LurkingLuddite

“Dark matter” is not its own idea. It is literally the name for the unknown observed effect, NOT an explanation for the effect.

Most physicists hate the term “dark matter” too, because it sounds like an explanation when it is literally the opposite.

“Dark matter” could be one or several things at once, because it is the name for the observed phenominon, not an explanation for it.

We know something is there, we just don’t know what. That je ne sais quoi is what’s called “dark matter”, which again, is not an explanation of anything, but the name of the observed phenomenon.

It might not even be matter at all, though observations like what’s cited in the OP lean toward it being something that exists as opposed to a difference in the mathematical models, which should apply to all of spacetime in order to be called accurate. Since it is a local effect that we see is different in different areas, that makes it far less likely to be a general disagreement.

The rank and file get the bear. The leaders get the wolf. Any ‘special forces’ (see: the SS or ICE) get the wolf, too.

Not so sure either side actually grew tired of it… more that the US (publicly) grew more tired and fearful of the cold war.

Also the “tear down this wall” was fire for most people on either side.

Because the US education system failed you.

(if you’re outside the US, then it figures history would be simplified past such details)

Literally all of https://m.youtube.com/c/crashcourse too.