2021-06-21 _F2A7395aaa2
Michael Kerstein:
“Here we go again, I have to include 10 characters in order that the nazifarcebook does not bounce my post with some crappy algorhythm.”
“Medieval peasants worked only about 150 days in a year. The Church believed it was important to keep them happy with frequent, mandatory holidays.”
“You have less holidays than a Medival peasant.”
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“Scientists Revive 48,500-Year-Old ‘Zombie Virus’ Buried in Ice”
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“Why is American chocolate so disgusting? You really don’t want to know”
“It tastes like sawdust that’s been drowned in sugar and soaked with baby vomit. It tastes like that, by the way, because that’s roughly what it is.”
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Yeah, I don’t think China has to resort to balloons to spy:
“China: New hypersonic generator 'capable' of powering future weapons
"If this technology finds an application in power generation, we may owe the hypersonic weapons a big 'thank you,'" says a researcher.”
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Khaled Beydoun:
“The truth:
If this earthquake shook Europe, and the victims were largely blue-eyed and blond haired, the rescue and fundraising efforts would be 100x.
But, the victims are darker, Muslim and “Middle Eastern,” and we’ve been conditioned to stomach their suffering and pain.”
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“I would like, then, to end by putting in a good world for the non-industrious poor.
At least they aren’t hurting anyone. Insofar as the time they are taking time off from work is being spent with friends and family, enjoying and caring for those they love, they’re probably improving the world more than we acknowledge.”
David Graeber 1961-2020
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