Gods Among Us, Coming and Going

Oh my goodness... remember after the first debate when Jill Biden congratulated Joe, saying, "You answered EVERY question!" Apparently Kristi Noem is playing her in the remake. Except he didn't answer any questions. He just stood there looking dumb and swaying for a half hour while people left. Oof.

*Note that it was sacrilegious to use some of these songs. Willie Geist said it was a strange mix of Pavarotti and Guns 'N Roses, haha.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/8Uj9pXpSHrXTtYXt/

October 15, 2024

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The Wall Street Journal surveyed 50 economists, asking which 2024 candidate’s policies will lead to higher inflation. About 68% said Trump's policies would cause higher inflation, and about 10% said Harris's policies would. Seems noteworthy coming from the Wall Street Journal, whose credibility is on the line with this type of analysis, especially after the report that inflation has returned to normal.

October 15, 2024

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Why am I nervous about this election? Kamala Harris is the sitting vice president, which gives her the power to overturn the election results under her sole discretion. That's how Trump-style democracy is supposed to work, right?

If Trump wins in 2024, and the Democrats win in 2028, and you think there would be a peaceful transfer of power back to them, it would help to look more closely at Trump and Vance's words and actions. This detail alone should be enough to vote against them in 2024.

October 15, 2024

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Sometimes us mortals are visited by gods.

https://fb.watch/gayIl_Rtta/

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Biden has a plan to decrease gun violence "expodentially." Does anyone know if that's good or bad?

October 15, 2019

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Andrew Yang is wearing a MATH pin. Not an American flag pin... a math pin. A math pin. Where do you even buy a math pin? Can't argue with that pin, that's for sure. I like the implication... "I believe in absolute truth." Why is he wearing it? No, why isn't everybody??? Universal Basic Income, can it work? My head says maybe but that pin screams- "YES!"

October 15, 2019

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You can't impeach Trump for violating his oath of office. This IS the "best of his ability."

October 15, 2019

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It's been said that the most dangerous creation of any society is the person with nothing to lose. Ridiculous. The most dangerous creation of any society is the person with everything and in danger of losing it.

October 15, 2019

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His note to Democrats... forget battling the subpoenas, he's admitted to an impeachable act. (Btw, if you did nothing wrong, wouldn't you WANT people testifying on your behalf?)

October 15, 2019

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After the election there was much talk that Democrats need to empathize with Middle Americans who felt left behind. Any Republicans who feel like empathizing with the other side now have their chance- they can close their eyes and imagine Democrats just elected Harvey Weinstein President of the United States.

October 15, 2017

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Great week for Trump! (Bad week for us.)

-decertified the Iran Deal over the objection of Mattis

-still pushing for war with North Korea over Tillerson's push for diplomacy

-Mnuchin admits the estate tax repeal will disproportionately benefit the wealthy (no kidding)

-sabotages health care causing expected increased premiums of 20%

-lets business deny birth control coverage to women and people can now be fired for being gay, both under the guise of religious liberty (theocracy masquerading as democracy)

-coal is now the future

-Republican leaders say his irresponsible words could lead to World War III, and are openly critical of his stability, competence, intelligence, etc. 

At least he's taking a nice vacation though! Why do people criticize him for taking taking too much vacation? He could literally make America great again by taking a permanent vacation.

October 15, 2017

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This has to be the breaking point...

October 15, 2013

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Judging by Hunter Pence's beard, he's done nothing but practice hacky sack since he left Philadelphia.

October 15, 2012

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I wouldn't say Tim Lincecum is as ugly as Gollum, I'm just saying a comparison can be made.

October 15, 2012

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No need to look heavenward Scutaro. YOU got that hit! It was all you, unless God hates Chris Carpenter.

October 15, 2012

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Word is that George McGovern is near the end. That means I'll be watching One Brief Shining Moment again shortly.

October 15, 2012

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Dutch dancer Mata Hari was executed by France for espionage on this day in 1917.

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The Black Panther Party was created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale on this day in 1966. Were they racist organization or were they pro-equality?

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Badlands was released on this day in 1973.

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The "Oh-My-God particle", an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray measured at 40,000,000 times that of the highest energy protons produced in a particle accelerator, was observed for the first time on this day in 1991, at the University of Utah HiRes observatory in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.

Does that seem smart? At times it seems almost 100% certain that any civilization would wipe itself out before it would be technologically savvy enough to communicate or travel to others. It could explain the apparent silence from outer space.

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The Roman poet and philosopher, Lucretius, was born on this date in 99 BC.

"All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher."

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And another Roman poet, Virgil, was born on this day in 70 BC.

Death twitches my ear;

'Live,' he says...

'I'm coming.

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Friedrich Nietzsche I was born on this day in 1844. Here he is pulling the old switcheroo.

"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."

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English novelist and playwright, P. G. Wodehouse, was born on this day in 1881. No greater an expert than Christopher Hitchens believed him to be, "the finest purveyor of the English language."

"He had just about enough intelligence to open his mouth when he wanted to eat, but certainly no more."

Stephen Fry- "I have written it before and am not ashamed to write it again. Without Wodehouse I am not sure that I would be a tenth of what I am today -- whatever that may be. In my teenage years, his writings awoke me to the possibilities of language. His rhythms, tropes, tricks and mannerisms are deep within me. But more than that, he taught me something about good nature. It is enough to be benign, to be gentle, to be funny, to be kind."

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Michel Foucault was born on this day in 1926. From Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason:

"People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don't know is what what they do does."

There's a mindbender for you.

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FM-2030 was born on this day in 1930. How about this for a Wikipedia intro:

"FM-2030 was a Belgian-born Iranian-American author, teacher, transhumanist philosopher, futurist, consultant, and Olympic athlete. He became notable as a transhumanist with the book Are You a Transhuman?: Monitoring and Stimulating Your Personal Rate of Growth in a Rapidly Changing World, published in 1989."

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Jim Palmer was born on this day in 1945.

"Two weeks, maybe three. You never know with psychosomatic injuries You have to take your time with them."

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Member of the Mount Rushmore of Skateboarding Stacy Peralta, was born on this day in 1957.

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Todd Solondz was born on this day in 1959. Do yourself a favor and don't let any of his films. Or you could do like I did and watch them all once and then be glad you never have to watch them again.

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Hermann Göring committed suicide via a cyanide capsule on this day in 1946. He was set to be executed the following day for conspiracy, waging a war of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. What a jerk!

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W. Eugene Smith left us on this day in 1978. 

From Follies of God

"This 1945 photograph by W. Eugene Smith hung above Tennessee Williams' work desk for a number of years. Tenn told me: "I think that I always thought of my characters as I do these children: vulnerable, hopeful, lost. Now I find that I think of my fellow men as I do these children: vulnerable, hopeful, lost; a little sweet. It has made the act of living infinitely easier, kinder.""

The Walk To the Paradise Garden:

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More visitations from gods.

https://fb.watch/gaDC8d6WbZ/

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Anti-gay? Watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TMTrpugT0E

October 15, 2010

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Romney debating himself:

Somehow Obama won this debate.

https://youtu.be/bZfXvFAeHVo

October 15, 2012

Postscript: Quaint!

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The Onion- Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt

I've seen this guy around.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/mr-autumn-man-walking-down-street-with-cup-of-coff,29866/

October 15, 2013

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McSweeney's- 20TH ANNIVERSARY FIGHT CLUB: RULES 9-16, by BELÉN FERRER

"14th rule of Fight Club: Anyone without health insurance should probably just go home right now."

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/20th-anniversary-fight-club-rules-9-16

October 15, 2019

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BGR- Scientists create matter from nothing in groundbreaking experiment

https://bgr.com/science/scientists-create-matter-from-nothing-in-groundbreaking-experiment/

Does this make us Gods? 

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Richard Pryor, Live In Concert- “I’d like to die like my father died. My father died fucking…he DID! My father was 57 when he died. The woman was 18. My father came and went at the same time. [...] I just figured God must’ve loved my father an awful lot to let him go out like THAT.”

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Wodehouse again- "It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them."

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Virgil again- "Excellence is the way to the stars."

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Nietzsche again- "You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star."

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Voltaire- “Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.”

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William Burroughs- "And what does the money machine eat to shit out? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty and above all it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits out quantity.

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Confucius- "When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

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Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language- "Chomsky is a pencil-and-paper theoretician who wouldn't know Jabba the Hutt from the Cookie Monster."

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Joseph Campbell, An Open Life: Joseph Campbell in Conversation with Michel Toms- "Eternity is not a continuation of time. Eternity is a dimension of here and now. And we have eternal life now. This is what is meant by “The kingdom of the Father is spread over the earth and men do not see it.”"

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Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot- "The basis of all human fears, he thought. A closed door, slightly ajar."

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Rodney Dangerfield:

My wife is never nice. She won a trip for two to Las Vegas. She went twice.

I asked my wife last night, “Were you faking it?” She said, “No, I was really sleeping.”

My wife, she loves vacations. Last night she told me, “I wanna go someplace I’ve never been before.” I took her to a men’s room.

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