i love london

Jeremy Brett is the best Sherlock Holmes bar none and if you want proof look no further than "The Resident Patient." Peak portrayal of the Holmes and Watson relationship as well as their relationships with Mrs Hudson (whose portrayal is also amazing). But the thing that really sets this episode apart for me is Brett's performance.

There is a three minute scene in which we watch Holmes quietly collect evidence from around the room. There's no music, no dialogue, and very few cuts (I think only one or two but I'm not sure) but it's done so masterfully that you can follow exactly what Holmes is thinking as he works. You can see how he's tracing the murderers' movements from the door to the bed to the chairs and, right at the end, you can see him put together in his mind why there was a screwdriver on the mantelpiece. He looks at the hook on the ceiling, the screwdriver, then immediately goes through the ashes in the fireplace to find the screws they'd left behind.

It's systematic and rational and, most importantly, comprehensible to the audience without any flashy graphics or dialogue. Yes, he does then go on to explain what he's deduced but even on a first-time watch you can follow his thinking. He looks at the lock - "oh, he's seeing if it's been forced" - then at the chairs - "oh look, there's hair caught in the wicker" - then the carpet - "cigar ends! From the butts the detective just showed us!" - then the dresser - "ash from one of the cigars" - and then the bit with the screwdriver and fireplace.

Every step is visible and Brett's so wonderfully expressive, not just with his face and eyes but his whole body gives us an insight into the mystery as Holmes is unravelling it so that when he does tell us what happened it makes sense how he could figure it out. It doesn't turn his deductions into a magic trick, they're something we get to see develop as he's working just like in the original stories. No other adaptation really manages to capture that feeling and I think that really is down to Jeremy Brett. When he's on screen you don't need anything else.

The House boted to CENSURE Al Green

Al Green (D-TX) stood during Trump’s address to Congress and shouted “You don’t have the mandate” before being escorted out

Other Republicans who did something similar with Obama and Biden weren’t voted with censure. This is fucking biased. Pure bullshit

Oh no. MAGA is mad that the NYT shared the names of DOGE staffers. Don’t share this! Would be a shame

Puppies pick out their own collars

Gentle reminder that they almost definitely planted evidence on Luigi and arrested him to distract from the fact that the real UHC shooter got away with killing a billionaire. One of us successfully killed a billionaire and one of us could successfully do it again

(edit: Thompson was a millionaire but my point still stands billionaires and millionaires who make money through killing thousands gotta go)

Hey, y'all! I made these today! I release them into the world to support the cause! They're sized for 8.5x11 printer paper. Take 'em. Print 'em. Post 'em EVERYWHERE.

Ok, those of you who said the economic blackout wouldn't do anything, here's a longer term thing to do, called for by Black clergy members.

We're not shopping at Target folks. How we spend our money in a system that requires us to endlessly consume is a solid tool to lean in on. I don't think that the current administration actually cares about "the economy" in the way that past ones have, but I can tell you that Target's shareholders and c-suite REALLY care about how you spend your money.

Easy enough to do in Canada as we don't have any anymore. Reblogging for my American folks.

Reminder that when you break the law, cops come and drag you to jail. When oligarchs and their minions break the law, several lawsuits are filed, while they're left to continue breaking laws.

The mythos of our "checks and balances" is being ripped apart before our eyes. There is no balance. Only meaningless security theater that does not impede their disastrous actions at all.

Elon Musk isn't a sociopath Trump isn't a narcissist Jeff Bezos isn't a psycho they are terrible racist bigoted assholes but I'm begging y'all to fucking give a shit about people with personality disorders. PLEASE.

They are billionaires. That is what is wrong with them. That is why they are like that. Having the amount of money and power that they have has made them the way that they are; they don't view other human beings as people because other human beings are only numbers on a chart or a means to an end, and if those human beings present an obstacle to their acquiring more wealth, they have to die.

All billionaires are like this. The influence they're accustomed to enjoying due to their wealth makes them uniquely selfish, entitled and deeply, deeply wicked. It's just that these ones in particular are stupid enough to do it loudly and in public.

Several documentaries publically treating Luigi Mangione as guilty before his trial even started got released over the past 2 months.

Here's the billion dollar companies behind them.

while this is a completely valid warning... i just want to take a second to remind everyone that you could literally say this about almost any movie, documentary or piece of media made since 2011. 90% of the United States media is controlled by 6 companies who create over 50% of the content.

and if you want to take it a step further because Vanguard and BlackRock were listed on the original graphic, their reach is lightyears beyond just media. BlackRock and/or Vanguard are among the three largest institutional investors for 505 out of 505 of the S&P 500. (100%). one or the other is the single largest institutional investor in 422 of these (84%). they, along with State Street, control about 23% of the votes of the S&P 500 single-class companies.

the truth is that virtually all corporate-backed media that you consume in 2025 from top to bottom is going to be subject to the oversight of the board of directors for one of these 6 mega billionaire-controlled companies. you should have that fact in mind basically at all times.

come on americans, help a girl out

HEY GUYS!!

GUYS!!!

FRANCE HAS REACHED THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SIGNATURES ON THE CITIZEN'S INITIATIVE AGAINST CONVERSION THERAPY IN THE EU!!

ONE COUNTRY DOWN, SIX TO GO!!

We also need still quite a few signatures in order to reach the one million required.

As to date, the six other countries with the most signatures are:

So yeah, still a long way to go, but we ARE slowly getting closer. Don't stop now! Don't let this stay within the community, either, if you have any friends or family who are open to queer rights, get them to sign, too!

Signed! (Belgium here)

In the EU? Please sign and share!

Not in the EU? Please share, for reach!

I guess I’m just really confused about why we were concerned about a Chinese app having all of our data but we’re not concerned about a South African immigrant having all of our data…and all of our Social Security numbers…and access to all of our money…

Two weeks until the Ides of March!

I love the interplay between Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade in TSN.