To say the least things with Mrs Krap have kept the world here a real crazy place for a while now. She had the Big Surgery that was scheduled for 8 hours and ended up taking 14.5 hours. She spent 2 weeks in the hospital post surgery. A week in the ICU and another week in a regular Room, She has been home a little over a week now. Basically the surgeon removed 1/2 of her pancreas, the lymph nodes, a section of a big vein the cancer had grown around and in to, part of the bile duct, a foot...

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1. Just a Follow up Post on what happens to Old People About 4 months ago, while I was in ReHab, i woke up with a detached Retina Reported it to the nurse, and Doc, but they blew men off, with no treatment. one the day after I graduated from ReHab, AlaskaChick made an Appt. with the Optometrist to figure out what was what going on with my left eye.. Appt. was in three weeks. Went. to the Appt. and he referred me to the Retina Surgeon for the next day. That Doc took one look, and...

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Been lurking around here since 2021, I suppose it takes me awhile to start posting . This site seems pretty friendly to me with lots of good info in it.

Portraying injustices is not something novel. From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, many photographers have been concerned about leaving their mark. But can we try to change the world even make it a better place through a photograph?

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Man Discovers Passion for Moody Street Photography After Moving to New York [Interview]

When Nicolas Miller moved to New York City several years ago, he was inspired to start his creative journey. Intrigued by the metropolis and all it had to offer, he picked up an old DSLR and began exploring the streets. From there, he's never looked back. Propelled forward by the inspiring street photographers he viewed online, his love for the craft has only deepened over time. Today, he's amassed a healthy following on Instagram, where he publishes his neo-noir New York street photography.

In love with capturing the moment and inspired by cinema, Miller's work is a dark and moody look at the city. Through his lens, solitary figures strut down foggy streets. Neon signs and the headlights of a subway car provide soft illumination so that we can make out this vision of the urban landscape.

These elements make Miller's work a love letter to New York City, but one tinged with loneliness. In his creative world, the city is filled with individuals who perhaps come together as a couple, but never en masse. This solitary view is understandable when one imagines that Miller began heavily investing in his photography during the pandemicperhaps one of the most solitary times for individuals in recent history.

We had the opportunity to speak with Miller about his work and what drives him. We cover everything from the films that influence him to his most memorable photo. Read on for My Modern Met's exclusive interview.

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BTC price action is shaping up to repeat a rare Bollinger Bands breakout, which only happens once per halving cycle, data suggests.

It wasnt exactly a night of a thousand stars but there were plenty of faces to keep celeb spotters busy at King Charles coronation Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Judi Dench, Lionel Richie well, you get the idea.

But no-one caught peoples imagination quite so much as Ant and Dec, who it looked like were having a lot of fun.

Lmao why do ant and Dec look like two kids pissing around with each other in assembly #KingCharlesCoronation #Coronation #CoronationWeekend pic.twitter.com/qUmy7eAZB2

tasha louise | (@eds_afterglow) May 6, 2023

And here are our favourite things people said about them.

1.

And remember, Charles, you dont have to do it you can say Im a monarch, get me out of here and well stop the trial but it does mean you go back to the palace with no stars and itll be rice and beans tonight. pic.twitter.com/3AUy5mP6gg

Scott Innes (@Flying_Inside) May 6, 2023

2.

when youre still pinging from the night before but you cant miss your cousins wedding pic.twitter.com/kDCdeJUflo

Scott Chegg (@buckfastbadlad) May 6, 2023

3.

Ant and Dec about to pull the maddest saturday night takeaway prank pic.twitter.com/rPjVc3sgGc

Dr Tom Hemingway (@tomhemingway11) May 6, 2023

4.

Those...

When I reviewed the Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 I was struck by how bad it was, but also how good it could be. Normally, I rate a lens based on how well it handles flare, how sharp it is, and how well it controls chromatic aberrations. Going by the above criteria, the Argus should have failed spectacularly.

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Retired Boeing 737 Is Transformed Into a Luxury Villa on the Cliffs of Bali

Perched on a cliff in Bali, a retired Boeing 737 has been transformed into a luxury villa. Set to open in April, the Private Jet Villa by Hanging Gardens is the brainchild of entrepreneur Felix Denim. Denim already runs the unique Bubble Hotel Bali hotel chain and has decided to upend luxury hospitality by renovating the plane. Now, it sits close to Nyang-Nyang beach and awaits its first visitors.

Denim first purchased the plane in 2021. It then took five days to move the plane into position. That's where the real work began. Using wood, stone, and gold accents to infuse the space with luxury, the design has an immediate wow factor. Completely stripped bare, gone are the trappings of the plane's former life. Now, the interior includes two bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and walk-in closets. The bedroom at the head of the plane also has a jacuzzi with an ocean view in the cockpit.

The center of the plane, which includes a wet bar, is a common space meant for entertaining. A cutout on one wi...

You might have heard theres been a coronation going on today what, another one? and weve already featured two round-ups of our favourite things people have said about it over here and over here.

But the jokes just kept on coming so weve gone and found a whole bunch more.

1.

Ive managed to isolate the sound from Charless mic pic.twitter.com/KkN48cDFNv

Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) May 6, 2023

2.

Will you please chug it the Uber is literally outside pic.twitter.com/usTakB0Zbc

Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) May 6, 2023

3.

Princess Anne ready to defeat napoleon should the need arise.#Coronation pic.twitter.com/g7tE71BGdG

z (@JRsArmchair) May 6, 2023

4.

'Could the owner of a gold state carriage please move it as it is blocking the fire exit?' pic.twitter.com/4XR5bqFFTB

Stephen Graham (@StephenCVGraham) May 6, 2023

5.

Camilla's long sleeves covering up the 27 nicotine patches applied this morning, to "get her through" until they're back in the carri...

The DOJs national security and crime divisions are both looking at the cryptocurrency exchanges provision of services to Russians, Bloomberg reports.

Lyrical Illustrations Adorn Ceramic Dishes With Folk Art-Inspired Stories

Ordinary plates and bowls are transformed into works of art by Christina Sutton, aka Little Bird Painting. Based in Montana, she uses the beauty of her natural surroundings as inspiration for whimsical illustrations of animals. The imagery is rendered in a charming style reminiscent of traditional printmaking techniques.

From majestic flying owls to fluffy foxes, her art features an array of critters usually framed by a border of flora. While the characters vary in each creation, Sutton's pieces are united by a unique aesthetic and limited color palette of black, yellow, red, and blue. While black serves as the primary color, other hues function as embellishments to the flowers blossoming on the vines. Coupled with the white ceramic, this combination results in plates and bowls that are visually arresting to look at.

Sutton's artistic background is in painting and printmaking. I began making pottery when a good friend got a kiln, and sort of taught me how to make a pinch pot, and I started making little bowls and havent looked back, Sutton tells My Modern Met. I really love folk art, and I think Im inspired by animals and plants in my own environment at home and in the mountains in Montana. I also really enjoy printmaking, and I think a lot of the images on my pottery I have worked out in block printing.

You can purchase available items via Sutton's website, and keep up to date with her latest work by following the artist's Instagram.

Montana-based artist Christine Sutton, aka Little Bird Painting, decorates ceramics with whimsical paintings.

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Top medical schools in the state are now transitioning toddlers and training future primary care doctors on how to engage in the experimental treatment.

Duke Medicine opened its Gender Clinic in 2015 to offer a wide variety of services under one roof. The clinic treats children as young as two for gender dysphoria.

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The Bitcoin Halving

One of the most important and innovative features of bitcoin is the hard-capped supply of 21 million.

The total supply is not specifically defined in the code, but is instead derived from the codes issuance schedule, which is reduced by half every 210,000 blocks or roughly every four years. This reduction event is called the bitcoin halving (or halvening in some circles).

When Bitcoin miners successfully find a block of transactions that links a set of new transactions to the previous block of already confirmed transactions, they are rewarded in newly created bitcoin. The bitcoin that is freshly created and awarded to the winning miner with each block is called the block subsidy. This subsidy combined with transaction fees sent by users who pay to get their transaction confirmed is called the block reward. The block subsidy and reward incentivizes the use of computing power to keep the Bitcoin code running.

When bitcoin was first released to the public, the block subsidy was 50 bitcoin. After the first halving in 2012, this number was reduced to 25 bitcoin, then 12.5 bitcoin in 2016. Most recently, the bitcoin halving occurred on May 11, 2020, with miners currently receiving 6.25 bitcoin per new block.

The next halving is coming up in about one year. The exact date will depend on the amount of hash power that joins or leaves the network, as this impacts the speed at which blocks are found. Estimates for the next halving range from late April to early May 2024. After the next halving, the block subsidy will be reduced to 3.125 bitcoin.

In the past, the bitcoin price rose considerably after the halving, albeit many months after the subsidy was reduced. Every halving cycle, there is a debate about whether or not the halving is priced in. This question considers the fact that the halving is a well-known event and attempts to add...

This is an opinion editorial by SV, the editor-in-chief of BitcoinMaxiNews.com and a former professional advertising copywriter.

After getting seriously into Bitcoin a while back, I decided to approach the subject of orange-pilling which basically means to sell newbies on Bitcoin as I would any given copywriting gig.

The first thing a professional ad copywriter will identify is the prospects main conscious and unconscious objections and fears. In other words, whatever is most likely standing in the way of this person being converted.

Lets therefore start with the main orange-pilling obstacles, before a solution is presented.

Why Selling Something As Great As Bitcoin Is So Hard

The challenge of orange-pilling newbies boils down to three things, and all three mutually reinforce each other to make it even harder:

1. Fiat paradigm blindness mixed with fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD)

When I prompted it, OpenAI defined paradigm blindness as the inability to recognize or fully understand the assumptions and frameworks that shape one's beliefs, values and actions.

Bitcoin is a paradigm-breaking innovation, and its therefore hard to truly grasp its value without breaking out of the comfort zone of the indoctrinated fiat paradigm.

A lot of the FUD is generated by this fear of the unknown, in addition to the fear of losing money.

2. The skeptic power-position compensation (resistance to being lectured).

Nobody likes being in the submissive position of being lectured, and few are humble enough to admit that they dont know something.

Any orange-pilling attempt thus creates an equal and opposite force of resistance in them, and this is especially true if you try to convince them in person.

Remaining skeptical gives them the perceived power position and upper hand, which is why people love to proclaim how skeptical they are.

3. The blind men and the elephant dil...

In a rare display of unity amongst Indias major religions, leaders from the countrys Muslim, Christian, Sikh, and Jain communities join hands with Hindu nationalist groups in opposing calls to recognize same-sex marriage in the country.

This move comes as Indias Supreme Court hears petitions filed by various LGBTQIA+ organizations in the country, pleading to legalize same-sex marriage. These petitions were filed around five years after a landmark case in 2018 that decriminalized homosexuality in India.

Indian government labels same sex-marriage elitist as supreme court hearing begins https://t.co/MaZTSU9JL6

The Guardian (@guardian) April 18, 2023

In response to the petitions filed by gay rights groups to the Supreme Court, some have filed applications opposing the proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in India. Amidst ongoing sectarian violence and tensions between Indias religious groups on the backdrop of growing Hindu nationalism, many religious organizations stood in rare unison to oppose same-sex marriage in India.

These organizations include Islamic groups like the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the Communion of Churches representing Indian Christians, the Akal Takht on behalf of the Sikhs, and representatives of Jain gurus and other religious groups. They said that they oppose legalizing same-sex marriage, claiming it infringes on holy scriptures and the natural family order.

300 million illiterate people and they are worried about same sex marriage. Bonkers.

C.T Curry (@CTCurry75) April 18, 2023

Many religious leaders also repeated the religious sentiment that marriage is between a man and a woman only and should serve the purpose of procreation, not pleasure.

The concept of marriage between two opposite sexes is like the basic feature of marriage itself, which leads to the creation of a bundle of rights (maintenance, inheritance, guardianship, custody). By these petitions, the petitioners are seeking to dilute the concept of marriage by introducing a fre...

Minneapolis recently amended its noise ordinance to allow mosques to broadcast adhan or amplified prayer calls for Muslims at any time of the day, making it the first major city in the United States to allow all five daily calls to be broadcast at any time.

Minneapolis will allow broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer in early mornings and late evenings, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement over speakers five times a day, year-round. https://t.co/H14ZXNHCdB

The Associated Press (@AP) April 14, 2023

Jacob Frey, the citys mayor, recently signed the amendments to the citys noise ordinance at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center and spoke about the changes on April 15th.

Several local Islamic leaders, city council members, and Christian and Jewish leaders attended the signing of the law, which was held in the heavily East African-immigrant Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, where the Islamic Center was located.

The law took effect on April 19th and allows the citys 20 mosques to broadcast their amplified calls to prayer at any time of the day, including the early morning hours before sunrise and late evening hours after sunset. The citys previous noise ordinance only allowed mosques to broadcast their messages between 7 am and 10 pm, although some exceptions were allowed.

There is over 3000 churches in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, many of which have hourly church bells.

Local reports here are that only 7 places in Minneapolis are expected to do this these Muslim calls to prayer.

jason lorenz (@jasonlorenz14) April 14, 2023

Jacob Frey, who is Jewish, likened the adhan to the ringing of Christmas bells for Christians and the sounding of the shofar for Jews.

"They are all important to our religions," Frey said. "They can all be heard."

Aisha Chughtai, one of the three Muslims serving in the Minneapolis city council and the author of the amended noise ordinance, described the change as expanding the religious freedom protected by the First Amendment....

As Irans government continues to crack down on dissent against its mandatory hijab laws and enforce them more strictly, the policy created an unintended negative economic consequence: Massive unemployment among tens of thousands of Iranians.

The considerable loss of jobs comes as the Islamic Republic closed down at least 2,000 businesses in March alone after women refused to comply with its mandatory hijab rules, resulting in tens of thousands losing their jobs.

Iran Closing Businesses Not Abiding by Hijab Law https://t.co/bAgJ8YYgNw

Voice of America (@VOANews) April 27, 2023

Several more shops have also been shut down in the countrys capital, Tehran, after female customers refused to abide by the governments mandatory hijab laws, causing more unemployment.

According to a report by Fars News Agency, the semi-official news agency affiliated with the countrys Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC, 13 cafes and restaurants were forced to close down because female customers and staff did not follow the mandatory hijab laws.

Tens of thousands in Iran have lost their jobs as the Iranian regime closed at least 2,000 businesses since late March for womens refusal to wear compulsory hijab.https://t.co/Xxyef32lmP pic.twitter.com/xH1TS3NUm7

Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) April 27, 2023

On the flip side, some supporters of the Islamic Republic were furious after Opal Mall briefly reopened. But while this significant shopping center in northern Iran reopened for quite some time, some stores inside the mall had to be closed down.

Some shops reportedly offered discounts and other deals to female customers wearing a hijab. However, the owners of these stores reportedly denied publishing the offers and apologized.

But on April 25th, authorities announced they closed down the Opal Mall again, affecting over 450 establishments. Shargh Daily, an Iranian media outlet with a reformist bent, reported that the shopping...

As you might already have heard elsewhere, theres a coronation going on today and a sizeable proportion of the nation are watching the ceremony on their TV screens.

Not only that, theyre also tweeting about it, and very funny it is too. Here are our 27 favourite things people are saying about it (so far!)

1.

Nice to see they brought two spare Camillas just incase pic.twitter.com/U2FkUeenY7

Nicola Thorp (@nicolathorp_) May 6, 2023

2.

74 years hes had to learn the lines pic.twitter.com/ehKC6NLrMG

James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 6, 2023

3.

Boris Johnson has arrived. He was dressed by a gibbon this morning, as is tradition. pic.twitter.com/SAy6lskk9Q

Dom Joly (@domjoly) May 6, 2023

4.

Ill have the pie and chips pic.twitter.com/jYvl7HBZ4G

IT'S YOUR DECISION, DANIEL (@ItsJohnRain) May 6, 2023

5.

Liz Truss at the Coronation like an actor who appeared in one episode of Doctor Who attending Comic Cons for the rest of their life.

Jane Hill (@janehill64) May 6, 2023

6.

This was a surprise....

UMA (UMA) has registered an impressive 28.7% gain in the last seven days, according to data by CoinMarketCap. In a week marked by market losses and little gains, the DeFi token showed much resilience to emerge as one of the biggest weekly gainers. 

Although most of the market stands in awe of the stunning bullish performance of the popular meme coin PEPE -, UMAs remarkable price gain has recorded much profit for its investors, drawing significant attention.

UMAs Price Action 

Initially, UMA began trading the week around a price region of $1.95. The token showed no significant movement until two days after when it attempted a bullish run but couldnt break past the resistance level at $2.31. 

On May 5, i.e., yesterday, UMA experienced a hike in its market price, gaining by over 43% to move from $2.18 to break above the $3 price mark for the first time since August 2022. 

Although UMAs price has since slipped from such high levels, the DeFi token appeared to have found support and could be gearing for another breakout.

At the time of writing, UMA is trading around $2.55, with a 0.22% loss in the last 24 hours. In this same period, the tokens trading volume has boosted by a staggering 438.82% to attain a value of $336.70 million. 

Interestingly, UMAs price growth is also reflected by the growing traction on its platform. Based on data from Stelareum, Total Value Locked (TVL) on the UMA protocol has grown from $10.33 million to $11.12 million over the last two days. 

UMA Protocol Set To Record New Partnerships

Amidst the impressive market performance of the UMA token, its underlying network appears to make much progress on the adoption front.

According to a tweet yesterday,  the UMA Protocol announced that two new DAOs is set to integrate its latest blockchain product, the oSnap module, a unique governance solution aimed at merging on-chain and offchain governance system.

The Optimistic Snapshot Execution, or oSnap as it is known, enables the execution onchain of transactions performed off-chain immediately but with protections against harmful proposal execution.

The last protocol to integrate the oSnap module was the popular decentralized exchange, ShapeShift.

That said, UMA generally functions as a decentralized platform that allows other DeFi protocols to build priceless financial contracts on Ethereum while providing them with publicly verifiable market data.

In essence, this project functions as an oracle, granting...

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• Australian study supporting mask mandates earns expression of concern
• Leading primate researcher demoted after admitting he faked data
• Hindawi shuttering four journals overrun by paper mills
• Chemist in India loses seven papers, blames outsourcing of images
• Nature editors retract influential cancer paper with unreliable data 

Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to more than 300. There are nearly 40,000 retractions in our database  which powers retraction alerts in EndNote, LibKey, ...

Were officially in the meme coin season as Floki Inu becomes the latest meme-based token to experience a significant price pump. The cryptocurrency inspired by Elon Musks Shiba Inu pup has long been considered as the next big memecoin and it appears to be living up to its hype.  Floki Inu is currently up 40% in the past 24 hours and is the second-best performing crypto-asset during this period after the fast-rising Pepe token. 

Floki Inu Benefiting From High-Profile Listings

This latest price surge can be linked to a series of high-profile listings by exchanges in recent days. Bitfinex was the first to announce the listing of Floki on May 3rd in a move that came out of the blue and surprised many in the crypto community.  This was followed by Binance, the largest exchange in the world, disclosing on May 5th that it would be listing Floki alongside Pepe in its innovation zone, with users able to deposit as of May 5th. 

The exchange further noted that it would begin trading the tokens on May 6th across four pairs: PEPE/USDT, PEPE/TUSDT, FLOKI/USDT, and FLOKI/TUSD. Binance also intends to permit borrowing on both assets and plans to add new margin pairs for FLOKI and PEPE on Isolated Margin in the next 48 hours. The Isolated Margin pairs include FLOKI/USDT and PEPE/USDT.

News of this listing caused significant excitement to the crypto community, which led to a positive market movement for both assets. PEPE achieved a new market high of $0.0000028, surpassing the $1 billion market cap, while FLOKI also increased by 60% within a few hours.  During this period, Floki Inu has experienced increased trading volume as m...

Do attractive people have advantages when looking for jobs or not?

Thats the topic addressed by a career coach named Mandy.

She posted a video on TikTok where she argued that attractive job candidates may actually face a bias during job interviews because some employers might make assumptions about a person based on how they look.

Her solution? Being more down to earth.

Also, lose the polish.

Polish is not what people hire.

Hmmmthats an interesting...

Although there are warnings about the rare, potentially lethal side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which were issued by the FDA and Health Canada in 2004, many North American psychiatrists and doctors still arent aware of how to prevent or even recognize rare problems that are caused by the pills. Many dont acknowledge that there can be deadly adverse reactions to SSRIs.

I can attest to one such lethal side effect.

In July 2004, shortly after starting the SSRI Paxil, I had a psychotic episode and took the life of my 11-year-old son, Ian, in a London, Canada hotel room. I was then charged with first-degree murder, judged not criminally responsible (insane) in October 2005, institutionalized in a mental health centre (forensic psychiatric hospital), and conditionally discharged in December 2007, which allowed me to live with my wife Elizabeth and daughter Gillian again. I received an absolute discharge from the Ontario Review Board in December 2009.

Since 2005, Ive become familiar with many tragic stories about people who have lost loved ones to SSRIs and other psychiatric drugs, but Ive never been as immediately heart-stricken as when I read my first newspaper article about the Lindsay Clancy family tragedy in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Lindsay was the mother of three young childrenCora, 5, Dawson 3, and eight-month-old Callanwhen she started taking an antidepressant and other drugs in October 2022. She had been exercising and eating healthy to deal with the challenges of parenting until she started to feel anxious about returning to work as a labor delivery nurse after her maternity leave, so she went to a psychiatrist.

On January 24, 2023, after being prescribed 13 drugs over the previous four months, including the SSRIs Prozac and Zoloft, Lindsay had been transformed into somebody nobody...

In his last two mission updates (see here & here), US Army insider JP has revealed critical information about hidden space arks releasing orbs that are performing vital functions for the future appearance of the arks buried all over the Earth. He has also described the self-defense mechanisms possessed by the orbs when under attack. []

The good news for fans of the royal family is that the big day has finally come, its time for King Charles coronation!

And the good news for people of a less royalist disposition Channel 4 is shown Johnny English Strikes Again!

BRITISH TV THIS SATURDAY.

BBC One: The Coronation of The King
BBC Two: The Coronation of The King
ITV: King Charles III: The Coronation
Channel 4: Johnny English Strikes Again

Scott Bryan (@scottygb) May 3, 2023

And here are our 23 favourite things people were saying about it so far (the Coronation, not Johnny English).

1.

Im already worried as ever whether all those seated this early will be ok bladder-wise.

David Baddiel (@Baddiel) May 6, 2023

2.

How bad could the coverageoh pic.twitter.com/C4zhtyq0EE

EMG (@GaddersII) May 6, 2023

3.

It would be funny if instead of crowning King Charles this morning they accidentally dissolved the monarchy instead.

Moose Allain (@MooseAllain) May 6, 2023

4.

I appreciate the optimism, guys, but I'm fairly confident it's going to be Charles. pic.twitter.com/suvuxn3wOP

Dean Burnett (@Garwboy@ohai.social) (@garwboy) May 5, 2023

5.

Big shout out for this protest banner in Trafalgar Square...

I was recently thinking that it might be a good idea to install a multi camera security system. The type they have in prisons where you can see multiple rooms at one time.

Has anyone done this? If so, is there a product that you'd recommend? Thanks!!

Latest in an occasional series, letter of the day goes to this Guardian readers missive which went viral on Twitter after it was shared by journalist Paul Johnson

Letter
@guardian pic.twitter.com/2SXE7r1kOk

Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) May 5, 2023

And just in case thats tricky to read in full

Source Twitter @paul__johnson

The post Letter of the day appeared first on The Poke.

The Coronation of King Charles has been marred by controversy after the former member for Goldstein, Tim Wilson, insisted on pouring the holy oil on the Coronation Spoon and using it to anoint the King.

Officials claimed that the Archbishop of Canterbury had been assigned the sacred role, however Mr Wilson says he was unaware of any such arrangements and was merely helping out on behalf of those present.

No-one else was around to do it, so I stepped up, Wilson said, insisting he did not realise the Archbishop was there as a representative of God. God was not at the Coronation ceremony in his own community, so I took it upon myself to perform the task. Coronations should not be politicised, Wilson said.

In the end, after a minor scuffle, the Archbishop and Mr Wilson jointly held the spoon as they approached the Monarch to anoint him.

Officials say Wilson was not invited to the event. Wilson says he just happened to be in the area.

The post Awkward Scenes as Tim Wilson Insists on Anointing King Charles appeared first on The Shovel.

Weddings are tricky to navigate. Emotions and expectations are all high, and letdowns are almost inevitable, in one form or another.

OP has been looking forward to her bachelorette party for some time. On the big night, though, a lifelong friend pulled her aside to tell her shed learned something recently that both explained trouble shed had as a child and affected her relationship with her mother.

Im getting married in 3 weeks, and I just had my bachelorette over Easter weekend. During a quiet moment one of my bridesmaids took me aside and told me that about three months ago she was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome.

Obviously I asked her what that meant for her and she started crying because she feels differently about her relationship with her mother.

We met in elementary school and shes always had a learning disability, but she didnt know that there was a preventable cause.

When the rest of the bridal party noticed she was upset it kind of killed the mood. OP didnt end up getting to go out at all and lost out on the limo she had rented for the occasion.

My other bridesmaids noticed her crying, and the evening ended up being about her. We skipped out on going to a bar in the limo I had hired because she was upset.

Afterward, OP called and told her friend that she had been really hurt by her selfish behavior and cut her from the wedding party.

I thought about it all today and ended up emailing her to tell her that she took away an important moment from my life. I feel bad about this happening to her, but even though she didnt always know its been going on for her whole life. If this was a recent thing she found out about...

ABERDEEN, U.K. A walkathon across Scotland organized by rock duo The Proclaimers was abruptly canceled after volunteers positively identified the body of the 10th fatality linked to the event, sources report.

Ive been doing this job for 25 years, and mate, Ive never seen anything this grisly, said paramedic Ben MacDonough through an interpreter. Ive been puking my guts out for the past hour seeing the state these people are in. Usually, its concert crushes that were called to when its something involving musicians. Why anyone would do something as irresponsible as force people to tramp 500 miles straight is beyond me. Its not exactly a flat, easily traversed country, and everyone who signed up for this was encouraged to drink heavily at the pub the night before. Its a war zone out here.

Many of the survivors of the You Will Walk 500 Miles Walkathon have been too traumatized to recount their experiences, though some have begun to come forward.

I lost consciousness somewhere outside of Inverness, said participant Daniel Shazier. When I came to, we were somehow in Balmedie, apparently my mates hoisted me on their shoulders so I wouldnt fall behind. But Im just not the same man who crossed the starting line in Glasgow. Now, Im a wraith, a shell of my former self with blisters the size of Loch Ness on each foot. Dont pity me though. After all, what is life, if not a slow march toward death? Im gonna be the man who wakes up in his grave, pretty soon.

The events organizers, identical twins Charlie and Craig Reed who together comprise The Proclaimers, were quick to run damage control.

We wanted this to be a fun little jaunt and didnt think it would be such a grueling target, said Charlie Reed. Me and Craig did it back in 1988 for the love of a beautiful lady, and when that was done, would you believe we walked 500 more right after? Well, we sang about it, at any rate. It was the 80s, after all, so I cant remember if we actually finished. Plus, a miles even shorter than a kilometer, isnt it?

At press time, the events only remaining competitor, Vanessa Carlton, had begun to lap the surviving participants.

The post The Proclaimers 500-Mile Walkathon Ends with 10 Dead, 35 Injured appeared first on The Hard Times.

Black Flag is a legendary band people love to lie about listening to. Every indie artist name-drops them as an influence, and its all for cred. Only like eight people actually listen to Black Flag for enjoyment and youre in luck because Im one of them and Im ranking their discography for you.

7. Family Man (1984)

There are people who claim this album is good. There are also people who say mushrooms on pizza are delicious. I dont believe either group. You have to sit through 15 minutes of Henry Rollins solo abstract ramblings while he was still about 20 years from learning how to tell a story well. And when the music finally starts, its not much better. Henry talks over one 9-minute track, then the rest are instrumental jams. Not my cup of hardcore. But the album artwork goes pretty fucking hard, so it deserves credit for that. If you feel the need to buy this one, keep it hung up on the wall. Framed. Youre not a teenager anymore, get a goddamn frame.

Play It Again: the album artwork
Skip It: the music

6. What The (2013)

Ah, the reverse Family Man. What The has artwork so bad, it makes you hate the music more than maybe you should. The artwork is fucking pixelated. And stupid. But the music? It sounds like a fairly competent Black Flag tribute act. In keeping with late Black Flag tradition, the production is shit. Ron Reyes actually sounds pretty lively here, but its not enough to sustain interest over the course of twenty-two (22!!!!!) songs. I swear I like this band and will start complimenting them soon, but oof- they sure have laid some turds for me to sift through.

Play It Again: Its So Absurd and Go Away are surprisingly de...

Its a well-known fact that rocknroll reached perfection with the advent of punk rock. Since the Ramones first put together influences from bands like the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, and New York Dolls for their self-titled album, the punk genre and its many offshoots has served up the best music people could possibly make with guitars, bass, drums, and yelling into the unrelenting void.

However, even perfection coughs up a few clunkers now and again, and with the benefit of hindsight, its clear that some of those classic punk songs that came to define the genre really never shouldve had the time of day to begin with. Here are 10 of those that are more overrated than eating a bacon-wrapped, IPA-infused cupcake at an Andy Warhol retrospective in summer.

Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop  

Look, this song is absolutely fine for what it is. But there are so many better songs by the Ramones, and as the first track on whats widely accepted as the first punk album, its become the de facto, lazy pick for cajoling an audience into manufactured excitement. Next time you hear it, we guarantee its either going to be in a Nissan commercial during a highway shot, leading into a power play at a hockey game, or when theres a sale on running shoes at Target.

Iron Cross Live for Now 

Every single cover of this song is better than the original by Iron Cross, and thats a fact. Why does the whole band sound like they each drank their own bottle of cough syrup before recording?

FEAR I Dont Care About You 

FEAR might be the most derivative stereotype of punk that ever existed, and this song is Exhibit A. Gross-out shock value? Pissing on random cities? Dressing like a Hollywood caricature of low down, no good punks? Check, check, and check. Theres nothing threatening here; this was just made for pearl-clutching, and it still somehow sounds neutered. Outrageous for the sake of it, and incredibly boring because thats all they are.

Black Flag My War

Ah, that glorious period where Greg Ginn discovered weed and somehow became even more of an asshole. My War is a fantastic opening salvo to telling fans that they should move along if they want anything fun from Black Flag ever again. Ginn w...

CHICAGO Ravenous music fan Terry Manns feels a wistful sense of melancholy for the days when music publication Pitchfork.com would take an absolute shit on any band he held dear, sympathetic friends reported.

I remember logging onto Pitchfork only to see my favorite albums like Thursdays Full Collapse get utterly eviscerated; I yearn for those days, mused Manns, who admits to watching MTV constantly for the near-zero possibility of catching a music video. Nowadays, everything from banal pop to iconoclastic experimental albums gets a 7.7. The reviewers are polite and actually talk about the music in reviews. Gen Z isnt going to know the embarrassment of loving an amazing band like Rainer Maria, then watching Pitchfork give them the school grade equivalent of an F-. I wish they could feel it

Anonymous sources from within Pitchforks offices confirmed that the brands strategy has explicitly shifted in recent years.

Its a numbers game and you attract more flies with sugar. We get more clicks when we let Ian Cohen out of the janitors closet to give some aging emo band a 7.7 than we do actually criticizing lazy songwriting, said the source, a Pitchfork reviewer who also asked us to redact the fact that they were clearly listening to Sum 41 during our call. Ever since Cond Nast bought Pitchfork in 2015, our primary purpose is to show full-page Absolut vodka ads. Also, were terrified of angering Taylor Swift or Beyoncs fanbases. Yeasayer and Pixies fans were too stoned to really give a shit, so we could go pretty rough on them.

Many of the artists who were slighted by Pitchfork in their nastier early years are reportedly enjoying watching the site fade from musical discourse.

Well well well, looks like the world is finally realizing that good ol Cond Nastfork is full of shit, stated The Dismemberment Plan frontman Travis Morrison, whose solo debut Travistan was given a devastating 0.0 by the website in 2004. Cant say I feel too bad after they nullified any chance I had of a solo career. Their relevance is fading; Anthony Fantano is the only dude out there willing to call mediocre albums bad. Meanwhile, people are finally starting to critically reevaluate Travistan, which is at least a 3.2.

The anonymous source confirmed that Pitchfork is also considering replacing their review number system altogether with different GIFs of Dwayne The Rock Johnson.

The post Music Fan Nostalgic for Days when Pitchfork Made Him Feel Like Complete Dumbass appeared first on The Hard Times.

Isnt it ironic? A singer-songwriter scores a hydrogen bomb explosion of a hit in 1996 despite nOt kNoWiNg tHe dEfInItIoN oF iRoNiC.

But its time for you to shut the hell up, pedantic dickwads. I got paid, and still get paid, regardless. Trust me, this toilet Im blogging from costs more than six months of your rent. Its made of calacatta gold marble which is a phrase youll have to google because you broke semantic sticklers are shitting on run-of-the-mill porcelain covered in dust and pubes.

You know why this song still makes me cash money money? Because I can sing laps around you English major motherfuckers, and the song rips regardless. So once and for all, let me explain: I DONT CARE IF YOU THINK SOMETHING I SAID IS NOT IRONIC, THE SONG STILL WORKS. Just ask my investment portfolio. Because I am rich. Unfathomably rich. Rich enough to beat the shit out of you with a first edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary opened to words that start with I-R-O.

It isnt ironic for it to rain on your wedding day. Oh ok, well guess what? I have one hand in my pocket with brass knuckles on, and the other hands choking the shit out of some Twitter shit-talker who thinks its oh-so-funny to correct every single line of my song. You oughta know that I can pay to have you killed. Easily.

I take shots of Pappy Van Winkle out of all my seven Grammy awards. I own one of the copies of the Declaration of Independence even though Im Canadian. I might use it to wipe today. You cannot touch me. In the time it took me to write this post, I made more money than youll make all week.

And for the record, it absolutely is ironic to have 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife. Have you ever tried to cut a steak with a spoon? Youll look like an idiot. 10,000 spoons? Thats way too many spoons. Not one knife? Irony. Checkmate.

The post Isnt It Ironic? You Fuckers Have Been Correcting My Definition of Ironic for Years, Yet Im Currently Shitting on a Hand-Crafted Calacatta Marble Toilet Paid for by the Royalties of That Song (guest post by Alanis Morissette) appeared first on The Hard Times.

In March, Daisy wrote about FedNow, the instant payment system currently in the works/  The American banking and government systems expect to start using it in July.  As Daisy discussed, FedNow isnt a centralized bank digital currency (CBDC), but it provides the framework for one.  

I encourage you to read Daisys FedNow article.  It will give you a good idea of how digital payments will be initially billed as a convenience, then something we cant do business without.  Read the article, and then imagine digital currency on a global scale. 

This is in the works, too.  

Worldwide digital currency

On April 10, the Digital Currency Monetary Authority (DCMA) launched its international central bank digital currency.  Proponents claim that this Universal Monetary Unit (UMU, ) will be used exactly like any other form of digital money.  

Side note: DCMA has also been referring to the Universal Money Units as Unicoin.  However, since there is a separate cryptocurrency also going by the name Unicoin, well refer to this as UMU. (source)

You may be wondering, what is the DCMA?  What countries is it affiliated with?  Is it part of the  United Nations?

As explained in this Redacted video, DCMA is run by bankers and unnamed government officials from around the world.

The DCMA is described as a world leader in the advocacy of digital currency and monetary policy innovations for governments and central banks.  Membership within the DCMA consists of sovereign states, central banks, commercial and retail banks, and other financial institutions.  

On its website, the DCMA states that its mission is to enable trade globalization through the monetary integration of international payments and sett...

By Richard Silverstein,

Israel and global media's troubling definition of Palestinian resistance as terrorism

Eitay Mack is one of Israels foremost human rights lawyers.  Hes done extraordinary research into Israels government archives to document its long history of military aid and corrupt dealings with dictators around the world.  I have immense respect for him and his legal work, research and the journalism which documents these terrible deeds. But I read with disappointment his latest op ed on international law regarding Israel & the Palestinians. His piece is a polemic against leftists who justify killing Israeli civilians in the name of the Palestinian struggle.  I have so much respect for Mack that I wish it had been argued in a more nuanced fashion. But rather than quarrel with specific details of his piece, Id prefer to lay out my own argument below. Lets start with the issues of occupation and resistance.  Occupation by a foreign country of territory not its own, via war or other form of conflict is, once hostilities end, illegal.  An occupied people may resist occupation.  A UN General Assembly resolution...

By Samantha Kamman, The Minnesota House has unanimously amended a bill by a trans-identified Democrat lawmaker who sought to change definitions in the state's Human Rights Act that raised concerns among many that the bill would weaken laws against pedophilia. A Republican state lawmaker urged the Democrat-controlled House to vote to amend the Take Pride Act, or HF 1655, introduced by Democratic state Rep. Leigh Finke, a man who identifies as a woman. The legislation seeks to change the Minnesota Human Rights Act to include a separate definition for gender identity and remove language that LGB and trans activists oppose regarding sexual orientation. Gender identity means a persons inherent sense of being a man, woman, both, or neither. A persons gender identity may or may not correspond to their assigned sex at birth or to their primary or secondary sex characteristics. A persons gender identity is not necessarily visible to others, the proposed definition for gender identity reads. However, Finkes proposal also removed a provision from the states Human Rights Act stating that sexual orientation does not include pedophiles. Critics expressed concern that if left unaltered, then that would mean pedophiles claiming their attraction to children as part of their sexual orientation would be protected from discrimination under the law. Last Wednesday, the House voted unanimously to amend the legislation and make it clear that, The physical or sexual attachment to children by an adult is not a protected class under this chapter. A glimmer of common sense, Republican state Rep. Harry Niska, who introduced the clarification, tweet...

Dale Cummings is a cartoonist from Canada. He was the editorial cartooning for the Winnipeg Free Press for over 30 years.

Weve all been driving down the road at one time or another and seen the driver coming at us flash their lights once or twice.

When we were teenagers, we were sure that meant there was a police officer up ahead doing radar, but is that always what it means? Is that what it means at all?

Lets find out!

You might want to check your own headlights.

If its after dark, theres a chance someone is reminding you to turn on your own headlights.

If your lights are already on, check to make sure your high beams arent accidentally blinding oncoming drivers. You can actually get a ticket if you leave them on when youre near other cars!

There could be a surprise up ahead.

...

A man recently discovered an amazing way to visualize the effects of sound, frequency, and vibraion when playing music through a speaker. By using a water hose and tying it to a speaker, he was able to create beautiful and intricate patterns that were mesmerizing to watch.

The post Seeing Sound, Vibration, and Frequency: Michael Jacksons Billie Jean and the Water Hose Experiment first appeared on In5D .

The world is full of scams and scammers. If were being honest, its because there are so many out there ready and willing to fall for them whether or not thats right, doesnt matter.

If theres money to be made, even by grifting, there will be plenty of people ready to sign up.

These scams have become so common you might have forgotten youre supposed to avoid them in the first place.

Bad for your soul.

Payday loans.

I used to work as a debt collector for a payday loan company in the UK I was not a very good debt collector people used to find out about the various loopholes that stopped interest being added really easily

I worked there just before christmas it is the job that made me go back into education because.. my soul

We all fall for it.

Ink cartridges. printer companys make barely any profit off of actual printers, theyre just vessels to make you buy unreasonably priced cartridges

Hey please print this document in black and white F**k you give magenta

Just say no.

Back to base security system monitoring

Huge scam.

My smart home security system alerts me faster than ADT ever did (biggest offenders) When you dont answer the call, they will send out someone and will charge you a fee

And every-time your system messes up, it will send false error codes to the monitoring station, which they will charge you a huge fee to fix

And oh if you want to disconnect it, they guy i spoke to from ADT was going to charge me $250 call out + $50 for every 15 minutes he was at my house, and t...

As many of you know I moved from Washington to Idaho. I went from close to sea level to 2850.
I brought my 5 gallon propane tanks with me to idaho. Went to use the weed burner the kid gave me and it would not generate the flame the other one I have did. Wrote it off to bad valve.
Bought a BBQ the other day and could not get it above 250 full on.

So I Google pressure change in propane tank based on elevation, no issue comes up but I see a listing that says at sea level then add butane to...

Propane Issue

Visit 20+ New Upcycle Ideas 676 Faux flower coasters, breadbox garden tool storage, painted designer jeans, foodsafe charcuterie board sign, plus more repurposed projects with tutorials! New Upcycle Ideas 676   Every Friday, 7 PM through Wednesday 11 PM Pacific Greetings! This past week I finally played with a furniture piece that was LONG []

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Dear Pearl

My beautiful blessed girl.
Your pain is my pain.
You will never know how much,
I love and adore you,
Until you have a daughter of your own.

I so long to sweep you up in my arms.
Like on the morning of the day we were pulled apart.
When we were the best of friends.
And you used to run up the driveway to greet me.

That last night at home together,
When we watched Mamma Mia,
As I tucked you in bed, I said:
Do you have ANY doubt at all that I love you?
You shook your head fiercely.
We were so happy to see each other again.

But the next day I lost you.
And, more tragically, you lost me.
And you lost me, and lost me, and lost me, over, and over, and over
Until you stopped trusting that I would be there,
When you needed me.

On your ninth birthday,
I decorated my house for a party of three.
You were so happy!
You ran and wrapped your arms around me.
And the day you sent me that simple text,
Saying I miss you.

These are the things I remember,
When I am alone.
They bring me no joy,
Because so much time has been lost,
And so much pain and suffering for us both.

You are my GIRL.
I always wanted my own GIRL.
I was going to be such a good Mum.
I was a good Mum.
Until I wasnt.
My mother left me.
And I left you.
The agony of that parallel is indescribable.

My heart has been broken,
In more ways than one.
And yours has been too.
By your own Mum.
I firmly believe,
That the rest of your life,
Should be a breeze.
It hurts me so much,
To know it wont be.

We have all felt the ache of a broken heart, Jess.
And the fear to trust again.
It is such a cliche to say:
Time heals all wounds.
But, everyone will tell you,
It is true.

In the meantime,
If you want to cry on my shoulder,
Instead of in your bed,
On your own,
Clutching the plush frog,
That he gave you,
You need only ask.

Love Mum

****

Back to Poetry Galley

The post Poem for Pearl by Mother of Pearl appeared first on Mad In America.

Dicamba, a highly volatile herbicide known for drifting and damaging off-target crops, is still causing widespread environmental damage and, likely, harm to human health. This is despite a 2020 promise from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take action against the chemicals, which are often sprayed over the top of genetically engineered dicamba-tolerant soybean and cotton crops.

In 2020, a federal court ruled, The EPA made multiple errors in granting the conditional registrations¹ for dicamba herbicides, ignoring evidence that they would lead to widespread crop damage.

The court order invalidated the registrations for dicamba,² but instead of pulling it from the market, the EPA reapproved it months later with minor label changes. In 2021, the EPA admitted that its changes made little difference, and dicamba was still causing grave damage, prompting a lawsuit alleging the agency failed to take action against the herbicide, despite the court order.³

Dicamba Drift Devastates US Crops

Millions of acres of croplands across the U.S. have been damaged by dicamba drift,⁴ and theres also disturbing information that the chemical harms trees.⁵ Dicamba use has also turned farmers against one another, as those experiencing damaged crops blame neighboring farms for spraying dicamba.

When dicamba was first used, it was typically applied only sparingly and not during the growing season due to its known potential to kill nearby crops. As resistance grew to other herbicides, like glyphosate, however, Monsanto now owned by Bayer came up with a plan. As reported by investigative journalist Carey Gillam:⁶

In 2011 Monsanto announced that glyphosate had been relied on too long by itself and said it planned to collaborate with BASF to develop a cropping system of genetically engineered (or GMO) crops that would tolerate being sprayed with dicamba. It said it would introduce a new type of dicamba herbicide that would not drift far from fields where it was sprayed.

The newer dicamba was approved by the EPA in 2016, but it did not prove to be the panacea that Monsanto had promised. By November 2017, an estimated 3.6 million acres across 25 U.S. states had been damaged by dicamba drift.⁷ The EPA was aware of the damage then but didnt go nearly far enough to stop the desecration. According to...

April 24, 2023, Fox News abruptly fired Tucker Carlson, host of the highest-rated show on the network, and one of the highest-rated shows on all of basic cable.¹ In the days since, rumors of what caused the network to give Carlson the boot, seemingly out of the blue, have spanned a wide range.

Some believe it was because Carlson called out the sins of Big Pharma.² Others think it had to do with his expos on the World Economic Forums push to get people to eat bugs,³ or his incessant criticism of the United States proxy war in Ukraine.⁴ Carlson also angered the FBI when he asserted that Ray Epps, who took part in the January 6 insurrection was an FBI informant.⁵

Some think its because his head of booking, Abby Grossberg, is suing the network, alleging Carlson created a hostile work environment.⁶ Others believe its because he gave a speech talking about spirituality and prayer, and suggesting were in a battle of good and evil.⁷

Early last month BlackRock increased their shares of Fox Corporation from 12.4% to 15.41%. They only partially own Fox Corporation, but are the second largest shareholder after the Murdoch family, which still owns 19% of the company.^8,9

However, Vanguard has 11.42% of Fox Corporation.¹⁰ Since Vanguard owns BlackRock, it has 26.8% of the shares and has a controlling interest in the company and clearly has the ability to make something like this happen.

Other potential reasons levied include Carlsons penchant for birthing negative news cycles about the network that tarnish the brand and the fact that mainstream advertisers have been steering clear of his show,¹¹ or his repeated use of the c-word in texts to describe women he didnt care for, including a Fox network executive.^12,...

Originally published: December 7, 2021

Were facing the greatest battle of our lifetimes, possibly of all time, according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in this riveting interview with James Corbett.¹ I urge you to set aside 60 minutes to watch it in its entirety, as it succinctly sums up the coalition of sinister forces intelligence agencies, pharmaceutical companies, social media titans, medical bureaucracies, mainstream media and the military that are using a health crisis to impose totalitarian control worldwide.

You can find all of the details in Kennedys bestselling book, The Real Anthony Fauci, which contains more than 2,200 footnotes backing up its data. The truth is, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) isnt acting alone.

But hes become the prominent face of the medical cartel and medical technocracy that is wrapped up in obliterating constitutional rights globally. And, as an authoritative medical figure and trusted adviser to six presidents, Faucis words are treated as gospel, despite the atrocities hes committed.

Regulatory Agencies Turned Into Pharmaceutical Companies

Because of financial entanglements between pharmaceutical companies and the agencies that regulate them, public health agencies in the U.S. have been turned into veritable pharmaceutical companies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for instance, receives 45% of its annual budget from Big Pharma, Kennedy explains.²

The NIH, meanwhile, owns thousands of pharmaceutical patents, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spends $4.9 billion a year out of its $12 billion budget buying and distributing vaccines. It...

We bought a couple of pieces of land. Will definitely plants some fruit trees.

So far on the list...

White pirie mango
Lychee
Longan (dragon eye)
Guava
Lilikoi (passion fruit vine)
Pineapple
Maybe papaya
Maybe banana
Maybe coconut

We already have:

Strawberry guava
Costers curse
A bunch more. We haven't fully scouted yet.

Tropical fruits

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog. 

Every time that they tell us that everything is fine, things just seem to get even worse.  This banking crisis was supposed to be over after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed.  It wasnt.  Then it was supposed to be over after First Republic collapsed.  It wasnt.

By now, most of you already know about what has been happening to PacWest, Western Alliance, First Horizon, and countless other regional bank stocks.  In all my years, I have never seen banking stocks fall so quickly.  If this avalanche continues to pick up momentum, pretty soon we will have to stop talking about a banking industry crisis and start talking about a banking industry apocalypse.

Ironically, I think that CNN has actually summarized the current state of affairs better than anyone else

A summary of where things stand in the banking crisis:

The Fed: Banks are fine.

The Treasury: Banks are fine.

The banks: Were fine.

Wall Street: Everybody sell, the banks are on fire!

On Thursday, PacWest released a carefully worded statement that was supposed to calm investors down

Our message remains consistent with what was conveyed last week with earnings. As previously announced, the Company has explored strategic asset sales, including moving the $2.7 billion Lender Finance loan portfolio to held for sale in 1Q23. This planned sale remains on track and upon completion will accelerate our CET1 capital ratio to 10%+ (from 9.21% at 1Q23). Additionally, in accordance with normal practices the Company and its Board of Directors continuously review strategic options. Recently, the Company has been approached by several potential partners and investors discussions are ongoing. The company will continue to evaluate all options to maximize shareholder value.

But instead this statement sparked a massive wave of panic and the stock dropped more than 50 percent

The rout in regional banks picked up steam again on Thursday morning, with several stocks suffering sizeable losses.

PacWest sank 50.6% was halted for volatility multiple times. The slide began on We...

9/11 TRUTH: DONALD TRUMP'S GOOD FRIEND LARRY SILVERSTEIN IS A LIAR and so is the CON ARTIST known as  tRUMPY bEAR

https://www.bitchute.com/video/9XWO7Pra9raY/

My favorite thing about anomalies in space is how they cause people who know a lot about astronomy and astrophysics to completely panicall while theyre assuring the rest of us that were probably not going to die.

At least, not immediately.

This time its Earths magnetic field which does little things like allow compass navigation and shielding us from the worst of the suns rays thats responsible for the community panic.

More specifically, a dent in the magnetic field that ScienceAlert has deemed a pothole in space.

If youre thinking of a physical dent, though, walk that back its basically a region in the sky between South America and Africa where the magnetic field is weaker than it is anywhere else.

Lyonel Perabo argues for why reading can't be an end unto itself for true development in the Pagan world.

Continue reading Opinion: Against Reading at The Wild Hunt.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales today announced Julia Gutman as the winner of the 2023 Archibald Prize for her painting Head in the sky, feet on the ground. The oil-and-textile collage depicts her

105-Year-Old WWII Veteran With No Living Relatives Receives Over 3,000 Birthday Cards

Thanks to your kindness and generosity, WW2 veteran Ernest Horsfall received more than 4,000 cards to mark his 105th birthday including one from King Charles III!

He said: It has been overwhelming. I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to send one. pic.twitter.com/wMtXui4EPA

Royal British Legion (@PoppyLegion) April 26, 2023

On April 21, 2023, World War II veteran Ernest Horsfall turned an incredible 105 years old. Born in West Yorkshire in 1918, he has lived through 27 different Prime Ministers and five British monarchs and still has plenty of memories about his long life. In the months leading up to his milestone birthday, Royal British Legion made a call for people to send Horsfall birthday cards, as the vet has no living relatives of his own. In the end, Horsfall accumulated over 3,000 birthday cards, including one from King Charles III.

Horsfall served in the British military during WWII, earning the role of a sergeant in the British Army's Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. After leaving the service, he worked as a private pilot for 50 years. Although Horsfall was married and had one son as well as a sister, he has no surviving relatives. Ernest lives in a residential home and has no immediate family, so the RBL's Blackpool branch have started an appeal to send him birthday cards, the Royal British Legion tweeted, including also a mailing address for people to send their cards.

The Second World War generation is inevitably diminishing, but occasions like this are an opportunity for the RBL to remind everyone that their service and sacrifice means something and will never be forgotten, says Rachel Venables, the membership engagement manager for the Royal British Legion. Horsfall was over the moon to open so many cards. His girlfriend also visited from Iceland to be with him on his special day.

Horsfall credits his long life to living as happy as you can and keeping a straight mind. We wish him many more happy years.

WWII veteran Ernest Horsfall turned 105 years old on April 21, 2023.

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Hear ye, hear ye! The coronation of King Charles III will take place tomorrow, long live the king! Here is everything we know so far about this historic, momentous occasion:

Charles III won the right to the crown after defeating Queen Elizabeth II in armed combat

While Elizabeths melee weapon skills were unparalleled, the rules of challenge did not explicitly ban handguns, a fact that Charles exploited in their battle.

Once Crowned, you can walk right up to King Charles III and mess with him and he has to just stand there and take it

He is forbidden to react or even smile.

The Coronation will take place at Westminster Abby, between the 11 a.mm dog show and the 4 p.m. dog show

A bundle handstamp is available

Charles will actually be sharing the throne with his notoriously inappropriate brother, Roman Roy

...

From NBC News: Teen eating disorders have never been this rampant or this severe.

Were overjoyed to bring you another episode of Hangout & Nerdout on Thursday, May 11th, this time focusing on toys and R/C! Well be talking to the creator of Make: Volume 85s cover star the R/C Thing from Netflixs Wednesday Ben Eadie, about making movie magic for Ghosbusters: Afterlife, and how he uses []

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Acclaimed British photographer Joseph Ford collaborated with some of the world's leading street artists in a striking new photo series Impossible Street Art.

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Best Signs From the Writers Guild of America Strike Show How Creative They Are With Words

Superb.

#wgastrong #WritersStrike #LucilleBluth pic.twitter.com/FesLK68MGy

Isabelle (@northnorth_west) May 4, 2023

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA)aka Hollywoods writerswent on strike. After six weeks of contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the WGA announced its members would walk off the job. The labor union represents about 11,500 people who write for the television shows and movies we enjoy at home and in theaters. Their protesting brings productions to a halt, the likes of which have not been seen since the last strike in 20072008.

So, why is the WGA striking? There are many reasons, but one is regarding residuals in the face of streaming services. A writer receives money every time the episode they wrote re-airs on a television network. For those with a show in syndication like Friends, that can mean a substantial amount of income. But with on-demand services like Hulu and Netflix, the residuals for a show are much lowerdespite how many times an episode might be viewed. This makes it unsustainable for writers.

Good thing I, as the writer of this episode, do not benefit from this success because of the current streaming residuals model pic.twitter.com/U5u93ynjKa

Brittani Nichols *Strike Version* (@BisHilarious) May 4, 2023

Driven in large part by the shift to streaming, writers are finding their work devalued in every part of the business. While company profits have remained high and spending on content has grown, writers are falling behind, the WGA said in a statement. The companies have used the transition to streaming to cut writer pay and separate writing from production, worse...

If youre someone who scrolls headlines (or watches television shows like Greys Anatomy) then youve probably read a story or two about someone who accidentally ingested a piece of a wire grill brush during a bar-b-que.

It sounds sort of harmless but its definitely not, so you really shouldnt be using those as regular cleaning tools for your equipment.

Seriously, watch this video and then well get into the best method to clean your grill

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Working in vivid washes of ink and oil paint, artist Max Naylor renders impressionistic dreamscapes that emerge from nostalgic recollections and imagined spaces. Focusing on natural textures like gilled mushrooms scaling a tree trunk  or the soft ripples of water, Naylor creates what he calls a parallel universe, a microcosm that is similar to our world but free from the shackles of reality. The scenes often veer toward the unnatural, favoring otherworldly color palettes and unlikely lighting. In these spaces, it can be night and day simultaneously, he says. You can stare up at the sky whilst noticing the plants flowering at your feet.

The ethereal qualities of Naylors works echo his process, which involves letting the fluid materials dictate the contours of the compositions and allowing the landscapes to well up from my subconscious and spill onto the surfaceThe works in ink are made quickly. At the same time, Im working on larger oil paintings that take much longer. Working at these different tempos keeps things fresh and exciting for me, with the works in ink continually informing the works in oil.

Based in Bristol, Naylor has a studio at Spike Island and currently teaches at Londons Royal Drawing School. You can find more of his landscapes on Instagram.

 

Astrophotographer Bray Falls recently posted a series of striking images on Instagram that instantly caught PetaPixel's eye. Falls' photos aren't just visually stunning; they represent a brand-new discovery, a significant accomplishment for any astrophotographer.

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The banking crisis is far from over; in fact, it has only just begun. The recent fragility and collapse of several high-profile banks are most likely not an isolated phenomenon as the ruling class would have us believe.

In the near term, a damaging combination of fast-rising interest rates, major changes in work patterns, and the potential of a recession could prompt a credit crunch not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. Even though Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell raised interest rates, he also said yesterday that the U.S. banking system is sound and resilient.

But its become glaringly obvious to anyone paying attention that the banking system in the United States is barely hanging on. The New York Times also says

Just in the past few months, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank have failed. Their combined assets surpassed those held by the 25 banks (when adjusted for inflation) that collapsed at the height of the financial crisis. While some experts and policymakers believe that the resolution of First Republic Bank on Monday indicates the turbulence in the industry is coming to an end, I believe this may be premature. On Thursday, shares of PacWest and Western Alliance are falling as investors fears spread. Adverse conditions have significantly weakened the ability of many banks to withstand another credit shock and its clear that a big one may already be on its way. New York Times

Regional bank shares have been plummeting in the past few days too. First Horizon shares took a 37% dive at todays open, bringing its market cap down to around $5 billion, according to a report by Axios. 

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Some are warning that this banking crisis is not only going to get worse, but its going to be the worst economic calamity human beings have ever seen.

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Terrifying footage captured by a car wash security camera in Hesperia, California, shows a woman diving towards her baby and unable to get up as the child in the stroller hurtles towards a busy street. Thankfully, an onlooker swoops in and he saves the child just in time. #shorts

The creators of a disturbing viral beer commercial that was entirely generated from artificial intelligence (AI) say that it is designed to invoke our anxiety around AI.

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Americas national parks are a true source of pride. Each is unique in what it offers and this is certainly true of one of the more off-the-beaten-track parks.

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After everything weve grown accustomed to over the past decade or so, I feel like it can be hard to feel shocked over odd and wild claims.

This congressman claiming that alien tech not only exists, but has been found and utilized, definitely garnered at least a raised eyebrow from me, though.

Rising sea levels, accelerated coastal erosion, severe flooding and drought, rapid melting of Arctic sea ice and more frequent and intense wildfires are all symptoms of climate change that are changing our planets landscape. In some places, these changes are happening too fast for plants and animals to keep up.

A recent study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), and the United States Forest Service have uncovered warning signs that forests in the Western U.S. are struggling to adapt to the rapidly changing climate.

If youre concerned about forest health then one thing you want to observe is whether the rate at which forest composition changes is roughly equivalent to the rate at which the climate changes, said lead author of the study Kyle Rosenblad, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley, in a press release from the Rausser College of Natural Resources. We found that climate change is outpacing the ability of forests and tree biomass to keep up, which is a potential concern for forest managers.

The study, Climate change, tree demography, and thermophilization in western U.S. forests, was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Heres Why People Are Adding Salt to Their Coffee Instead of Sugar

Everyone has their own way of preparing a cup of joe. While some add cream or sugar to their brew, others prefer to keep it black. However, not many know that there's a third option to try out; one that removes almost all of the bitterness. A Twitter user by the name of BirdRespecter shared a fun food hack, whereby adding salt (and not sugar) to your coffee can eliminate the bitter taste.

While this tip is not exactly new, it isn't as well-known as it should be. Works like a charm, especially on cheap stuff, BirdRespecter adds. All you need to do is add a pinch of salt to a cup of black coffee, give it a stir, and taste. Suddenly the brew becomes much more palatable without much work.

There's a scientific explanation for why this method is so effective. Your tongue has a bunch of taste receptorson it and what it's generally doing is detecting sodium ions crossing a membrane, and you experience saltiness. And with it, though, you also experience some synergistic effects, James Hoffman, a YouTuber and barista, explains. Generally, saltiness can amplify sweetness, for example, and it can also mitigate or reduce bitterness. However, while adding salt can greatly enhance the experience of drinking coffee, it should be used in moderation. People with high blood pressure or other medical issues should consult with their doctor before trying anything new.

Instead of adding sugar to your coffee, there is another food hack you can try. Adding salt.

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In vivid pinks, reds, greens, and blues, Oakland-based artist Malisa Suchanya renders the expressive contours of hands immersed in florals and ornamental motifs. Interested in painting the human figure, she started to focus on the appendages specifically during the pandemic, sharing that she found a deep love and satisfaction in trying to convey emotion and reflect relationships all through the different arrangements, compositions, and entanglement. She then participated in Var Gallerys ongoing 30 x 30 x 30  project, which invites artists to make 30 artworks in 30 days every January, spurring creativity at the start of the new year.

I know very well that its projects like these that harbor an amazing environment for growth, and that was exactly what it was for me, Suchanya says. Required to complete a painting per day, she spent about five hours on each work, plus an hour or two to prepare the next one. Over the course of the month, I did find that my technique of painting changed quite a bit. It became a bit more time efficient and I was layering my colors with more confidence and ease and it became close to meditative.

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On March 20, 2023, Stacks (STX) hit an all-time high of $1.30. But the price declined below the $1 mark on March 25 as the bears increased momentum. The asset has remained under the mark from March until May 5.

The 4-hour time frame chart today indicates that the STX token is trading on a downtrend movement due to high selling pressure. The token is also in a long-term downtrend, with the bears increasing its selling pressure forming lower highs and higher lows.

Will The Bulls Dethrone The Bears From The Market?

The overall structure of the STX market is bearish, with the bears battling with the bulls to take full control. The 4-hour chart shows that the STACK token is trading at $0.7276, with a decrease of -6.47% within the last 24 hours.

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STXs 24-hour trading volume is down by 56.76%, with a total market cap of $1 billion. This also shows that STX is not experiencing many activities at the moment.

Despite the increased selling momentum resulting from the investors sentiment, the bulls are attempting to regain control by taking advantage of the support level at $0.67.

Stacks (STX) Price Analysis

Currently, STX is trading within the range of the 200-day simple moving average and the 50-day simple moving average, suggesting a neutral market position or consolidation phase.

Consequently, traders and investors may use the 50-day and 200-day SMAs as reliable support and resistance levels while trading. 

Notably, a breach above the 50-day SMA may signal a potential short-term uptrend, presenting a buying opportunity for traders. The fact that STX lacks an obvious trend, either upward or downward, suggests that the price is stable.

Currently, the RSI level of STX is 41, which shows that the STX market is heading towards the neutral zone, and theres indecision. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line is below the signal line, which suggests a potential sell opportunity. 

Moreover, the histogram, which measures the distance between the MACD line and the signal line, is below the zero line, indicating that the security is trading below its long-term trend. 

Additionally, the histogram is increasing, implying that the bearish momentum is gaining strength. This situation suggests that STX is facing downward pressure, which could continue for some time, allowing traders to short the token.

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COLOMBO On average one elephant has died each day in Sri Lanka in the first three months of this year, with nearly half of those deaths due to human causes. This escalation of the perennial problem of human-elephant conflict on the island has prompted calls for urgent solutions to save this endangered and iconic species. Sri Lankas Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) recorded 151 deaths of Sri Lankan elephants (Elephas maximus maximus) between Jan. 1 and April 28. Of these, at least 67 were due to human intervention, including shooting deaths (38) and electrocution caused by electric fences (23). Six elephants died after eating so-called jaw bombs, improvised explosive devices concealed in food bait that detonate when bitten. The devices are used by farmers to keep animals from their crops. Ravi Corea, founder and president of the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (SLWCS), said he fears Sri Lanka might be on track to set a new unwanted record for the highest number of elephant deaths in a single year. Elephant deaths last year hit an all-time high of 433, while human fatalities from these conflicts was also a record 145. Every time the department sends out these statistics of elephant deaths, there is always an increased hue and cry. This is a good sign. But unfortunately, that outcry subsides with time, Corea told Mongabay. The government estimates the population of Sri Lankan elephants, a subspecies of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), at about 7,000. But wildlife conservationists suggest theThis article was originally published on Mongabay

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The human rights organization Front Line Defenders has published its Global Analysis 2022, a report on the state of people who have dedicated their lives to defending the environment, Indigenous peoples, women and the LGBTIQ community. According to the report, 401 environmental and human rights defenders were killed in 26 countries around the world last year. The report also analyzes the scope and severity of violence against human rights defenders. Latin America continues to be the region with the highest number of murders of human rights defenders, according to the organizations interim director, Olive Moore. It is also the most dangerous context for human rights defenders, in addition to the war between Ukraine and Russia, she said. Of the five countries that accounted for more than 80% of murders of human rights defenders, four are in Latin America: Colombia with 186 murders, Mexico with 45 murders, Brazil with 26 murders and Honduras with 17 murders. Meanwhile, Ukraine had 50 cases. The report states that almost half, exactly 48%, of the total number of murders last year targeted defenders of land rights, the environment, and Indigenous rights. Nemonte Nenquimo and the Waorani community at a march. Image by Mateo Barriga, Amazon Frontlines. Colombia has the highest number of murders of rights defenders In 2022, 46% of the total recorded murders of rights defenders worldwide took place in Colombia. The organization Somos Defensores documented 186 murders. For example, on February 22nd, 2022, in the department of Cesar, Colombia, Jorge Tafur and TefiloThis article was originally published on Mongabay

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In 2019, researchers declared the Indochinese tiger extinct in Laos as widespread snaring in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park picked off the last few individuals of Panthera tigris corbetti. Two years later, scientists found that smaller cat species, such as the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), were also in decline in the park. It was thought that in the absence of larger predators, smaller cat populations would boom, but this wasnt the reality on the ground. We didnt see that in the data. We saw their numbers going down too, says Jan Kamler, with the University of Oxfords Wildlife Conservation Research Unit. I think, generally, snaring is the greatest threat to felids in Southeast Asia, more than habitat loss in some places like Laos and Cambodia that still have habitat, its the snaring that has driven them out of these areas. Other conservationists say that human-wildlife conflict, persecution and habitat degradation are likely more important factors, especially for the smaller cat species. Across the border in Vietnam, snaring has already wiped out many felid populations, according to researchers. Aside from a solitary sighting of a marbled cat in 2019 on the border with Laos, only leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis), which may be too small and light to trigger widely used foot snares, remain in the country. Snaring has basically decimated the wild cat community [in Vietnam], says Andrew Tilker, species conservation coordinator with Re:wild, an NGO. He says it has played a major role inThis article was originally published on Mongabay

Heres a problem that we know some of you will feel a connection to. You have some device, probably old and no longer supported, and you need to replace a cable. Unfortunately, they use a non-standard connector and you cant find new ones on the market. Teaching Tech comes to the rescue today, showing how []

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Ingenious Measuring Cup for Instant Ramen Makes Cup Noodles Even Easier to Prepare

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Instant ramen is beloved around the world for its immediacy, affordability, and taste. On top of being cheap, almost anyone is within a reasonable distance to purchasing and stocking up on the self-contained and filling meal. And the preparation? Just add boiling water and wait for a few minutes. It couldnt get any easieror could it? Nissin, the creators of Cup Noodles (better known as Cup Noodle in Japan), seem to have come up with an invention to further simplify the processa measuring cup shaped like a Cup Noodle. And for diehard fans of the iconic instant meal, its an item they didn't know they needed.

In late April, Cup Noodle Japan posted a picture of their latest creation to Twitter. Its branded like a regular Cup Noodle; except, the quirky container is made of a clear material. What makes it stand out is that the units of liquid measurement aren't in the metric or imperial system. Instead, the three marks correspond to the three Cup Noodle sizes available in the Japanese market: Cup Noodle Mini, regular Cup Noodle, and Cup Noodle Big.

If you eat instant noodles often, you may be wondering about the actual use of this measuring cup. After all, the styrofoam containers have a line inside indicating how much water is needed for the noodles to be properly cooked. Nevertheless, not everyone has a hot water dispenser at handespecially when away from home or in a hurryso the measuring cup hopes to shut down the guesswork of  how much water you need to boil. No more undercooked noodles!

It is not immediately clear whether Nissin will actually produce and sell these measuring cups, but the reaction from their followers has been overwhelmingly positive. The original tweet has earned more than 140,000 likes, and people have replied with...

ABC News' Linsey Davis interviews Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. and admits that ABC cherry picked content. Every candidate should have his or her voice heard, regardless of topic. Anne Dachel transcribed the interview below. As ever, we cover candidates, we do not endorse them.

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We should note that during our conversation, Kennedy made false claims about the COVID19 vaccines. Data shows that the COVID19 vaccines prevented millions of hospitalizations and death from the disease.

He also made misleading claims about the relationship between vaccination and autism. Research shows that vaccines and the ingredients used for the vaccines do not cause autism, including multiple studies involving more than a million children and major medical associations like the American Academy of Pediatrics and the advocacy group Autism Speaks.

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The FBI began targeting Mike Glover, a former Green Beret who also worked for the CIA, after he founded a company that taught people how to be self-reliant. To Mike, the message was clear: The U.S. government will destroy anyone it cannot control. Why else would officials target a veteran who served 10 tours of duty, with five rotations in Iraq conducting elite operations? But Mike tells Glenn that this is happening all across the country: The system is flawed, and only a reset will fix it. He offers insight into the elite operations we are never told about, lifting the veil on the inner workings of the CIA and FBI, which he believes are acting like the enemy of the people. As a former Green Beret who worked closely with the CIA, he has personally seen how government bloat and corruption make situations like the 2012 Benghazi attack even worse. Plus, he explains why he is 100% certain that Jeffrey Epstein was working with the intelligence community. But despite all hes seen and all the attacks against him, hes not backing down. As owner and CEO of Fieldcraft Survival, he teaches people how to be their own first responders and even survive a total disaster. His upcoming book, Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios, is a practical guide for resilience in the face of the apocalypse, which very well could happen sooner than later.

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An unidentified Shiba Inu wallet holder burnt about 1.69 billion SHIB in a single transaction. This burn event caused the overall SHIB burn rate to increase by 38,986.28%, exceeding yesterdays burn rate of 1.34 million SHIB.

SHIB burn events are critical to its price movement since they eliminate excess tokens in circulation and the 1.69 billion SHIB burn represents the third-largest burn event this week. However, the burn event did not significantly impact SHIBs price, although it could improve its performance in the long term.

SHIB Burn Rate Increasing This Week

Shiba Inu experienced massive burn events this week from some of its top holders. CultPunks and a mysterious wallet are among the main contributors to these burns. A total of 2.25 billion SHIB token burns occurred on May 3-4. These transactions significantly increase the SHIB burns on the network in 2023.

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The new NFT collection on the Modulus Network, Cultpunks, burnt 246.74 million SHIB in a single transaction. Also, Blaze Token sent approximately 2 billion SHIB to the dead wallet in a single transaction. These burns contributed to the overall burn rate that increased progressively to date.

Amid the ongoing burn transactions, some whales continue to accumulate SHIB tokens. Etherscan.io revealed that a prominent SHIB whale purchased 221.72 million SHIB worth $2.23 million in a single transaction. 

The whale started its purchases on April 25, 2023, when it bought 730.61 million SHIB. Also, on April 27, the same whale acquired an additional 76.31 billion SHIB worth $770,036. Additionally, the SHIB whale bought 49.34 billion SHIB worth $495,868 on April 29. 

Lastly, the same SHIB whale purchased 348.11 billion SHIB tokens worth $3.50 million last week in four transactions, bringing its current holdings to 21.6 trillion SHIB tokens ($218.19 million).

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Plunging into the ocean or a lake is one of the great joys of summer. But arriving at the beach to find water thats green, red or brown, and possibly foul-smelling, can instantly spoil the party.

As a toxicologist, I study health risks from both synthetic and natural substances. Ive conducted research into early detection of harmful algal blooms, or HABs, which are an increasing threat to humans, animals and the environment.

Toxins produced during these blooms have been implicated in human and animal illnesses in at least 43 states. Scientists have estimated that in the U.S. alone, freshwater HABs cause more than US$4.6 billion in damage yearly. Heres what to know about them if youre bound for the waters edge this summer.

Tiny Organisms, Big Impacts

Algae and cyanobacteria often called blue-green algae are simple, plantlike organisms that live in water. They can grow out of control, or bloom, especially when the water is warm and slow moving. Climate change is making water bodies warmer, increasing the risk of HABs.

The other major factor that drives blooms is high levels of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, which fertilize algae. Nutrient pollution comes mainly from agriculture, wastewater treatment plants, septic systems and fossil fuel combustion.

Sometimes these blooms contain organisms that produce toxins an umbrella term for many poisonous substances that come from animals or plants and can make people and animals sick and adversely affect the environment. These events are called harmful algal blooms.

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Learn the Essentials for Arranging Cut Flowers Into Beautiful Bouquets

If youre looking to brighten up your home, fresh flowers are a simple way to do it. You can buy bouquets from the store; but, the longer you live with beautiful blooms, the more compelled you may be to arrange them on your own. Getting started is as simple as growing or buying thembut where do you go from there?

Flower arranging, also known as floral design, is the art of arranging blooms and other plants in an aesthetically pleasing way. Pairing color and texture, its a creative activity that you can do as a hobby or as a professional florist.

The tradition of flower arranging is an ancient one. Egyptians during the Old Kingdom (c. 2686c. 2160 BCE) put flowers into vases (as depicted in paintings and sculptures), while the ancient Greeks made and wore garlands. But flower arranging, as we know it today, really began in the 7th century. It was during this time that Ono No Imoko, the Japanese ambassador to China, founded the first and oldest school of floral art. The range of styles, which emphasize different elements and forms, fall under the general term ikebana.

Flower arranging is likely something youve done before, which shows that theres a low barrier to entry. Scroll down to learn more about what youll need for this practice along with helpful ideas and inspiration.

Want to try flower arranging? Read on for a supplies list as well as ideas and tips for making beautiful bouquets.

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