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“A rouge wave” Stuff! Is it the 2020 election all over again?
The Good Oil Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… astrolabe (noun) - : a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : “Thyn Astrolabie hath a ring to putten on the thombe of thi right hond in taking the height of thinges.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… elicit (verb) - 1: to get (information, a response, etc.) from someone 2: to bring out (something latent or potential) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Say them fast—or even slow—in isolation, and no one will know which one you mean: elicit and illicit both rhyme
Damned if We Do... Or Don’t
Some men have learned. They have done the work of unlearning the old rules: man up, harden up, don’t be soft. But some men are still learning. Not because they don’t feel deeply, but because they were taught to lock it down, praised for being tough and rewarded for being silent.
This Is Just Bull
You’re much better off visualising how you’re going to get there. But then that would mean actual work.
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A Disease in Search of a Diagnosis
If Long Covid is real, then it needs clear definition, objective markers and exclusion of confounders. Otherwise, it will be no more than a medical fashion that flourished in the spotlight before dissolving in the cold light of evidence.
Mamdani Prepares To ‘Soak the Middle Class’
The city’s voters are about to get exactly what they asked for – middle class pain brought on by the false promise of a socialist utopia.
