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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

he word for today is… dragoon (noun, verb): noun 1 : a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops 2 : cavalryman verb 1 : to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops 2 : to force into submission or compliance especially by violent measures Source : Merriam

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What’s a Pig Butchering Scam?

Cezary Podkul propublica.org This story was originally published by ProPublica If you’re like most people, you’ve received a text or chat message in recent months from a stranger with an attractive profile photograph. It might open with a simple “Hi” or what seems like good-natured confusion about

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7 Ways to Improve Your Online Debates

Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is an Editorial Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. We’ve all been there. You post something online that you find interesting, perhaps an article you came across or a new

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Good News of the Day

Good News of the Day

Andy Corbley goodnewsnetwork.org Andy Corbley is the founder and editor of World At Large, a small environment, travel, and lifestyle focused journal that stresses integrity, nuance, and honesty which launched in early March 2019. Every year, a wonderful event celebrating the beauty of component nature and humanity’s connection

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… extradition (noun): : the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Extradition and its related verb extradite are both ultimately

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… pathos (noun): 1 : an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion 2 : an emotion of sympathetic pity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Greek word pathos means “experience, misfortune, emotion, condition,” and comes from Greek path-, meaning “experience, undergo, suffer.” In English,

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… iconoclast (noun): 1 : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions 2 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Iconoclast comes from the Greek word eikonoklastes, which translates literally as “image destroyer.” While the destruction wrought by today’

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Who Will Help the Parents of the Gender Revolution?

Who Will Help the Parents of the Gender Revolution?

If you’ve ever talked to the parents of “gender-confused” children, their stories are heartbreaking. Seemingly overnight, their son or daughter — increasingly, it’s almost always a daughter — goes from a normal kid to a gender-confused, manipulative cry-bully. No one, from therapists to police, is willing to help them. In

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… legacy (noun, adjective): noun 1 : a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest 2 : something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past 3 : a candidate for membership in an organization (such as a school) who

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… waggish (adjective): 1 : resembling or characteristic of a wag 2 : done or made in waggery or for sport : humorous Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : One who is waggish acts like a wag. What, then, is a wag? It has nothing to do with a dog’s

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Fossil Fuels Are the Greenest Fuels

Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. cfact.org Bonner R. Cohen, Ph. D., is a senior policy analyst with CFACT, where he focuses on natural resources, energy, property rights, and geopolitical developments. “Contrary to the claims of proponents of the Green New Deal and Net Zero, fossil fuels are the greenest fuels.

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… sanction (noun, verb): noun 1 : a formal decree especially : an ecclesiastical decree 2a obsolete : a solemn agreement : oath b : something that makes an oath binding 3 : the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of

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The World’s Most Photographed Woman

The World’s Most Photographed Woman

James Clifford Kent Royal Holloway University of London Dr James Clifford Kent is a London-based documentary and portrait photographer. He lectures on visual culture at Royal Holloway, University of London. His practice-led teaching and research focuses on curatorial and photographic practice, public engagement, and visual culture. The late Queen Elizabeth

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… nuance (noun): 1 : a subtle distinction or variation 2 : a subtle quality : nicety 3 : sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The history of nuance starts in Latin with the noun nubes,

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It Takes True Courage to Live a Life of Virtue

It Takes True Courage to Live a Life of Virtue

Ann Farmer mercatornet.com Ann Farmer, mother of three, grandmother of five and permanently disabled, is based in Woodford Green, Essex. She is a poet, illustrator, writer and pro-life feminist devoted to defending the natural family and the weakest in society from abortion and euthanasia. She has published a number

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… effete (adjective): 1 : no longer fertile 2a : having lost character, vitality, or strength b : marked by weakness or decadence c : soft or delicate from or as if from a pampered existence 3 : effeminate Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Effete derives from Latin effetus, meaning “no longer

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