just learned that the word "ferret" is derived from the Latin word furittus meaning
"LITTLE THIEF" and that a group of ferrets is called a BUSINESS and i am absolutely pleased with this new knowledge
IT'S 'HEAR, HEAR,' NOT 'HERE, HERE.'
IT'S 'SNEAK PEEK,' NOT 'SNEAK PEAK.'
IT'S 'EXACT REVENGE,' NOT 'EXTRACT REVENGE.'
IT'S 'BY AND LARGE,' NOT 'BY IN LARGE.'
THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA.
NPR did learn that there's a trick if you are applying in person in Washington and do not want a passport with Trump's image: Choose extra pages. The State Department says the 250th commemorative passport is only available in the standard, 28-page book
Cyclosporiasis, the parasite causing the current explosive diarrhea outbreak, is at a level 20x higher than its yearly average.
This comes just 1 year after the Trump admin removed a cyclospora tracking mandate from the 'Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance Network.'
Republican candidate Ken Paxton has likely committed voter fraud, after using a false address in 6 different elections.
Paxton is campaigning on ending "illegal voting."
This is not a detainment camp in World War II, nor a prison in the Holocaust, this is Gaza. A chilling reminder that history repeats.
A holocaust is happening right before our eyes and the world is silent
The Presbyterian Church (USA) voted 454–15 to recognize Israel's actions in Gaza as a genocide, divest from Palantir and GE Aerospace, lobby Congress for an arms embargo, and boycott certain products. They also say that criticism of the Israeli government is not inherently antisemitic.
They're the first major Christian denomination in the USA to formally label Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.
This is a huge development and a critical escalation in how mainstream US religious institutions perceive Israel, so where's the news coverage? It happened last week, and I've barely seen anything about it in US mainstream media.
Meta’s AI data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been caught infecting the town’s water supply with deadly bacteria.
Officials say wastewater from Meta’s AI data center flooded the town’s water pipes with the bacterium Cupriavidus gilardii, and they found the company violated industrial waste regulations.
Mitch McConnell blocked a SCOTUS nominee for 293 days citing election year norms, then confirmed his own nominee in 8 days during an election with voting already underway.
If Democrats refuse confirmations for the next 2 yrs, they would be following his rules, not breaking one.
🚨 Trump donor Adam Kidan went to prison after stealing tens of millions from investors.
Trump just pardoned him, allowing him to keep $21.7 million in stolen funds.
🚨 BREAKING:
The Pakistani government officially announced its recognition of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a terrorist, adding him to its terrorism list.