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Back in 1983, when he was still a New York real estate magnate, Donald Trump bought a football team called the New Jersey Generals of the upstart USFL. The franchise's star player? Herschel Walker, the Heisman-winning running back out of Georgia. Now, thanks to Trump, Walker is the new U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. The football legend and, more recently, failed Senate candidate was confirmed along with more than a hundred other Trump appointees after the Republican majority changed the rules on Congressional vetting. – Brian O'Keefe, executive editor Plus: |
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The appointment of the former star running back and failed Senate candidate to represent the U.S. in the Bahamas was one of a batch of more than a hundred Trump nominations pushed through in bulk. |
I am sure you will be relieved to know that our country's interests in the Bahamas now will be in the capable hands of ... wait, I have it here somewhere ... oh, yes ... Herschel Walker. That's right, the former Heisman Trophy–winning running back from Georgia and pal of the current prez who made a bid for the U.S. Senate as a Republican in 2022 only to lose amid accusations from two different women that he had pressured them into getting abortions, and who dazzled voters with his meditation on whether it's better to be a vampire or a werewolf. Obviously as part of its galaxy-brained strategy to "win" the ongoing government shutdown, Senate Republicans finagled the filibuster rules in order to confirm more than a hundred administration appointees, including Walker's. We now have an ambassador in Nassau for the first time in 15 years, during which China has made serious nice with the Bahamian government. |
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Splinter Cell has always rewarded fans for demonstrating patience. The video game series that first debuted in 2002 was unusual for emphasizing stealth, hiding, and biding one's time in an era when many games were about charging heedlessly into melees and shoot-outs. Splinter Cell was different; it emphasized cunning and was about keeping your head down, striking only when the time was just right. Those longtime fans have now been waiting for a long time. Seven Splinter Cell games followed over the next decade, but there hasn't been a new one since 2013. The wait continues for a playable return to the world of Sam Fisher, the black-ops agent behind the game's signature spider-eye night-vision goggles, and developer Ubisoft has been promising a "ground-up" reboot of the games since 2022. But now, finally, there is a new TV show—the animated Splinter Cell: Deathwatch on Netflix (debuting October 14)—and its devotion to the game's clandestine ideals should be a satisfying payoff for all the die-hard admirers still lying in wait. |
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