'Axion-like Particles' Probably Not a Dark Matter Answer

'Axion-like Particles' Probably Not a Dark Matter Answer

Astronomers are highly aware that the vast majority of matter in our universe is invisible, or 'dark.' So what the heck is it? Well, now we have a good idea as to what it probably isn't.

Fox Airhead Says Stuffed Armadillo Disproves Climate Change

Fox Airhead Says Stuffed Armadillo Disproves Climate Change

During an April 24 Fox News segment, climate-change denial 'expert' Marc Morano unveiled top secret proof that 97 percent of real scientists are wrong about...

Police called to report of domestic dispute found man arguing with his pet parrot

A man from Ontario, Canada, was visited by police earlier this week while he was spending a night at home with his pet parrot.

Police in Brighton, between Toronto and Kingston, said they were originally called to a home at 8pm on Tuesday after neighbors heard what they believed to be a domestic dispute. Northumberland OPP Const. Steve Bates said the neighbors knew the home was usually occupied by a couple.
But police found only one person when they arrived. "They heard him yelling and saying, 'I hope you die," and so on and so forth," Bates said. "So we attended and we located the male of the household alone in the house screaming at his pet parrot who apparently was 'beaking off' at him, in his words."

The man had been drinking, Bates said, adding that the parrot did not appear to be hurt in any way. Police did not lay any charges. Bates described the call as a "very interesting" one for attending officers, adding such incidents sometimes create a welcome diversion. "These are the kinds of stories that police run into all the time," he said. "It just adds some levity to the job."

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1590		The Sultan of Morocco launches a successful attack to capture Timbuktu.
1644		The Ming Chongzhen emperor commits suicide by hanging himself.
1707		At the Battle of Almansa, Franco-Spanish forces defeat the Anglo-Portugese forces.
1719		Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe is published in London.
1792		The guillotine is first used to execute highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier.
1859		Work begins on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
1862		Admiral David Farragut occupies New Orleans, Louisiana.
1864		After facing defeat in the Red River Campaign, Union General Nathaniel Bank returns to Alexandria, Louisiana.
1867		Tokyo is opened for foreign trade.
1882		French commander Henri Riviere seizes the citadel of Hanoi in Indochina.
1898		The United States declares war on Spain.
1915		Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey.
1925		General Paul von Hindenburg takes office as president of Germany.
1926		In Iran, Reza Khan is crowned Shah and chooses the name “Pahlavi.”
1926		Puccini’s opera Turandot premiers at La Scala in Milan with Arturo Toscanini conducting.
1938		A seeing eye dog is used for the first time.
1945		U.S. and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on Elbe River.
1951		After a three day fight against Chinese Communist Forces, the Gloucestershire Regiment is annihilated on “Gloucester Hill,” in Korea.
1953		The magazine Nature publishes an article by biologists Francis Crick and James Watson, describing the “double helix” of DNA.
1956		Elvis Presley‘s “Heartbreak Hotel” goes to number one on the charts.
1959		The St. Lawrence Seaway–linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes–opens to shipping.
1960		The first submerged circumnavigation of the Earth is completed by a Triton submarine.
1962		A U.S. Ranger spacecraft crash lands on the Moon.
1971		The country of Bangladesh is established.
1980		President Jimmy Carter tells the American people about the hostage rescue disaster in Iran.
1982		In accordance with the Camp David agreements, Israel completes a withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula.
1990		Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a six year term as Nicaragua’s president.

This trans woman just posted a very important selfie to make a point about bathroom laws

by Christina Pellegrini

Sarah McBride peed the other day. But it wasn’t just any trip to the bathroom. Sarah is a transgender woman, and she chose to use a women’s restroom in North Carolina. In a government building, no less.

Sarah’s powerful act comes after North Carolina put HB2 into effect, a law that requires bathroom goers to use the restroom of their gender at birth, consequently discriminating against many in the LGBT community.

The 25 year-old trans woman and activist is the communications manager for LGBT Progress at American Progress, and she was recently in North Carolina to speak to trans people about how the law was affecting their lives.

Then, after a meeting at the Mecklenburg Government Center on Thursday, she went to the ladies’ room.

“Here I am using a women’s restroom in North Carolina that I’m technically barred from being in. They say I’m a pervert. They say I’m a man dressed as a woman. They say I’m a threat to their children. They say I’m confused. They say I’m dangerous,” Sarah writes in the Instagram caption. “I’m just a person. We are all just people. Trying to pee in peace.“

The response on Facebook was overwhelming, garnering 38,000 reactions and 13,804 shares at the time of publication.

“I’m sorry for my state, Sarah. I’m hoping VERY much they see the error of their ways and repeal this piece of garbage soon. Thank you for ‘breaking the rules’ to illustrate how stupid this whole thing is,” wrote one person. “Proud to pee next to you anytime! #repealHB2,” wrote another.

“This isn’t about abstract issues or fears,” Sarah told BuzzFeed. “This is about real people being able to access the bathroom and being able to participate in public life.”

“I’m a person just trying to make it through my day,” she added in her statement. “Regardless of how I look I shouldn’t be afraid of discrimination or violence.”

Obama Tours Globe Theatre In London

Obama Tours Globe Theatre In London

Obama Admits His Daughters Helped Change His Position On Marriage Equality

Obama Admits His Daughters Helped Change His Position On Marriage Equality

A Member of the Little Rock Nine Discusses Her Struggle to Attend Central High

The National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, has an exhibition called “American Stories.” A recent donation to the museum came from Minnijean Brown Trickey, who presented the Smithsonian with her high school graduation dress, a graduation program from the New Lincoln School in New York, and a suspension slip from her previous high school. And that’s where Trickey’s story begins, of how she became a part of history in 1957 as one of the Little Rock Nine.  

Although about 80 African-American students had been approved by the Little Rock School Board to transfer to Central the following year, the number dwindled to 10 after the students were told they couldn't participate in extracurricular activities, their parents were in danger of losing their jobs, and there was a looming threat of violence. The parents of a tenth student, Jane Hill, decided not to allow their daughter to return after the mob scene on the first day.
According to Trickey, her real motivation for attending Central was that it was nine blocks from her house and she and her two best friends, Melba Pattillo and Thelma Mothershed would be able to walk there.
“The nine of us were not especially political,” she says. “We thought, we can walk to Central, it’s a huge, beautiful school, this is gonna be great,” she remembers.
“I really thought that if we went to school together, the white kids are going to be like me, curious and thoughtful, and we can just cut all this segregation stuff out,” she recalls. Unfortunately, she was wrong.

It took the 101st Airborne to get the students into the high school, but staying there was just as difficult. Read Trickey’s story at Smithsonian.

Costa Mesa Official: If You Don’t Make Enough To Live Here, Get Out

This is about as heartless as it gets.

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Florida Supreme Court Halts 24-Hour Waiting Period For Women Seeking Abortions

Waiting periods have been shown to cause financial and emotional hardship for women seeking an abortion.

San Franciscans Go On Hunger Strike Against Police Chief

'I Knew That Something Radical Needed To Be Done': San Franciscans Go On Hunger Strike Against Police Chief

"We hope to set an example for the rest of the country, because our struggles are synonymous."

The Federalist Runs Ridiculously Offensive Story Claiming Wingnut Women Are More Attractive

The Federalist Runs Ridiculously Offensive Story Claiming Wingnut Women Are More Attractive

And Republicans wonder why they have such a hard time appealing to women.

Rachel Maddow absolutely destroys Maine’s teabagger moron for denying life-saving drug to overdose victims

Rachel Maddow absolutely destroys Maine’s teabagger moron for denying life-saving drug to overdose victims

Attack on ISIL money storage site destroys over $500 million

Attack on ISIL money storage site destroys over $500 million: Pentagon official

Republicans Write Letters Supporting Child Molester

SICK: Republicans Write Letters Supporting Child Molester

Republicans have written letters in support of a child molester. Disgusting.

The Creepy Way Processed Food Packaging Messes With Your Hormones 

The Pyramids of King Sneferu

When we see the great pyramids of Egypt, we are in awe of how they built such wonderful edifices so big and long-lasting. We rarely see the early attempts, the pyramids on the short side of the learning curve. They are still standing. We just don’t see them front-and-center in movies or documentaries, and even those touring Egypt are given little explanation about them. These are the pyramids of King Sneferu.

When King Sneferu came to the throne of Egypt, the cool thing that all the pharaohs had was a Step Pyramid, like the original one built by King Djoser and designed by Imhotep (not the mummy).  King Sneferu could easily have had one one because his predecessor King Huni had died before his could be finished. All Sneferu had to do was step in and put the last few blocks on.
But King Sneferu had a vision.  He didn’t want any old Step Pyramid.  He was going to build Egypt’s first smooth-sided pyramid, and make King Huni’s pyramid way taller in the bargain.  It didn’t work.  The core of Huni’s pyramid couldn’t handle the modifications and nowadays the Step Pyramid at Meidum looks like this:
It’s not on a hill - that’s the outer layers of the pyramid that have fallen down all around it.  The name of the structure in Arabic is Heram el-Kaddaab, which means something like The Sort-Of Pyramid.

And that was only his first attempt. There would be others, with their own problems. Bitey Mad Lady tells the story of Sneferu’s pyramids in a truly amusing way.

Building for Egypt's First Female Pharaoh Discovered

Building for Egypt's First Female Pharaoh Discovered

Ancient stone blocks depicting Queen Hatshepsut have been discovered on Egypt's Elephantine Island.

Extensive Hidden Coral Reef Found At The Mouth Of The Amazon

Tooth of Extinct Killer Sperm Whale Found in Australia

Tooth of Extinct Killer Sperm Whale Found in Australia

The huge, five-million-year-old tooth provides the first evidence of the now extinct killer sperm whale outside the Americas.

Why 19th Century Scientists Didn't Think the Platypus Was Real

When European explorers wandered the most remote regions of the world, they brought back stories of strange creatures. One of those stories was of a bizarre hybrid animal from Australia that appeared to be part bird, part mammal, and had venomous spurs.
The platypus was just made-up, like unicorns and dragons, right? Natalie Zarrelli writes at Atlas Obscura:
In his laboratory study in 1799, biologist George Shaw stared down at his new specimen in disbelief. The creature from the colony of New South Wales came preserved in pungent alcohol, and he carefully snipped the thick, brown pelt around the creature’s beak, sure he would soon reveal the stitches where an expert taxidermist had fused the bird and beast together. It was like nothing he had seen before: the creature had the body of a furry brown cat, four short legs and sharp claws over webbed feet; the tail of a beaver, but the beak of a duck.
Shaw had met his first platypus, and did not for a moment believe it was possibly real. Despite the preserved specimens returning from Australia, many scientists continued to believe that the platypus was a hoax. Some suspected that it was an accident of nature brought about by breeding between species. It would be a century before they definitely confirmed that the platypus was indeed real and, in fact, a mammal:

In the late 1800s, Scottish zoologist William Hay Caldwell finally managed to dissect fresh platypus eggs and confirmed once and for all that the animal did in fact lay them, though the embryos partially developed inside the platypus’s body, which also nursed its young. The platypus was classified as a mammal—one of five that are known to lay eggs, in the order Monotremata.

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858		St. Nicholas I begins his reign as catholic pope.
1519		Envoys of Montezuma II attend the first Easter mass in Central America.
1547		Charles V’s troops defeat the Protestant League of Schmalkalden at the Battle of Muhlberg.
1558		Mary, Queen of Scotland, marries the French dauphin, Francis.
1792		Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle composes “La Marseillaise”. It will become France’s national anthem.
1800		The Library of Congress is established in Washington, D.C. with a $5,000 allocation.
1805		U.S. Marines attack and capture the town of Derna in Tripoli from the Barbary pirates.
1833		A patent is granted for the first soda fountain.
1877		Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
1884		Otto von Bismarck cables Cape Town, South Africa that it is now a German colony.
1898		Spain declares war on United States, rejecting an ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
1915		Turks of the Ottoman Empire begin massacring the Armenian minority in their country.
1916		Irish nationalists launch the Easter Uprising against British occupation.
1944		The first B-29 arrives in China, over the Hump of the Himalayas.
1948		The Berlin airlift begins to relieve the surrounded city.
1953		Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1961		President John Kennedy accepts “sole responsibility” for the failed invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
1968		Leftist students take over Columbia University in protest over the Vietnam War.
1980		A rescue attempt of the U.S. hostages held in Iran fails when a plane collides with a helicopter in the Iranian desert.
1981		The IBM Personal Computer is introduced.
1989		Thousands of Chinese students strike in Beijing for more democratic reforms.

Charter school punishes concussion victim for shoving bully who was punching his head

Charter school punishes concussion victim for shoving bully who was punching his head

"School policies are school policies."

Man alleges he was fired from store after complaining about penis-shaped party gift

Trader Joe's is being sued by a former employee, who says he was fired for complaining about being given a gift resembling male genitalia during a 2014 Christmas party at one of the grocery chain's Pasadena stores. Paul D. Roberts' Los Angeles Superior Court complaint alleges wrongful termination, sexual harassment, failure to prevent sexual harassment, retaliation and negligence. He is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. According to the complaint filed on Tuesday, Roberts was hired as a crew member at the Trader Joe's store on Lake Avenue in February 2007. In December 2014, a company Christmas party gift exchange was held and crew member attendance "was expected and implicitly required," the suit states.

The party occurred on a day Roberts was not scheduled to work, but he says he felt compelled to attend to maintain a good relationship with co- workers and supervisors. After Roberts arrived at the party, co-workers seemed "excited" about his arrival and anxious for him to open his gift, which was given to him by co- worker Armina Asefvasziri, according to his court papers. "Plaintiff opened the wrapped package and was shocked, embarrassed and humiliated to discover that the gift was a small penis with testicles which, when submerged in water, would increase in size," the complaint says. "Mr. Roberts was incredibly distraught in receiving such an obnoxious and offensive item, particularly in front of his supervisor and having received it from a female."
Roberts says he left the party feeling "humiliated and embarrassed." He filed an internal complaint and told supervisors that if he had given a similar gift to a female co-worker, he likely would have been reprimanded or fired, according to his court papers. Roberts felt one of the bosses was nonchalant and did not take him seriously, and claims the same supervisor later interrogated him about false accusations Asefvasziri allegedly made about the plaintiff. Meanwhile, Asefvasziri approached him four days after the party and teased him about his reaction to the gift, according to the suit. A human resources staff member told Roberts in January 2015 that his complaint was being investigated, but he was fired two days later, according to his court papers.
His attorney, William Stoner, said: “The reason given was a pretext for the retaliation. They indicated that his work was unsatisfactory and unacceptable. This is a unique case where you have a man that was being sexually harassed by a woman and then being fired after he complained about it.” said Stoner. In a more typical case, the roles would be reversed. It is no less harmful for the employee to be harassed when it is a man that is being harassed by a woman than in a situation that seems more common. We believe that men as well as women can be victims of sexual harassment in the workplace and this case is an example of that type of situation,” Stoner said. “We are seeking compensation for the loss of what had been his career for eight years,” Stoner said.

Planned Parenthood employee opens a can of whoopass on wingnut troll

Planned Parenthood employee opens a can of whoopass on wingnut troll — and it’s awesome

An employee of Planned Parenthood in Portland, Oregon smacked down a critic of the organization on his Tumblr account with a righteous rant about what his employer actually does.

Krauthammer: No Epidemic Of Transgenders Being Evil In Bathrooms

Even Krauthammer knows this is a faked up issue.

Fox News Says Non-Whites Should Only Be Depicted On Separate But Equal Novelty Money

Fox News Says Non-Whites Should Only Be Depicted On Separate But Equal Novelty Money 

For a political cabal that hates when the government “prints money,” they sure do have strong opinions on what is the proper way to do it.

Lying Is the Business of Wingnut Propagandists

Lying Is the Business of Wingnut Propagandists

The NRA Just Got Caught In A Lie That Shatters EVERYTHING They Stand For

The NRA Just Got Caught In A Lie That Shatters EVERYTHING They Stand For

Their answer to everything is more guns, and they back it up with terrifying statistics…that just aren’t true.

The 12 Best Foods to Eat in the Morning

The 12 Best Foods to Eat in the Morning

New Study Offers Hope In Search For Alzheimer’s Cure

New Study Offers Hope In Search For Alzheimer’s Cure

There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, which affects millions of Americans, but a new study offers new hope for a cure.

The Death Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Only Getting Bigger

The Death Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Only Getting Bigger

Steak thief led police on high-speed chase

Police officers in Texas apprehended a suspect, who is accused of stealing steaks from a store, following a high-speed car chase.
The pursuit began after the suspect allegedly stole steaks from Walmart in Longview shortly after 11am on Wednesday. When police attempted a traffic stop, the suspect fled through two East Texas counties, topping 100 mph, and was finally apprehended by Upshur County deputies.
"It appears that there’s steaks and meats of some sort flying out the windows, and one of them bounced off my patrol car. That’s not something you think of people stealing, especially running from the police in the process. Today was a new one," said East Mountain patrol sergeant Marc Nichols.

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Finally stopped, Nichols pulled his gun on the suspect who surrendered without a fight, but Nichols finds nothing funny about the chase, where someone could have been hurt. "There is always the unknown. As he comes up on traffic , we have no idea how they will respond, no way to react until it happens," added Nichols.

Woman arrested after Stormtrooper attack on boyfriend

A Florida woman was arrested after police allegedly witnessed her striking her boyfriend with a Stormtrooper figure.

Leny Alagao, 26, was arrested on April 10 after Port St. Lucie police reported seeing her use the plastic figure to hit her live-in boyfriend. Police were dispatched at about 7:45pm to a “reported disturbance.”
Investigators went to the back of the home and saw Alagao strike her boyfriend with an approximately 2-foot-tall Stormtrooper figure. Police saw a broken glass plate on the ground and “disarray inside the bedroom.”
Alagao said she was mad at her boyfriend, but didn’t mean to hit him. The boyfriend said he didn’t want to press charges. Alagao, of Port St. Lucie, was arrested on a battery charge. She was taken to the St. Lucie County Jail.

Naked man accused of breaking into home and destroying $50,000 worth of property

A naked man from Rochester Hills, Michigan, allegedly caused about $50,000 damage to a Bloomfield Township home before police interrupted his rampage earlier this month, authorities said. Bloomfield Township police were dispatched to a home at 3pm on April 10, according to a report released on Thursday. Inside, they found Daniel Elliot, 53, a former family member who had allegedly broken into the home while the family were on vacation.
“Furniture was turned over and damaged, china was smashed, doors were broken, and several faucets were broke, causing the rooms to flood,” Bloomfield Township Police Det. Sgt.John Weise said. Weise said the amount of damage suggested Elliot had been in the home for a “significant amount of time.”
The $50,000 damage figure is a “rough estimate,” he said. Weise didn’t speculate about why Elliot had taken off his clothes. Elliot was arrested at the scene. He was arraigned on Wednesday on charges of second-degree home invasion and malicious destruction of property. He remains in the Oakland County Jail on $50,000 bond.

Man accused of stalking ex-girlfriend and humping stop sign

A Florida man is accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend and humping a stop sign in front of her home, police say.

David Smith, 58, of St. Petersburg, is facing stalking charges. According to police, on the nights of April 10-13 Smith walked on foot to the victim's home and dumped trash before walking off.
Police say on the night of April 13 an officer witnessed Smith dumping the trash. The incident were also recorded on camera at the victim's residence, an arrest affidavit states.
Police say earlier in the day a witness saw Davis start humping a stop sign in front of the woman's home while pointing at the woman's home and laughing.

Half-bearded man accused of possessing marijuana

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly possessing marijuana.

Kevin Gibson, 58, was arrested in Miami-Dade County on Wednesday night.
Gibson appeared in his mugshot sporting only half a beard.

He is being held in a Miami jail in lieu of $8,000 bond.

93 Percent Of The Great Barrier Reef Is Nearly Dead Because Of Climate Change

93 Percent Of The Great Barrier Reef Is Nearly Dead Because Of Climate Change

Coincidentally timing with #EarthDay today, a new report provides harrowing insight to the impact climate change is having on our world today.

Bedbugs Are Getting Tougher to Eradicate

Bedbugs Are Getting Tougher to Eradicate: The Big Myths and Facts About the Bloodsucking Pests

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