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How do you stop oligarghs from interfering in politics? It’s actually quite simple. You pass a law against it — like Ukraine did. And if you think they couldn’t do it in the US, they certainly could — they used to have a law against it too. Thom Hartmann explains: America’s Rich Don’t Want You […]
{4.5/5} “Everything pointed to the Iconians playing at a larger game, not just selling the technology… They devised wondrous technology, and left on several worlds an influence that survived over two hundred millennia. Why come back now, and why offer to sell their greatest achievement? And if these weren’t the Iconians, how did they get […]
{5/5} “Fry, stop interfering in history. I don’t want to have to memorize a lot of new kings when I get back.” Futurama season 3, aired in 2001-02 When some worms infest Fry’s body and improve it, he’s finally able to articulate his feelings for Leela. After having met at the Titantic disaster, Amy and […]
{5/5} “It’s not a trap. It’s a face off.” Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, released in 2023 When Rocket is almost killed, the Guardians must track down the people who made him to turn off a kill switch. That leads them to the High Evolutionary, who’s trying to create a perfect world. Gamora is […]
{5/5} “We’re really gonna be able to jack up our prices if we’re two-time galaxy savers.” Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, released in 2017 The Guardians are working for the Sovereign, protecting their valuable batteries from a giant monster. They manage to defeat the monster, but on the way out Rocket steals some of […]
{4.5/5} “The legend of Keller is the only force holding us with you. If you want my people to take your orders, then you must show them why. If you let my orders be disobeyed, if you protect him, all your words about treating us as equals will dissolve. You have planets watching you. Planets.” […]
{4.5/5} “McCoy made a small noise, as if that was enough to convince him. Kirk had to agree. He almost reached for his communicator to tell Scotty to deactivate the shield. But something wasn’t right. He couldn’t pinpoint it, but this commander was a tad smooth for his taste. She watched him too carefully.” Star […]
{5/5} “All the aliens I had met since leaving Melanquin were stodgy disappointments who did not shapeshift or anything… and what is the point of being an alien if you do not have Uncanny Abilities with which to incite terror in other species? If you cannot disrupt the lives and sanity of other races, you […]
{5/5} “There are some places where the road doesn’t go in a circle.” Pleasantville, released in 1998 David and Jen are transported into the world of an old TV show, Pleasantville. They find themselves in the roles of characters Bud and Mary Sue, and they’re even in black and white. A man who claimed to […]
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy sometimes appeared together at conventions, talking and answering questions from the audience. They are very funny together. This particular video is from 2009. One of the funny parts is that, since the J. J. Abrams Star Trek movie had just come out, Nimoy asks Shatner “Have you seen any good […]