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In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler a career diplomat lands in a high-profile job for which she was not suited, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future. [more inside]
posted by sammyo on Apr 22, 2023 - 45 comments

Data does diplomacy when the powerful Sheliak vow to exterminate a human colony. [more inside]
posted by CheesesOfBrazil on Sep 21, 2020 - 19 comments

The Enterprise hosts the only hope to end a centuries-long planetary war: the galactically-renowned negotiator Riva. But when his overconfidence crumbles after his mission is threatened, Troi and Data must help him listen to reason. [more inside]
posted by CheesesOfBrazil on Jul 17, 2020 - 17 comments

Shran asks Archer for a favor. [more inside]
posted by mordax on May 6, 2019 - 6 comments

Archer and Tucker are forced to end a game of Geskana early due to a misunderstanding. [more inside]
posted by mordax on Jan 14, 2019 - 7 comments

A Vulcan diplomat needs Enterprise’s help. [more inside]
posted by mordax on Jan 6, 2019 - 8 comments

The Venture family returns to their old compound where intrigue, danger, jackets, and diplomacy await. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Sep 3, 2018 - 18 comments

This week....

• The FBI raided Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen's offices. Everyone's asking, "Will he 'flip?'"
• Ryan Zinke, Trump's Secretary of the Interior, oversees the largest reduction in America's public lands in our nation's history, and calls himself a geologist under oath despite having never worked as one. He's also a deeply strange man.
• And Now: Somebody Please Tell Ryan Zinke He's Not a Geologist
• Main story: The Iran Deal, which Trump has been loud about disliking, asserting the people who wrote it were "babies." LWT takes a deep look at what it is and what it's for. The deal is important for limiting Iran's nuclear hopes, but Trump, his national security advisors and Sean Hannity are all against it. In a last ditch effort to get it through to him, LWT has paid for ad time during Hannity's show in the DC area featuring everyone's favorite, the Catheter Cowboy.

The piece on the Iran Deal is available on YouTube. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Apr 23, 2018 - 10 comments

In the season finale of the historical drama Taboo, James Delaney's push and pull between the East India Company, the British Crown and the American upstarts comes to an end, of sorts. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Feb 27, 2017 - 11 comments

A funeral, a betrayal or two, an answer or three, some torture, and a cliff-hanger. Even when all seems lost, James has a plan to save him and those loyal to him -- he just needs a ship. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Feb 24, 2017 - 3 comments

The Company declares war on James, whilst a revelation drives him to dark, haunted places.
posted by filthy light thief on Feb 13, 2017 - 2 comments

After a surprising turn of events in a duel at dawn, James Delaney finds himself blackmailed and fighting against time and chemistry, while the Crown finds an ally with a persistent represntative from Sons of Africa.
posted by filthy light thief on Feb 7, 2017 - 2 comments

Another dose of Delaney, with doctors, drugs, dancing, debauchery, and diplomacy of a rather physical sort. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Jan 31, 2017 - 3 comments

When Steven dares to order off-menu from Beach Citywalk Fries, he unwittingly rekindles a feud between them and Fish Stew Pizza.
posted by Small Dollar on Jul 25, 2016 - 15 comments

This week... John Kerry holds a conference in Vienna to try to get Syria to reach an agreement with rebels, but while delegates from 20 nations show up, neither Syria nor the rebels attend. "Chewbacca" is arrested in Ukraine for campaigning on behalf of "Darth Vader," who is running for mayor there. In the UK, the threatened removal of tax credits for the poor are thwarted by an unlikely benefactor: the House of Lords. And Now: The Inevitable, Sad Consequences Of Morning Show Anchors Celebrating Halloween. The main story: 2015 state elections determine whether more states will opt out of expanding Medicaid to their residents. YouTube (14m) And Now: Oh Sweet Jesus, They've Put The Weather Forecasters In Costumes Too. Finally, China attempts to gain control over shipping lanes in the South China Sea by claiming sovereignty over artificial islands, a situation that has become tensely volatile and a potential cause for war. In an attempt to introduce some reason, Last Week Tonight brought on Kenny G (unexpectedly popular in China) to sing a song about it. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Nov 4, 2015 - 3 comments