Subscribe (RSS)Blog Heap of Links for the day 16 September 2020
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North Korea
Host - Simon Whistler
A massive monument to the futility of communist dictatorships. YouTube video, 24:39
1:52pm CDT Wed 2020 Sep 16 :MW
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Earth Shakes
Host - Simon Whistler
"The Cascadia and San Andreas faults both connect…"
YouTube video, 24:50
12:57pm CDT Wed 2020 Sep 16 :MW
Host - Simon Whistler
Spoiler: It would be bad. YouTube video, 22:06 including commercial for shaving goods by a man overcompensating for his bald head.
12:54pm CDT Wed 2020 Sep 16 :MW
Evolution Isn't Easy
…But early in this era mortals learn to kindle and maintain fire, and with the increase of inventive imagination and the improvement in tools, evolving man soon vanquishes the larger and more unwieldy animals. The early races also make extensive use of the larger flying animals. These enormous birds are able to carry one or two average-sized men for a nonstop flight of over five hundred miles. On some planets these birds are of great service since they possess a high order of intelligence, often being able to speak many words of the languages of the realm. These birds are most intelligent, very obedient, and unbelievably affectionate. Such passenger birds have been long extinct on Urantia, but your early ancestors enjoyed their services.…
"…they became extinct more than thirty thousand years ago…"
Mentioned five times in the Urantia Papers.
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The Last Fandor
Our flying fellows' final fate.
Mindful Webworks UB Comix page from 1996.
11:54am CDT Wed 2020 Sep 16 :MW
Millions of years ago giant birds of prey ruled the Americas - the Teratorns. But our understanding of these animals has changed greatly in the last few decades.
YouTube video, 8:05
10:30am CDT Wed 2020 Sep 16 :MW
What Th'...?
GIF 0:11 - and hilarious
History Marches On
Ezra Levant @ezralevant
This is the most stunning image I have seen in my entire life, in regards to Middle East peace.
This was unthinkable, impossible, absurd to me until seeing it just this moment.
True peace between Jews and Muslims -- brokered by Donald Trump?
I cannot believe my eyes.…
Avi Berkowitz @aviberkow45
The moment Jared Kushner gave His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain a Torah scroll for a Synagogue in Bahrain…
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United States of America
A performance of the first 1814 edition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as arranged by Thomas Carr in what may be the world premiere recording incorporating historically informed performance practice.…
YouTube video, 5:26
2:18pm CDT Wed 2020 Sep 16 :MW
Being Human
Canada is not divided by Race, Colour, Gender or Sexual Orientation.
Canada is divided into Wise people and Fools.
And Fools divide themselves by Race, Colour, Gender and Sexual Orientation.
Substitute everyone for Canadians.
2:49pm CDT Wed 2020 Sep 16 :MW