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verbicide: 1. The deliberate distortion or destruction of the meaning of a word. 2. A person who deliberately distorts the meaning of a word. See more https://t.co/ReiZNJHIrn

specification or backing, takes the place of evidence; where orthodoxy chokes freedom of dissent; where faith in the eventual supremacy of reason has become so timid that we dare not enter our convictions in the open lists, to win or lose. -Learned Hand, jurist (27 Jan 1872-1961)

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where nonconformity with the accepted creed, political as well as religious, is a mark of disaffection; where denunciation, without...

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated, and helping those in need. To me those are traditional values. -Ellen DeGeneres, comedian, TV host, actor, and writer (b. 26 Jan 1958)

despotocracy: Government by a despot. See more https://t.co/TtujvKmeM5

Jamie Rowe came to fame when he joined Guardian in 1990... A Christian rock band regularly appearing on MTV & Metal Edge. He now fronts the amazing Kalamity Kills. He came on to tell his whole story & how his relationship with God guides his career. And, tbh, one of the nicest

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us. -Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), novelist (23 Jan 1783-1842)

zoodle: A thin strip of a vegetable, typically zucchini, prepared like pasta. See more https://t.co/hc5Xh7Kxf1

precariat: People living with chronic economic insecurity. See more https://t.co/PQ3rkwzRqE

... that I think there should be a law amongst us to set our young men abroad for a term among the few allies our wars have left us. -Lord Byron, poet (22 Jan 1788-1824)

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: I am so convinced of the advantages of looking at mankind instead of reading about them, and of the bitter effects of staying at home with all the narrow prejudices of an islander, ...

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Walking is also an ambulation of mind. -Gretel Ehrlich, novelist, poet, and essayist (b. 21 Jan 1946)

broligarchy: A small group of extremely wealthy men who wield disproportionate influence in government. See more https://t.co/ftQ93F2XQR

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Maybe every other American movie shouldn't be based on a comic book. Other countries will think Americans live in an infantile fantasy land where reality is whatever we say it is and every problem can be solved with violence. -Bill Maher (b. 20 Jan 1956)

dataveillance: The collection or monitoring of data relating to personal activities. See more https://t.co/r6ZrtMgPUc

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone. -Janis Joplin, singer-songwriter (19 Jan 1943-1970)

guyliner: Eyeliner used by men. See more https://t.co/kqMpYxCXce

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nepo baby: A person whose success is significantly aided by family connections. See more https://t.co/CingTjEkml

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. -Martin Luther King Jr. (15 Jan 1929-1968)