The Friday Link for 2/23/24

Howdy all!  Hope you've had a great week.

This week we start with The Daily Show, but NOT with Jon Stewart (wait for it!). Michael Kosta is the resident white guy, right-leaning correspondent for the show, a role the former correspondent Jason Jones was AMAZING at.  I preface this video with that information because he does come off a little jerk-ish in this piece. 

With climate change undeniable (See: 2024 Minnesota Winter) there have been a few stories of climate refugees making their way to northern Minnesota and the beautiful city of Duluth.  I love Duluth but it is cold, something Kosta plays up here in a piece about the city as a refuge.

It's a little punching down, but I think Duluth looks good at the end of it. And they did make Kosta do a polar plunge!

Since I did mention Jon Stewart, here you go.  A lot of Lefties were upset after his first week back (something he addresses at the beginning of this clip) because he spent a lot of time bashing Biden's age.  I get what he was doing the first show back; reminding everyone he is an equal opportunity critique expert, but it did feel like Biden took the brunt of his commentary, and he did give credibility to the clearly fraudulent Hur Report.

Fear not Lefties, week two was a delight.  He goes after Tucker Carlson and picks him apart with the deft linguistic and comedic ballet he is known for. Not only does Michael Kosta make another appearance in this video, but Stewarts point about Woke Vs. Un-Woke is some of the most spot-on political commentary we've seen in 10 years.  HE'S BACK!!!

Finally tonight is Daniel Steiner, a guy who loves maps of cities and seeing how the cities developed. I recently made my first trip to New Orleans in November and had a wonderful time.  The history of the city is rich and deep, and this video does a very good job of explaining why the city is there, how it developed, and the significance of the road system. 

One last little bit he didn't touch on in the video but is a good add.  The Mississippi River from New Orleans down to the ocean was incredibly hard to navigate with boats driven by sails, sometimes taking two to three weeks to get upstream from the ocean. Going upriver from New Orleans was a lot easier.  Lake Pontchartrain was much easier to navigate from the ocean, and the bayous and canals allowed for the movement of goods from the Lake to New Orleans, and then upriver. The more you know! 

Have a great weekend.  Get vaccinated and stay safe!