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A Potential Hidden Factor in Why People Have So Much Trouble Losing Weight https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/594073/ In 1992, Schmidt was studying the complications of diabetes when she and her team made what she calls a startling discovery: Humans and other mammals have a protein on the surf...

Good (but depressing) article.

Oops, I was referring to Tek's post.

There's a sobering truth to Trump's racist tweets that we don't like to admit But Trump's recent tweets could show that he understands America better than his critics realize. :snippity: One is the country represented by the Statue of Liberty, and its invitation to poor and tired immigrants "yearni...

I read it as well a few days back and almost posted, but didn't. I found it deeply disturbing. Why did they decide (with or without alcohol) that it was a good idea to spray paint "Over 50 swastikas, racial epithets, and other repugnant words .... on the school's parking lot, sidewalks and exterior ...

The trooper in the jeep ran the stop sign.

Jeffrey Epstein: Model prisoner who swept, mopped floors, official says https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190712/jeffrey-epstein-model-prisoner-who-swept-mopped-floors-official-says Lovely story about how nice Epstein was in jail - not prison. And no, nothing special about the accommodations he ...

I really love connecting my phone to the computer, btw. I had several texts come in and responded on the computer. How’s that work? Windows phone needed? It's an app called Your Phone for iphone and android, but fewer features for iPhones right now. "From your iPhone, you can connect to the Your Ph...

$56B from immigrants? How about the amount sent overseas by citizens and US companies to hide in tax-free accounts and to launder money?

WHOA :shock: The allegations in the Complaint are worse than the ugly incidents described in the article - and they were bad! Ms. Sutton then stated that she “will appear in front of a judge and I will tell them exactly what’s going on,” to which Ms. McCoy responded, “No you won’t, you won’t be able...

From the CNN article above: "The students were amazing," Riolo said. "They are a class act and superseded expectations. For example them rising to their feet after Jack received his diploma was them. It was not preplanned and no one told them to act like that that. They felt compelled to show their ...

Updates from 2 hours ago. Power outages, impassable roads, flooding, closed airport. Not as horrible as it might have been, but it doesn't feel that way to folks who have significant losses. Lots of photos at the link. Tropical Storm Barry Impacts: Evacuations Continue as Water Overtops Three Levees...

Georgia, again. Woman invites coworker to her home so their children can play. A Georgia couple is sued by a white tenant who says she was evicted after having African American guests After one of the playdates, the lawsuit says, Allen McCoy knocked on her door and used racial slurs to refer to Afri...

Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Founder Of African American Museum, Found Dead In Car Trunk BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 75-year-old Louisiana woman who founded an African American history museum was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, and police said Saturday that investigators were working diligently to fi...

Manta ray filmed seeking help from divers in remarkable underwater encounter https://www.cnn.com/travel/amp/manta-ray-divers-footage-scli-intl/index.html (CNN) — A massive manta ray has been filmed repeatedly seeking help from divers, in a remarkable encounter off the coast of Australia. Footage sh...

Is this the right thread?
Appeals court hands Trump a victory over Democratic challenge to DC hotel
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/10/politi ... cnn.com%2F

After FDA warning about grain-free pet food, what's safe to feed our pets? Veterinary nutrition specialists say pet food labels often focus on ingredients rather than nutrition. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/after-fda-warning-about-grain-free-pet-food-what-s-n1026881 Since 2018, the FD...

The Miami Herald investigated who came up with that deal, and it sure wasn't Mueller. I try to find the article and post the link.

Here's original.

I wound up buying a Lenovo IdeaPad S340 on sale at Costco for $400, $200-300 lower than everywhere else. Slightly over my budget by a few bucks, but with everything and more than I wanted. I hate setting up a new computer and left this one in its box for almost 2 weeks :oops: , but the set up was fa...

From 12/18: Sarah Kendzior ✔ @sarahkendzior "Donald Trump is friends with at least five pedophiles, most of whom were involved in sex trafficking or blackmail schemes. There's Epstein, Casablancas, Arif, Nader, Cohn. Who the hell is friends with five pedophiles?!" https://www.patreon.com/posts/23149...

The Guardian has a few more quotes. Here are some snippets of them: ... described President Donald Trump and his administration as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”.... ... Trump’s presidency could “crash and burn” and “end in disgrace”.... “We don’t really believe this administration is going to...

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He also said in a cable to the Foreign Commonwealth Office that while he believed Trump can't afford to lose much support, he thinks there's still a "credible path" for his reelection.

Cables from UK's ambassador to the US blast Trump as 'inept,' 'incompetent' https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/06/politics/uk-ambassador-cables-donald-trump/index.html CNN)Diplomatic cables sent from the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States back to London describe President Donald Trump as "in...

https://twitter.com/emilylinka/status/1147605235675947010 Emily Linka @emilylinka Hi. Weird request but fuck it: If you're disabled and in a happy, loving relationship, would you mind sharing a photo of you and your partner with me? Bonus points for wheelchair users & LGBT folk Brain is finding it S...