Monday, September 11, 2017
Holy Freeloading!
Have you ever thought about starting a new religion or perhaps a
hometown franchise of an old one? Perhaps you’re just looking for a
career ladder in a religious enterprise that already exists. No? Maybe
you should. Religion is big business.
Alt-righters pushing horrid theory Heather Heyer died of weight-related heart attack
The violence of the ’60s is nothing like what we are about to face
“This country is going so far to the right you’re not going to recognize
it.” Those memorable words were uttered by Richard Nixon’s Attorney
General John Mitchell, who proved to be off by almost 50 years.
New York City paramedic threatened after firehouse noose incident
Tracking the history of the universe's expansion
How many alien planets can see Earth?
Sunday, September 10, 2017
The Daily Drift
Welcome to Today's Edition of
Carolina Naturally
Carolina Naturally
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Loving your grandparents ... !
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Today in History
| 1419 | John the Fearless is murdered at Montereau, France, by supporters of the dauphin. | |
| 1547 | The Duke of Somerset leads the English to a resounding victory over the Scots at Pinkie Cleugh. | |
| 1588 | Thomas Cavendish returns to England, becoming the third man to circumnavigate the globe. | |
| 1623 | Lumber and furs are the first cargo to leave New Plymouth in North America for England. | |
| 1813 | The nine-ship American flotilla under Oliver Hazard Perry wrests naval supremacy from the British on Lake Erie by capturing or destroying a force of six English vessels. | |
| 1846 | Elias Howe patents the first practical sewing machine in the United States. | |
| 1855 | Sevastopol, under siege for nearly a year, capitulates to the Allies during the Crimean War. | |
| 1861 | Confederates at Carnifex Ferry, Virginia, fall back after being attacked by Union troops. The action is instrumental in helping preserve western Virginia for the Union. | |
| 1912 | Jules Vedrines becomes the first pilot to break the 100 m.p.h. barrier. | |
| 1914 | The six-day Battle of the Marne ends, halting the German advance into France. | |
| 1923 | In response to a dispute with Yugoslavia, Mussolini mobilizes Italian troops on the Serb front. | |
| 1961 | Jomo Kenyatta returns to Kenya from exile, during which he had been elected president of the Kenya National African Union. | |
| 1963 | President John F. Kennedy federalizes Alabama’s National Guard to prevent Governor George C. Wallace from using guardsmen to stop public-school desegregation. | |
| 1967 | Gibraltar votes to remain a British dependency instead of becoming part of Spain. | |
| 1974 | Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Guinea) gains independence from Portugal. | |
| 1981 | Pablo Picasso’s painting Guernica is returned to Spain and installed in Madrid’s Prado Museum. Picasso stated in his will that the painting was not to return to Spain until the Fascists lost power and democracy was restored. | |
| 2001 | Contestant Charles Ingram cheats on the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and wins 1 million pounds. | |
| 2003 | Sweden’s foreign minister, Anna Lindh, is stabbed while shopping and dies the next day. | |
| 2007 | Nawaz Sharif, former prime minister of Pakistan, returns after 7 years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999. | |
| 2008 | The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator—described as the biggest scientific experiment in history—is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland. | |
Scotland to Scandinavia by Ship ... A Toy Ship That Is
Viking Leaders
Russians Getting Duel Russian/American Citizenships
The Dumbass’ affection for Putin and accommodating stance on Russia have had a trickle-down effect ...
Equifax tries to get hacked customers to waive right to sue
St. Louis couple wins $32.4 million over illegal bible-thumping robocalls
ICE Illegally Held a U.S. Citizen in Detention Center for 1,273 Days
FBI probing Utah cop who arrested nurse for refusing to draw blood
The July 26 incident involving Salt Lake City police Detective Jeff Payne is already being investigated by state authorities, who requested the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigations on Thursday.
Sandra Yi Barker, a spokeswoman at the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office, said agents already opened a review of the matter after videos of Payne forcefully arresting University of Utah Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels emerged last week.
‘Some thug woman!’
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Wingnuts really can't handle the truth, can they.
Warren Jeffs’ cult ordered to shell out $16 million for forcing a teen to marry her cousin
Fox 'News' terminates Bolling after sexual harassment probe
Fox 'News' announced on Friday that it is parting ways with long-time hack Bolling after investigating charges of sexual harassment
made against him by multiple women.
Yet Another Wingnut Pervert
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Well at least it wasn't little boys as most wingnuts are wanting ....
‘My success in Hell is assured’
Angry wingnut points gun at woman because her bumper stickers were ‘stupid’
Edward Burns, of Ozark, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a
class E felony, in connection with the encounter, reported the Christian
County Headliner.
The sun has gone wrong and scientists don't know why
Saturday, September 9, 2017
The Daily Drift
Welcome to Today's Edition of
Carolina Naturally
Carolina Naturally
Carolina Naturally is read in 210 countries around the world daily.
Teddy ... !
You want the unvarnished truth?
Don't forget to visit: The Truth Be Told
It is also National Hollerin' Day...!
Today in History
| 337 | Constantine’s three sons, already Caesars, each take the title of Augustus. Constantine II and Constans share the west while Constantius II takes control of the east. | |
| 1087 | William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England, dies in Rouen while conducting a war which began when the French king made fun of him for being fat. | |
| 1513 | King James IV of Scotland is defeated and killed by English troops at the Battle of Flodden. | |
| 1585 | Pope Sixtus V deprives Henry of Navarre of his rights to the French crown. | |
| 1776 | The term “United States” is adopted by the Continental Congress to be used instead of the “United Colonies.” | |
| 1786 | George Washington calls for the abolition of slavery. | |
| 1791 | French Royalists take control of Arles and barricade themselves inside the town. | |
| 1834 | Parliament passes the Municipal Corporations Act, reforming city and town governments in England. | |
| 1850 | California, in the midst of a gold rush, enters the Union as the 31st state. | |
| 1863 | The Union Army of the Cumberland passes through Chattanooga as they chase after the retreating Confederates. The Union troops will soon be repulsed at the Battle of Chickamauga. | |
| 1886 | The Berne International Copyright Convention takes effect. | |
| 1911 | An airmail route opens between London and Windsor. | |
| 1915 | A German zeppelin bombs London for the first time, causing little damage. | |
| 1926 | The Radio Corporation of America creates the National Broadcasting Co. | |
| 1942 | A Japanese float plane, launched from a submarine, makes its first bombing run on a U.S. forest near Brookings, Oregon. | |
| 1943 | Allied troops land at Salerno, Italy and encounter strong resistance from German troops. | |
| 1948 | Kim Il-sung declares the establishment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. | |
| 1956 | Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show; cameras focus on his upper torso and legs to avoid showing his pelvis gyrations, which many Americans—including Ed Sullivan—thought unfit for a family show. | |
| 1965 | The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is established. | |
| 1965 | Hurricane Betsy, the first hurricane to exceed $1 billion in damages (unadjusted), makes its second landfall, near New Orleans. | |
| 1969 | Canada’s Official Languages Act takes effect, making French equal to English as a language within the nation’s government. | |
| 1970 | U.S. Marines launch Operation Dubois Square, a 10-day search for North Vietnamese troops near Da Nang. | |
| 1971 | The Attica Prison Riot takes place; the 4-day riot leaves 39 dead. | |
| 1976 | Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung dies in Beijing at age 82. | |
| 1990 | The Sri Lankan Army massacres 184 civilians of the Tamil minority in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka. | |
| 1991 | Tajikistan declares independence from the USSR. | |
| 1993 | The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state. | |
| 2001 | Two al Qaeda assassins kill Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan. | |
| 2001 | A car bomb explodes outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing 10 people. |
'Vampire Disease'
‘Doesn’t get much worse’
Sun unleashes biggest solar flare for over a decade
Secret life of plants, animals and unknown species
The caves, hollowed out by steam from active volcanoes, are light and could reach temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit), researchers said, raising the possibility of a whole ecosystem of flora and fauna deep beneath the frozen surface.
'Zombie' coyotes seen in Chicago suburbs
The wild animals are believed to be suffering from a contagious disease called sarcoptic mange, and the ghoulish nickname comes from the condition's effects on behavior and appearance, including fur loss and skin problems.
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