UPDATE: See Yahoo Sports. Manchester United have reportedly reached a 'verbal agreement in principle' with Mauricio Pochettino to replace Michael Carrick as their manager in a bid to revive the fortunes of the struggling English giants. ... read more
In 1963, Brazilian educator Paulo Freire helped launch a revolutionary literacy campaign in the impoverished northeastern Brazilian town of Angicos, where hundreds of rural workers learned to read and write in just 40 hours of instruction. Freire’s approach was about much more than literacy. Rather ... read more
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was estimated to affect about 788 million adults worldwide, more than double the number in 1990, making it one of the most widespread and underrecognized health concerns. A recent systematic analysis published in The Lancet estimated that CKD was the ninth leading cause ... read more
are you ready?Readiness quiz. A fun way to assess how ready you are for an emergency. Supply chains are fragile. The grid is vulnerable. When disaster strikes, you're on your own. Take the quick quiz to get your Ready Score and discover your family's gaps--before it's too late.' Read the rest at readyscore.com. ... read more
New research suggests a common skin disease with no cure could be treated with nutritional supplements. The B vitamin derivative showed encouraging results for reducing psoriasis symptoms in studies with both humans and mice. Psoriasis causes a rash with itchy, scaly patches, most often on the knees ... read more
why roads get like washboardsPretty interesting. I had this question recently and see I was completely wrong with my assumption.If you drive on gravel roads, you may have noticed washboards.Why Roads Get Washboards - 18 minMy brother-in-law told me it was because people are driving too fast. . . but I didn't have an explanation ... read more
bookvault app"Print Books On Demand: Publish, Print & Sell Globally. Self-publish and print books on demand and sell them through our retail network or retain maximum profit through your direct selling store." Check it out here. ... read more
Lots of very interesting information about how and when western medicine changed. Really interesting. "Decentralize.TV - Episode 163 -- Oct 08, 2026 - Razi Ann Berry on Naturopathy, Root-Cause Care and Breaking Medical Monopolies. " . ... read more
survey finds only one-third of women under 25 have a positive view of menThis is shocking information and is a major reason to home school all children and not be indoctrinated into this modern cult. "Our culture is being transformed at a pace that is difficult to comprehend. The numbers that I am going to share with you in this article paint an undeniable picture about ... read more
I own 0.001% of two fillies through MyRaceHorse. That's one-thousandth of one percent, so even if the horses become millionaires, it doesn't add up to much for me. It's just fun. Elevated, a 2 year-old filly out of Flightline trained by Bill Mott, "flipped" in the paddock in her first start attempt ... read more
usmnt vs mexico match recap highlightsIn the 80th edition of the storied rivalry, the U.S. Men's National Team defeated 10th-ranked Mexico 3-0 in the highly-anticipated Duel in the Desert that brought together the two FIFA World Cup 2026 co-hosts and Concacaf heavyweights for the first time since 2025. To help the U.S. record its third ... read more
how parents of special needs children can balance life and career successfullyWorking parents raising disabled children often carry two full-time roles at once, and the overlap is where the hardest work-life balance struggles live. Between school calls, therapy schedules, sleepless nights, and the pressure to stay reliable at work, balancing personal and professional life can ... read more
great explanation why you should have physical silver"In this episode, I sit down with precious metals expert Micah Haines to break down why the Bank for International Settlements just warned that today's stock market is riskier than 2008, why the AI bubble sits at the center of that warning, and why China has been quietly buying physical gold while c ... read more
life on other planetsHere's what Copilot AI says: Earth is probably the only planet in the entire universe with life is one of those arguments that sounds bold and scientific when packaged in a dramatic YouTube documentary, but collapses the moment you apply actual probability, scale, or astrophysics. Earth is special, ... read more
On Monday, September 28th, 2026 at 9:20 PM, someone wrote: Had a doctor visit today, and they said I have kidney stones. I was afraid it was something worse like kidney disease or cancer. There's really just one stone -- a white spot on the CT scan image -- big enough to cause problems. It's in t ... read more
fascinating info about sulfur productsIt's really amazing how vital it is for the modern world and the massive threat right now. It affects one thing which affects another and another, on and on. Gotta watch to believe it. Why Sulfur Exports from the Persian Gulf Stopped (0:00) Sulfur in Fertilizer and Tire Making (2:19) Copper, Si ... read more
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greed is not a virtueGreat article. "We humans are living out an epic morality play. For millennia humanity’s most celebrated spiritual teachers have taught that society works best and we all enjoy our greatest joy and fulfillment when we share, cooperate, and are honest in our dealings with one another. But for the pas ... read more
this is deepI just had to share this comment someone here on FriendsNews.com. Read it, absorb it, digest it, lather, rinse and repeat it. Then let me know what the %$=# it means! Here it is:"I comprehend that is genuinely uninteresting and you're merely skipping to the next comment, nonetheless i basically pref ... read more
meteorite that could hold secrets of solar system hits family driveway. they thought it was charcoal from grill"An English family has been astounded to find themselves at the center of a major scientific discovery that's had scientists weak at the knees — as their driveway has been hit by the most valuable space rock ever to fall on Britain. ... read more
microbiome project defines normal bacterial makeup of the body"HMP researchers also reported that this plethora of microbes contribute more genes responsible for human survival than humans contribute. Where the human genome carries some 22,000 protein-coding genes, researchers estimate that the human microbiome contributes some 8 million unique protein-coding ... read more
trip to europe (1996)Jump straight to the video, here, if you want. I was in Bratislava, Slovakia for Doug and Jana's wedding, but this doesn't include the wedding itself. That was filmed by a professional. This video is so badly done it's almost funny. There's also some footage from Budapest, Prague and Berlin. The sto ... read more
million pollinator garden challengeLooks like a worthwhile project. Click here for more info. "Pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day, and yet pollinators are at a critical point in their own survival. Many reasons contribute to their recent decline. We know for certain, however, that more nectar ... read more
san francisco in 1906Things were a lot more freely-moving back then. And the kids seemed to be having fun. Reminds me of Russian traffic today, only they have slightly newer forms of transportation now. :)"A film taken from a streetcar traveling down Market Street in San Francisco in 1906, a few days before the earthqua ... read more
playing in the dirt boosts immune systems"As more states and countries attempt to send children back to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen some utterly horrifying scenarios. Masked up and shielded children of all ages are being forced to stay behind plastic sheets, dividers, and some are even kept inside polyethylene cages wit ... read more
buying gold or silver in kentuckyWhen buying gold or silver online in Kentucky, there is no specific state law requiring ID for such purchases. However, here's how it typically plays out: Dealer Policies Vary Most reputable online precious metals dealers (like APMEX, JM Bullion, or SD Bullion) may request ID for: Large transactions ... read more
celebrities born in sacramentoHere from IMDB are several celebrities born in Sacramento (my home town), in alphabetical order by first name, and only the ones I've heard of. Click their name for a brave.com search.Adrienne BarbeauAdrienne Jo Barbeau is an American actress and author best known for her roles on the TV series Maud ... read more
subsidizing the corporate one percentApparently, those bastions of capitalism are in fact socialists, at least when it works for them.As a result of substantial enhancements we have made to our Subsidy Tracker database, it is possible for the first time to estimate the share of total state and local economic development awards going to ... read more
national weather service warns of falling iguanas on cold night in miami"The National Weather Service on Tuesday warned people in South Florida of the possibility of falling iguanas in advance of cold weather. 'This isn't something we usually forecast, but don't be surprised if you see iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s, ' the Miami ... read more
riding the metroWe're going to attempt to ride the Metro subway to Red Square today. Wish us luck. The exits aren't numbered, they are listed by name ... in Cyrillic. Of course, the overhead announcements are in Russian. One helpful thing is that the announcements are in a male voice if you're going toward the cent ... read more
ways to save waterGreat site: Going Green Consulting "Graywater is the water that goes down the drains from your washing machine, bathroom sinks and showers. When you stop to think about it, the average top-loading washing machine will use between 25 and 35 gallons of water per load. Just multiple that out by how man ... read more
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Temporary Insanity, Operation Detour, Dobie's Dilemma, Lottery President and Another Way have been stitched together as an episodic saga starring Dobie Pokorny.
external news feedscan trump salvage his presidency?
Let's hope not.
brit hume shuts down claims moon landing was fake
The article gives credible evidence of the actual landing(s), but Hume himself does nothing to prove or disprove anything.
federal judge rules trump admin may not remove people to third countries without due process
Good!
iraq announces massive oil discovery near saudi border
This means, of course, US/Israel will have to invade... for democracy.
americans' trust in federal health agencies has plunged since 2025
Actually since 2020, immediately following the covid scam.
rfk jr plans overhaul of child vaccine schedule: report
This is long overdue. Childhood vaccinations have gotten ridiculous.
'the mark of a true champion': three-time grade i winner journalism retired
Probably for the best. Great horse, but had the worst luck.
this aired right after charlie kirk's assassination, a young woman describing what she saw with her own eyes
This is click-bait. She says nothing interesting. The reason for the gag order is to avoid poisoning the jury pool.
american man went to a mcdonald's just built, filmed the new play place for kids
That is sad.
a victory for informed consent: cdc panel reverses decades-old newborn vaccine policy
So far, it looks like RFK Jr is the only good thing about this Trump administration.
trump cancels budapest summit: five reasons why trump is once again escalating against russia
Trump does whatever the warmongers tell him to do.
trump suddenly questions midterm results: does anybody really believe that this 'election' was honest?
Does anyone believe that Trump is honest?
is ai the preamble to creating the idiocracy?
I thought the idiocracy was already here.
adl ceo jonathan greenblatt says christianity is the origin of anti-semitism
A long history of bad behavior by any group is the origin of animosity toward that group.
danish cattle dropping like flies after government mandates
Denmark apparently can't be trusted with animals, period.
hegseth fires back at 'loser' massie
Massie's real aim should've been impeachment of Hegseth's loser boss, Trump.
urine from music festival toilets is fertilizing a new biodiverse forest with odor-free nutrients
See that? There's no fertilizer shortage!
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culture
best and worst self-publishing sites
This is a good site showing who to trust (or not) when it comes to self-publishing: Self-Publishing Services Rated by the Alliance of Independent Authors ... read more
quote of the day (7/14/2012)
"The War on Terror"™ is a product. It doesn't exist to keep us safe. On the contrary, it exists to keep us in a state of fear."
— Liberty Underground News Service ... read more
a free library of classic books & novels
That link went dead, so here's another one.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · Abigail Adams and Her Times · Absalom's Hair · A Child's History of England · A Christmas Carol · A Comic History of the United States · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ... read more
He came in like a lionAnd went out like a lambA loving gentle good-byeAs I held his soft warm handHis children Greg, Lucy, Steve, Don, Doug, Bill, and IWere his pride and joyLoved by all who knew himEvery man, women, girl, and boyHe would sit and watch his horsesAs they trotted up and backMost of th ... read more
semmy quotes (from another way: beyond the status quo)
"Don't be scared when you feel you are about to die. You're not frightened when you wake up in the morning, are you? Pretty much the same thing. 'Life is but a dream!'" "We are from beyond the Pleiades, in the eighth dimension...when we're not slumming it down here in the third and fourth dimension ... read more
one of my favorite twain quotes
If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed." — Mark Twain ... read more
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education
the occult influences of five modern prophets
I discuss five popular figures from the last 500 years, each of whom displayed prophetic characteristics, namely charismatic leadership as described by Max Weber. Nostradamus, Joseph Smith, Rudolf Steiner, Edgar Cayce, and Nikola Tesla come from wildly different backgrounds and appealed to a variety ... read more
the ringmakers of saturn
Back in the mid-70s, an astronomer exposed the fact that the rings of Saturn are growing and being built by craft. "Presented herein are pictures of immensely large, enormously powerful extraterrestrial space vehicles located in the vicinity of Saturn and its moons. These photographic revelation ... read more
adorable echidnas are doing their part without realizing it
"Australian echidnas are one of the only two types of mammals that lay eggs for babies, and despite their spiky appearance, they're rather adorable."Thankfully, the native Australian echidna has become part of the solution because of its very own animal instincts. This particular animal love to dig ... read more
this is why you will always be smarter than artificial intelligence
Good article!"... it has become popular to believe that AI might one day surpass human cognition. AI, after all, can compare (judge) and combine data (reason) better than we can, so if that is, in fact, all that the mind does, then surely we better sound the alarm. But of course, such a view ignores ... read more
musk says all human knowledge for ai training already exhausted
"Elon Musk has joined other artificial intelligence 'experts' in claiming that there was little real-world data to train AI models and that 'peak data' would soon be reached. During a recent livestream, he explained that nearly all of humanity's available knowledge had been processed in AI training. ... read more
earth's nearest dwarf planet ceres is a waterworld that harbours a salty ocean
"The reservoir on the minor planet, which orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter, lies beneath a 20 million year old crater known as Occator — and could harbour...: dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8611631/Earths-nearest-dwarf-planet-Ceres-waterworld-harbours-salty-ocean.html ... read more
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family
check-out time
We check out in an hour. We got a nice free breakfast this morning, then went back to that grocery store and managed to pay the right amount for the right kind of water (still, not sparkling, which is hard to find). Security guard work is apparently a large part of the workforce here, because ever ... read more
we're home! (for good, this time)
And now I'm going to bed! :) I'll blog tomorrow. ... read more
our first (and best-ever) dog, daisy
Daisy, in various glamor poses. And don't miss the puppy versus kitty (Sunny) death match video! ... read more
eleanor and lionel
Eleanor's back surgery was a success!
"Everyone warned me against back surgery, " she says. "But, I'd be in a wheelchair now if I hadn't had surgery!"
O Progresso newsletter
Portuguese Pioneers of the Sacramento Area by Lionel Holmes and Joseph D'Alessandro
Mini-Bio
Graduated from St. Mar ... read more
The Holmes Family Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 8 "Anniversary Issue"May 25, 1990[Editor's Note: This is the big one! The big enchilada. The killer tomato. It's the anniversary issue! (Aren't you excited?) It was one year ago today that a young man with a dream founded "The Holmes Family Newsletter, " only ... read more
The Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 12, September 17, 1990"Your Only News Source" It's a girl!!We asked Denise if she could hurry up and have the baby because we wanted to put out this issue. And, sure enough, she had the baby two weeks early! Wasn't that nice? The bouncing baby girl, Kristen, was born someti ... read more
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life
trump orders major overhaul of childhood vaccine policies
"Trump has signed an order that calls for fewer childhood vaccines and also recommends splitting the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) shots. 'Decades ago, children received only a small fraction of the vaccines required today,' Trump said on Monday. 'In those times, people were much healthier and of ... read more
germs are not your enemy; over-sanitization will weaken your immune system
We are surrounded by microbes. They are everywhere the air we breathe, the surfaces we touch. Some of them are harmful, but still the vast majority of them are harmless. We all co-exist. The health of our bodies and microbiomes may depend on society’s return to lifestyles that expose us to bacteria ... read more
richest 2% of the world's population own more than half of all household wealth
I just found this amazing.
"The richest two percent of the world's population owns more than half of the world's household wealth. Although you may believe you've heard this statistic before, you haven't: For the first time, personal wealth, not income, has been measured around the world. And the ... read more
embracing nature's wisdom: designing for harmony, not control
Prompted and edited by Bill.For centuries, human innovation has often been framed as a battle against nature — conquering the elements, bending the environment to our will, and engineering solutions that impose control. But what if, instead of fighting nature, we learned to collaborate with it? Acro ... read more
offbeat therapy: unexpected ways to boost your mental health
Image via Freepik Maintaining mental well-being is an ongoing journey, and while therapy, exercise, and mindfulness are staples of self-care, they aren't the only paths to emotional balance. Sometimes, it takes a fresh perspective and a unique approach to break through the noise of daily stress. You ... read more
million pollinator garden challenge
Looks like a worthwhile project. Click here for more info. "Pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day, and yet pollinators are at a critical point in their own survival. Many reasons contribute to their recent decline. We know for certain, however, that more nectar ... read more
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