Short Attn Span Theater: April Fools pranks

April Fools prank Denmark, Copenhagen subway (in reality retired car from Stockholm subway)

Annual "Washing of the Lions," April 1, 1857

April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day (sometimes called All Fools' Day [1]) is an annual custom on the first of April, consisting of pranks, practical jokes, and hoaxes.

Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. The corporate mass media (and even serious spiritual journals) can be involved with these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day.

The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon our neighbors has been common in the world historically [2].

The Onion buys Alex Jones' InfoWars.com

• (InfoWars) LIVE Liberation Day (April 2) Coverage: Markets surge ahead of Trump tariff announcements, Elon Musk considers closing DOGE as Russia warns of TOTAL disaster if US attacks Iran! Plus, SpaceX completes first human orbit of Planet Earth’s poles! This is a must-watch/share live broadcast

Jimmy Kimmel PRANK livestream

(Jimmy Kimmel Live) April Fool's Day: our favorite pranks - Jimmy Kimmel LiveSTREAM!

Origins of April Fools' Day

The Fool Tarot Card meaning (edelwyn.com)

Although many theories have been proposed, the origin of April Fools' Day is not exactly known.

A disputed association between April 1st and foolishness is in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1392) [3]. In the "Nun's Priest's Tale," a vain cock, Chauntecleer, is tricked by a fox "Since March began, full thirty days and two" [4, 5], that is, the 32nd day from March 1st, which is April 1st [6]. However, it is not clear that Chaucer was referencing April 1st since...

In 1508, French poet Eloy d'Amerval referred to a poisson d'avril (April fool but literally "April's fish"), possibly the first reference to the celebration in France [9].

Some historians suggest that April Fools' originated because, in the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European towns [10], with a holiday that in some areas of France, specifically, ended on April 1 [11, 12], and those who celebrated New Year's Day on January 1 made fun of those who celebrated on other dates by the invention of April Fools' Day [13].

The use of January 1 as New Year's Day became common in France only in the mid-16th century [8], and that date was not adopted officially until 1564, by the Edict of Roussillon, as called for during the Council of Trent in 1563 [14].

However, there are issues with this theory because there is an unambiguous reference to April Fools' Day in a 1561 poem by Flemish poet Eduard de Dene of a nobleman who sent his servant on foolish errands on April 1st, predating the change [8].

April Fools' Day was also an established tradition in Great Britain before January 1 was established as the start of the calendar year [15, 16]. More: April Fools' Day

AI is used to make porn unrelated to video short

• April Fools video; Jimmy Kimmel Live, April Fool's Day, 2025; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

Jon Stewart on Kamala, Joe, DJ (Daily Show)

Jon Stewart on why GOP doesn't know what to do with Kamala replacing Joe

(The Daily Show) July 29, 2024: Jon Stewart tackles [dead] Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, new presumptive presidential nominee VP Kamala Harris, and the reactions on both sides (from both wings of our one-party system), from a re-energized Democratic party to flailing Republicans' flimsy "coup" claims. Plus, Josh Johnson on the right's new strategic talking points against Harris, which range from sexist all the way to racist. #DailyShow #KamalaHarris #Democrats #Republicans

Hated presidential candidate and gay politician Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg on Kamala’s campaign, VP vetting, and JD Vance

(The Daily Show) July 29, 2024: “What’s the point of having a conversation if you’re not speaking to people who don’t already agree with you?” Pete Buttigieg talks to Jon Stewart about why he goes on Fox News, the significance of Pres. Joe Biden stepping aside to make room for Kamala as the presumptive Democratic nominee, the possibility of being vetted for vice president, and his thoughts on Trump’s own VP pick, JD Vance.

Who invented math? (Do we hang him?)

My daughter doesn't know anything. She just tries to help Daddy sometimes, beginner's luck.

Who invented math?

What brilliance have math lost due to sexism?

(IFLScience) Was math invented or discovered? This video takes a deep dive into all of the possible candidates who might have been the first mathematician.

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:07 The Roman Emperor's dislike of math
• 00:31 How ancient cultures discovered math
• 01:38 How ancient Egyptians found math
• 02:39 Math before ancient cultures

Hang him for playing dangerous hangman

[White men should not be allowed anywhere near a marker board to play hangman, but give all of them cameras to make more funny videos.] (Jaydaddy) Your class is playing hangman, Nov. 1, 2023. Binge the rest of the channel: youtube.com/jaydaddyy... IG: itsjaydaddy TT: itsjaydaddy.

These guys got it all wrong. I could do better. But they won't show me the rules.

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Earthlings are stupid. Alien felines rule the world

[Who invented math, maths, or mathematics? It certainly was not the British, but they appropriated knowledge from Muslim and Indian advancements, brought them back to England at Oxford and Cambridge, and over the centuries erased any credit to the sources, leaving it to seem the West must have discovered all these things like algebra and the development of calculus.]

[The Greeks are credited with things that ancient Greece absorbed from ancient India and Vedic number wranglers. In particular, Pythagoras gets credited with the Pythagorean Theorem even as a recent archeological find reveals it was known to the Babylonians 1,000 years earlier. If math exists objectively to be discovered rather than invented by anyone, it is a crime to credit this person or that for any invention. Theoretical mathematicians seem intent that what they come up with is real and timeless, not fabricated or a social construct, as new methods of calculation or figuring -- fuzzy logic, machine computing, HTML code, electronics, statistics -- are discovered and developed. So no one on Earth who first "discovers" anything is actually the first to discover it.]

• Original article: iflscience.com/who-invented...
• VIDEO: Pythagoras and his weird religious cult

Seven invents new math method

(Amy Alpen) Seven didn't invent it, even if it has his name. It's also called the "Hangman Division Strategy," shown here by female mathematician Amy Alpen on May 18, 2016. Hang him next to Pythagoras' Tomb for trying to take credit!

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Iflscience.com, March 12, 2024; Ashley Wells, Sheldon S., Dhr. Seven, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly COMMENTARY

Rare ‘waterfall’ appears in the OC, SoCal

Iman Palm, KTLA 5 via MSN.com; CC Liu, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Do woodland fairies (bhumi devas) delight in temporarily green groves and flowing waterfalls?

You better believe we do. We love them!

This rare “waterfall” in Southern California only appears after heavy rainfall. Iman Palm from KTLA 5 looks into the phenomenon.

The latest “atmospheric river” storm to move through Southern California brought heavy rain and mudslides but also something unique for residents, especially those in the OC (Orange County), next to Los Angeles.

The heavy rain unveiled the rare spectacle of Dana Point Falls, a “waterfall” that only graces the wealthy coastal community after significant rainfall. KTLA 5 via MSN.com

• Sherman Oaks home in the Valley flooded with 3 feet of water, and homeowners say it's LA's fault
• Southern California is finally starting to dry out. The next storm may come in 9 days (LA Times/Yahoo News)
• How much did this week’s storms help California’s water supply?
• Lake Tahoe's largest ski resort totals 50+ inches in first week of Feb.
• Sub lost under Antarctica, gone missing during Swedish research
• What does it mean when forecasters say La Niña is coming? | Watch
• LA hit with over 400 mudslides, braces for more flooding (yahoo.com)

Why anyone votes for Trump EXPLAINED

CNN; Host Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point, Jan. 22, 2024, NPR.org, 1/23/24; Ashley Wells, Pfc. Sandoval, Seth Auberon, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

I beat Nimrada bigly now that I ran Ron out of the race: DO'H! Who'da thunk it?

(CNN) Trump cannot track or sustain a thought but is as disorganized in his thinking as his auditors, caring more about spectacle than substance. Let's all eat cake. Ooh, yummy, cake. Oh, and let's kill everybody for crimes.

Ron DeSantis likes history the way he likes voters: white, straight, easy to manipulate (al.com)

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What Republican party elites [the donor class right wing Establishment types] don't understand about Trump voters

On Point is a solid and intelligent daily show.

Polls show Don John Trump dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination. How does he do it — and can anyone catch him?

Batya Ungar-Sargon, Sarah Longwell, and Heather Cox Richardson join On Point Host Meghna Chakrabarti to explain to everyone how this is happening.

Right wing Florida Gov. Ron crying: Vote Trump

ABOUT: Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is WBUR's award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast (carried nationwide by NPR). Its unique combination of original reporting, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis creates an experience that makes the world more intelligible and humane.

Deep dives, original stories, fresh takes, Chakrabarti produces a quality show that sometimes panders to NPR types but other times actually provides insights and challenges assumptions. This is important for the left to have. Otherwise, it ends up being no better than the right. Polemics aside, liberals are different because they listen to both sides and make a decision rather than just accepting pre-packaged narratives. Correct? As Plato said in ancient Greece, "The consequence of apathy [being too lazy to listen to all sides and make an independent decision] is being ruled by evil men." We certainly are ruled by such men.

• AUDIO: Cracking the crazy Trump phenomenon and explaining it in simple terms (pscrb.fm)
• Help would be appreciated to better understand On Point's podcast listeners and get feedback for the show — that'll take about 10 or fewer minutes. Take this survey: surveymonkey.com/r/onpointpodcast. Impact and improve the show.
• ABORTION: Biden has a plan to win: kill more [babies like Israel does but do it through] more abortions, but his rally in Virginia was interrupted by Anti-Zionist-Israel's genocide protesters
• Rape-caused pregnancies in abortion ban states estimated at 65,000, study says (Shots - Health News: NPR)

Trump can't shut up, faces fine of $370 million

Nikki Haley wins 100% of votes in NH so far...but falls behind Trump by end of day

Voters wait in line to cast ballots at Bedford High School on Tuesday, Bedford, N.H. (NPR)

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A Southern gal can dream, can't she?

Wait, how is this possible? The Establishment candidate is ahead of populist Trump? Well, as it turns out, there's a place in New Hampshire (Dixville Notch) that always wants to be first. So it holds is caucus at midnight and finishes before anyone else even gets started. Population 12. Six voted, and all of them, both Republicans and Independents, picked Haley. See: New Hampshire primary live updates and latest news on Haley and Trump | The Independent

I'm not racist, I just sound racist because I'm, alright, I'm racist and people love it.

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You're not winning, Nimrada. - Shut up, Vivek!

Live updates: Nikki (Nimrada) Haley aims for a surprise win, and Democrats hold a primary too (sort of) Only two candidates lead the Republican ballot: Donald Trump and Nikki Haley. A party rift means President Biden is not on the ballot, but many plan to write him in anyway. Election 2024: Nikki Haley aims for an upset over Trump in New Hampshire | NPR

Binaka, please! Even if you trump Trump, you ain't getting it over on me and Big Papa Joe.

6 archeological sites unheard of in USA

Poopy Archaeology,  July 29, 2020; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

6 archaeological sites unheard of in USA

(Poopy Archaeology) There are places like Chaco Canyon and the pyramid burial mounds of giants in Cahokia. They get the most attention in American archeology, but there are hundreds of other amazing sites across the USA. Here's a list of lesser known yet equally fascinating archeological sites, all located about an hour from a major city. them out. What sites should be added to the list? Subscribe

1. Turtle Mound, Florida (nps.gov)
2. Chaw’se/Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, California
3. Poverty Point, Louisiana (povertypoint.us)
4. Casa Grande, Arizona (nps.gov/cagr/learn/history...)
5. Lizard Mound, Wisconsin (co.washington.wi.us)
6. Rock Eagle, Georgia (exploregeorgia.org)

• Montana Megaliths (montanamegaliths.com)

The Gateless Gate of Zen: Alan Watts

Anima Creativa, April 25, 2023; CC Liu, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Thirty minutes of pure genius with Alan Watts on "The Gateless Gate"

(Anima Creativa) Alan Watts discusses the ancient Zen text The Gateless Gate, a foundational set of 40 Zen stories or koans that impart Buddhist wisdom in a creative way. The goal is to provoke a sudden awakening, epiphany, aha moment, or satori.

Watts dives into Zen philosophy and practice through the lens of The Gateless Gate, reviewing four of these stories. To read more, see The Gateless Gate FREE: sacred-texts.com/bud/glg...

• Alan Watts for a Creative Life

Subscribe to the channel for regular inspiring content on creativity and personal growth: AnimaCreativaLabsubscribe.

CIA-backed Death Squads in Afghanistan

Democracy Now!, 1/12/23; Pfc. Sandoval, Ashley Wells, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The Buddha was from Afghanistan (Gandhara/Kapilavastu), Central Asia, next to proto-India

More war crimes are committed by the USA's CIA (secret service) than any other syndicate.

Night Raids: Victims of CIA-backed Afghan Death Squads known as “Zero Units” demand accountability

(Democracy Now!) Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) speaks with journalist Lynzy Billing, whose investigation for ProPublica details how CIA-backed death squads, known as "Zero Units," have yet to be held accountable for murdering hundreds of civilians during the U.S. War on Afghanistan.

The CIA loves war, killing, controlling minds

The Afghan units, which were routinely accompanied by [Christian] U.S. soldiers, were feared throughout rural [Islamic] Afghanistan for their brutal night raids, often descending upon helpless villagers from helicopters and carrying out summary executions before disappearing.

Dalai Lama in bed with CIA

Families of victims continue to demand answers. But since the operations were directed by the CIA rather than the [formal U.S.] military, there is almost no oversight or disclosure when things go wrong.

“Many people I spoke to feel that these operations…were counterproductive and actually had turned their families against the U.S.-backed government in Kabul and against the U.S.,” says Billing.

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch livestream at democracynow.org. Mondays to Fridays 8:00-9:00 am ET. Support [semi-]independent media: democracynow.org/donate. Subscribe to daily email digest: democracynow.org/subscribe #DemocracyNow Latest shows

One Israel is better than five CIAs, admits high American official accidentally telling the truth.

Four CIA spies at the dawn of the Cold War

ADMISSION (New York Times): "cooperation between intelligence agencies of the two countries [US and Israel], a subject generally...shrouded in vagueness. Mr. [Wolf] Blitzer has some of the specifics on the record: the retired Air Force intelligence chief, Gen. George F. Keegan, told him of Israeli assistance in discovering Soviet Air Force capabilities, new weapons, electronics and jamming devices. ''I could not have procured the intelligence...with five CIAs,'' General Keegan is quoted as saying. More

American corruption threatens global security

Time Traveler John Titor explains FUTURE

The Why File, 9/29/22; Pat Macpherson, Pfc. Sandoval, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

JOHN TITOR: Time traveler, soldier, savior from 2036 | Can he save us from destruction?

(The Why Files) AJ and Hecklefish premiered this on Sept. 29, 2022. JOHN TITOR: Soldier from the Future | Can this time traveler save us from destruction? This is our future, or so say someone claiming to be John Titor, as he told Coast to Coast Founder Art Bell.

Is time real? If not, time travel should be easy.

What's our future in this timeline? The United States of America endures a second civil war, killing millions. Immediately after that, a world war begins. Nuclear weapons are used. Billions are killed. The aftermath leaves our earth in ruins.

Electric grids are down. Food supplies become scarce. Disease is rampant. Society breaks down. Then, in 2038, all computers go offline. Civilization is set back several centuries. The world enters a second Dark Age.

Only by changing events in our past and present can we avoid this nightmare of a future.

In 1998, in a small town in Florida, John Titor was born. In the year 2036, Titor, a temporal soldier would be sent back in time. His mission? Save this world.

SOURCES AND LINKS

• wikiwand.com/en/Year_2038...
• wikiwand.com/en/John_Titor
• wikiwand.com/en/Tipler_cy...
• temporalrecon.wordpress.com/t...
• wikiwand.com/en/Many-worl...
• youtube.com/c/hoaxhunter

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