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Sealioning
Via: Trout Giggles • Metafied • 143 Comments • 3 Likes • 6 years ago
“I learned something new today”
Sealioning (also spelled sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility.[1][2][3] It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to...
Angler Stumbles Across An Elusive Sea Creature That Looks Like The Chestbuster Alien
Via: Trout Giggles • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 8 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
“Honestly the first thing I thought about was the Alien movie with Sigourney Weaver and that thing that comes out of people's stomach, that's...”
The oceans are rammed with odd, freakish-looking creatures. Take, for example, "volcano" jellyfish, the New Zealand rough skate (which looks like evil incarnate), and pretty much anything from Russian deep-sea fisherman Roman Fedortsov's Insta account. And then there's this. It is 15...
It's the Apocalypse - Do You Die or Live?
By: Trout Giggles • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 107 Comments • 6 Likes • 6 years ago
I've often thought about this and Perrie's seed about India and Pakistan has got me thinking again. Yes, I know, that can be dangerous but just read. My family calls me a defeatist and other sorts of names because if there's a global apocalypse I don't want to hang around. I want to be one of...
Evangelical Christians Helped Elect Donald Trump, but Their Time as a Major Political Force Is Coming to an End
Via: Trout Giggles • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 16 Comments • 3 Likes • 6 years ago
“Alex Camire left the church a few months before his pastor announced from the pulpit that the election of Donald Trump was “a miracle of the Lord.””
Alex Camire left the church a few months before his pastor announced from the pulpit that the election of Donald Trump was “a miracle of the Lord.” The 29-year-old Connecticut social worker had been raised in the evangelical tradition; his parents were married in it. But Camire’s faith had...
Coast Guard families told they can have garage sales to cope with government shutdown
Via: Trout Giggles • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 1 Comments • 6 years ago
““While it may be uncomfortable to deal with the hard facts, it’s best to avoid the 'hide your head in the sand’ reaction,” the tip sheet said....”
Employees of the U.S. Coast Guard who are facing a long U.S. government shutdown just received a suggestion: To get by without pay, consider holding a garage sale, babysitting, dog-walking or serving as a “mystery shopper.” The suggestions were part of a five-page tip sheet published by the...
‘Fake News,’ Donald Trump ‘MAGA’ Sign Placed Outside Texas Holocaust Memorial Museum
Via: Trout Giggles • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 9 Comments • 7 years ago
““The officer that was exploring and investigating really didn’t see a connection between the ‘Fake News’ sign and the intention behind such a...”
A sign posted in front of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio bearing two phrases often used by President Donald Trump was removed after it was taken as a statement of denial of the genocide. The yard sign, which the San Antonio Express-News reported featured the phrases, “Fake News”...
Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve with judge to oversee dispersal to other charities
Via: Trout Giggles • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 10 Comments • 7 years ago
““Our petition detailed a shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation — including unlawful coordination with the Trump...”
The Trump Foundation — the charitable foundation started by President Donald Trump years before he became a presidential candidate, which New York's top prosecutor said exhibited a "shocking pattern of illegality" — will dissolve according to a court filing. The foundation will give away its...
The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex
Via: Trout Giggles • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 44 Comments • 7 years ago
““In comparing what Texas is more well known for, a bowl of chili or brisket, it’s brisket,” Vaughn says.”
The official version of chili con carne can only be made by people from Texas. It’s literally the law: In 1977, the 65th Texas Legislature enshrined the stew of beef and chile peppers as the official state dish, but also an official version of the dish, declaring that “the only real ‘bowl of...
Kansas Official Tells Black Woman He's Member of the 'Master Race:' 'Don't Ever Forget That'
Via: Trout Giggles • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 36 Comments • 7 years ago
““I don't want you to feel like I'm picking on you. Because we are part of the master race,” he said in this week's meeting. “You have a gap in your...”
A Kansas County commissioner is facing calls to apologize after telling a black woman that he is part of the “master race” during a routine public planning meeting. The remark was made on Tuesday by Leavenworth County commissioner Louis Klemp, a white man, and seemingly directed at a woman...