TV1 News has led with the story about the resignation of Breakfast host Kamahl Santamaria for at least the last 4 days. I cannot imagine, when China is running rampant in the Pacific and the war in Ukraine is taking a worrying turn, why this story is the first item
The word for today is… epilogue (noun): 1 : a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work 2a : a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play b : the final scene of a play that comments on or
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com The use of propaganda in public health messaging and the extreme harm it can cause is recognised in much of the literature, for example, Ethical Issues in Public Health. Affecting behaviour change for improved health outcomes is, however, a common goal
The word for today is… parsimonious (adjective): 1 : exhibiting or marked by parsimony – especially frugal to the point of stinginess 2 : sparing, restrained Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English isn’t stingy when it comes to synonyms of parsimonious. Stingy, close, penurious, and miserly are a few terms that, like parsimonious,
The word for today is… inveigle (verb): 1 : to win over by wiles : entice 2 : to acquire by ingenuity or flattery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Inveigle, a word that dates from the 16th century, refers to the act of using clever talk, trickery, or flattery either to persuade somebody to
The word for today is… gratify (verb): 1 : to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to 2 : to give in to : indulge, satisfy 3 archaic : remunerate, reward Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A gratifying experience is quietly pleasing or satisfying. But gratifying an impulse means giving in to
Joseph Kast fee.org Joseph Kast is a writer and producer for Pacific Legal Foundation, where he focuses on documentaries, video essays and narrative shorts. Warning Long read: 2667 words Can society be designed? Can an expert engineer alleviate people’s pains and struggles with a good-enough central plan and
The word for today is… decimate (verb): 1 : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of 2 : to exact a tax of 10 percent from 3a : to reduce drastically especially in number b : to cause great destruction or harm to Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The connection between decimate
righttolife.org.uk A man in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, spent his 15-year retirement cuddling premature babies and being a shoulder to lean on for struggling parents at his local hospital. When David Deutchman retired from his career in sales in 2005, he found an unusual way to fill his time.
CJ Hopkins cjhopkins.substack.com CJ Hopkins is a novelist, playwright and political satirist. Lock yourselves down inside your homes! Break out the masks and prophylactic face shields! Switch off what’s left of your critical faculties and prepare yourselves to “follow the Science!” Yes, that’s right, just as
The word for today is… impetus (noun): 1a(1) : a driving force (2) : incentive, stimulus b : stimulation or encouragement resulting in increased activity 2 : the property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its mass and its motion Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Impetus comes from the Latin verb impetere,
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom,
Arthur Considering all the hype from Tesla, their owners, and wannabe fans, do Teslas stack up as big cost savers in motoring expenses? This of course is the big question about all EVs but it is sometimes difficult to find unbiased studies. Considering this, it was with interest I read
The word for today is… specious (adjective): 1 : having a false look of truth or genuineness 2 : having deceptive attraction or allure 3 : obsolete : showy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Specious comes from Latin speciosus, meaning “beautiful” or “plausible,” and Middle English speakers used it to mean “visually pleasing.” In time,
The word for today is… bastion (noun): 1 : a projecting part of a fortification 2 : a fortified area or position 3 : stronghold – as in sense 2, the last bastion of academic standards Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Bastion is related to bastille (a word now used as a general term for
ostensible (adjective): 1 : intended for display : open to view 2 : being such in appearance : plausible rather than demonstrably true or real Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ostensible comes from Latin ostendere, meaning “to show,” and the word suggests a discrepancy between a declared or implied aim or reason and the true
