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A lot has gone wrong under Donald Trump, but at least we narrowly avoided the catastrophe of a female president. Don’t get me wrong, I liked Kamala Harris. But it’s hard to imagine how any woman would have managed the unrelenting cascade of crises that have descended the escalator this year.

Women don’t understand money, and that would have created a perfect storm, since presidents don’t understand money either. Presidents are tasked with mismanaging the economic world order by misapplying the dubious lessons they learned while floundering as unsuccessful businessmen. What if a woman had to navigate the constant economic whiplash brought on by her own ruinous financial policies—while on her period?

After going viral on British TV, Ahmed Alnaouq joins Lowkey to dismantle Zionism, defend his people, and expose the lie that criticizing Israel is antisemitic.

The post Palestinian Writer Schools Piers Morgan: Zionism Is Not Judaism appeared first on MintPress News.

Dearest Beloved,

I received your missive of Thursday last with the greatest of gratitude, as I and my brave compatriots have five hours now awaited the orders to approach a moderately busy intersection in the shopping district of a mid-sized American city to confront a force of as many as eleven or twelve of the enemy, all cleverly disguised as “dishwashers,” “nannies,” and “landscapers.”

We are a rather ragtag bunch to be tasked with confronting such a formidable force, armed only with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of tactical gear from late 2023 and weaponry that has been in service for a year before that.

I tell you with no small shame that we beseech the Lord daily to protect our high-capacity automatic rifles, rubber bullets, smoke bombs, tanks, helmets, Kevlar vests and night-vision goggles from the ravages of the possible but not very likely small stone or block of wood that could be hurled our way by a weeping child or hysterical mother as we pry their loved ones from their dastardly hands.

The skater dudes, grandmothers, and dog walkers forever taunt us, my love.

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Hibbett will shape The Intercept’s distinctive coverage and oversee newsroom operations.

The post The Intercept Appoints Maia Hibbett as Managing Editor  appeared first on The Intercept.

- by Julia F Christensen

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A study explores how many words people use a day, whether women really speak more than men, and whether we’re talking less

- by Matt Huston

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Whether religious or not, you can undertake a special, meaningful kind of journey that could leave you changed forever

- by Oliver Smith

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New data about dark energy is a reminder that cosmology is a never-ending story

The post Stranger Things in the Universe appeared first on Nautilus.

Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes

The post Worm-Inspired Treatments Inch Toward the Clinic appeared first on Nautilus.

When ships drop anchor off the icy continent, they threaten some of the oldest animals on Earth

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