This week we look at beating Tetris; Cyclones; Proof of higher temperatures 2,000 years ago; the Scottish hybrid electric ferry; Taiwan; Ecuador; Ethiopia; Somaililand; Dutch Immigration; The US election and Donald Trump; Rewriting Robin Hood; One Life; Covid origins; Choosing your religion and sex in the NHS; David Warner; JPR Williams; The Kaiser; David Soul; The Hairdressers who ask ‘is it ok if I touch you?; Firefighters and gender; the Aztecs; Konstantin Krisin and ‘Latinx’; Massacre in Nigeria; Rev Deanna Dudley; Bob Akroyd; SEEK 19 – Other Holy Books; 10,000 Reasons….with the help of Bach, Robert Plant and Patty Griffin, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, the Beatles, the Corries and Matt Redman
Catch up on last week – Quantum 285 – A New Beginning – Predictions for 2024
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“For many years, people with Spanish heritage, or those from Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Central and South America, happily referred to themselves as Latino. Then, in the early 1990s, a small but influential group of Americans on the left decided they should be called ‘Hispanics’. Now, a new set of people – probably white and who’ve never set foot in South America – have ruled they should be called ‘Latinx’. I’m not sure who is happy with this; it’s certainly not Latinos but it doesn’t matter because it’s not about them, it’s about guilty white people feeling good about themselves.” (from “An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West” by Konstantin Kisin, Peter Lloyd)
@thegamerwebsite 13 year old Blue Scut became the first person to beat Tetris by reaching such a high score that the game’s code froze. This newscaster is catching flak for saying it’s not a goal and he should go outside. #tetris #gaming #videogames #nestetris #gamingtok #gamingontiktok
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@cricket_footy07 This is absolute gold. He’s not wrong though India collapsed #markhoward #ravishastri #funny #commentary #india #australia #cricket #summer #fyp #foryou #viral #makemefamous
Rev. Deana Dudley, the she/they lesbian impastor of Toronto MCC, checks every sterotype and caricature box during a brief 10 minute homily. And we mean every one. pic.twitter.com/iz4XP15BBR
— Protestia (@Protestia) January 8, 2024
Glad to be out of the NHS! What a waste of money and time, on sexuality-gender. But be sure of one thing, there will be groups of people on high wages for monitoring all of it.
Again, very much enjoyed your Quantum 286. I would caution you against falling in to the same trap as many others do, regarding “proof” of temperatures thousands of years in the past. Your link to the article concerning possible Bison grazing altitudes and pollen distribution in the Alps, should not be claimed as proof of anything. No more so than the ice core and pollen samples cited by some as evidence to construct graphs of temperature stretching back 2000 years or more. The truth is that we do not know. It is all just informed guesswork. The best we can do is use the data from temperature records which go back to 1659 in England, but only 1850 more widely. Sadly, today even these are of limited value as they have been continually adjusted over the years..
Playing George Thorogood has earned you a partial indulgence.
God bless.
Regarding the segment on “so God made Trump”.., It very much sounds like a doctored version of one of Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story”. Are you familiar with Paul Harvey? If not, I think you would very much enjoy Him. American broadcaster and master storyteller. I’ll see if this will let me paste an example. This is his “If I were the Devil” and it’s spot-on!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jnPE8u5ONls
Regarding the segment on “…so God made Trump”. This sounds like (a doctored) Paul Harvey monologue. Are you familiar with Paul Harvey? I think you would enjoy him. American broadcaster and Master Storyteller – passed away a number of years ago. I will attempt to link one of his segments here entitled “If I were the Devil”. If it doesn’t link, please look it up. It’s spot on! LOVE Quantum. Listen every week and bought my teens “Ask” and “Seek” for Christmas.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jnPE8u5ONls