The Guardian

With one of the highest divorce rates in western Europe, Denmark would like breaking up to be a little harder to do – while making sure that when it does happen, the fallout is made less painful for everyone concerned.

Until recently Danes could divorce by filling out a simple online form. But under a package of legislation that came into force in April, couples determined to split must wait three months and undergo counselling before their marriage can be dissolved.  Continue reading “Breaking up is harder to do in Denmark after divorce law changes”

“The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage.”

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.”

“Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.”  Continue reading “Quotes from Thucydides, 460 bc – 400 bc”

Daily Mail

Broadway legend Patti LuPone has drawn harsh criticism for an attack on Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, insinuating that he is gay.

‘Lindsey Graham you are a disgrace. On a personal note, why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out. You might just come to your senses,’ LuPone tweeted on Thursday.  Continue reading “‘Why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out’: Broadway legend Patti LuPone is accused of homophobia after making a personal attack on Lindsey Graham”

LifeSiteNews – by Doug Mainwaring

July 18, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The American Library Association’s recent national conference provided librarians from across the country with strategies for advancing gender identity ideology in schools and finding ways to bring “Drag Queen Story Times” into public libraries despite the objections of local communities.

The conference was held just as disturbing stories came to light across the country about Drag Queen Story Times (DQST) held in public libraries. On the West Coast, young children were photographed having extreme physical contact with a drag queen, while on the East Coast, a drag queen who read to young children was discovered to be involved with numerous lurid and pornographic sexual businesses and activities.  Continue reading “National conference teaches librarians how to sneak drag queens past parents”

Nature of Healing – by Rosanne Lindsay

It all started in 2013 when the United Nations (U.N.) released a report on how insects could stabilize the global food supply. An estimated two billion people around the world eat bugs, so why not you, too? After all, growing the grain used in animal feed takes up huge water and energy resources.

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) fueled the campaign when it published Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security. The 185-page report argues we should all be eating more insects as a means of feeding the estimated nine billion people who will live on Planet Earth in 2050.  Continue reading “The Cricket Devolution”

Haaretz

“Israel is actually more the victim than the party that’s responsible” for the Middle East conflict, said U.S. peace envoy Jason Greenblatt in an interview with PBS on Wednesday.

Greenblatt also rejected the term “occupied” to describe the West Bank and called the use of the word “settlements” “pejorative.”  Continue reading “U.S. Envoy Greenblatt: Israel ‘Victim’ in Conflict, Rejects the Term ‘Settlements’”

Campus Reform – by Ethan Cai

Colorado State University claims that “American” is a non-inclusive word that should be avoided.

CSU’s online Inclusive Language Guide, compiled by the school’s Inclusive Communications Task Force, lists certain words and phrases to avoid while providing  replacements in an effort to help “communicators practice inclusive language and [help] everyone on [its] campus feel welcomed, respected, and valued.” The school’s Women and Gender Collaborative website directly links to the document.  Continue reading “Colorado State: ‘Avoid’ using ‘Americans,’ ‘America’”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

San Diego, Calif. – As TFTP originally reported, two active duty U.S. Marines were charged with felony assault and battery charges stemming from an altercation with San Diego police officers and faced the possibility of being dishonorably discharged from the service, as well as up to three years in prison for the false charges filed against them. Luckily, however, unlike the police officers, the body camera footage didn’t lie, and now, one of these former Marines is getting civil justice.  Continue reading “Cops Assault and Arrest Two Marines for Giving First Aid to an Unconscious Man”

The Mind Unleashed – by Elias Marat

Across the United States, rising income inequality and surging homelessness is leading cities to introduce brutal measures meant to drive out people living on the streets. From hostile architecture like unneeded bike racks to “bum-proof” benches and spikes on every surface imaginable, cities large and small are doing all they can to make life literally unlivable for the already unfortunate indigent population left desperate for a bit of rest. Continue reading “Cruel and Unusual: City Plays ‘Baby Shark’ Song on Loop to Drive Out Homeless People”

Daily Mail

Young drivers will be banned from driving at night under government plans to cut road deaths.

The Department for Transport is considering introducing a ‘graduated licence’ system that would place restrictions on rookie drivers having been requested to investigate the scheme by Theresa May in February 2018.  Continue reading “UK: Young drivers will be banned from the roads at night”

The Mind Unleashed – by Emma Fiala

A report published on Tuesday by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, revealed that 13,400 of the city’s homeless population had jobs in 2017 while another 18,000 had a college education. The report challenges long held stereotypes concerning the homeless that include the false idea that anyone with a steady job or college education is immune from one of life’s most difficult experiences.  Continue reading “13,400 of Chicago’s Homeless Had Jobs in 2017, 18,000 Had a College Education”