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In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was “accessorize.”

I am equal parts holy relic and regional pageant tiara. I am crucifix and courtroom bling. I am a sacrament. I am a statement piece.

I am forged of divine gold sourced from the sacred hills of Medjugorje. I was purchased at a Miami-Dade jewelry store that is really a front for a Medicare fraud scheme. As God intended.

I sit just above the sternum, where Christ’s unblemished mercy meets freckled cleavage. I hang, heavily and blessedly, where divinity schmoozes décolletage on the clavicular altar of Florida’s own Evangelical Barbie.

I repel Stephen Miller. I have felt the breath of Bret Baier. I have grazed Ron DeSantis’s nipples during an awkward hug at a prayer breakfast fundraiser. RFK Jr. has used me to draw fault lines in the finest Colombian snow of West Palm. Lindsey Graham clutches me during thunderstorms.

Why would a fifty-five-year-old man try such a thing as Skittles POP’d Freeze Dried Candy, you might ask.

I’ll tell you why. The grocery store was out of Nerds Very Berry Gummy Clusters, and a fiend needs his fix. We are in the midst of something like a golden age of candy technological advancement, and you never know when some new morsel capable of leaving your tongue scoured raw by repeated exposure to high-grade dextrose and food starch will hit the market.

But even that knowledge did not prepare me for this.

I have to assume these were discovered by accident, like X-rays, penicillin, and Marilyn Monroe.

As to where I would place the Skittles POP’d Freeze Dried Candy in a ranking of that American icon and two scientific discoveries that have together saved millions (if not billions) of lives, my answer is “above.” Well above.

Nat Tarnoff covers the basics.

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The Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a vital child care program for lower-income parenting students.

The post Trump Finds a New Way to Attack Education: Cutting Aid for Students Who Are Parents appeared first on The Intercept.

STOP WRITING POEMS THAT ARE ABOUT YOUR OWN LIFE.

HOW DARE YOU ASK ME TO READ A POEM THAT IS JUST ABOUT A TIME THAT YOU WERE ANGRY, SAD, OR HAPPY.

YOU ARE NOT THAT INTERESTING.

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THOSE POEMS:

- by Aeon Video

Watch at Aeon

In an irreverent animation, a singer without legs explores the perils of being exploited to provide inspiration for others

- A film by Megan Griffiths and Mindie Lind

Watch on Psyche

There is something comforting about realising that, even in Homer’s day, people wondered what the hell their dreams meant

- by Sam Dresser

Read on Psyche

This psychologist has worked with autistic people for 50 years. Here’s what she wants you to know.

The post Debunking Dangerous Views of Autism appeared first on Nautilus.

The image hints at a longstanding mystery

The post A Mars Moon Rises at Dawn appeared first on Nautilus.

Traskasaura sandrae had “very odd” features that made it a crafty hunter

The post Famous Sea Monster Gets a Name appeared first on Nautilus.

The recent release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander was the product of direct negotiations between the United States and Hamas. Presented as a confidence building measure to establish a wider ceasefire, Israeli representatives were not party to the discussions. This was seen as a historic departure in US-Israeli relations and precipitated serious debate over the […]

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