World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "Fish Off Florida Coast Test Positive")

"Fish off the Florida coast are testing positive
for antidepressants, prostate treatment medication,
antibiotics, and pain medication."

Antidepressants make sense with great whites
sometimes crusin' off the Florida coast ...
but prostate medication seems unnecessary
... unless these are gene-modified fish
from flushed vaccines(?).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... media.html

"Two men are arrested for robbing Queens stripper at gunpoint in front of her children
after she flaunted her lavish lifestyle on social media"

Just social media karma these days:
blatantly advertise and you get response
... even unwanted response

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-uvalde ... 1654206409

"The great sin in what happened in Texas is that an 18-year-old with murder in his heart walked into a public school and shot to death 19 kids and two teachers. The great shock is what the police did - their incompetence on the scene and apparent lies afterward."

Stories keep accumulating suggesting conspiracy to permit the shooting
... to promote better gun control legislation?

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dictionary.com/e/farther-vs-further/

"The widely accepted rule is to use farther when being literal and discussing a physical distance,
as in 'He went farther down the road.' Further is used when discussing a more symbolic distance
or to discuss a degree or extent, as in 'I wanted to discuss it further, but we didn’t have time.' "

Still confusing when describing sexual encounters ...

"Second base" is further or farther, depending on:
1) base location relative to starting point.
2) type of activity at that second base.

Young daughter to father:
"When do I let my boyfriend get to second base?
Is it further or farther from our starting point?

Father to young daughter:
"You can't get there from here!"

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -DRAG.html
"Restaurant chain sparks outrage and national boycott after its children's' book club
features a story about a young boy in DRAG"

An intriguing subtlety of "drag" is that this is opposite sex (usually) performance
rather than opposite sex lifestyle (therefore less convincing of preferred gender).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... atinx.html
"AOC slams her Democratic colleagues for avoiding gender neutral term 'Latinx' "

"The term Latinx gained popularity in left-leaning academic circles to refer to Hispanics
without using the gendered 'Latino' (male) or 'Latina' (female) terms.

"Gender is fluid, language is fluid, you don't have to make drama over it"

In contrast, anatomy is solid, you don't have to make drama over it
(since surgery/drugs can change some of its appearance).

Apparently, "Latinx" is the more common 'Latino' (grammatically, both male and female),
replacing 'o' with 'x' and hinting that Latiny, Latinz are future options for new gender.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/health/l ... index.html
"How 'lab-grown' meat could help the planet and our health"

"Scientists start by taking a small cell sample from livestock animals such as a cow or chicken, then identify cells that can multiply.
... we put these cells in a clean and controlled environment and feed them with essential nutrients they need to replicate naturally"

Interesting research! Apparently, this is real "meat" - not faux meat,
but "replicate naturally" seems a technical definition.

Want to know what you taste like? Provide a cell sample to be cultured,
then have a burger (or whatever) named after you! Best guess: "rump roast"
will not be a popular name.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... inors.html
"Texas state representative announces he will file legislation BANNING drag shows in the presence of minors"

"The drag queens snatched dollar bills from children's outstretched hands,
all beneath the glow of a pink neon sign reading 'It's not gonna lick itself.' "

Children offering dollar bills to performers on a runway
are probably too reminiscent of typical U.S. strip shows,
usually considered adult venues ... venues that focus
primarily on sex enticement and alcohol.

Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ada ... 23381.html

"He explained how he got into bed and the sheets were tucked-in too tightly. When he tried to kick them loose with his feet, he forgot his iPhone was on his lap. The phone went flying in the air and ended up splitting the skin just beneath his eye."

Re: https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/07/01/he ... radiation/
"Cellphone radiation is harmful, but few want to believe it"

"research has shown significant adverse biologic and health effects — including brain cancer — associated with the use of cellphones and other wireless devices. And now, he said, with the fifth generation of cellular technology, known as 5G, there is an even bigger reason for concern."

Despite widespread advice to sleep away from such devices, most people prefer
to have their cell mate always nearby. Of course, he could have been researching
this topic and found the advice a bit TMI, causing overwhelming drowsiness.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.ph ... otein-bars
"Latvia Selling 'Insect Protein' Bars"

Re: https://www.insider.com/foods-full-of-i ... ugs-2017-6
"Foods you eat every day like chocolate, coffee, and beer all contain thousands of insect bits"

"we eat, on average, 140,000 'bug bits' every year. Mealworm, maggot, and roach pieces
are found in everyday foods like chocolate, coffee, and wheat flour."

Apparently, Latvia's Protein Bars are just more insect bits.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.fox5ny.com/news/woman-alleg ... ged-affair

"Gaylyn Morris, 26, was arrested early Friday after reportedly following Andre Smith
to Tilly’s Pub in Indianapolis by using an Apple AirTag and GPS."

Apparently, it's not always wise to be so publicly traceable,
but technology will keep making the problem worse

A new app might alert about one's approaching electronic hunter,
since GPS technology is used by both hunter and prey.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/w ... llegations
"Walmart drops Chaokoh coconut milk after PETA allegations about forced monkey labor"

More monkey business in 2022 and 6 months to go!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... gMacs.html

"One tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream can contain as many calories as TEN cans of Coke - or three Shake Shack burgers -
while a Turkey Hill container can have more salt than SIX portions of McDonald's fries"

Not to worry!
Health conscious consumers prefer 1/2 cup servings?
Spending conscious consumers prefer 1/4 cup servings?

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4069328/posts
"Lured by discounts, India in talks to double oil imports from Russia’s Rosneft"

"An unprecedented amount of Russian crude was heading to India and China
last month as European buyers scrambled for replacements"

Interesting twist on "With friends like these, who needs enemies?"
(new friends purchase oil that enemies avoid because of sanctions)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/business ... index.html
"Americans ramp up credit card usage as high prices continue to bite"

Butt a greater bite in the end when card interest rates are high.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/dc-shoplifte ... nt-capitol

"DC shoplifters caught on video snatching laundry detergent ...
stealing as much laundry detergent as they can carry"

Theft of cleaning supplies (and food) seems more forgiveable
than theft of designer clothes and jewelry.

Rod

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Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/sho ... ecession-0
"Everyone Maxing Out Their Credit Card Ahead Of The Recession"

"any excess savings accumulated by the US middle class are long gone ...
Americans have unleashed a credit-card fueled spending spree."

Financial planning for a sinking economy ... apparently.

Rod

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Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4069468/posts

"a team of Chinese scientists and engineers have been working on a way to build a solar power plant in space which will be capable of beaming the stored energy to Earth. The team behind the project claims that if things work out, such a facility could generate about six times as much energy as if it was located on the ground ...

The idea is to convert solar energy into microwaves or lasers before being targeted at stations based on the Earth, which will then convert it to power for the grid. The space based stations will orbit at an altitude of about 250 miles or 400 kilometres above Earth"

Probably intense beams of energy to be avoided by satellites, planes, and all flying things.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/business ... index.html
"Taco Bell's newest location ditches the dining room and has four drive-thru lanes instead."

"The first-of-its-kind concept, called 'Taco Bell Defy,' opened Tuesday in a Minneapolis suburb and is aimed at 'redefining drive-thrus as consumers know it,' the chain said. Customers will notice that the kitchen is on top of the two-story building and orders are delivered via a 'vertical lift' to their cars."

This concept should work for bank drive-ins!
Make a deposit - get a free taco
Pay off a loan - get 2 free tacos

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4069453/posts

"Disney is going all-out ... making same-sex themes central to a new 'Toy Story feature film spin-off and adding more than 100 hours of LGBTQ titles to family-targeted streamer Disney Plus.' "

"it seems Disney has decided to dismiss the concerns of many conservative parents."

It's time to convert "LGBTQ" to a pronounceable word:
'Elgybeetycue' comes to mind.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/m/b25f488 ... orgot.html

"I lived in motels and ‘forgot to live’ – I’m 48, have almost $900,000
and want to retire next year. What can I do?"

Interesting question, but the momentum of "forgetting to live"
suggests a similar retirement with "waiting to die".

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci ... 022-06-08/

"New Zealand on Wednesday released a draft plan to put a price on agricultural emissions in a bid to tackle
one of the country's biggest sources of greenhouse gases, belching sheep and cattle."

Humans are also sources of similar emissions - orifice meters may become fashionable soon!
And like mood rings, visible color coding could inform others of nearby air quality.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ ... 022-06-08/
"China has widened trade lead in much of Latin America"

The simple math of well integrated world economies:
Financial sanctions are counterproductive, realigning world economies!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktoker-ret ... 06452.html
"TikToker who retired as an engineer at age 30 warns: Co-workers 'are not your friends or family' "

" 'The people you work with are not your friends,' said Niu, who retired from his software engineering career at the age of 30. 'You shouldn’t blindly go trusting others and telling them information that you don’t need to, especially if that information could hurt you down the road.' "

Extreme advice but reminding that, unlike family and close friends,
new co-workers may need to be vetted before sharing "that information".
And if face-to-face contact is not frequent, vetting may be more difficult,
especially in social media interaction.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... dying.html
"Healthy young people are dying suddenly and unexpectedly from a mysterious syndrome - as doctors seek answers"

"People aged under the age of 40 ... at risk of having Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS)"

(a comment) "It happened very rarely in the past, but 2021 has seen many cases of it."

Hmmm ... what suddenly changed in 2021?

Rod