Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

March 3, 1923: TIME publishes its first issue. It lacked the distinctive red border for which the magazine has come to be known. The cover subject was the now-obscure Joseph G. Cannon (the former House Speaker). The whole thing was only 32 pages, including the front and back covers. There are only a few photographs or illustrations, and nary a chart or graphic.

The magazine contains word of the first helicopter, a possible change in divorce laws, the release of the film Adam’s Rib, a new one-cent cigarette tax in Indiana, the British Empire, the latest figures in German reparation payments, legal battle on West Virginia natural resources, Boys will be boys, a "floating school" for the children of the unfortunate rich, and other amusing tidbits from 103 years ago.


TIME magazine, March 3, 1923



March 3, 1938: There be Blood! At Dammam Well No. 7, known as the "Prosperity Well"  after years of drilling by Standard Oil of California (SoCal) struck oil in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. What would soon be identified as the largest source of petroleum in the world. The discovery radically changed the physical, human, and political geography of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and the world. 18 months later, WWII started.


The Saudi government established a subsidiary, the California-Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC), to oversee exploration and initial surveys suggested the potential for oil deposits near the village of Dammam.  In 1944, CASOC was renamed the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco), reflecting its growing role in global oil production.  Aramco valuation today is hovering around $1.6 trillion to $1.7 trillion.


Doomsday Movies... By Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder with Jack Davis and Larry Siegel. (1965)




So, here’s German delegates laughing at Trump in 2018 when he warned they were becoming too dependent on Russian oil.


EU urges Ukraine to allow access to pipeline carrying Russian oil


Trump stated that the U.S. is cutting off trade with Spain over the decision by Sánchez’s far-left government to ban the use of Spanish military bases for strikes on Iran.

Trump: "Spain has been terrible. I told Scott to cut off all dealings with Spain. They said we can't use their bases. We could use their bases if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is gonna tell us not to use it. So we're going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want anything to do with Spain."


https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2028885069301940372

Full vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocFJL5jRLXM



https://x.com/JamesMelville/status/2028845927914492070

Anyone who still trusts Bill Gates for anything needs a lobotomy.


The mushroom cloud caught my eye. Gotta be one of the strangest tombstones I've ever seen. Interesting 15 min documentary on Vimeo about this by Robert Sickels.

Sterling Hallard Bright Drake (2012)

Through the process of challenging the old maxim “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” Sterling Hallard Bright Drake parses the line between truth and memory in solving the mysteries surrounding one of the world's most notorious and talked about tombstones. The result is a surprisingly funny and unexpectedly profound meditation on the seemingly inexhaustible optimism and promise of youth, the subsequent inescapable mortal realities of aging, and the bittersweet double-edged sword that comes part and parcel with true love.

Flashback...


US run by Nazi space aliens, Iran claims


What you're looking at is not a sunrise...


...it's the Russian LNG tanker ARCTIC METAGAZ (IMO 9243148) struck by a massive explosion in the Mediterranean this morning. Photographed by crew aboard a merchant vessel. Photos were taken ~04:00 local (03:00 UTC), looking towards Libya. ARCTIC METAGAZ had been running dark (AIS off according to @MarineTraffic) but had traveled southeast of Malta before the explosion. Photos above were taken about 80 nautical miles from the ship.

Russian LNG Carrier ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Reportedly Ablaze Off Malta as Maritime Patrol Aircraft Circles


"The Touch of Terran Skies" is an ultra high dynamic range photo of this morning's Total Lunar Eclipse, which I captured using a number of instruments to reveal not just the incredible color on the lunar surface, but the deep space in the Cosmic Background." By Andrew McCarthy - https://x.com/AJamesMcCarthy/status/2028916518973784116