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Big on the Internet, Avengers: Endgame, fan film, Joe Biden

Americans Assemble Is Just the Right Amount of Ridiculous for This Moment

america endgame
I will watch it 100 more times and laugh every single time.
News, 2020 Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

It’s Official: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Have Won

joe biden kamala harris
Take a deep sigh of relief, America. For today, goodness, justice, and honesty have won.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Kamala Harris, vice president-elect

Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Has a Beautiful Ring To It

Kamala Harris is the vice president-elect
Kamala Harris is primed to be a new kind of vice president, and she's breaking glass ceilings to get there.
News, 2020 Presidential election, john fetterman, Pennsylvania

Another Bright Spot in This Never-Ending Week: Pennsylvania’s Lt. Governor and His Awesome Wife

John Fetterman appears on MSNBC in front of pictures of his family.
I admit I was one of those people who didn't have Fetterman on my radar before this week but now he's never, ever leaving it.
Movies, anime, Your Name

Your Name Still Makes Me Want to Sob Tears of Love

Your Name. (2016) Ryûnosuke Kamiki and Mone Kamishiraishi in Kimi no na wa. (2016)
Your Name came out in 2016 and became one of the biggest animated films to ever hit the Japanese market, and the highest-grossing anime film and Japanese film of all time. Tuesday, rather than doom scrolling, I rewatched the film and found that it still left me flooded with emotions.
Big on the Internet, Spider-Man, Tom Holland, Wear a mask

Things We Saw Today: Tom Holland Posts Double-Masked Spider-Man Pic From Next Movie’s Set

spider-man wearing 2 masks
Does ... this mean that Spider-Man has two masks? Probably not, but at least he's being a good boy and telling us to mask up!
Big on the Internet, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, Twitter memes

For Childish, Junk Lawsuits Trump Calls in Childish, Junk Lawyers

Supporters of US President Donald Trump demonstrate outside of the TCF Center to protest the counting of votes for the 2020 general election on November 6, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump is fighting for fake democracy in the dumbest way possible which includes sending lawyers to other states who look like children?
TV, baby Yoda, The Mandalorian

Baby Yoda Watch: The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 2, “The Passenger”

baby yoda blue
In the middle of election nonsense and trying to figure out what twelve things to focus on, it can feel overwhelming. So, let's take a moment to see what Baby Yoda was doing on the most recent episode of Disney+'s The Mandalorian.
Big on the Internet, Destiel, Twitter memes, Vladimir Putin

People Thinking Putin Resigned Thanks To Destiel Memes Is Pure 2020

Putin is likely not resigning, but people finding out about that via Destiel memes is still great?
Big on the Internet, Steve Kornacki

Go Ahead. Let Your Steve Kornacki Thirst Thrive.

Steve Kornacki the snacki
Our thirst for Steve Kornacki is currently at an all-time high.
Big on the Internet, fandom, John Boyega

John Boyega Calls on Studios to Support Their Talent on Harassment

John Boyega attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 After Party
"When one of your actors, especially an actor that’s so prominent in the story, is announced as part of your franchise and then it has a big racial backlash and receives abuse online and that starts to form a shadow on what is supposed to be an amazing gift, it is important for the studios to definitely lend their voice, lend their support to that and to have a sense of solidarity not just in the public eye, but on the ground on set.”
News, 2020 Election, Stacey Abrams, women in politics

What Stacey Abrams and Black Women Did for Georgia

Stacey Abrams wears a face mask reading "VOTE"
Stacey Abrams was definitely the most high-profile voting rights advocate in this election but this is the work of numerous on-the-ground activists and organizers, the majority of whom are Black women.
TV, 2020, anime, recommendations

The Anime Good Vibes That Made My 2020, Because Reasons

On this completely normal day during this completely normal year, I come bearing anime good vibes. 
Big on the Internet, Castiel, dean winchester, Destiel, Supernatural

Did Destiel Really Just Happen on Supernatural?

Dean and Cas look moody and attractive
Castiel is in love with Dean Winchester. It is canon.
Big on the Internet, 2020 Election, Gritty, Philadelphia

Gritty Is Now Also the Mascot of the 2020 Election

Gritty remains an icon on Twitter
This is literally sacrilegious of me, I'm from Pittsburgh. But I will bow down to my overlord: Gritty. 
AMP Featured, Movies, Harry Potter, Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp Out of Fantastic Beasts, Asked to Resign by Warner Bros.

speaks onstage at the Warner Bros. theatrical panel during Comic-Con International 2018 at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California.
Johnny Depp, who a U.K. court affirmed can be called a wife-beater, was asked by Warner Bros to resign from the Fantastic Beasts films, and he did so sharing a message with his "fans" that he will no longer be the Dark Lord Grindelwald.
TV, Star Wars (franchise), The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian Reminds Us That It Is About Parenthood

Baby Yoda and Mando in The Mandalorian season 2 trailer.
When you break down The Mandalorian, it's simple: It's a show about parenthood.
Big on the Internet, 2020 Election, CNN, MSNBC

We’ve Reached Hot News Anchor Fancam Levels of Election Coverage Obsession

hot boys baby
Please send me more fancams. I need them to make it through this week.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, politics

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Projected to Win 2020 Election: This Is Only the Beginning

John Oliver hits the "We Got Him" button on Last Week Tonight.
Well, that's it. It looks like Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, and Donald Trump will no longer be the president of the United States in just a few short months.
News, anti-racism, Rhode Island, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Rhode Island Officially Drops “and Plantations” From Name

The people of Rhode Island voted to officially remove the extension "and Plantations" from the state's official name.
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