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America's theme is now "Georgia on My Mind". Trump's is "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!".

Which is a very, very sorry indictment of the electorate indeed in my view, this vast amount of people either accepting or actively wanting white supremacy, poisonous and oppressive conservatism and deeply unpleasant serial liars to paint a picture for them. The first time, not so much, but for him to get 6m more votes this time, with his proven record, is horrifying. Everywhere’s going to be divided, of course it is, but as it’s been said before, even though Biden has won, the result is not a good sort of eye-opener.

Geoffrey Palmer death announced https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838209

I despair, I really do. The Witches star Anne Hathaway has promised to "do better" following the criticism the film has received for its portrayal of limb difference. The actress acknowledged that many people "are in pain" over the way her Grand High Witch character is depicted. "I owe you all an apology," she wrote on Instagram. In the new adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1983 book, the witches are revealed to have three elongated fingers on each hand and toe-less feet. Comedian Alex Brooker and others with hand and arm impairments have accused the film of being insensitive towards disabled people. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838201 Why do people pander to this nonsense? It needs to be called out for the bollocks it is.

I miss Nurse Rached. Where has she gone all of a sudden?

I loved Geoffrey Palmer in just about everything (well, those I remember), though I could never get on with As Time goes By.

Damn. One of those actors who was just great in everything.

As reported elsewhere, dead

Still, hats off to CNN, after 3 days their minds are still fully on the job:

Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Jim "Gentleman Jim" Marurai dead at 73: https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/politics/former-pm-jim-marurai-passes-away-at-age-73/

Well the contest has been running for 60 years and if on average there are at least 25 entries each year then without taking account of groups that is 1500 to pick from. Great category choice.

Rush Limbaugh’s cancer is in a hurry. Definitely one to consider.

Completely agree with everything you say - Biden isn't losing from here. Think Pennsylvania will get over the line before Arizona, but I really hope it's Arizona that puts Biden over the top: John McCain's final act of vengeance from beyond the grave.

Classic scavenger hunt line right there!

Honetsly, I'm a bit disappointed by the result of the list : if they had kept people like Little Richard, Sean Connery, Jill Gascoigne, we would already be at 17/50… I think that such a devastating years in terms of celebrities and centenarians should have a way higher score (even by that time of the year). Also, I think they're has been some misses by the committee like Ian Holm, John Lewis, Van Halen, John Hume, Kerslake… This is only my opinion and there's still one month and a half to go but… quite disappointed honestly, hope Stiles wasn't the last hit of the year. And I know that saying "they should have kept him or her" is useless but it doesn't mean that we can't say it right !?

A hit for four players, unsurprisingly, not including me.

Really sad news though a grand age (was he ever young?) Ria's cooking can't have helped though... #OneForTheTeenagers

He couldn’t sing then, either. Er, is it 'The Insult Cheered Nothing'?

You doubted well.

Cruciverbalist John Dawson has died aged 74. He was Chifonie in The Guardian and Armonie in the FT. He was a friend of Bryan Ferry's - they used to walk to school together - of whom he said

Rapper and social influencer Brax dead at 21: https://variety.com/2020/music/news/brax-dead-influencer-rapper-1234823912/ "At the time of her ascendance she laid in sacred form."

I don’t think it’s a good idea AT ALL to have 50 new names ! Maybe it would be better to Forget that « 25 news » rule and just add or drop people solely based on their likelyhood to die rather than on abstract rule...

I don’t think he looks awful, he looks like what he is, an old man. Sounded completely coherent and with marbles.

Goldie Hawn seems, and looks like she is due for at least 10 more years.

It’s fucking shit. Nobody gives a pissflap about Amos fucking Brierley’s real ale or Joe Sugden’s foot and mouth. They should have Lockerbie’d the whole fucking place when they had the chance.