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Interestingly, the term filibuster comes from a spanish word for 'pirate' or 'freebooter.' The spanish word came from a french word, which came from Dutch 'vrijbuiter.' Which means free-booter. -
How fucking ridiculous
Carolyn Lagattuta ( Read more... ) -
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the pharmaceutical industry spends between $8,000-$13,000 per physician every year. They spend two to three times as much on marketing and administration than they do on research and development. And we wonder why drugs cost so much. -
Happy Thanks something!
My brother prepared some stuff for speech and debate about how under patriarchy, extinction through nuclear events is inevitable ( Read more... ) -
Stolen from Julia (R911!) But seriously folks, can you spell terrifying?
H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 ( Read more... ) -
Ah...Neuroscience
AHAHAHAHAHAAAAA ( Read more... ) -
Things one should remember:
The "umbles" (hypothermia):
Grumbles
Mumbles
Stumbles
Fumbles
The "owns" (hyperparathyroidism):
Moans
Groans
Stones
Bones
Psychiatric Overtones
DIGFAST (mania):
D = Distractibility
I = Indiscretion
G = Grandiosity
F = Flight of ideas
A = Activity increased
S = Sleep (decreased need for)
T = Talkativeness (pressured speech) -
OK, well not quite unprecedented...
This is an unprecedented three posts in the same month ( Read more... ) -
True Love
I think I have fallen in love ( Read more... ) -
As Circumstance would have it
This week is arguably the biggest week of my life thus far ( Read more... )