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Today is Friday, May 15, the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian
calendar. 230 days remain until the end of the year.
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Among other things, today is Bring
Flowers to Someone Day, Endangered
Species Day, HG Awareness
Day, International
Conscientious Objectors Day, International
Day of Families, International
MPS Awareness Day, International
Virtual Assistants Day, NASCAR
Day, National
Bike to Work Day, National
Chocolate Chip Day, National
Defense Transportation Day, National
Pizza Party Day, National
Safety Dose Day, National
Tuberous Sclerosis Day, Nylon
Stockings Day, O.
Henry Pun-off Day, Peace
Officers Memorial Day, Relive
Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What
It Was No Excuses Day (here's
mine), Shades
Day, Straw
Hat Day, and VBF
Day of Awareness.
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Remembering L.
Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919), an American author chiefly
known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of
Oz. Click here
for quotes by L. Frank Baum.
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Madeleine
Albright, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and the first
female United States Secretary of State in history, is 83 today. Click here
for quotes by Madeleine Albright.
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Remembering Clifton
Fadiman (May 15, 1904 – June 20, 1999), an erudite essayist and
editor whose affable wit delighted millions during his long reign as
moderator of the popular "Information Please" radio quiz show and even
longer tenure as senior editor of the Book of the Month Club. Click here
for quotes by Clifton Fadiman.
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On this day in 1928, the Walt
Disney character Mickey
Mouse premiered in his first cartoon, a silent film called "Plane
Crazy", in a test screening before a theater audience. Sound
was added, and the film was later released as the fourth Mickey Mouse
cartoon, after Steamboat Willie, The Gallopin' Caucho, and The
Barn Dance. (Video)
The sound-added version of Plane Crazy, released a year later in
1929.
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Whistleblower Rick Bright's damning testimony on Trump's COVID-19
failures: A Closer Look
(Video)
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Use your
computer's idle time to fight disease. Folding@home (FAH or F@h) is
a distributed computing project for simulating protein dynamics,
including the process of protein folding and the movements of proteins
implicated in a variety of diseases. It brings together citizen
scientists who volunteer to run simulations of protein dynamics on their
personal computers. Insights from this data are helping scientists to
better understand biology, and providing new opportunities for
developing therapeutics.
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There
are sensible ways to reopen a country. then there's America's approach.
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Private
jet company founded by Trump donor gets $27 million bailout. It's a
grant, not a loan. The vast majority of the other 96 recipients of
government funding or loans on the list are major commercial airlines,
regional carriers or support companies.
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CDC
releases scaled-back guidance on reopening after White House blocked
earlier release. The new guidelines provide brief checklists meant
to help key businesses and others operating in public reopen safely.
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McConnell
admits he was wrong to say Obama administration failed to leave a
pandemic playbook.
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McDonald's
is going to look drastically different when it opens.
Related: On this date in 1940, Richard
and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald's
restaurant in San Bernardino.
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Opinion:
stock market crash round 2 is coming.
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Delta
Air to retire all of its 777
jets and replace them with Airbus SE aircraft in another hit for the
beleaguered U.S. plane maker. Delta will continue flying its fleet of
long-haul, next-generation Airbus
A350-900s, which burn 21% less fuel per seat than the 777s they will
replace, the airline said.
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Everything
you need to know about a second round of coronavirus stimulus checks.
TLDR: Good stuff, but McConnell and his GOP Senate goons will probably
gut stuff that actually helps individuals.
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Cities
crack down on food delivery app fees as restaurants struggle to survive.
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Nearly
40% of the poorest households hit with a job loss during pandemic, Fed
study shows.
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Mysterious
spaceplane prepares for launch on Saturday. The spacecraft may
remain in orbit for two years. "What they're trying to do is anyone's
guess."
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Scientists
warn about risk of massive tsunami in Alaska's Prince William Sound,
potentially within the next year. The scientists say an unstable
slope sitting above Barry Glacier in Barry Arm, about 60 miles east of
Anchorage, could slide into the water below — impacting tourists,
fishermen and hunters, and potentially leading to a 30-foot wave...
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Is
the Big Bang in crisis? Stubborn problems with dark matter, dark
energy, and cosmic expansion have some astronomers rethinking what we
know about the early universe.
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Hong
Kong shop offers 'tear gas' flavor ice cream. The main ingredient is
black peppercorns, a reminder of the pungent, peppery rounds fired by
police on the streets of the semi-autonomous Chinese city during months
of demonstrations last year. "We would like to make a flavor that
reminds people that they still have to persist in the protest movement
and don't lose their passion," he said.
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Stopped
cold: 'Frozen' musical on Broadway not to reopen. Citing the "global
pandemic," Thomas Schumacher, president and producer of Disney
Theatrical Productions, said Thursday that running three Disney shows on
Broadway was "untenable.""
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40
happy facts that'll make your day a little better.
"Fact: Sea otters hold hands when they sleep." Uh, you're going to have to
do better than that. From 2003, some happy facts of my own:
100% TRUE
(and insipid)
1. At least two people in this world love you so much they would die for
you.
No, wait a minute. Technically, your ferrets aren't really
"people".
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
But be
advised that two of those ways are felonies in most states.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be
just like you.
...and they lack that interesting muscular
aberration that helps you while away those lonely hours.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't
like you.
And you thought forgetting to wear your dentures was a
mistake.
5. Every night, someone thinks about you before they go to sleep.
Something
along the lines of "I can't believe someone hasn't murdered that little
bastard yet."
6. You mean the world to someone.
Someone with a vocabulary of one
word, that word being "world"
7. If not for you, someone may not be living.
But since you
skipped town before the paternity hearing, you'll never know.
8. You are special and unique.
Just like everyone else.
9. Someone that you don't even know exists, loves you.
Thanks to
your ex, who posted that "special" picture of you on the Really Hot
Amateurs porn site.
10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
Like
discovering you really aren't cut out to be an air traffic controller.
11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take another
look, you most likely turned your back on the world.
And the world
is just waiting for you to bend over.
12. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you
probably won't get it. But if you believe in yourself, sooner or later,
you may get exactly what you want.
Especially if what you want is
arthritis, hair loss, erectile dysfunction and declining cognitive
capabilities.
13. Always remember the compliments you receive; forget about the rude
remarks.
No need to remember the rude remarks. You hear them
incessantly, you being you and all.
14. Always tell someone how you feel about them; you'll feel much better
when they know.
Just be certain there are no witnesses.
15. If you have a great friend, take time to let them know that they are
great.
And buy them a gift. Their Blow-Up Betty could use a patch
kit.
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Borowitz: Trump
wishes he could replace Fauci with the doctor who saved him from Vietnam,
Obama
unworried about Trump accusing him of crime because Bill Barr does not
prosecute criminals.
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Florida
man attacks victim who didn't thank him for holding open door to liquor
store, deputies say.
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Thoughts of the day:
Today is Mark Zuckerberg's birthday. I don't care, I just wanted to give
away some of
his personal information.
-Seth Meyers
The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base
ten counting system and likes round numbers.
-Scott Adams
I've never been quarantined, but the more I look around, the more I
think it might not be a bad idea.
-George Carlin
So let me get this straight... Captain Clorox thinks schools are safe
enough for your kids but jail is too dangerous for Paul Manafort.
(from
Facebook)
"Obamagate"- A nonsensical word you create when your cult stops buying
your lies about Covid-19, and you desperately need to change the
narrative.
(from Facebook)
Not sure Trump is thinking through the implications of normalizing
extensive investigations into former presidents.
-@matthewamiller
Donald Trump was never going to get along with anyone called "Dr.
Bright.""
-@middleageriot
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Just aesthetics? You're overlooking all that great foreign protein:
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