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Trump Pinata

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKSenate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no ‘smoking gun’ to support lab leak theory - KTVZ

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News & Links

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by MacStriker

LINKLDS Church whistleblower to appear on 60 Minutes alleging misuse of church finances

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Religious Naturalism

3 weeks ago3w

Posted by skado

For the science-lovers among us: "Hunter-Gatherers and the Origins of Religion" . .

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Atheist Videos & Miscellany

Apr 17Apr 17

Posted by phxbillcee

ReligionForBreakfast - The Origins of Satan

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Health & Happiness

Mar 24Mar 24

Posted by K9Kohle

Remember you heard it here first (from me) that covid escaped from the Chinese lab. I really like being correct. But how difficult was that to guess when the lab was within first case of COVID?? No brainer. News: Theory that Coronavirus Escaped ...

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Health & Happiness

Mar 24Mar 24

Posted by K9Kohle

Remember you heard it here first (from me) that covid escaped from the Chinese lab. I really like being correct. But how difficult was that to guess when the lab was within first case of COVID?? No brainer. News: Theory that Coronavirus Escaped ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 19Mar 19

Posted by racocn8

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market The GQP are having none of it, meaning they are loyal to their Fox mythos. In the next link, the comments section is filled with seriously sick statements from the MAGAs. If...

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Music, Movies & Books

Mar 19Mar 19

Posted by fishline79

This fascinating book cites the little-known origins of the Evangellical Fundamentalist Political network behind the election of many right-wing politicians, including Ronald Reagan.

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World Music

Mar 14Mar 14

Posted by Marionville

Yesterday @RhondaShotwell posted a song called The Water Is Wide, a lovely song which I know rather well and which has its origins in a traditional Scottish song called O Waly Waly…so I decided I’d post a version which was covered by Israeli Duo ...

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News & Links

Mar 14Mar 14

Posted by puff

The origins of Covid

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COVID CULT

Mar 14Mar 14

Posted by BDair

House unanimously approves bill requiring Biden admin to declassify COVID origin documents The measure will require the Biden administration's Director of National Intelligence to declassify all documents pertaining to the origins of the COVID-19 ...

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Posts

Mar 7Mar 7

Posted by BDair

At 9 AM Wednesday morning March 8th (Washington DC time, UTC-5, 1400 GMT), the US House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic is holding a hearing on the "Origins of COVID" If you are a US resident, or a technical expert,...

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Posts

Mar 6Mar 6

Posted by glennlab

They have been doing strawman arguments for almost 100 years and they still get away with it.

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General & Hellos

Mar 6Mar 6

Posted by LenHazell53

Florida Republican congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, who falsely claimed to be Jewish, was exposed by journalists as actually the granddaughter of a member of the Nazi armed forces. Just when you thought Maga Republicans could not sink any lower ...

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Taboo Island

Feb 16Feb 16

Posted by FrostyJim

...I kinda like his style.

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Religious Naturalism

Feb 8Feb 8

Posted by skado

"Then it must be conceded, as a basic principle of our natural history of the gods and heroes, that whenever a myth has been taken literally its sense has been perverted; but also, reciprocally, that whenever it has been dismissed as a mere priestly ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 3Feb 3

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKNoam Chomsky: Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Linguistics, Mental Illness, & the Meaning of Life

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 25Jan 25

Posted by gsiamne

'Funky Worm' Fossil Helps Explain The Mysterious Origins of Amphibians -

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Photography

Dec 25, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by jasen

Picket Walkway to The Moon.......

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Libertarians Worldwide

Dec 15, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by SpikeTalon

From Encyclopædia Britannica, the historical origins of Libertarianism-

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Just for Laughs

Dec 12, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

I always wondered about the origins

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Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 6, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Ryo1

Malaysia Public Holidays 2023 Just look at them! They have over 50 public/national holidays! The origins of these holidays are all jumbled up - many are originated from other countries' religious traditions like ...

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Illogical atheists guide for ending Christianity

Nov 3, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Word

Onomatopoeia concept understanding. Not saying it is onomatopoeia but it like the word used to label is like the same word for what something is. Conflation of MIMICKED sound to label the sound. Conflation is the point of using onomatopoeia as ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Sep 26, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Marionville

FUDDY-DUDDY. - Noun…a person who is old-fashioned, unimaginative, or fussy; one who is strait-laced, conservative, and set in their ways “he acted like an old fuddy-duddy and was no fun to be around”. Synonyms; old fogy, fossil, dinosaur, ...

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General & Hellos

Sep 24, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Ryo1

African Samurai A story of a man from Africa who became a samurai in Japan Of all the warriors of feudal Japan, one man stands out for his unlikely origins. The samurai Yasuke appears to have sailed from a slave hub in what is now Mozambique. ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Sep 16, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

Maybe this will solve the problem

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Just for Laughs

Sep 11, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

No, can't do.

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Sep 6, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Marionville

Because it’s Pal Waaktaar-Savoy …guitarist and main songwriter of a-ha’s birthday today…he’s 61…I have decided to pay tribute to him on all my music posts today. Although a-ha may be known principally as an 80s synth pop band and for ...

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Posts

Sep 5, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Let's talk about Labor Day's origins.... - Beau of the Fifth Column

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The Best of Late Night & News

Sep 5, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about Labor Day's origins....

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News & Links

Aug 27, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKUS agents in Memphis seize shipped ancient Egyptian artifact

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Aug 25, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Marionville

I’m a longtime fan of The Darkness…possibly because I always seem to be drawn to a good falsetto. I also like Justin Hawkins both as a very talented artist and and as a “real” and “thinking” person who displays quirky humour and ...

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Posts

Aug 3, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by zeuser

Poetry, anybody?

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jul 15, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by gsiamne

What a Martian meteorite can teach us about Earth's origins:

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UAPs, UFOs, USOs and 1st Contact

Jul 9, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by racocn8

July 8 is the 75th anniversary of the Roswell Incident. Per Wiki: "The Roswell incident is the 1947 recovery of balloon debris from a ranch near Corona, New Mexico by United States Army Air Forces officers from Roswell Army Air Field" The Wikipedia...

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visual art

Jun 28, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by skado

Arthur Wesley Dow American (1857 - 1922) "Moonrise" 1916

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 15, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Larimar

Origins of black death plague found

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Out Of The Illusion

Jun 13, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by William_Mary

Mariupol: A Homecoming---Looking back at the origins of the battle The Battle for Mariupol lasted 83 days. It is the primary combat of the special operation in Ukraine. Ukrainian army and nationalists from the Azov battalion tried to turn the ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jun 12, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by gsiamne

These beautiful landscapes hold secrets to the origins of life:

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News & Links

Jun 8, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by SethMorris

Steps to Writing a Definition Essay At first choose your definition essay topic Your readers will be introduced to a term you have chosen to define. While there are many ways you can accomplish this, the goal at the beginning is to clearly describe ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Jun 4, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by misstuffy

This is a well done video on the origins of Jesus. Evidence is the story was plagiarized from Egypts Paganism and the story of Horus born of a virgin mother Isis. This is a must see video. The discuss the fact that when Christians ...

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General & Hellos

Jun 3, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by SpikeTalon

Over the years based on some of what I've seen and heard about what goes on in the state of California, I'm coming to the conclusion that a number of those in that state in positions of power and authority are really and truly mentally disturbed. The...

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General & Hellos

May 1, 2022May 2022

Posted by dalefvictor

There are two Podcasts that I would like to get a comment on: Lex Fridman 276 with Michael Saylor, on economics, bitcoin and the present situation of economics. The other is a Podcast also with Lex Fridman 279 with Sara Walker and Lee Cronin, she ...

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News & Links

May 1, 2022May 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKThe changing meanings of May Day : NPR

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General & Hellos

Apr 27, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Julie808

These 10 "non-commandments" seem reasonable to me. How about you? Does anyone know what CZA is? A FB friend reposted this meme without any explanation for its origins. I asked her, but she didn't reply, so I'm guessing she doesn't know who ...

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Posts

Apr 24, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by glennlab

Don't you all wish you could do that?

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 18, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by xenoview

Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient A folklorist explains the prehistoric origins of the mythical Easter Bunny and why this longstanding cultural symbol keeps returning each ...

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Nihilism; the good the bad and the ugly

Apr 10, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by TejasSticky

About naturalism/nihilism. Naturalistic Nihilist ?!? Do you ever think about life and its meaning? Does life have a meaning? Does existence have meaning? All these questions you have to ask yourselves and make up your own mind. When the word ...

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Apr 5, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by OldGoat43

Here are a few special 420 events around our country4/5/2022 420: Light Up At These Cannabis-Centered Events For National Weed Day Are you planning to light up or enjoy an edible this 420? The origins of National Weed Day, if ...

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World Music

Mar 27, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Reignmond

A little ditty from one of my ancestries. The Basque are an interesting group. Little is actually known about their origins and they are not related to any other European race. They were also serious maritime explorers, and were fishing off the ...

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News & Links

Mar 23, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKCRAZY Secrets About Monopoly! - YouTube

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 19, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by FvckY0u

LINKNew Insight Into Possible Origins of Life: For the First Time Researchers Create an RNA Molecule That Replicates

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Music Fans

Mar 14, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Marionville

It’s an early bedtime for me tonight …so I’ll leave you with this song…..John Hiatt. - Have A Little Faith In Me.

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News & Links

Mar 1, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKUkrainian president signs formal request to join EU

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News & Links

Feb 27, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Sierra4

Just posting a news story on the origins of Covid 19.

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World Music

Feb 15, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by RhondaShotwell

I came across this song many year ago, and really like it even if the words aren't so positive. If you go to YouTube to listen to it there is a short explanation of the origins of the song. The Dixie Cups--Iko, Iko

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Posts

Feb 2, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Boricuatea

This is more for the holidays, but if you bookmark it today and put a reminder for the holidays, you can enjoy then. Or, just enjoy now, why wait for holidays! Video from YT channel Scientific Songs Of Praise "We borrow wonderful hymns and ...

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Natural history

Jan 26, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Fernapple

You may laugh at the early parallel origins of the sex industry and adult toys, perhaps, but the wonderful and strange byways down which natural selection can lead some creatures, is truly beautiful.

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World Music

Jan 11, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Marionville

I’ve always been partial to the Caribbean Calypso beat, so I thought I’d post this video which explains its origins …which are obviously African …but it has evolved and over time has influenced much of our modern western music today…. ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Dec 24, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Buttercup

I just posted a Clarence Carter Christmas song and thought of this. Has to be the most shameless tearjerker ever recorded.

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News & Links

Dec 20, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKSatanic Temple's holiday display coming back to Illinois Capitol rotunda

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News & Links

Dec 17, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKHere's What's in Ted Cruz's Ebook on Critical Race Theory

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Music Fans

Dec 15, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Marionville

It’s time for my teatime treat again…and today it was prompted by hearing this song on a TV advert….I Got You Babe. - Sonny & Cher…1965.

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Dec 9, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Marionville

UFOLOGY. - Noun…the study of UFOs; the investigation of unidentified flying objects by people who believe that they may of extraordinary origins. While there are instances of government, private, or fringe science investigations of UFOs, ...

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Politics

Dec 8, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by OldMetalHead

LINKThe Real Origins of the Religious Right - POLITICO Magazine

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Health & Happiness

Dec 4, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by xenoview

As COVID's Omicron variant spreads, an Australian research team is 'very concerned' about discovery on its origins

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Nov 30, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by NoSheep

LINKScientists in China May Have Found 125-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur DNA | Ancient Origins

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Religion & Spirituality

Nov 23, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by St-Sinner

Not coming?

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Nov 19, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH11/19/2021 A study found that medical marijuana laws "increase the probability that a 30–39 year-old woman is in the labour force, and decrease the time that unemployed 20–29 year-old men spend ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Nov 17, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Ray13

Born in Winnetka, Illinois on Nov. 17, 1925, actor Rock Hudson would have been 96 today. D: 1985 Tribute by Doris Day:

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Nov 4, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Fernapple

A new discovery about a well known domestic animal, and its origins,, which seems to narrow the window of domestication a lot, and if you like horses, some good photos too.

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Politics

Oct 31, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKHow the 'Let's Go Brandon' meme made its way to the floor of Congress : NPR

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Oct 26, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Fernapple

As the the darkness festival of the Autumn draws near. It is perhaps worth thinking about how often the most extreme of myths and folklore can often have quite ordinary, and to todays mind, quite natural, origins.

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This Day In History

Oct 21, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by altschmerz

100 years ago: Communist University of the Toilers of the East founded On October 21, 1921, the Communist International founded the Communist University of the Toilers of the East in Moscow. The university was designed to train ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Oct 15, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKHate-Preacher: Halloween’s Origins Involve Virgin Girls Being “Raped by Demons” | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Oct 13, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Notlost

LINKThe Monumental Tomb of Queen Tin Hinan, Ancient Ancestress of the Tuaregs | Ancient Origins

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COVID CULT

Oct 13, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Wildgreens

LINKUnclassified Summary of Assessment on COVID-19 Origins

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Oct 5, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Philip21

Well, these are common words, but the explanation of their origins is fascinating ....

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Oct 3, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by JoeB

Tracing the origins of glass tesserae from the Roman city of Gerasa in northwest Jordan. The city of Gerasa in northwestern Jordan was an important economic and cultural centre in the Eastern Roman Empire and later the ...

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Politics

Oct 2, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by RussRAB

"Rudy Giuliani, Under Oath, Reveals Baseless Origins Of Trump Big Lie Claims" Whatever anyone thinks of MSNBC, the video recites what was transcribed from the deposition. The truth of the Big Lie purpetrated by Giuliani (and his ...

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Just for Laughs

Oct 1, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by BD66

First Cougar:

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Trump Pinata

Oct 1, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by chalupacabre

Rudy Giuliani, Under Oath, Reveals Baseless Origins Of Trump Big Lie Claims Wow

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Music Fans

Sep 28, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

Until today, i did not kniw this version of Black Betty existed. I was reading an article claiming its origins could be near 200 years old. I do know that it was a blues standard by the late 30's. Anyway, I thought Sir Tom does a decent job - mostly...

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Sep 19, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by JoeB

Production of dairy products drove the expansion of the Yamnaya peoples of the Eurasian Steppes in the Early Bronze Age. The nomadic peoples of the Eurasian Steppes have long been a source of fascination to both ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Sep 18, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by SnowyOwl

Little known facts that may provide insight into our origins on this planet OR not. lol

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Atheist Videos & Miscellany

Sep 5, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Origins Of The Universe And The Mind | Zach-NC | The Atheist Experience 914

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Out Of The Illusion

Sep 5, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by William_Mary

Do you get it yet!?! You have to be starting to get it by now. Afghanistan War Pays Off BIG For Generals Who Lied Where are all the top US commanders of the Afghanistan War who lied to keep it going for 20 years? Turns out they're doing pretty ...

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COVID CULT

Sep 2, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by BDairSticky

This will be a thread on the 'Origins of Covid 19'. We will trace the virus back to its beginnings in a lab at UNC and highlight the evidence of foreknowledge of the 'Pandemic'. Stay tuned. Buckle up and hang on, we will be taking a deep dive into ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Aug 30, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

RealLifeLore - Why Afghanistan Is Impossible to Conquer CaspianReport - Origins of the Taliban

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Silly, Random & Fun

Aug 28, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by SnowyOwl

Miss America, 2121. That's not a sequined dress but reptilian scales as part of her mutation process.

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News & Links

Aug 27, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

U.S. intelligence agencies split on Covid-19 origins, offer no high-confidence conclusions in new report

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Oddities and Anomalies

Aug 17, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Lorajay

According to a friend our local Asian market actually has durians for sale. I can't imagine how they package them. In any instance, I am so angered by anti-vaxxers and trumpists, I am tempted to go buy some and mail them to all those idiots. I put ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Aug 5, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKChristian Pastor: If Something Crashed in Roswell, “It’s of Demonic Origin” | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Feline Fanatics

Jul 28, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by RobertNappi2

Wednesday morning cuteness

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Feline Fanatics

Jul 24, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKThe Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats - YouTube

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jul 22, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by BirdMan1

Covid Origins Debate, and How Science Works:

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Posts

Jul 22, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by altschmerz

100 years ago: Major military defeat for Spanish in occupied Morocco On July 22, 1921, Berber rebels (known as the Rifis after the Rif mountain range), led by Abd el-Krim, inflicted a major defeat on Spanish imperialist troops ...

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COVID-19

Jul 21, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by BDair

The origins of the SARS 2 Cov 19 in Horseshoe Bat derived Corona Virus gain of function research by Ralph Baric at UNC Chapel Hill. Two researchers from Wuhan China were on the team. The NIH and Fauci's own NIAID supplied research grants. This 'gain ...

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Just for Laughs

Jul 15, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz

The origins of the universe....

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