Conan O’Brien has a message for ‘screaming’ anti-Trump comedians
In his Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech last year at the Kennedy Center, O’Brien reiterated his belief in comedy’s power as a weapon against power.
Morning - sorry for the delay, words for a diary simply would not come together last night and this am hit the snooze button on the alarm.
Yeesh
I was hoping 2026 would be better than 2025, but, the first week of January 2026 makes it clear that at least with world-wide happenings, that was just wishful thinking. I'm not a Madero fan, but I'm also not a fan of kidnapping another country's leader. And the heightened threats against... Greenland? Good grief! Stay the hell away from Greenland. No invading, no seizing, no 'buying'. Stay away!
So, I'm presenting some interesting things that have to do with archaeology and not with world politics. At least, modern world politics.
Fire!
Evidence has been found in England that Neanderthals were making and using fires some 400,000 years ago. This is like 350,000 years older than the next oldest evidence of human fire making. Here's a very good BBC presentation/article about the finds.
Might be a good day to throw a few bux into the pot to keep it up and running. One way is via the little yellow donate button over there below the search bar.
Special thanks to JtC for setting it up and keeping it going. And get well, Johnny, and stay that way.
be well and have a good one all
Headline USA is a pro-Trump online news platform. But for some wierd reason, it links frequently to "Anti-war.com."
DOJ Walks Back Claim Maduro is the Leader of a Narco-Terrorist Cartel
Good morning everyone.
I've been surfing the intertubes for the great things the booty from capturing Venezuela will bring.
The heavy crude that is underneath it could bring down prices at the pump, refill our Strategic Petroleum Reserves, and make the oil companies very rich again.
