Lionel Mandrake
Lionel Mandrake's JournalSilo (with spoilers)
"Silo" is a science-fiction series streaming on Apple TV+. It's excellent. If you haven't started watching it, do so now, and don't read any further!
I find some aspects of the plot puzzling.
Why is there a rule against microscopy?
Do the people who go outside really die quickly, or is this just part of the deception? If they really die quickly, what is killing them?
After a power outage the view from the cafeteria briefly showed the outside as it really is, all green and nice, before the deceptive view kicked in. Did any of the characters notice this?
In the most recent episode, things are looking very bad for Juliette. The mayor and the boss of "judicial" captured her and made a veiled threat to send her outside, whereupon she broke away and leaped into the central core of the Silo. How can she possibly survive? 
Being arrested on UK cop shows
On this side of the pond we speak of Mirandizing the suspect: "You have the right to remain silent ... ."
The Brits do it differently, according to shows like "Vera". Part of their warning goes something like this:
"You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defense if you fail to mention when questioned something you later rely on in court."
Huh? I can parse the sentence, but I don't understand its implications. What's the story here?
"For All Mankind"
This TV show is an alternative history in which the Soviets landed a man on the moon before the USA did. It includes this howler: von Braun says he originally intended the V2 to enter low earth orbit but was ordered to make it a ballistic missile. The show could have used a science advisor.
Four officers who responded to U.S. Capitol attack have died by suicide
That's the headline of a Reuters story (see below).
I find this very disturbing. These officers were severely traumatized. It's a tragedy that they took their own lives instead of seeking help.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/officer-who-responded-us-capitol-attack-is-third-die-by-suicide-2021-08-02/
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