Shailene Woodley topless in Motor City (2025)

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This is a highly stylized revenge film with a unique gimmick: there is no dialogue! Well, technically the film ends with the only two lines, spoken between the psychotic baddie and the anti-hero.

A drug lord, with the help of a corrupt cop, frames a blue-collar guy for a crime, for no reason other than to steal his girlfriend. The innocent man breaks out of prison and, hoo-boy, is he one angry mofo. Extreme violence ensues.

It’s a movie that held my attention to the end, which I never would have expected from a dialogue-free film. If you are interested in this concept, Variety (Owen Gleiberman) did a great review which is both learned and thoughtful, albeit (in my opinion) a bit too enthusiastic. The film scores 71% on the Tomato Meter, 6.0 at IMDb, which meshes pretty well with my evaluation.

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What happens to Mitch McConnell’s senate seat?

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Three possibilities:

If Mitch keeps the seat, the GOP will be missing a vote until (and if) he can return. This could affect, for example, confirmation hearings.

If Mitch dies or resigns more than 56 days before his term expires, the governor must call a special election to select a temporary replacement to serve out the remainder of the term. A Republican victory would be overwhelmingly likely,

If Mitch dies or resigns 56 days or less before his term expires, there is insufficient time to legally set up a special election. In this scenario, the seat would remains vacant until the winner of the November election is sworn in.

Kentucky is one of five states where the governor cannot name a replacement.

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A fourth possibility: Democrats take the 2024 succession law to court and win.

In case a court voided the 2024 law in its entirety and treated the 2021 statute as controlling, Governor Andy Beshear would regain a tightly limited appointment power, but in no case could a Democrat get the seat.

Because McConnell is a Republican, the Kentucky Republican Party’s state executive committee would submit three names. Beshear would be required to appoint one of those three. The appointee must have been continuously registered as a Republican since December 31 of the preceding year. Beshear would have 21 days after the party submits its list to make the appointment. The statute does not clearly impose a deadline on the party committee for submitting the list.

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If Mitch can’t return to work:

For Republicans, the best scenario is for McConnell to resign now, with the effect that, assuming the same candidates run in the special election as in the main one, the GOP would be able to replace McConnell in November rather than January.

For Democrats, the best scenario is Zombie Mitch – for McConnell to remain alive without resigning, but unable to cast his votes. This could cost the GOP a vote in some crucial upcoming votes.