The Off Topic Topic

[crazy canuck]

She thought it was a squirrel

Btw, did you have any missing relatives?

[Sheilbh]

Erm. Why is an FBI verified account tweeting the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?
https://twitter.com/FBIRecordsVault/status/1296144912497352705?s=20

[Valmy]

Sure...why not?

[DGuller]

Crap, even the elders are not safe from FBI snooping.

[celedhring]

It looks like an automated account that just shares random FBI files. I guess it needs a better filter.

[Valmy]

It looks like an automated account that just shares random FBI files. I guess it needs a better filter.

I just figured it was the Russians.

[Tonitrus]

It's not a strait-up document that is just the PotEZ...it looks like it also contains letters/memos related to the FBI reception/investigation of the document (vis a vie ties to Commies and all that from the 40's/50's) and some hand written notes to J Edgar Hoover.

So, a legit FBI historical record.

[Caliga]

She thought it was a squirrel

Btw, did you have any missing relatives?

You know, that smell was so fucking bad a part of me wondered if one of my grandparents whacked someone and buried them in the walls.

Given the fact that they were exemplary people (grandpa was a Lutheran pastor and bishop, and grandma was a nurse and later ran Meals on Wheels for the city), I kind of doubt they murdered anyone though.

[Liep]

Ex-DHS Official: Trump wanted to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland


It's a video so naturally I haven't seen it, but the headline was funny. 

[Syt]

[Sheilbh]

I see the ravens are leaving the Tower of London

Tower of London ravens leaving historic attraction to find food as tourist numbers fall
As if 2020 wasn't bad enough already - ravens are leaving the Tower of London
    Ellena Cruse

Ravens at the Tower of London are leaving the historical site to search for food due to a lack of visitors during coronavirus lockdown.

According to folklore if six permanently leave the capital's tourist attraction the kingdom, the crown and the building itself will fall.

A raven master, who is in charge of looking after the flock at the site, said two birds have already been venturing away to forage.

Christopher Skaife urged the nation to visit to ensure the birds do not leave forever.

The Tower of London reopened five weeks ago from lockdown and instead of its usual summer visiting figures, in excess of 15,000, it has seen around 800 guests a day.

Mr Skaife told The Sun that he has been asking the beefeaters who guard the site to feed them leftovers.

He said: "If the ravens were to leave, the Tower would crumble to dust.

"The tower is only the tower when the people are here.

"The ravens have always been so important to the tower because they've been surrounded by myths and legends.

"We really need people to come back to help the ravens."

Mr Skaife bought teddies, footballs and squeaky dog toys in a bid to entertain the current group of ravens who are called Jubilee, Harris, Gripp, Rocky, Erin, Poppy and Merlina.

He said they were "bored and lonely" as they couldn't engage with the public or rummage through rubbish bins.

"Never in a raven's history have we seen fewer people in the Tower of London," he told The Sun

"Even in World War Two, there were still hundreds in and around."


(PA)

He added: "It's been tough because the ravens only saw me or one warden walking by during the lockdown. They depend on tourists."

King Charles II ordered ravens be kept at the tower, according to legend, after he was warned that if they ever left "the kingdom will fall".

However some historians have disputed this and said the tale was made up to entertain.

[The Larch]

The solution seems fairly easy, feed them abundantly within the Tower. 

[Sheilbh]

The solution seems fairly easy, feed them abundantly within the Tower. 

So apparently - I've read articles about the ravens before - that's only half the issue. They are very curious birds who need a lot of stimulation hence the raven master bringing them toys. So I feel like part of it is they probably just want things/people to interact with as well as food.

But agreed we should just feed the ravens.....

[celedhring]

The solution seems fairly easy, feed them abundantly within the Tower. 

So apparently - I've read articles about the ravens before - that's only half the issue. They are very curious birds who need a lot of stimulation hence the raven master bringing them toys. So I feel like part of it is they probably just want things/people to interact with as well as food.

But agreed we should just feed the ravens.....

Then an even better solution: start locking up people in the Tower again 

[Eddie Teach]

The solution seems fairly easy, feed them abundantly within the Tower. 

So apparently - I've read articles about the ravens before - that's only half the issue. They are very curious birds who need a lot of stimulation hence the raven master bringing them toys. So I feel like part of it is they probably just want things/people to interact with as well as food.

But agreed we should just feed the ravens.....

Then an even better solution: start locking up people in the Tower again 

Sometimes your genius is just staggering.