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The following experiencer account was forwarded to me several years ago. I did have an opportunity to talk with them at the time‚ but that was the extent of the contact."This is a very difficult story for me to talk about‚ I've kept it hidden since June 1988. At the time I was living in Canoga Park‚ CaliforniaIt was a 2-week-long event that started out with me waking up around 1 AM to go into my kitchen and stare out the window at a certain spot in the sky. I would see a light but was unsure if it was a star or something else. I knew what I was doing there at the window but would not consciously admit it to myself (It's difficult to explain). Almost as though I knew what was coming and what I was looking for.This 2-week event is too long and too involved to type the whole thing out here. Still‚ it involved abduction‚ my physically seeing the ship‚ physically seeing 2 entities in my apartment twice‚ and also a hooded figure that appeared at the foot of my bed and did something to the bottom of my foot that was very painful.During this 2-week time‚ I contacted Yvonne Smith‚ and she and Budd Hopkins worked with me to help me through these 2 weeks. I also called Yvonne in a panic the 2nd time the entities were in my apartment.Also the morning after the abduction I woke up with a bruise the size of a huge dinner plate on my stomach (Dont know if this makes sense but after the abduction‚ I was returned to my bed and I immediately knew something had happened to me). It's just too hard to explain the details here. I began having dreams about what was done to me during the abduction and also about the things they showed me.Budd Hopkins wanted to make this more public‚ get it out there but I refused. I was too afraid and I've been too afraid all these years to talk about those 2 weeks. I'm almost 70 years old now and I want to finally make what happened to me known. It's time.Also‚ I believe there was a connection to RocketDyne which was just a few blocks from my apartment. If I can talk with someone I can tell them why I think that.Yvonne wanted to use hypnosis on me to get more details but I was too afraid to know more (I think I was afraid they would come back).Please‚ I just want to get this story out‚ maybe telling it will help me in some way and possibly help someone else. I've lived with this a long‚ long time and it changed how I see the world and my life‚ it changed me as a person." ANOTE: I had a conversation with this experiencer at the time I received the email (which was 8 years ago). After our initial talk by telephone‚ I never heard back from her again. She did detail some of her ordeal‚ as well as the conversations that she had with the late Budd Hopkins.Since that time‚ I have not seen any reference to her experiences in any publication or interview. I believe that she may have undergone regression hypnosis and‚ as a result‚ refused to connect with me or anyone else. Since I was not given permission to present her experience publicly‚ I do hope that her story will eventually surface. LonBeyond Boggy Creek: In Search of the Southern SasquatchThe Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's WerewolfReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaMonsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots‚ Wolfmen‚ Portals‚ Phantoms‚ and Odd PhenomenaMonsters of West Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Mountain StateA Menagerie of Mysterious Beasts: Encounters with Cryptid CreaturesALIEN DISCLOSURE: EXPERIENCERS EXPOSE REALITY - AudiobookRegister a SNAP EBT CardTHE MEME HUMANOIDS: MODERN MYTHS OR REAL MONSTERS - AudiobookTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTFeel Free to Post PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS DIRECT LINKS ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA &; WEBSITE. Thanks For Your Support!Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----CHICAGO/LAKE MICHIGAN MOTHMAN UPDATE W/ TOBIAS WAYLAND - LIVE Chat - JOIN US! Lon Strickler (Host)Welcome to Phantoms &; Monsters Radio. In this episode‚ I welcome my friend &; colleague Tobias Wayland to the show. We will discuss the newly reported Chicago/Lake Michigan Mothman &; winged humanoid sightings and any updates to previous reports.Tobias Wayland is a Fortean investigator investigating the unusual for over a decade. The first several years of his investigative career were spent as a MUFON field investigator and following that he investigated independently before becoming the head writer and editor for The Singular Fortean Society. Tobias is a frequent guest on various podcasts and radio shows‚ has written several books and contributed articles to periodicals on the paranormal‚ has appeared on television and in documentaries‚ and is often invited to speak at paranormal conferences and events. Tobias &; Emily Wayland are members of Phantoms &; Monsters Fortean Research. He was featured in the series premiere of Expedition X‚ and the Small Town Monsters documentaries Terror in the Skies and On the Trail of the Lake Michigan Mothman for his work investigating Mothman sightings around Lake Michigan. He and his wife Emily have been involved with the Lake Michigan Mothman investigation since its advent in the spring of 2017. He published a book chronicling the experience‚ The Lake Michigan Mothman: High Strangeness in the Midwest. His second and third books about unusual phenomena‚ Strange Tales of the Impossible and The Singular Fortean Society’s Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness‚ continue their work in investigating a variety of seemingly impossible events.In the Singular Fortean Society’s Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness. Tobias and Emily Wayland take you on a journey into the darkest part of the year. Winter has always been a time of magic‚ monsters‚ and legendary figures; their stories are told and retold across generations. But what if there was something more? Some authentic human experiences that inspired these stories‚ so often told around fires built as much to drive back the shadows as to provide warmth. In this book‚ the Waylands compare Christmas legends to modern anomalous phenomena to see what similarities exist. From Sheepsquatch to Santa Claus‚ The Singular Fortean Society's Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness covers a wide variety of reported sightings that might represent a startling truth behind our stories.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Team Riker: Division A-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSOne-eyed bald dwarfs scared Argentine teenagers in 1988Escaped kangaroo captured after punching Canadian officerALIEN HEALERS: SINGULAR‚ OTHERWORLDLY MEDICINE - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - JOIN US! Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREParticle Physicists Offer a Road Map for the Next DecadeBig Cat Chewing Shoe Leads Zoo Staff to Discover Deadly Trespassing IncidentPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2023 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

Two friends are out walking when they notice that they are being watched by an unknown being from a distance. Soon this entity is chasing them‚ resulting in a long and scary night!I received the following account:“A friend and I were followed and eventually taunted by what looked like an alien for hours one night in 2012. The things that took place that night were the scariest things I've ever seen. Not even in fiction have I heard or seen anything like it.A short version. I was just bored one night with a friend and decided to walk home at dark from the local gas station (a little over a mile). I live in Louisiana so it's acres of woods on either side of the road. Despite trying to explain away the sound of breaking branches as if something was following us‚ the sound of something walking next to us lasted all the way until the first light pole near the neighborhood.Now feeling brave with the light pole and the first house in sight‚ I yelled taunts at where the sound was coming from. We stared at a moving bush‚ and a head popped up and just stared at us. We both see it and later draw the same exact thing so we weren't imagining it. We ran until we ran out of breath and were followed by red lights. Like small red laser dots from the distance‚ in pairs like eyes. From the distance‚ anywhere we looked and they appeared anywhere we focused on for too long.Finally‚ at my friend's home‚ all three of his dogs are hiding whimpering under his truck lying side by side. They're usually hyper as hell and we couldn't even drag them out because they would run right back under. As soon as we walk into the house and close the door‚ small pebbles start hitting every side of the house at once. A back window breaks from one‚ and there's a pair of tiny red lights in the distance everywhere you look outside. It slows down and we gain enough courage to walk outside and yell at "it." We walked down the steps and started yelling insults (we were stupid).Suddenly‚ out of complete silence‚ behind the neighbor's house‚ a pair of white shiny eyes like a wolf but not attached to any form slowly approached us. It started slowly and by the 200-foot mark‚ it started sprinting towards us and separating into an additional two pairs of eyes as it's charging. We ran inside and locked the door behind us. Seconds later "it" threw itself at the door (or at least that's what it sounded like). We looked toward the front door which the center is stained glass and you could clearly see a silhouette of a 4 foot large headed being inches from the front door just standing there looking at us. We turn away for a second‚ look back and it's gone. Then the rocks start being thrown again.While pebbles are being thrown hitting every side of the house‚ we look out the front window (we are standing in the center of the living room next to each other with a kitchen knife both crying at this point). Outside across the street is an abandoned house covered in moss and stuff. It's kitchen light turns on. You can see the plants and stuff inside. It's just a table in there. There was no electricity running to that house but the light was on. The light goes out. I honestly don't remember much of the rest of the night from this point.The last I remember is we were sitting in the center of the living room both with a kitchen knife back-to-back sitting on a bed cover crying as pebbles kept hitting the sides of the house. In the morning we drove past where we saw the 'alien' pop its head out of the bush and three state police cars and a regular-looking truck were parked at the bush in the woods as if they were searching in the woods.Looking back I wonder why the hell didn't I try to record any of this but I remember back then I just had one of those black &; white text with numbers type of cell phones. God I wish I had the tech I do now‚ I would almost say I'd experience it again just to be able to record it. But I only say that cause I was with someone during it. I imagine if I was alone‚ I'd pass the hell out or something.” TBeyond Boggy Creek: In Search of the Southern SasquatchThe Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's WerewolfReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaMonsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots‚ Wolfmen‚ Portals‚ Phantoms‚ and Odd PhenomenaMonsters of West Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Mountain StateA Menagerie of Mysterious Beasts: Encounters with Cryptid CreaturesALIEN DISCLOSURE: EXPERIENCERS EXPOSE REALITY - AudiobookRegister a SNAP EBT CardTHE MEME HUMANOIDS: MODERN MYTHS OR REAL MONSTERS - AudiobookTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTFeel Free to Post PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS DIRECT LINKS ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA &; WEBSITE. Thanks For Your Support!Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----CHICAGO/LAKE MICHIGAN MOTHMAN UPDATE W/ TOBIAS WAYLAND - LIVE Chat - JOIN US! Lon Strickler (Host)Welcome to Phantoms &; Monsters Radio. In this episode‚ I welcome my friend &; colleague Tobias Wayland to the show. We will discuss the newly reported Chicago/Lake Michigan Mothman &; winged humanoid sightings and any updates to previous reports.Tobias Wayland is a Fortean investigator investigating the unusual for over a decade. The first several years of his investigative career were spent as a MUFON field investigator and following that he investigated independently before becoming the head writer and editor for The Singular Fortean Society. Tobias is a frequent guest on various podcasts and radio shows‚ has written several books and contributed articles to periodicals on the paranormal‚ has appeared on television and in documentaries‚ and is often invited to speak at paranormal conferences and events. Tobias &; Emily Wayland are members of Phantoms &; Monsters Fortean Research. He was featured in the series premiere of Expedition X‚ and the Small Town Monsters documentaries Terror in the Skies and On the Trail of the Lake Michigan Mothman for his work investigating Mothman sightings around Lake Michigan. He and his wife Emily have been involved with the Lake Michigan Mothman investigation since its advent in the spring of 2017. He published a book chronicling the experience‚ The Lake Michigan Mothman: High Strangeness in the Midwest. His second and third books about unusual phenomena‚ Strange Tales of the Impossible and The Singular Fortean Society’s Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness‚ continue their work in investigating a variety of seemingly impossible events.In the Singular Fortean Society’s Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness. Tobias and Emily Wayland take you on a journey into the darkest part of the year. Winter has always been a time of magic‚ monsters‚ and legendary figures; their stories are told and retold across generations. But what if there was something more? Some authentic human experiences that inspired these stories‚ so often told around fires built as much to drive back the shadows as to provide warmth. In this book‚ the Waylands compare Christmas legends to modern anomalous phenomena to see what similarities exist. From Sheepsquatch to Santa Claus‚ The Singular Fortean Society's Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness covers a wide variety of reported sightings that might represent a startling truth behind our stories.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Team Riker: Division A-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSOne-eyed bald dwarfs scared Argentine teenagers in 1988Escaped kangaroo captured after punching Canadian officerALIEN HEALERS: SINGULAR‚ OTHERWORLDLY MEDICINE - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - JOIN US! Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREParticle Physicists Offer a Road Map for the Next DecadeBig Cat Chewing Shoe Leads Zoo Staff to Discover Deadly Trespassing IncidentPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2023 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A Bigfoot experiencer describes how his doubt about the creature and other cryptids ended the day he had a personal sighting followed by subsequent encounters.I received the following account:“In 2018‚ I did not believe in 'Bigfoot‚' despite having owned hunting property in Perry County‚ Ohio (alleged home of a giant 'Sasquatch' known as the 'Grassman') and despite living for over 3 decades in 'Bigfoot Central' in the Pacific Northwest (not 60 miles from the site of the Patterson-Gimlin film). In 2018‚ however‚ I saw my first 'Bigfoot.' I've now seen them on six occasions.There is no question but that THEY do exist! Scoff all you want‚ your doubts do not affect my experiential reality. BUT‚ here's the thing‚ in 1971‚ in Central Michigan‚ I had a rather scary‚ if inconclusive experience with what I suspect was (what was then called) 'The Michigan Monster‚' an animal now more commonly known as the 'Dogman.' I've now come across several individuals locally‚ whose experiences I have every reason to credit‚ who claim to have run across just such a creature out here (one of whom saw it at very close range for several minutes‚ plenty of time to get a good look at it).Much as I do not want to believe in any such thing‚ given the shock to my skepticism which 'Bigfoot' wrought‚ I don't feel like I can blithely deny that there may be OTHER things out there. There are certainly enough tales out here about them (independent of the witnesses whom I personally know) to raise the real possibility that there are some such creatures in these woods. Your featured encounter account reeks of truthfulness to me. This is almost exactly what one might well expect. Nothing about it is inconsistent with what we know or inconsistent with potential reality. There's no evidence of hype or BS in the tale. (NOTE: The witness was referencing my Bigfoot encounter in Sykesville‚ Maryland).So‚ whether or not I wish to believe in these things‚ I have determined to behave in a fashion consistent with the possibility that these things are out there. I never go out unarmed or alone and have even gotten a bigger gun. It may all be a case of mistaken identity or self-inflicted fright‚ but‚ if it is real‚ well‚ I do not wish to be at its mercy. Not gonna happen. Wouldn't be prudent.” ODBeyond Boggy Creek: In Search of the Southern SasquatchThe Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's WerewolfReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaMonsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots‚ Wolfmen‚ Portals‚ Phantoms‚ and Odd PhenomenaMonsters of West Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Mountain StateA Menagerie of Mysterious Beasts: Encounters with Cryptid CreaturesALIEN DISCLOSURE: EXPERIENCERS EXPOSE REALITY - AudiobookRegister a SNAP EBT CardTHE MEME HUMANOIDS: MODERN MYTHS OR REAL MONSTERS - AudiobookTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTFeel Free to Post PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS DIRECT LINKS ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA &; WEBSITE. Thanks For Your Support!Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----CHICAGO/LAKE MICHIGAN MOTHMAN UPDATE W/ TOBIAS WAYLAND - LIVE Chat - JOIN US! Lon Strickler (Host)Welcome to Phantoms &; Monsters Radio. In this episode‚ I welcome my friend &; colleague Tobias Wayland to the show. We will discuss the newly reported Chicago/Lake Michigan Mothman &; winged humanoid sightings and any updates to previous reports.Tobias Wayland is a Fortean investigator investigating the unusual for over a decade. The first several years of his investigative career were spent as a MUFON field investigator and following that he investigated independently before becoming the head writer and editor for The Singular Fortean Society. Tobias is a frequent guest on various podcasts and radio shows‚ has written several books and contributed articles to periodicals on the paranormal‚ has appeared on television and in documentaries‚ and is often invited to speak at paranormal conferences and events. Tobias &; Emily Wayland are members of Phantoms &; Monsters Fortean Research. He was featured in the series premiere of Expedition X‚ and the Small Town Monsters documentaries Terror in the Skies and On the Trail of the Lake Michigan Mothman for his work investigating Mothman sightings around Lake Michigan. He and his wife Emily have been involved with the Lake Michigan Mothman investigation since its advent in the spring of 2017. He published a book chronicling the experience‚ The Lake Michigan Mothman: High Strangeness in the Midwest. His second and third books about unusual phenomena‚ Strange Tales of the Impossible and The Singular Fortean Society’s Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness‚ continue their work in investigating a variety of seemingly impossible events.In the Singular Fortean Society’s Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness. Tobias and Emily Wayland take you on a journey into the darkest part of the year. Winter has always been a time of magic‚ monsters‚ and legendary figures; their stories are told and retold across generations. But what if there was something more? Some authentic human experiences that inspired these stories‚ so often told around fires built as much to drive back the shadows as to provide warmth. In this book‚ the Waylands compare Christmas legends to modern anomalous phenomena to see what similarities exist. From Sheepsquatch to Santa Claus‚ The Singular Fortean Society's Yuletide Guide to High Strangeness covers a wide variety of reported sightings that might represent a startling truth behind our stories.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Team Riker: Division A-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSOne-eyed bald dwarfs scared Argentine teenagers in 1988Escaped kangaroo captured after punching Canadian officerALIEN HEALERS: SINGULAR‚ OTHERWORLDLY MEDICINE - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - JOIN US! Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREParticle Physicists Offer a Road Map for the Next DecadeBig Cat Chewing Shoe Leads Zoo Staff to Discover Deadly Trespassing IncidentPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2023 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

The post Clutch and the Vacuum: A Love Story (With Video!) by Dr. Karyn Kanowski‚ BVSc MRCVS (Vet) appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it‚ but all of these articles were assigned‚ contracted and paid for‚ so they aren't considered public domain. However‚ we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article‚ then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com. Clutch is a 10-year-old rescued stray who came into my life almost 9 years ago‚ after he was found living in a supermarket car park. His confidence and laid back personality was unlike any cat I’ve ever known‚ and in a household of 5 cats and 5 dogs‚ he generally prefers company of the canine persuasion. Another quirk unique to Clutch is his love of being vacuumed. Now‚ you might be wondering how this unusual love story came to be. It all came about one day when I was doing a spot of cleaning – a fairly common activity in a house with this many pets – and I noticed that Clutch was not at all phased as I was zooming around him with the hand-held vacuum cleaner. So obviously I thought to myself‚ I wonder what he’d do if I used it on him? Initially‚ he just didn’t seem to care‚ which is how he approaches most things in life. You might be thinking that‚ being a white cat‚ Clutch is deaf. Not at all. He doesn’t have the blue eyed gene‚ and trust me‚ his hearing is spot-on. But I have yet to find anything that phases him; the strongest reaction you’ll ever get from this chilled out dude is mild irritation. The next time I had my little hoover out‚ I thought I’d give him another go‚ and this time‚ he started to rub against it‚ rolling over‚ and really enjoying the whole experience! Since that day‚ any time I start using the hand-held vacuum‚ he comes running‚ demanding to have his turn! What better way to reduce the amount of pet hair around the house than to go straight to the source! Clutch’s unusual behaviors don’t stop there. Here are just a few of the weird and wonderful things that this adorable and affectionate little man does to brighten my world: He will target anyone wearing black and select their lap to occupy He finds the most uncomfortable looking locations to sleep on – eg. a decorative log‚ in the fruit bowl‚ on top of keys (which is terrific when you’re running late and can’t find them!) If he ever manages to escape outside (he is an indoor kitty)‚ he does so loudly‚ meowing for all to hear‚ making sure we all know he’s getting out! And so many more. I have known and loved many‚ many cats over the years‚ but none have been quite as unique as Clutch‚ Lover of the Vacuum Cleaner. Now‚ if I could just teach him how to use it… The post Clutch and the Vacuum: A Love Story (With Video!) by Dr. Karyn Kanowski‚ BVSc MRCVS (Vet) appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it‚ but all of these articles were assigned‚ contracted and paid for‚ so they aren't considered public domain. However‚ we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article‚ then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com.

Keeping a Glider and a Grappler with yourself in LEGO Fortnite will give you an edge in many situations‚ and also make your entire gameplay a lot easier. There are a lot of items that you can craft in LEGO Fortnite. Among them‚ two of the most important items that you can craft are Glider and Grappler. In this guide‚ we will show you the detailed process of crafting a Glider and a Grappler in LEGO Fortnite. How to craft a Glider in LEGO Fortnite To craft a Glider in LEGO Fortnite‚ you will need x8 Flexwood Rod‚ x4 Wool Fabric‚ and x6 Silk Fabric. First‚ you will need to place a Loom in your village. To craft the Loom‚ you will need x9 Flexwood‚ x8 Flexwood Rod‚ and x6 Sand Claw. Flexwood can be found by cutting cacti in the deserts. However‚ for collecting the Flexwoods‚ you will need a rare Forest Axe first. After collecting Flexwoods from the cacti in the desert‚ put them in the Lumber Mill to get Flexwood Rods. Lastly‚ you can get the San...

Opposite of what you’d expect‚ building in LEGO Fortnite does not come easy. In fact‚ I think building in LEGO Fortnite is very difficult‚ which is why I’ve created this guide to help show you the ropes. How to build in LEGO Fortnite Building in LEGO Fortnite is oftentimes counter-intuitive and not user-friendly. Here’s my advice: play Sandbox mode to understand building‚ build on flat ground and use the snap feature‚ start with designs before trying to build your own unique build‚ and‚ especially if you’re on Survival mode‚ build your base after finding a central location next o Grasslands‚ Desert‚ and Frostlands. Related: LEGO Fortnite players agree that building is frustrating and the weakest part of the game Start with Sandbox mode Screenshot: PC Invasion If you just want to get your feet wet with building in LEGO Fortnite‚ I highly recommend doing that in Sandbox mode. Here‚ you have unlimited resources and every ...

Bloodthirsty Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 invaded Israel‚ killing more than 1‚200 Israelis‚ with at least 33 Americans also killed. But what is President Joe Biden focused on? Promoting Palestinian statehood and the “two-state solution.”  But a true realist in the U.S. would ask: “Does the United States really want to have any Palestinian Arab state(s) in the Middle East? Is the establishment of that really in our national interest?”  The clear answers to these questions are no and no‚ respectively. The following are some U.S. national interests frequently cited by national security experts relating to the “Arab-Israeli crisis.”  The U.S. has an interest in ensuring its own physical security and that of its citizenry from foreign attack. The U.S. has an interest in protecting its own economic well-being by keeping the oil and natural gas lanes in the Middle East flowing to the U.S. and the world. The U.S. has an interest in bolstering the interests and security of its allies—i.e.‚ positive reinforcement—and alternatively‚ in undermining or punishing its opponents—i.e.‚ positive punishment—so as to incentivize pro-U.S. policies. The U.S. has an interest in balancing power in every region‚ so as to deter future wars and help stabilize the world in peace.   The U.S. has an interest in maximizing its popularity with other nations. The U.S. has historically expressed its desire to maximize human rights and democratic rights throughout the world. The U.S. has a predisposition to aid the victims of aggression and oppose the aggressors. None of those interests‚ with one possible exception—i.e.‚ maximizing U.S. popularity—favor the establishment of Palestinian states in Gaza and/or Judea and Samaria.  The U.S. has an interest in ensuring its own physical security and its citizenry from foreign attack. Palestinian Arabs‚ including all of their leadership‚ have a long history of hating‚ wounding‚ and killing Americans. The Palestinian leadership has routinely supported the enemies of the U.S.—Nazi Germany‚ the U.S.S.R.‚ Iran‚ Iraq (during the invasion of Kuwait)‚ and others. They have even praised (here and here) Osama bin Laden and condemned his killing by the U.S. All members of Hamas‚ including its “elected leaders‚” are terrorists‚ according to U.S. law. In polls‚ the Palestinian people show high levels of hatred or dislike toward the U.S. and Americans. The Palestinian Authority of (Nazi-loving) Mahmoud Abbas actually pays money to individuals who commit acts of terrorism and to the families of deceased terrorists‚ often called the “pay for slay” program‚ which has led to the deaths of many Americans‚ including Taylor Force‚ an American veteran. Palestinian terrorists from both groups have plenty of other American blood on their hands‚ and aspire to kill even more Americans. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas continue to incite their people against the U.S. and against Christians (the vast majority of the U.S. population) in general.  Immediately after Sept. 11‚ 2001‚ Palestinians cheered the al-Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Center‚ which killed nearly 3‚000 Americans.  A Palestinian state (or states) would clearly endanger the flow of oil and gas from the other Arab nations in the Middle East to the U.S. and the world. That’s because the Palestinian Arabs have had a long history of destabilizing other Arab nations. The other Arab nations despise the Palestinians for their terrorism because the Palestinians have caused violence and chaos in their host countries‚ including Egypt‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ Lebanon‚ and Kuwait.  The U.S. has an interest in undermining or punishing opponents like the Palestinian Arabs. Also‚ the Palestinian Arabs despise and attack Israel‚ which is without a doubt a strong and useful ally of the U.S.  The U.S. has an interest in balancing power in every region‚ and the Palestinians destabilize the Middle East. In addition‚ the Palestinian leadership‚ especially Hamas and Islamic Jihad‚ are allied with the Iranian leadership‚ a major destabilizing force in the region and the world. Iran is at war with the U.S.‚ trying to overthrow U.S. regional allies such as Israel‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Kuwait‚ Jordan‚ and the United Arab Emirates‚ and is obviously and dangerously seeking nuclear weapons to threaten the U.S. and the entire world. The U.S. has an interest in maximizing its popularity with other nations‚ and that’s the one national interest that may argue in favor of the U.S. supporting the full establishment of Palestinian Arab state(s). European nations‚ and much of the rest of the world‚ support that position‚ largely because of their desires to cater to the Arab world on the issue‚ to cater to the Muslim minorities in their own societies‚ and‚ in many cases‚ to stay true to the antisemitic sensibilities of those nations. And the Arab/Muslim world professes to fully back the cause of the Palestinian Arabs‚ although‚ in truth‚ most of the Arab world leadership gives their cause only lip service. It’s often said that in the Middle East‚ “Power is respected; weakness is not.”  That concept was also popularized by Bin Laden‚ who memorably was quoted as saying that people favor the “strong horse” over the “weak horse.” He meant that most Muslims respect and support a strong nation‚ even if that nation is not always friendly toward them‚ rather than a weak nation that keeps trying to endear itself to them. So‚ if the U.S. started expressing hostility and opposing Israel now‚ that might actually be considered another example of the U.S. showing weakness. And if the U.S. shows weakness‚ based on the “strong horse” theory‚ Arabs and/or Muslims would be culturally predisposed to oppose the U.S. The U.S. has historically expressed its desire to maximize human rights and democratic rights throughout the world. Supporting Palestinian state(s) would not be in furtherance of those ends‚ because the Palestinian leadership—both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas—are undemocratic and tyrannical.  Neither Judea and Samaria‚ nor the Gaza Strip‚ has had regular elections. Neither the Palestinian Authority nor Hamas respect religious freedom‚ freedom of speech‚ and/or human rights in general. The U.S. has a predisposition to aid the victims of aggression and oppose the aggressors. The truth was and is that the Palestinians and their leadership—both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas—simply didn’t‚ and still don’t‚ want peace with Israel‚ and they are the clear aggressors in this conflict.  It’s well past the time that the U.S. gets over its fixation on the “two-state solution‚” a theory that is simply not in our national interests. Getting over it also would reduce‚ if not eliminate‚ U.S. foreign aid to the anti-American Palestinians. Continuing to promote Palestinian state(s) in the Middle East year after year and expecting that this year the policy will result in peace and further U.S. interests clearly violates the famous dictum attributed to Albert Einstein: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The U.S. should stop being insane. Now.  The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. 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We know from history that Jew-hatred‚ the world’s oldest and once again most fashionable form of bigotry‚ is the chameleon of all hates—forever taking on new hues to suit the scapegoating needs of the day. It has always been thus‚ and it will always be thus. This is a cancer for which there is‚ sadly‚ no cure. But as we also know: Am Yisrael Chai—the people of Israel live. There is no more appropriate time on the calendar to double down‚ and to more fearlessly embrace our peoplehood‚ than this festival of Chanukah —which‚ contrary to the predictable blather about abstract “freedom” or “justice‚” commemorates the military victory of the defiant‚ particularist Maccabees over the submissive‚ universalist Hellenizers. The message of Chanukah‚ which began Thursday evening‚ is a simple one: Choose authentic Judaism‚ not assimilation and appeasement. But in the aftermath of Tuesday’s astounding congressional hearing with the presidents of Harvard‚ the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ during which the demonic triumvirate smirked their way through rigorous bipartisan questioning and repeatedly failed to condemn calls for genocide of the Jewish people as contrary to their universities’ codes of conduct‚ we must make another related commitment. This Chanukah‚ modern-day Maccabees and like-minded fellow defenders of our Western heritage must commit to razing to the ground today’s Hellenizers: American higher education. Hellenistic paganism was a civilizational threat to the Jews back then; woke-ism‚ and specifically the regnant “Diversity‚ Equity‚ and Inclusion” (DEI) regime‚ is a civilizational threat to the Jews (and Christians) today. That our foes now wear pantsuits instead of Greco-Roman armor‚ and that our terrain is now one of cultural clout and fiscal support instead of a literal cavalry-speckled battlefield‚ is hardly relevant. For hours‚ Claudine Gay‚ Liz Magill and Sally Kornbluth‚ the leaders of three of America’s most “prestigious” educational institutions‚ steadfastly refused to stipulate that calls to annihilate the Jewish people violate either First Amendment norms or their own universities’ codes of conduct‚ which generally prohibit “intimidation” and “harassment.” Instead‚ through awkward pauses and supercilious half-grins‚ they regurgitated lawyerly talking points: “it might‚” “it depends‚” “I’d need to see the context‚” and so forth. These moral midgets have made plain their disdain for the Jews. They have poured tremendous fuel on a raging conflagration‚ and they should all resign in disgrace. We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the ladies erred because the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington‚ D.C.‚ felt compelled to post a not-so-subtle message Wednesday on Twitter/X: “Opposing calls for genocide against Jews shouldn’t be difficult or controversial.” As one Twitter/X wag dryly noted: “Do you know how badly you have to mess up to be subtweeted by a Holocaust museum?” Harvard and Penn have since tried to walk back what Gay and Magill said—or‚ more‚ refused to say—under oath. But the damage is done. Memes have been circulating online of a T-shirt adorned with Harvard’s iconic red shield and the slogan‚ “Hamas University: The ISIS of the East.” Higher education in America has become worse than a blight; it is a debilitating cancer corrupting countless impressionable minds‚ destabilizing countless once-venerable institutions and impairing the common good. The universities are the leading incubators‚ promulgators and disseminators of the DEI catechism‚ which (in classic Marxist phraseology) divides society into “oppressor” and “oppressed” classes to which varying bundles of rights and privileges affix. “Oppressed?” Good for you: You get the most rights‚ privileges and sympathies! “Oppressor?” What a pity: You get bupkis—and the “oppressed” people’s eternal ire‚ to boot. If you guessed that the Jews‚ the most oppressed people in human history‚ count as “oppressed” according to our DEI overlords‚ guess again. Our universities truly are the enemies of the people‚ and in their current state they are wholly unworthy of receiving even a single penny of taxpayer support. Indeed‚ one of our formidable tasks now is to slowly reorient incentive structures in the precise opposite direction: Employers should not hire from these schools and professional schools should not admit applicants who completed their undergraduate studies at these schools. Perhaps most important‚ parents must reject paying tuition to send their children to these schools‚ no matter how gifted their children and no matter how enticing the “lay prestige” of a school like Harvard may be. Weimar-era Germany had plenty of “prestigious” institutions‚ too. How did that work out? Recapturing the institutions from the talons of our treacherous‚ woke-besotted ruling class is arduous work. It begins by refusing to bend the knee to our would-be conquerors‚ and by instead telling the world: “We are here‚ and we are staying true to our people and our way of life.” In other words‚ it means being a Maccabee. Happy Chanukah to all. COPYRIGHT 2023 CREATORS.COM The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation.  Have an opinion about this article? 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During a hearing this week on the rise in antisemitism on college campuses‚ Rep. Glenn Grothman‚ R-Wis.‚ said a lack of ideological diversity contributed to the hateful educational environment endured by Jewish students since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel by Hamas.  He’s right.  A recent poll found that 73% of Jewish college students and about 44% of non-Jewish students have experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the beginning of the 2023-24 school year.  “Since Oct. 7‚ students who have felt comfortable with others knowing they’re Jewish decreased significantly‚” according to the poll results released jointly by the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish outreach organization Hillel International.   The poll found that‚ before Oct. 7‚ 63.7% of Jewish students surveyed said they “felt ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ comfortable‚ but now only 38.6% feel the same.”  Among those testifying Tuesday before the House Education and Workforce Committee was University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill‚ who finds herself under increasing fire from critics. Penn is one of the Ivy League schools at the center of controversy over free speech on college campuses amid the troubling increase in antisemitism‚ especially since Hamas’ terrorist attacks in Israel.   Previously‚ the existence of DEI (diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion) initiatives at Penn and on other college campuses made it look like universities actively promote safe environments for minority groups such as Jews.   Magill’s DEI statement on the University of Pennsylvania’s website‚ for example‚ reads: “Penn is a place with deep-seated values that reflect respect for all and a sincere commitment to service‚ to diversity in all its forms‚ and to creating conditions where all can thrive so we can as a Penn community have our greatest impact on the world.”  ‘Context-Dependent’ But antisemitic speech isn’t respectful of “diversity in all its forms‚” nor does speech advocating genocide promote a safe environment for Jewish students.  Rep. Elise M. Stefanik‚ R-N.Y.‚ pressed Magill at the hearing on whether “calling for the genocide of Jews violates Penn’s code of conduct when it comes to bullying and harassment.”  “If the speech becomes conduct‚ it can be harassment‚” Magill said‚ adding later: “It is a context-dependent decision‚ Congresswoman.”  Stefanik told Magill that it was the easiest yes-or-no question to answer. But Magill didn’t say “yes.”  University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during her testimony Tuesday before the House Education and Workforce Committee. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Following backlash for her testimony‚ on Thursday morning Magill posted a video statement on X stating her intention to clarify and evaluate campus policies on free speech. She didn’t apologize.  Penn donor Ross Stevens‚ founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Asset Management‚ later withdrew a $100 million donation to protest the university’s stance on antisemitism on campus and Magill’s congressional testimony‚ Fox Business reported.  “In what world is a call for violence against Jews protected speech‚ but a belief that sex is biological and binary isn’t?” Rep. Tim Walberg‚ R-Mich.‚ asked Harvard President Claudine Gay during the hearing.   Walberg was referring to the fit thrown by Harvard’s diversity administrators after an evolutionary biologist stated on Fox News that there are only two sexes. Gay didn’t answer his question.  Double Standard At Penn‚ a clear double standard exists for protecting free speech‚ alumnus Arjunan Gnanendran told The Daily Signal. Gnanendran said he spoke on behalf of a law professor‚ Amy Wax‚ during her examination by Penn’s Faculty Senate for allegedly creating a hostile classroom environment by the way she talked about affirmative action in her course‚ “Conservative Political &; Legal Thought.”  “They’re defending the right of the pro-Palestine students to say things like ‘From the river to the sea’ and call for the genocide of Israelis‚” Gnanendran said of university administrators.   “That’s free speech‚ [but] it’s not‚ you know‚ creating a hostile environment for Jewish students?” he argued.  “But then at the same time‚ they’re saying when Professor Wax talks about racial preferences in affirmative action‚ that creates a hostile environment for students of color and she should be stripped of tenure‚” Gnanendran said. “So‚ there’s no free speech for Professor Wax‚ but there’s free speech for the pro-Palestine people who are harassing Jewish students.”  Like others interviewed for this article‚ Gnanendran is a fellow member of The Heritage Foundation’s internship program‚ called the Young Leaders Program. Their stories illustrate the existence of the ideological echo chambers at today’s colleges and universities. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)  Antisemitism on campus is another form of cancel culture from the ideological echo chambers entrenched at today’s colleges and universities‚ something Grothman alluded to during the House hearing.  For many young conservatives on-campus intimidation for their beliefs can come from all angles: peers‚ professors‚ and administrators. It’s no wonder that a new unifying issue for the Left‚ the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists‚ could result in hateful speech and behavior toward Jewish students. It already was happening to conservatives.  When some speech is protected and other speech is not‚ colleges become echo chambers for left-leaning ideology‚ where “there are things that you are prohibited from speaking about‚” Austin Gae said in an interview about the culture on his campus.  Cancel culture “is anything that represses free speech and open debate” and often is characterized by disrespect‚ said Gae‚ a senior at The George Washington University in the nation’s capital.  Indeed‚ cyberbullying‚ classroom censure‚ false narratives‚ administrative neglect‚ and social blacklists are all methods used on campus to discourage ideological diversity.  Peer-Pressured Into Silence  Gae said he became the target of cyberbullying in a class group chat after saying that then-President Donald Trump didn’t incite an “insurrection” by asking supporters at a rally near the White House to “peacefully and patriotically make their voices heard” at the Capitol on Jan. 6‚ 2021.  People who had never met him labeled him a racist homophobe during his freshman year at GWU for something that had nothing to do with race or sexuality‚ Gae said. The experience prompted him to go silent on his political beliefs for the remainder of his education.  “After that‚ I decided to not really talk to anyone on campus‚” Gae said.   Unless a person can first get to know someone else‚ and share that he is “a kind‚ real person with manners and stuff like that‚” he said‚ it’s hard to feel comfortable talking about politics on any level.  For Erin Leone‚ a junior at GWU‚ not even a history course on President Ronald Reagan was a safe space for conservative thought.   Reagan’s famous 1964 speech‚ “A Time for Choosing‚” was the subject of study for one lecture in which the professor filtered his analysis through a lens that saw the future president’s speech was “divisive and racist‚” Leone told me in an interview for The Daily Signal.   When she asked the professor for specific examples of racially divisive language in the speech‚ instead of answering the question‚ the professor called on three outspoken‚ left-leaning classmates to explain how Reagan’s words made others “afraid of black people‚” Leone said.  “Does that answer your question?” the professor asked Leone after her three peers finished yelling at her‚ she recalled.  False Narratives  In another one of Leone’s history classes‚ she said‚ a professor claimed that Catholic missionaries in Mexico “made up the Our Lady of Guadalupe apparitions to trick the Mexicans into converting to Catholicism.”   Afterward‚ Leone approached the professor with concerns that the remarks were racist toward Mexican culture and openly anti-Catholic. The professor‚ she said‚ later denied making the remarks.  “If a professor said that about Islam or Judaism‚ they should be fired‚” Leone contended.  In another situation at Penn‚ the student newspaper The Daily Pennsylvanian neglected to follow journalism ethics and reported allegations as fact to push a narrative that fraternities are places that harbor racism and should be removed from campus.   The student newspaper claimed that a person of color was assaulted by a Penn student‚ Nicholas Hamilton‚ at a fraternity party.   Hamilton had to go to court over the allegations and was found not guilty of assault in Philadelphia Municipal Court‚ the newspaper reported.   Administrative Neglect  At Nicholls State University in Louisiana‚ the Student Organizations and Activities Office neglected to process paperwork establishing a College Republicans chapter‚ former student Cooper Moore told The Daily Signal.  This occurred despite the university’s having a chapter of College Democrats as well as a Democratic Socialist Club‚ Moore said.  Moore served as vice president of College Republicans for the brief period the club was permitted to host activities on campus at Nicholls State. That ended‚ he said‚ when College Republicans’ “chalking campaign” during the 2020 presidential campaign resulted in a riot in which leftists called for his death and the banning of the club from campus.   On the campus quad‚ College Republicans chalked slogans such as “MAGA‚” “Vote Trump‚” and “Vote #1‚” this last a reference to a pro-life amendment on the state ballot at that time‚ Moore said.   “None of it was bigoted‚” he said. “None of it was derogatory toward the Democrats or Joe Biden or to liberal students.”  Yet the College Republicans’ chalk was washed away with mops and buckets by some of his peers‚ and the university hosted a town hall to discuss free speech on campus. In that forum‚ Nicholls State President Jay Clune neglected to take a clear stance on free speech‚ Moore said.   Nicholls State implemented a policy prohibiting “political chalk” on campus‚ he said‚ although Democrat-affiliated clubs had been doing so with no push-back from administrators.  The next day‚ Moore said‚ he had to be escorted from class by campus security because participants in a Black Lives Matter rally were yelling his name.   The university didn’t follow up to ask about his safety or mental health‚ Moore said. The only thing the school reached out about‚ he said‚ was to say that the College Republicans club was barred from campus because the necessary paperwork hadn’t been filed.  But the club did file the paperwork and the school’s Activities Office was at fault for it not being processed‚ Moore said.  Free Speech at Stake While she was at GWU‚ Leone said‚ two members of a Greek organization were shunned by their sorority sisters after someone found Instagram photos of them taken at a College Republicans event.  “Nobody would be friends with them anymore‚” Leone said of the two students‚ as if they were socially blacklisted for being conservative.  It’s the same in other student organizations‚ she said.   “The rhetoric in the groups is that‚ if someone were to not agree with [liberal ideas]‚ they’d be a horrible person‚” Leone said.   The Left has created a hostile environment on campus for those of any color‚ race‚ or creed who dissent from its Orwellian groupthink.  Since college and university administrators continue to discourage ideological diversity on campus‚ speech encouraging acts of genocide should come as no surprise.  Unless free speech‚ including dissent from the Left’s doctrines‚ is encouraged on campuses‚ our educational institutions will continue to embolden hostility that endangers those with a different view who speak out.  The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. 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