"With a membership between 3,000 and 3,600 and 467 chapters in 59 countries, the HAMC is one of the largest motorcycle clubs in the world." -- wikipedia
MasterClass
"an American online education subscription platform on which students can access tutorials and lectures pre-recorded by experts in various fields" -- wikipedia
deadline
"a date or time when something must be finished" -- The Britannica Dictionary
ecotage / eco-terrorism
an act of violence which is committed in support of environmental causes, against people or property --wikipedia
Clarkson's Farm
British television documentary series about Jeremy Clarkson and his farm in the Cotswolds. It was first broadcast by Amazon Prime Video on 11 June 2021 --wikipedia
Liz Truss, UK Prime Minister
Announced her resignation, despite being basically capable as a leader. Did that decision serve the highest good? (see "her decision," below)
tailgating
Request: Following another car too closely. Something we all had to deal with I'm sure, or have done before. Wikipedia lists several causes although I always figured intimidation/coercion was the most common, and is the one I'm interested in
bubble tea
The market size of bubble tea was valued at $2.4 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $4.3 billion by the end of 2027 --wikipedia
Greenpeace
focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, lobbying, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals --wikipedia
Hallelujah (Händel)
calibration of this famous piece
strike (business)
"a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer" -- Google dictionary
Mohammed Jihab
Muslim scholar and influencer --request
placing someone on a pedestal
"to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults" -- merriam-webster.com
“Hard times create strong men..."
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” – G. Michael Hopf
forgetting curve
hypothesizes the decline of memory retention in time. This curve shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it --wikipedia