In early February, Republicans brought an FBI veteran to Capitol Hill whom they hoped would expose a “deep state conspiracy” among Democrats and their accomplices in the intelligence community. The GOP witness was part of a network of “whistleblowers” — funneled to congressional Republicans’ new Weaponization of Government panel by allies of Donald Trump — to reveal covert attacks on the former president and broad, anti-conservative discrimination.
But before the interview was over, it was the GOP witness who was failing to answer difficult questions — and Democratic committee staff doing the asking.
But before the interview was over, it was the GOP witness who was failing to answer difficult questions — and Democratic committee staff doing the asking.
- 3/3/2023
- by Kara Voght, Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Secretaries get honored once a year, as do mothers, fathers and even people who talk like pirates, so why shouldn't sword swallowers?
That's what sword swallower Dan Meyer thinks.
For the last seven years, Meyer, president of the Sword Swallowers Association International has declared the last Saturday of February to be "World Sword Swallowers Day," a 24-hour period when the world's 200 or so sword swallowers sharpen their skills collectively.
This year, World Sword Swallowers Day is on Feb. 23, and blade gobblers will gather at various places around the world, including 18 of the 32 Ripley's Odditoriums, to perform solo swallowing and a simultaneous swallow at 2:23 p.m. local time.
World Sword Swallowers Day (Story continues below)
Sword swallowing dates back to around 4,000 B.C. Practitioners of this ancient sideshow art face death each time they attempt the feat -- and not just because the blade usually comes within one-eighth of an inch of the heart.
That's what sword swallower Dan Meyer thinks.
For the last seven years, Meyer, president of the Sword Swallowers Association International has declared the last Saturday of February to be "World Sword Swallowers Day," a 24-hour period when the world's 200 or so sword swallowers sharpen their skills collectively.
This year, World Sword Swallowers Day is on Feb. 23, and blade gobblers will gather at various places around the world, including 18 of the 32 Ripley's Odditoriums, to perform solo swallowing and a simultaneous swallow at 2:23 p.m. local time.
World Sword Swallowers Day (Story continues below)
Sword swallowing dates back to around 4,000 B.C. Practitioners of this ancient sideshow art face death each time they attempt the feat -- and not just because the blade usually comes within one-eighth of an inch of the heart.
- 2/21/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Carolyn Y. Johnson at Boston.com has brought this video to my attention: [video] The video is by former math teacher Dan Meyer, who elaborated at his blog: In fairness, people hate math. Hollywood just turns on the cameras. And he also calls out some of his commenters who note that when Hollywood does portray math in a positive light, it’s always something that geniuses are doing, never ordinary nongenius folks. Do you agree? Does Hollywood have a math problem? If so, is it a separate problem from Hollywood’s general disdain for anything intellectual? (If you have a suggestion for a Qotd, feel free to email me. Responses to this Qotd sent by email will be ignored; please post your responses here.)...
- 2/5/2013
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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