The Friday Link for 2/13/26

Howdy all! I hope everyone has a nice Valentine's Day tomorrow, if you choose to celebrate!

We are going to visit 4 of my favorite content creators on YouTube.  These are four people who will dive into a certain topic and make you smarter before you know it, with one doing it while making you laugh.

First up is one of the best voices I've ever heard, Simon Whistler, and his Sideprojects channel. It's been a few years since I featured him, so he is overdue! 

He starts us off with an interesting video about some of the ancient mysteries which we still have not figured out, but finally made some headway on in the last decade. 

The three in this video I really enjoyed learning about were the Easter Island heads, the mystery of ancient Roman concrete, and the discovery that there indeed used to be an outlet of the Nile River, which went by the ancient pyramids of Giza, explaining how they were built.  

Next up is Joe Scott, a guy I've featured a few times.  He has the story of a really bizarre find in Russia, a massive shaft which may or may not have been the entrance to some sort of headquarters of an ancient society.  They again, it might be a hoax, or at least nothing so grandiose. 

Dan McClellan is also a great channel.  He is a scholar of Biblical knowledge, and he spends a lot of time correcting (mainly evangelicals) of their intentional or unintentional mistakes about the Bible and its history. This week, he explores the question of what happened to the 12 apostles in regard to their martyrdom stories. 

Finally, tonight, I did promise you a funny one, and the best for that is ZeFrank and his True Facts Education channel.  This time, it's True Facts about Beetles! 

That's it for this Friday.  Have a nice weekend.

ICE sucks.

Make sure you stay up to date on your vaccinations.

The Friday Link for 2/6/26

Howdy all.

I am looking forward to the Olympics for a few reasons.  One of the main ones is that I can take a break from fighting fascism and remember how great this country can be when we don't have a disgrace as President.

I've posted this before, but let's start this week with one of the greatest Olympic moments of the last 40 years.  Here is Jessie Diggins from Minnesota (who herself has called out the violence against her state) from 2018 with the first-ever medal for the USA in cross-country skiing, a photo finish where she came from behind! 

Quick side note, THIS is the call from the live coverage of the race.  For some reason, the NBC Olympic version has a much more toned-down announcer for the formal night broadcast. THIS is one of the few times the excited tone actually is called for.

For more Olympics fun, here is a pretty spot-on promo for the Olympics from Saturday Night Live. 

Finally tonight, Mystery Science Theater 3000 paid a visit to Winter Sports, perfect for your Olympics Pre-game activities! 

ICE is out there in Minnesota, and they are violating human rights with no signs of slowing down. Be vigilant.  Be safe. And never back down from tyranny! 

And make sure you stay up to date on your vaccinations. 

Have a nice weekend.