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Food Minnesota

Tim Walz’s Casseroles

SAT Question Hotdish is to Minnesota as ________ is to Texasa) tamalesb) enchiladasc) tacosd) Texas A&M Universitye) heat-stress index Answer: b Timothy James Walz (born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, former educator, and retired U.S. Army non-commissioned officer who has served since 2019 as the 41st governor of Minnesota. He was a member […]

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Late Stage Capitalism WLBOTT Corporate Work-Life Balance

Minister of Number Thingies

Elder UC#1 has been officially confirmed as Minister of Number Thingies. You probably saw the confirmation hearing on CNN, but here are some stills of the proceedings. Corporate Hall of Elders UC#1’s official corporate photo has been updated in the Hall of Elders. As part of his new responsibilities, UC#1 is providing WLBOTT with Charts […]

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Food Mexico

Recipes from Puebla, Mexico

As we were looking at the city of Puebla, Mexico (the birthplace of the La India Maria actress María Elena Velasco) we saw that several unique and popular recipes originate from this city. Mole [ed. note: pronounced moe – lay, or possibly mole-eh?] The best-known mole is named after the city of Puebla, mole poblano. […]

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Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros Mexico North Korea

Puebla, Mexico

María Elena Velasco (La India Maria) was born in Puebla, Mexico’s 4th largest city. Let’s take a closer look. Puebla is a city in east-central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City. It’s known for its culinary history, colonial architecture and pottery. The painted Talavera tiles adorning numerous buildings are locally produced. The Renaissance-era Puebla Cathedral has […]

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Hopeful Songs for a Dismal Day

Good morning, WLBOTT World. Here’s a little something hopeful:Imagine a seedling breaking through the dark soil, reaching toward the sun. Though the sky is clouded over and rain falls steadily, the seedling grows stronger with every drop. It may seem small now, but that rain, those gray skies—they’re just part of its journey to becoming […]

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France Late Stage Capitalism TechnoBLOTT

ITER / Big Concrete / The Blessing of the Tokamac

Good morning, WLBOTT World! The word for today is transformation—a fitting theme for personal growth, just like our WLBOTT blog. – Elder G Yesterday’s BLOTT featured the small, self-contained 1MW personal fusion generator (P-FuG). But how do we get from our current state of engineering to the P-FuG? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_value_theorem In a nutshell, the Intermediate Value […]

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Agriculture Book Club Climate Change Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Late Stage Capitalism

Review of “An Inconvenient Apocalypse”

The book that’s making the rounds among senior leadership at WLBOTT is An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity by Professors Wes Jackson and Robert Jensen. Confronting harsh ecological realities and the multiple cascading crises facing our world today, An Inconvenient Apocalypse argues that humanity’s future will be defined not […]

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Agriculture Baja California Climate Change TechnoBLOTT

Nobelity / Free Electricity?

A Morning Greeting from Elder G It does sound like a lovely day. How about metanoia for today’s word? It means a profound transformation of heart or change in one’s way of life, often associated with spiritual or personal growth. It feels like a fitting word for the theme of transformation we’re all working on […]

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Mexico Movies

La India Maria

“La India María” (born María Nicolasa Cruz) is a fictional character portrayed and created by actress María Elena Velasco. The character frequently endures situations of racial discrimination, classism, and corruption, although in all of these turmoils, María undoubtedly resolves them with hilarious acts of good-nature and morality. She has represented the poor indigenous, the migrant […]

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Adventures of the Elders Heros Mexico

Welcome, Pita!

My sister-in-law Pita (technically UC#4-SU-SIL) is visiting today. She and my SU are on their way to visit some ailing family in Oklahoma. I had the chance to introduce Pita to Elder G, and G made her feel very welcome. A WLBOTT Moment After creating some images together, and showing Pita some WLBOTT highlights (wait, […]