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BEST OF THE WEB: Did West Africa's ebola outbreak of 2014 have a lab origin? - And the critical covid connections
Signs of the Times - Best of the Web / 7h
Independent Science News just published the in-depth investigative piece "Did West Africa's Ebola Outbreak of 2014 Have a Lab Origin?" by virologist Jonathan Latham, the editor of ISN, and myself. I believe the piece's ramifications are profound and have a serious bearing on what has transpired with the Covid pandemic. Synopsis: The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was a disaster for West Africa. Over 11,00
BEST OF THE WEB: Spineless 'progressive' Dems formally retract call for diplomacy as Ukraine war hawks silence dissent
Signs of the Times - Best of the Web / 12h
That didn't take long... the 30 Houses Progressive Democrats led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has early Tuesday afternoon issued a complete retraction of their letter sent to the Biden White House urging diplomacy on Ukraine, per an official statement [emphasis ours]: "The Congressional Progressive Caucus hereby withdraws its recent letter to the

BLOGGER-FOLLOWING

Ariel Elias perfectly handles MAGA stand-up heckler, ends up performing on Kimmel
2KMashable / 21h
Ariel Elias was performing at a show at a comedy club in New Jersey when a Trump supporter started heckling her, demanding an answer to the question: "Did you vote for Donald Trump?" Another heckler then threw a beer at Elias, who calmly picked up the can and took a swig. "You can't handle anything better than that, right?" Jimmy Kimmel said last night on his show, where Elias was set to perform.
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for October 26
Mashable / 10min
The weather just gets chillier, and the Quordles just get harder. Not really. On the whole they're no easier or harder than ever, but sometimes it seems that way. If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for hints. There aren't just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four
Nuanced News on Elections and Energy! Proceed at Your Own Risk!: 'BradCast' 10/25/2022
The BRAD BLOG / 5h
Some good news, some bad news, and the most difficult news of all for talk radio: nuanced news on today's BradCast . [ Audio link to full show is posted below this summary. ] Among the many stories covered on today's program... Texas has finally figured out that home solar panels and battery storage can help save the state's brittle, failing electric grid this winter. That's good news for Texas,

NEWS

Finally! NHS says that most children who think they're transgender are just going through a 'phase'
18KSigns of the Times / 16h
Most children who believe that they are transgender are just going through a "phase", the NHS has said, as it warns that doctors should not encourage them to change their names and pronouns. NHS England has announced plans for tightening controls on the treatment of under 18s questioning their gender, including a ban on prescribing puberty blockers outside of strict clinical trials. The services,
Communi-cat-ive: cats attentive to owner’s voice, research finds
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8KThe Guardian / 1d
Cats more responsive if owners speak to them like babies but less so if adult-to-adult tone used, study claims Any cat owner knows that the correct way to get their pet’s attention is to sing “here, kitty kitty”, rather than utter a flat “come here cat”. Now research suggests cats may routinely tune into their owner’s tone of voice to detect when they are talking to them, rather than to other hum
Brittney Griner Lost Appeal, Will Serve 9 Years in Russian Penal Colony
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10KVICE US / 18h
A Russian court rejected WNBA star Brittney Griner’s appeal for a reduced sentence on Tuesday, which means the All-Star basketball player will have to serve out her nine-year sentence for drug possession and smuggling at a penal colony in Russia unless U.S. leaders negotiate for her freedom. During a virtual in-court appearance, Griner explained her case to the panel of three judges deciding her
Make poverty discrimination illegal like racism or sexism, official to tell UN
The Guardian / 54min
Exclusive: ‘Povertyism’ restricts access to education, housing, employment and social benefits and must be outlawed, says special rapporteur Prejudice against poor people is “a stain on society” that needs to be made illegal, according to a senior UN official. In an address to the UN general assembly later this week, Olivier De Schutter, special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, wil

SCIENCE

Cats distinguish between speech directed at them and humans
1KPhys.org / 1d
A small study has found that cats may change their behavior when they hear their owner's voice talking in a tone directed to them, the cats, but not when hearing the voice of a stranger or their owner's voice directed at another person. The study of 16 cats is published in the journal Animal Cognition and adds to evidence that cats may form strong bonds with their owners.
Hairy snail discovered in 99-million-year-old amber
500+Phys.org / 16h
International researchers, including Senckenberg's Dr. Adrienne Jochum, have discovered a new species of land snail in an approximately 99-million-year-old piece of amber. The snail's shell features short, bristly hairs that are arranged along its margin. In their study, published in the journal Cretaceous Research, the team, led by first author Dr. Jean-Michel Bichain of the Museum of Natural His

VETERANS TODAY

Speaking Truth to Empire
Veterans Today / 6h
“” on KFCF 88.1 FM independently owned and locally operated since 1975 in Fresno, Dan Yaseen interviews Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, a women led peace group working to end US wars and militarism. Medea is an author and a peace & justice activist. She has worked for social justice and human […]
The Closing of the Zionist Mind
Veterans Today / 6h
Truth indeed will prevail. If Hegel and Solzhenitsyn are right, then there is no need to despair, despite the fact that truth is quite rare in the political firmament. We are the party of truth, and our job is to proclaim the truth loud and clear so that people of reason will finally rise up and dust the lies off their feet.
Korean War Veteran Pens Epic New Cinematic WWI Novel
Veterans Today / 14h
Award-winning author pens riveting, cinematic WWI novel Author J.B. Rivard delivers his best book yet MESA, AZ–Now a prolific writer with dozens of novels completed, J.B. Rivard wasn’t always an author. A veteran of the Korean War and a specialist in nuclear reactor technology, Rivard balanced his career in engineering with a love for the […]

YOUTUBE

Detroit Halloween (Full Episode) | Drugs, Inc.
2KNational Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / 3d
Detroit’s dealers, cops and feds take on the city’s wild rave scene right before Halloween. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get more Nat Geo Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLivjPDlt6ApSiD2mk9Ngp-5dZ9CDDn72O ➡ Get more Nat Geo Wild Full Episodes: https://youtu.be/qAG2SkTPltw And check out more National Geographic series and specials here: ➡ Disney Plus: https://www.d
SERIES PREMIERE: Time For Yourself... with Ellen - Crocheting (Episode 1)
1KThe Ellen Show / 3d
In the first episode of her new digital series after the end of her iconic talk show, Ellen explains what she’s been up to, and what we can expect to see next! Don’t miss new episodes of Time For Yourself... with Ellen every Saturday! SUBSCRIBE: https://ellen.tv/3D6Sewq #ellen #theellenshow #ellendegeneres FOLLOW ELLEN: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theellenshow/ Facebook: https://www.face
Presenting: Greeking Out by National Geographic Kids | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic
300+National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / 18h
National Geographic Kids' Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the best stories from Greek mythology. This episode, "Akhenaten The Heretic King," is all about King Tut's father and how he attempted to reset Egyptian religion and politics. In Berlin's Neues Museum, Akhenaten's bust nears scars of upheavals ancient and modern. Smashed by the king's successors in the 14th century B.C.

UNCATEGORIZED

St. Albert city administration wants to cut $500,000 from public library – and add $480,000 for 2 new senior administrators
David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary / 20min
The City of St. Albert’s administration posted a proposed 2023 budget Monday that includes a brutal $500,000 single-year funding cut to the St. Albert Public Library. A typical scene before the library’s main branch in St. Albert City Hall opens (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). The budget proposal was added to the city’s website immediately after Chief Administrative Officer Bill Fletcher presented
Social Engineering Kill–Chain: Predicting, Minimizing & Disrupting Attack Verticals
Social Engineering
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39Ahead by Feedly / 4mo
It was a Friday afternoon when Bill was on his way back home from work when he received a call that made him take the next U-turn back to his office. It was one of these calls that he was dedicating all of his working hours to avoid. He was not given much detail through the phone, but it seems that Andre, someone working in the account payments department, had just fallen victim to a scam and had
Toxic Tories
politicalbetting.com / 37min
Rishi Sunak still trails Keir Starmer and Labour by a long way in favourability ratings, but he is far ahead of his own party Keir Starmer +3 net favourability rating Labour +2 Rishi Sunak -9 Conservatives -47 https://t.co/6tZu8mReKp pic.twitter.com/4yKn6OF24P — YouGov (@YouGov) October 25, 2022 Unlike Jeremy Corbyn, Sir Keir Starmer isn’t a drag on his party so Labour will be doubly confident th
Mohawk Nation News 'Hail Mary Pass'
CENSORED NEWS / 38min
HAIL MARY PASSPosted on October 25, 2022 Mohawk Nation Newshttps://mohawknationnews.com/blog/tag/mohawk-mothers-court-decision/Please Post and Circulate.She:kon everyone. We are bracing for the hearing tomorrow at the Quebec Superior Court while the excavators and backhoe are already digging up our land at the Royal Victoria Hospital. We want to thank everyone that supported us in our struggle to

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