r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 20h ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/frosty_the_blowman 19h ago

California I could see. It's Hard to imagine Texas seceding over Trump taking a third term. If the Republicans in Congress right now are any indication then they will welcome any unconstitutional moves so long as it benefits Trump/their "team".

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u/I_AM_NOT_A_WOMBAT 19h ago

A prior discussion about this, iirc, noted that Texas was chosen to make it less overtly political, but I haven't seen the movie.

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u/confirmedshill123 19h ago

The movie is fantastic btw. It's a love story to war journalism and an actual fantastic depiction of what civil war here would be like.

One of the few movies I've watched repeatedly.

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u/StMcAwesome 19h ago

Just when you thought you couldn't despise a character played by Jesse Plemons more than Todd.

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u/Seaside_choom 18h ago

I love that he was cast because he was just hanging around set and ended up being one of the most memorable/terrifying parts of the movie. Serious luck

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u/Sixtyninealldaychef 18h ago

I mean, he's already got plenty of acting accolades to his name, and he's married to Kirsten Dunst, which is why he was around on set anyway.

Luck would be more like him being discovered on set because he had to use the porta potty there when the bathroom at the studio's IT office where he works was closed.

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u/Seaside_choom 18h ago

That's true, but the original actor had just left the project and he happened to be in the building so his wife said "what about him?" If he was at home or working elsewhere then he might not have been considered

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u/StoneGoldX 17h ago

More luck for the movie.

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u/morethanjustanalien 16h ago

He’s being mentioned by first name in a Reddit thread speaking about the success of the movie he is in. He was a major role in one of the most successful television shows ever made.

And then we have people like this who feel the need to instill a bullshit origin story for it. He’s a famous actor who got cast for the part. There’s no secret lore ya weirdo.

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u/Seaside_choom 15h ago

No, that's actually what happened. The original actor for the part dropped out rather last minute and Plemons happened to be on set because his wife, Kirsten Dunst, is playing the lead and they travel as a family when either are filming. They needed a new actor, she suggested her husband, he stepped in. 

I just checked the interview given by the director to be sure I had the facts right and even he said "It was a stunning bit of good luck."

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 15h ago

Dude plays the best realistic evil.

He nails the, "aww, shucks. Gee, I sure wish you wouldn't have said that. Now I have to eat your children, dangit" kinda thing.

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u/MrGupplez 11h ago

Hell I guess I need to watch it, didn't realize he was in it.