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Most famously, Tantalus offered up his son, Pelops, as a sacrifice. He cut Pelops up, boiled him, and served him up in a banquet for the gods.
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Tantalus's punishment for his act, now a proverbial term for temptation without satisfaction (the source of the English word tantalise), was to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches. Whenever he reached for the fruit, the branches raised his intended meal from his grasp. Whenever he bent down to get a drink, the water receded before he could get any. Over his head towers a threatening stone
originally posted by: elDooberino
a reply to: srb2001
"Q confirming Looking Glass time viewing (alien) technology? Confirms my suspicions, vindicates Dan Burisch/Crain."
No offense intended but, for the moment, I think i'm gonna have to hold off on all the "Q confirms Looking Glass..." talk. Yes, Q mentioned it but...we're talking about wormholes and stargates here; stuff that reads like straight sci/fi.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not really counting anything out these days but...wormholes and stargates?
I've really enjoyed the ride thus far but its gonna take a whole lot more proof before I'm able to buy into that one, much less share it with any of my normie friends.
Maybe the idea is that AI computing has been/is being developed to predict a number of possible futures, similar to the Looking Glass concept?
Maybe a technology only few had access to and the white hats finally got a hold of it? Or maybe a race to develop it and the white hats recently won the great race?
Who knows. Just spit balling here.
originally posted by: cherokeetroy
a reply to: elDooberino
what kind of evidence would it take for you to believe that fiction is just a made up word. 'fiction' is fiction
originally posted by: pteridine
originally posted by: 0dark4Ever
It is wet.
The water we are watching or some Spec Ops activity?
originally posted by: dashen
i Googled "Going Forward in Order to Look Back"
Wormhole technology has advanced to the point where information can be passed instantaneously between points in the spacetime continuum. The wormhole technology is first used to send digital information via gamma rays, then developed further to transmit light waves. The media corporation that develops this advance can spy on anyone anywhere it chooses. A logical development from the laws of space-time allows light waves to be detected from the past. This enhances the wormhole technology into a "time viewer" where anyone opening a wormhole can view people and events from any point throughout time and space.
When the technology is released to the general public, it effectively destroys all secrecy and privacy. The novel examines the philosophical issues that arise from the world's population (increasingly suffering from ecological and political disturbances) being aware that they could be under constant observation by anyone, or that they could observe anyone without their knowledge. Anyone is able to observe the true past events of their families and their heroes. An underground forms which attempts to escape this observation; corruption and crime are drastically reduced; states discover the true causes and outcomes of international conflicts; and religions worldwide are forced to re-evaluate their divine histories. As the underground movement grows, it utilises a direct neural interface coupled with the unlimited communication provided by the wormhole technology to develop a group mind.
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: FlyingFox
Flying Fox, this could be a bit of a stretch but...
The Lodge was founded on Jun 24th; which was St John the Baptist's feast day.
John the baptist was deCapitated by Herod Antipas and there's a bible story about Salome demanding from him that she be served his head on a platter!
Is this one of the meanings of /deC/ in the post?
Is the Skull&Bones society about demanding things on a platter from people in power?
Is the "serving his head on a platter" hinting at spirit cooking?
originally posted by: crankyoldman
"Axios on HBO" poll: Politics are driving Democrats mad
More than 70% of Democrats say politics is making them increasingly angry about America, leaving them feeling like “strangers in their own land,” according to an "Axios on HBO" poll conducted by SurveyMonkey.
Why it matters: Democrats say nearly everything they watch, read or listen to triggers their anger, even the soothing voices of NPR.
The big picture: Americans, as a whole, are just plain mad and feeling like strangers in their own land, though a lower percentage of Republicans describe themselves as angry (57% compared to 74% of Democrats) or feeling like a stranger (52% compared to 71% of Democrats).
All by design.
originally posted by: elDooberino
a reply to: srb2001
"Q confirming Looking Glass time viewing (alien) technology? Confirms my suspicions, vindicates Dan Burisch/Crain."
No offense intended but, for the moment, I think i'm gonna have to hold off on all the "Q confirms Looking Glass..." talk. Yes, Q mentioned it but...we're talking about wormholes and stargates here; stuff that reads like straight sci/fi.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not really counting anything out these days but...wormholes and stargates?
I've really enjoyed the ride thus far but its gonna take a whole lot more proof before I'm able to buy into that one, much less share it with any of my normie friends.
Maybe the idea is that AI computing has been/is being developed to predict a number of possible futures, similar to the Looking Glass concept?
Maybe a technology only few had access to and the white hats finally got a hold of it? Or maybe a race to develop it and the white hats recently won the great race?
Who knows. Just spit balling here.
originally posted by: EndtheMadnessNow
Regards to Q3586.
Bill Clinton allowed C!A to use Mena, AK airport for drug running.
Q2657 (partial)
Hello, [AS].
Once an agent, always an agent.
Q
[AS] = Abigail Spanberger, former C!A now a member of Rep. Dem from Virginia's 7th congressional district.
Their new mission? Foil Trump. Ex-intelligence officials run for Congress as Democrats
originally posted by: queenofswords
Former U.S. President Carter hospitalized in Atlanta for bleeding on the brain
Is another funeral imminent? When Dems are about to be exposed or the narrative is turning that way...boom...another major funeral.
originally posted by: pteridine
originally posted by: FlyingFox
a reply to: EndtheMadnessNow
I can see the upside of a move against DS on a holiday weekend, when people are more or less at a home where they can shelter in place with their loved ones, verses a work day.
Yes. In November, Thanksgiving weekend. (Extra food, family collected safely in one place, weather discourages riots.)
I don't see it happening over Christmas, and New Year's eve will be mid-week and will have too many people out in crowds.
If we are looking for a long weekend in the cold we need a Friday or Monday holiday. In 2020 it will be MLK or Washington's B-Day; Mon Jan 20, or Mon Feb 17
ETA: Congressrats also at home and villains easier to arrest when isolated.