It’s important to always show up for planned meetings and events on time — unless you have a very good reason. As a professor at a university, Dr. Victoria Austen has likely seen just about every excuse in the book. Still, she’s never gotten one quite like this before. At the time, she was expecting to meet with a student during her office hours. As their time together quickly approached, however, she received an email asking to reschedule. The cause? A baby duck in need of their help. “I was planning to come to office hours today but on my way I found myself in a situation of saving a baby duck,” Vicky says the student’s email reads, “so can I schedule another time to meet?” Twitter As if that email wasn’t great enough, Vicky says they attached the above photo as proof. Seeing how adorable this tiny duck is inside that tree, how could anyone blame the student for taking the time to help!? Luckily, Vicky was very understanding of this duck emergency. In fact, she loves that her student would take the time to help out an animal in need. Caring Student Cancels Meeting With Professor to Help Save a Baby Duck “10/10. No notes,” Vicky writes, rating the student’s excuse. “Also, the email subject line was ‘Whoops and Ducks.'” After this post went viral, folks from all over shared how much they love this student’s kindness. Some even made sure that Vicky actually did reschedule for the student. In turn, we find out even more endearing information on this sweet student. “The best part is that there never was a scheduled meeting to begin with!” Vicky explains. “They were just going to drop into office hours, but emailed because now they would need an alternate time to come by.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Professor Shares Student’s Adorable Excuse For Missing Their Meeting & The Proof Is Precious appeared first on InspireMore.

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I’ve been a fan of third-wave ska for as long as I can remember. The marriage of old-school Jamaican ska and punk music, combined with themes of social justice and radical change, has always appealed to me. When I was younger, I simply liked the energy of the music. As I’ve gotten older, the meaning behind the words has taken on greater significance to me. For me, punk has always been a state of mind. Anyone can be a punk. You don’t have to wear leather or chains. That said, you can if you want. I suppose what I’m getting at The post Colin Clive of Mustard Plug: 16 Albums That Changed My Life appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Author of How to Prep When You’re Broke and Bloom Where You’re Planted online course The so-called Covid “Conspiracy Theories” are collapsing one after another in courts of law and we can call most of them a Covid Conspiracy Fact. The actual disinformation came from those screaming the loudest about the rest of us providing disinformation. While this is great news, what about all the lives that were ruined during 2020-2021 by fallacies that were accepted as fact? What about those who lost their businesses or jobs? What about those who were unjustly fired or fined? What about the people who died or suffered lifelong aftereffects? I guess we’re all just SOL. (s*** out of luck). As the truth finally seeps out, the vindication is somewhat bittersweet. Conspiracy Fact: The vaccines were dangerous. First things first, the vaccines that were rushed to market were dangerous – so much so that two of them have been taken off the market. Johnson & Johnson was the first to be removed for causing blood clots in susceptible persons. Personally – and it’s just an opinion – I thought the J&J, which was the only one available in the US that did NOT contain MRNA technology, was probably the least harmful of all. I felt at the time it was removed in order to get more people on board with mRNA. Recently, Astra Zeneca’s vaccines were withdrawn all over the world, a move the company said was “purely commercial.” However, the move came after a major court battle in England found that the vax, called Vaxzevria, was causing severe health problems in some users. (Emphasis mine.) Vaxzevria has come under intense scrutiny in recent months over a very rare side effect, which causes blood clots and low blood platelet counts. AstraZeneca admitted in court documents lodged with the High Court in February that the vaccine “can, in very rare cases, cause TTS”. TTS – which stands for Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome – has been linked to at least 81 deaths in the UK as well as hundreds of serious injuries. AstraZeneca is being sued by more than 50 alleged victims and grieving relatives in a High Court case. Most of the vaccines were approved on an “emergency basis” with mRNA technologies not previously tested on or used in humans. People were required to get these experimental shots to keep their jobs, attend school, fly on a plane, or leave the country despite a lack of testing, a questionable level of effectiveness, and potential side effects. So now that the truth is coming out, what happens to all those folks who refused to get a shot and lost work? What about those who were injured from the vaccines? What about the people who died from the vaccines? Conspiracy Fact: The economy was destroyed. When America locked down, we didn’t just have a destroyed economy because people couldn’t work or run their businesses. We also went deeply deeply in debt – even worse than before – when the government sent out “stimulus checks.” Of course, folks didn’t realize they’d be taxed on those checks at a later date and it put our nation so far in the red that a healthy economy is a very distant memory. The lost income saw individuals go further into personal debt too, as they used their credit cards for necessities like groceries and utility bills. Homes were lost to foreclosure or eviction and vehicles were lost to repossession, though not immediately due to laws that placed a moratorium on such actions. Due to supply chain problems, the prices of everything went up and it’s never gone down. It turned our way of life upside down, and there hasn’t been a notable economic recovery. Interest rates are incredibly high right now, making it far more difficult to buy homes and cars. While small businesses were forced by mandates to close or face serious penalties, somehow, big chain stores like Walmart and CVS were places where you apparently couldn’t catch Covid. They were allowed to remain open, and with the lack of competition, these businesses thrived. Now that we know many of these causes shouldn’t have happened, will people get their homes back? Will they get their vehicles back that they need for getting to and from work? Will savings accounts be replenished and credit scores repaired? Conspiracy Fact: Ivermectin really worked. One of the effective treatments for Covid for folks who fell ill was Ivermectin, a medication that was a Nobel prize winner back when it was first invented. The medication was relentlessly mocked as “horse paste,” and those who wanted to take it were scorned as ignorant rubes. In fact, the hospitals flatly refused to treat people with ivermectin and pharmacies refused to fill valid prescriptions. In his book War on Ivermectin, Dr. Pierre Kory wrote: In the wake of the global horse-dewormer propaganda campaign, hospitals started pulling ivermectin from their pharmacies. Health systems began harassing and threatening employees with loss of employment if they prescribed ivermectin. Pharmacies became even more brazen in their refusals to fill ivermectin prescriptions. Doctors who stubbornly followed the actual science and prescribed the drug were publicly shamed, and some even lost their medical licenses. CVS made billions of dollars giving Covid vaccinations and performing tests. But now, court cases have been won that have forced the FDA to end its war on Ivermectin. Hydroxychloroquine was also derided but has since been validated as effective. What about all the people who died and might have lived with that treatment? What about the people who are permanently injured from a bout of Covid that could have been cut short? What about the folks who were publicly maligned? My biggest takeaway here is that we absolutely must find doctors who don’t care about their public images and who will prescribe the medications we need for as long as is legally possible. That’s why I use The Wellness Company for my care and why I have one of these Contagion Kits for each member of my household. I have little doubt that at some point these medications may become illegal to prescribe, so I want to stock up ahead of that time. Conspiracy Fact: People were financially and socially punished for questioning the narrative. People who questioned the narrative were subject to terrible harassment and financial consequences. The mistreatment and dehumanization of the unvaccinated was shocking. Many websites like mine were defunded for providing “misinformation” and maligned for adding context from both sides of the argument. Other websites were purged from social media for the same things. In fact, social media companies vowed to be complicit in the censorship. A lot of alternative news websites ended up closing down in 2020 because the financial punishments were so harsh they couldn’t keep their doors open. Others lost thousands and thousands of dollars per month. We were called crazy and paranoid when we said that this was a First Amendment issue and that the government was involved. But again, in court, we were vindicated when it was proven that the government did in fact help fund these agencies that attempted to censor and discredit us. So what about us? What about all that lost revenue? All the lost traffic? All the lost credibility and the defamation of our character? There’s no recourse. Unless you have hundreds of thousands of dollars (or more) to pay attorneys, there’s really no recourse for most of these abuses that took place. All we can do is learn from this. A conspiracy theory often becomes a conspiracy fact, especially when it causes you to lose rights. The Conspiracy Fact I take away from it all is that it’s very naive to believe that our government and the media are looking out for our health, safety, and well-being. They’re supporting corporations, not individuals, and they’ll willfully lie, maim, and destroy people to do it. We look back in horror at psychological experiments that were done on children and the experiments that gave syphilis to black men. We’re shocked by the CIA’s own paperwork explaining the MKUltra mind control project. But we all just faced a psy-op of the highest order on the grandest scale ever known. And I don’t think it’s a stretch to believe that those who were involved learned from their mistakes. Nor do I think they feel duly chastised or guilty. They’ll do it again and be better at it. History won’t look back kindly on 2020. But what do you think? Do you feel that there should be repercussions for those who deliberately misled the public? Do you feel that those who were harmed by these mandates and mind games should have some kind of recourse? If so, what would it be? Let’s discuss it in the comments section. About Daisy Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging, adventure-seeking, globe-trotting blogger. She is the founder and publisher of three websites.  1) The Organic Prepper, which is about current events, preparedness, self-reliance, and the pursuit of liberty; 2)  The Frugalite, a website with thrifty tips and solutions to help people get a handle on their personal finances without feeling deprived; and 3) PreppersDailyNews.com, an aggregate site where you can find links to all the most important news for those who wish to be prepared. Her work is widely republished across alternative media and she has appeared in many interviews. Daisy is the best-selling author of 5 traditionally published books, 12 self-published books, and runs a small digital publishing company with PDF guides, printables, and courses at SelfRelianceand Survival.com You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Gab, MeWe, Parler, Instagram, and Twitter. The post Covid Conspiracy Fact: Vindication Is Bittersweet appeared first on The Organic Prepper.

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Bird flu has been passed from an infected dairy cow to a farm worker in Michigan, marking the second occasion that the disease has been spread in this way. This strain of virus, called H5N1, has run rampant through both wild bird and domestic poultry populations and even spread as far as the Antarctic region. Fortunately, both infected workers suffered only minor symptoms and have since made a full recovery.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a dairy farm worker from Michigan via eye swab. “While a nasal swab from the person tested negative for influenza in Michigan, an eye swab from the patient was shipped to CDC and tested positive for influenza A(H5) virus, indicating an eye infection. Similar to the Texas case, the patient only reported eye symptoms”. The first case happened in March, and the person also reported an eye infection. “Michigan has led a swift public health response, and we have been tracking this situation closely since influenza A (H5N1) was detected in poultry and dairy herds in Michigan. Farmworkers who have been exposed to impacted animals have been asked to report even mild symptoms, and testing for the virus has been made available,” said Dr Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive, in a statement from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. Given the recovery of both individuals, the CDC suggest that the human health risk from H5N1 is low; however, they write that “similar additional human cases could be identified” due to the high levels of the virus present in raw milk from infected dairy cows. “The current health risk to the general public remains low. This virus is being closely monitored, and we have not seen signs of sustained human-to-human transmission at this point. This is exactly how public health is meant to work, in early detection and monitoring of new and emerging illnesses,” continued Dr Bagdasarian. This is only the third case ever reported of bird flu in humans in the country; the first case was recorded in 2022 in Colorado, in a worker associated with the culling of poultry with presumptive bird flu.Cows, humans, and birds are not the only animals to be affected by bird flu. A bottlenose dolphin died from the disease in April, while farm cats, penguins, and a polar bear have all been hit by the virus. 

FUN IncorporatedFake vomit was invented in Chicago. So, why would you trust the successful execution of this classic gag to an overseas knock-off? FUN Incorporated still makes it's "faux-up" the old-fashioned way: by ladling a slurry of latex and pieces of colored foam onto a Teflon sheet, shaping it into pancake-like patties, and leaving it to dry. If simulated sick isn't your (barf) bag, amuse your friends and confuse your enemies with another of its many other USA-made novelties and magic tricks, such as fake blood pools or “While You Were Pooping” message pads. Category: Novelties, gag gifts, and equipment for magic tricksFounder: Jule TraubFounded: 1941Location: Wheeling, IllinoisNumber of employees: 12Current leadership: President and owner Andrew MichalsRepresentative products: Laughter RX, Secrets of the Great Magicians Royal Magic Set, Whoops fake vomitAt a glance:Owner Andrew Michals is himself a magician.Offers a full-scale alternative to magic shops, which have been slowly disappearing or moving online.Operates a 25,000 square-foot warehouse.Chicago-based factory can do plastic injection molding, precision cutting, assembly, silk screening, pad printing, 3D prototyping, die cutting, electronics, spring- and wire-form manufacturing, printing, and more.Works with famous magicians, including David Copperfield, Penn and Teller, and Jamie AllenMaintains a "Talk to a Magician Hotline" at 888-57-MAGIC.Accepts new ideas for magic tricks, gags, and novelties here.Founder “Traub was the first to develop the idea of using a revolving display rack to sell merchandise through mainstream retailers, not just magic and novelty outlets.”In his own words (Michal):(source)It grew over time. My family is the third owner of the business. I bought it in 2012. We sell everything from magic kits of every level. Our most famous product is called the "Magic Coloring Book" which is a trick that goes back hundreds of years.My love for magic began as a little boy. I got my first magic kit when I was 10 and I started doing magic shows, and I was the youngest magician in Chicago doing shows at birthday parties and such. My newspaper ad said, "Magic for kids by a kid."We also sell all kinds of practical jokes. We manufacture our own fake vomit, in our vomitorium. We were the first to make the chattering teeth, jumbo sunglasses, clown gags, things that we've made for decades. We also have whoopee cushions, fart machines and stinking gum, all kinds of stuff like that.It's amazing to envision the products that end up in the hands of an aspiring magician and a future professional magician.

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