You've Got to Be Kidding?

According to a new study published in the journal PLOS Genetics , a team of scientists has just thawed out and revived a prehistoric roundworm that has been frozen in the Siberian permafrost for the past 46,000 years.   These parasitic microorganisms seem to have remained alive by entering a state called cryptobiosis, in which they reduce their metabolism to extremely low levels to withstand extreme conditions.   Essentially, the worms were frozen in time. Frozen in time?   Hell, that sounds a helluva lot like today's Republican Party.   Of course, reviving these roundworms is a big deal - and not just for science!   Why we could be talking about the next big star of some Pixar film.   Either that or this whole escapade is like the opening scene of a 1950s horror film that didn’t end well.   You be the judge.   That said, we shouldn’t downplay the scientific significance.   After all, theoretically, there’s a slight possibility this worm coul...

NBC News reports that Trader Joe's has recalled two flavors of its cookies because the snacks may contain rocks.   The grocery chain was advised by the supplier who makes the cookies that their Trader Joe's Almond Windmill Cookies and its Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies have a “rock problem," and the remaining supplies on the shelves and in the warehouses have been destroyed.   The supplier did not explain how rocks got into the cookies. Well, no doubt a lot of folks are now gonna be really pissed at Trader Joe’s for selling cookies with rocks in them.  Granite, finding rocks in your cookies is a problem, but as they say, “This too shall pass.”   Besides, “Let ye who has the perfect cookie cast the first stone .”   Now, the way I figure it, about the only ones who really need to be concerned about folks eating cookies with rocks in them - would be people who live in glass houses, but who am I to judge? Sadly, this isn’t the first time Trader Joe’s has b...

I n keeping with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wish to eradicate “Woke” from the state’s Public School System, the Florida Board of Education has just voted to approve an addition to the American history curriculum, which will also teach students about the “benefits of slavery.”   This new standard for teaching means Middle School students in Florida will now be taught a new curriculum that will promote the idea that slavery gave black people “skills” which could also be “used for their personal benefit.” And now a word from our Republican US Supreme Court - “Hi, my name is Clarence Thomas - and I approve this curriculum!”  Next up for the Florida school system, “How Auschwitz developed successful weight loss techniques.”   Hell, instead of reparations, as other states are considering, descendants of slaves living in Florida can soon expect to receive an “invoice” from the state to cover the costs of their descendant’s “apprenticeship training.” Now, with regard to slaves being taug...

Former president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to announce (in all caps) that he received a letter from the Justice Department informing him that he is a target of the long-running investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.   Trump then accused Special Counsel Jack Smith of being “deranged” and labeled Attorney General Merrick Garland’s actions as “unethical,” claiming “Nothing like this has ever happened in our Country before, or even close.”   Rolling Stone reports the Special Counsel’s letter to Donald Trump related to Jan. 6 listed the federal statutes under which Trump is expected to be charged, including conspiracy, obstruction, and civil rights violations.   The letter mentions three federal statutes: Conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud the United States; deprivation of rights under color of law; and tampering with a witness, victim, or informant. Wow, all I can say is this Donald Trump fellow just keeps on “wi...

According to a video published by the New York Post, vaccine conspiracy theorist, and Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advanced a dangerous conspiracy theory this week that the coronavirus could have been a bioweapon “deliberately targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people while disproportionately attacking White and Black people. Now, I don’t know exactly what RFK Jr’s been smoking, but my best guess is whatever it is, Sidney Powell was his dealer.  Either that, or he’s been hitting Uncle Teddy’s old liquor cabinet again.  I mean, this guy is really out there.  Not to be overly critical, but it kind of sounds like Rosemary wasn’t the only Kennedy who underwent a lobotomy.  I mean, let’s get real.  If this dude weren’t a Kennedy, he'd be standing outside some Walmart with a cardboard sign begging for cash. That said, and in response to the outage over his statements, RFK Jr. immediately tweeted he “never, ever” suggested...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Al) created a major uproar during his appearance on CNN this past Monday - after he was given an opportunity by host Kaitlan Collins to clarify remarks he made last spring, where he appeared to be advocating that “white nationalists” should to be able to serve in the U.S. military.   In a May interview with a local Alabama radio station, Tuberville criticized Biden Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin for his efforts “to weed out the white extremists and the white nationalists” from the military.   Tuberville categorized it as part of a Biden Administration effort to politicize the armed services and accused Pentagon leaders of “ruining our military” and driving away supporters of former president Donald Trump.   Even though Tuberville claimed he rejects racism, he still pushed back against host Collins when she told him that “by definition, white nationalists are racist because they believe their race is superior to others.”   Tuberville respon...

In a video he posted to Twitter, Sen Rick Scott (R-Fla) issued a travel warning for those coming to Florida, proclaiming, "If you're socialist, communist, or somebody that believes in big government (read liberal), I would think twice, think twice - if you're thinking about taking a vacation or moving to Florida!”   Scott then added, “We're all about freedom here in Florida.   And if your politics don't align, you're not free to come here.” Wait!  The guy who was fined $1.7 billion for Medicare fraud and who took the 5th a full 75 times said what?   So, its Sen. Scott who gets to decide who can come to Florida, eh?   I didn’t realize Rick Scott owned Florida.   And discouraging potential tourists from visiting Florida?   What a genius strategy!   I mean, its not like Florida gets a lot of revenue from tourism, or anything like that.   I tell ya, these MAGA politicians are nobody’s dummies.   My question is, how do Florida Republican poli...