#Terror in New York City

[sailing-on-a-puddle]

@womble1 couldn't find a gif of this one so here's some more puppet stubble from my favourite tos episode!

[the-time-lord-oracle]

I was watching Thunderbirds' Terror in New York City this morning and it's uncanny how that episode predicted not one but two real-life events that occurred many years later. First, Thunderbird 2's altercation with the Sentinel predicted the fate of Iran Air flight 522 in 1988,and then the collapse of the Empire State Building predicted the destruction of the World Trade Centre in 2001. Perhaps not surprisingly, this episode was pulled from Boomerang's broadcasts of Thunderbirds in the wake of 9/11, but the phrase life intimidates art certainly rings true here. And it's not the only time Thunderbirds predicated real-life events years later; City of Fire predicted the Grenfell Tower disaster, The Mighty Atom predicted Chernobyl and Operation Crash-Dive predicted the 737 MAX scandal. I wonder if some of the writers were clairvoyant!

[hitchell-mope]

Of course it is

[astranite]

Aaaahhh very crashing and fire!!!

[nando161mando]

Anonymous submission from NYC: "Actionists have defaced the facade of the Historic Blue Moon Hotel, the family business of IOF soldier and war criminal Bram Settenbrino. Black paint was splattered on their doors and windows, as well as red triangles and the message "Baby Killer". Settenbrino became known last month for publishing videos of himself firing indiscriminately at civilian infrastructure and a mosque in Gaza.

Actionists said, "This is a community-based approach to anti-imperialism. The genocide in Gaza may be happening across the ocean, but many of its perpetrators walk among us here in NYC. They should never have peace.

We take inspiration from the rich legacy of antifascism, of groups like Anti-Racist Action and the 43 Group--understanding that we have to act locally to make fascism obsolete globally. Where they go, we go.

Organize, research, map out the networks in which soldiers of imperialism pass freely between the frontline and the imperial core. Find them and give them hell."

[gameraboy2]

Lou Ferrigno filming The Incredible Hulk (1978), "Terror in Times Square"

[schlock-luster-video]

On July 4, 1962, Tales of Terror debuted in New York City.

[bonesashesglass]

https://www.youtube.com/live/tkH8K_aNLxY?feature=shared

Big emergency protest in New York right now for Lebanon. You can watch live coverage with the link

[a-solitary-sea-rover-backup]

Boatlift: An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience

Look for the helpers…

[erosia-rhodes]

Are 9/11 jokes funny? If so, do you remember 9/11 or not? Curious to see the results!*

*The Wikipedia article on childhood amnesia says autobiographical memory starts around age 5-6, which is why I grouped anyone younger than that with the "not born yet" demographic.

[hitchell-mope]

Who’s the old lady supposed to be?

[peaceblank]

I'm at the New York Horror Film Festival and the director for Terrorizer 2 said he's currently working on a movie with Tony Todd and Jeffrey Combs.

[memenewsdotcom]

Times Square machete attack

Times Square machete attack

[watercress-words]

Remembering and reading about September 11, 2001

Remembering 23 years later, here are a few of those who have written about the events of 9/11/2001

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 prompted a profuse body of literature, including one by a woman physician forensic pathologist trainee. I reviewed her memoir here. Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek, M.D. and T.J. Mitchell The author, Judy Melinek, M.D., wrote this account of her training as a forensic pathologist, a…

[shawnpgreene]

September 11, 2001

Remembering 9/11: A Day That Changed the World September 11, 2001—a day forever etched into the hearts and minds of people across the globe. Twenty-three years have passed, but the pain and memories remain vivid. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City were not just an assault on a city, but an attack on the very principles of freedom, unity, and hope. As we remember the nearly…