Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson, ever on the lookout to remain relevant, probably giving the news a cursory glance every morning just to stay in touch, decided to weigh in the Bend The Knee controversy raging around the NFL and Donald Trump. Eager to show that he’s as hip as any 18-year-old, Tyson somehow managed to bring the TV hit Game of Thrones along in his attempt to jump aboard the self-righteous Bend The Knee bandwagon.
Despite the fact that his claim was hilariously off-base, He Persisted:
Uhh, no. That claim would not meet any scientific test of validity, which prompted some rejoinders. One person simply dissed Tyson with a quote from the show:
But there was also a deluge of responses pointing out Tyson, as usual, got it wrong:
And the fact that he might want to return to the world of reality: