Loni Anderson passed at 79.
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She was 2 days shy of her 80th birthday 
RIP Loni 
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I remember when astronauts were famous and regarded as incredibly brave role models. Jim Lovell was one of them.
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RIP Terrence Stamp.
Kneel before Zod!
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āModesty Blaiseā and āFar from the Madding Crowdā, to me, are more representative of Terrence Stamp. May he rest in peace.
Fantastic versatile actor. Superman is my all time favourite movie so hits me in the feels
Lovvvved him in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. And of course he is Zod! 
Aww Graham Greene has passed at 73. He was an amazing actor. I loved him in Dances with Wolves, Twilight, The Green Mile and Yellowstone. He has been in so many movies. RIP Graham
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Rick Davies, vocalist and keyboardist for Supertramp, passed at 81. Hereās āGoodby Strangerā off of āBreakfast in Americaā which just happens to be one of my all time favorite album covers.
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One of my favorite album covers, too, as well as being one of my favorite albums.
Whatever your beliefs, political violence is not the right answer. Pretty shocking.
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Strangely, Iām unsure if I had ever heard of Charlie Kirk until today, even though I follow US politics quite closely. I suppose this might be an indication of the bubble in which I live.
However, to familiarize myself with him, I spent around 90 minutes this evening listening to videos of him debating various university students in America and at Oxford. In that short time, I found him to be an insufferable fast talker who relied on rhetorical skills and polite bullying to win arguments, rather than someone interested in a genuine back-and-forth discussion. Similarly, I find Canadian professor Jordan Peterson insufferable for the same reason.
Even so, assassinating someone (or anyone else) over political disagreements (which I assume is what happened) is entirely unacceptable. If they havenāt already caught the person who did it, I hope they do, and I hope the court locks him up for the rest of his life.
As an aside, the university where Kirk was shot is immediately off the I-15 Interstate Highway that I travel about once every two weeks as Iām traveling. Today was one of those days. I wondered what all the police cars and red lights were about as I passed by. Very sad and maddening.
We all have our share of far-left and far-right goons, so itās sadly no surprise when some of them take things too far. But assassination or murder over someoneās beliefs is never the answer. If anything, it only risks turning people into martyrs, hardening divisions, and fuelling even more dangerous rhetoric.
Iāll admit, Iād never heard of him before. When I saw the news describe him as āfar-right,ā I just switched off. Not because I donāt care, but because it feels all too familiar, these beliefs get pushed so far that they start looking like cults. That cult-like following drives division, the division breeds anger, the anger turns to violence, and before long the wrong person gets affected. Often itās someone already a loose cannon, and then things just escalate further.
And I strongly believe these far-left and far-right groups are breeding cults complete with worshippers willing to do anything for āthe cause.ā They thrive on misinformation, and letās be honest, much of it is done for profit. Like most cults, money ends up being the driving factor. When you mix that with people who hang on your every word, you create something truly dangerous.
Itās just a new type of ācultā following, and itās dangerous. And I suspect weāll see more of this. These arenāt political movements, in my view. They are people feeding off insecruities of others for monetary gain. And just now, Iām editing this paragraph, tested my theory on Charlie Kirk, and his net worth is $12m.
Reading his wikipedia page it sounds like he was groomed from an early age and founded his company at 18 years of age, and serious financial claims against him. Anyway, I digress.
Free speech is great in principle, but when itās used as a vehicle for division and dangerous rhetoric, it stops being healthy debate and starts becoming toxic.
For me, the bigger picture matters. Itās like checking Tripadvisor reviews you can ignore the 1-star rant from someone who couldnāt see the lake view at midnight in the fog, and you can also ignore the glowing 5-star reviews that are clearly planted. The truth usually lies somewhere in between, and thatās the space where rational discussion can happen.