@WilliamShatner You have given the world great entertainment , wit, and wisdom for decades . Thank You sir!
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@Math_files Technically the solid rocket booster exploded . The shuttle broken apart due to the force of the incident. The crew cable was in tact and the 7 brave souls likely were alive and aware until the cabin hit the ocean at too fast too survive. Bless their souls.
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In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster happened. Just 73 seconds after launch, the shuttle exploded on live TV, killing all seven people on board, including teacher Christa McAuliffe.
A few days later, physicist Richard Feynman was asked to help investigate. He agreed and started asking many direct questions to understand what really happened.
While others moved slowly, Feynman focused on a small but important part called rubber O-rings. He learned that the launch happened in very cold weather, colder than what these parts were tested for.
To prove his point, Feynman did a simple experiment: he put a piece of rubber in ice water. It became stiff and didn’t return to its shape quickly.
This showed the problem clearly: in the cold, the O-rings failed, letting hot gases escape, which caused the explosion.
His simple test helped reveal the real cause of the disaster.
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Yes, we dress like this for every anniversary, not just our twenty seventh. Barry opts for nudity, predictably enough.
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@MZHemingway Any bar with old timey feel should make anyone caught scrolling or swiping thier cellphones while in the bar toss them into a spittoon.
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@PoliticsScot @RobertPicardo You say that as if DS9 was a TNG clone. It was excellent AND it was something different.
Being different isn't enough. You have to be actually good, too.
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Trolls even troll Star Trek legend Jonathan Frakes memories (because, let's face it, who would know what's inside Jonathan Frakes mind better than Star Trek trolls?). But I, and others, prefer listening to the source rather than the noise. Especially since the "noise" makes $$$ on @X by TROLLING . So-- I'm filtering out the noise ( attn: Mr Del Arroz-- can't take the X-bait anymore now. Wisdom has prevailed !) EMH out.
Fandom Pulse@fandompulse
Jonathan Frakes on negative reactions to Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: “I was prepared because when Next Gen came out almost 40 years ago, we were trolled. Nobody wanted us. And this was pre-internet." "But it’s still dimensionally more painful [today]… and the trolls are hiding, and the trolls are hating. … It's the first rule of the Constitution. I guess they're entitled to their opinion, but it surprises me how aggressively ‘anti’ they are with each new iteration of the show. And it continues to surprise me, and I try not to let it upset me."
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Over the last 40 years, I’ve been blessed to combine my love of jazz, my friendship with jazz musicians, with my performance and recording career. At 16 I hosted a radio show on WYLD in New Orleans called EXTENSIONS FROM CONGO SQUARE
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@davesims_ Big fan from back in the day ... you are great sports talk broadcaster Dave !
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Before the internet, before ESPN and “all-sports radio,” there was SportsNight with yours truly on WNBC. "Imus in the morning”started our broadcast day and I brought it home at night. Tonight marks the 40th anniversary of our debut! What fun it was… Great memories!
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@carrieflatley @JesseKellyDC @ClayTravis Wow she called you out ... Fancy water boy ... it's ok we still like you ...
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Step 1: admit your husband has a fancy Pellegrino addiction. This is what supporting your sophisticated palate looks like. Cc: @JesseKellyDC @ClayTravis
Buck Sexton@BuckSexton
is there some kind of 12 step program for wives who are addicted to Costco? Asking for a friend
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@ClayTravis Easily can be on an updated jacket cover of your book Balls... or is it pucks !
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However this turns out, Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk and Brian Boucher are putting on a hockey broadcasting clinic.
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@WarriorNight007 Robin was always entertaining . A good of actor as any and a legendary comedian. he was thoughtful and a good human
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In the early 1990s, while filming Mrs. Doubtfire in San Francisco, Robin Williams made a quiet request.
He asked the crew to hire a few people from a nearby homeless shelter.
No press. No explanation. He didn’t want anyone to know why.
Later, an assistant director revealed that Robin did this on every film. He insisted that at least ten people from shelters be given jobs—catering, cleanup, production help. By the end of his life, nearly 1,500 people had worked because of him.
One man hired on Mrs. Doubtfire said, “He treated me like I’d been there forever. Joked with me every day like we were old friends.”
Robin never talked about it. Others did—after he was gone.
In the late 1980s, after a stand-up show in New York, Robin slipped into a shelter alone. No cameras. He brought pizza, sat on the floor, and listened. One man said later, “He didn’t ask about our mistakes. He asked what made us laugh as kids.”
During Good Will Hunting, he again asked the studio to hire from shelters. One man saved enough to rent an apartment. Robin bought him a suit for job interviews. “Everyone deserves a second act,” he said.
Shelters later discovered large anonymous donations. One Los Angeles shelter only learned the truth when a thank-you letter came back marked “no such address.” A worker recognized the handwriting.
Whoopi Goldberg once said, “He didn’t want applause for helping. He wanted action.”
While filming Patch Adams, Robin visited a shelter in West Virginia carrying boxes of socks, gloves, and coats. When asked why, he smiled and said, “The weather’s turning. Cold doesn’t care if you’re tired.”
Even on tour, he’d walk streets at dawn, handing out coffee and sandwiches. When a guard asked why, Robin replied, “Because this is where people are.”
Robin Williams didn’t perform kindness.
He practiced it—quietly, consistently, without witnesses.
And that may be the greatest role he ever played.
Credit to the rightful owner
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@MoFarmer63 @PeriklesGREAT Thought the same ! Of course the classic 1960s-1975 version
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@PeriklesGREAT Man if you don't see Godzilla there must be something wrong!!
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Apparently if you’re right-brained you see a rabbit, if you’re left-brained you see a turtle.
What do you see? 🤔
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@ggreenwald Carson and most of Dave minus maybe his last 5 years provided great conversation light fare with interesting people. Maybe some podcast fill that void ?
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Especially for people who grew up with Johnny Carson and even David Letterman (who only became overtly political after he retired), there is nothing recognizable as a late-night talk show with what Colbert does.
It's just a broadcast version of a endless DNC rally. Watch:
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The irony of this whole Colbert/Talarico situation: the only person who has an interest in keeping him off that show is Jasmine Crockett.
Colbert's audience are liberals and Dems (see clip below). That's the only voting bloc he influences. The FCC didn't raise this; CBS did:
Brian Stelter@brianstelter
This just in from CBS: "THE LATE SHOW was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico. The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled. THE LATE SHOW decided to present the interview through its YouTube channel with on-air promotion on the broadcast rather than potentially providing the equal-time options."
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Oh man I forgot about Secondhand Lions. Such a great kids movie.
RachelReneeReeves@RachelReneeRee1
Looks like our family will be watching “Secondhand Lions” and “The Apostle” tonight. RIP to one of the greats. There’s so few left.
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@MZHemingway @YouTube This song is great and reminds of an old : Hey is that Freedom Rock ?? Yeah well turn it up ! ah the days of Music clubs and COD
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@Tsoukalos @nickpopemod Great tribute sir ! Godspeed and God Bless Nick !
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@nickpopemod Godspeed Nick great insights over many years, many nights watching and listening on many different different platforms
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A Message From Nick Pope:
A while ago, following some digestive issues, I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Unfortunately, it's Stage 4 and has metastasized to my liver. While I know that it's kindness and hope that leads people to suggest healers and supposed miracle cures, and to say things like "fight it", and "you can beat it", I'm afraid my diagnosis and my situation leaves no doubt whatsoever: I can't beat it.
What an amazing adventure I've had! A 21-year career at the UK Ministry of Defence, where I got involved in subjects ranging from financial policy to counter-terrorism; from military policing to UAP. And I saved six cows; it's a long story! The things I've done; the places I've been; the people I've met; and the secrets I've been privy to. I wouldn't have swapped it for the world. And then a second career, where my previous government UAP role brought me to the attention of the world's media, leading me to become a regular commentator on TV news shows and documentaries, as well as consulting and acting as spokesperson on various UFO and alien-themed movies, TV series and video games. The media called me the real Fox Mulder!
The true highlight, of course, is life with my wonderful, beautiful and incredibly smart wife, Elizabeth. She's a real-life Agent Scully: a scientist, a skeptic and a redhead. We met randomly in the lobby bar of the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San José (she was an anthropology professor at San José State University) in October 2010 and got married 3 months later. We applied successfully for my Green Card and she had me shipped over and imported to the U.S., where a new adventure began, as Elizabeth and I enjoyed wildlife watching at our wonderful home in Tucson, desert hikes, film noir, true crime, country music, Sunday lunches with my in-laws, and much more besides. Recently, we had an amazing one-year adventure in New York City, living 5 minutes from Times Square, and having a wonderful view of the Empire State Building from our apartment window.
We proofread each other's books and articles (I love commas, hyphens and exclamation points way more than Elizabeth, and managed to win at least a few of those battles), and I'm supporting her in her ongoing fight for free speech, academic freedom, and keeping political correctness, superstition and identity politics out of science and academia. The White House Press Secretary Tweeted one of her recent newspaper articles, which shows the huge impact she's having.
I kept working for as long as I could (right up until last week), with my various film/TV interviews, conference appearances, and live events, including my position as moderator of Ancient Aliens Live - where I think I did 94 shows. Sadly, the time has come where I've had to step away from this work.
A lot of people have followed my work on UAP. I'm loath to use the word "fans", because I'm not a celebrity. But I am a public figure, and many people have followed me on my journey as I've sought to keep the UAP subject in the public eye, and to frame it as a defense, national security and safety of flight issue - as well as a fascinating science problem. Some of this work has been public knowledge, but some such work, of necessity, has been done behind the scenes. I hope I've helped move the needle forward. But most people, of course, know me through my media interviews and live events. To everyone who's followed me on my journey, thank you - and good luck with your own journeys. I wish you every success and happiness.
It's all been amazing, and I'm grateful for the things I've done, not mournful for the things that I won't now get to do.
Per Aspera Ad Astra!
Nick Pope, Tucson, Arizona, February 12, 2026
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