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I just asked Grok what the difference between stamina and endurance was and, in its answer, it drew a link between defining it and my previous question on Digimon.

The other day, this headline from Elizabeth Nickson’s Substack appeared on a website I visit daily: “’Give Us Back Our Fu**ing Money.’ How Washington Stole Everything.” Breitbart ran the following headline the same day: “Kyle Busch Threatens Opposing Driver: ‘I’m Gonna Wreck His A**!’” As reported in the article, that was the mildest of the NASCAR driver’s profanities.A post covering the appointment of talk show host Dan Bongino to the position of FBI Deputy Director included an obscenity-laced rant Bongino wrote in 2022 after that agency’s raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. You can read it here.These headlines aren’t unusual...

A look at the Quranic verses chosen by Al-Qassam’s spokesperson in his speech this week allows a glimpse into Hamas’s religiously motivated modus operandi. Earlier this week, the spokesman for the Al-Qassam militia, Abu Obeida, released a pre-recorded speech on the occasion of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The speech featured some predictable content, including lauding the Gazan population for what he deemed a ‘victory,’ calling to ‘escalate’ frictions against Israeli forces in Judea and Samaria, commending the Islamic Republic and its proxies, and warning against the failure of normalization with Israel. However, one peculiar point stood out:...

Day #7 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order by play frequency from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I'm posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the next couple of months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so it will take at least ten weeks to do this. And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post...

Reservists from the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit on Friday informed their commander that they intend to stop volunteering for reserve duty, as early as next week, in protest against the legislation of the government’s judicial reform, Channel 12 News reported. The reservists also presented a letter that has already been signed by 170 soldiers in active reserve service, and said that they intend to reach 250 signatures. The reservists made clear that they are aware of the harm they may cause by refusing to serve. "In the current order of the day, we have no other course of action...

While at least nine Americans have been killed in the war, alongside hundreds of other foreign volunteers, Campbell was the very first and only to be buried in Ukraine.In just over a year, Ukraine and its struggle became everything for Campbell, who drew upon his experience serving in the U.S. military to fight with distinction among some of the war’s toughest battles, training and sharing experience with Ukrainian soldiers on the way.

THINGS FALL APART — “Frustrated and tired: DeSantis’ demands wear out GOP Florida allies,” by Gary Fineout: “Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS’ iron-clad grip on the Republican-controlled Legislature may be slipping amid growing frustration among GOP legislators.“Republican lawmakers are stalling a handful of his key remaining legislative priorities with just weeks left in the annual session. And what started out as whispers in private about unhappiness over the governor are starting to become louder …. DeSantis’ announcement this week that he wanted legislators to take aim again at Disney has irritated conservative Republicans loath to target private businesses. One GOP legislator...

Supermarket chain Supersal has refused to raise prices in accordance with manufacturer specifications. Manufacturer Tera has threatened to end the supply of any products not under governmental...

Last night I got to thinking about how many posts I’ve written for Hot Air. I’ve looked at the total before but it never sticks in my mind. Big numbers seldom do. My guess was 15,000. The reality: 36,590. That’s six per day, every day. For 16 years. My takes may be terrible but I make it up on volume. This post, number 36,591, will be the last. I’m the only member left from the team that launched this site in 2006. It’s always been owned by others, first by Michelle Malkin and then by Salem Communications, but when you’re...

Alec Baldwin relaxed by the shore while on a shirtless stroll on the beach in The Hamptons, New York after recently celebrating his 10-year wedding anniversary with wife Hilaria Baldwin. The 64-year-old actor walked by the water wearing a pair of navy swim trunks with a black polo shirt in his hand as he enjoyed a quiet afternoon. Alec also carried a bright red and yellow beach towel to the sand, and was seen capturing photos on his iPhone.

Liev Schreiber is lending a helping hand in Poland. In honor of Passover this year, the 57-year-old actor and director said he's helping prepare almost one ton of brisket with chef Jose Andre's World Central Kitchen for the Jewish holiday, for Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country. The Ray Donovan alum thanked fans for their support in an Instagram video Thursday, filmed during a lunch break in the city of Przemysl. "To everyone who donated, thank you so much," he continued, wishing his followers a happy Passover and Easter. "Please, donate if you can." In the caption, Schreiber cited...

The academy's 9,000 members had been 'completely split' on the decision There were 'hundreds of WhatsApp groups' where they were arguing over it Smith slapped host Chris Rock on March 27 for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head He later won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in King Richard Smith apologized for the violence, and Jada said she wished he hadn't slapped Rock Rock has been quiet on the controversy, saying only that he was 'processing' it Hollywood was split on whether or not the actor should get to keep his award

As we all know, fashion and beauty trends are cyclic—what goes around always comes back around. And Brooke Shields may’ve just begun the resurgence of an ’80s staple: crimped hair. The actress was an ’80s beauty icon (and let’s be real, will always be a beauty icon no matter the decade), and somehow still has the crimper she branded back then (in pristine condition!). So for old time’s sake, she decided to break it out and see if she could still rock the wavy style. (Spoiler alert: She totally can.) “I found my Brooke Shields hair equipment that we did...

Ann Coulter has a gift for pushing just the right buttons to inflict maximum irritation. She has been a top-tier troll since Donald Trump was little more than a failed casino magnate. Which makes Ms. Coulter’s recent attacks on the former president — her onetime political idol — at once delectable and illuminating. Take her contrarian assessment of Mr. Trump’s chokehold on the Republican Party. [cut] Ms. Coulter, it seems, has found a shiny new leader with whom to antagonize her former hero.

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith says he rang in the New Year hospitalized with COVID - and that doctors told him he would died if he hadn't been vaccinated. He shared details about his serious bout with the virus Monday after returning to the air on the network's First Take, saying: 'It almost took me out.' The 54-year-old began the episode by revealing he feared he might die after he was hospitalized with a 103-degree fever and double pneumonia on January 1. 'I didn't know if I was going to make it,' Smith said. 'They told me, had I not...

The organization which manages the Western Wall Plaza condemned an egalitarian prayer group for disrupting traditional prayer services at the holy site Monday morning. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which administers the plaza, castigated the Women of the Wall, a small group of activists who hold egalitarian prayer services at the Western Wall once a month. “During this past hour, hundreds of Orthodox men and women, and about forty women from Women of the Wall, have come to the Western Wall Plaza for Rosh Chodesh Shevat prayers,” the foundation said in a statement Monday morning. “The Women of the Wall...

Mission, Kansas - Kansas City Chiefs fans who file into Arrowhead Stadium Thursday evening for a masked and socially distanced start to the NFL season won't be wearing headdresses or face paint amid a nationwide push for racial justice following the police-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Chiefs will be taking on the Houston Texans. The move by the reigning Super Bowl champions has pleased Native Americans as a good first step but frustrated some of the 17,000 fans who will be in the stands as the team becomes the first to take the field in front of...

If the Chiefs can blitzkrieg opponents as they did in the playoffs last year, they may find themselves on their way to changing the game of football. A new National Football League season kicks off this week, after a turbulent and eventful offseason. During the last seven months, two national stories dominated the football headlines: The coronavirus outbreak and its effects, and the summer’s protests over race and policing. Both will affect the season, with fan-less stadia and player protests likely to continue.On the field, however, two stories will resonate. Tom Brady’s offseason decision to leave the New England Patriots...

Tom Hanx – Actor Rita WIllson - Hanx wife Rudy Gobert - Utah Jazz, Center Staff - Maria Cantwell, senate, Washington, D.C. Eshaq Jahangiri - Iran VP Ali Asghar Mounesan - Iran Minister of Cultural Heritage Reza Rahmani - Iran Minister of Industry Nadine Dorries UK Health Minister Donovan Mitchell - Jazz star Janet Broderick - Matthew Broderick's Sister Sophie Grégoire Trudeau - Justin Trudeaus wife, kek Rabbi Yoni Golker - St John's Wood Synagogue Peter Dutton - Australia's minister for home affairs Jaroslaw Mika - One of Poland's top armed forces generals Salvatore Farina - Italian army Chief of...

As the NFL celebrates its centennial season, a rising vanguard of African American quarterbacks is shattering stereotypes at a position once considered off-limits to black players From his seat at M&T Bank Stadium during last weekend’s NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals, Cyrus Mehri knew he was witnessing something special. In a matchup of the youngest African American starting quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era, 22-year-old Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, the top pick in this year’s draft, threw for 349 yards in only his second professional contest. Not to be outdone, second-year Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, also...