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Eclipse Tricks: You have angered the gods! Of science! We shall therefore exterminate you! Extinction event! Extinction event! Extinction event! #47
Season 1 Episode 47
"Christopher Columbus, in an effort to induce the natives of Jamaica to continue provisioning him and his hungry men, successfully intimidated the natives by correctly predicting a total lunar eclips…
Published on 5 years ago
Is there any extreme you would not go to to remove Trump from office? That's what I thought. You'd do anything, wouldn't you! #46
Season 1 Episode 46
"Derived from cases of color revolution it is found that the order for color revolution to occur or be able succeed, there are four criteria which must be satisfied. Firstly, their incumbent leader o…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Wait, do you want to "make the world a better place" for us—or for you? What does "making the world better" actually mean? #45
Season 1 Episode 45
Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub is an Uzbekistan-born American actress, comedian, and activist. She came to prominence for her appearances in AT&T television commercials as saleswoman Lily Adams from 2…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Eight months sober though does it count if you probably suffer from gluttony and not from alcoholism? #44
Season 1 Episode 44
Gluttony (Latin: gula, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning "to gulp down or swallow") means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, particularly as status symbols. I…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Heretofore I was an outdoor dog; going forward, I am an indoor dog: my life in my Winter kennel #43
Season 1 Episode 43
Sometimes people ask if we have an "outside dog" for them. ... There are a lot of reasons to make your dog an inside/outside dog: a dog who gets to come inside to spend time with the family and sleep…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
You are a zealot! and you are a zealot! and you are a zealot! and you are a zealot!—you're all zealots! #42
Season 1 Episode 42
The number 42 is, in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything", calculated by an enormous supercomputer named …
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
I am so open-minded that my brains fall out and I recommend you open your mind wide enough that your brains fall out too #41
Season 1 Episode 41
Prof. Walter Kotschnig told Holyoke College students to keep their minds open—“but not so open that your brains fall out.” He condemned the purpose of students who go to college merely to learn skill…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Reset build reset back reset better reset new reset normal reset agenda reset 2030 reset #40
Season 1 Episode 40
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". The SDGs were s…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
What began as a ramble about fascism became just one of Uncle Chris' rant rant rant rants about memories 'n' stuff #39
Season 1 Episode 39
The Nayirah testimony was a false testimony given before the United States Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990 by a 15-year-old girl who provided only her first name, Nayirah. The t…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Maybe the GOP dodged a bullet by losing the Presidency because of the Winter to come—and why the Dems will love and thrive in it too #38
'Alicia Garza, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, says Joe Biden is “far away” from the change that the voters want to see.'
'Activists have pointed out that over the past month, as tho…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago