Good Articles That Don't Deserve Their Own Threads

[ter1413]

Chris Cuomo Suspended by CNN

Chris Cuomo has been suspended by CNN

variety.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Familial love and loyalty over professional integrity.

 

[Dropbear]

Infamous Clown Brawl in Brothel Gets Entire Toronto Police Force Fired​

The story of Toronto’s modern police department has comically bad origins​

Infamous Clown Brawl in Brothel Gets Entire Toronto Police Force Fired

The House of Mary Ann Armstrong was a hybrid brothel and bar, where men of culture met with women of the night.

medium.com

 

[Dropbear]

What was with the y2k sex tape leak obsession?

Before 2014's 'The Fappening' there was Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton and Kim K. We examine the history and impact of the intrusive phenomenon.

i-d.vice.com

 

[ter1413]

We regret to inform you that Jackson Mahomes is at it again

Patrick’s brother gets lit up on social media by bar he tried to drag

deadspin.com

Is this kid the biggest douche out there?

 

[Thruth]

We regret to inform you that Jackson Mahomes is at it again

Patrick’s brother gets lit up on social media by bar he tried to drag

deadspin.com

Is this kid the biggest douche out there?

Funny, I was asking myself that last night and was doing some reading on him and he is a megaDouche.

 

[Grand Potentate]

i didn't know where to stick this but i felt like i was taking a call from pimpy listening to this.

 

[Grand Potentate]

How Covid deepened America's teacher shortages

Classrooms across the US have been emptied of educators - and the pandemic has made it worse.

www.bbc.com

Anecdotally what I’m hearing on the ground this is MUCH worse than they let on

 

[ter1413]

Teacher fired after being caught on video abusing horse

Sarah Moulds sparked widespread condemnation when she was caught beating the horse after a hunt on Nov. 6.

nypost.com

 

[ter1413]

Ohio Good Samaritan awarded for chasing down purse snatcher

Deshawn Pressley was praised by locals and deputies at the Butler County Sheriff's Office headquarters for retrieving 87-year-old Pat Goins' purse from Derek Vaughn, 58, earlier this month

www.dailymail.co.uk

Would have made a great cornerback!
(That's American football for you non Americans.)

 

[ter1413]

Utah Jazz dancer Danielle Bush gets best surprise possible during routine

Utah Jazz dancer Danielle Bush thought she was having a performer’s worst nightmare. It turned out, she was getting engaged.

nypost.com

 

[Fwiffo]

How Covid deepened America's teacher shortages

Classrooms across the US have been emptied of educators - and the pandemic has made it worse.

www.bbc.com

Anecdotally what I’m hearing on the ground this is MUCH worse than they let on

A few stories I heard in person.

Remote teaching where you are staring at faceless boxes. If video is on and pupils are of a young age keeping their attention is impossible.
Students dropping off from attendance in class because of nervous parents or technology issues for remote learning.

Sending teachers into class without the necessary PPE when your positivity rates are through the roof. The last week or days before shut down is more for teeth gnashing than teaching.

Not enough teachers so let's combine applied (read: basic) and advanced students together. The latter are disengaged.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

A few stories I heard in person.

Remote teaching where you are staring at faceless boxes. If video is on and pupils are of a young age keeping their attention is impossible.
Students dropping off from attendance in class because of nervous parents or technology issues for remote learning.

Sending teachers into class without the necessary PPE when your positivity rates are through the roof. The last week or days before shut down is more for teeth gnashing than teaching.

Not enough teachers so let's combine applied (read: basic) and advanced students together. The latter are disengaged.

My kids haven't returned to school full time since it started. It all seems to be half-days. The schools are mostly closed now until the 14-Jan. The eldest is still going to school as they're in an exam year, but I notice off all of today.

Early days with the online teaching, I think there was issues with discipline. I know the youngest logged-off once as the whole class had started making farting noises and generally became unruly and laughing inappropriately.

 

[CodPiece]

Remote teaching where you are staring at faceless boxes.

Hybrid classes where some kids are in-person, others remote. The teacher has their back to the live class and speak into a laptop screen.

 

[Dropbear]

Even Beetles Understand the Importance of Oral Sex

A recent study reports that scientists have observed precopulatory oral sexual behavior in beetles

www.insidehook.com

 

[Dropbear]

Space sex: the trouble with joining the 62-mile-high club

Whether NASA likes it or not, humans eventually will be having space sex. This will pose many challenges, from cleanliness to pregnancy.

bigthink.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

We Can Only Go Beyond Communism by Coming to Terms With Its History

Thirty years ago today, the Soviet Union collapsed. Twentieth-century communism should be understood in all its complexity, as revolution and regime, a spur to anti-colonialism and an alternative form of social democracy.

jacobinmag.com

 

[ter1413]

Second 1887 time capsule found under Gen. Robert E. Lee statue is REAL

Conservation experts in Virginia´s capital have opened a time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, finding dozens of artifacts.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Grand Potentate]

A great piece on the surf side building collapse. doghouse you might like this one

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/special-reports/surfside-investigation/article256633336.html

 

[ter1413]

Video shows Florida cop shoot dead tiger that seized zoo cleaner's arm

The tiger clamped down on his arm, leaving the worker screaming out in pain: 'Please help me! Please help me!' Deputies attempted to free the man but ultimately shot the cat so it would retreat.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Grand Potentate]

Video shows Florida cop shoot dead tiger that seized zoo cleaner's arm

The tiger clamped down on his arm, leaving the worker screaming out in pain: 'Please help me! Please help me!' Deputies attempted to free the man but ultimately shot the cat so it would retreat.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Should have let the tiger kill the dumbass

 

[Dropbear]

I’m a sucker for these end of year round-ups:

100 Best Inventions of 2021

Groundbreaking innovations that are making the world better, smarter and a little more fun

time.com

 

[ter1413]

Nirvana wins 'naked baby' battle as judge dismisses lawsuit

Judge Fernando Olguin dismissed the case in California District Court on Monday after lawyers for Spencer Elden missed the deadline to file opposition to the Nirvana estate's request to dismiss.

www.dailymail.co.uk

-The former baby model claims that appearing on the album cover caused 'extreme and permanent emotional distress with physical manifestations', as well as loss of education, wages and 'enjoyment of life'.

^

 

[Fwiffo]

How is enjoyment of life quantified?

 

[ter1413]

How is enjoyment of life quantified?

By how much he thought he was entitled to capitalize on the pic.....now that he is older!

 

[ter1413]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/01/05/novak-djokovic-medical-exemption-scott-morrison/

 

[Dropbear]

What was it like to live in ancient Rome?

Though a day in the life of ancient Rome was quite different, we cannot help but see part of ourselves in this long-gone civilization.

bigthink.com

 

[ter1413]

Supreme Court denies appeal of regretful Islamic State bride

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a woman who left home in Alabama to join the Islamic State terror group, but then decided she wanted to return to the United States. The justices declined without comment on Monday to consider the appeal of Hoda Muthana, who was born in...

www.yahoo.com

Nice try!

 

[Dropbear]

How Humans Learned to Count, Thus Opening the World

We shouldn’t take mathematics for granted. The modern human—Homo sapiens, the “wise man”—has been around for 300,000 years, and we have found human-created artifacts that are at least 1…

lithub.com

An Expert Analysis of the Weird Whale Penis Chapter in ‘Moby Dick’

Given that it contains graphic scenes of a man wearing a whale’s dick skin as a ceremonial robe, I really needed to ask a few whaling, biology and literature experts what it all means

melmagazine.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

This is FASCINATING



From here

Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds (Published 2022)

The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ter1413]

Two boys rescue neighbors' dogs trapped inside burning home

Anthony Lombardi, 12, and Mario Comella, 13, were riding their bikes past their friend's home in Coventry, Rhode Island, when they noticed fire alarms going off inside the property.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[ter1413]

Embiid pays Pels rookie Alvarado's fine after spat

Joel Embiid paid two-way signee Jose Alvarado's fine for a technical foul he received after barking at the Sixers center on Tuesday night.

www.espn.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

New data shows Americans more miserable than we've been in half a century

The latest release from the General Social Survey shows the toll the pandemic has taken on our mental health

thewhyaxis.substack.com

 

[QuandoDio]

^^^Replace 'America' with most of the western (and Eastern) nations and that still applies.

 

[Dropbear]

Windfucker | Haggard Hawks

(n.) an archaic name for the kestrel Last week, a sweary fact about kestrels turned out to be not only HH’s most popular fact of the week, but one of our most popular facts ever. Back in the sixteenth century, kestrels were known as windfuckers and fuckwinds. Having said that however, there’s a...

www.haggardhawks.com

 

[Dropbear]

Fake Cops Fake Arrested Coke Dealer in Fake Heist, Real Cops Say

Three men in the Bronx allegedly tried to hold-up a drug dealer by impersonating the NYPD. It worked perfectly well — until the actual NYPD showed up

melmagazine.com

 

[Dropbear]

Fwiffo ?

An Insurance Agent Explains How Insurance Would Work in Superhero Movies

I mean, someone owns that car that the Hulk just smashed

melmagazine.com

 

[Fwiffo]

Both my browser and the networking equipment here once I bypass my browser is saying this is a dodgy website. Please don't go there.

 

[Grand Potentate]

5 Dangers Of Starlink

You are part owner of the night sky by law. Why aren’t we talking about its future?

medium.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

interesting reading from regular people who can't afford to keep a roof over their heads.