What's up with the unidentified objects that US fighter planes keep taking down?

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  17 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

“A third object was taken out Sunday afternoon in Michigan, after transiting over Montana.”

Marcus Garvey and the History of Black History

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  8 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

“Long before the concept of multicultural education emerged, the United Negro Improvement Association pushed for the teaching of Black history and...”

What I find interesting here is how different Garvey's approaches were.

Is the Republican Party a fascist party?

By: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  14 Comments  •  last year

“I think so, but hey! Let's discuss it.”

"Republicans are liars."

By: Bob Nelson  •  Metafied  •  19 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

What is a "fascist"?

By: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  24 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“Subsidiary question for another day: "If a person is a fascist, is it inflammatory to say that they are a fascist?"”

Republicans and Debt: Blackmailers Without a Cause

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  142 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Why this debt ceiling crisis is different from the last one.”

This iz inflammatory!

The Giant Pond Rat That Built America - YouTube

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  5 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“This animal is an architect - it builds entire ecosystems just so it can be better at hide and seek.”

I'm sorry, Buzz... but there's a LOT of good stuff on YouTube. I'm subscribed to thirty or so channels of all kinds, from cars to politics to nature to... whatever. 

Kerguelen: Living on One of the World's Most Isolated Islands

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  10 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

“Vive la France!”

When I watch a video like this, I wonder if I've wasted my life...

War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, Democrats Are Radicals

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  50 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“Who's obsessed with culture wars? Not the Dems.”

2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter electric van will be built and sold in U.S.

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  11 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“The 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter gets more driving range thanks to new technology, and it will be sold in the United States starting in late 2023.”

Delivery vans are a large, and largely negative, part of America's urban landscape. They are not great... With relatively modest, known distances, delivery vans are ideal for electrification. Zevo and Rivian are pumping out a bunch...