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Pennsylvania Church Holds ‘Blessing’ Ceremony Featuring AR-15 Rifles

Worshippers in a Pennsylvania church clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged wedding vows in a commitment ceremony.

The event at the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary in Newfoundland, Wayne County, led a nearby school to cancel classes.

The Rev. Sean Moon leads the controversial church. He and his wife are known as the king and queen. Moon said in a prayer Wednesday that God gave people the right to bear arms. He held a gold AR-15 rifle throughout the ceremony.

Moon is the son of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, often described as a cult, in the 1950s.

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The 20 Fastest Growing Jobs in the Next Decade – Visual Capitalist

An awesome tripod for smartphones. It is light enough to take anywhere but strong enough for the heaviest smartphone and even some cameras. It is also flexible and can be propped and manipulated to hold your camera in incredibly weird ways – Amazon

Is St. Louis Safe To Visit? – Van Life Wanderer

Prince Andrew served with papers in US sexual assault lawsuit – Bloomberg

After his death, Ted Williams (the last baseball player to hit .400) was decapitated and his head cryogenically frozen at a lab in Arizona so he could be brought back to life in the future – Deadspin

Tesla opens a showroom on Native American land in New Mexico, getting around the state’s ban on automakers selling vehicles straight to consumers – Business Insider

Emma Raducanu, whose stunning victory at the US Open earned her $2.5 million, said her initial goal was to win enough prize money to replace her broken AirPods – Insider

Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, says Dutch court – Reuters

Man who spent 15 years on death row before exoneration dies of Covid – NBC

5 Things You Do Not Want to Tell the Man You’re Dating – Linkiest

Octavia Spencer Recommends Britney Spears Get a Prenup After She Announced Her Engagement to Long Term BF – Yahoo

I don’t know how people live without a back scratcher. I keep one near my desk. The pleasure of an hard to reach itch scratched is incomparable – Amazon

Teddy Moutinho – Interview, Photos, and More – Unfinished Man

Putin self-isolates after Covid cases in inner circle – France 24

Logic Problems to Challenge Your Bored Brain – Popular Science

6 Things You Need to Do to Prevent Getting Hacked – Wired

Apple Issues Critical Patch To Fix Security Hole Exploited By Spyware Company – NPR

Jeff Bridges Says “Cancer is in remission" – Consequence

This Insect Has The Only Mechanical Gears Ever Found in Nature – Smithsonian

Litecoin price jumped 20 percent after hoax linked the cryptocurrency to Walmart – The Verge

Megan Fox Reveals Inspiration For Viral ‘Naked Dress’ at 2021 MTV Video Music Awards – Maxim

Woman Strolling Through Airport In Only A Bikini And A Mask Goes Viral – Ruin My Week

A Trial Lawyer on What to Wear to Get Out of Jury Duty – Mel Magazine

 

What Is It Like To Have An Autistic Child?

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My daughter is nearly 19, she is the 5th of 5 children and if she had been first there would likely have not been more. She is time intensive and energy draining. She is not adaptive. She is at the higher end of the specturm although she has some very extreme deficits as well.

This past week she told me that she hates my guts, that she never gets enough attention, that is is unreasonable to only get 5 to 6 hours of my attention and conversation a day.

We could never get up and just decide to go to the zoo, because she doesn’t operate on spur of the moment. Everything has to be planned well in advance.

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Former Huntington Beach councilman is brutally KO’d – Streamable

Pictures and Videos of the Day – Ned Hardy

FBI releases first declassified 9/11 document after Biden order – Reuters

Sudden downpours come with a heightened risk for flooding and mudslides. You can help control floodwaters by stacking sandbags in front of doorways or garages to block seepage or by piling them up to form makeshift mini dams. But for city folk looking for hassle-free prep, “sandless” bags are the way to go – Amazon

Transgender fighter Alana McLaughlin wins MMA debut – NY Post

Twelve hours in a Florida COVID-19 ICU – Tampa Bay Times

Former WWE star Al Snow saves boy from riptide in ocean – TMZ

Blockchain, explained Blocks? Chains? How does this whole thing work? – The Verge

Seven Pro Wrestlers that Died too young – Linkiest

Study of 486 families finds essentially no influence of adoptive parents on adoptees’ IQ in adulthood, providing further evidence for the predominance of genetic influences on adult intelligence – Science Direct

Why Do I Hate Computer Science? – Geek Extreme

This garden hose will make your life easier, its super lightweight, it never tangles, or twists and is super easy to store – Amazon

A damn fine collection of hot women – Leenks

Karens Start Facebook Group Named ‘Karens United’ To Rally Against Being Called Karens – Unilad

Maryland Man Gets 10 Years for Semen-Filled Syringe Attack – CBS

In 2018 Bob Costas was removed from his spot on the Super Bowl and fired from NBC for submitting a monologue that discussed the dangers of concussions during the Super Bowl – ESPN

Los Angeles voted most expensive, inconvenient and over rated city in North America – Timeout

Church leader follows teen girl into bathroom to tell her she’s ‘too fat’ for shorts – Reddit

9 Gym Machines You Should Never Use—and the Alternative Exercises You Should Be Doing Instead – Men’s Journal

The Secret to Living a Meaningful Life – BBC

Larry Elder prepares for California recall loss and claims fraud even though vote hasn’t even taken place – SacBee

Why most gas stations don’t make money from selling gas – The Hustle

Everything You Didn’t Know About the Trusty Tape Measure – The Art of Manliness

Taking Your Girl to Hooters and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken

Kendra Lust Drops a Thirst Trap for Her Lions! – Egotastic

 

 

The Essential Guide To Building Your Bug-Out Bag

Whether it’s a wildfire, a hurricane, a flood, or any number of other emergencies, a fully stocked bag of emergency gear allows you and your family to quickly evacuate to a shelter or other secure location without forgetting any basic survival supplies and tools.

Let’s get one thing out of the way — yes, this is “prepper” mentality. Guess what. There’s no shame in being prepared. A certain organization has “Be Prepared” as their motto — and it’s meant to mitigate this exact sort of tragedy. And look at how many people literally had their lives suddenly and unexpectedly destroyed in this past storm. How will you respond to a crisis when it’s your turn?

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What’s It Like To Be A Hikikimori (Hermit)?

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I was 16 when I dropped out of public school to finish up online. That is when my prolonged bouts of social isolation started. I had friends, but these friends were people I abused drugs with (to cope with our life circumstances), as they weren’t socially adapted like most people our age.

As time went on I ended up cutting off all contact with them and haven’t contacted them since age 18. I haven’t had a social outing in 5 years. It’s liberating but embarrassing at the same time to be saying that.

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Picture of the Day

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A young 19-year-old Teddy Roosevelt at Harvard, 1877

As a child, he was more like Samuel L. Jackson’s Mr. Glass in “Unbreakable” than the eventual Rough Rider he would become.

Here’s how the future president describes himself as a child in his autobiography: “Having been a sickly boy, with no natural bodily prowess … I was at first quite unable to hold my own when thrown into contact with other boys of rougher antecedents. I was nervous and timid.”

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10 Videos Guaranteed To Put A Smile On Your Face – Ned Hardy

Covid-19 Virus Variants Mu and Lambda Unlikely to Supplant Delta – WSJ

One of the best wallets I ever owned. Perfect minimalist size and fits all my cards. Does NOT bulk up in your pocket and money clip to top it off – Amazon

Deontay Wilder reveals his daughters’ boyfriends must spar at least three rounds with him to prove themselves – Talk Sport

Youtuber accidentally uploads unedited video which shows her using her crying son for a thumbnail – Reddit

‘Anti-Mask Karen’ fired over viral video of her coughing on customers – NY Post

9 Nerdy but Brilliant Cooking Tips Straight from Food Scientists – Kitchn

How to come out of your shell: You don’t have to be outgoing. But if being introverted is holding you back from the life you want, dive in for a way out – Psyche

How Hollywood Sold Out to China: A culture of acquiescing to Beijing’s censors is now the norm, and there’s little sign of it changing – The Atlantic

How James Wan Launched Three Horror Movements in the 21st Century – Den of Geek

Really cleverly designed hoodie that turns into a backpack when you flip it inside out – Amazon

Guy tells teens their bikini-clad beach bodies are ‘pornography’ and to cover up – Tik Tok

50 Famous Photos That Changed Our World – All That’s Interesting

WWI Soldiers Describe What It Was Like To Go ‘Over The Top’ In Trench Warfare – Weird History

Curvy Iskra Lawrence Bodysuit of the Day – Drunken

WWE Super Diva Scarlett Bordeaux is a damn fine woman – Egotastic

QAnon Surfer Who Allegedly Killed His Kids With a Spear Gun Could Face Death Penalty – VICE

Coma Patients Are Sharing Their Experiences “Waking Up” Again (15 Stories) – Ruin My Week

Solar could comprise almost half US power by 2050 – Towleroad

When the elephants were used to aid the war effort, 1914-1945 – Rare Historical Photos

How to Date Someone Way Taller (or Shorter) Than You – Life Hacker

20 Tourist Traps That Should Best Be Avoided, Shared By People Who Actually Visited Them – Demilked