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Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon are fired on the same day. If anyone needs any more evidence that the mainstream media are entirely contrived by the plutocrats...

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For the younger folks out there who are following the debt ceiling "crisis", this happens nearly every time the budget needs to be passed.
This is just Kabuki Theater so they can distract attention from what they're actually spending the money on -- like all the corrupt giveaways to their cronies. Or the fact that US just killed one million of their own citizens during the pandemic.

Happens almost every time, just ignore the theatrics and focus on the real issues.
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Kabuki Theater = "...refers to an event that is designed to create the appearance of conflict or of an uncertain outcome, when in fact the actors have worked together to determine the outcome beforehand." (wikipedia)

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TruthBeTold Spoiler 

*****TruthBeTold Spoiler******

This statement is true. John Glenn took shark repellent with him in the Friendship 7 capsule when he went into space. However, the shark repellent was not to use against sharks in space, it was part of a survival kit to use in case the capsule landed off course in the ocean somewhere and he had to survive in a life-raft with sharks around him in the ocean.

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In 1962 when the United States sent its first astronaut, John Glenn, into orbit they weren't sure what to expect so he took some shark repellent just in case.

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= A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)


(image: publicdomainpictures.net, modified with some stars in the background)

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This Twitch streamer is so nice that she interrupted her stream to feed her doggie...

(Fair use, full stream at: twitch.tv/videos/1800908100)

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Investment tip...

Car Shredders.

(full video at : youtube.com/watch?v=bh8j_N0OUS )

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Boss:
This is the third week in a row that you've missed 2 days of work without notifying us and on the days you came in, you were drunk. You also failed to complete the last five projects I gave you. If this behavior continues I'll have to let you go.

Employee:
Bullying!

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Here's a fair tax system...

1. Get rid of all deductions and exemptions, tax every dollar that every person and every entity takes in, irrespective of the source; loans, interest, dividends, paychecks, sales of goods, retail or resale, everything.

2. Everyone pays the same rate: 1%

This would bring in about $16T of revenue per year -- enough to pay off the national debt in just a few years and still have enough to fund all current government functions plus a lot more.

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blocking @LittleWytch at their request...

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c-span.org/video/?527439-6/zoe

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chron.com/news/strange-weird/a

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Robert Steele claimed to be the first person to call COVID-19 a hoax and he was a staunch anti-vaxer.

He died of COVID-19.

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WTF is going on in the UK?

I hear this story about Dominic Raab who is accused of being a "bully". What the hell does that mean? Is he beating up on his fellow workers? So I look it up to find out exactly what he's accused of. (and it wasn't easy to find) Here's what he's accused of...

"It was language, it was tone, he would be very curt with people. .."

Really? That's his crime? Lots of bosses do that. That's a management style, not a crime. WTF?

Every other political commentator with a big microphone does that, often against people who don't have a big mic to defend themselves with.

The UK just killed 222,000 of their own citizens with their public health policy during the pandemic and this is what they're talking about? You guys are as screwed-up over there as we are.

(ps - if you think I'm bullying the UK, tough shit.)

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Retro SciFi Film of the Week…

The Blob (1958)

This movie was marketed as a horror film but technically it’s also a science fiction because the Blob came from outer space on a meteor. This is a B-movie with a lot of cheesy special effects but it makes fun of itself and it was marketed to young people many of whom actually thought the film was scary.

The Blob itself was basically just watered down gelatin with food coloring and they got it to move by placing it on a table with a camera mounted on it. Then they would tilt and jiggle and move the table around at various angles to get the gelatin to move around. Then they’d film it in slow motion or print the film in reverse or turn the whole jig upside down to get the different effects that they wanted.

The scene where the blob jumps from the stick onto the man’s arm was simply filmed upside down to get the blob to defy gravity.

To the producers of the film, the Blob was a self-referential metaphor. The film was produced about a decade after the end of World War II; all the returning veterans had jobs by then and were making a lot of money. This was the beginning of the hay day for a new advertising and promotion industry for all consumer products including movies. Just a couple of years after this film was released, The Beatles arrived on the scene using the new promotion techniques to help fuel their meteoric rise, resulting in Beatlemania during the 1960s.

Here’s a trailer for the film, showing the style of advertising they used, which seems quaint compared to the psyops employed by businesses today.

Accessible video description:

The trailer opens with Steve McQueen and another woman entering the police station to tell the police about the blob then there are big title graphics that say “Beware of the blob” as the announcer talks about the film.
It shows a bunch of people sitting in a theater and it shows the blob oozing from the projection booth then it shows a bunch of people running from the theater screaming.
More Title Graphics say “it crawls... it creeps... it eats you alive!” The Blob, now very large, oozes out of the front doors of the theater. a man and a woman are briefly shown kissing in a car as they are interrupted by a falling meteor, the man and woman drive off. then it shows an old man with a stick with the small blob on it and the blob jumps up from the stick onto his arm. Shows the blob indoors, about the size of a bear, a man tries to shoot it with a gun. then it shows Steve McQueen trying to calm people down but they run towards a diner. then the blob engulfs the diner. next it shows Steve McQueen, the text says, “starring Steve McQueen”, then more title Graphics say, “Get Set it's coming soon”, then in huge type “The Blob” with smaller type that says “a Tonylyn production”, “color by Deluxe”.

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Chess puzzle

White wins in 546 moves...

No joke.

(from chess.com/forum/view/endgames/)

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Index of Pat’s pinned toots:


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Guide to Content Warnings
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y=${x##*pid=}; echo ${y%%,*}
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A properly worn respirator stops all variants of the COVID-19 virus -- past, present and future...
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A pseudorandomly selected list of ten films to critique regarding how they treat black actors/characters
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What's wrong with this picture?
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Once again, here's the link to that toot and thread...

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This works in the summer, too, to help keep your home cooler. When it is hot outside, cover the windows to keep the heat out and the cool temperature inside.

Also, make sure to cover windows to prevent direct sunlight from shining into your living space.

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Index of Pat’s Energy-Saving Tips
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Energy-saving tip number 1
Drive an electric car…
qoto.org/web/statuses/11020955

Energy-saving tip number 2
Replace your oil or gas-powered furnace with a heat pump…
qoto.org/@Pat/1079416180398932
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Energy-saving tip number 3
Fill containers with water and keep them in your living space for thermal mass...
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Energy-saving tip number 4
Avoid driving...
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Energy-saving tip number 5
Insulate...
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Energy-saving tip number 6
Use a clothesline...
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Energy-saving tip number 7
Install solar panels…
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Energy-saving tip number 8
Choose a zero-energy home…
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Slow down...
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Energy-saving tip number 10
Invent the next breakthrough in energy…
qoto.org/@Pat/1079887479015600
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Energy-saving tip number 11
Save on hot water heating…
qoto.org/@Pat/1079487997212634
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Energy-saving tip number 12...
Cover windows with thick window coverings and mylar sheets to keep the heat in...
qoto.org/@Pat/1079009226100436
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Energy-saving tip number 13
Eat plants…
qoto.org/@Pat/1080478999950227

Extra…

How to set your hot water heater to the most efficient temperature...
qoto.org/@Pat/1086858997535704

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Energy saving tip number 1
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Drive an electric car…

It’s best to try to avoid driving whenever you can by planning your errands, living close to work/stores, car-pooling, walking or riding a bike. But if you need to drive, an efficient electric car can save a lot of energy (and money).

Here are some other advantages to driving an electric vehicle…

- low maintenance (no regular oil changes, less wear on brakes, less heat damage, fewer moving parts, no muffler or emission system...)
- if you charge at home, you can always start with a full “tank” in the morning
- much lower cost of fuel
- much quieter ride
- it safer because electric vehicles don’t explode or spill fuel like putt-putt cars
- no smell of gasoline on your hands
- avoid the adverse health effects of petrol
- electric vehicles have more self-driving features
- no smelly exhaust fumes
- no need to start or warm up the engine, save time
- often no need to stop to refuel just charge overnight at home, at work or while you shop
- less noise pollution
- no oil leaks in your parking spot, or on the roadway, or on waterfowl
- it’s better for the planet

The prices of electric vehicles continue to fall and more used EV’s are available for those on a tighter budget. And the range of electric vehicles continues to increase. Future EV’s will have a longer range than putt-putt cars.

Electric vehicle models each have different fuel efficiencies which are designated in watt-hours per km (or per mile) like 240 Wh/km, or sometimes as miles (km) per kilowatt-hour, like 4.3 mi/kWh. Watt-hour and kilowatt-hour are measures of energy, kind of like liters (gallons) of fuel. If it’s designated as energy per distance (Wh/mi or Wh/km) you want a lower number.

(image: Alexander Megl, CC-SA-BY-4.0)

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