Martin Mull 1943-2024

Martin Mull was a musician and actor

This is the front and back of his “greatest hits” album

Martin Mull’s hilarious mockumentary series THE HISTORY OF WHITE PEOPLE IN AMERICA (1985) is on YouTube.

w/ legends like Fred Willard, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Mary Kay Place. Incredible stuff: https://t.co/DgUiSLLZVa https://t.co/z0JFAfU2Bq #RIPMartinMull pic.twitter.com/lNyktvnjmx
— Will McKinley (@willmckinley) June 29, 2024

A Mythbusters experiment accident

12 years ago today, Mythbusters accidentally fired a cannon through someone's house pic.twitter.com/zRo03e7jNq
— depths of wikipedia! (@depthsofwiki) December 6, 2023

The media isn’t covering what people are interested in

That’s why their ratings are down. TV networks in DC and New York are interested in politics more than what affects people on a daily basis. They are rich enough that they can handle inflation much better than average people.

Voters don't care but the media is obsessed with Trump. I despise him and stopped watching cable news because of your addiction to Trump. Maybe your ratings would be better if you listened to the public and focused on immigration, the economy, etc.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 29, 2024

Thomas Pynchon was on The Simpsons

Thomas Pynchon is one of the greatest American authors. His novel Gravity’s Rainbow is one of the best ever. He appeared on The Simpsons. This tweet reminded me of it. I haven’t seen the shows.

Thomas Pynchon not wanting to speak ill of Homer Simpson is truly king shit. pic.twitter.com/EhrVJWGd7p
— Ana (@_motherslug) May 13, 2024

Thomas Pynchon (author) on the Simpsons Wiki

Thomas Pynchon (character) on the Simpson Wiki

TV networks must accept responsibility for what they choose to broadcast

Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t fall out of the sky and land in a TV studio. The networks chose to broadcast her but they act like it wasn’t their choice.

Because you choose to talk it about instead of topics like infrastructure that actually affect the public more.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 11, 2024

I keep saying it – Don’t put liars on TV

They could start by not putting liars on TV. There is no incentive for Trump and other liars to stop lying if networks will still have them on their programs.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 24, 2024

It would be better not to show liars in the first place. Trump has no incentive to stop lying if the media keeps broadcasting his lies.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 22, 2024

Completely agree. There’s no incentive for the MAGA cult to stop lying if networks still have them on TV.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 16, 2024

.@GStephanopoulos says those who won’t acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election should not be interviewed by the media: “if you’re willing to lie about something as big as that, why should anything else they want to talk about be given any credence?”https://t.co/fYJoCq8WH4
— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) June 12, 2024

Tweet on where to watch Star Trek

I was not a Star Trek fan back in the 1960s when it was on TV. I did watch the three movies that were made in the 2010s.

Then I bought the box set of the first 10 Star Trek films.

Since then I have watched discs of the recent Star Trek TV shows

From best to worst:

The first two seasons of Strange New Worlds – excellent

The first four seasons of Discovery – very good

The three seasons of Picard – ok

View at Medium.com

Happy #StarTrekDay! Want to catch up on the classic sci-fi series but have no idea where to start? We can help. https://t.co/iT99oSf3CT
— PCMag (@PCMag) April 21, 2024

The first McDonald’s TV commercial 1963

The first McDonalds commercial aired on television 1963 pic.twitter.com/4CjIWPBSdQ
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) April 19, 2024

Manute Bol fought William “The Refrigerator” Perry!

This happened in 2002 but I didn’t know about it until today.

In 2002, Manute Bol agreed to appear on Celebrity Boxing in a bout with former NFL player William “The Refrigerator” Perry.

Bol donated his earnings from the fight to his Ring True Foundation which supplied aid to displaced Sudanese families. pic.twitter.com/QeHkpYRjqF
— Hoops Nostalgia (@HoopsNostalgia) February 1, 2023

I keep saying it: Don’t put liars on TV

Completely agree. There is no good reason to put liars on tv. There’s no incentive for them to stop lying if networks still have them on. https://t.co/6C2uK1SaL6
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 2, 2023