 13: Rashawn Slater OT Northwestern
Slater was the obvious pick at 13 for us. And he was just as good as advertised, maybe even better. The dude was 2nd team All-Pro as a rookie. Forget stats, we have a monster on the left side of our line.
Round 2, Pick 47: Asante Samuel Jr. CB Florida St.
CB was a need for the team last offseason, and remains one still. Samuel did bring good play on the field this season, even if it was inconsistent. He started the season off with very impressive clutch play, but went quiet later in the season and had some costly penalties. But really, what corners don’t these days? He won’t ever be a dominant shutdown corner at the top of the league, at least in my projections, but is a very good replacement for aging guys like Casey Heyward or Chris Harris Jr. Alongside JC Jackson, Samuel will be a great CB2 for the next few years.
Round 3, Pick 77: Josh Palmer WR Tennessee
Josh Palmer overperformed for his draft position expectations. I went to Tennessee myself, and that program has been so bad that I ignore it and everyone involved (I was there during Kamara’s last season, my take at the time was he fumbled too much for the NFL. Woops.) Palmer overtook Jalen Guyton in snap % by the end of the season, slotting into the WR3 role, so while his season stats aren’t very impressive, I’m excited to see this guy on the field next season.
Round 3, Pick 97: Tre’ McKitty TE Georgia
A die-hard, obsessive Charger fan could have completely forgotten that McKitty was ever drafted. He played in 11 games, started 4, was targeted a measly 8 times for 6 receptions and 45 yards. I was shocked to discover there were 2 games where he had more than 50% of offensive snaps. McKitty did see an increase in playing time late in the season, primarily as a blocker. Expect to see little of him next season with the return of Parham and the addition of Everett.
Round 4, Pick 118: Chris Rumph II Edge (DL/LB) Duke
Rumph saw rotational use on and off throughout the season, peaking in Week 12 against Cincy where he logged his first sack of his career and 41% of snaps. His primary use was Special Teams.
Round 5, Pick 159 Brendan Jaimes OT Nebraska
Jaimes was inactive Weeks 2-7 and was otherwise just used on Special Teams. From the beginning was called a “developmental pick” by the front office. Depth on the offensive line is badly needed, so hopefully that development is proceeding well.
Round 6, Pick 185 Nick Niemann LB Iowa
Niemann was used heavily on special teams, and seems to have been a productive tackler there. Very little defensive playtime, however.
Round 6, Pick 198 Larry Rountree III RB Missouri
Rountree looked like he had impressed the coaching staff somehow early in the season, splitting rotational touches behind Ekeler with Joshua Kelley and Justin Jackson. That faded as the season went on, and after week 11 he ONLY saw Special Teams snaps, if he was even active in that given week.
Round 7, Pick 241 Mark Webb S Georgia
Webb got Special Teams work until Week 8. Then he couldn’t even get that and was inactive the rest of the season.
Season Weekly Recap (Linked to Comments Below)
Coaching Staff and Review:
Head Coach: Brandon Staley - Year 1 (Previously Defensive Coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams)
Brandon Staley made waves for being aggressive on 4th down, and that’s what I’ll focus on here. Otherwise, he seems to have the full support of the team and fans, is very likable, and has brought positive energy to the franchise. He’s good with the media usually (week 18 not so much, but far from the worst) and has done a good job with GM Tom Telesco of building this roster.
But those 4th down calls, man. I understand the league is changing and that by the math they were logical choices. I get it. It seems very clear though that sometimes you have to take in the human element that the algorithms can’t account for. That 4th and 1 on our own 18 in week 18 for example. WTF. Yet, in that same game the Chargers’ hopes were kept alive late by exclusively 4th down absurdity from Justin Herbert. On the season, LA converted 22 of 34 4th down attempts, a conversion rate of 64.71% which was the 4th highest in the league. And while the 34 attempts was tied for 3rd most, the 22 conversions ranked 1st. Staley has said repeatedly that he’s going to call the games his way, and the team again seems behind him here. He has the fans’ support too, even if some like myself are uneasy about his philosophy. I personally just want it toned down just a tick. Time will tell though if this is the new league trend and a true calculated advantage.
Offensive Coaching Staff:
Joe Lombardi - OC Year 1 (Previously QBs Coach for the New Orleans Saints),
Shane Day - QBs Coach Year 1 (Previously QBs Coach for the San Francisco 49ers),
Derrick Foster - RBs Coach Year 1 (Previously RBs Coach at University of Iowa),
Chris Beatty - WRs Coach Year 1 (Previously WRs Coach at University of Pittsburgh),
Kevin Koger - TEs Coach Year 1 (Previously Offensive Quality Control Coach for the Green Bay Packers),
Frank Smith - Running game Coordinator and OL Coach Year 1 (Previously TEs Coach for the Las Vegas Raiders; Now Offensive Coordinator for the Miami Dolphins)
Chandler Whitmer - Offensive QC Year 1 (Previously Clemson and Ohio St. Graduate Assistant, and UConn QB) I had never heard of this guy before and apparently a lot of people are googling to find his wife but I clicked the suggestion and saw no wife and I feel misled.
Our offense in 2021 was amazing to watch and a big upgrade compared to the units under Anthony Lynn. That said, I don’t actually love Joe Lombardi right now as a play caller. Yes, I understand Herbert broke our passing TD record. Yes, I know Ausin Ekeler was able to get 20 total TDs. Our offensive numbers are great. But if this offense is so good, why are we faced with so many 4th downs to overcome? Lombardi has a relatively simple pattern of calls, and it shows in this way. 4th downs are when he has the guts to call more aggressive plays. Obviously there were big plays not on 4th downs, but what I’m trying to say is that the majority of the time, you can see watching the film that too many tendencies from the Drew Brees Saints offense are here. Especially early in the season, the offense was very short pass and inside run heavy. Herbert has more in his skillset than Drew Brees at the end of his career. Take advantage of that. We have a more talented group of WRs than the Saints have had in many years, as well as the Lions during Lombardi’s stint there as OC in 2014-2015. Take advantage of that. Please. More aggression and variety on early downs might make there not be a need for controversial 4ths.
Brendan Nugent - 2022 Offseason Hire - OL Coach (Previously OL Coach for the New Orleans Saints) - I stopped and had a good giggle at this man’s facial expression in this team photo.
Tom Arth - 2022 Offseason Hire - Pass Game Specialist (Previously Head coach at University of Akron) I just learned that they are called the Akron Zips and their mascot is Zippy the … apparently a kangaroo? Even weirder since the Zips is short for Zippers which is specifically from a student contest naming the nickname after a rubber shoe. Thanks 1927, very cool.
Mike Hiestand - 2022 Offseason Hire - Offensive Assistant (Previously Defensive Assistant for the Denver Broncos)
Defensive Coaching Staff:
Renaldo Hill - Defensive Coordinator Year 1(Previously DBs Coach for Denver Broncos)
Derrick Ansley - Secondary Coach Year 1 (Previously DC for University of Tennessee)
Tom Donatell - Assistant Secondary Coach Year 1 (Previously Defensive QC Coach for Seattle Seahawks)
Giff Smith - Defensive Line Coach Year 6
Michael Wilhoite - Linebackers Coach Year 1 (Previously New Orleans Saints’ Defensive Assistant)
Jay Rodgers - Outside Linebackers Coach Year 1 (Previously Chicago Bears DL Coach)
Isaac Shewmaker - Defensive Quality Control Year 1 (Previously Defensive Graduate Assistant at the University of Tennessee)
Obviously defense was a huge weakness of the team, especially in the run game. It’s very easy to tell you why: Staley and Hill’s new scheme is basically the opposite of the previous defensive scheme in place. The defensive roster had been put together by the previous regime to run Gus Bradley’s Seattle scheme, which prioritizes players with speed at the line to shoot gaps depending on which side of the line is in question (a hybrid 3-4 and 4-3 scheme that I don’t have the knowledge or time to get into) and variations on Cover 3 being the main secondary assignments. Brandon Staley (and now Renaldo Hill) runs a 4-3 scheme designed to disguise the rush at the line by having a safety drop into the box post snap. Vic Fangio and Staley brought it to prominence over the past few years, and now its spreading around the league. But clearly, the roster didn’t fit the scheme, struggling all around but especially against the run, which this scheme should be especially strong against.
While the question should be asked if forcing a scheme on a clearly incompatible roster is good coaching, and if maybe Staley should have cooked up a new defensive playbook prior to camp, that’s just not how things work in the NFL these days. Our weak LB group, mediocre at best DL, and shallow corner depth chart just weren’t in great shape to handle this scheme. The benefit to Seattle scheme, by design, is that you can use it successfully with players that are… let’s just say less expensive. So our largely unchanged defensive roster from the previous season was not suited for this new scheme. This is why JC Jackson, Khalil Mack, Austin Johnson, and Sebastian Day were acquired. We’re getting guys that fit the scheme, and will let our returning guys function better in that scheme. Here’s hoping it works. Also, according to people smarter than I on the topic, this defense is just more complicated than the Seattle scheme, with more variations on assignments and just plain more to remember. Much of the Seattle scheme is a very slight variation on the same Cover 3 concepts. So a year of experience having learned this playbook should go a long way to improving this defense and consistency.
Special Teams Coaching Staff:
Derius Swinton II - Special Teams Coordinator Year 1 (Previously Arizona Cardinals Assistant Special Teams Coach) FIRED - No new job at this time.
Mayur Chaudhari - Assistant Special Teams Coach Year 1 (Previously Atlanta Falcons Special Teams Assistant Coach) FIRED - No new job at this time.
Look, our Special Teams was pretty trash, especially with Tristan Vizcaino being a name on our roster during an NFL season. Ew. He’s gone, the coaches are gone, and our disappointing punter Ty Long is soon to be gone too, replaced recently by former Packers punter JK Scott. I don’t want to dwell on our perpetual Special Teams woes, and the whole unit has been changed over in the past year, so hopefully we will see improvement.
Ryan Ficken - 2022 Offseason Hire - Special Teams Coordinator (Previously Special Teams Coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings)
Chris Gould - 2022 Offseason Hire - Assistant Special Teams Coach (Previously Assistant Special Teams Coach for the Denver Broncos)
Team Roster Review by Position Group:
Offense: #5 PPG, #4 YPG
Our Offense blossomed this season as Justin Herbert’s maturation as a QB carried an offense with talented pieces to new heights. Limiting factors I would highlight include an O-Line that isn’t quite finished being rebuilt, and a scheme that at times shows that it was most recently adapted for a 40 year old Drew Brees, not 24 year old Herbert. For that, see my discussion on OC Joe Lombardi and his staff.
QB: Justin Herbert Backup: Chase Daniel
5014 Yards (2nd in league), 38 TDs (3rd), 15 INTs (T-3rd), 65.9% Completion. 302 rushing Yards and 3 TDs as well. I don’t think you can ask for much more than that out of your 2nd year quarterback. Especially in a new scheme. I really find I don’t have much to say here. I’d like less interceptions? But for the style of play, that’s not even that bad of a number. Really I’d just like the offensive play calls to be more aggressive, which isn’t Herbert’s call.
RB: Austin Ekeler Backups: Justin Jackson, Joshua Kelley, Larry Rountree
Ekeler had a great year as perhaps the best dual threat back in the league, as any fantasy player knows, While 911 rushing yards doesn’t sound that impressive on its own, Ekeler led all running backs with 647 receiving yards. Oh, and 20 total TDs is very nice. Lombardi’s system was a huge benefit to Ekeler, who was able to fill the role Alvin Kamara had in NO (Kamara’s 2020 stats are similar, though slightly above Ekeler’s).
Justin Jackson has been a staple of our RB depth for 5 seasons now and has always been reliable when called upon. This season was no different and was actually his best statistically with 364yds rushing, 2 rushing TDs, and 178yds receiving. He’s currently an UFA, but I hope he comes back with us, as he’s one of my and many Charger fans’ favorite players down the depth chart.
Joshua Kelley and Larry Rountree have been underwhelming in their limited snaps. Rountree seemed to be the RB3 early in the season, but seems to have dropped to RB4 behind Kelley by end of season (just going off of snap %). Neither seem to be very impressive or impactful quite frankly, and I would like to see some addition to the backfield this offseason. Ekeler has a large workload, one that if injured Justin Jackson probably can’t be trusted to handle for extended periods (though repeatedly competent in short stretches). I would trust neither Kelley or Rountree to fill any significant role as of right now.
WTE: Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Jalen Guyton, Josh Palmer, Jared Cook, Donald Parham
Keenan Allen and Mike Williams proved a deadly one-two punch this
season. Josh Palmer seems like he’ll develop into a strong WR3. Jalen Guyton was ok, made to look better than he is thanks to beautiful passes from Herbert. Jared Cook overperformed my expectations as a key weapon in the offense, though he had a noticeable drop problem but hold that thought. Donald Parham has been a very solid TE2 in the passing game, a good complimentary piece in the offense. But as a group, there’s a big problem that popped up this season: drops. Justin Herbert finished the season with a 65.9% completion rate, however if you account for dropped passes, Herbert would have had a completion percentage of 69.3, second in the league behind Joe Burrow. Obviously, drops are not entirely receivers’ faults, but it was a big enough problem that something is definitely amiss. There’s speculation that Herbert throws the ball really hard and that’s the source of the problem, but I don’t really buy that.
Keenan Allen said it best, “He throwing the ball to you, you better catch that shit.
I want the ball. Throw that motherfucker however you want to throw it.”
Offensive Line: Storm Norton, Bryan Bulaga, Oday Aboushi, Michael Schofield III, Rashawn Slater, Corey Linsley, Matt Feiler
The 2020 Chargers O-line was essentially burned to the ground, with only RT Bryan Bulaga returning and, well, let’s just say he didn’t play much. So let’s start there and work our way left.
RT Storm Norton (god I love that name) was forced into a starting role that he was simply not prepared for from the get go. There’s a reason the 2017 UDFA has been able to bounce around the league and get XFL playing time though and he held up admirably enough through the season. He was without a doubt the weak point of the line however, unable to hold up in tough spots like week 18 against Maxx Crosby most notably. The dude gave up 9 sacks on the year. Live up to your sick name my man.
RG Oday Aboushi was our intended starter, and he played well initially, before tearing his ACL week 5. Michael Schofield III was then in play and became the other big weak point of the line. The 2014 3rd round pick has also bounced around the league, getting cut by Baltimore before returning to the Chargers this season (previously played 2017-2019 with us). He’s been a starter almost all his career, but rarely gets retained by teams because, well, he’s not a starter you want. He again is a UFA, but after a poor performance year I wouldn’t expect a huge market.
C Corey Linsley was a big free agent signing in the 2021 Offseason and he lived up to the hype. Our highest PFF graded blocker at 85.7, he allowed 0 sacks but put up 6 penalties. The 2014 5th round pick continued his elite play from Green Bay, being named 2nd team All-Pro and to the Pro-Bowl. Great signing 10/10 would sign again.
LG Matt Feiler was a 2014 UDFA for the Houston Texans that saw no play and was on and off their practice squad. Then picked up by the Steelers, he would fight for playing time and backup spots over the next few years, not seeing significant playing time until 2018, then starting all 16 games in 2019, then 13 games in 202 before going on IR with a pectoral injury. The Chargers then bring him in this year on a 3yr $15mil deal. I think the contract is high, which is just how it goes on the FA offensive line market. He allowed 5 sacks, only behind the absurd 9 from Storm Norton, in addition to 6 penalties. The Chargers have a 2 yr out in this deal, so expect this position to be addressed either this offseason or next and Feiler to be cut after this season unless there is significant improvement.
LT Rashawn Slater was the highlight of this unit, our 1st round, 13th overall pick shined as our full-time starter. Despite 4 sacks given up and 6 penalties, he received a 83.6 PFF rank and made the Pro-Bowl and second team All-Pro. He was rock solid on the left side of the line, even able to hold strong against some of the league’s best pass rushers. He’s a fantastic addition to the team, and I hope a sign of scouting and front office priority in protecting our young star QB.
Defense: #29 PPG, #23 YPG
The defensive side of the 2021 Chargers was the negative side of the story, with terrible rush defense and mediocre at best pass defense, a similar story from 2020. While not all bad, a lot of work needs to be done here, and has already been heavily addressed this offseason.
Defensive Line: Justin Jones, Joey Bosa, Jerry Tillery, Uchenna Nwosu, Kyler Fackerell
DT Justin Jones, our best rush defender, was lost to injury in week 1, a big part of our rushing weakness. He has developed into a good player, but is injured regularly, which is why we let him walk this season (signed with the Bears). Jerry Tillery has been a serviceable player, but nowhere near the first round talent that he was selected as. He’s terrible against the run and only occasionally good as a pass rusher. Uchena Nwosu was a solid edge rusher for us, but not spectacular, and only has a limited resume of solid playing performance. He played largely in a rotation with edge rusher Kyler Fackerell, who was serviceable in his role. Joey Bosa is still super talented, but was relatively quiet in a year of defensive transition, if you consider 10.5 sacks quiet.
Linebackers: Kenneth Murray Jr., Kyzir White, Drue Tranquill
Kenneth Murray Jr. is the most polarizing player of this defense. Really the most disappointing. He was on IR for 5 weeks this season, and played poorly on either side of that. Kyzir White and Drue Tranquill played well, forcing Brandon Staley and Renaldo Hill to try and find some way to use the former first round pick Murray. They tried to add him to the Nwosu and Fackerell rotation on the edge, they put him in on the other side during Joey Bosa’s absence late in the year, and they tried putting him in hybrid roles in the middle of the defense. Murray likely is only safe as a starter for next season as White had a relatively standout year and is now an UFA, likely going elsewhere for a payday, though he hasn’t signed yet.
I’ll talk a little separately about White and Tranquill. White has developed well since being picked in the 4th round in 2018, starting all 17 in 2021 and putting up respectable numbers. He shows good promise and will likely have a nice solid career whatever his future. Drue Tranquill, picked the same round a year later, enters his last contracted year in 2022. He was on IR basically all of 2020 after a solid performance in rotation in 2019. He returned to a similar role in 2021, before winning a starting role for most of the latter half of the season. Neither are top tier talents however, and the unit was still as a whole a lowlight of the defense.
Defensive Backs: Derwin James, Nassir Adderly, Chris Harris Jr., Asante Samuel Jr., Michael Davis, Tevaughn Campbell, Alohi Gilman
Derwin James was the defensive signal caller and wore a ton of hats this season, being asked to rush, cover, run defend, spy, and everything in between. This is largely a cover for deficiencies elsewhere, but also is a major component of the scheme being put in place (see defensive coaching review). Nassir Adderly, after an atrocious season in 2020, showed improvement in 2021, but was still a bit inconsistent. Hopefully another year in this system will continue to improve his play. I like Nas more than I feel like most of the fanbase does at this point, and hope he develops into a solid FS for us. Alohi Gilman saw much more play this year after a quiet rookie season, though both play and opportunities for him were inconsistent.
In the cornerback room, rookie Asante Samuel Jr. flashed early in the season, but after that fell into rookie mistakes and inconsistent play, as well as significant injury absences. The flash has me hopeful however, and I believe he can become a very good CB2 now with the addition of JC Jackson. Michael Davis is perhaps another story, he earned a contract extension after performing well in 2020. 2021 was a disappointment though, as with Chris Harris Jr. being injured early and Asante Samuel Jr. being injured later in the year, Davis was asked to step up as the other veteran in the room into a CB2 role. And that showed that Davis is not a top end corner. He’s serviceable as a CB3 and is a good depth piece, but there is not much height to his ceiling. Tevaughn Campbell saw a lot of playing time as well due to injuries to others in the CB room, and played pretty well in relief, but was relegated down the depth chart upon their return, and played little by the end of season. The 2019 UDFA is the only positive spot of our CB depth in my eyes, which is a major need moving forward, especially as 2022 is Campbell’s last year under contract.
Special Teams: 11 different kickers since 2014 (most in NFL)
That says it all. Our kicking woes over years and years have continued. Dustin Hopkins was fairly consistent though after he was signed, and he has been re-signed, so there’s hope for change here. Maybe. I’ve only said that for the last however many years.
Punter Ty Long disappointed repeatedly and is now long gone, replaced with former Packers punter JK Scott. Surely this will improve our punt game, as Long averaged only 45.5 yards per punt (#23 according to NFL.com)
Elsewhere I’m not sure what to say. Andre Roberts was solid as a returner, but he is an UFA, so we’ll see what happens with him.
2022 Free Agency/Trades (Linked in Comments Below)
Positions of Need & Potential Targets: (Linked in Comments Below)
2022 Opponents:
Home: Broncos, Chiefs, Jaguars, Seahawks, Raiders, Rams, Titans, Dolphins
Away: Broncos, Cardinals, Chiefs, Colts, 49ers, Raiders, Texans, Browns, Falcons
Final Thoughts:
This team has changed a ton just since I began work on this piece. It seems like the strategy has been to use all that cap space to turn around that defense using players that are not only obviously talented, but super versatile (J.C. Jackson) or already familiar with the 3-4 scheme now run under Staley (Mack and Joseph-Day both have played for Staley before, as well as our OLB Coach having been with the Bears coaching Mack for 3 seasons). This is the right move. Fix the defense that dragged the team down fast to cash in on a young QB on a cheap deal. Our window is now, and that’s not fan over-hyping. Last year showed that Herbert, Ekeler, Williams (Allen we already knew), Slater, and Linsley are all the real deal. This team is playoff-ready, and the psychological chains restraining this franchise; the blown leads, the mass of injuries, and the kicking ineptitudes all loosened with the change in staff and year of work. They aren’t gone completely. Instead of blowing leads for losses, we had to have shootouts with 50/50 results. Injuries were less plentiful but plenty impactful. And kicking, well, kicking we’ll have to see, as every kicker extended because they seem to be a solution falls apart immediately after (looking at you, Money Badger, who despite being signed for 2021 I never mentioned until now because you didn’t even get close to the season on the team). The starting roster of this team is stout right now, the main overall issue is depth. Depth on the O-line and in the secondary are the most crucial needs of those, but it’s true all around.
The free agency period has impressed me. Telesco and Staley have been aggressive in trying to juice up this roster immediately. But so has the rest of the division. The AFC West is going to be a brutal brawl of powerhouse teams like we’ve maybe never seen. But the 2022 Chargers are equipped with a strong chance at coming out on top.
Reasons YOU should become a Charger Fan!
I mean look at this guy. So adorable.
The Chargers are the only team in the last 5 years with no player arrests for any reason! (conflicting posts have been put forth on this with questionable accuracy, so I’m going to roll with this until proven wrong)
You’ll never see more dramatic football in your life (week 18 was barely out of the norm)
chargers is super chill and accepting
Chargers social media game is on point
Thanks for reading, everyone. I wrote this independently, and hope to do so again in the future. I hope I wrote this to everyone’s satisfaction, especially that of my Boltgang Brochachos. Thanks to ehhhhhhhhhhmacarena for putting this series together and letting me have a crack at this.
Thanks to all the other writers for great work. BOLTUP!
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Division: AFC West
Record 9-8 (Division: 3-3) (3rd in AFC West)
Home Record: 5-4
Away Record: 4-4
Division Record: 3-3
Conference Record: 6-6
2020 Record: 7-9 (3rd in AFC West)
Hi, and welcome to the Charger’s entry of the nfl 32/32 series. I’m u/omnimater, long time listener, first-time caller, and I’m here to share the Los Angeles Chargers 2021 review with you all. I’ll look at this past season in a calm and methodical manner, instead of screaming into the void of my television as per usual. This season was personally the most frustrating in recent memory as a fan, as it had many positive changes and hopeful signs making it feel very different, all the while still managing to feel like the normal pacemaker-testing Chargers seasons we all know and love(?). Justin Herbert followed up his record-breaking breakout rookie campaign with a just as exciting sophomore season. Rashawn Slater was everything you could want out of a rookie 1st round lineman. The entire offense had a new aggression and swagger that drew league wide attention. Hell, we even got another full season of play from Derwin James!
And yet, an anemic rush defense and some pretty bad special teams play contributed to the season’s epic culmination of defeat. The nation watched as a primetime win-or-tie-and-in division clash with the Las Vegas Raiders came to an overtime crashing halt with a 4th down stop to haunt my dreams. Would the Raiders have tied? I guess we’ll never truly know. This dramatic end of the season reaffirmed to the national fans not following the Chargers specifically that the team is what they’ve known it as: a fun team to watch that can keep up but falls apart when it matters most. Meanwhile, the devastated Boltgang sees a rising new championship contending team. Just inches (or seconds) away from a playoff berth. Led by our beloved baby boy, fishing club president QB. A young, charismatic coach that the team and fans alike seem to have faith in, entering his second year at the helm. We’re just a few pieces away, right? Right?
Below I’ll break it all down. We’ll look at where the holes are, where new ones are arising, and what might be able to be remedied this offseason. We’ll also see what worked well, and how that could develop further. There’s a lot to go over: A whole new coaching staff, an entirely rebuilt offensive line, a defensive head coach’s statistically bottom tier defense, a special teams that was quietly not good yet again, and the sophomore progression and slump(?) of an emergent seemingly elite young QB. Let's start with the basics, the stats, the coaching changes, and the roster changes.
Stats pulled from a variety of sources including pro-football-reference.com, espn.com, nfl.com, chargers.com, overthecap.com, spotrac.com, sleeper.app, and footballoutsiders.com. Basically wherever I could reliably and easily find the stat I needed at that time.
2021 Statistics:
| Category | Stat | League Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Yards | 6634 | 4 |
| Passing Yards | 4800 | 2 |
| Rushing Yards | 1834 | 21 |
| Total Points | 474 | 5 |
| Yards Allowed | 6122 | 23 |
| Passing Allowed | 3761 | 12 |
| Rushing Allowed | 2361 | 30 |
| Points Allowed | 459 | 29 |
| Point Differential | +15 | 16 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 15 | T-21 |
| Fumbles Lost | 7 | T-9 |
| Giveaways | 22 | T-13 |
| Interceptions | 11 | T-22 |
| Fumbles Recovered | 10 | 8 |
| Takeaways | 21 | T-17 |
| Turnover Differential | -1 | 19 |
| 4th Down Attempts | 34 | 3 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 22 | 1 |
| Team DVOA | 8.5% | 12 |
| Offensive DVOA | 15.9% | 4 |
| Defensive DVOA | 4.8% | 26 |
| Special Teams DVOA | -2.6% | 28 |
2021 Draft Class:
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Rashawn Slater | OT | Northwestern |
| 2 | 47 | Asante Samuel Jr. | CB | Florida State |
| 3 | 77 | Josh Palmer | WR | Tennessee |
| 3 | 97 | Tre' McKitty | TE | Georgia |
| 4 | 118 | Chris Rumph II | DL/OLB | Duke |
| 5 | 159 | Brendan Jaimes | OT | Nebraska |
| 6 | 185 | Nick Niemann | LB | Iowa |
| 6 | 198 | Larry Rountree III | RB | Missouri |
| 7 | 241 | Mark Webb | S | Georgia |
2022 Draft Picks:
| Round | Overall |
|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |
| 3 | 79 |
| 4 | 123 |
| 5 | 160 |
| 6 | 195 |
| 6 | 215 |
| 7 | 237 |
| 7 | 255 |
| 7 | 256 |
| 7 | 261 |
2022 Free Agents:
(N/A = has not signed yet)
| Player | Position | 2022 Team | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linval Joseph | IDL | N/A | UFA |
| Chris Harris Jr. | CB | N/A | UFA |
| Mike Williams | WR | Chargers | UFA |
| Jared Cook | TE | N/A | UFA |
| Oday Aboushi | RG | N/A | UFA |
| Kyler Fackerell | DL/OLB | Raiders | UFA |
| Ryan Smith | CB | N/A | UFA |
| Uchenna Nwosu | DL/OLB | Seahawks | UFA |
| Michael Schofield | LG | N/A | UFA |
| Matt Overton | LS | N/A | UFA |
| Andre Roberts | WKR | N/A | UFA |
| Senio Kelemete | RG | N/A | UFA |
| Chase Daniel | QB | Chargers | UFA |
| Dustin Hopkins | K | Chargers | UFA |
| Christian Covington | IDL | Chargers | UFA |
| Trey Marshall | S | N/A | RFA |
| Stephen Anderson | TE | N/A | UFA |
| Davontae Harris | CB | N/A | UFA |
| Justin Jones | IDL | Bears | UFA |
| Ty Long | P | N/A | RFA |
| Kyzir White | LB | N/A | UFA |
| Donald Parham | TE | Chargers | ERFA |
| Storm Norton | RT | Chargers | ERFA |
| Scott Quessenberry | LG/C | Texans | UFA |
| Justin Jackson | RB | N/A | UFA |
| Jalen Guyton | WR | Chargers | ERFA |
| Andrew Brown | DL | Chargers | Signed |
| Joe Reed | WR | Chargers | Signed |
2021 Free Agency Recap:
Losses Prior to 2021:
QB Tyrod Taylor - Free Agent, Signed with Houston, now with NYG. Sorry we stabbed your lungs dude.
TE Hunter Henry - Free Agent, Signed with New England. Good player, important to our offense, but was too high a price in the eyes of the front office.
OT Sam Tevi - Free Agent, Signed by Indianapolis.
G Trai Turner - Cut, Signed by Pittsburgh
G Forrest Lamp - Free Agent, Signed by Buffalo, Cut by Buffalo, Signed to Saints’ Practice Squad
G Dan Feeney - Free Agent, Signed by NYJ
C Mike Pouncey - Retired
DT Isaac Rochell - Free Agent, Signed by Indianapolis
OLB Melvin Ingram - Free Agent, Signed by Pittsburgh, Traded to Kansas City. Ingram’s season was fascinating to watch as a Chargers fan, as his time in Pittsburgh showed why we didn’t think it was worth paying him, but Kansas City was actually able to get good play out of him still down the stretch. He was a major midseason acquisition for their defense.
LB Denzel Perryman - Free Agent, Signed by Carolina, Traded to Las Vegas
CB Casey Hayward - Cut, Signed by Las Vegas, Now with Atlanta. Heyward was a cap space cut, as much money needed to be spent on the offensive line, and Michael Davis was the cheaper corner to keep. Much respect for the guy, he’s had a good long career.
S Rayshawn Jenkins - Free Agent, Signed by Jacksonville. Fun fact, he got fined 3 different times in 2021 for personal fouls. Not a good number for a guy you’ve probably never heard of.
S Jahleel Addae - Free Agent, Signed to Indianapolis Practice Squad. A veteran who got only a brief time as a high paid starter, he had just been on and off the practice squad in 2020. Fun fact: the only two fines in Addae’s entire career are both for hits against KC WR Jeremy Maclin. Guess he really didn’t like that guy.
Additions for 2021:
Free Agents:
Corey Linsley C, 5yr $47 Million $13 Million guaranteed
Matt Feiler G, 3yr $15 Million $7 Million guaranteed
Oday Aboushi G/T, 1yr $1.6 Million fully guaranteed
Jared Cook TE, 1yr $4.5 Million fully guaranteed
Chase Daniel QB, 1yr $2 Million $1.12 guaranteed
Stephen Anderson TE, 1yr $920,000
Reviews of these players will be found in their position group’s review sections.
Draft:
Round 1, Pick 13: Rashawn Slater OT Northwestern
Slater was the obvious pick at 13 for us. And he was just as good as advertised, maybe even better. The dude was 2nd team All-Pro as a rookie. Forget stats, we have a monster on the left side of our line.
Round 2, Pick 47: Asante Samuel Jr. CB Florida St.
CB was a need for the team last offseason, and remains one still. Samuel did bring good play on the field this season, even if it was inconsistent. He started the season off with very impressive clutch play, but went quiet later in the season and had some costly penalties. But really, what corners don’t these days? He won’t ever be a dominant shutdown corner at the top of the league, at least in my projections, but is a very good replacement for aging guys like Casey Heyward or Chris Harris Jr. Alongside JC Jackson, Samuel will be a great CB2 for the next few years.
Round 3, Pick 77: Josh Palmer WR Tennessee
Josh Palmer overperformed for his draft position expectations. I went to Tennessee myself, and that program has been so bad that I ignore it and everyone involved (I was there during Kamara’s last season, my take at the time was he fumbled too much for the NFL. Woops.) Palmer overtook Jalen Guyton in snap % by the end of the season, slotting into the WR3 role, so while his season stats aren’t very impressive, I’m excited to see this guy on the field next season.
Round 3, Pick 97: Tre’ McKitty TE Georgia
A die-hard, obsessive Charger fan could have completely forgotten that McKitty was ever drafted. He played in 11 games, started 4, was targeted a measly 8 times for 6 receptions and 45 yards. I was shocked to discover there were 2 games where he had more than 50% of offensive snaps. McKitty did see an increase in playing time late in the season, primarily as a blocker. Expect to see little of him next season with the return of Parham and the addition of Everett.
Round 4, Pick 118: Chris Rumph II Edge (DL/LB) Duke
Rumph saw rotational use on and off throughout the season, peaking in Week 12 against Cincy where he logged his first sack of his career and 41% of snaps. His primary use was Special Teams.
Round 5, Pick 159 Brendan Jaimes OT Nebraska
Jaimes was inactive Weeks 2-7 and was otherwise just used on Special Teams. From the beginning was called a “developmental pick” by the front office. Depth on the offensive line is badly needed, so hopefully that development is proceeding well.
Round 6, Pick 185 Nick Niemann LB Iowa
Niemann was used heavily on special teams, and seems to have been a productive tackler there. Very little defensive playtime, however.
Round 6, Pick 198 Larry Rountree III RB Missouri
Rountree looked like he had impressed the coaching staff somehow early in the season, splitting rotational touches behind Ekeler with Joshua Kelley and Justin Jackson. That faded as the season went on, and after week 11 he ONLY saw Special Teams snaps, if he was even active in that given week.
Round 7, Pick 241 Mark Webb S Georgia
Webb got Special Teams work until Week 8. Then he couldn’t even get that and was inactive the rest of the season.
Season Weekly Recap (Linked to Comments Below)
Coaching Staff and Review:
Head Coach: Brandon Staley - Year 1 (Previously Defensive Coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams)
Brandon Staley made waves for being aggressive on 4th down, and that’s what I’ll focus on here. Otherwise, he seems to have the full support of the team and fans, is very likable, and has brought positive energy to the franchise. He’s good with the media usually (week 18 not so much, but far from the worst) and has done a good job with GM Tom Telesco of building this roster.
But those 4th down calls, man. I understand the league is changing and that by the math they were logical choices. I get it. It seems very clear though that sometimes you have to take in the human element that the algorithms can’t account for. That 4th and 1 on our own 18 in week 18 for example. WTF. Yet, in that same game the Chargers’ hopes were kept alive late by exclusively 4th down absurdity from Justin Herbert. On the season, LA converted 22 of 34 4th down attempts, a conversion rate of 64.71% which was the 4th highest in the league. And while the 34 attempts was tied for 3rd most, the 22 conversions ranked 1st. Staley has said repeatedly that he’s going to call the games his way, and the team again seems behind him here. He has the fans’ support too, even if some like myself are uneasy about his philosophy. I personally just want it toned down just a tick. Time will tell though if this is the new league trend and a true calculated advantage.
Offensive Coaching Staff:
Joe Lombardi - OC Year 1 (Previously QBs Coach for the New Orleans Saints),
Shane Day - QBs Coach Year 1 (Previously QBs Coach for the San Francisco 49ers),
Derrick Foster - RBs Coach Year 1 (Previously RBs Coach at University of Iowa),
Chris Beatty - WRs Coach Year 1 (Previously WRs Coach at University of Pittsburgh),
Kevin Koger - TEs Coach Year 1 (Previously Offensive Quality Control Coach for the Green Bay Packers),
Frank Smith - Running game Coordinator and OL Coach Year 1 (Previously TEs Coach for the Las Vegas Raiders; Now Offensive Coordinator for the Miami Dolphins)
Chandler Whitmer - Offensive QC Year 1 (Previously Clemson and Ohio St. Graduate Assistant, and UConn QB) I had never heard of this guy before and apparently a lot of people are googling to find his wife but I clicked the suggestion and saw no wife and I feel misled.
Our offense in 2021 was amazing to watch and a big upgrade compared to the units under Anthony Lynn. That said, I don’t actually love Joe Lombardi right now as a play caller. Yes, I understand Herbert broke our passing TD record. Yes, I know Ausin Ekeler was able to get 20 total TDs. Our offensive numbers are great. But if this offense is so good, why are we faced with so many 4th downs to overcome? Lombardi has a relatively simple pattern of calls, and it shows in this way. 4th downs are when he has the guts to call more aggressive plays. Obviously there were big plays not on 4th downs, but what I’m trying to say is that the majority of the time, you can see watching the film that too many tendencies from the Drew Brees Saints offense are here. Especially early in the season, the offense was very short pass and inside run heavy. Herbert has more in his skillset than Drew Brees at the end of his career. Take advantage of that. We have a more talented group of WRs than the Saints have had in many years, as well as the Lions during Lombardi’s stint there as OC in 2014-2015. Take advantage of that. Please. More aggression and variety on early downs might make there not be a need for controversial 4ths.
Brendan Nugent - 2022 Offseason Hire - OL Coach (Previously OL Coach for the New Orleans Saints) - I stopped and had a good giggle at this man’s facial expression in this team photo.
Tom Arth - 2022 Offseason Hire - Pass Game Specialist (Previously Head coach at University of Akron) I just learned that they are called the Akron Zips and their mascot is Zippy the … apparently a kangaroo? Even weirder since the Zips is short for Zippers which is specifically from a student contest naming the nickname after a rubber shoe. Thanks 1927, very cool.
Mike Hiestand - 2022 Offseason Hire - Offensive Assistant (Previously Defensive Assistant for the Denver Broncos)
Defensive Coaching Staff:
Renaldo Hill - Defensive Coordinator Year 1(Previously DBs Coach for Denver Broncos)
Derrick Ansley - Secondary Coach Year 1 (Previously DC for University of Tennessee)
Tom Donatell - Assistant Secondary Coach Year 1 (Previously Defensive QC Coach for Seattle Seahawks)
Giff Smith - Defensive Line Coach Year 6
Michael Wilhoite - Linebackers Coach Year 1 (Previously New Orleans Saints’ Defensive Assistant)
Jay Rodgers - Outside Linebackers Coach Year 1 (Previously Chicago Bears DL Coach)
Isaac Shewmaker - Defensive Quality Control Year 1 (Previously Defensive Graduate Assistant at the University of Tennessee)
Obviously defense was a huge weakness of the team, especially in the run game. It’s very easy to tell you why: Staley and Hill’s new scheme is basically the opposite of the previous defensive scheme in place. The defensive roster had been put together by the previous regime to run Gus Bradley’s Seattle scheme, which prioritizes players with speed at the line to shoot gaps depending on which side of the line is in question (a hybrid 3-4 and 4-3 scheme that I don’t have the knowledge or time to get into) and variations on Cover 3 being the main secondary assignments. Brandon Staley (and now Renaldo Hill) runs a 4-3 scheme designed to disguise the rush at the line by having a safety drop into the box post snap. Vic Fangio and Staley brought it to prominence over the past few years, and now its spreading around the league. But clearly, the roster didn’t fit the scheme, struggling all around but especially against the run, which this scheme should be especially strong against.
While the question should be asked if forcing a scheme on a clearly incompatible roster is good coaching, and if maybe Staley should have cooked up a new defensive playbook prior to camp, that’s just not how things work in the NFL these days. Our weak LB group, mediocre at best DL, and shallow corner depth chart just weren’t in great shape to handle this scheme. The benefit to Seattle scheme, by design, is that you can use it successfully with players that are… let’s just say less expensive. So our largely unchanged defensive roster from the previous season was not suited for this new scheme. This is why JC Jackson, Khalil Mack, Austin Johnson, and Sebastian Day were acquired. We’re getting guys that fit the scheme, and will let our returning guys function better in that scheme. Here’s hoping it works. Also, according to people smarter than I on the topic, this defense is just more complicated than the Seattle scheme, with more variations on assignments and just plain more to remember. Much of the Seattle scheme is a very slight variation on the same Cover 3 concepts. So a year of experience having learned this playbook should go a long way to improving this defense and consistency.
Special Teams Coaching Staff:
Derius Swinton II - Special Teams Coordinator Year 1 (Previously Arizona Cardinals Assistant Special Teams Coach) FIRED - No new job at this time.
Mayur Chaudhari - Assistant Special Teams Coach Year 1 (Previously Atlanta Falcons Special Teams Assistant Coach) FIRED - No new job at this time.
Look, our Special Teams was pretty trash, especially with Tristan Vizcaino being a name on our roster during an NFL season. Ew. He’s gone, the coaches are gone, and our disappointing punter Ty Long is soon to be gone too, replaced recently by former Packers punter JK Scott. I don’t want to dwell on our perpetual Special Teams woes, and the whole unit has been changed over in the past year, so hopefully we will see improvement.
Ryan Ficken - 2022 Offseason Hire - Special Teams Coordinator (Previously Special Teams Coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings)
Chris Gould - 2022 Offseason Hire - Assistant Special Teams Coach (Previously Assistant Special Teams Coach for the Denver Broncos)
Team Roster Review by Position Group:
Offense: #5 PPG, #4 YPG
Our Offense blossomed this season as Justin Herbert’s maturation as a QB carried an offense with talented pieces to new heights. Limiting factors I would highlight include an O-Line that isn’t quite finished being rebuilt, and a scheme that at times shows that it was most recently adapted for a 40 year old Drew Brees, not 24 year old Herbert. For that, see my discussion on OC Joe Lombardi and his staff.
QB: Justin Herbert Backup: Chase Daniel
5014 Yards (2nd in league), 38 TDs (3rd), 15 INTs (T-3rd), 65.9% Completion. 302 rushing Yards and 3 TDs as well. I don’t think you can ask for much more than that out of your 2nd year quarterback. Especially in a new scheme. I really find I don’t have much to say here. I’d like less interceptions? But for the style of play, that’s not even that bad of a number. Really I’d just like the offensive play calls to be more aggressive, which isn’t Herbert’s call.
RB: Austin Ekeler Backups: Justin Jackson, Joshua Kelley, Larry Rountree
Ekeler had a great year as perhaps the best dual threat back in the league, as any fantasy player knows, While 911 rushing yards doesn’t sound that impressive on its own, Ekeler led all running backs with 647 receiving yards. Oh, and 20 total TDs is very nice. Lombardi’s system was a huge benefit to Ekeler, who was able to fill the role Alvin Kamara had in NO (Kamara’s 2020 stats are similar, though slightly above Ekeler’s).
Justin Jackson has been a staple of our RB depth for 5 seasons now and has always been reliable when called upon. This season was no different and was actually his best statistically with 364yds rushing, 2 rushing TDs, and 178yds receiving. He’s currently an UFA, but I hope he comes back with us, as he’s one of my and many Charger fans’ favorite players down the depth chart.
Joshua Kelley and Larry Rountree have been underwhelming in their limited snaps. Rountree seemed to be the RB3 early in the season, but seems to have dropped to RB4 behind Kelley by end of season (just going off of snap %). Neither seem to be very impressive or impactful quite frankly, and I would like to see some addition to the backfield this offseason. Ekeler has a large workload, one that if injured Justin Jackson probably can’t be trusted to handle for extended periods (though repeatedly competent in short stretches). I would trust neither Kelley or Rountree to fill any significant role as of right now.
WTE: Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Jalen Guyton, Josh Palmer, Jared Cook, Donald Parham
Keenan Allen and Mike Williams proved a deadly one-two punch this
season. Josh Palmer seems like he’ll develop into a strong WR3. Jalen Guyton was ok, made to look better than he is thanks to beautiful passes from Herbert. Jared Cook overperformed my expectations as a key weapon in the offense, though he had a noticeable drop problem but hold that thought. Donald Parham has been a very solid TE2 in the passing game, a good complimentary piece in the offense. But as a group, there’s a big problem that popped up this season: drops. Justin Herbert finished the season with a 65.9% completion rate, however if you account for dropped passes, Herbert would have had a completion percentage of 69.3, second in the league behind Joe Burrow. Obviously, drops are not entirely receivers’ faults, but it was a big enough problem that something is definitely amiss. There’s speculation that Herbert throws the ball really hard and that’s the source of the problem, but I don’t really buy that.
Keenan Allen said it best, “He throwing the ball to you, you better catch that shit.
I want the ball. Throw that motherfucker however you want to throw it.”
Offensive Line: Storm Norton, Bryan Bulaga, Oday Aboushi, Michael Schofield III, Rashawn Slater, Corey Linsley, Matt Feiler
The 2020 Chargers O-line was essentially burned to the ground, with only RT Bryan Bulaga returning and, well, let’s just say he didn’t play much. So let’s start there and work our way left.
RT Storm Norton (god I love that name) was forced into a starting role that he was simply not prepared for from the get go. There’s a reason the 2017 UDFA has been able to bounce around the league and get XFL playing time though and he held up admirably enough through the season. He was without a doubt the weak point of the line however, unable to hold up in tough spots like week 18 against Maxx Crosby most notably. The dude gave up 9 sacks on the year. Live up to your sick name my man.
RG Oday Aboushi was our intended starter, and he played well initially, before tearing his ACL week 5. Michael Schofield III was then in play and became the other big weak point of the line. The 2014 3rd round pick has also bounced around the league, getting cut by Baltimore before returning to the Chargers this season (previously played 2017-2019 with us). He’s been a starter almost all his career, but rarely gets retained by teams because, well, he’s not a starter you want. He again is a UFA, but after a poor performance year I wouldn’t expect a huge market.
C Corey Linsley was a big free agent signing in the 2021 Offseason and he lived up to the hype. Our highest PFF graded blocker at 85.7, he allowed 0 sacks but put up 6 penalties. The 2014 5th round pick continued his elite play from Green Bay, being named 2nd team All-Pro and to the Pro-Bowl. Great signing 10/10 would sign again.
LG Matt Feiler was a 2014 UDFA for the Houston Texans that saw no play and was on and off their practice squad. Then picked up by the Steelers, he would fight for playing time and backup spots over the next few years, not seeing significant playing time until 2018, then starting all 16 games in 2019, then 13 games in 202 before going on IR with a pectoral injury. The Chargers then bring him in this year on a 3yr $15mil deal. I think the contract is high, which is just how it goes on the FA offensive line market. He allowed 5 sacks, only behind the absurd 9 from Storm Norton, in addition to 6 penalties. The Chargers have a 2 yr out in this deal, so expect this position to be addressed either this offseason or next and Feiler to be cut after this season unless there is significant improvement.
LT Rashawn Slater was the highlight of this unit, our 1st round, 13th overall pick shined as our full-time starter. Despite 4 sacks given up and 6 penalties, he received a 83.6 PFF rank and made the Pro-Bowl and second team All-Pro. He was rock solid on the left side of the line, even able to hold strong against some of the league’s best pass rushers. He’s a fantastic addition to the team, and I hope a sign of scouting and front office priority in protecting our young star QB.
Defense: #29 PPG, #23 YPG
The defensive side of the 2021 Chargers was the negative side of the story, with terrible rush defense and mediocre at best pass defense, a similar story from 2020. While not all bad, a lot of work needs to be done here, and has already been heavily addressed this offseason.
Defensive Line: Justin Jones, Joey Bosa, Jerry Tillery, Uchenna Nwosu, Kyler Fackerell
DT Justin Jones, our best rush defender, was lost to injury in week 1, a big part of our rushing weakness. He has developed into a good player, but is injured regularly, which is why we let him walk this season (signed with the Bears). Jerry Tillery has been a serviceable player, but nowhere near the first round talent that he was selected as. He’s terrible against the run and only occasionally good as a pass rusher. Uchena Nwosu was a solid edge rusher for us, but not spectacular, and only has a limited resume of solid playing performance. He played largely in a rotation with edge rusher Kyler Fackerell, who was serviceable in his role. Joey Bosa is still super talented, but was relatively quiet in a year of defensive transition, if you consider 10.5 sacks quiet.
Linebackers: Kenneth Murray Jr., Kyzir White, Drue Tranquill
Kenneth Murray Jr. is the most polarizing player of this defense. Really the most disappointing. He was on IR for 5 weeks this season, and played poorly on either side of that. Kyzir White and Drue Tranquill played well, forcing Brandon Staley and Renaldo Hill to try and find some way to use the former first round pick Murray. They tried to add him to the Nwosu and Fackerell rotation on the edge, they put him in on the other side during Joey Bosa’s absence late in the year, and they tried putting him in hybrid roles in the middle of the defense. Murray likely is only safe as a starter for next season as White had a relatively standout year and is now an UFA, likely going elsewhere for a payday, though he hasn’t signed yet.
I’ll talk a little separately about White and Tranquill. White has developed well since being picked in the 4th round in 2018, starting all 17 in 2021 and putting up respectable numbers. He shows good promise and will likely have a nice solid career whatever his future. Drue Tranquill, picked the same round a year later, enters his last contracted year in 2022. He was on IR basically all of 2020 after a solid performance in rotation in 2019. He returned to a similar role in 2021, before winning a starting role for most of the latter half of the season. Neither are top tier talents however, and the unit was still as a whole a lowlight of the defense.
Defensive Backs: Derwin James, Nassir Adderly, Chris Harris Jr., Asante Samuel Jr., Michael Davis, Tevaughn Campbell, Alohi Gilman
Derwin James was the defensive signal caller and wore a ton of hats this season, being asked to rush, cover, run defend, spy, and everything in between. This is largely a cover for deficiencies elsewhere, but also is a major component of the scheme being put in place (see defensive coaching review). Nassir Adderly, after an atrocious season in 2020, showed improvement in 2021, but was still a bit inconsistent. Hopefully another year in this system will continue to improve his play. I like Nas more than I feel like most of the fanbase does at this point, and hope he develops into a solid FS for us. Alohi Gilman saw much more play this year after a quiet rookie season, though both play and opportunities for him were inconsistent.
In the cornerback room, rookie Asante Samuel Jr. flashed early in the season, but after that fell into rookie mistakes and inconsistent play, as well as significant injury absences. The flash has me hopeful however, and I believe he can become a very good CB2 now with the addition of JC Jackson. Michael Davis is perhaps another story, he earned a contract extension after performing well in 2020. 2021 was a disappointment though, as with Chris Harris Jr. being injured early and Asante Samuel Jr. being injured later in the year, Davis was asked to step up as the other veteran in the room into a CB2 role. And that showed that Davis is not a top end corner. He’s serviceable as a CB3 and is a good depth piece, but there is not much height to his ceiling. Tevaughn Campbell saw a lot of playing time as well due to injuries to others in the CB room, and played pretty well in relief, but was relegated down the depth chart upon their return, and played little by the end of season. The 2019 UDFA is the only positive spot of our CB depth in my eyes, which is a major need moving forward, especially as 2022 is Campbell’s last year under contract.
Special Teams: 11 different kickers since 2014 (most in NFL)
That says it all. Our kicking woes over years and years have continued. Dustin Hopkins was fairly consistent though after he was signed, and he has been re-signed, so there’s hope for change here. Maybe. I’ve only said that for the last however many years.
Punter Ty Long disappointed repeatedly and is now long gone, replaced with former Packers punter JK Scott. Surely this will improve our punt game, as Long averaged only 45.5 yards per punt (#23 according to NFL.com)
Elsewhere I’m not sure what to say. Andre Roberts was solid as a returner, but he is an UFA, so we’ll see what happens with him.
2022 Free Agency/Trades (Linked in Comments Below)
Positions of Need & Potential Targets: (Linked in Comments Below)
2022 Opponents:
Home: Broncos, Chiefs, Jaguars, Seahawks, Raiders, Rams, Titans, Dolphins
Away: Broncos, Cardinals, Chiefs, Colts, 49ers, Raiders, Texans, Browns, Falcons
Final Thoughts:
This team has changed a ton just since I began work on this piece. It seems like the strategy has been to use all that cap space to turn around that defense using players that are not only obviously talented, but super versatile (J.C. Jackson) or already familiar with the 3-4 scheme now run under Staley (Mack and Joseph-Day both have played for Staley before, as well as our OLB Coach having been with the Bears coaching Mack for 3 seasons). This is the right move. Fix the defense that dragged the team down fast to cash in on a young QB on a cheap deal. Our window is now, and that’s not fan over-hyping. Last year showed that Herbert, Ekeler, Williams (Allen we already knew), Slater, and Linsley are all the real deal. This team is playoff-ready, and the psychological chains restraining this franchise; the blown leads, the mass of injuries, and the kicking ineptitudes all loosened with the change in staff and year of work. They aren’t gone completely. Instead of blowing leads for losses, we had to have shootouts with 50/50 results. Injuries were less plentiful but plenty impactful. And kicking, well, kicking we’ll have to see, as every kicker extended because they seem to be a solution falls apart immediately after (looking at you, Money Badger, who despite being signed for 2021 I never mentioned until now because you didn’t even get close to the season on the team). The starting roster of this team is stout right now, the main overall issue is depth. Depth on the O-line and in the secondary are the most crucial needs of those, but it’s true all around.
The free agency period has impressed me. Telesco and Staley have been aggressive in trying to juice up this roster immediately. But so has the rest of the division. The AFC West is going to be a brutal brawl of powerhouse teams like we’ve maybe never seen. But the 2022 Chargers are equipped with a strong chance at coming out on top.
Reasons YOU should become a Charger Fan!
I mean look at this guy. So adorable.
The Chargers are the only team in the last 5 years with no player arrests for any reason! (conflicting posts have been put forth on this with questionable accuracy, so I’m going to roll with this until proven wrong)
You’ll never see more dramatic football in your life (week 18 was barely out of the norm)
chargers is super chill and accepting
Chargers social media game is on point
Thanks for reading, everyone. I wrote this independently, and hope to do so again in the future. I hope I wrote this to everyone’s satisfaction, especially that of my Boltgang Brochachos. Thanks to ehhhhhhhhhhmacarena for putting this series together and letting me have a crack at this.
Thanks to all the other writers for great work. BOLTUP!
2022.02.18 01:44 WELOVETHISSTONK America is run by Satan worshipping pedophiles!
Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.
Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.
Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.
Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child. Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.
Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.
Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography.
In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregeon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.
Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
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Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.
Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.
Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.
Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child. Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.
Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.
Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography.
In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregeon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.
Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
2022.02.07 22:55 uggsandstarbux Potential O'Connell Staff and Background
With the recent news of the likely O'Connell hire and inspired by this recent post on Harbaugh, I thought I'd take a crack at previewing KOC's potential staff.
Look at that smile
O'Connell is a tall, handsome former QB that is coaching one of the best offenses in the league in the Superbowl. He grew up in Carlsbad, CA and is the son of a former FBI agent.
He attended San Diego State, where he was a four year captain and started 21 games at QB. He was a 3rd round draft pick by the Patriots in 2008 and bounced around the league for a few years as a camp body, with his most permanent stop being with the Jets. He finished his playing career with 6 regular season pass attempts for 23 yards.
KOC's coaching career began in Cleveland in 2015, when he was hired as the QB coach under HC Mike Pettine. He moved to San Francisco after Pettine was fired a year later, this time studying under Chip Kelly. He then coached the QBs for Washington and was promoted to OC in 2019. Following yet another HC change, O'Connell was not retained and found his way to work under Sean McVay as the OC of the Rams.
SB losing HC, Bill Callahan
BILL CALLAHAN
Callahan, who was an Asst HC during KOC's time in Washington, has been pegged as a favorite for the OC position. Following Jay Gruden's dismissal from Washington, Callahan was hired by the Browns to coach the OL. Callahan, 65, has a lifetime of experience as an OL coach, OC, and HC. He is famous for re-using Jon Gruden's playbook against him in SB XXVII, but he has regained respect in the years since. Under his guidance, the Browns have ranked 8th and 1st in PFF ranking the past two years. His Washington units also ranked 13th, 19th, and 7th in his most recent years there.
In short, Callahan is a veteran offensive mind that excels at developing OL and has taken an NFL team to the Superbowl. It's been over a decade since he called plays, but he has the knowhow and could be a good candidate to guide O'Connell in his youth. First time coaches often recruit veterans onto their staff to guide them in the nuanced responsibilities that are exclusive to a HC. See: Wade Phillips under Sean McVay, Cam Cameron under John Harbaugh, Dick LeBeau under Mike Tomlin, Vance Joseph under Kliff Kingsbury. Callahan is a well versed coach and could point the 36 year old O'Connell in the right direction.
LIAM COEN
Coen, currently serving as the OC and QB Coach at Kentucky, as an assistant for 3 years with the Rams. Prior to that, he spent time scheming offenses and developing QBs in the lower ranks of the NCAA world. In both of his seasons as the Rams' Asst WR coach, Coen saw two WRs go over 1000 yards. As the OC at Kencucky, Coen's unit averaged nearly 200 rushing yards a game with QB Will Levis approaching a 2:1 TD:INT ratio.
There has already been discussion about Coen's potential move to either the Rams or Vikings OC roles, as well as some speculation that he could move to the Hurricanes. He was reportedly one of McVay's most trusted assistants and could be a good scheme fit with our talent on offense. He's rather inexperienced at the pro level (only 3 years as an NFL coach), but he's a young innovative mind that should mesh well with KOC as the two draw up new ways to demolish the Bears.
WES PHILLIPS
Son of Son of Bum, Wes Phillips seems to be on the very shortlist for OC with the Rams. He has spent time coaching QBs, OL, and TEs, and served in 2021 as the Rams' TE Coach and Pass Game Coordinator. The Rams' TEs haven't been other worldly under Phillips, but they have seen above average play from Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett, along with flashes from guys like Kendall Blanton.
At only 42 years old, Phillips is fairly unproven. He's never called offensive plays and he's never coached QBs at the pro level. Still, he had a heavy hand in putting together one of the most prolific passing offenses in the league. He's a football legacy, and he's worked with Sean McVay and Kevin O'Connell for a long time.
MATT WEISS
Weiss draws his connection to O'Connell by way of Rex Ryan and Mike Pettine, both of whom spent time with O'Connell and Weiss. The former punter spent the 2021 season at Michigan as the QB coach, but beforehand had spent a decade with the Ravens in various roles on offense and defense. He was the Asst LB Coach when CJ Mosley made the Pro Bowl as a rookie, the CB coach when the Ravens improved from 23rd to 10th in pass defense, and the RB coach when Mark Ingram had his career best rushing efficiency and JK Dobbins led the league with 6 yards per attempt.
Should Harbaugh have left Michigan, Weiss was a candidate to replace him as the HC in Ann Arbor. However, Weiss may now look to earn a promotion himself. It wasn't an easy decision for him to leave a stable organization in Baltimore, citing the supportive and innovate environment around the offensive side of the ball. He would be looking to join another team with a strong foundation. He'll need to believe that's what Kwesi and Kevin have if he's going to jump back to the NFL.
OTHER NAMES TO WATCH
DeFilippo calling a draw on 2nd and long
QB Coach
Former NFL WR McCardell rocking that sweet old school Jags uni
WR Coach
Anthony Weaver, shocked at how tall Calais Campbell actually is
MIKE PETTINE
O'Connell's first regime as a coach was Mike Pettine. Pettine was lackluster as a HC, going 10-22 in two seasons with the Browns. However, he has been a respected defensive mind wherever he's gone. Previous to his HC gig, Pettine was the DC for the Jets during the Rex Ryan era. The defense never fell out of the top 10 in those years. He followed Ryan to Buffalo, where the defense ranked 10th in yardage after going 22nd the year prior.
Pettine has caught a lot of flack since his Browns tenure. He spent three seasons as the Packers' DC, where he led the 22nd, 9th, and 13th best scoring defenses. However, Pettine's units fell apart in the playoffs. Inexplicable losses to the 49ers and the Bucs led to the end of his residency in Wisconsin. Pettine spent the 2021 season as an assistant in Chicago, where the defense ranked 6th in yards allowed. Pettine isn't the most exciting hire, but he's rumored by La Canfora to be the early favorite and could bring what was a terrible defense the last two years back to a respectable level.
JEROD MAYO
Mayo is a very hot commodity right now. The 8 year NFL LB (and KOC's former teammate) has been a position coach in New England for the past 3 seasons, and he has earned a world of praise in that short time. He has earned praise for his work ethic and abilities as a leader. The Patriots have carried a top 10 defense during each of Mayo's seasons, with Pro Bowl nods from LBs Dont'a Hightower and Matt Judon.
He interviewed for the Texans, Broncos, and Raiders HC jobs this year as well as for the Eagles' job last year. It's unclear why he wasn't offered those positions. Perhaps it's his lack of experience or the fact that he has only coached at the position level. If this is the case, it could make sense for Mayo to detach himself from the Belichick franchise and make a name for himself as a proper DC before jumping up to a HC job.
AUBREY PLEASANT
Pleasant, the current DB Coach and Pass Game Coordinator in Detroit, has over 10 years of coaching experience. As an assistant at Michigan, Pleasant led a unit that allowed just 12 passing TDs and led the Big 10 in takeaways. He spent a couple of years on the offensive side of the ball in Cleveland and Washington before moving back to a quality control position on defense and eventually earning the CB coach role with the Rams. Even after the elite play of someone like Jalen Ramsey, he also oversaw impressive play from late round picks and UDFAs like Troy Hill, Darious Williams, and Donte Deayon.
The challenge with Pleasant is that he seems to be the next-in-line should current Lions' DC Aaron Glenn leave for the Saints' HC job. If Glenn stays in Detroit (Dennis Allen seems like the favorite), Pleasant could jump ship to join a division rival in favor of a promotion. Pleasant hasn't called plays in the past, but he took a practice round with that role at the Senior Bowl.
ANTHONY WEAVER
Weaver is another big name to watch in the DC search. The 41 year old spent 6 years an an NFL DE, compiling 15.5 sacks and 257 total tackles in his career. He worked his way up through the ranks as a DL specialist, coaching under Rex Ryan, Mike Pettine (where he worked with O'Connell), Romeo Crennel, and Wink Martindale. Weaver served as Houston's DC in 2020, ranking 27th in PA on a 4-12 team. After the regime change in Houston, Weaver was hired by the Ravens to as the DL Coach and Run Game Coordinator. The Ravens' defense finished 4th in run efficiency per DVOA.
Weaver doesn't have the resume to match Pettine, but he's a promising defensive mind earning a lot of praise. He interviewed for the then-vacant DC job under Hackett in Denver. He was also interviewed for an in-house hire by Baltimore to replace Martindale before they went with Mike Macdonald. Weaver, while a bit of a gamble, could be a great pick for a defense that was 26th against the run in 2021.
JERRY GRAY
Gray is a familiar face in Minnesota. Before being hired as the DB coach in Green Bay, he served under the same title for the start of Zimmer's tenure. Gray has been coaching DBs since 1995 and is a College Football Hall of Famer for his time at Texas. Under Gray's guidance, DBs such as Xavier Rhodes, Harrison Smith, Jaire Alexander, Sean Taylor, Samari Rolle, and Blaine Bishop were nominated to All Pro teams. Since hiring Gray, the Packers have gone from 14th to 7th and 10th in passing defense. Unknown players like Rasul Douglas and Eric Stokes have also been highly productive. Gray also took on the Pass Game Coordinator title in 2021.
Gray did also spend a few years as a DC for the Titans and Bills. Those defenses ranked 8th, 32nd, 16th, 29th, 27th, 5th, 8th, and 24th in PA. Gray hasn't gotten a ton of buzz in this cycle, but he could be an impactful hire to mold our porous defense and secondary. Perhaps the best thing about this hire is that it would be drawing an excellent DB coach away from the Packers.
JIM LEONHARD
Leonhard is one of my favorite names to watch. He and O'Connell were teammates on the Jets for 3 years. Leonhard had a great career as a safety in the NFL. He retired in 2014 with 73 starts, 428 tackles, and 14 picks in 10 years. Leonhard took a year off before joining Wisconsin as the DB coach. Leonhard was pegged as the new DC when Justin Wilcox left for Cal in 2017, and he has been leading elite units since. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award for top asst coach in college football. His defenses have allowed an average of just 17.3 points per game since he took over as DC.
Leonhard was on the short list of candidates to replace Mike Pettine as DC in 2020, but he ended up returning to Wisconsin, citing that it "was not the right time for me to go back to the NFL." It will be a challenge to pry him away from his alma mater, but he would be a great presence to have in the building.
Bum laughing at Son of Bum's lack of a hat
OTHER NAMES TO WATCH
MIN DL Coach Andre Patterson asking Everson Griffen to get more donuts
DL Coach
DStuke and DJax bonding over their shared first initial
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Kevin O'Connell
Look at that smile
O'Connell is a tall, handsome former QB that is coaching one of the best offenses in the league in the Superbowl. He grew up in Carlsbad, CA and is the son of a former FBI agent.
He attended San Diego State, where he was a four year captain and started 21 games at QB. He was a 3rd round draft pick by the Patriots in 2008 and bounced around the league for a few years as a camp body, with his most permanent stop being with the Jets. He finished his playing career with 6 regular season pass attempts for 23 yards.
KOC's coaching career began in Cleveland in 2015, when he was hired as the QB coach under HC Mike Pettine. He moved to San Francisco after Pettine was fired a year later, this time studying under Chip Kelly. He then coached the QBs for Washington and was promoted to OC in 2019. Following yet another HC change, O'Connell was not retained and found his way to work under Sean McVay as the OC of the Rams.
Offensive Coordinator
SB losing HC, Bill Callahan
BILL CALLAHAN
Callahan, who was an Asst HC during KOC's time in Washington, has been pegged as a favorite for the OC position. Following Jay Gruden's dismissal from Washington, Callahan was hired by the Browns to coach the OL. Callahan, 65, has a lifetime of experience as an OL coach, OC, and HC. He is famous for re-using Jon Gruden's playbook against him in SB XXVII, but he has regained respect in the years since. Under his guidance, the Browns have ranked 8th and 1st in PFF ranking the past two years. His Washington units also ranked 13th, 19th, and 7th in his most recent years there.
In short, Callahan is a veteran offensive mind that excels at developing OL and has taken an NFL team to the Superbowl. It's been over a decade since he called plays, but he has the knowhow and could be a good candidate to guide O'Connell in his youth. First time coaches often recruit veterans onto their staff to guide them in the nuanced responsibilities that are exclusive to a HC. See: Wade Phillips under Sean McVay, Cam Cameron under John Harbaugh, Dick LeBeau under Mike Tomlin, Vance Joseph under Kliff Kingsbury. Callahan is a well versed coach and could point the 36 year old O'Connell in the right direction.
LIAM COEN
Coen, currently serving as the OC and QB Coach at Kentucky, as an assistant for 3 years with the Rams. Prior to that, he spent time scheming offenses and developing QBs in the lower ranks of the NCAA world. In both of his seasons as the Rams' Asst WR coach, Coen saw two WRs go over 1000 yards. As the OC at Kencucky, Coen's unit averaged nearly 200 rushing yards a game with QB Will Levis approaching a 2:1 TD:INT ratio.
There has already been discussion about Coen's potential move to either the Rams or Vikings OC roles, as well as some speculation that he could move to the Hurricanes. He was reportedly one of McVay's most trusted assistants and could be a good scheme fit with our talent on offense. He's rather inexperienced at the pro level (only 3 years as an NFL coach), but he's a young innovative mind that should mesh well with KOC as the two draw up new ways to demolish the Bears.
WES PHILLIPS
Son of Son of Bum, Wes Phillips seems to be on the very shortlist for OC with the Rams. He has spent time coaching QBs, OL, and TEs, and served in 2021 as the Rams' TE Coach and Pass Game Coordinator. The Rams' TEs haven't been other worldly under Phillips, but they have seen above average play from Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett, along with flashes from guys like Kendall Blanton.
At only 42 years old, Phillips is fairly unproven. He's never called offensive plays and he's never coached QBs at the pro level. Still, he had a heavy hand in putting together one of the most prolific passing offenses in the league. He's a football legacy, and he's worked with Sean McVay and Kevin O'Connell for a long time.
MATT WEISS
Weiss draws his connection to O'Connell by way of Rex Ryan and Mike Pettine, both of whom spent time with O'Connell and Weiss. The former punter spent the 2021 season at Michigan as the QB coach, but beforehand had spent a decade with the Ravens in various roles on offense and defense. He was the Asst LB Coach when CJ Mosley made the Pro Bowl as a rookie, the CB coach when the Ravens improved from 23rd to 10th in pass defense, and the RB coach when Mark Ingram had his career best rushing efficiency and JK Dobbins led the league with 6 yards per attempt.
Should Harbaugh have left Michigan, Weiss was a candidate to replace him as the HC in Ann Arbor. However, Weiss may now look to earn a promotion himself. It wasn't an easy decision for him to leave a stable organization in Baltimore, citing the supportive and innovate environment around the offensive side of the ball. He would be looking to join another team with a strong foundation. He'll need to believe that's what Kwesi and Kevin have if he's going to jump back to the NFL.
OTHER NAMES TO WATCH
- Brian Schottenheimer is someone to keep an eye on. Schotty was the OC during O'Connell's first season with the Jets and spent the 2021 season as the Passing Game Coordinator in Jacksonville. The Jaguars didn't exactly have a prolific offense, but Schottenheimer also brings 12 years of OC experience in the NFL.
- Jay Gruden is a name I'll add to this portion of the list. He has been a respected offensive mind for a long time, taking the Andy Dalton-led Bengals to the playoffs in 3 straight seasons before going 35-49 as the HC in Washington. I'm not sure that Gruden will be a culture fit with KAM and KOC, but he has reportedly interviewed for OC jobs (Panthers) in the past few weeks. He could be a veteran candidate.
- Bill O'Brien is a long shot, but we can throw him around for gits and shiggles. He was with the Patriots when KOC was drafted. He is well known as being the GM that traded away Nuk, but he was a well respected HC before then. I doubt he'd jump from Alabama unless it were for a HC gig (or to OC the Pats) but he may see the appeal of an offense with the amount of talent of the Vikings.
Other Offensive Staff
DeFilippo calling a draw on 2nd and long
QB Coach
- John DeFilippo is a much lambasted name around these parts. He was extremely underwhelming during his previous stint in MIN, but he has served on two different regimes with KOC. He has 8 years of experience as a QB coach with another 6 either as a QB coach at the college level or an Asst QB Coach at the pro level. He was not retained from his previous job in Chicago following Eberflus's hire.
- Zac Robinson is the current Asst QB Coach with the Rams. He has previously also coached WRs and spent 4 years floating around practice squads as a QB. His resume is short -- only 3 years of coaching experience -- but he could be a sensible hire as the QB coach given how productive Stafford has been this season.
- Matt Cavanaugh was recently announced as a departure from the Jets after a year as an offensive assistant. He spent time in Washington with KOC, serving as the QB coach that replaced McVay as OC. He spent the bulk of his career coaching QBs, first in Arizona with stops in Chicago, Baltimore, and the Jets. He's a 3x SB Champion and took the Jets' assistant job following the death of Greg Knapp, who he was reportedly close to.
- Tim Rattay is a former NFL QB (one of the few in the 2000 draft that was picked after Brady) that spent a year in Washington alongside O'Connell. Following his retirement in 2010, Rattay coached WRs for 5 seasons. He transitioned to the QB coach at Louisiana Tech in 2015 and has had the same title at Oklahoma State for the past two years. Rattay has earned high praise from his OSU staff and players, primarily from QB Spencer Sanders, a 4 star recruit and 2023 draft hopeful. Rattay could look to jump back to the pro ranks if KOC comes calling.
- Alex Smith is a bit of an outlandish one. Smith worked closely with KOC before his leg injury, and he spent the 2021 season at ESPN. He has publicly stated a lack of desire to go into coaching, but anecdotes of his time working with younger QBs like Kaepernick and Haskins make him an ideal QB coach should he have a change of heart.
- Josh McCown is a similar one. McCown most recently the assistant coach at Rusk High School, were his sons play. He was reportedly a favorite for the Texans HC job despite any formal coaching experience in the college+ levels. If he doesn't get the job and wants to move from Texas to Minnesota, he could be a QB Coach candidate. He worked closely with O'Connell with the Browns.
- Kennedy Polamalu is the incumbent here. He joined the Vikings the same year that Dalvin Cook did, and the MIN RB corps has been stellar in his time here. Not only has Cook been to three straight Pro Bowls, but backups like Alexander Mattison, Latavius Murray, and Jerick McKinnon have found success under Polamalu. He has no known connection to O'Connell, but he has found success at the pro level and has experience developing backs to fit O'Connell's offensive scheme.
- AC Patterson served in 2020 as the Asst RB and Offensive Quality Control Coach. He is the son of Vikings' Co-DC Andre. Patterson payed OL at UTEP in 2011-12 and has been involved in coaching ever since. He first took on the RB Coach mantle in 2017 at Portland State before moving to Minnesota in 2019. He's rather young, but he has seen impressive seasons from Dalvin Cook as well as the other Vikings RBs.
- Curtis Modkins is someone to watch if Polamalu is not retained. Modkins' own job security is up in the air, with Denver going through a regime change. If Hackett and Co choose not to retain Modkins as their RB coach, the former 49ers OC could be a solid hire here. He has gotten stellar production out of UDFA Phillip Lindsay, "washed up vet" Melvin Gordon, and rookie Javonte Williams.
Former NFL WR McCardell rocking that sweet old school Jags uni
WR Coach
- Keenan McCardell has always been one of my favorites, even back to his days as a Chargers' wideout. He found success in Jacksonville, getting production out of unknown names like Allen Hurns, Marqise Lee, Keelan Cole, and Dede Westbrook. He left the Jaguars after Urban Meyer's hire. In his first year as the Vikings' WR coach, we got immaculate production out of 2nd year wideout KJ Osborn. He emerged as the oh-so-important WR3 that we've been searching for for years.
- Christian Jones spent the 2021 season as McCardell's Asst WR Coach and served as the Offensive Quality Control Coach as well. It was his 3rd season with the team. He spent the prior years at Texas and Northwestern. Even prior to McCardell's arrival, the Vikings have had elite WR play. If McCardell isn't retained, Jones could be in line for a promotion.
- Joker Phillips has spent over 30 years as a WR coach, primarily at the college level. Most recently, he was the Asst HC and WR Coach at NC State. He served as the WR coach for the Browns during KOC's lone year there and could return to the pro level if O'Connell comes calling.
- Brian Pariani is the current TE coach. He's been with MIN since 2019 and has coached TEs in some capacity since 1995. Pariani most famously worked with Shannon Sharpe, and has seen productive seasons from Owen Daniels and Kyle Rudolph. He was a Kubiak favorite and may follow Klint to Denver. If he chooses not to, it could be sensible to retain the coach that pulled nearly 600 yards out of Tyler Conklin.
- Aaron Kromer may be a familiar name to Vikes fans. He was the interim HC in New Orleans while Sean Payton was suspended for Bountygate. Kromer didn't hold a job in 2021 but worked with O'Connell in 2020 as the Rams' Run Game Coordinator and OL Coach. He has nearly 30 years of coaching experience, most of which are as the OL coach. Kromer and the Rams reportedly mutually parted ways following the 2020 season, with Kromer's son staying on the staff. He hasn't called offensive plays since 2014, but Kromer could be a good addition as a position coach if he's open to returning to the league.
- Zack Kromer is Aaron's aforementioned son. He currently serves as an offensive assistant with the Rams but also has 4 years of experience working with the OL. He is fairly green in the industry and didn't play football, but he could be in line for a promotion if KOC wants to bring over some Rams.
- Pete Mangurian is another name to watch. He briefly spent time with the Patriots when they drafted O'Connell, serving as the TE coach at the time. He has spent the bulk of his career coaching OL, including a year as the OC in Atlanta and the HC at Columbia University. He spent a year in the XFL before it folded, and returned to Columbia afterward. The Lions went 7-3 in 2021, and Mangurian could be a name to watch for a OL or TE position role if he wants to return to the NFL.
- Andy Dickerson, who spent 9 seasons with the Rams before getting the Run Game Coordinator position with the Seahawks this season, is a well travelled OL coach. Under his guidance, the Rams had consistently good line play. He also helped gameplan an impressive run from "bust" Rashaad Penny in Seattle. Prior to the Rams, he spent time with the Jets, Browns, and Patriots. It's unclear if Dickerson would leave his current role to go back to coaching OL, but he'd be a strong fit if KOC could pull him away.
- Scott Peters is Bill Callahan's current assistant coach in Cleveland. He hopped around the league for just under a decade and has spent two seasons coaching OL. He's definitely on the less experienced side of the coaching spectrum, but he may be an add if Callahan gets the job.
- Rick Dennison is a holdover from Gary Kubiak's offense. He initially served as the Vikings' OL Coach and Run Game Coordinator before being "promoted" to offensive advisor due to his vaccination status. My instinct tells me that he wouldn't necessarily mesh well with the culture Kwesi and Kevin are building, but he's worth mentioning as a veteran offensive mind and OL guru.
Defensive Coordinator
Note: Scheme fit is a big deal. Under Zimmer, the Vikings defense played almost exclusively in the 4-3 formation with a good mix of man and zone concepts and a ton of 3rd down blitzes. I'm moving forward in this portion of the write-up with an attempt to be scheme-agnostic. While not all players would transition with grace, the roster is built to a point where we can be fairly flexible with the scheme that we employ.
Anthony Weaver, shocked at how tall Calais Campbell actually is
MIKE PETTINE
O'Connell's first regime as a coach was Mike Pettine. Pettine was lackluster as a HC, going 10-22 in two seasons with the Browns. However, he has been a respected defensive mind wherever he's gone. Previous to his HC gig, Pettine was the DC for the Jets during the Rex Ryan era. The defense never fell out of the top 10 in those years. He followed Ryan to Buffalo, where the defense ranked 10th in yardage after going 22nd the year prior.
Pettine has caught a lot of flack since his Browns tenure. He spent three seasons as the Packers' DC, where he led the 22nd, 9th, and 13th best scoring defenses. However, Pettine's units fell apart in the playoffs. Inexplicable losses to the 49ers and the Bucs led to the end of his residency in Wisconsin. Pettine spent the 2021 season as an assistant in Chicago, where the defense ranked 6th in yards allowed. Pettine isn't the most exciting hire, but he's rumored by La Canfora to be the early favorite and could bring what was a terrible defense the last two years back to a respectable level.
JEROD MAYO
Mayo is a very hot commodity right now. The 8 year NFL LB (and KOC's former teammate) has been a position coach in New England for the past 3 seasons, and he has earned a world of praise in that short time. He has earned praise for his work ethic and abilities as a leader. The Patriots have carried a top 10 defense during each of Mayo's seasons, with Pro Bowl nods from LBs Dont'a Hightower and Matt Judon.
He interviewed for the Texans, Broncos, and Raiders HC jobs this year as well as for the Eagles' job last year. It's unclear why he wasn't offered those positions. Perhaps it's his lack of experience or the fact that he has only coached at the position level. If this is the case, it could make sense for Mayo to detach himself from the Belichick franchise and make a name for himself as a proper DC before jumping up to a HC job.
AUBREY PLEASANT
Pleasant, the current DB Coach and Pass Game Coordinator in Detroit, has over 10 years of coaching experience. As an assistant at Michigan, Pleasant led a unit that allowed just 12 passing TDs and led the Big 10 in takeaways. He spent a couple of years on the offensive side of the ball in Cleveland and Washington before moving back to a quality control position on defense and eventually earning the CB coach role with the Rams. Even after the elite play of someone like Jalen Ramsey, he also oversaw impressive play from late round picks and UDFAs like Troy Hill, Darious Williams, and Donte Deayon.
The challenge with Pleasant is that he seems to be the next-in-line should current Lions' DC Aaron Glenn leave for the Saints' HC job. If Glenn stays in Detroit (Dennis Allen seems like the favorite), Pleasant could jump ship to join a division rival in favor of a promotion. Pleasant hasn't called plays in the past, but he took a practice round with that role at the Senior Bowl.
ANTHONY WEAVER
Weaver is another big name to watch in the DC search. The 41 year old spent 6 years an an NFL DE, compiling 15.5 sacks and 257 total tackles in his career. He worked his way up through the ranks as a DL specialist, coaching under Rex Ryan, Mike Pettine (where he worked with O'Connell), Romeo Crennel, and Wink Martindale. Weaver served as Houston's DC in 2020, ranking 27th in PA on a 4-12 team. After the regime change in Houston, Weaver was hired by the Ravens to as the DL Coach and Run Game Coordinator. The Ravens' defense finished 4th in run efficiency per DVOA.
Weaver doesn't have the resume to match Pettine, but he's a promising defensive mind earning a lot of praise. He interviewed for the then-vacant DC job under Hackett in Denver. He was also interviewed for an in-house hire by Baltimore to replace Martindale before they went with Mike Macdonald. Weaver, while a bit of a gamble, could be a great pick for a defense that was 26th against the run in 2021.
JERRY GRAY
Gray is a familiar face in Minnesota. Before being hired as the DB coach in Green Bay, he served under the same title for the start of Zimmer's tenure. Gray has been coaching DBs since 1995 and is a College Football Hall of Famer for his time at Texas. Under Gray's guidance, DBs such as Xavier Rhodes, Harrison Smith, Jaire Alexander, Sean Taylor, Samari Rolle, and Blaine Bishop were nominated to All Pro teams. Since hiring Gray, the Packers have gone from 14th to 7th and 10th in passing defense. Unknown players like Rasul Douglas and Eric Stokes have also been highly productive. Gray also took on the Pass Game Coordinator title in 2021.
Gray did also spend a few years as a DC for the Titans and Bills. Those defenses ranked 8th, 32nd, 16th, 29th, 27th, 5th, 8th, and 24th in PA. Gray hasn't gotten a ton of buzz in this cycle, but he could be an impactful hire to mold our porous defense and secondary. Perhaps the best thing about this hire is that it would be drawing an excellent DB coach away from the Packers.
JIM LEONHARD
Leonhard is one of my favorite names to watch. He and O'Connell were teammates on the Jets for 3 years. Leonhard had a great career as a safety in the NFL. He retired in 2014 with 73 starts, 428 tackles, and 14 picks in 10 years. Leonhard took a year off before joining Wisconsin as the DB coach. Leonhard was pegged as the new DC when Justin Wilcox left for Cal in 2017, and he has been leading elite units since. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award for top asst coach in college football. His defenses have allowed an average of just 17.3 points per game since he took over as DC.
Leonhard was on the short list of candidates to replace Mike Pettine as DC in 2020, but he ended up returning to Wisconsin, citing that it "was not the right time for me to go back to the NFL." It will be a challenge to pry him away from his alma mater, but he would be a great presence to have in the building.
Bum laughing at Son of Bum's lack of a hat
OTHER NAMES TO WATCH
- Vic Fangio and Don "Wink" Martindale are the two big names to watch. Neither has directly crossed paths with O'Connell (Fangio left SF the year before KOC joined the team but worked with Kwesi, and Martindale has worked with the Ryans, under whom KOC played). But these two currently unemployed defensive minds are two of the most respected DC candidates in the league. Fangio was linked to the DC job if Harbaugh was the hire. These are two great candidates if Kwesi and K'Connell are willing to add somebody outside of their immediate network.
- Brian Flores is a name in a similar vein. He spent time with O'Connell in New England. He currently has a lot of attention on him with his lawsuit against the league, but he's also reportedly still in the running for the Saints and Texans HC jobs. If he doesn't get one of those jobs and if the team is comfortable with the "baggage" that he comes with, he would be a good addition on defense. He is a bright defensive mind that showed huge improvement under his rule.
- Josh Boyer worked under Flores in Miami as the DC. Miami has been rumored as wanting to retain the core of their defensive staff should they hire an offensive HC (they did). It's unclear if Boyer actually will stay in Miami. If not, he could be a promising hire in Minnesota.
- Wade Phillips has gotten buzz after this tweet. The soon-to-be 75 year old coach has decades of coaching experience, including short stints as HC of the Bills and Cowboys. He most recently served as the Rams' DC from 2017-19. He would be one of the oldest coordinators in the league if hired, but Phillips has expressed interest in returning to the league and would be an incredible mind to mold the defense.
- Mike Smith (not the Falcons one) is a former LB for the Ravens and the current OLB coach for the Packers. He has been at that position for 3 seasons, coinciding with the stellar play of the Smith brothers and Rashan Gary. Smith hasn't gotten any DC buzz, but I think the Vikes fans in us all know how good his units have been lately.
- Jeff Hafley, currently the HC at Boston College, was a DB coach when KOC was in SF. Hafley has gone 12-11 at BC, but spent the 20 years prior coaching DBs at the NCAA and pro levels. Hafley has publicly stated that he expects to be at BC "for a long time", but we've seen college coaches jump ship with stronger affirmations of allegiance. I doubt he would move for a DB coach position, so he's one to watch for the DC role.
Other Defensive Staff
MIN DL Coach Andre Patterson asking Everson Griffen to get more donuts
DL Coach
- Andre Patterson is a fan favorite and served as the DL Coach and Co-DC in 2021. He was one of Zimmer's first hires when he got the HC job (the two worked together at Weber St in the 80s). Patterson is seen as one of the best DL coaches around the league, having shaped the careers of Everson Griffen and Danielle Hunter as well as getting solid production from names like Stephen Weatherly and Ifeadi Odenigbo. It's unclear what Patterson's job status is right now and whether he'd be willing to lose the DC title to stay with the Vikings. However, his return to the organization would be welcome by fans.
- Imarjaye Albury spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Vikings as the Asst DL Coach alongside Patterson. He was previously an assistant at Arkansas. Despite the health record of star DE Danielle Hunter, Albury has guided the Vikings to some not-terrible play from practice squad level linemen. He has given names like Armon Watts, Kenny Willekes, and DJ Wonnum the skillset to capitalize on opportunity. Like most Vikings staffers, his job staff has not been announced.
- Andre Carter may be a candidate as well. He spent over a decade in the NFL and was teammates with O'Connell in New England. He has spent 5 years coaching, including two years each with the Jets and Dolphins. He spent 2021 as the DL Coach at LSU. Carter hasn't announced his plans for 2022; he was not retained following the arrival of Brian Kelly. He could be looking to return to the NFL.
- Vince Oghobaase is a former pro DT that currently serves as the DL coach at Boston College. He has coached under various defensive titles since 2011, including a two year stint with the 49ers that overlapped with O'Connell. His resume includes stops at Duke, UCLA (where Osa Odighizuwa was drafted from), and Ohio St (where we saw Joey Bosa emerge).
- Jason Brooks could be on the table if we hire Weaver. Brooks spent 2021 as Weaver's assistant. He is a bit of a jack of all trades as a coach, with experience coaching RBs, WRs, TEs, DL, ST, and in scouting.
- Sam Siefkes served in 2021 as the Vikings' Asst LB and Defensive Quality Control Coach (the LB coach in 2021 was Adam Zimmer, who I assume will not return). It was his first season as a coach. He previously was the DC and ILB coach at Wofford College, leading them to multiple top defensive seasons in the Southern Conference. He has spent 8 years coaching. He's a bit green for a full LB coach role, but he should be mentioned as the incumbent.
- Jim O'Neil was the DC under Pettine in Cleveland. In those two years, the Browns were 9th and 29th in PA. He was also the DC in SF under Chip Kelly, where the team ranked last in YA and PA. He has spent his career coaching LBs and DBs, and most recently was the DC at Northwestern. His resume is flawed, but O'Neil has 20 years of coaching experience and has worked with some respected names. He could come aboard as a LB or DB coach.
- Thad Bogardus is the Rams' current Asst LB Coach. He's been in LA for 4 years and has also worked with the DL. Bogardus's time as Asst DL Coach is held up by the stellar play of future HoFer Aaron Donald, but the Rams have also gotten impressive play from guys like Michael Brockers and Sebastian Joseph-Day.
- Joe Bowden is a former NFL LB and the current LB coach at Tennessee State. He has been coaching LBs for a decade and also has experience coaching DBs. The TSU Tigers went 5-6 this year and had 4 games where opponents were held under 2.5 yards per rush. He spent a season in San Fran with KOC and could be a candidate.
- Tem Lukabu spent a couple of years in San Francisco. He currently serves as Boston College's DC and LB Coach, with the Bengals, Mississippi State, Florida International, and Rutgers also on his resume. He was rumored to be a name for the DC job at Notre Dame, but he could take a jump to the NFL as well.
- Roy Anderson is the current Asst DB Coach for the Vikings. He took over in 2020, which unfortunately coincides with the complete collapse of our secondary. Prior to his time in Minnesota, he served as various DB coaching and assistant roles in SF, IND, and BAL. He also won the national championship with LSU in 2019. There hasn't been any word on his job security, but he should be listed at the top of this section.
- Bobby Babich offers a more promising resume. He has spent 10 years in the NFL, during half of which he was a DB coach. What makes Babich attractive is his most recent job: safeties coach in Buffalo. It's not a coincidence that his tenure in Buffalo aligns with the arrival and ascension of perhaps the best safety duo in the league in that span: Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde. Both players were underwhelming prior to their arrival in Buffalo, and both have regularly surpassed their pre-Bills PFF grades since then. It's unclear if Babich would leave his current job, but a slight promotion to DB coach may do the trick.
- Torrian Gray spent time with KOC in Washington as the DB coach. He spent the 2021 season at South Carolina and the 2 years prior at Florida, where he molded 1st rounder CJ Henderson and likely 1st rounder Kaiir Elam. Gray spent time with the Vikings as a safety and would bring 20 years of coaching experience if pulled from the SEC.
- Jonathan Cooley is a young Asst DB Coach with the Rams. After graduating in 2011, Cooley coached DBs at Millikin, Bluffton, and John Carroll (yes, those are all real schools) before moving to the SEC. He has been in LA for two years, during which time the Rams have finished with suffocating secondary units. Depending on who gets the nod at DC, Cooley would make sense to bring along as an assistant.
- Greg Manusky overlapped in Washington with O'Connell for a couple of years. He has 12 years as a DC in the NFL, most recently captaining Washington's unit in the days before Rivera. e is currently a quality control coach at Kentucky, and I'm sure he would be more than open to returning to a role with a bit more responsibility in the NFL.
- Ryan Downard could be a hire if we brought in Jerry Gray. Downard has 6 years of NFL coaching experience (3 with DBs, all on defense). He as a Freshman All-American Honorable Mention at E Michigan and has worked at Texas Tech, Toledo, and Bowling Green as well as a stop with the Browns. He spent the past 3 years as Gray's assistant in GB.
- Bob Sutton is another veteran defensive mind. He was a defensive coach when O'Connell played for the Jets. He has been a senior assistant in ATL and JAX the past 3 seasons, but would bring a decade of experience as an NFL DC. He faced a lot of backlash as the DC in KC, but was respected for most of his career as a calm defensive tactician. It's unclear where Sutton will go following Doug Pederson's hire in JAX. The 71 year old could hang it up. But he may be a name to watch in an advisory role if he doesn't call it a career.
- Nick Jones is currently an offensive assistant with the Rams. It's his first season with the team. He spent 2020 as a Diversity Coaching Fellow working with the Falcons' OL. He himself is a former OL with the Georgia Bulldogs and Seattle Seahawks. He has coached special teams, TE, and OL, mostly at the collegiate level. He played a crucial role in developing Trey McBride, arguably the top TE in this upcoming draft. Jones may be looking for his first NFL position coaching role and could be a good addition to O'Connell's staff.
- Chris O'Hara is another offensive assistant in LA. He also overlapped with KOC in Washington. He has 8 years of NFL experience, during most of which he has operated as a quality control coach. He also has experience working with the defensive side of the ball. He's another younger name, but he could also be looking to move to the midwest in favor of a role with more responsibility.
- Wendel Davis could join Downard if Gray is hired. He has been a defensive quality control coach in GB for 3 seasons and has spent time coaching LBs and DL. He worked to build Roquon Smith while at Georgia, and also worked at Texas A&M (Commerce) and Texas.
Special Teams Coordinator
DStuke and DJax bonding over their shared first initial
- Dwayne Stukes makes sense if KOC is trying to turn Minnesota into LA North. The former NFL DB as been coaching for 15 years, the most recent of which was with the Rams as the Asst ST Coach. He also has coached various positions on defense. As a defensive assistant in JAX, Stukes oversaw the development of Josh Allen and Yannick Ngakoue. In 2021, he helped chart a path for the Matt Gay to make 94% of his field goals and 98% of his PATs. He has reportedly drawn interest from the Broncos.
- Tory Woodbury could follow O'Connell too. He served as an Asst ST Coach in LA in 2020. He has also coached RBs and served as a OC in the collegiate ranks, and he spent a few years as a scout. Woodbury was not with the Rams in 2021, but had built a strong resume during his time there.
- John Bonamego is the third Rams assistant that could join the Vikings. He spent the 2020 season as the ST Coordinator before moving into an assistant role in 2021. He also spent time with the Lions, Jags, Saints, and Packers in ST coaching roles. He's a well travelled special teams mind that led some strong units over the years.
- Shawn Mennenga is a candidate as well. The former Missouri DB spent over a decade coaching special teams (and another 15 years coaching defense) before he was fired from Green Bay in 2020. His Packers' units weren't amazing (18th and 25th in DVOA), but GB also took a huge fall in 2021 without him.
- Ben Kotwica was the ST coordinator for the Jets in 2013. He was in the same role in Washington. He has been out of the NFL for just over a year, working in an advisory role at Westpoint. His last stint in the NFL was in Atlanta, where his ST units ranked 28th and 20th in DVOA. He was not retained following Dan Quinn's dismissal.
- Derius Swinton II is not a super fun name. The 36-year-old has coached special teams for over a decade and spent 2021 as the Chargers' ST Coordinator. Swinton was fired after 1 year, during which time the Bolts failed to find stability at kicker.
- Bret Munsey served as the Asst ST Coach in Washington for 6 seasons. He also has extensive experience in the Arena League. He hasn't been a pro level coach the past 2 seasons, but he could garner attention considering how much he and KOC overlapped in Washington.
- Josh Hingst is the current Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is a registered dietician and a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is also a PhD Candidate in Exercise Physiology at Nebraska and the author of "The Athlete's Guide to Sports Supplements". While the Vikings were far from a healthy team last year, there was a huge drop in the injury list compared to 2020, when Hingst was in Philly.
- Derik Keyes is the incumbent Asst Strength and Conditioning Coach. 2021 was his 5th season with the team with previous stops in Cleveland and Houston. He is a certified Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Personal Trainer. He's a Certified Speed Specialist and holds a Maser's from UC-Pennsylvania in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention.
- Marquis Johnson is another Asst Strength and Conditioning Coach. He has two years of NFL experience and was previously at Jackson State. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Coach and has utilized progressive sports science technologies to inform strength and conditioning strategies.
- Dustin Woods overlapped for a year with KOC with the Rams. He is currently the Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Eagles. He also worked with the Chinese Olympic Skating Association, as well as with the baseball, basketball, and soccer teams at Xavier. He holds a bachelor's from Miami of Ohio in kinesiology and health, and has been a personal trainer in some capacity for over a decade.
Projected Staff
| Position | My Pick | Other Primary Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | ||
| Offensive Coordinator | Liam Coen | Bill Callahan, Matt Weiss, Wes Phillips |
| QB Coach | Tim Rattay | Zac Robinson, John DeFilippo, Matt Cavanaugh |
| RB Coach | Curtis Modkins | Kennedy Polamalu, AC Patterson |
| WR Coach | Keenan McCardell | Christian Jones, Joker Phillips |
| TE Coach | Brian Pariani | Wendel Davis |
| OL Coach | Aaron Kromer | Zack Kromer, Pete Mangurian, Andy Dickerson |
| DEFENSE | ||
| Defensive Coordinator | Jerry Gray | Anthony Weaver, Mike Pettine, Jerod Mayo, Aubrey Pleasant |
| DL Coach | Andre Carter | Andre Patterson, Imarjaye Albury, Vince Oghobaase |
| LB Coach | Joe Bowden | Sam Siefkes, Jim O'Neil, Thad Bogardus |
| DB Coach | Ryan Downard | Torrian Gray, Roy Anderson, Bobby Babich |
| OTHER | ||
| Special Teams Coordinator | Dwayne Stukes | Tory Woodbury, John Bonamego, Shawn Mennenga |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Josh Hingst | Derik Keyes, Marquis Johnson, Dustin Woods |
2021.12.04 17:17 Benjanon_Franklin Our Government is over ran by sick people. When are we going to demand justice!
Republicans
Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was indicted on federal charges of structuring bank withdrawals after prosecutors alleged Hastert had molested at least four boys as young as 14 and attempted to compensate his victims and subsequently conceal the transactions. Hastert eventually admitted that he sexually abused the boys whom he had coached decades earlier, and was sentenced to fifteen months in prison.Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida. Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17. Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos. Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children. Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.
Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl. Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
Democrats
Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.
Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregeon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations. Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.
Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.
The sick thing about this list is that it only barely scratches the surface. It doesn't contain every politician involved in this activity.
It doesn't contain those running Corporations, those in the United Nations, those in the Catholic Church, those in Hollywood.
We have a problem in this country that is being ignored because it involves the powerful and the rich. The list is just those caught. It is far worse than we can probably imagine. The Maxwell trial is a joke. The people in our Government involved in the Epstein pedophile ring need to be exposed and brought to Justice.
Wake up America and fight back. We still have a voice in this country. It's time we are heard.
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2021.12.04 17:06 Benjanon_Franklin Our Government is corrupted and over ran by sick people. When are we going to demand justice!
Republicans
Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was indicted on federal charges of structuring bank withdrawals after prosecutors alleged Hastert had molested at least four boys as young as 14 and attempted to compensate his victims and subsequently conceal the transactions. Hastert eventually admitted that he sexually abused the boys whom he had coached decades earlier, and was sentenced to fifteen months in prison.Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida. Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor
Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17. Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos. Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children. Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.
Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl. Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
Democrats
Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.
Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.
Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.
Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.
Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.
Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.
Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action
Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.
Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.
Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.
Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.
Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.
Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.
Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.
Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.
Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.
Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.
Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.
Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.
Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregeon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.
Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.
Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.
Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.
Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.
Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations. Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.
Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.
Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.
Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.
Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.
Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.
The sick thing about this list is that it only barely scratches the surface. It doesn't contain every politician involved in this activity.
It doesn't contain those running Corporations, those in the United Nations, those in the Catholic Church, those in Hollywood.
We have a problem in this country that is being ignored because it involves the powerful and the rich. The list is just those caught. It is far worse than we can probably imagine. The Maxwell trial is a joke. The people in our Government involved in the Epstein pedophile ring need to be exposed and brought to Justice.
Wake up America and fight back. We still have a voice in this country. It's time we are heard.