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‘People call this presidency a reality show, it’s more like a Scorsese movie.’ President Donald Trumpis the literal Don of the White House, according toBill Maher. Everything Trump does is modeled on the mob. The comparisons kept coming in Mahers New Rule segment. He claimed Trump uses the White House as his legitimate front business to enrich the family. Heres my theory, the host said, addressing the Heartland voters. You didnt like it that the country had been taken over by liberals and feminists and elites....

His guests and his audience didnt quite align with his stance. I wanna defend Laura Ingraham. Ingraham, then, shared a story from a right-leaning website, writing how he whines about it. Ingraham offered an apology, saying any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA. The damage, however, had seemingly already been done. he asked, prompting some in his own audience members to shout, Yes! But Maher went on, And [Hogg] complains about bullying?...

Both Maher and panelistRob Reinercame to Lords defense, with Maher attacking the insane purity police nonsense. He then wroteanother storywith the name of Media Matters president Angelo Carusone misspelled in the headline. Your headline has a mistake in it, Carusone responded to him on Twitter. Credit: HBO Why do you expect anyone to take you seriously when you dont take yourself seriously. Lord replied, Sieg Heil! the Nazi phrase he used his initial article....

But working for peace will yield a positive outcome, he said. People will survive, he said. If you could just stop shooting at them, they really do pretty well. Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Murray went on to praise the young people at the forefront of the movement. But there are idealists left over the age of 18, Im sure of it. Idealism is a voice thats inside of you; its your conscience....

Pennywise showed up in Toronto last month to Bill Skarsgards relief. Director Andy Muschietti was back at the helm. And Skarsgard had even comfortably hung out withthe new, adult Losers Club cast. Credit: Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Still, it had been more than a year since he last transformed into the creature. Would he be able to summon It back out of hibernation? The character demands so much of you in terms of focus, concentration, and energy....

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Season 2 shifted the stakes and the storytelling forever, though. In other words,Billionscould only be the story of Axe vs. Chuck for so long. One of the great draws of this show is that it never stagnates. Credit: Mark Schafer/SHOWTIME The ground is always moving beneath the characters, and that makes for exciting, unpredictable drama. As the finale gets underway, both battles seem to be cooling down. For now, though, Axe has no idea what’s coming....

Naturally, that leads to questions for season 3. Was the second season just a fluke? Can the show continue to craft something thats unlike anything else on TV? Credit: Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME Will the dialogue, characters, and ludicrous power plays start to lose their luster? The man is a walking cliche, all Texas bluster and salt-of-the-earth metaphors that barely make any sense. Now, Chuck has to question the very strategy hes built his career on....

Things seem to be looking good. Things dont go as planned though. Rather than get a big meeting, Wags gets drugged and thrown into a dingy storage closet. Credit: Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME Back at Axe Capital, Axe is changing things up. Axe fires a guy for not adhering to the new rules, and Wendy backs him up. This is a new, tight ship. Axe isnt just looking to thrive, hes looking to drown Taylor Mason Capital at the same time....

Capitalism is competition, and where theres money, theres ruthlessness. The system is designed that way; it promotes the violence. Iras face says everything it needs to. Credit: Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME Hes not a big shark. Wealth has corrupted their sense of what they need to truly live. He thinks its unacceptable. Thats not their lifestyle. Wags and the staff are livid that this is happening, seeing it as a threat to their jobs....

(Side note: yes it is, but thats not the point). Its why they can profit off of a space engineer dying, or a small town going bankrupt. They have no leash, or if they do, its a seriously long one. Credit: Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME Thats why Dollar Bill is so angry throughout this episode; his leash has been shortened. If he doesnt keep their deals above board, he believes hes failed....

The trick is that the show understandswhento use them for maximum effect. The episode begins with Dake and Connerty offering Chuck Sr. full immunity in exchange for testimony against his son. Then, the episode flashes back to three days earlier. Credit: Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME Its a wonderful setup, immediately establishing the stakes of the episode. Whats even more intriguing is that theres truly no way to know what Chuck Sr. will do....

Well, I was right, but theres a good chance that The Overton Window is even better. Chucks deal with Axe is paying off. That means record low voter turnout, which is a good thing for Chuck. Credit: Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME Axe wants Chuck to do a happy dance. Chuck obliges with an absolutely hilarious flatfoot and buck, but hes not actually excited. He has to drop out of the race. Not everyone wants Chuck to back out....