Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

Sept 15/16, 1945: Cat 4 hurricane Homestead and subsequent fires wreaked havoc on the hangars at Richmond Naval Air Station in Florida. 366 planes and 25 airships were destroyed—which was more than all U.S. aircraft lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The war was over, God decided Japan needed a little payback for the two nukes & a sunken Navy.



Florida Hurricane (1945 Newsreel clip)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWQvmGi_apk


Sept 16, 1967: Mannix premiered on CBS, introducing Mike Connors as the tough and determined private investigator Joe Mannix. While the show debuted in the late '60s, it became a cornerstone of '70s TV detective drama, running through most of the decade with its action-packed episodes, including gritty fight scenes and thrilling car chases.

The iconic theme music by Lalo Schifrin added to the suspense, giving Mannix its signature sound. Gail Fisher, who portrayed Mannix’s loyal secretary, Peggy Fair, broke ground as one of the first African-American actresses to have a regular role on a prime-time drama, earning praise and awards for her performance.


Mannix was a defining part of the era, blending intense action with strong characters, and it remained a fan favorite throughout its eight seasons (1967-1975).

The show was before my time & interest, but after listening to Walter's MANNIX: HIDDEN NARRATIVE? which peaked my interest, I started watching a few episodes.


You can never be too paranoid: in early 1971 while Donald Sutherland was wrapping up filming on Klute, a movie about surveillance, he was likely being spied on by the NSA, which had added him to its Watch List at the request of the FBI.


Letter from Frederick A. O. Schwarz to Thomas Latimer, 16 September 1975, with attached Tabs A, "Factual Issues" and B, "Proposed Presentation of Issues," Top Secret, excised copy.


September 16, 1984: Today's the 40th anniversary of the debut of Miami Vice on NBC. "I need to know something, Caroline. The way we used to be together... I... I don't mean lately, but before... It was real, wasn't it?" The medium of television changed with this iconic sequence from episode 1 "Brother's Keeper" of Michael Mann's Miami Vice.



Miami Vice - 4K (1984–1989) NBC - Opening credits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuVHkDPensg

Miami Vice 'Going Under' by Devo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_dbZyuG0RU


Sept 16, 2001:

We need to go back to work tomorrow and we will. But we need to be alert to the fact that these evil-doers still exist. We haven't seen this kind of barbarism in a long period of time. No one could have conceivably imagined suicide bombers burrowing into our society and then emerging all in the same day to fly their aircraft - fly U.S. aircraft into buildings full of innocent people - and show no remorse. This is a new kind of  -- a new kind of evil. And we understand. And the American people are beginning to understand. This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while.  And the American people must be patient. I'm going to be patient.

- President George W. Bush, September 16, 2001

The White House

Looking forward to our first Targeted Individual United States Senator. LOL.


https://x.com/Flynn2022/status/1835064344364618143


Binghamton, NY unveils 6-foot-tall bronze statue of Rod Serling at Recreation Park.




Nothing new here but still a striking chart from VisualCap.
Funny how all the political/policy attention remains focused on the blue and yellow regions. Huh.


Visualized: Global Coal Consumption by Region


Maybe "war by McKinsey & Company metrics and RAND Corp op plans" isn't the best move at this point?


https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1835554717780381913

Paint the drones with the Pride flag. The Houthis will leave them alone out of respect. LOL.


The next installment on this season 7 of 'huge' political theater: UFOs. Yes, again!


Daily UFO Mail


Words for scimaunder Monday as we navigate the mainstream nebula.



The Mugwumps

A parody of Phryne before the Areopagus, an 1861 painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.


...Take me to New York right away
When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps
Called John and Zal and that was the Mugwumps...