between 1991 and 2024 the US possibly had more global power both hard and soft than any other single nation in the entire history of humanity. Then over 50% of voters decided “how about we shoot our own foot off instead”

Doing some random googling, it looks like the first real Hunchback Igor assisting Frankenstein might be from a Marvel comic from 1971?

Yes

Cold Brew is already prepared. I am now going to switch to a hot cup.

"If I were a rich man" is one of the truest songs of all time

A French Press cold brew of the House Blend of a small independent coffee shop in my hometown (Dana Street Roasting Company.)
(In one of my @maimonidesnutz.bsky.social mugs.)

See also "is Die Hard a Christmas film?", which has mutated from being a mildly diverting cinephile ice breaker to become an integral part of certain people's fun police identity (on both sides of the argument) throughout the winter months.

The US government has declared its official allegiance to white supremacy and its intent to eliminate nonwhite people in the American population, and our political class won’t talk about it because THEY don’t want to sound extreme.