Is it just me?

When I call my sister up to share a particularly interesting bit of news and she goes "Yeah, I know", is it wrong of me to threaten to dangle her out the window by her toes? To wish her well on her trip to Hell? To hate her with the burning passion of a thousand suns?

How hard is it to pretend that the news is new to her!?

On another note, this is an interesting use of "was sat" from a presumably American waiter. I thought that was restricted to British speakers! Anybody hear that irl in the US lately?

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A Rising Tide Only Lifts All Boats When Everyone Has a Boat

An anti-immigration group’s imaginary scapegoats

A top Ukrainian army officer said a "full-scale invasion" of his country was under way Thursday, as a U.S. official said up to 1,000 Russian troops had crossed Ukraine's southern border to fight alongside pro-Russian rebels.

UN Calls emergency meeting on Ukraine crisis

Pro-Ukraine Volunteers on New Frontline Despair of Stopping a Russian Attack

Rape and Sexual Slavery Inside an ISIS Prison

It should go without saying that there is some seriously triggery stuff in that link

There is a 20 to 50% possibility that the Southwestern United States could face a "megadrought" that lasts more than 30 years, according to researchers from the U. S. Geological Survey and two universities.

If You Think the Water Crisis Can't Get Worse, Wait Until the Aquifers Are Drained

Rich People Are Trucking Their Own Water Into Drought-Ridden California

Indian team among finalists to build Star Trek-style tricorder

Dogs Eating Dead Bodies Of Ebola Victims On Liberian Streets

Ebola vaccine to be tested in humans at NIH Clinical Center in Maryland this fall

Fueled by Superstition, People Are Violently Attacking Albinos in Tanzania

Mystery of Death Valley's 'Sailing Stones' Solved

Three Things You Didn’t Know About the Arachnids That Live on Your Face

Remember the Wendy Davis Filibuster? The Law She Fought Is Driving Dozens of Abortion Clinics Out of Business

How rural poverty is changing: Your fate is increasingly tied to your town

6 Disturbing Things I Learned Writing Your Textbooks (cracked.com article)

Got squashed tomato all over my pants.

Ugh.

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Swine for sale: How kids’ livestock shows became a cutthroat (and expensive) business

"Severe... Pervasive... Irreversible": IPCC's Devastating Climate Change Conclusions More here

Renewable energy capacity grows at fastest ever pace

Green technologies now produce 22% of world's electricity

Could Climate Change Cause Deadly Epidemics?

The Dark Side of Almond Use

People are eating almonds in unprecedented amounts. Is that okay?

The authorities in Brazil say they have dismantled a criminal organisation they believe was the "biggest destroyer" of the Amazon rainforest.

NYPD Harassment Stories: "Stopped for Walking With a Black Guy"

U.N. says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by Syria militants, 81 trapped

Russia sends tanks and troops into Ukraine, seizes a strategic town

Russians troops fighting in Ukraine? Naw. They’re just on ‘vacation.’

Microbiomes: You Live in Your Own Germ Cloud, Study Finds

Touring a Kurdish capital in the US

Why Are There So Few Doctors in Rural America?

The rugged lifestyle has its appeal, just not for physicians.

Philadelphia Earns Millions By Seizing Cash And Homes From People Never Charged With A Crime

Treatment Centers Are Closing, But Ebola Patients Have Nowhere to Go

Ebola Is Rapidly Mutating As It Spreads Across West Africa

Islamic State Executes Dozens of Syrian Army Soldiers

Facing Islamist threats, some Arab nations tilt toward Israel

Yeah, because they might hate Israel, but at least Israel isn't fucking terrifying. Well, it's an ill wind that blows no good, I guess.

If You Want to See Inequality in the U.S. at Its Worst, Visit an Impound Lot

'Poor door' opens a window on housing affordability crisis

This 3D-Printed Vertebra Is A Huge Step Forward For Medicine

Walking a mile a day can cut risk of dying from cancer by 40%