Stop worrying about what YA books to let your kids read and let them sort it out with V C Andrews and cocaine era Stephen King as God intended

What if I told you one of the most contested words in the English language is only 3 letters long, is our most used word, and yet for centuries the world's greatest linguists and philosophers keep fighting about what it actually means?

Guessed it yet? I used it three times in that sentence alone.

i feel like if i was tasked with not starting a war and bringing back US manufacturing jobs, i could have done a better job than this

WBAL in Baltimore helping viewers understand the difference between watches and warnings

“No, we are waiting for them”

Single Daily Tablet Shows Powerful Results for People With Drug-Resistant HIV A large international clinical trial has unveiled a promising new option for people living with highly treatment-resistant HIV.

A development such as this has been a goal for HIV researchers for decades. It is important because people who are faced with difficult treatment regimens are less likely to be compliant.
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a round pottery piece with pig eyes and a snout

i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired

I sometimes wish the Democratic Party in Congress consisted of any 260 people in the Minneapolis telephone directory rather than the 260 dignitaries now representing us.

screenshot from the BBC news feed about the oscar nominations: All 16 nominations Sinners got published at 14:03 14:03 Sinners has set a new Oscars record with 16 nominations out of the 24 categories, here they are: Actress in a supporting role Makeup and hairstyling Original score Original screenplay Actor in a supporting role Casting Costume design Original song Production design Film editing Sound Visual effects Cinematography Actor in a leading role Directing Best picture

🤌🤌 now it better win 'em

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

we need a word for people who invent elaborate social situations in their head to justify buying new clothes but don't actually like socializing

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

“politics is just one big ass blast”

A tweet from classywarfare "The War on Christmas cannot end until Christmas stops it's illegal occupation of November"

This

Cultural Regions of the US

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

Calling peoples' employers in a rage because their tributes to Robert Redford weren't horny enough

You are damaged and broken and unhinged. But so are shooting stars and comets.
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Nikita Gill

This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.

It is pretty amazing to see people go from “the left is the enemy of democracy and must be purged” to “who can really know why good kids do bad things?”

Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to retire

Someone on Twitter posted a color chart for how to combine different shirts and pants.

You should never follow any of these color charts. They are all stupid.

I'll show you why. 🧵

Ever been to a new citizens swearing in?

I have. When my Papi gained citizenship.

You'll never meet a happier, more grateful group. And patriotic, ready to contribute back to their new homeland, to the society that gave them a chance and welcomed them home.

For every doll you deny me I will push another jet off an aircraft carrier

Treated my 5-year-old to lunch at the local crepery today. It's run by Ethiopians, but they make really delicious, French-style crepes. I got avocado, tomato, and cheese. This is the beautiful America they are trying to destroy.

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

Screengrab from a 2021 Slate article headlined An Interview with the Guy Who Yells Mortal Kombat in the the Theme for Mortal Kombat. The subheading is Nearly three decades later he's still got it. The byline is Matthew Dessem. The featured text is the form of a Q and A. I see. Will you do it over the phone? Would I do it over the phone? Absolutely. Let's hear it. Mortal Kombat!

Bring back proper games journalism.

turns out the United States was an incredible moneymaking engine that ran on wokeness

This is your gentle reminder that Black people are only 14.4 percent of this country's population.

Black people cannot save you.