Rachel used the term "grok" again.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

This makes me smile. Rachel has used this term before. https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214396991

[Ocelot II]

1. Love that word, it goes 'way back to Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land."

I would have thought she was too young to be familiar with it, glad she knows it. "Grok" means more than just "know."

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. Loved Heinlein's books in the 70's.

"Time Enough For Love", "Moon is a Harsh Mistress", as well.. His hero's were all Libertines, though.

Then I got hooked on Carlos Castenada and Robert Pirsig.

[Wounded Bear]

12. That was back before I realized how libertarian fascist his stuff was...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. I thought it first appeared in 'Red Planet'.

[mitch96]

15. "Grok" means more than just "know." I thought it meant more than just know but a deeper

inner understanding. “You need to think in Martian to grok the word ‘grok.‘”
I'm curious how many people caught that on her show...
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[calimary]

2. Yep. I noticed that, too.

I’ve used it here and there since high school. It’s beyond knowing. It’s as if you get it so deeply and internally that it’s almost like you ate it.

[ananda]

3. I still use it often.

It still sounds really cool.

[wcmagumba]

4. That term resonates with me from Jr High when I first read the novel...

I also remember "water brothers, sharing water and discorporation". We could use the last one for a few people I won't mention by name...

[gab13by13]

5. Rachel also said, the coup is ongoing,

because people are not being held accountable.

She said that trump called a Wisconsin official 2 weeks ago and asked him to decertify the 2020 election. Wisconsin officials are looking into doing that.

3 Counties in the Pa. primary have yet to certify election results in defiance of a judge's decision.

True the Vote is working with a Magat sheriff's organization to back up Magat election officials if they challenge the results of the 2022 election.

Not prosecuting the Cyber Ninjas was a huge blunder.

Nice to see that DOJ is finally going after the fake electors. DOJ should have known about the fake elector scheme back in January of 2021 when fake elector documents were sent to the National Archives.

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6. This makes me smile

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7. Grok is one of those neo-words that we really need--

I've used it too.

[gab13by13]

8. The "Christian" fascists

will probably ban "Stranger in a Strange Land," it isn't really complimentary of religion.

The book seems more believable today than when I first read it, I grok.

[nilram]

10. IMO, Heinlein wrote two books: the first half of Stranger in a Strange Land

(which was enjoyable and interesting) and all the others (which were okay, but just once would have been more than enough).

That being said, Grok is a fine word that he invented and I don't think any less of Rachel for using it.

[CloudWatcher]

11. Is it well known yet?

I’ve used grok for so long … I thought everyone else did too!

[Earth-shine]

13. The phrase "I grok Spock" has been in use by Star Trek fans for decades.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. #maddow is the best

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