A pair of recent articles have raised the question as to whether America is well-served by the all-volunteer military that has existed since the end of the Vietnam War. Rajan Menon, a political scientist from the City College of New York, writes in Foreign Policy that the forever wars currently …
Read More »‘It’s going so much better’: Evgenia Medvedeva on kissing puppies, her new food obsession and her return to fitness (VIDEO)
During the chat, the Olympic silver medallist shared five unique facts about herself as she revealed some of the personal quirks that make her who she is. “First, I have a habit of kissing my puppy on the belly,” she explained. “An imprint of red lipstick remains. When mom sees …
Read More »One mask good, two masks better: Nearly a year into the pandemic, is advocating double masking really the way to reassure people?
To watch the New York Times’ coronavirus coverage over the last few months has been to witness cognitive dissonance in the extreme. Back in August, it admitted that as many as 90 percent of PCR (‘gold standard’) tests might be false positives, but now it clings to those ‘false’ numbers as …
Read More »‘It’ll be better this time’: Boxing icon Mike Tyson confirms he will ‘absolutely’ hit the comeback trail again in 2021
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson dusted off his gloves for November’s showdown with fellow ring legend Roy Jones Jr. in what was his first fight since retiring on his stool well over a decade prior against journeyman fighter Kevin McBride, and ‘Iron Mike’ says that his next fight will come in a …
Read More »It can’t get any worse! Russians say 2021 will be a better year in new poll, although one in four anxious about future
A study of more than 1,600 people in the world’s largest country found that six in ten are hopeful that the coming year will be better than the last, and only nine percent think things will get worse. However, one in four of those surveyed said they were looking to …
Read More »Combo of AstraZeneca & Sputnik V may be better way to immunize people from Covid-19, developer of Russian vaccine tells RT
The British-Swedish vaccine and its Russian alternative took somewhat different approaches to triggering an immune response to the SARS-Cov-2 virus, and using them in a single regimen may produce a better result, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the Gamaleya Institute, which developed Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V vaccine, told RT. On …
Read More »‘Used some words that I probably could have chosen better’: Biden adviser walks back ‘Republics are f***ers’ jibe after criticism
“The point that I was really making is an incredibly important point,” Biden’s campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon said Thursday in an attempt at damage control. She acknowledged that she “used some words that I probably could have chosen better” during a virtual discussion with other Democratic consultants. O’Malley Dillon …
Read More »Cleveland Indians changing name to something that will ‘better unify the community,’ says owner
“I understand the historic impact and importance of this decision,” Dolan wrote before sharing some of his own memories of “past Indian teams.” Dolan believes, however, that “Cleveland is the most important part of our team name.” The upcoming name change follows the team’s mascot, Chief Wahoo, being retired from …
Read More »Better health, less pressure on NHS: 2.5 million vulnerable people to get free supply of Vitamin D in England
The free Vitamin D supplement will be offered to more than 2.5 million people across England, the government announced. Care homes will receive supplies automatically. In the meantime, individuals who are on the “extremely vulnerable” list will get a letter inviting them to apply for four months’ worth of supplements …
Read More »Apparently, Republicans are having more sex than Democrats. But is it better?
The results of SKYN’s 2020 Sex & Intimacy Survey (shared via email) found that 42 percent of Republicans reported having sex more than eight times per month, with only 35 percent of Democrats reporting the same. Interestingly enough, many of the survey’s other findings cater pretty well to political stereotypes. …
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