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#132: Bigger in Three Dimensions Than I’ve Ever Been

June 10th, 2020 · 86 minutes

In America, you are not allowed to hit back.

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Black Lives Matter.

(Recorded on Tuesday, June 2, 2020)

Credits

Amazon.com Help: Timers Aren't Displaying on Echo Wall Clock

Is your paired Echo device playing music in a Multi-Room Music group? If the paired device is playing music in a Multi-Room Music group, Echo Wall Clock alarms and timers don't work. To use alarms and timers with your clock, turn off Multi-Room Music playback.

Amazon.com: Echo Wall Clock - see timers at a glance - requires compatible Echo device: Amazon Devices
Amazon.com: La Crosse Technology WT-3181PL-INT 18 inch Atomic Outdoor Clock with Temperature & Humidity: Home & Kitchen
Los Angeles Police Commission meets in wake of regional unrest - YouTube
UC Davis pepper spray incident - Wikipedia
Police mistake nationwide protests as demanding more brutality - The Washington Post

"Imagine how hideous they will seem to themselves when they realize people were asking for them to stop.

And if they are not confused, I would hate to think what they were doing."

Leveled Readers | SRA Reading Labs | McGraw Hill
LBJ Orders Pants - YouTube
Black / #000000 hex color (#000)
Replacements - Kids don't follow - YouTube

1981 cameo by the Minneapolis Police.

LBJ Orders Some New Haggar Pants | Miller Center
The Technium: 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice

"If you are looking for something in your house, and you finally find it, when you’re done with it, don’t put it back where you found it. Put it back where you first looked for it."