Pooping involves 3 key factors, Dr. Trisha Pasricha says | CNN A successful bowel movement has three requirements, according to Harvard physician Dr. Trisha Pasricha.

"How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy"

I'm betting Step 1 is to use loads of your favorite air freshener. 👃

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#health #💩 #poop

Black text on white background: “With regard to Rep. Swalwell, I have seen allegations coming from women staffers. They are very, very troubling allegations. It’s those women’s stories to tell when they are ready, and I hope they feel safe and supported if they choose to do so,” Porter said.

"But, anyone with allegations of me mistreating them should just go away"
- Katie Porter, at least in her mind.

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#California #elections #sarcasm

The dark side of getting married | CNN As India’s middle class grows, the expectations for a massive wedding keep rising. Now newlyweds and their families are feeling the squeeze with devastating and sometimes deadly impact. CNN’s Will Ripley traveled to India to find out more.

I recently learned that a #India family incurred a debt of ~₹1.5m for their daughter's #wedding. With the employed daughter married off, the sole remaining breadwinner makes ₹5m gross/year, with max savings potential ~₹1m from which the #debt is to be repaid. 🥺

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#finance

Solar power in Africa is heating up — thanks in part to chili peppers | CBC News They're the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a restaurant you might know. And they were an ingredient used by a Canadian company to build the first solar power plants in Malawi.

>Canadian company builds solar panels in Malawi
>is paid in Malawi's (volatile) currency
>invests those payments in local farmers growing chili peppers
>sells chili peppers to Nando's, in USD
>builds sustainable business model on Cheeky Nando's

This is my favourite news story of the year so far.

"A whole civilization will die tonight,
...
God Bless the Great People of Iran"

WTF. Is he wanting blessings for the civilization he says (he) will end, or does he mean a non-Iranian civilization will end tonight?

Is this an episode of Dr. Strangelove?

#crazy #threat #Iran #war

He is in fact the death of a civilisation. Just not the one he means.

"Inside you there are two wolves."

*Two* wolves? In this economy?

#story #meme #economy #joke

Earth and Moon from DSCOVR NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured this unique view of the Moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. This view shows the fully illuminated “dark side” of the moon that is never visible from Earth. Ian Regan processed this version of the image to account for the Moon's motion. NASA / NOAA / Ian Regan

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable.

Earth and Moon in one NASA photo.

ht @astrokatie.com

President Donald Trump threatens to jail unspecified reporter over airmen rescue leaks | CNN Politics President Donald Trump threatened to jail a journalist as part of a hunt for the “leaker” behind initial reports Friday that a second Air Force officer from a downed US fighter jet was missing.

Not-Dictator says what? 😮

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#sarcasm #USA #press #freedom #threat

Black text on white background: • History made: Four astronauts reestablished contact with Mission Control after an expected 40-minute communications blackout — among the longest in human spaceflight history — as they passed behind the moon. The spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth for this mission, which is “suspected to be” about 252,756 miles, according to NASA.

The Artemis II mission also set a record for "most accomplishment with least attention".

Thanks Mr. President. We couldn't do it without you. 🙄

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#Artemis #space #history #sarcasm #distraction

Anyone could have seen the prospect of this blockade coming. Wouldn't have needed a war or a military strategist to foresee it:

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A map of the middle east centered on Saudi Arabia and showing the two straits in the sea waters that Saudi Arabia needs/uses to transport oil and such.

Why Iran invested in Yemeni Houthis:🗺️

*Not just oil out, but also produce, grains, and such coming in.

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#strategy #vision #planning #Iran #Yemen #Houthis #SaudiArabia #oil

"Austria blocks US warplanes from its airspace"

What if the US simply ignores a NATO member's decision to decline the use of its airspace? 🤔

You know that will eventually happen. After all Trump's task is to push the boundary with #NATO members to the point of breaking.

#war #question #permission

Black text on white background: Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! US President Donald Trump, via Truth Social

Well, why didn't you speak this clearly before? 🤔😖

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#shame #unpresidential #foul #stupid #indecent #unproductive #war #Iran

Black text on white background: Trump said the double rescue proves “Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies,” without mentioning how the F-15 was shot down by Iranian forces.

I can't even. 🤦‍♂️

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#doublespeak #denial #war #foolishness

Cloisonné pin similar to the NASA logo, but reads “NOT FLAT”, with “we checked” underneath l

NASA’s Earth photos from Artemis inspired me to put this on today… 🙂

Getting lots of positive comments on it as I run errands…

Pope Leo first pontiff in decades to carry cross for entire Good Friday service | CNN Pope Leo is the first pontiff in decades to carry the cross during the entire Good Friday Way of the Cross service, following John Paul II early in his papacy. CNN’s Christopher Lamb reports from the ...

Original headline: Pope Leo first pontiff in decades to carry cross for entire Good Friday service

Corrected headline: Pope Leo first pontiff in decades *fit enough* to carry cross for entire Good Friday service

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#sarcasm #joke #pope #GoodFriday #corrections #headlines

What Color Is That? No seriously, what color is that? I genuinely cannot tell. Aim your camera at a color — get its name, details, matches, plus colorblind palettes and simulation. Save colors with personal labels.

Someone asked for an app to point your camera at a color and find matches. Cool. Here.

BUT ALSO: I'm colorblind and never thought to make this for myself! Save colors ("new paint," "mom's fave"), get colorblind-friendly complements, simulate what you see vs. what others see. Legit using this daily.

> most influential but least known mathematician in the world

Not a contest, but India's Srinivasa Ramanujan also comes to mind. Obviously "influential" is subject to time, etc.

After taking time to connect with the Pretti family and with their consent, we are honored to share that we have created the Alex Pretti Nursing Scholarship.

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Big Banks Seeking a Piece of SpaceX’s I.P.O. Must Subscribe to Elon Musk’s Grok - The New York Times Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

Musk: If you want my money, you must eat this 💩
Bankers: Lemme have some more 🤤

Anything for a few dollars more. 🤑

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#greed #WallStreet #SpaceX #IPO #Musk

Sports War: Duke vs. UConn Was a Rich Kid Toss-Up & Stadium Food Has a Growth Spurt | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

The "Sports War" segment on the Daily Show is usually good. This episode particularly so. The sarcasm has extra bite.💪

youtu.be/BIF3fcDxcrU

#entertainment #sports #commentary #spoofs #sarcasm #comedy #DailyShow

Recursively read the quoted post.

Then, if you think the issue is about Trump taking presidential records with him, you're sorely mistaken. He's actually arguing that Congress, and SCOTUS by implication, has no authority over the Presidency unless
*explicitly* stated in the constitution.

😢

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Which of these English phrases would you use? When? Why?

1. Most well-read person
2. Most-read person
3. Best-read person

#English #discussion #question #poll

Hundreds of levels above Baghdad Bob:

#sycophancy

Has any head of state, of any country, ever managed to get so many of their own countrymen to despise their own country's actions both within & outside the country, maybe even root for its total failure?

And would anyone ever have imagined that country would be USA? The frigging U. S. A? 🇺🇸😧

#shame

Someone sent me this.

right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer

Not if they're making money. Both parties.