The word for today is… aftermath (noun): 1: a second-growth crop (called also rowen) 2: consequence, result 3: the period immediately following a usually ruinous event Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : At first glance, one might calculate aftermath to be closely related to mathematics and its cropped form maths. But the
The word for today is… laden (adjective): : carrying a load or burden Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Something that is laden seems to be, or actually is, weighed down by the large amount of whatever it’s carrying: tree branches laden with fruit bend toward the ground; newspaper articles laden with
The word for today is… unctuous (adjective): 1: having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality 2a: fatty, oily b: smooth and greasy in texture or appearance 3: plastic Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Nowadays, unctuous usually has a negative connotation, but it originated as a
Rebekah Barnett brownstone.org ‘30 minutes of truth bombs’ is how one Twitter user described Liberal Democrat John Ruddick’s maiden speech to the New South Wales (NSW) Parliament, last Wednesday 28 June. Indeed, Ruddick, who left the Liberal Party in 2021 after public disagreements over the Party’s handling
Katherine Johnson offered $50 on Facebook if a truck driver would take her son Oliver for a ride for his birthday. But Hart Haulage CEO Barry Hart decided to arrange a truck convoy. Hart put a call out on social media and 64 drivers turned up for Ollie’s birthday
The word for today is… satiate (adjective, verb): adjective : filled to satiety verb : to satisfy (a need, a desire, etc.) fully or to excess Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Both satiate and sad are related to the Latin adjective satis, meaning “enough.” When we say our desire, thirst, curiosity, etc. has
The word for today is… fulcrum (noun): 1a: prop – specifically the support about which a lever turns b: one that supplies capability for action 2: a part of an animal that serves as a hinge or support Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fulcrum, which means “bedpost” in Latin, comes from the
John Ling John is the Chief Investment Officer at Wealth Morning. His responsibilities include trading, client service, and compliance. He is an experienced investor and portfolio manager, trading both on his own account and assisting with high net-worth clients. wealthmorning.com When I was growing up in Malaysia, there really
The word for today is… tabula rasa (noun): 1: the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions 2: something existing in its original pristine state Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Philosophers have been arguing that babies are born with minds that are essentially blank slates
The word for today is… eponymous (adjective): : of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named : of, relating to, or being an eponym Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : What’s in a name? If the name is eponymous, a name is in the name:
Jon Queally Jon Queally is managing editor of Common Dreams. commondreams.org Despite years of protest and warnings from environmentalists, the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog on Tuesday approved a plan by Japan to release tens of millions of gallons of water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Former President Barack Obama criticised the 4 days news blitz re the Titanic sub drama compared to the relative silence on the circa 500 mainly Pakistani migrant lives lost in the crowed fishing boat off the Greek coast. The clear innuendo was racism. That was bloody
The word for today is… chivalry (noun): 1: mounted men-at-arms 2 archaic a: martial valor b: knightly skill 3: gallant or distinguished gentlemen 4: the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood 5: the qualities of the ideal knight : chivalrous conduct Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word chivalry first referred
Matt Judd Conspiracy Theory. Dictionary.com: conspiracy theory [ kuhn-spir-uh-see theer-ee ] noun 1. A theory that rejects the standard explanation for an event and instead credits a covert group or organization with carrying out a secret plot: One popular conspiracy theory accuses environmentalists of sabotage in last year’s mine collapse.
The word for today is… plausible (adjective): 1: superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often deceptively so 2: superficially pleasing or persuasive 3: appearing worthy of belief Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Today the word usually means “reasonable” or “believable,” but its origins lie in the sensory realm, rather than that
Ronald Stein Ronald Stein is an engineer, senior policy advisor on energy literacy for CFACT, and co-author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book “Clean Energy Exploitations.” cfact.org The forced transition to occasional electricity generation from breezes and sunshine has proven to be ultra-expensive for the wealthy countries of Germany,
