As The Veteran Suicide Crisis Persists, Washington Turns To Snake Oil And Swamp Creatures By Jasper Craven and Suzanne Gordon, Battle Borne. September 30, 2020 As The Veteran Suicide Crisis Persists, Washington Turns To Snake Oil And Swamp Creatures2020-09-302020-09-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/battling_ptsd-e1601484685658.jpg200px200px The first major bill to privatize veterans’ mental healthcare is headed to the president’s desk. In mid-August, former Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Anthony Principi (2001-2005) worked to get a number of fellow former VA chiefs to sign on to a draft Op-Ed encouraging the House to take up a Senate-passed suicide prevention bill —S. 785: The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1b/1080585885_0:59:1366:827_1200x675_80_0_0_5d89993224f7606debfcfdd98de592d5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009271080585990-need-some-paper-friend-snake-got-stuck-in-some-loo-roll/ For some people, the lavatory is the first place to seek refuge in times of crisis. But even this well-loved place of safety and cloistered calm is possessed of certain unexpected risks. A video published on Instagram shows a snake in a lavatory that got stuck in a roll of loo paper. It’s unknown whether this is a snake which has found its way to the lavatory by accident or whether it’s a pet that wanted to pay a call of nature and …. accidentally found itself in the lavatory. The person who filmed […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/09/1080405496_95:0:1295:675_1200x675_80_0_0_9a471023cdb5fe62b179d514913a0bcf.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202009091080404082-survival-of-the-fittest-watch-mongoose-attack-snake-with-precision—video/ When it comes to the fight for survival, size doesn’t matter. One such example is that of the mongoose; these small mammals are known for their ability to fight deadly snakes. A video captioned “The smaller the creature, the bolder its spirit. Survival of the Fittest” has gone viral on Twitter. Shot in some part of India and shared by the Forest Department of Maharashtra, the video shows a mongoose attacking a snake as it rests on a branch. It pulls down the prey by its and holds on to it before bringing it […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1d/1080312247_0:0:1225:689_1200x675_80_0_0_914d9f422e71d5a4aed24b27e6363fee.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202008291080311574-uroboros-video-of-snake-mistakenly-chomping-on-own-tail-goes-viral/ One may have come across snakes eating other reptiles, but it seems bizarre to find a snake biting and chewing on its own tail. A video of a snake chomping on its own tail is going viral on social media. The recorded video clip shows a snake lying in a circular shape with its own tail in its mouth. When someone applies a liquid substance to the snake’s mouth, it immediately regurgitates its own tail. While posting it online, Indian Forest Service official Susanta Das described it as “Uroboros”, a circular symbol showing a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/14/1080223714_51:0:1321:714_1200x675_80_0_0_0092bcfb10367e50b5a38cb34de7bac4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202008201080223342-frog-shows-how-to-keep-enemies-closer-with-its-ride-on-snake–video/ A famous saying goes keep your friends close, but your enemies closer and the same fits for a video of a frog taking a ride on a snake. The amphibian and the reptile are known for their enmity as frogs remain prey for snakes. A video of a frog casually sitting on a snake’s back, slithering around on the ground, is going viral on social media. Netizens are hailing the frog for a “survival technique”, using its enemy to protect itself. Frogs and snakes are known for their enmity and pictures of them swallowing each […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): There are over 270 species of snakes in India, out of which about 60 are highly venomous. With the onset of the monsoon months, snakes begin to appear in public more and more in India. In a bid to ward off the danger of being bitten by serpents, Hindus worship snakes on “Nag Panchami”. This year the festival has fallen in the middle of a pandemic. Several Indian states have declared a total lockdown during the weekends to curb the unnecessary movement of people. So, on Saturday, netizens took to social media to wish each other safe, happy […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107475/64/1074756423_0:120:1280:840_1200x675_80_0_0_08273ce3d48d34a758a48da95ba30f22.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007131079867331-watch-15-foot-giant-king-cobra-coming-dangerously-close-to-rescuer-in-south-india–video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): The monsoon season has finally arrived in India after a months-long scorching summer. Along with rains, come the reptiles which are frequently being seen in residential areas and buildings. Recently, a giant monitor lizard was spotted in the capital Delhi. A 15-foot-long king Cobra entered a village in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The forest department subsequently came to rescue the giant reptile and release it back into the wild. A video of the incident shows the rescuer first picking up the cobra with his bare hands and placing it on a hook. The […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, India’s Gross Domestic Product growth fell to a 12-year-low of 3.1 percent in January- March. Observers have projected negative growth for the Indian economy during the financial year 2020-21. The country entered a national lockdown on 24 March at the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A lawmaker from the Indian state of West Bengal on Sunday equated federal Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with a “venomous snake” for her handling of the economy. Kalyan Banerjee is a lawmaker from Trinamool Congress (TMC), the rival party of Sitharaman’s Bharatiya Janata Party, the main […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107475/64/1074756423_0:120:1280:840_1200x675_80_0_0_08273ce3d48d34a758a48da95ba30f22.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202006221079687771-watch-king-cobra-chasing-another-snake-catching-and-swallowing-it/ Local residents who watched the dramatic moment called some snake wranglers but when they arrived the smaller serpent was already dead inside the king cobra’s mouth. A video has been shared online, showing a king cobra chasing one of its own species in a pond in Prachin Buri, central Thailand, before catching and swallowing it. According to Newsflare, a 3.7-metre-long cobra chased a smaller cobra before dragging it ashore and swallowing it. One of the witnesses called some snake wranglers but when they arrived the giant reptile’s lunch was almost over: only a small […]
Coronavirus is ravaging the globe, canceling presidential primaries in the U.S. and calling into question the wisdom of having lawmakers, many of them elderly, sitting close together as votes are held in Congress. Lawmakers, especially Democrats, have sought to expand mail-in voting, and perhaps give some voters the opportunity to vote digitally through their laptops or even their smartphones. Polling on the latter idea has shifted during the pandemic, with more people prepared to trust cyberspace with their vote. Forty-two percent of U.S. voters were “confident that votes cast online would be counted accurately,” according to a March Morning Consult poll, […]
Actress and singer Gabrielle Union has referenced the cases of Jimmy Fallon, Al Roker, Ted Danson and her former America’s Got Talent fellow judge Julianne Hough in a harassment complaint filed this week against NBC and Simon Cowell. Union, 47, claimed in November last year that, among other things, show insiders complained that her hairstyles were “too black” and it was reported that a young black contestant was removed from the show because it needed a performer that “America could get behind.” The New York Post’s Page Six says that new legal documents filed by Union call the network “a snake […]
US 12:15 GMT 21.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107937/37/1079373731_0:82:1281:802_1200x675_80_0_0_9e1b50228258e25d1943fef0430944a7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005211079373814-watch-cheerleader-bitten-by-copperhead-snake-while-training-in-backyard/ Copperhead snakes mainly inhabit the southern and eastern parts of the United States and most snake bites in the country are blamed on them. A Texas high school cheerleader was bitten by a venomous Copperhead snake while practising her routine in the backyard. Paris Montgomery prepared to record a video of herself training and as soon as she took one of her shoes off and stepped on a mat, a snake appeared from under the mat and bit the girl’s right foot. This high school cheerleader is bringing […]
Resilience. It’s the word of the hour. Weeks into the coronavirus pandemic, many people are wondering: How do you find the strength to keep going when everything seems bleak? How do you stop thinking, “What did I do to deserve this?” Manyang Reath Kher, a Sudanese refugee now living in the U.S., shares his moment of deepest despair — and how he pulled through. Malaka Gharib/ NPR Malaka Gharib/ NPR Enlarge this image Malaka Gharib/ NPR Malaka Gharib/ NPR Malaka Gharib/ NPR panel 5 Malaka Gharib/ NPR hide caption toggle caption Malaka Gharib/ NPR Malaka Gharib/ NPR Malaka Gharib is an […]