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It’s supposed to be gorgeous out, and we can’t spend such a gorgeous weekend trapped in the house by the bathroom.

It’s supposed to be gross out, and it will be hard enough having our toddler stuck inside all weekend without adding potty training into the mix.

I mean, did you see the news that just came out about Miles Teller? I don’t know how we’re supposed to focus on anything else with that whole situation going on.

We’ve already committed to making this the weekend when we pretend we’re serious about getting her to stop using her pacifier rather than the one when we pretend we’re serious about getting her to use the potty.

We don’t want to.

We want to so badly that not doing it seems like a valuable opportunity to teach ourselves and our toddler about the benefits of self-denial.

One of his cousins is just about finished with potty training, and we need to let her enjoy her moment in the sun for a weekend or six before we swoop in with great potty training news of our own.

My parents are visiting, and we don’t want the stress of potty training to ruin a fun weekend with them.

Starvation in Gaza has reached a crisis point. But Albanese’s response has simply been to spout platitudes while continuing to allow the export of weapons components being used in the genocide.

The post Albanese still arming Israel while Gaza starves first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Research on how we perceive the rate of change shows how you can be strategic about goal tracking and boost your motivation

- by André Vaz

Read on Psyche

Rick Loessberg and Akela Lacy trace the trajectory of America’s unfinished reckoning with policing, from the 1967 Kerner Report to the George Floyd protests to Trump 2.0.

The post Decades of Denial: Policing’s Past Haunts the Present appeared first on The Intercept.

- by Anshi Zachary Smith

Read at Aeon

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to immigration facilities further blurs the line between military and law enforcement.

The post National Guard Ordered to Do ICE Paperwork at Immigration Facilities in 20 States appeared first on The Intercept.

In late 2008, Dr Peter Harbour, a retired physicist, found out that he’d been listed by the police as a ‘domestic extremist’. Harbour had recently been involved in a campaign to save an Oxford lake. Energy company RWE npower wanted to use the lake for fly ash disposal. The Save Radley Lakes group marched and […]

Democrats said veterans supporting Trump’s Gaza aid effort face legal risks for “what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.”

The post Worked Security For GHF in Gaza? Beware of War Crime Charges, Democrats Say. appeared first on The Intercept.

New technology reveals traces of spiritual journeys through the underground world

The post A Glittering Cave Holds Ancient Stories appeared first on Nautilus.

Have you thought to yourself, “I wonder what’s at the bottom of that huge fucking pit?” Probably not, considering we’re located twenty-seven miles down a dirt road. Welcome to Serenity Oasis Quarry and Mineral Mine.

Straddling the border of Kansas and Missouri, this natural wonder was birthed into existence when prospectors en route to California lost steam and decided to blast a giant hole in the ground they were already on to see if there was any mineral of literally any value. There wasn’t.

We’re so happy to have you here.

To enter the quarry, take the stairs. All 576 of them. They’re wooden, so if it rained recently, they’ll be slippery. If it hasn’t rained, they’ll still be slippery. Discretion is advised. Cleats recommended. Hard hats required. Admittance: $10.

There is also an elevator, but it’s a dumbwaiter pulley system from 1952, run by Quarry Dan. He’s the strongest man this side of the Mississippi when it comes to operating a dumbwaiter pulley system from 1952, but he takes a lot of smoke breaks, so service is sporadic.

Beware of bats. Especially at 9 a.m. What’s the opposite of nocturnal? That’s what the quarry bats are.

Matthew Murphy, a former Green Beret and president of Sentinel Foundation, has recently praised Hitler on Instagram and claimed to be conducting ‘manhunting’ for an unnamed African prime minister. His foundation is closely partnered with the notorious Gaza Humanitarian Foundation “aid” operation. This article was originally published by Jack Poulson at All-Source Intelligence. “I do exorcisms now, all day, pretty much,” stated Dr. Michael Cocchini, the author of the book “The War Within,” during a gathering of ‘Christian warriors’ at the late country music […]

The post Gaza Humanitarian Foundation partner endorsed Hitler, called Muslims ‘rapists’ and Palestine a ‘shit hole’ first appeared on The Grayzone.

The post Gaza Humanitarian Foundation partner endorsed Hitler, called Muslims ‘rapists’ and Palestine a ‘shit hole’ appeared first on The Grayzone.

Centipede mothers don’t just protect their young—some become their offspring’s first meal

The post Mom on the Menu appeared first on Nautilus.

Well Hiya!!

Oh shucks! Is that not how y’all greet each other here in the big city? Shoot! Gosh darn it! Dagnabit and some Kraft on a Cracker. I’m sorry.

Let’s start over.

Hi. I’m Kayley. I could also have been Jenny or Kelly or Lindsey, but I am Kayley. My middle name is Marie or Nicole and I am blonde.

But like good blonde. Expensive blonde. The kind of blonde that may have been affordable back in my little hometown of Ohio, but that is going to set me back like six hundred dollars a month here in the big city! My hair will be perfect every time you see me, so it’s up to you to decide how I’m affording balayage on a waitress’s salary.

I am, of course, a waitress. My work uniform requires cute accent buttons, so I have a bunch. Including one that I brought myself to make sure I never forget where I’m from. My favorite city in the world: Nebraska. We have restaurants there, too! Fancy ones! Like Olive Garden and the Food Court at the Nice Mall with the Zales in it.

The workings of our brains render us vulnerable to scamming, but data removal services offer a digital barricade.

The post How to Thwart Internet Scams appeared first on Nautilus.