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Nolan’s other major addition to Homer’s narrative is the repeated reference to threats to ‘our civilisation’ from ‘the sea peoples’ – a now debunked 19th-century theory about maritime tribes who were thought to have attacked Egypt around 1200 BCE and to have also been responsible for the roughly coeval collapse of Mycenaean Greek culture. ‘Our civilisation is under attack,’ Penelope wails. Odysseus comforts her by saying that ‘Bronze Age civilisation’, including literacy, will rise again from the ashes. The current consensus, as Nolan clearly knows, is that there was no such thing as ‘the sea peoples’, and that the Greek-speaking world’s shift away from the more centralised, literate palace culture of the Mycenaeans in the 11th century BCE towards the fragmented social formations of the early Greek Iron Age was caused by a range of factors, including climate change, earthquakes and internal unrest.
A commenter on X responding to the original tweet, a dumbass LinkedIn Brain "You can work while hiking in the redwoods!" pile of bullshit, with this: "Did you know that you can fill your consciousness with the lifeless ramblings of the digital Jew even when you are on a nature walk?" The response fades out and the website implores the viewer to see all the replies on the X app, which I am not going to do.
Three Bluesky posts about the Giants being bad
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Melky Cabrera in a Giants uniform
Tracy from 30 Rock saying, "I finally understand the ending of The Sixth Sense. Those names are the people who worked on the movie!"
The beginning of a post for my newsletter I've since shut down: As we have arrived at the end of the season, we can just say it: hiring Buster Posey as President of Baseball Operations was a stupid idea. I can’t help but think of what Jed York said when he hired Jim Tomsula as head coach. “[go look up the specific wording]Sometimes unconventional hires are exactly what your team needs. Just look at Steve Kerr.”
Email title: Rafael Devers Bobblehead Giveaway From: SF Giants Ticket Guide <giants@marketing.mlbemail.com>
Flaming June by Frederic Leighton
The Golden State Valkyries warming up
Multiple comments at the top of Grant's Athletic article comment section that just say "[This comment has been flagged and is currently under moderator review]"
Workers on scaffolding, getting ready to remove Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center
Lyle Lanley from the monorail episode of The Simpsons saying "It's more of a Shelbyville idea"
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Buster Posey, as a player in the dugout
Deep Throat in All The President's Men saying "The truth is, these aren't very bright guys, and things got out of hand"
Three Bluesky posts about the San Francisco Giants. There are no positive sentiments involved.
A list of the 10 worst qualified batters in baseball, by OPS. There are no Giants on the list.
A picture of Shohei Ohtani. Caption: LIVE: Dodgers looking to rally to snap mini-skid Watch on MLB.TV: Having dropped 3 straight, Shohei Ohtani picked a good time to snap his HR drought, but the pesky Giants tagged Yoshinobu Yamamoto for 3 solo homers.
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The Bobs in Office Space.
Kirk Van Houten angrily standing in front of his attempt to draw dignity
Tom Steyer campaign mailer. Says "Fight fire with fire. Vote Tom Steyer by June 2"
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The Mets are up 5-0 and there's a perfect game alert in the 6th
Some San Jose Giants players
Tonight's game summary, but the Giants' and Mets' positions are reversed, so it looks like the Mets have a 7-2 lead
DC McAllister saying something unkind about The View and Meghan McCain responding with "you were at my wedding Denise..."
Bryce Eldridge at bat
Rafael Devers at bat. It looks weird because of the Adobe ad.
Two Czech Baseball bookmarks
Michael Bolton from Office Space saying, "Why should I change? He's the one who sucks."
I'm not falling for that hot take. That's clearly someone with a fetish for getting yelled at. I refuse to participate in that kind of perversion
post from crushingbort reporter: donald trump has announced that americans must evolve into a race of hardy metal men via mandated injections of liquid mercury. your response? klobuchar: *visibly straining to remember line consultants came up with* donkey kong donald’s economic policies are “bananas” for small business
GIMLI: Never thought I'd be fighting side by side with Bill Kristol LEGOLAS: Oh yeah that's wild GIMLI: Right?
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY: It is the Queen's final wish, and we must obey CHARLES: But...HIM?!?! ARCHBISHOP: I've researched it, and there's no rule saying a dog can't be King This Christmas.. Disney proudly presents... HEIR BUD
The tweet that says "This is the stupidest day in American history, a record that will be broken by every subsequent day in American history."
Two Bsky posts, one saying "what the fuck" and the other "Love to be nauseated" with a sick emoji
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My Merriam-Webster word of the year is "sloppy." Lucky me.
Don't worry about it
The Zodiac killer code
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A sunset on a beach. It's pretty nice.
Katie Crutchfield, being cool
The Greek Theater in Berkeley at sunset
Clayton Kershaw looking sad in the dugout after a postseason start. Look at him! He's so sad! Hanging his head like a guy who's bad in October!
A Google search for "mccovey chronicles the llamas are always watching" The AI overview reads: The phrase "the llamas are always watching" was a recurring inside joke used by the San Francisco Giants fan blog McCovey Chronicles. The mysterious llamas were an amusing, long-running trope used to refer to a secretive, all-knowing presence observing the team and its fans. The llama joke has its roots in an anonymous story shared on the blog in 2014. Over time, the joke evolved into a fun way for the blog's writers and community to acknowledge or reference unseen forces, internal operations, or behind-the-scenes intrigue regarding the Giants team. This quirky sense of humor is characteristic of McCovey Chronicles, which is known for its funny and insightful commentary from the perspective of dedicated, and often long-suffering, Giants fans. While the phrase "the llamas are always watching" isn't used as frequently today, it remains a beloved inside joke for longtime readers of the site.
Italian Instagram comments
PATRICK WYMAN: I think the most aggressive argument I ever had on campus was when I was 36 hours into a two-day bender, about 20 beers in the green, halfway through a pack of Marlboro Reds, and wouldn't let some Campus Crusade for Christ guy off the hook about his weak-ass theology of evil. Can't speak to the aftermath of the incident, because I fell asleep in an inflatable pool for a couple of hours afterward; perhaps I inspired one of the fiercest critics of cancel culture. Again, I doubt it. OTHER GUY: Profs really shouldn't behave this way. PATRICK WYMAN: I was 21 buddy
A list of Oscar nominations and wins, with a win for Best Sound
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