Nazis in New York

Whats that you say? Nazis in New York? You provocative little tyke Jumblerant! There were never any Nazis in New York! We'd have seen them marching in Manhattan.

As the renowned author Bill Bryson explained in his novel "Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States" there was a coin-toss between America being English speaking and German speaking - yes, it was that close!

So I wasn't surprised when footage surfaced of the forgotten 1939 Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden, where a Jewish protester was beaten and stripped as a speaker on stage called for a 'white, gentile-ruled USA'. You know, as you do...



Oh look, it's George Washington, the American flag and a swastika. And that would be at Madison Square Gardens.




And it wasn't just a handful of guys, there were 20,000 of them!

According to the Daily Mail, in the article "Revealed: The shocking and forgotten 1939 Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden, where a Jewish protester was beaten and stripped as a speaker on stage called for a 'white, gentile-ruled USA"

On February 20, 1939, some 20,000 American fascists gathered in New York City for a 'pro-American rally'
Organized by the German American Bund, it mocked 'Jewish media' and demanded America be run by whites
At the back of the stage, a 30-foot George Washington painting stood next to Nazi swastika-laden banners
Crowds gave the American flag Nazi salutes, and at the end stood for The Star-Spangled Banner
A Jewish plumber's helper stormed the stage and was beaten up by Nazis and arrested and fined by police
At the time, Nazism was accepted as part of the national debate and rich celebrities supported Nazi ideals
Only with America's entry into the Second World War did the public's attitudes towards fascism change

So there you go. Nazis have been in America before, and they seem to be around there again.

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Jumblerant

I Ain't No Musician

These new spaces are designed to be flexible.

So I just heard about this exceptionally talented musician from our talented chums over at Pomplamoose. They will be / have already opened for him as he tours the US of A.

You want genius? Because you can't handle this genius!



Yes he did. He took the potent, sexually laced phrase 'These new spaces are designed to be flexible' and made it into an upbeat song.

Wow. Just wow!


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Jumblerant

Scammers Get Scammed

So there is a little known scam whereby call centers in foreign countries call random people in the USA, leave a message stating that they are the IRS and demand that they call them back or face jail.


So an anonymous tech vigilante has set himself on a quest to prevent these scammers from working.
He wrote a bot(-net) that will call the scammers' phone lines a bazillion times from different numbers, thus preventing them from receiving any real calls.

LOVE IT!



The scammer has started a patreon fund so that he can be helped with the costs involved. No, this is not a scam! https://www.patreon.com/ProjectMayhem

All of his videos for the scammers - https://www.youtube.com/user/ncamp611/videos

This scam has already come to the attention of the police;



Enjoy and stay safe ;-)

kthanxbai!

Jumblerant

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Success Breeds Success - 3 Billion

Its getting close but not there yet. What am I talking about? The official video from the Furious 7 soundtrack.

At time of going to press it was at 2,902,472,946 views (ish);



'Gangnam Style' by PSY, was launched 4 years ago and has just 5 million less views. As I mentioned back in 2014, Gangnam Style Breaks YouTube,  and FYI, it is still a very catchy tune:



Justin Bieber comes third with his single 'Sorry' with only 300 million less, although it should be noted that the video is for a music single, not a movie, nor for a tribute to a dead actor. As I am not a teenage girl I am not qualified to judge Justin's talents, sufficed to say, 'well done young man'. Oh, and he isn't even in the video!



Which is a mere 300 million more than Maroon 5's 'Sugar' ;



So I guess we can conclude that music is the reason most people flock to YouTube. YouTube is wanted more for it's audio than it's video - interesting, very interesting!


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Jumblerant

Jackie Chan is Back

I do love Jackie Chan.

Humble, yet talented, this demure Hong Kong native is a martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and apparently a singer too!

He is back in a new film that, again, changes what we now about him:



Some of his best fight scenes can be seen here - and yes, they're scorchers!!



What is unique about Jackie Chan is that he is funny, sometimes laugh out loud funny, as this Conan O'Brien in 1999:



Tom Hanks presents Jackie Chan with his Honorary Oscar, the Governor's Award;




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Jumblerant

TV Shows to Watch, Summer 2017

Le Mans: Racing Is Everything is a behind the scenes look at what is possibly the most famous, and hardest car race in the world. Excellent access, interesting views and Amazon TV's easy access this is a must watch for any 'petrol-head out there.

Sadly the commentary is staid and somewhat condescending, but if you can overlook that, it is a family fun watch.

Preacher. Oh my fricking Lord, Preacher is coming back. One of the most interesting and fun TV shows I have seen this decade is coming back for a second season.

Preacher is a US television series based on a DC Comics series called Preacher. This was created by two of my favorite artists - Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. The show is an incredible genre mix, with elements of drama, black comedy, supernatural and horror all present. The series premiered in May 2016 with a 10-episode season.

The basic story is that of a Preacher with issues who is taking over a parish, whilst performing miracles by using black magic. I think. It gets confusing. It is always fun though!

Game of Thrones. Season 7. Need I say more?




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Jumblerant

Falling for the Fake?

We all root for the underdog, even more so when life has thrown them a curve ball or two.

This past week on America's Got Talent (AGT) a singer received top marks for singing a song.



As cynical as I am, I think this is real. Do you?

When else do we root so hard for the underdog? On AGT it looks like that is the case. Simon seems to like them.





kthanxbai!

Jumblerant