Eva Bartlett rt.com Eva Bartlett is a Canadian independent journalist and activist. She has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Palestine (where she lived for nearly four years). For some years now, Wikipedia has had a libellous smear entry
The word for today is… deride (verb) – 1 : to laugh at or insult contemptuously 2 : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When deride was borrowed into English in the 16th century, it came to us by combining the prefix de- with ridere,
I’ve come across a few ‘tax experts’ in my time. I’m sure there are a few good ones, but for most of them their expertise is concentrated in a very specific area, and their general tax knowledge is fairly average. But tax experts, particularly those who are partners
The word for today is… titanic (adjective) – having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Before becoming the name of one of the most famous ships in history, titanic referred to the Titans, a family of giants in Greek mythology who were believed to have once ruled
The word for today is… poignant (adjective) – 1a(1) : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing (2) : deeply affecting : touching b : designed to make an impression : cutting poignant satire 2a : pleasurably stimulating b : being to the point : apt 3 : pungently pervasive a poignant perfume Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Poignant comes to us
The word for today is… prescience (noun) – foreknowledge of events: a : divine omniscience b : human anticipation of the course of events : foresight Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The more common use of this word is its derived adjective prescient. If you know the origin of “science,” you already know half the
Dark Jester A political scholar with an interest in foreign interference. Traditional conservative. Came out of a family that fled communism and improved themselves thanks to capitalism but would consider myself a distributionist. Queer Endurance/Defiance was first established to protest when Speak Up for Women New Zealand spoke in
The word for today is… indigent (adjective) – 1 : suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished 2a archaic : deficient b archaic : totally lacking in something specified Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : First known use in the 15th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin. Indigent-, indigens, present participle of indigere
Well, here we are. After world governments have tried for a decade and failed to get inflation back to levels that are considered ‘healthy’ – 1% to 3% pa – suddenly, without warning, inflation rates have started to rise. I do not understand why, with constant cost increases, inflation has not been
The word for today is… echelon (noun, verb) – noun 1a (1) : an arrangement of a body of troops with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the one in the rear like a series of steps (2) : a formation of units or individuals resembling such an echelon
righttolife.org.uk An extremely premature baby, born at only 25 weeks and so fragile that he had to be placed in bubble wrap to keep him safe and warm, is now a happy, healthy one-year-old. Larenz Carr was born in October 2019 at 25 weeks gestation, just one week
To the approval of woke parents everywhere Kmart has gone, well, woke. Newshub explains: An Australian mother of a son with Down Syndrome admitted she teared up after spotting dolls with the same condition as her son at her local Kmart. […]Brodee, who runs a blog documenting life with her
The word for today is… collaborate (verb) – 1 : to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor 2 : to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one’s country and especially an occupying force 3 : to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is
The word for today is… solipsism (noun)- : a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing : extreme egocentrism Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fans of René Descartes credit the French philosopher with introducing solipsism as a major
The word for today is… enjoin (verb) – 1 : to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition 2a : forbid, prohibit b : to prohibit by a judicial order : put an injunction on Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Please concentrate this morning, this is not the easiest of offerings to get
The word for today is… majuscule (noun) – a large letter (such as a capital) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Majuscule looks like the complement to “minuscule,” and the resemblance is no coincidence. “Minuscule” appeared in the early 18th century as a word for a lowercase letter, then later as the word
