AT&T Time Warner merger

Ma Bell now owns Batman, Bugs Bunny and half of Hollywood???

 

Enjoy your stay.

 

(From Porky Pig's Feat, directed by Frank Tashlin. Original copyright Warner Bros.)

 

Will research and update asap.

Ghosts of Christmas Future

Politicking is dangerous, but not speaking out is also a great risk.
These are my opinions, and I have tried to be well informed.
It's not so much about how Trump won, but how Hillary lost.

HRC needed to be more than just the anti-trump. She finally adopted some of Sanders' talking points, but the DNC could not connect with the battleground states, and took the "firewall" states for granted.

Millions of voters in middle America believe liberals have left them to rot. And they have proof. There are other factors at work, and critics can't lay this at the feet of Jill Stein or Bernie Sanders:

Billions of dollars in free media exposure for Trump.

Electoral college countermanded the popular vote.

Voter suppression among minorities.

Public's perceived electability of candidates vs. actual capabilities.

Low voter turnout due to unappealing candidates on both sides.

Mysogyny, and the hatred of Obama.

Gerrymandering.

* * * * * * * * * *

Trump has exploited the fears, prejudices, and misery that the GOP has created in the South and the Midwest. Many people there believe the money elites have abandoned them, left their towns to rot, and also coddled other people who are "unworthy". A Trump administration may toss a few bones to these states with infrastructure projects, but will also run up colossal deficits. I believe quite a few people in the U.S. also hope the "unworthy" people will quickly deported... or imprisoned.

This post is grim, and it is meant to be. The idea the pendulum will swing back to the left is obsolete. We also thought George W. Bush was the worst, but conditions in the U.S. will only bring out people like Trump. And worse.

Happy Holidays.

Disney, DreamWorks Animation Appealing Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit

More news on the alleged collusion between the studios...

http://www.awn.com/news/disney-dreamworks-animation-appealing-hollywood-studio-antitrust-lawsuit

Disney and DreamWorks Animation Want Appeals Court to Stop Fight With 10,000 Animation Workers

Ripped from the pages of the Hollywood Reporter!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/disney-dreamworks-animation-want-appeals-901156

And from the Animation Guild:

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/time-barred.html

Rocket Racoon for President

This fall, put some REAL crooks in the White House!

(copyright Marvel/Disney)

Hey, you could do worse.

Quick sketch, will try to do more.

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus - CXC

Managed to stumble on this while channel surfing in Ohio before Christmas.

Very good discussion.

Will have to get back down to Columbus someday soon.

Stop using Flash Player

Will try to dig up more asap.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/adobe-is-telling-people-to-stop-using-flash/ar-AAfTImb?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

"Too easily compromised, eats up battery power on devices."

Update:

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/flash/adobe-kills-flash-name-rebrands-animator-friendly-animate-cc-124189.html 

Update:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/20/the-agonizingly-slow-decline-of-adobe-flash-player/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/14/adobe_response_to_security_holes/

Holiday Cup Controversy

Sorry, I have to throw more fuel on the HCC (Holiday Cup Controversy). Maybe this will get more folks into Starbucks this Holiday Season.

Bashed together with clip art.