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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 10 Oct 2012

    America 2012: The Learning Channel has HoneyBooBoo, History Channel has PawnStars: and the Science Channel has PumpkinChunkin

    9:19 PM - 10 Oct 2012
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      1. Stan Muller‏Verified account @crashcoursestan 11 Oct 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Educational tv has decamped for the internet, man. @minutephysics @scishow @TheCrashCourse @veritasium @

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      1. tinybaby‏ @tinybaby 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson Comedy Central has one of the highest rated news shows and a news channel won a lawsuit saying they were allowed to lie

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      1. Jesse Spector‏Verified account @jessespector 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson Although you must admit, Pumpkin Chunkin features a valuable object lesson in physics.

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      2. Hooting Softly‏ @HunsV 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson YOU FORGOT THE PART WHERE MUSIC TELEVISION DOESN'T CONCERN ITSELF WITH ACTUAL MUSIC

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      2. kevinbiegel‏Verified account @kbiegel 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson and Comedy Central has the smartest satire that's ever been on TV, AMC has 2 all-time dramas and HBO has dragons. I call draw.

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      1. BumpyPirate‏ @BumpyPirate 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson That's why we need @BansheeMilk with his "Comedians and Zombies" cartoon featuring Noam Chomsky!http://youtu.be/eCsAZKMqPds 

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      1. Philip Steffani‏ @PCSteffani 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson The learning channel? Really? New Cosmos can't come soon enough! Any new updates?

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      1. Free René‏ @renemoriel 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson The atoms that used to be Carl Sagan must be pissed.

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      1. Dr. Strangelove, PhD‏ @Machiavelli473 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson I don't want to live on this planet anymore

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      1. (((Crobama)))‏ @Crobama 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson I'll be damned if I'm going to sit here while you denigrate Honey Boo Boo. Holla for a dolla, man. Holla for a dolla.

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      1. jam but spooky af‏ @jamileh 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson brb, crying.

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      1. Tanner Schroeder‏ @TannerSchroeder 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson These channels used to be government funded and then became privatized. I fear what will happen to PBS if it loses its funding.

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      2. Trent M Kays‏ @trentmkays 10 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson To be fair, history is a large part of Pawn Stars. The others are just…sad.

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      3. Reading Through History‏ @bigmarshdawg77 10 Oct 2012
        Replying to @trentmkays

        @trentmkays @neiltyson Yeah, Ice Road Truckers or American Loggers would be a better example of the pit that THC has fall fallen into.

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      4. Trent M Kays‏ @trentmkays 10 Oct 2012
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        @bigmarshdawg77 @neiltyson Definitely.

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