Greeting card companies invented Valentine's Day? Here's the holiday's history
While historians have long debated the holiday's origin story, evidence shows it predates the existence of commercial greeting cards by centuries.
Comparing deportations under Trump's first term to past presidents
Trump supporters are pointing to data that supposedly shows more immigrants were deported under his predecessors than during his first term.
St. Valentine is not just patron saint of lovers, but also epilepsy, plague and beekeepers?
The identity of St. Valentine is complex and likely to be a composite of several men.
Unpacking the story about Malia Obama receiving more than $2.2M from USAID
Online users, either knowingly or unknowingly, shared an untrue rumor about Malia Obama originating from a satirical Facebook page.
How the SAVE Act may affect registering to vote for women, other groups
Research suggests up to 34% of voting-age women don't have documents proving citizenship with their current legal name.
Unpacking claims Musk's son told Trump to 'shush' and 'go away'
The impromptu "Take Your Kid to Work Day" at the White House sparked popular posts about what the 4-year-old said.
I-studio Podcast - Socialistisk Politik
Lyssna på I-studio Podcast på Internationalen.se, Spotify, Podcaster och Youtube. Länk till det senaste avsnittet med Åsa Mattsson & Leandro Mulinaro om våldsvågen i samhället: https://internationalen.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LeandroMulinaro.mp4Socialistisk Politik
How false claim spread that US government planned to spend $50M on condoms to Gaza
Elon Musk discussed the rumor during a news conference on Feb. 11, 2025.
What we know about mine where Elon Musk says federal retirement claims are processed by hand
The Office of Personnel Management processes thousands of federal employee retirement claims every month.
K is for Know Kindness
This step in the personal ethical revolution I'm following (A-Z, one step every two weeks) discusses the known psychological and physiological benefits of kindness, and specifically of practising gratitude, the prime example being keeping a gratitude journal. (G has already been used for Goodbye Google, so I guess gratitude had to fit in here)
It seems there have been numerous studies on gratitude's personal benefits, such as reducing inflammation and boosting the immune system.I admit I'm a little skeptical, and note in the linked article there are also some studies that don't show these effects. Also, if you're genuinely kind or grateful you're not being it for personal benefit, are you?
Nevertheless, since I already write a diary, I will make a practice of including some thoughts of gratitude. It is undeniably a positive thing.
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Know Kindness - Ethical Revolution
Join me in taking step K, “Know Kindness”, in the A-Z of simple steps to a better world: Live longer and happier by practicing compassion.Ethical Revolution
DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the U.S. for certain crimes.
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Trump WH falsely claimed USAID funded 'transgender comic book' in Peru
Karoline Leavitt, U.S. President Donald Trump's White House press secretary, promoted this false claim in the early days of Trump's second term.
USAID sent $2M to Guatemala, but not just for gender-affirming health care
Republican officials pointed to the $2 million grant as a waste of federal spending.
Goat covered in $100 Trump bills is on display at Mar-a-Lago. Here's why
The statue will be sold at auction for the benefit of an organization that says it fights human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children.
Video of Jewish celebrities in anti-Ye T-shirts was AI-generated
A video posted to social media purported to show celebs like Scarlett Johansson and Jerry Seinfeld wearing T-shirts protesting Kanye West.