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Rock group Aerosmith released a song in 1987 entitled, “Dude looks like a lady” about a man with an effeminate appearance who could be mistaken for a woman. Today the inverse is playing out in the athletic world, where a lady who looks like a dude -- a male who has transitioned to a female as much as basic biology permits -- is making a mockery of women’s sports. I speak of Lia Thomas, a transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer who last week, “Dominates 200 yard freestyle at Ivy League swimming championships and sets a new tournament record.” But Lia...

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The sister of convicted Wall Street Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in what authorities said was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida, The Associated Press reported. The couple, identified as 87-year-old Sondra Wiener and her 90-year-old husband Marvin, were found unresponsive in their home in Boynton Beach on Thursday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said, according to AP. The sheriff's office said that detectives from the Violent Crimes Division had arrived to the home and that further investigation indicated "it appears to be a murder/suicide." An official cause of death will be determined by a...

Mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety aren't easy to treat. Medications help many but have a high failure rate and may bring nasty side effects. Talk therapy is time-consuming and expensive. And neither approach is suited to preventing the disorders from developing in the first place. But many people overlook another option that, when it works, can be one of the most effective, least disruptive and cheapest ways of managing mental health disorders: exercise. It's hardly news that exercise is good for your physical health, and has long been extolled as beneficial for mental health, as well. But...

Apparently, Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is trying to force all 159 counties of Georgia into a one-year “maintenance program” to use the same infamous electronic voting system vendor that was used in the 2020 election. If these counties sign up for this program, they will essentially be trapped into using the same machines again in 2022. That’s right: Brad Raffensperger is trying to bluff Georgia’s county election officials into using the same electronic voting machines that made the 2020 election such an international scandal! It’s up to the local counties to decline to use these electronic voting machines...

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GASCÓN RECALL IS BEING FUNDED BY HOLLYWOOD POWER PLAYERSThe first attempt to recall Los Angeles district attorney George Gascón—a grassroots effort led by right-of-center law-enforcement boosters and MAGA activists—went down to resounding defeat last year, without fanfare.But according to early returns from the fundraising effort obtained exclusively by Los Angeles, a new recall attempt against the controversial D.A.has been rapidly gaining steam—with help from some deep-pocketed Democratic donors and Hollywood grandees. . .

California dog reunited with family after being missing for 12 years The dog, Zoey, had been dropped off on a rural property outside Stockton when she was found by someone who called the authorities. The dog, Zoey, had been dropped off on a rural property outside Stockton when she was found by someone who called the authorities. San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office A California dog was reunited with her family this month after being missing for 12 years, according to authorities. The canine, Zoey, 13, had been dropped off on a rural property outside Stockton when she was found by...

"The difference of this fourth industrial revolution is, it doesn't change what you are doing, it changes you, if you take a genetic editing, just as an example, it's you who are changed, and of course this has a big impact on your identity." — Klaus Schwab w/ Charlie Rose (2015) https://twitter.com/GregoryBedaux/status/1431271314925424649

Two people became victims of shelling of the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was reported by the Donetsk News Agency. They noted that the shelling was carried out last night. The DPR announced the death of one military and one civilian from the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "As a result of the Ukrainian aggression, one serviceman of the DPR People's Militia was killed, another was seriously injured, two were shell-shocked," the DPR People's Militia said. According to the ministry, another victim is a civilian. He died...

SpaceX is targeting Monday, February 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 9:44 a.m. EST, or 14:44 UTC.The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

New York Post columnist Piers Morgan discusses his new Fox Nation show, Freedom Convoy protests and Ukraine in a wide-ranging interview on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ Segment...

North Carolina parent Brian Echevarria joins ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to discuss fighting back against critical race theory in schools. "Gabriela Lopez, Frisco Board of Ed: So if you fight for racial justice, this is the consequence. Don't be mistaken. White supremacists are enjoying this. And the support of the recall is aligned with this."

A New York Jewish advocacy group blasted Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Sunday, after she accused Israel of putting Arab children in cages in Judea and Samaria. Last week, Ocasio-Cortez spoke at an Austin, Texas gathering of the Democratic Socialists of America. Following comments by pro-Palestinian protesters at the event, Ocasio-Cortez accused Israel of putting Arab children in Judea and Samaria in cages, saying: “I don’t believe that a child should be in a cage on our border, and I don’t believe a child should be in a cage in the West Bank.” On Sunday, the Queens Jewish Community Council responded...

'Adopt-a-Trucker' founder Chris Garrah says his peaceful campaign provides housing and hygiene care to Freedom Convoy protesters.

"And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and...

On Oct. 12, 2018, 16-year-old Karlie Gusé attended a party near her home in Chalfant Valley, a dessert town near Bishop, Calif. According to her boyfriend and others at the party, Karlie smoked marijuana—which may or may not have been laced with another drug—and immediately fell ill. She began to experience intense fear and paranoia, eventually calling her stepmother to ask for a ride home. But, at 9 p.m., Melissa Gusé found Karlie running down a street, away from the party. No one knew it then, but that was only the first of two times Karlie would run scared down...

In February 1989, the Replacements appeared on the cover of Musician Magazine with a headline crowning them “The Last, Best Band of the ‘80s.” The unofficial title didn’t sit well with one of the era’s biggest stars: Jon Bon Jovi. The Replacements had developed a strong following throughout the ‘80s thanks to their pioneering alt-rock style. With earnest lyrics and the raw vocals of frontman Paul Westerberg, the group carved themselves a distinctive niche among underground rock fans. They weren’t scoring platinum albums or chart-topping hits, but they were highly respected by the “cool kids.” At the other end of...

When you like someone, it's only natural—thrilling, even—to work for their attention in hopes they'll like you back. But this crosses the line, says Sanam Hafeez, PsyD, neuropsychologist and faculty member at Columbia University in New York City, when an innocent love interest turns into more obsessive behavior that compromises your dignity. SNIP What, exactly, is a simp? Urban Dictionary suggests a simp is someone who's overly desperate for another person. Most often, a simp is thought of as a guy enamored with a woman who possesses no interest in him—to the point he'll do seemingly anything for her attention....

SNIP Below, the terms that create the most confusion among the uninitiated (ahem, parents), per digital jigsaw puzzle platform I’m a Puzzle who crunched the numbers to come up with the country’s most Googled slang terms. Unsurprisingly, many of these words come from social media (“FYP” refers to the page a person is shown on TikTok with videos the app thinks the user will enjoy based on its algorithm, and a “Finsta” is a fake Instagram account…something your kid probably definitely has.) Other terms (like “bae“ and “woke“) come from African American Language (AAL), which as Ellen Gutoskey points out...