Seth addresses President Trump’s comments during the Kennedy Center board meeting at the White House and more in his monologue for Monday, March 16, before taking a closer look at Trump demanding that other countries help him take control of the Strait of Hormuz because of the oil crisis sparked […]
Jon Stewart dives into America and Israel’s impromptu attack on Iran, Trump’s laid-back war announcement from the Mar-a-Lago basement, and MAGA’s refusal to sell the American people on the plan, purpose, and duration of the war. Plus, Jordan Klepper reveals America’s calculated war strategy: winging it. #DailyShow #JonStewart #Iran #Trump […]
Michael Kosta breaks down the first four days of Trump’s war on Iran: the U.S. government offers to evacuate Americans from the Middle East via bus, Trump stocks up for another forever war, conservatives quibble over the definition of “war,” and friendly fire takes out $300 million worth of U.S. […]
How long can a war last? Tales From the Bottle explores with one of the longest wars in history, beginning centuries before the birth of Jesus, and lasting til modern times. “The Third Punic War (Latin: Tertium Bellum Punicum) (149–146 BC) was the third and last of the Punic Wars […]
A grim discovery that changed how we view the animal kingdom, and ourselves. ‘Tales From the Bottle’ dives into the four year Gombe Chimpanzee War. “The Gombe Chimpanzee War was a violent conflict between two communities of chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania lasting from 1974 to 1978. […]
Switzerland is famously neutral – they don’t get involved in conflict, and they would never invade another country, right? Wrong (sort of). “Switzerland has a relatively active military due to ongoing conscription. Several incidents have occurred during routine training: On 14 October 1968, five Swiss artillery shells accidentally hit Liechtenstein’s […]
To get started for free, visit https://brilliant.org/Aperture/ and the first 1000 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/these-missing-nuclear-weapons-could-end-humanity Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch While the U.S. has historically been at least semi-transparent about its nuclear mess-ups, other nations have been much more secretive. We know very […]
Michael Kosta unpacks the latest in Musk and Trump’s messy bromance breakup: Elon doubling down on critiques against the Big Beautiful Bill, Trump’s parent-level guilt, Kanye West calling for a ceasefire, and threats of an Epstein files leak. Plus, Grace Kuhlenschmidt explains that the president is merely playing a game […]
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155 Irish soldiers versus thousands of Katangese and their mercenaries. Sounds like a losing battle, right? You’re correct – but what if the Irish had some whiskey…? “The siege of Jadotville was an engagement during the Congo Crisis in September 1961. “A” Company, 35th Battalion (UN service) of the Irish […]
