The Ides of March - Assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC

The Ides of March - Assassination of Julius Caesar: On this day Julius Caesar, dictator of Rome, is stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. The day later become known as the “Ides of March”.

Caesar, born into the Julii, an ancient but not particularly distinguished Roman aristocratic family, began his political career in 78 B.C. as a prosecutor for the anti-patrician Popular Party. He won influence in the party for his reformist ideas and oratorical skills, and aided Roman imperial efforts by raising a private army to combat the king of Pontus in 74 B.C. He was an ally of Pompey, the recognized head of the Popular Party, and essentially took over this position after Pompey left Rome in 67 B.C. to become commander of Roman forces in the east.

In 63 B.C., Caesar was elected pontifex maximus, or “high priest”, allegedly by heavy bribes. Two years later, he was made governor of Farther Spain and in 60 B.C. returned to Rome, ambitious for the office of consul. The consulship, essentially the highest office in the Roman Republic, was shared by two politicians on an annual basis. Consuls commanded the army, presided over the Senate and executed its decrees, and represented the state in foreign affairs. Caesar formed a political alliance–the so-called First Triumvirate–with Pompey and Marcus Licinius Crassus, the wealthiest man in Rome, and in 59 B.C. was elected consul. Although generally opposed by the majority of the Roman Senate, Caesar’s land reforms won him popularity with many Romans.

In 58 B.C., Caesar was given four Roman legions in Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum, and during the next decade demonstrated brilliant military talents as he expanded the Roman Empire and his reputation. Among other achievements, Caesar conquered all of Gaul, made the first Roman inroads into Britain, and won devoted supporters in his legions. However, his successes also aroused Pompey’s jealousy, leading to the collapse of their political alliance in 53 B.C.

The Roman Senate supported Pompey and asked Caesar to give up his army, which he refused to do. In January 49 B.C., Caesar led his legions across the Rubicon River from Cisalpine Gaul to Italy, thus declaring war against Pompey and his forces. Caesar made early gains in the subsequent civil war, defeating Pompey’s army in Italy and Spain, but was later forced into retreat in Greece. In August 48 B.C., with Pompey in pursuit, Caesar paused near Pharsalus, setting up camp at a strategic location.

When Pompey’s senatorial forces fell upon Caesar’s smaller army, they were entirely routed, and Pompey fled to Egypt, where he was assassinated by an officer of the Egyptian king.

Caesar was subsequently appointed Roman consul and dictator, but before settling in Rome he traveled around the empire for several years and consolidated his rule. In 45 B.C., he returned to Rome and was made dictator for life. As sole Roman ruler, Caesar launched ambitious programs of reform within the empire. The most lasting of these was his establishment of the Julian calendar, which, with the exception of a slight modification and adjustment in the 16th century, remains in use today. He also planned new imperial expansions in central Europe and to the east.

In the midst of these vast designs, he was assassinated on March 15, 44 B.C., by a group of conspirators who believed that his death would lead to the restoration of the Roman Republic. However, the result of the “Ides of March” was to plunge Rome into a fresh round of civil wars, out of which Octavian, Caesar’s grand-nephew, would emerge as Augustus, the first Roman emperor, destroying the republic forever.

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This Day in History March 15

• 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.

• 1781 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.

• 1783 Newburgh Conspiracy: In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.

• 1819 French physicist Augustin Fresnel is adjudged the winner of the Grand Prix of the Académie des Sciences for his “Memoir on the Diffraction of Light”, which verifies the Fresnel integrals, accounts for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishes Isaac Newton's initial objection to the wave theory of light.

• 1864 American Civil War Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.

• 1874 Second Treaty of Saigon: France and Vietnam recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.

• 1906 Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.

• 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition: United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.

• 1939 Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.

• 1943 World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov: The Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.

• 1945 World War II: Upper Silesian Offensive: Soviet forces begin an offensive to push Germans from Upper Silesia.

• 2011 Syrian Civil War: Begins.

• 2019 2019–20 Hong Kong protests: Begins.

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Understanding Military Terminology

Preventive Maintenance

The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction of incipient failures either before they occur or before they develop into major defects.

Also called PM.

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Preventive Medicine

The anticipation, communication, prediction, identification, prevention, education, risk assessment, and control of communicable diseases, illnesses and exposure to endemic, occupational, and environmental threats.

Also called PVNTMED.

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Joint Publication - Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

The Old Salt’s Corner

Flight Deck Jersey Colors

While watching flight operations on the carrier you will notice several different types of crew supporting the aircraft on deck. These crews each wear a different color jersey to identify their function.

Jersey Colors

RED: Ordnancemen, repair parties and fire fighters.

BLUE: Aircraft handling, chockman, and elevator operators.

GREEN: Aircraft maintenance men.

YELLOW: Aircraft movement directors and catapult officers.

BROWN: Plane captains.

PURPLE: Fuelers who refuel aircraft between missions.

WHITE: Other (medical team, air wing LSOs, sighting teams, safety personnel, and visitors).

“I’m Just Sayin”

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow.

The shadow is what we think of it;

the tree is the real thing.

“I am not bound to win,

but I am bound to be true.

I am not bound to succeed,

but I am bound to live by the light that I have.

I must stand with anybody that stands right,

and stand with him while he is right,

and part with him when he goes wrong.”

~ Abraham Lincoln

“Thought for the Day”

“The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.”

“Wild animals never kill for sport.

Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

“You cannot dream yourself into a character;

you must hammer and forge yourself one.

~ James Anthony Froude

“What I Learned”

“Excellence is never an accident it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skilful execution and the ability to see obstacles as opportunities.”

~ Anonymous

Second Hand News: Articles from Week 11 - March 15, 2021 - March 21, 2021

Biden says Cuomo will 'probably' be prosecuted if investigation confirms women's misconduct claims • Russia 'heavily amplified' Hunter Biden stories during 2020 election: U.S. intelligence report • Biden team to tell Chinese officials ‘the error of their ways’

Trump recommends COVID-19 vaccine, even to “people that don't want to get it” • Mike Lindell responds to billion-dollar lawsuit from Dominion with two countersuits of his own • Michigan judge rules secretary of state violated election law by unilaterally changing absentee voting rules

“Don't come over:” Biden tries to clean up mixed border message • Four people recently arrested at southern border are on terror watchlist • Hours after Democrats accuse Kevin McCarthy of lying about terrorists crossing the border, CBP confirms it to Congress

MOST READ: Rappers' raunchy performance of hit song 1“WAP” at Grammys shock viewers: “Wow this is on network TV”, but Dr. Seuss is too dangerous for our children? • Marine Corps aviation museum to close doors after brass cuts funding • CNN's Jake Tapper disputes claims of “no fraud” in 2020 election Washington Examiner

Washington Post Accuses Trump Of A Crime Based On Fabricated Quotes • Sorry, Democrats, You Can’t Blame The Border Crisis On Trump • Once Pandemic Heroes, Democratic Governors Are Now Tyrannical Villains

Pennsylvania Republicans Refer Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf For Investigation Into Nursing Homes Scandal • Cuba And 63 Other Countries Defend Communist China’s Genocide Against The Uyghurs • Naperville, Illinois Superintendent Tries To Silence Community Over Critical Race Theory Training • California Bill Proposes Removing Cops Who Express Religious Or Conservative Beliefs

MOST READ: The U.S. Military Just Became A Political Attack Machine Against Joe Biden’s Opponents • ‘Bachelor’ Finale Host Emmanuel Acho Said The Same Thing Chris Harrison Got Canceled For • FIVE Ways To Use ‘Stimulus’ Hush Money To Fight Democrats’ Plans For Your Serfdom • It’s Time For Americans To Refuse To Trade With Slaveholders

Media Fabricated Fake Quotes From Trump’s Phone Call With Georgia Secretary Of State’s Office • Lapdog Corrupt Media Coverage Of Biden’s Carteresque Speech Is Embarrassing • Courts Repeatedly Refused To Consider Trump’s Election Claims On The Merits • Leftists Are Pushing Asian Americans Out Of The Democratic Party • NBC: Wear A Mask While Exercising And Showering. Maybe Even Two The Federalist

Biden Makes False Claims About Border Crisis: ‘We’re Not’ Holding Children ‘In Cells’, Separating From Parents • ‘Nothing Left To Lose:’ California Restaurant Reduced To Using Generator After City Cuts Power For Defying Health Order

Biden Puts His Foot Down, Orders Waves Of Illegal Migrants Flocking To Southern Border ‘Don’t Come’ • Biden’s Border Crisis Explodes, Number Of Unaccompanied Children In Custody 300% Higher Than Previously Known

Trump Tells His Supporters To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine: ‘It Is A Safe Vaccine’ • Chicago Teachers Union Prez Tells Members: Don’t Reveal You Got Vaccine If It Means You Return To School

‘I Am 100% Suing Cardi:’ Candace Owens Blasts Cardi B After Rapper Posts Doctored Tweet, False Claims • While Others Are Canceled For Tweets And Jokes, Cardi B Suffers No Consequences For Drugging And Robbing Men

Michelle Obama Comments On Meghan Markle Interview • ‘Bachelor’ Star Matt James Reveals He Dumped Winner Over Racism Allegations Daily Wire

Cartels Use Wristbands to Track Human Smuggling Over Border • Biden Tells Migrants ‘Don’t Come Over’ Amid Border Crisis • Trump on Border Crisis: ‘They’re Going to Destroy Our Country’ • House to Vote on 2 Bills That Provide Citizenship Path to Illegal Immigrants • White House: Biden Wants to Make Child Tax Credit Expansion ‘Permanent’

Shadowy Firm Uses New York Times to Spread Disinformation About Epoch Times • Video: Live Q&A: New York Times Uses Disinformation to Attack Competitor; Cartels Use Wristbands to Track People • FIVE More States, Territories Join in Texas Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google • Biden to Hold First Solo Press Conference on 64th Day in Office • U.S. Sanctions 24 China and Hong Kong Officials Ahead of Talks The Epoch Times

Mr. Answer Man Please Tell Us: What Cat's Body Language Is Saying

Cats use a variety of signals (body postures, facial expressions, and vocalizations) to convey their message and avoid unwelcome confrontations.

By learning how to decipher these feline postures, you can deepen the bonds of affection with your cats as well as prevent misunderstandings and potential aggression.

But for many of us, cat lingo feels like a foreign language, difficult to understand and still harder to decipher. Here, animal behaviorists help us interpret kitty’s cues and vocalizations.

1. Tummy Display

Feline body language is more nuanced than that of dogs, says Karen Sueda, DVM, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. “Part of the problem arises when people take their knowledge of dogs and apply it to cats”, says Sueda.

Have you ever wondered, for example, why your cat’s seemingly flirtatious behavior of rolling over to expose its belly may be met with overt aggression when you try to stroke it?

When your cat is content and relaxed, she may stretch out and roll over. But in other situations, when a cat feels cornered and cannot escape, this pose - followed by fully extended claws and sharp teeth - may be highly defensive, indicating that she is prepared to fight, says Pam Johnson-Bennett, a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant in Nashville, Tenn.

As with other feline-human interactions, it is important to learn what your cat prefers

2. The Fluttering Blink

When a cat greets another cat or a person with slow, languid blinks, it's communicating affection.When a cat greets another cat or a person with slow, languid blinks, it's communicating affection.

Why? Because in the feline world, closing one’s eyes in the presence of another is the ultimate sign of trust.

By blinking slowly at your cat, you are communicating that you are aware of its presence and pose no threat. So the next time your cat blinks at you, try returning the gesture.

3. Classic Halloween Pose

One of the most accurate barometers of a cat’s mood is its tail.

When held high, it communicates confidence. Curled around another cat’s tail or human legs, it signals friendliness. And tucked below or between the legs, it signals insecurity or anxiousness.

The upright bottle-brush tail is an unequivocal sign that your cat is feeling threatened. And when combined with the arched back, upright hair along the spine, and unsheathed claws, the stance is a dead giveaway that you should back off, Sueda says.

4. The Direct Stare

Although people can use direct eye contact to show affection, most cats find it threatening. That's why in social settings, a cat usually gravitates toward the one person in the room who is trying to ignore it.

The more fearful a cat becomes, the wider its pupils expand, says Myrna Milani, DVM, an animal behaviorist at Tipping Point Animal Behavior Consulting Services in Charlestown, N.H.

When dilated, the pupils take in as much visual information as possible. This bug-eyed, saucer look signals that a cat is very frightened and wants to retreat.

In an aroused or angry cat, the pupils may become narrowed or constricted to focus more effectively on detail. But cats’ eyes also respond to ambient lighting, Sueda says, so it's important to observe the body language as a whole and not single out any one element.

Once a cat realizes that he is being watched, he may stop what he is doing and assess the situation.

5. I'm Going to Get You

Even the most mild-mannered cat may retaliate if feeling threatened or aroused by too much play or petting. "Cats are stimulus-driven predators by nature," Milani says.

So when they see something move (whether a mouse, cat toy, or human hand), they are hardwired to pursue it.

Closer and closer, they inch forward until they reach arousal threshold. Then they pounce and kill.

If the prey happens to be your hand, the wisest thing to do, Milani says, is to freeze. That stop-action will interrupt this inbred stalking pattern.

When you see these telltale warning signs: dilated pupils, low twitching tail, and flattened ears, your cat is telling you, in the only way it can, to back off.

“That is not a time to get in its face and do ‘the nice kitty’ thing”, Milani says. “And don’t add to the problem by stroking it, especially if the cat is in defensive mode.”

6. Audio Cues

Cats may have adapted their meows to manipulate people in order to get their needs met.

Cats don’t do much meowing to other cats”, says Sueda, calling meows “an attention-getting device” to express greetings, approval, demands for food, and more.

Learn the nuances of your cat’s vocabulary so you can detect the difference between a plea for dinner and an urgent cry for help. For instance:

• Purring usually signals contentment and may also be a comfort-seeking behavior when the cat is recovering from illness or close to death.

• High-pitched gurgling or chatting indicates friendliness.

• Growling, hissing, or spitting are emphatic warnings to stay away - at least until the cat has calmed down.

• Caterwauling is a very loud, guttural sound that cats (especially males that have not been neutered) make when threatened by other cats. This sound is common in deaf cats.

Still, every cat is unique.

“I always tell clients that nobody knows your cat better than you do”, Milani says.

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NAVSPEAK aka U.S. Navy Slang

Seaman Schmuckatelli: Generic name for a sailor, used in a similar manner as “Joe Blow” or “John Q. Public.”

Example: “You're working on an electrical system without tagging it out, when along comes Seaman Schmuckatelli, who energizes the circuit and ZAP, you're fried calamari.”

Seaman Timmy/Fireman Timmy: Used in similar fashion as “Seaman Schmuckatelli” except with a slightly more negative connotation of a sailor who is not too bright, or could be expected to do something stupid without any malicious intent. Can also be used to refer to any sailor not expected to be very bright, who is young and naive, or one who has screwed up in some way:

“And you've got Seaman Timmy on the .50 cal.”

SEAL: The United States Navy's Sea, Air, Land Teams, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command and United States Special Operations Command. There are currently two Coast Guard SEALS, who completed SEAL training before the program was cancelled.

Secure: To turn off, end, or make tighter, e.g. “Secure the forward diesel” or “Secure from general quarters;” can also be used to to prepare something for sea, as in “Secure for sea”.

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Just for you MARINE

Secret Squirrel: Related to intelligence personnel, or any kind of clandestine, covert, classified, or confidential activity or information.

Secure: Stop, cease; or put away and lock.

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Naval Aviation Squadron Nicknames

HSC-26 Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron TWO SIX - nicknamed the “Chargers”

United States Navy Naval Air Station - Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC), Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC), Naval Air Station North Island - Andersen Air Force Base, Guam / Naval Station Norfolk - Norfolk, Virginia / Squadron Lineage: HC-6: September 01, 1967 - August 24, 2005 / HSC-26: August 24, 2005–present

Where Did That Saying Come From?

“Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater:”

Meaning: Don't discard something valuable along with something undesirable.

History: Proverbs are intended to pass on popular wisdom and are frequently expressed as warnings - 'don't count your chickens', 'don't look a gift horse in the mouth' and so on.

To that list of don'ts we can add the odd-sounding 'don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'. Sadly, any discussion of the origin of this proverb has to refer to the nonsensical but apparently immortal email that circulates the Internet 'Life in the 1500s' (or 1600s, as some variants have it).

One of the claims in one version of that mail is that "in medieval times" people shared scarce bathwater and by the time that the baby was bathed the water was so murky that the baby was in danger of being thrown out unseen. Complete twaddle, of course.

What is unusual about this phrase is that, quite by chance, the mischievous author of 'Life in the 1500s' hit on a correct date - the proverb did originate in the 1500s. 'Throw the baby out with the bathwater' is a German proverb and the earliest printed reference to it, in Thomas Murner’s satirical work Narrenbeschwörung (Appeal to Fools), dates from 1512.

Murner wrote in German of course, but we hardly need a translator as he was good enough to include a woodcut illustrating the proverb. The expression was part of everyday German language from then onward (as 'Schüttet das Kind mit dem Bade aus') but didn't emerge in English until the 19th century. The Scottish philosopher and German scholar Thomas Carlyle was well acquainted with German proverbs and translated it in an essay denouncing slavery entitled Occasional Discourse on the N*gger Question (written in 1849 and published in 1853):

And if true, it is important for us, in reference to this Negro Question and some others. The Germans say, “You must empty-out the bathing-tub, but not the baby along with it.” Fling-out your dirty water with all zeal, and set it careering down the kennels; but try if you can to keep the little child!

Despite going against the establishment view on slavery that was held in his day, Carlyle wasn't quite the freedom fighter we might imagine. His analogy compared the dirty bathwater to slavery (to be discarded) and the 'little child' to the useful service provided by the slave (to be kept). He suggested that:

“the Black gentleman is born to be a servant and is useful in God's creation only as a servant”. What he in fact proposed was that servants should be hired for life and given payment, not kept as slaves.

The proverb, in the form of 'do not empty out the baby with the bath water', was in general use in English from the late 19th century onward.

Other 'Don't...' proverbs:

Don't cast your pearls before swine

Don't change horses in midstream

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

Don't get mad, get even

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself

Don't let the cat out of the bag

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Don't put the cart before the horse

Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

Don't throw good money after bad

Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs

Don't upset the apple-cart

Phrases.org.uk

Science & Technology

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Ancient microbial arms race sharpened our immune system—but also left us vulnerable • How atomic bomb survivors have transformed our understanding of radiation’s impacts • Controversial DNA modification could play key role in placenta development • Watch: Threatened pools in Mexican desert hold clues to early life Science AAAS

Bizarre News (we couldn’t make up stuff this good - real news story)

Marine microorganisms: How to survive below the seafloor'

Source: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Summary:Foraminifera, an ancient and ecologically highly successful group of marine organisms, are found on and below the seafloor. Geobiologists report that several species not only survive, but thrive, in these oxygen-free sediments.

Foraminifera are unicellular marine organisms that are found on and within seafloor sediments. Most species construct porous mineralized shells and capture prey by extending cytoplasmic filaments though these pores. The group is highly species rich, and their preserved fossilized remains show that they were already present in the oceans at the beginning of the Cambrian Era, 560 million years ago. Their shells have considerable fossilization potential, which explains why they serve as index fossils for the dating of a number of geological eras.

Moreover, foraminifera are of great ecological significance - owing to their contributions to carbon and nitrate cycles, for instance - and their shells play an important role in the reconstruction of ancient climates. However, despite their well-established status as proxies for environmental conditions, relatively little is known about the biology of contemporary species of foraminifera. LMU geobiologists led by Professor William Orsi of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the GeoBio Center at LMU, in cooperation with Raphaël Morard and Michal Kucera (Bremen University), have now investigated their metabolism at the molecular level, and found that some species of foraminifera can survive -- and indeed thrive - in oxygen-free (anoxic) habitats that would be deadly for other eukaryotes. The results of the new study appear in The ISME Journal.

Foraminifera have been previously found in oxygen-poor and even anoxic marine sediments. To learn more about the adaptations that enable them to survive in this inhospitable environment, Orsi and his team examined species sampled from a sediment core recovered from the seafloor off the coast of Namibia. Much of the sediment in this core was anoxic and rich in the toxic gas hydrogen sulfide. Nevertheless, the team found large numbers of Foraminifera at these levels, where they had more than 10 times higher activity compared to the shallower sections with higher levels of oxygen.

“Up to now, marine biologists have assumed that, under such conditions, Foraminifera manage to survive on the seafloor and die when they are buried beneath it”, says Orsi. “Our results, on the other hand, surprisingly demonstrate that some species of Foraminifera are metabolically more active in anoxic sediments.”

In other words, it looks as if these organisms are just not eking out a living in these habitats, they appear to be very well adapted to the challenging conditions. Moreover, incubation experiments confirmed their preference for anoxic environments, whereby the activity of the Foraminifera increased up to 40 times in anoxic conditions.

Orsi and his colleagues went on to study the metabolic pathways employed by these foraminiferan species by analyzing the messenger RNAs (mRNAs) found in sediment samples. mRNAs are copied from genomic DNA, and encode the instructions for the synthesis of the proteins required for cell function. They therefore allow one to identify the set of genes that are active in the local cell population, and the spectrum of biochemical activities required for cellular metabolism in a given environment. In this case, the analyses revealed that foraminifera make use of a variety of metabolic pathways - for the fermentation of sugars and amino acids, for instance.

In addition, they show that, in addition to capturing and digesting prey, foraminifera in the anoxic zones can exploit soluble organic material as a source of carbon and energy. “Presumably, foraminifera play an important and hitherto overlooked role in anaerobic nutrient cycles“, says Orsi. This ability to thrive in such otherwise inhospitable anoxic environments with high levels of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas could be part of the explanation for their ecological success. After all, the group has managed to avoid a number of mass extermination events over the past 500 million years - many of which were associated with a marked reduction in the availability of oxygen and accumulation of toxic hydrogen sulfide that was responsible for killing off numerous now extinct animal species.

Science Daily (07/20/2020)

Second Hand News: Articles from Week 11 - March 15, 2021 - March 21, 2021

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION: Southern Border Crisis: Too little, too late, Joe: Biden finally tells migrants NOT to come to the U.S. amid largest surge in 20 years: President has NO plans to travel to border and still refuses to label situation a “CRISIS” • Trump decries Biden's “massive” migrant “crisis” that will “destroy our country” if the president does not act: Says border is “out of control” and the “disaster” is going to get much worse • Inside new Texas migrant facility already 700% over-capacity after only three weeks - and where “children are going hungry and sleeping on the floor:” Biden prepares to house 3,000 teens at Dallas convention center 500 miles away

Biden plays it safe on Cuomo again: President says New York Governor should RESIGN and could face prosecution... but only if sexual harassment investigation proves allegations are true • Kamala Harris tells the UN the “status of women is the status of democracy:” Still refuses to comment on Cuomo sexual harassment allegations • NOW Cuomo and his aides circulated open letter attacking credibility of his first accuser saying she was “a tool of Trump supporters”

“I recommend it:” Trump tells his supporters who are hostile to the COVID vaccine to get the shot: Rages against Biden for taking credit for Operation Warp Speed and says his program “saved millions” • Biden says he supports going back to the old fashioned marathon TALKING filibuster on the Senate floor after Mitch McConnell's “scorched earth” threat to Democrats if they killed it • Joe Biden will FINALLY hold his first full press conference next Thursday - after 64 days without facing questions - the longest of any President in last 100 years

Suspect is arrested following chase after eight people were shot dead at three Asian massage parlors in Atlanta during two hour rampage: Police say six of the victims are Asian women • Eight illegal immigrants die in head-on crash on a highway in Texas - the second fatal smash involving migrants in two weeks - after they failed to stop for police • Director of research at biotech firm is charged by FBI after 'buying 800 castor bean seeds to extract the deadly toxin ricin'

Furious Kevin McCarthy warns the Pentagon is being “politicized” after Guam National Guard descend on Congresswomman Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene's office for stunt after she mistakenly said it was not part of the U.S. • Russia did NOT interfere with the election voting process, Joe Biden's new intelligence director admits • Democrat senator accuses FBI of FAKING its 2018 background check into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Mayor of Miami Beach says Spring Breakers 'have forgotten that there's a pandemic' amid fears UK variant is spreading across U.S. • REVEALED: Goldman Sachs CEO who raged that employees working from home is an 'aberration' used the company's private jet for SEVEN weekend getaways in as many weeks • Columbia University to host SIX additional 'intimate' graduation ceremonies for black, 'Latinx', Native, Asian, LGBTQ, and low-income students Daily Mail