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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… junket (noun,): 1a : trip, journey: such as (1) : a trip made by an official at public expense (2) : a promotional trip made at another’s expense b : a festive social affair 2 : a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… propagate (verb): 1 : to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction 2 : to pass along to offspring 3a : to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area b : to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… The word for today is… cabal (noun): : the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) also : a group engaged in such schemes Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cabal has been associated with a group of five

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… fetter (noun, verb): noun: 1 : a chain or shackle for the feet 2 : something that confines verb: 1 : to put fetters on : shackle 2 : to restrain from motion, action, or progress Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : While now used as a more general term for something

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… benevolent (adjective): 1a : marked by or disposed to doing good b : organized for the purpose of doing good 2 : marked by or suggestive of goodwill Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : One who is benevolent genuinely wishes other people well, a meaning reflected clearly in the word’

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Evil People Are Not Easy to Spot

Evil People Are Not Easy to Spot

Lawrence W. Reed fee.org Lawrence W. Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty, having served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008-2019). He is author of the 2020 book, Was Jesus a Socialist? as well as Real

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How Do Dating Apps Choose Your Mr or Ms Right?

How Do Dating Apps Choose Your Mr or Ms Right?

Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie particle.scitech.org.au In an age when disruption is the new normal, curiosity is the becomes the key 21st century skill. This is why Dr. Kate is an advocate for curiosity, through her work as a designer, speaker, writer and researcher. She’s written for variety

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Tax of the Day

Tax of the Day

Australians may have to skip the after-work bevvies as the country faces a drastic beer tax hike, where one pint could cost pub-goers up to AU$15 (NZ$16.66). The tax is set to increase by 4 per cent, making it the largest jump in 30 years, 9 News

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… foment (verb): : to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you had sore muscles in the 1600s, your doctor might have advised you to foment the injury, perhaps with heated lotions or warm wax. Does this sound like an

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… dander (noun): 1 : dandruff – minute scales from hair, feathers, or skin that may be allergenic 2 : anger, temper – especially in the phrase “get someone’s dander up.” Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : How did dander acquire its “temper” sense? There are several theories, though the evidence

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… mercurial (adjective): 1 : of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury 2 : having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury 3 : characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood 4 : of, relating

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… galumph (verb): to move with a clumsy heavy tread Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Galumph first lumbered onto the English scene in 1872 when Lewis Carroll used the word to describe the actions of the vanquisher of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking Glass: “He left

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Chloe’s Story: Puberty Blockers at 13, a Double Mastectomy at 15

Chloe’s Story: Puberty Blockers at 13, a Double Mastectomy at 15

Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. The California State Assembly has been studying a bill, SB 107, to declare the state a sanctuary for minors who have been denied transgender-affirming medicine and surgery elsewhere. SB 107 would permit insurance companies,

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… paradox (noun): 1 : one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases 2a : a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true b : a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true c : an

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