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Odd facts that spring from strange places:
The image of a rooster on weather vanes is descended from an old Papal decree. A cock was to be placed on every steeple to symbolize the denial of God by St. Peter three times before the second crewing of the cock, followed by weeping repentance.
May 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
He fucked around and found out. Then he wouldn't even own it. He blamed his child. Seems like the only thing he has done efficiently is to get his ass kicked.
May 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Nothing quite like opening up one of your favorite books and noticing something you had managed to miss. What are the chances?
May 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I imagine that this should be the first picture in trump's (p)residential library.
May 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Snippets from inside my head...

What face would we give the demon that presents the last single piece of toilet paper?
May 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Have you got friends in the hospitality or service industry? Where possible, put a little extra on your tip so that the final tab comes to $86.47
May 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I have come to a point where age has brought most of my friends to the same level of fuzzy memory as I have had since my TBI. It is actually a very comfortable feeling to not be the "odd man out" anymore.
May 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Krapopolis just took a swipe at Empty Husk and Donny Chump.
April 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Campaign Contributions are mostly:
BRIBES and MONEY LAUNDERING
March 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I really thought that this part was self evident.
March 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
No comment needed. But, here's hoping that it keeps going down. Eveybody knows that the big jump was just a pump and dump.
March 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I had thought that it would take longer for us to get to the point where we needed travel advisories inside the country. Don't worry, we haven't gotten to checkpoints yet.

Texas measles outbreak grows to nearly 200 cases; neighboring state reports dozens of illnesses

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Texas measles outbreak grows to nearly 200 cases; neighboring state reports dozens of illnesses
In its latest update, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 198 cases of measles across West Texas. The number of cases in neighboring New Mexico also tripled in a day to 30, l...
ground.news
March 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
What do you call someone who keeps having kids and lives of government handouts? Well, Elon Musk comes to mind.
February 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
How long before people find out that they can't take their unvaccinated kids with them on vacation? (I imagine that these will become even more stringent as vaccination continues to fall off in the US).

www.traveldocs.com/travel-servi...
Country-Specific Vaccination Requirements for Travelers
Find vaccination requirements for your travel destination. Stay updated on essential vaccines for safe and worry-free international travel.
www.traveldocs.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How long before it becomes necessary to institute quarantines or proof of vaccination for interstate travel in the US?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republican senator who voted for RFK Jr balks at Louisiana anti-vaccine move
Republican Bill Cassidy calls state surgeon general’s halt to promotion of mass vaccination a disservice to parents
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Damn, how have I never heard Miley Cyrus's cover of Jolene?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOwb...
Miley Cyrus - The Backyard Sessions - "Jolene"
YouTube video by Miley Cyrus
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm starting to get a very Neville Chamberlain feeling in the statements coming out of Washington DC regarding Ukraine.
Just give Putin what he wants and it will quiet the bear, right? It certainly wouldn't embolden him to grab land from other ex-Soviet States.
February 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Next up, Google changes the USA to Trump America.
February 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
So it begins. First the immigrants, then the citizens. But to be fair America, it's not the first time we've done this.

www.history.com/topics/world...
Japanese Internment Camps: WWII, Life & Conditions | HISTORY
Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that peo...
www.history.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM