The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1114

Harry, Dan and Beau discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict within our borders, returning to the moon, and the UK media lying about JD Vance.

Alternative Player - Odysee

Reading List

The October 7th Failures

Police to interview The Crown actor over Gaza rally - Evening Standard
Protesters barred from disrupting degree ceremony - BBC News
BBC reported to counter-terror police over Hamas documentary payments - The Telegraph
Defacing our countryside - Twitter - MythoYookay
“It’s just a piece of rock, I’m Confused” - Twitter - Zara Hussain
Cleaned up - Twitter - Homeland Party
Shin Bet to present results of its Oct. 7 probe - report - The Jerusalem Post
Analysis | No Defense, Lax Standards: IDF's Initial Probes Into October 7 Massacre Are Infuriating and Horrifying - Haaretz
Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago - The New York Times

Returning to The Moon

BBC - BBC News
Sky News - Sky News
Al Jazeera - Al Jazeera
Falcon 9 launches ‘Athena’ and ‘Trailblazer’ to the Moon - Intuitive Machines - NBC News
‘Athena’ is a lander which will search for water under the surface - As well as ‘Grace’, a micro drone - Wikipedia
‘Trailblazer’ is an orbiter also looking for water - Wikipedia
Scott Manley - Can play video on mute while we chat - YouTube
SpaceX official site - SpaceX
Peregrine Lander - Astrobotic Technology - Failed - Wikipedia
IM-1 - ‘Odysseus’ - Fell over - Wikipedia
Interesting trajectory graphic - Wikipedia
Firefly Aerospace - Blue Ghost Lander - The Independent
Hakuto-R 2 - ispace - Japanese Lander - Wikipedia

The UK Media Declares War on JD Vance

Europe is rearming - Twitter - Amuse
Anger over Vance 'random country' peacekeeping remark - BBC News
UK MPs condemn ‘deeply disrespectful’ JD Vance comments - The Guardian
Twenty thousand troops from 'some random country' won't bring peace, JD Vance dismisses Starmer's peace plan - LBC
Deceptive cutting - Twitter - LBC
What he actually said - Twitter - JD Vance
You have to say pwease and tank you, Mistow Zensky - Twitter - Barflugnarven
Brands use Vance - Twitter - PumpDotFun
Roman Vance - Twitter - SNicotinus
Worldwide Vance - Twitter - The Manlet King
Best Vance - Twitter - 9mm SMG
Corrupted Vance - Twitter - Jade Atrophis
We Wuz Vance n sheeii - Twitter - NewsM101
It’s Ms Vance to you - Twitter - The Mister Frog
I have no Va(n)ce and I must scream - Twitter - Italian347
Endless Vances - Twitter - Jigoku Cake
Wall of Vance - Twitter - Esjesjesj
Bringing both sides of the political spectrum together - Twitter - Kent Banish Earl