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Thursday, 13 August 2020
quote [ In many countries, owing a television involves more than one type of cost. First the device itself, which may cost, depending on your taste, from several hundred to several thousand dollars. Then, there are subscription fees for television channels and online streaming, as well as electricity cost. And lastly, a tax for owning the television set, especially if you live in Europe. ]
It's mostly channel 3 cause we don't pay our licence fee
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Wednesday, 12 August 2020
quote [ John Brown - the catalyst to the American Civil War and first terrorist, Inspired by a romanticized version of Oliver Cromwell.
By a strange twist of fate, Robert E Lee, Stone Wall Jackson and John Wilkes Booth were all at Brown's Execution ] So there's a show on Showtime coming out in October centered around John Brown, but the trailers are really hammering on the 'people thought John Brown was insane' button. Which was basically white supremacist propaganda that didn't emerge until 1890, about 40 years after his death...
We'll just have to see if it's any good. The Good Lord Bird (2020) Official Trailer | 'My Name Is John Brown' Teaser 'The Good Lord Bird' is a twisted take on an abolitionist's story - Los Angeles Times The Dollop also did a great 3 part series on John Brown just recently. Part 1 | Part 2: Bloody Kansas | Part 3: Harpers Ferry
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quote [ An interactive movie remixing footage from the 1996 game Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair ]
You can call me Mr. Director Chair
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Tuesday, 11 August 2020
quote [ Large-scale electrification would slash total US primary energy demand in half, from around 100 quads to about 45-50. This a huge deal — it means America only needs to produce about half the energy with renewables that it is currently producing with fossil fuels. ]
Not very romantic number crunching of public energy data but maybe a goal to cling to.
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quote [ If elected, she would be the nation’s first female, first Black and first Asian American vice president. ]
Biden locking down the crucial swing state of California
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Another in the saga of Yakko Warner's Nations of the World edits.
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quote [ For marine mammals, viral and bacterial outbreaks are on the rise. ]
Put disease across the seas
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Monday, 10 August 2020
quote [ The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday called for the dissolution of the Department of Homeland Security, calling it a “fail[ed] experiment” that has become a “badge of shame” under President Trump. ]
I'm not going to hold my breath but yeah, fuck DHS and everyone who ever supported them.
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quote [ J’ai vu les sans doute
Vient me prendre plein force ] Italian-Canadian pop. Of course, when in doubt you can still fall back to Richard Hell.
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