Rodeo clown and stuntman Buddy Heaton famously rode his trained American bison (buffalo) named "Old Grunter" into President John F. Kennedy's inaugural parade on January 20, 1961. Uninvited to the official event, Heaton jumped the animal into the Washington, D.C. procession, nearly drawing fire from the Secret Service before President Kennedy intervened and called them over to chat.
“Not to be stuck to any person ... Not to be stuck in any homeland ... Not to be stuck in some pity ... Not to be stuck in some field of study ... Not to be stuck in our own detachment ... Not to be stuck to our own virtues ... the greatest test of independence.
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— Nietzsche
There are so many jihadists swarming the Sahel region of Africa that (a) most towns are building walls of berms and trenches and (b) some towns have been abandoned.
Decline and fall vibes.
Under Napoleon, every man felt himself an actor in the great drama of human history; each man felt himself no longer mere debris swept away by events larger than himself, but a player on the grand stage; the life of even the most common soldier, under Napoleon, held meaning.
🤣 JD Vance and Scott Bessent are amused as President Trump whips out Tic Tacs and begins handing them out, as Lindsey Graham's funeral enters its 3rd hour
One of the things that surprises me most while reading Goethe: Life as a Work of Art is how affectionately young men of the late 18th century spoke to one another.
“I looked on, unmoved, at battles which decided the future of nations. Tearless, I had given orders which brought death to thousands. Yet here I was stirred, profoundly stirred, stirred to tears. And by what? By the grief of one dog.”
Napoleon
When Odysseus went into Agamemnon’s office with Nestor, he said to the latter wringing his hands: “I have blood on my hands”.
Agamemnon later said to Nestor: “Never bring that cretin in here again, he didn’t sack Troy, I did. That kind of weepiness makes me sick”.
Good morning yes…on the slanderers of cheerfulness …many sound like this especially when criticizing the Greks…trying to pretend guilt or dourness are Mature…
the ultimate TRVKE about the Nolan’s Odyssey is that it’s just this:
A color-by-numbers blockbuster, anachronistically US-centric for mass appeal, but in 2026, the self-confident joviality of America in the 80s and 90s has been replaced by a guilt-ridden suburban dad with PTSD
Patriot clergyman Jonathan Parsons dies in Massachusetts. He was 73.
Reportedly, he heard the news of the Declaration of Independence and died of euphoric shock.