Weekend Discussion - January 25, 2020

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Myles Garrett declares Star Wars dead

Could Disney make new movies instead of just Making live versions of “their” classics?
P.S.
R.I.P Star Wars

— Myles "Flash" Garrett ⚡️ (@MylesLGarrett) January 25, 2020

I agree with Myles.

Shout out to @splashnephew for that dank meme.

Screenshot Saturday with a twist

Things are getting weird.

Voice acting by @Waltruss pic.twitter.com/5d9EM5ZHPV

— wilhelm nylund (@wilnyl) January 21, 2020

Pretty great.

Hue Jackson is on Cameo, and Reflog trolls him

Me: I’m not going to be an idiot with money in 2020.

Also me: For only $60 I can get Hue Jackson to record a thank you for the parade- I’d be an idiot not to do it!!😂 pic.twitter.com/zxTOYIOoH6

— McNeil (@Reflog_18) January 25, 2020

Love to see it.

Here's a story of privilege

My travel to @sundancefest has been delayed because of a privileged white lady who pulled some *shit*.

Plane was closed and about to leave when woman approached the gate. She’d been chilling in the lounge and missed her flight. Was told she would be on the next one... 1/n

— katie hinsen (@katiehinsen) January 24, 2020

Here's the whole tweet thread:

My travel to @sundancefest has been delayed because of a privileged white lady who pulled some *shit*. Plane was closed and about to leave when woman approached the gate. She’d been chilling in the lounge and missed her flight. Was told she would be on the next one...

her bag would meet her in SLC. She was NOT HAVING IT. She’s apparently an elite member and frequent flier. She demanded her bag be taken off the plane or she be let on. She was told “no”. Someone wasn’t used to being told no. 

She threatened the gate staff. They wouldn’t budge. @AmericanAir staff were great- they were not taking #whitelady bullshit. She had one move left. She knew it would work. She mustered all her drama and said the words “there’s a bomb in my bag” 

So her bag was indeed taken off the plane. She was perp-walked across the tarmac to the cop car. The plane was cleared. Bomb squad had to sweep. TSA, bomb squad, cops had to do the whole safety routine. Fuck privilege.

She thought having her bag on the same flight as her was more important than the 100-something other folks with places to be. The family missing a funeral. The folks missing career ops at @sundance
I hope she goes on a no-fly list.

They’ve evacuated the whole arm of the terminal. This lady has disrupted so many flights I hope she never sees a plane again.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

This is certainly a highlight of my time @shacknews. We just dedicated the @ExtraLife4Kids Gaming Corner @ChildrensSpecNJ. $1 million raised for our #EXTRALIFE guild! #ForTheKids #FTK #DoitforShacknews pic.twitter.com/Boy0vv2yJc

— Productive Citizen ✌🏾💙🙏🏾👊🏾 (@technosucks) January 25, 2020

Team Shacknews is the largest component of the $1 million raised by our Extra Life guild over the past decade. It has truly been an honor to represent our community over the years. This was truly a highlight of my time here as CEO. I played a game of the board game Clue with a few of the children staying at the hospital with Shacknews contributor Michael Wang, and it was great to chat about video games. One young man, age 12, is already making games in Unreal Engine. Please consider joining our Extra Life team in 2020. We are making a difference in this crazy, messed up world. Tonight was very inspiring, and I am thankful to everyone who has donated time, money, or even shared or watched our Extra Life streams over the years.

• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot review: Tattered but not beaten
• Shack Chat: What game have you played the most?
• EVO Japan 2020 streams, schedule, brackets, games & prize pool
• Activision Blizzard announces deal making YouTube exclusive streaming partner
• Unboxing & Review: Earthworm Jim 1 & 2 SNES 25th Anniversary Cartridge
• CEO & Co-Founder of Tobii details the future of eye tracking
• Weekend Console Download Deals for Jan. 24: Getting artistic
• Weekend PC Download Deals for Jan. 24: Steam Lunar New Year Sale
• Sennheiser GSP 670 review: Wireless freedom
• The Cartridge Family 089 – Godfall Footage Leaks, Dying Light 2 Gets the Boot

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Asif Khan

CEO/EIC/EIEIO

Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.