One of President Carter’s many humanitarian efforts was the eradication of guinea worm, a parasite that causes incredibly painful and debilitating disease in some of the poorest parts of the world. And he’s almost done it. In 2023, there were 14 cases. When he started, there were millions a year.
My brother is a cop (it's complicated) and getting interrupted by that notification would STILL fill me with rage.
Not that it's a total failure, obv, but there have been some really ridiculous downturns there...
If you want to see this in action, take a look at how many times wrestling has jumped the shark by catering to that small but vocal subset (or, you know because Vince had a "brilliant" (terrible) idea.)
I wish I still didn't know this was a thing 😒😒😒
Zombie fiction is, at its core, about the fear of seeing your own body age and decay. Ghost stories are about the impossibility of grappling with the past. Vampires are about what if you got so horny you died
The are few things that feel more validating to me than to have 2 cats that have decided I'm the best human on the planet. I didn't grow up with cats, but I've always loved them. My ex hated them 😒 so I didn't have a chance to have my own until we moved here. It's the greatest.
But who's gonna save the skydiving baby?!
