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    "Our orders are to engage in the fall of your civilization."
    Exactly...
    “I am a social justice...advocate and I say, "Stop the Hate!"

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    And they're just getting started ...


    2 nuns create their 'bucket list',
    then live life to the fullest.

    Confessions


    Alva and Mary are two elderly nuns who stumble upon the body of Sister Antonia, who has fallen dead at the altar of their church. The two nuns turn their thoughts to mortality, wondering how they like to go.

    Their discussions pull them into a philosophical state of mind, with one confession leading to the realization that they haven't experienced nearly as much as they'd like. Determined to cram more excitement and joy in what's left of their lifetime, the two nuns decide to embark on a series of adventures before it's too late.

    Directed and written by Stephanie Kaznocha, this sweetly irreverent short buddy comedy is a unique riff on the idea of YOLO, as two dear friends and fellow spiritual explorers contemplate their mortality together and decide it's time to leave their literal cloister and live a little. Like the lifestyle of the nuns themselves, the visuals have a straightforward, naturalistic and almost modest bent, but it puts the spotlight on the warmly delightful performances and quirky, funny writing.

    2023

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    November 15, 2023 - Of Only Three Interstellar Objects Known to Humans, Did One Have A Melted, Thermonuclear Device?


    TOPIC: Of Only Three Interstellar Objects Known to Humans, Did One Have Melted, Thermonuclear Device?
    Fall of 2017 - Omuamua spotted
    - Travelling at 56,000 mph, then changes direction and speeds up
    - “Omuamua was not slowing down as it should have”
    - “We’ve never seen interstellar objects pass through out solar system”
    - “21/Birosov comet spotted in 2021”, only 2nd known to humans
    - Avi Loeb and Amir Siraj investigated list of meteors at CNEOS and found another meteor travelling 100,000 mph
    - Possible interstellar object entered Earth’s atmosphere
    - Memo dated March 1, 2022 confirmed it as interstellar with 99.999%
    confidence
    - Object was moving at 60m/sec
    - Expedition mounted to retrieve object near Papua, New Guinea
    - John Brandenburg, Ph.D took an interest in the findings

    Interview with John Brandenburg, Ph.D
    - “unusual sample…almost no nickel”
    - “resembles..high strength aerospace alloy”
    - “this is a very strange object”
    - “Uranium and thorium…used in nuclear bombs”
    - “if this is nuclear weapons..this is very concerning”
    - “there are intelligent beings…it should be expected”

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    Books mentioned:

    Interstellar
    By Avi Loeb, Ph.D

    Death on Mars
    By John Brandenburg, Ph.D

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    Fright Night Friday ...

    Boleskine House
    Former home to Aleister Crowley's
    and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page

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    Nov 17, 2023
    Join us as we visit Aleister Crowley's Boleskine House near Loch Ness, Scotland. Boleskine House is known by many throughout history as Aleister Crowley's Mecca for the Occult and Dark Magic. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, who has had a lifetime interest in the Occult as well owned the house at one time.
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    Peacock Spider "Stayin' Alive"

    A short compilation of 51 Australian peacock spiders. Thanks to Universal Music for allowing me to use the Bee Gees track. I often thought it is the perfect tune for letting peacock spiders dance to, and I am glad I finally got around to combining the two.
    Maratus volans is a species in the jumping spider family (Salticidae), belonging to the genus Maratus (peacock spiders). These spiders are native to certain areas in Australia and occupy a wide distribution of habitats. They have a specialized visual system that allows them to see the full visible spectrum as well as in the ultraviolet-range; this helps them detect and pursue prey. Males of this species are characterized by their colourful abdomen flaps that are used to attract females during courtship...
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    The American Thanksgiving Event ...


    "Lets get ready to rumble."
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    Herne Hill - Fabulous Historical South London Walk



    Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films

    In this marvellous walk Joolz and Simon discover what a lovely, serene place Herne Hill is ...

    Did you know Mendelssohn composed one of the most famous tunes there? There are famous film stars and authors who lived there and one of the oldest velodromes in the world.John Ruskin the famous art critic lived there and there is teh magnificent Salvation Army college. Herne Hill is near Brixton, Denmark Hill and Dulwich but feels like it's a village in the countryside. There are stink pipes, milestones and post boxes as usual and some very interesting architecture. Also the lovely Brockwell park with an open air lido swimming pool.

    I recommend a visit to Herne Hill!

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    Will also share this here ...

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    A Realist verse Liberal argument ...

    Simple explanation of how the world works
    | John Mearsheimer and Lex Fridman


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    John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in the world on the topics of war and power.

    Nov 20, 2023



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    And speaking of evolving ...


    A derelict spaceship becomes self-aware and builds itself
    a mechanical body in order to feel alive.

    "Henri"

    by Eli Sasich


    HENRi is an epic sci-fi short film starring Keir Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey) and Margot Kidder (Superman). Hundreds of years in the future, a derelict spaceship - controlled and powered by a human brain - floats aimlessly in the outer reaches of space. Trapped in the cold metal prison of the vessel, the brain begins to experience disjointed images of its former life - images it cannot understand. Becoming increasingly self-aware, and yet unable to move, the brain devises a plan to build itself a mechanical body from parts of the ship. Maybe then it will understand the images it is seeing. Maybe then it will feel alive.
    Dust/2023

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    Dragonfly


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    (1971)


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    Oh, the poignant beauty, the beauty - Not Colonel Walter E. Kurtz -
    “I am a social justice...advocate and I say, "Stop the Hate!"

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    Way before today's social media ...

    Swinging Britain in the 60s: A Psychedelic Dream

    (1967) | British Pathé


    This segment of Pathé pictorial paints a psychedelic picture of the nineteen-sixties in London, England where the 'social rebels' have taken over with trendy clubs, paper dresses, and a new sense of discipline?
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    Also from Britain ...
    Hannah Ricketts

    INSIDE COSTCO LONDON AT CHRISTMAS 2023


    Nov 24, 2023
    Is Costco worth the emotional and time effort these days?! Come with me to the Costco of London UK to see what Christmas goods we can find and see if they are good value. This was filmed at the Wembley Costco in north London Nov 2023. Do you have a membership, is it worth it? What are your must have items?
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    Continuing ...


    Visiting Whitby…The Real Home of Dracula

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    Nov 25, 2023
    Join us as we visit Whitby, England...the REAL home of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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