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Do you know what OK stands for? Its meanings and origins might surprise you. Let’s talk about language evolution.  Technology has changed language at such a blistering pace that it’s hard to keep up for those of us who are a little older. I was introduced to ‘text abbreviations’ like LOL and BRB (laugh out loud and be right back) when text messages started to take off in the late 90s and early 2000s. This shortening of phrases was all the rage. Later, when smartphones hit the scene, a new form of shortened communication appeared: the emoticon, and after that, the emoji.  Long before that, though, abbreviations were being used not just as shorthand, but as ways to express humor. OK would start as part of a fad, but end up being one of the most used words in the world.  Who Invented the Word OK? Journalist Charles Gordon Greene was responsible for the first confirmed use of the word OK in the March 23, 1839 issue of the Boston Morning Post.It was found in a humorous article about their rival paper, the Providence Journal. There are a few theories about the origins of OK, and some of them make perfect sense.  One such theory is that OK stems from the Scottish phrase of agreement, “och aye”. After all, OK also conveys agreement or acquiescence, and both och aye and OK sound similar. Surely that’s the most sensical answer, right? Well, it might be sensical, but it’s wrong.  The next theory is that OK comes from the Choctaw word “okeh”, which translates to “it is so”. Again, both words sound phonetically similar, and they both convey similar ideas. This explanation also makes sense! But it’s still wrong.  When OK was used in the Boston Morning Post article, it was an abbreviation of “Oll Korrect”, or “Ole Kurreck”, a humorous misspelling of “All Correct”. This misspelling and subsequent abbreviation was quite popular, and readers of the time found it hilarious. But why was spelling something wrong so funny?  The Boston Abbreviation Fad  Humor is relative, which is why things found comical in the 1800s wouldn’t earn even a LOL from someone today. The humor of that time might be lost on us, but it’s imperative to understand why OK entered the English language.  To those in Boston in 1838, misspellings were seen as a humorous way to make fun of the poor or less educated. A number of phrases would be misspelled on purpose in newspapers and other forms of written media just to get a laugh, and the most infamous of these misspellings is undoubtedly OK.  Boston didn’t just love wrongly spelled words, they also adored abbreviations. We aren’t sure where the misspelling “Oll Korrect” was first used, but it stuck around long enough to be abbreviated into OK, and OK certainly had staying power.  For a time, OK was a Boston phenomenon, but it wouldn’t be long until it reached the rest of the country.  Martin Van Buren: “Old Kinderhook” or “OK” The use of OK hadn’t spread much beyond Boston by 1840, but that was about to change.  It was an election year, and a man named Martin Van Buren was the Democratic presidential candidate. When running for office, every little detail needs to be taken into consideration–even someone’s name!  Literacy was not high in the United States at the time, and some democrats were worried that “Martin Van Buren” might be too much of a mouthful for voters, and too hard to remember. What Van Buren did have, though, was a prestigious nickname based on where he grew up.  Martin Van Buren hailed from Kinderhook, New York, and this combined with his age gained him the nickname “Old Kinderhook”. It was quickly decided that Old Kinderhook would be a better name for a campaign than Martin Van Buren–after all, people were more likely to recognize city names even if they couldn’t read well, and Old Kinderhook had a distinct patriotic air to it.  So in response to this nickname, democrats began pushing Van Buren’s new moniker. Signs would read “Vote for Old Kinderhook”, eventually morphing into the shortened “Vote for OK”.  Even in 1840, Presidential campaigns were a huge deal, and the Vote for OK slogan spread far and wide. The opposing side even tried to use it to criticize Van Buren’s predecessor, Andrew Jackson, who had difficulty spelling during his presidency and had used the abbreviation. If you recall from earlier in the article, making fun of someone for misspellings is a way to insinuate that they are illiterate.  From there, OK entered people’s vernaculars across the county, but the abbreviation wasn’t done yet–OK was going to travel the globe.  OK Goes International  Fads from the United States have a tendency to make their way overseas once they become popular enough, and OK was no exception.  With more and more people implementing OK into their daily speech or writing, uses of OK started to pop up in other countries.  A few of the languages that adopted the early usage of OK were: Arabic  Mandarin Chinese German Dutch Korean  Japanese  Not only did understanding OK make it easier to communicate trades, but it was absorbed into a few of these languages themselves. A word that is assimilated from one language to another is known as a loanword, and OK might be one of the prevalent loanwords in existence.  OK transfers over to other languages so well for several reasons. It’s a short and simple word that conveys a large number of meanings, and the sounds are easy to replicate for foreign language speakers.  The increased usage of the telegraph also helped spread OK to the masses. Agreeing or affirming something with two letters was much easier than tapping out an entire phrase.  OK was added to most dictionaries by the 19th century, making the former joke into an official word. The post The strange and hilarious history of the word “OK” first appeared on History Defined.

This is just getting sad at this point…. Joe Biden’s interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos went terribly for him on so many levels, but this is by far my favorite part. Biden: “If Trump wins in November, I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and did the goodest job I know I could do.” “The goodest job” pic.twitter.com/zQuGYUdI0F — Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 6, 2024 Full video player here: Biden on if Trump wins: “I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and did the goodest job I know I could do.” pic.twitter.com/vizvNQxlro — ALX (@alx) July 6, 2024 And they can’t even claim we heard it wrong, because ABC’s official transcript uses “goodest” (a word my spell-checker keeps telling me is not a real word: ABC’s official transcript has Biden saying “goodest.” pic.twitter.com/cqc2GoDxK3 — Alex Pfeiffer (@__Pfeiffer) July 6, 2024 It’s so sad, actually. Almost makes you feel bad for him. He’s reverting to being a little child, (“I did my goodest, Mommy!”) which is probably why they treat him like one…. Remember this ultra cringe moment? Watch this clip, and you’ll see what I mean: At what point is this abuse?? Jill Biden:“Joe, you did such a great job answering every question. You knew all the facts.”https://t.co/PKOAesS0Su pic.twitter.com/pbZkkUWZr9 — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) June 28, 2024 OMG Is this real? pic.twitter.com/ofZ20xrfDo — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 28, 2024 The New York Times wrote: Clutching a microphone at an after-party in Atlanta, Biden is focusing on Trump’s performance, not his own: “I can’t think of one thing he said that was true.” The first lady, Jill Biden, offers up her review of her husband’s performance: “Such a great job. You answered every question.” “Joe, you did such a great job answering every question. You knew all the facts!” There’s clearly something very wrong medically at this point, don’t you think? Is this what’s really going on? NEW REPORT: Joe Biden Has Parkinson’s Disease NEW REPORT: Joe Biden Has Parkinson's Disease EDITOR'S NOTE: we cannot confirm or deny whether Joe Biden does indeed have Parkinson's Disease or any form of dementia.  We are simply reporting on the growing number of reports that claim he does. Reports are swirling online that Joe Biden has been confirmed to have Parkinson's Disease and/or forms of Dementia.  A very bad combination. Laura Loomer has led a lot of the reporting, which has been criticized by the White House but which is appearing to be confirmed by other sources as time goes on. We start with this report from Loomer from yesterday: EXCLUSIVE: ???????? When Dr. Kevin Cannard, the Parkinson’s Disease specialist met with @JoeBiden ’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor on January 17th, 2024 at the @WhiteHouse , the appointment was made on January 12th (5 days before the meeting) and White House logs show the meeting was NEARLY 7 HOURS and didn’t end till MIDNIGHT! Why was a Parkinson’s specialist at the White House with Biden and his doctor till MIDNIGHT for 7 hours????? This was not mentioned this morning in the report by @nypost about the visit to the White House. 7 hours is ABNORMAL for any doctors visit. And unless it’s an emergency, doctors are not meeting with patients and their primary care doctor till Midnight. See White House log below. ?? EXCLUSIVE: ???????? When Dr. Kevin Cannard, the Parkinson’s Disease specialist met with @JoeBiden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor on January 17th, 2024 at the @WhiteHouse, the appointment was made on January 12th (5 days before the meeting) and White House logs show the… pic.twitter.com/4ifa5Fi0Ox — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 6, 2024 It should be noted that Loomer's post is not pure speculation but is relying on White House visitor logs. Follow up here: Indeed. And they are just jealous they didn’t get it first. Now after my report came out, it’s being reported this morning that Biden’s doctor met with a Parkinson’s disease specialist at the White House. The media calls every story they didn’t break first “fake news”. They… https://t.co/X0PmbBUCgz pic.twitter.com/kUa1rzvlvn — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 6, 2024 But then the NY Post got involved, posting this: President Biden’s physician met with Parkinson’s disease specialist in White House https://t.co/fOzvzpgsRr pic.twitter.com/g9lNMyA1Un — New York Post (@nypost) July 6, 2024 Here are more details from the NY Post report: A top Washington D.C. neurologist had a meeting with President Biden’s personal doctor at the White House earlier this year, visitor logs reviewed by The Post show. Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s disease expert at Walter Reed Medical Center, met with Dr. Kevin O’Connor, and two others at the White House residence clinic on Jan. 17, according to the records, which emerge as questions continue to swirl about the 81-year-old president’s mental health in the wake of his debate debacle last week with former President Trump. Dr. John E. Atwood, a cardiologist are Walter Reed, was also in the 5 P.M. meeting, the White House visitor logs show. The fourth person has not been identified in the logs from that day, when Biden was at the White House and hosted House and Senate leaders to press them for more Ukraine funding, according to his official schedule. Cannard is an authority on Parkinson’s who has worked at Walter Reed for nearly 20 years. Since 2012, he has served as the “neurology specialist supporting the White House Medical Unit,” according to his LinkedIn. His most recent paper was published in August 2023 in the journal Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, and focuses on the “early-stage” of the crippling disease. Since Biden’s health is O’Connor’s primary responsibility, it is highly probable the meeting was about the commander in chief, according to Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Tx), the doctor for both Presidents Obama and Trump. “It’s highly likely they were talking about Biden,” Jackson told The Post. “He should only be [regularly] treating the president and the first family.” Bill Ackman reports that according to his sources and experts, Joe Biden has "lewy body dementia, Parkinson's and/or Alzheimer's": I just spoke to one of the most respected doctors in the world. He says that it is eminently apparent that @POTUS Biden has lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s and/or Alzheimer’s and that his decline will not be linear. It will accelerate. — Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) June 30, 2024 Ackman also notes that the decline from here will not be "linear" but will accelerate quickly. More here: Neurosurgeon opinion of Biden. He undoubtedly has Parkinson’s disease, and is increasingly suffering from Parkinson’s dementia. The signs are unmistakable:-his shuffling gait-the absence of associated movements (facial expression, arm swinging)-gait instability-soft voice pic.twitter.com/U6rrE3DtTn — Caribbean Hawk (@CaribHawk) July 2, 2024 Chris Greene at AMTV actually had the report about the same time as Loomer, and posted this video explaining what he is hearing from his sources: NOTE: his videos get removed (or he takes them down) often, so this may be gone by the time you read the article. Watch here for more from OANN: “There’s so much evidence of dementia and Parkinson’s, what we saw last night was exactly that.” Dr. Sherry O’Donnell @SherryForSenate translates the telltale signs of Biden’s cognitive decline - like the blank stares and the masked face - that we all saw during the debate. pic.twitter.com/DQcGeG3sT7 — MONICA PAIGE✰OANN (@MonicaPaigeTV) June 28, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on Colorado’s presidential ballot after receiving the nomination from the state’s Libertarian Party. “The Libertarian Party of Colorado Board of Directors passed a resolution voting in favor of a groundbreaking partnership with the independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This collaboration aims to disrupt the entrenched two-party system and provide Colorado voters with a viable alternative in the upcoming 2024 presidential election,” the Libertarian Party of Colorado announced. “The first presidential debate of the 2024 election highlighted major flaws and issues that all voters, especially unaffiliated and disenfranchised voters, have with the status quo candidates. Now, more than ever, is the time to take bold action to disrupt the authoritarian duopoly machine. As part of this partnership, the Libertarian Party of Colorado will place the Kennedy/Shanahan ticket on the Colorado state ballot for president and vice president. This move reflects our commitment to offering voters a choice that transcends the traditional partisan divide and promotes individual liberty, personal responsibility, and limited government,” the statement continued. “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shares many of the Libertarian Party’s core principles, including a commitment to civil liberties, free markets, and a non-interventionist foreign policy. His campaign’s focus on ending corporate welfare, reducing government spending, and protecting the environment aligns with our values and resonates with Colorado voters. In addition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a signatory of LPCO’s Presidential Liberty Pledge, affirming his alignment with many of the positions libertarians strongly hold, and its contents will be released at a later date,” it continued. “By joining forces with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign, the Libertarian Party of Colorado aims to build a broad coalition of voters who are tired of the status quo and seek a fresh, principled alternative. We believe that this partnership will help us reach new audiences, expand our support base, and make a significant impact on the 2024 presidential election in Colorado. We encourage all Colorado voters to learn more about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign and the Libertarian Party’s platform. Together, we can break the stranglehold of the two-party system and create a more free, prosperous, and just society,” the statement concluded. Libertarian Party of Colorado (LPCO) Announces Partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Campaign The Libertarian Party of Colorado Board of Directors passed a resolution voting in favor of a groundbreaking partnership with the independent presidential campaign of @RobertKennedyJr… — Libertarian Party of Colorado (@LPCO) July 3, 2024 Per Colorado Politics: Kennedy, who initially sought the Democratic presidential nomination before announcing that he was running as an independent, launched a petition drive in late May to secure a spot on Colorado’s ballot. The environmental attorney won’t need to turn in signatures by next week’s deadline, however, after winning the endorsement from the Libertarians, whose status as one of the state’s minor political parties brings with it the ability to send candidates directly to the fall ballot. The 70-year-old scion of one of the country’s most prominent political families, Kennedy is the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and the son of Robert F. Kennedy, the former U.S. attorney general and New York senator whose 1968 presidential run was cut short by an assassin’s bullet. Earlier this year, numerous members of the Kennedy family announced they were endorsing Democratic President Joe Biden. The Libertarian Party of Colorado announced ‘The Presidential Liberty Pledge’ earlier this week. “Yesterday, we celebrated our Independence Day! The Founding Fathers declared independence from Britain and stated, ‘that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government’. With that spirit in mind, we are proud to announce the contents of the LPCO Presidential Liberty Pledge. The pledge affirms the common interests of the Kennedy-Shanahan Campaign and LPCO and solidifies our joint interest in reducing the size and scope of government,” the Libertarian Party of Colorado stated. “The D.C. swamp, and its permanent administrative state, has become destructive to these ends: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” the party added. The pledge included the following: 1) I will immediately work to pull funding for foreign military aid and push aggressively for peace negotiations for all foreign conflicts. 2) I will oppose a military draft, should any foreign conflicts escalate. 3) I will audit and reduce foreign aid spending. 4) I will work to remove the presidential war powers and return those powers back to Congress. 5) I will recognize the egregious abuses by the US intelligence agencies, and work towards reducing their power with the end goal of abolishing them entirely. 6) I will include auditing the Federal Reserve in my four-year plan. 7) I will prioritize reducing the size of government and funding of all three letter agencies. 8) I will abolish the Department of Education, returning education back to local control. Federal education subsidies for poor urban and rural schools will come with no strings attached, in order to preserve local autonomy. 9) I will uphold freedom of the press by pardoning Julian Assange. 10) I will protect whistle-blowers by pardoning Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Reality Winner, and others. 11) I will protect internet freedom by pardoning Ross Ulbricht. 12) I will always protect and uphold the right to bear arms. I will veto and otherwise move to abolish all unconstitutional gun laws. 13) I will support and uphold the freedoms afforded to the American people as set forth by our Founding Fathers in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. RFK/LPCO Joint Declaration of Independence from Big Government a.k.a. The Presidential Liberty Pledge Yesterday, we celebrated our Independence Day! The Founding Fathers declared independence from Britain and stated, "that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of… pic.twitter.com/8LEPDUXn2X — Libertarian Party of Colorado (@LPCO) July 5, 2024 * Image from Libertarian Party of Colorado X Post * Colorado Public Radio reports: This move comes after the Colorado Libertarian Party voted to reject the national party’s candidate for president, Chase Oliver. Party chairwoman Hannah Goodman said on the libertarian podcast, Free State Colorado, that Oliver and his running mate, Mike ter Maat, did not share the state party’s core values. “He really doesn’t even necessarily represent Libertarians across the nation. I was told by his campaign that he’s ‘broadly libertarian,’ whatever that means,” she said. Goodman told the podcast the party disagrees with Oliver’s positions on the COVID-19 response and transgender youth. Kennedy Jr. has been gathering signatures in Colorado to have his name appear on the ballot as an Independent. His campaign had until July 11 to turn in 12,000 valid signatures, but this partnership with the Libertarian party makes that effort unnecessary. Nationally, Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for ballot access has been expensive, leading to steep debt and layoffs among his staff. He has already secured ballot access in Illinois, New York and Utah. “Thank you, Libertarian Party of Colorado and Chair Hannah Goodman for your visionary leadership in defense of freedom,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. “Together, we will win the White House and steadfastly protect the Bill of Rights, the First and Second Amendments, and all the foundational liberties they secure. Our administration will restore free markets, end corporate welfare, stop the money-printing and unwind the war machine it fuels. On day one, I will pardon Edward Snowden, Ross Ulbricht, and all political and corporate whistleblowers who protect our democracy,” he added.

Joe Biden should authorize the FBI to use deadly force in order to regain control of the US House of Representatives, according to Hollywood celebrity Bette Midler. “Now that Joe has total immunity, many are [...] The post Bette Midler Urges Biden To Seize Control of Congress By Authorizing FBI To Use Deadly Force appeared first on The People's Voice.

The alleged drunk driver who is accused of killing three people and injuring eight others after running them over has been ordered to be held without bail and faces 25 years or more in prison.