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16 Mar 09:07

‘Meet Carly’: First foal of 2019 arrives at Budweiser Clydesdale breeding facility

SpinnyNuNu

I love the Clydesdales. Budweiser is gross, but their horses are the best.

The newest addition to the Budweiser family is already growing so fast.

14 Mar 14:32

California governor expected to impose death penalty moratorium

SpinnyNuNu

I’m very interested in how this is going to play out. Especially because voters here in CA approved a proposition a few years ago to streamline and accelerate the death penalty.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_California_Proposition_66

And rejected one that would have eliminated the death penalty in the state.

Moratorium would halt the execution of 737 condemned inmates

14 Mar 14:21

Free Crochet Pattern – Zipper Pouch

by Shellie Wilson
SpinnyNuNu

I once put zippers into crocheted makeup bags that I made for my nieces. I lined them with adorable fabrics, too.

Waaay too much work to be worth it

There are endless possibilities of what you can put inside of these handy little crochet zipper pouches. The best part is that there is no sewing in this pattern! Free pattern including a photo tutorial on how to crochet around a zipper.

13 Mar 19:10

Honoring Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of America

SpinnyNuNu

She looks like Almira Gulch from The Wizard of Ozm

Her mission was to give all girls the chance to become leaders.

13 Mar 00:13

Dream House of the Week: Las Vegas bomb shelter

SpinnyNuNu

We could all pool our money and live underground

Avoid zombies in this stylish hideaway.

12 Mar 15:14

How a "wealth tax" would work

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)


Too many people still don't understand the difference between a wealth tax and an income tax, and don't understand marginal rates.  Show this video to your friends who are in that group.
11 Mar 19:13

Agents seize $77 million of cocaine at New York-area port

SpinnyNuNu

Not stopped by a border wall.

It's the biggest cocaine seizure at the ports since 1994.

11 Mar 18:28

Mayor resigns after reportedly calling elderly black people 'antique farm equipment' in text

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>>>“It has become clear to me that the media does not acknowledge personal space and reports on nothing more than rumor in many cases. In this political climate where the media does not discriminate between fact and rumors, it is hard to be a public figure,” he said.

Boo Hoo, the media won’t overlook my private racism. They’re invading my personal space to out my disgusting behavior and that is mean. *stomps foot*

Republican Shane Bouchard apologized and said he says “stupid things and stupid jokes occasionally.”

11 Mar 17:20

FL Bill Forcing Public High Schools to Offer Bible Classes Passes First Hurdle

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

*headdesk*

We don't need public schools turning into Sunday schools.
11 Mar 01:25

President Trump signs Bibles for residents at Alabama church

SpinnyNuNu

I just don’t even know what to say about this. I mean, really. Dude’s a racist adulterer, but sure, have him sign your holy scriptures. Sounds about right.

President Donald Trump signed Bibles at an Alabama church and took photos with survivors of a deadly tornado outbreak that killed nearly two dozen people.

11 Mar 00:56

Man sues abortion clinic after teenage girlfriend terminates pregnancy

SpinnyNuNu

How very Handmaid’s Tale of him.

The man was 19 and the girl was 16 when he said he “pleaded” with her not get an abortion.

11 Mar 00:39

Jaguar attacks woman while she was taking picture at Arizona zoo

SpinnyNuNu

Really hard to feel sorry for an adult who crosses the barrier to get a closer selfie with a large, dangerous wild animal.

Officials believe the woman was trying to take a selfie near the fence of the jaguar enclosure when the animal reached out and attacked her arm.

08 Mar 15:40

Investigation launched after officer pulls gun on black man picking up trash on his own property

SpinnyNuNu

Ridiculous.

"He's picking up trash and you have your hand on your gun?" a witness shouted.

07 Mar 23:33

'They know their daddy is really sick': Woman says husband is on life support due to the flu

SpinnyNuNu

My uncle died last month from complications of the flu (he was immune-compromised due to a kidney transplant and subsequent return to dialysis). He and his wife didn’t get their flu shots because Jesus will protect them and big pharma is evil, I guess.

All of these stories just piss me off so much.

The woman said she now realizes how important it is to get a flu shot.

07 Mar 17:13

Atlantic salmon, farmed in Wisconsin

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
SpinnyNuNu

I know farmed salmon is generally problematic, does anyone know if this way is better?


"[Just] up the hill from an abandoned schoolhouse in the rolling hills of west central Wisconsin about 33 miles southeast of Eau Claire, 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of salmon are harvested each week and 1.5 million pounds of leafy greens each year. And it’s all being sold to grocers, restaurants and wholesalers within a 400-mile radius of Jackson County...

A 3-acre greenhouse, nearly twice the length of a football field, glows purple from its more than 1,100 LED grow lights — a sight that turns the heads of passing motorists on Interstate 94 at night. The lights, with cloud-based software, help mimic California’s Salinas Valley.

Next door, the North Atlantic Ocean is replicated in a one-acre fish house. Thousands of Atlantic salmon, some newly hatched from eggs sourced in Iceland, others nearly 10 pounds after two years, are raised in 22,000-gallon tanks filled with fresh water drawn from a 180-foot-deep well...

With millions of dollars in financial backing from Todd Wanek, the CEO of Ashley Furniture, and his wife, Karen, this is where a team of experts schooled in the minutiae of aquaculture and hydroponics uses water from the fish rearing process to grow vegetables year round on floating mats. It’s all certified organic with no pesticides, growth hormones or other additives."
"Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. Water in which fish are raised is then used to fill greenhouse tanks to grow plants. The fish waste provides nutrients for the plants, and the water recirculates between the tanks...

Salmon are raised in water that is about 39 degrees. The nutrient-rich water is then pumped to the neighboring greenhouse where the water is allowed to warm naturally to around 75 degrees and can be used to grow baby red leaf lettuce from seed to harvest in 18 to 24 days...

Like hydroponics, aquaponics systems require less land and water than conventional crop production methods, increase growth rates and allow for year-round production... The projects, which use no surface water and emphasize cleanliness including bio-security measures to prevent contamination of crops, are designed to decrease transportation costs and provide locally sourced food...
The Superior Fresh system, which includes about 850,000 gallons of water in the greenhouse, has interior and exterior weather stations that talk to each other and open and close roof vents to help regulate temperatures. On a recent day, with temperatures outside in the mid-20s, the greenhouse temperature was 76 degrees. During the polar vortex, interior temperatures dropped to the upper 50s..."
More details and pix at the Wisconsin State Journal.
04 Mar 16:19

'Odds were against us, God was not': Bibles, crosses survive massive church fire

SpinnyNuNu

Would have been nicer if god had saved the church from the fire as well instead of just some books and decorations.

Through the ashes came an unexpected miracle at a West Virginia church.

04 Mar 16:16

School apologizes for having students pretend to own slaves

SpinnyNuNu

Why is the South/Bible Belt so fucking stupid?

A Tennessee school district has issued an apology for a social studies assignment that asked students to pretend to be slaveowners and brainstorm expectations for their slaves.

03 Mar 18:39

Does a straw have one hole or two?

SpinnyNuNu

Here’s the Reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7dq5n0/does_a_straw_have_one_or_two_holes_and_why/

I say two holes because you can plug one end and then it would only have one hole.

But I also like the answer that says that ideally a straw has no holes because holes in a straw means it won’t work properly. The openings on each end aren’t actually holes they are just what makes it a straw.

03 Mar 18:02

A ‘Sandlot’ TV series sequel could be on the horizon

SpinnyNuNu

Please no.

The director of the 1993 cult-adored baseball epic revealed he's sold a pitch to a streaming network for a TV series sequel.

03 Mar 17:36

‘I’ll sit here all night if I have to’: Police department tweets unusual standoff call

SpinnyNuNu

Zax in real life

Officers were dispatched to a seemingly unending battle of wills in a parking lot.

03 Mar 17:29

Group of teens help rescue boy dangling from a ski lift

Teenage rescuers sprang into action after seeing an 8-year-old boy hanging from a ski lift.

02 Mar 20:14

Couple made $30,000 reselling Trader Joe’s items last year

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>>> "Our products work the best when they’re sold as part of the overall customer experience within our stores. . .”

Wut

While legal, Trader Joe's has come out against the practice.

02 Mar 20:09

Man admits to sexually assaulting 93-year-old mother-in-law on her deathbed

SpinnyNuNu

What the fuck!?

"This was a woman who was literally on her deathbed, she was in an incredibly vulnerable state."

28 Feb 15:25

Woman sentenced for giving deadly drug to inmate in Vacaville

SpinnyNuNu

Her last name is Johna Martinez-Meth.

Of course she smuggled in meth.

A woman who smuggled a deadly dose of methamphetamine to a California prison inmate has been sentenced to two years in prison.

26 Feb 15:58

Video: Arizona gets dumped with snow, police post hilarious explainer on ‘substance’

SpinnyNuNu

They call it “s-now”

lol

When you live in a town that isn’t used to having cold weather, getting a lot of snow can be odd.

23 Feb 22:07

Satanists Have Adopted a Mile-Long Stretch of Road in Central Arkansas

by Hemant Mehta
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Evangelicals should refuse to drive on it. Traffic would get so much better

The Highway to Hell is real.
22 Feb 15:57

Secret Video Shows Kentucky Biology Teacher Promoting Christianity to Students

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

Unacceptable

The teacher played video of a preacher who claimed a Hubble image showed "Jesus everywhere."
22 Feb 10:50

Boy uses doorbell camera to ask dad very important question

SpinnyNuNu

Hilarious

I’m jaded, so I’m not convinced this isn’t just a viral ad campaign, but it’s adorable.

The boy knew just how to get his dad's attention.

21 Feb 17:23

Napa County sheriff releases graphic video of fatal shooting

SpinnyNuNu

Dude

A Northern California sheriff's department has released graphic video of a deputy fatally shooting an armed suspect.

20 Feb 22:45

'It was supposed to be very special': Woman confronts family during baby's photo shoot

"I hate the fact that when I look at these pictures, this is what I have to remember," the mom said.