David Pakman unpacks some of the craziness du jour:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q9G...
David Pakman unpacks some of the craziness du jour:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q9G...
This is one of the most graceful things YouTube has ever put in front of my eyes. What extraordinary sensitivity and subtlety, perfection in so many different ways. Truly exquisite. I'm watching it on a loop.
youtu.be/2-OPy6VnVzw?...
Absofuckinglutely. Morgan Freeman is 100% correct about this.
What could possibly go wrong?!
Mallen Baker explains:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGFN...
My take:
An old, dementing egomaniac, having won his election a.o. on the "no more wars" ticket, is relishing the taste for real blood. As with so many dictators, he's not going to stop, he will escalate.
Look over there
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Substack:
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All people are apes, great apes, but apes nevertheless. Easy to look up:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominidae
What's this obsession with not being apes? Is this a US christian thing? Jeezz.....
More on the Trump Greenland spat: Turns out Danish Navy rushed to the aid of a US submariner in desperate need of medical help off-shore of Greenland. He was transported to a Greenland hospital for treatment. That's what caused Trump to blow up. Ken Harbaugh reports:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXqu...
Donald Trump attacks Supreme Court justices as disloyal and foreign-controlled after they strike down his tariffs as unconstitutional. David Pakman explains.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm-R...
I quit Twitter as soon as Elon Musk started destroying it. I never looked back. I know it has become a Bog of Eternal Stench, but here John Oliver explains how bad it has actually become:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZG...
Man, am I glad I got of there. My advice to everyone still there: get out too!
When the fascism experts are scared, you know it's bad.
David Pakman interviews Ruth Ben-Ghiat about how Donald Trumpโs escalating rhetoric, institutional pressure, and personality cult dynamics fit into historical patterns of authoritarianism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=av-B...
Trump will never give up on annexing Greenland. Just because.
Greenland (or is it Iceland?) is back on Trump's menu again, as if it ever was off that menu. Mallen Baker has the latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ggK...
Peter Zeihan discusses the crazy situation(s) in the world:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Yu...
On Apple Insider Wesley Hilliard writes about Apple Security and Privacy:
"As of today, Apple is still the company I can turn to for devices and services with trust. I don't have to worry about my personal data being mishandled, because Apple doesn't have it."
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
I am interviewed by Canem on the Kotodama podcast:
It was a great interview and she was a wonderful host.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w0n...
Dr. Frank George, psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, joins David Pakman to discuss why he believes Donald Trump likely has Frontotemporal dementia, citing his disinhibition, confabulations, and changes in speech and gait
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d204...
Metabolism, not cells or genetics, may have begun life on Earth
What came first in the story of life's origin on Earth?
A cell?
A genetic code?
Over the past decade, beliefs have changed, and many now favor a metabolism-first scenario.
Here's why.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#life #biology
Countriees that do not embrace porcupines could be left behind, says man with face full of porcupine quills.
Another day, another Trump and Cro dust-up โ this time over AI, one of Trumpโs more inflatable infatuations. Mallen Baker dissects the spectacle.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN_l...
Parade float of Lady Liberty holding Trump's decapitated head
Can you imagine how quickly Trump would poop his pants if this parade were held in the US?
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
How is it possible that the cerebellum, which contains roughly 80% of all the neurons in the human brain, can be absent without abolishing consciousness? In this conversation, Jeremiah Hendren unpacks Integrated Information Theory, which answers this fascinating mystery.
youtu.be/7I0DopbNBM0
The world ๐ has gone mad ๐ .
UK Magician extraordinaire Tommy Cooper tries a trick and by exception it actually works!
www.youtube.com/shorts/TD5rS...
The Science of Magic: Learning How to Unlock Our Psychic Powers, with Dr Dean Radin.
In this interview we explore the groundbreaking intersection of science and magic with the world's leading parapsychologist, Dr. Dean Radin.
What if the future of air power isnโt defined by dominance, but by survival?
How Swedenโs Gripen quietly reveals a truth NATOdidn't want to face until now: in modern war, the aircraft that keeps flying may matter more than the one that looks invincible.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3onA...
As Trump & Cro continue to destroy science in the US, American scientists are looking over the borders for places to continue their work.
dispatcheseurope.com/europe-pivot...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbaL...
Mallen Baker explains how Europe Is fighting back against Trump's America. Consumers are the first to vote with their wallets. And what about the gold the EU has stashed in the US? Trump could certainly try to steal it, given the remotest chance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ACz...