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  • Study identifies key factors boosting compersion in non-monogamous relationships

    05/05/2024 2:01:20 AM PDT · by fwdude · 1 replies
    PsyPost ^ | May 4, 2024 | Eric W. Dolan
    In a world where romantic relationships traditionally adhere to monogamy, the reaction to a partner’s intimate connection with someone else is typically assumed to be jealousy. However, within the community that practices consensual non-monogamy, a different emotional response known as compersion — defined as feeling joy when a partner is romantically or sexually involved with another person — is increasingly recognized and valued. A recent study provides insight into the predictors of compersion, revealing that emotional closeness with a partner’s other intimate connections, clear communication about these relationships, and reduced feelings of jealousy are key facilitators. The findings have been...
  • Ukraine’s Donbass Lines Collapsing - Russia’s Strategy of Attrition Comes Full Circle

    05/05/2024 1:51:57 AM PDT · by ganeemead
    Total FUBAR situation...
  • British comedian: 'Britain is a dying society. I’ll be fine in Israel'

    05/05/2024 12:01:05 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 10 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 5/5/24
    Jewish-British writer and comedian Lee Kern, who is planning on emigrating to Israel, took to social media to express his displeasure with the direction his country has taken in light of the results of the local elections in which many left-wing and Muslim candidates saw great success. "I’m leaving Britain and moving to Israel. Even if it wasn’t for the antisemitism I’d be leaving. Britain is a dying society. I’ll be fine in Israel. It’s the most dynamic, creative, and positive place I’ve ever been - even though surrounded by Islamic fundamentalist psychopaths who daily try to destroy it," Kern...
  • Man dead after vehicle crashes into White House security barrier

    05/04/2024 11:05:37 PM PDT · by CFW · 8 replies
    WCYB ^ | 5/5/24 | Sana Azem
    WASHINGTON (7News) — An investigation is underway after a man died in a crash near the White House on Saturday evening, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At around 10:45 p.m., D.C. police said they responded to the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest, D.C. for reports of a crash. When they arrived, they located a man and pronounced him dead on the scene.
  • Black restaurateur says appearance with Trump was a 'plea' to Biden that she is struggling

    05/04/2024 9:53:57 PM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 20 replies
    Fox News ^ | May 4, 2024 | Charles Creitz
    A vegan cafe owner in Milwaukee who recently spoke beside former President Trump at a Waukesha rally told Fox News that her remarks were a plea to the person she voted for in 2020 — President Biden — to understand the plight of struggling business owners like herself. Shana Gray said that since her appearance, it has been an "eventful" time, which host Laura Ingraham reported included messages of hate and at least one case of a person with differing political beliefs "storm[ing]" her cafe. "I just pretty much put a plea out there to the administration of which I...
  • Northern Gaza in ‘full-blown famine’, UN food agency chief says: World Food Programme head calls for immediate ceasefire and ‘unfettered access’ into besieged territory.

    05/04/2024 8:43:22 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 30 replies
    Al Jazeera ^ | 05/04/2024
    Northern Gaza is experiencing a “full-blown famine”, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said, and warned that it is “moving its way south”. In an interview with NBC News set to air on Sunday, Cindy McCain said that her remarks are based on what the WFP has seen and experienced on the ground. UN officials and aid agencies have for months warned of such a scenario. “It’s horror. It’s so hard to look at and it’s so hard to hear,” McCain told the US broadcaster’s Meet the Press programme. “What we are asking for and...
  • White House Slashes Environmental Restrictions for Biden's Pet Projects - Wind and Solar

    05/04/2024 8:39:54 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 1 replies
    Hotair ^ | 05/04/2024 | Jazz Shaw
    Back in 1969, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), mandating environmental reviews for all major projects to determine their environment impact and allowing for periods of public comment. This has generally been beneficial, but it opens the door to lengthy lawsuits from environmental activists that can tie projects up in the courts for years. There may be some significant changes coming to the process, however, but only for certain types of projects. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has just finished what's being described as a "rule change" that will remove many delays and "streamline" the...
  • University of Mississippi opens student conduct probe after confrontation between Black student and counterprotesters

    05/04/2024 8:28:13 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 18 replies
    CNN ^ | Sat May 4, 2024 | Sara Smart, Dianne Gallagher, Sarah Dewberry and Denise Royal
    The University of Mississippi has opened a student conduct investigation after actions of “hostility and racist overtones” were portrayed during a demonstration on campus. The incident unfolded Thursday on the school’s campus during a heated exchange between a group of pro-Palestinian protesters and a much larger group of counterprotesters. About 30 pro-Palestinian protesters were demonstrating in a barricaded zone when they were surrounded by an estimated 200 counterprotesters, some holding American flags, several Trump flags and some dressed in red, white, and blue. While there are multiple videos circulating online showing the protest at varying times, one video in particular...
  • Ukraine peace talks alternative to inevitable battlefield defeat, says senior Ukrainian general

    05/04/2024 6:57:11 PM PDT · by pigeoninthepark · 23 replies
    Ukraine is preparing for peace talks with Russia as there is “no way to win on the battlefield alone”, Kyiv’s deputy spy chief has said
  • Left-Wing Groups And Long-Time Activists Reportedly Trained Anti-Israel Protesters For Months

    05/04/2024 6:46:48 PM PDT · by george76 · 13 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation ^ | May 04, 2024 | Will Kessler
    Anti-Israel protesters at many of America’s universities have been consulting with and sometimes trained by left-wing groups and activists, some of which have ties to support of terrorism, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Protesters at universities across the country have consulted with groups like National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) and Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, in some cases resulting in months of training, planning and encouragement, according to the WSJ. Administrators and police have battled pro-Palestinian protesters in recent days at schools like Columbia and the University of California, Los Angeles, in some cases calling in officers...
  • Is Doug Burgum the dark horse in the Trump VP race? After Kristi Noem killed her dog, Republicans consider the North Dakota billionaire and his wife's inspirational story of recovery

    05/04/2024 6:39:02 PM PDT · by chickenlips · 46 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | May 4, 2024 | Charlie Spiering
    When former President Donald Trump welcomes potential running mates to Mar-a-Lago this weekend a dark horse could emerge as a favorite. One-time frontrunner, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, is all but out of contention following revelations she shot dead her 14-month-old dog Cricket. Other candidates - including U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and J.D. Vance; and congresswoman Elise Stefanik - are also set to attend. But whispers are circulating about a lesser-known Republican who 18 months ago was little heard of outside his remote home state. He is a billionaire businessman surrounded by a loving family and has the...
  • Iranian Warship On The Move Amid Houthi Threat To Attack Ships

    05/04/2024 5:57:06 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 36 replies
    gCaptain ^ | May 4, 2024 | Arsalan Shahla
    An Iranian warship has embarked on a mission in oceanic waters, Iran’s state media reported, in the wake of a warning by Houthi rebels that they could renew their attacks on vessels transiting the region. The aircraft carrier Shahid Mahdavi, operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has reached southern hemisphere waters, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, without specifying its exact location
  • Life Liberty and Levin on now, and tonight at 10pm PDT. Exposes all the Dark Actors responsible for the current upheaval

    05/04/2024 5:45:55 PM PDT · by Syncro · 43 replies
    Fox News, Comcast TV, 760 ^ | MAY 4th, 2024 | Mark Levin
    Don't miss it. Includes Soros. Covuto today was told Soros money was involved. He dissimisset that fact, "I'd have to see the check" Watch the show and comment! I can't quote any of it, I'm not quick enough. Watch it!
  • Louisiana Nine-Year-Old Awarded After Giving His Only Dollar to Millionaire He Mistook for Homeless Man

    05/04/2024 5:36:54 PM PDT · by chickenlips · 23 replies
    Breitbart ^ | May 4, 2024 | Olivia Rondeau
    An unlikely friendship has formed between a nine-year-old Louisiana boy and a multimillionaire businessman after the child confused him for a homeless man and offered him his only dollar. When a fire alarm in his building awoke television personality and sporting goods brand owner Matt Busbice in April, he grabbed some random mismatched clothes and headed outside. After placing an order at a coffee shop down the street, Busbice went onto the patio to quietly pray, security footage from the shop, shared with WBRZ, shows. That was when Kelvin Ellis Jr. wandered by and saw Busbice standing in the corner...
  • Hims and Hers loses $210 million in stock value after CEO says he is ‘eager’ to hire anti-Israel protesters

    05/04/2024 5:32:44 PM PDT · by george76 · 44 replies
    New York Post ^ | May 3, 2024 | Patrick Reilly
    Buzzy healthcare company Hims & Hers lost nearly $210 million in stock value in a single day after the company’s CEO said he and other executives were “eager” to hire anti-Israel student protesters who’ve faced disciplinary actions from their universities. The online sexual health and pharmaceutical company plummet 8% on Friday from its opening price of $12.24 to $11.26 — just two days after Palestinian-American CEO Andrew Dudum said companies would be happy to have the protesters and encouraged them to apply to Hims and Hers. “Moral courage > College degree,” Dudum tweeted on Thursday, amid the nationwide anti-Israel protests...
  • Breed’s Grand Trans Appointment

    05/04/2024 5:32:01 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 4 replies
    California Globe ^ | May 4, 2024 | Richie Greenberg
    We just can’t stop the constant parade of controversy, can we? San Francisco’s mayor London Breed Thursday announced her making an appointment for the position of Executive Director of the “Office of Transgender Initiatives.” Head-scratching aside, Breed finds this specific appointment to be of such importance, now, she had to put out a press release and gloat on social media. Clearly, this must be an election year.
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ DON’T GIVE UP ~ 05 May 2024

    05/04/2024 5:08:18 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 59 replies
    Serving the Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    DON'T GIVE UP Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. — Galatians 6:9 KJV Do you ever feel like giving up? Perhaps you’re discouraged about your finances or you’re facing problems with your health, your marriage, or your children. Sometimes problems seem so overwhelming that the road ahead seems too steep to climb. We all go through these times. I’ve wanted to give up and quit many times through the years. But when I realized I had nothing interesting to go back to, I determined to keep...
  • Exclusive — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘Everyone Should Be Terrified of Mike Johnson’

    05/04/2024 5:04:41 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 64 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/04/2024 | Bradley Jaye
    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) joined Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM to discuss her effort, as expressed by host Matt Boyle, to “expose Speaker Mike Johnson’s power-sharing agreement with the Democrats.” Greene announced Wednesday she will force a vote on a motion to vacate on the floor after House Democrat leadership said that they would protect Johnson’s (R-LA) speakership.
  • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson runs from reporters asking about alleged cop killer: video

    05/04/2024 4:51:10 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 9 replies
    Nypost ^ | 05/04/2024 | Matthew Sedacca
    Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was caught on camera bolting from local reporters who wanted to ask him about the recent arrest of an alleged cop killer. Johnson was at a National Day of Prayer service Thursday in the Windy City, with his chauffeured car waiting in an alley, according to reports. Local reporters darted after the mayor, hollering for him to wait and to comment about the arrest of Xavier Tate Jr., who allegedly killed Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca in a carjacking last month, according to video.
  • Caroline Glick: The Jewish vote is up for grabs, and it may decide the US election

    05/04/2024 4:32:13 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 67 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 4/5/24 | Caroline Glick
    (JNS) A few weeks ago, a sermon by Reform Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, the senior rabbi at the Steven Wise Free Synagogue in New York, shocked millions from that city to Tel Aviv. Standing at his pulpit, Hirsch delivered a stern warning to the Democrats. Noting that he is someone “who is finely attuned to American Jewish sentiment,” Hirsch told Democratic elected officials: “Do not take American Jews for granted.” Hirsch explained, “I have spoken to many American Jews in the past few months who have surprised me with their anxiety about developments in the Democratic Party, and their perception that...