TIL That the bison is the "National Mammal" of the US and Obama signed it. And I don't even remember this happening or making news.
TIL That the bison is the "National Mammal" of the US and Obama signed it. And I don't even remember this happening or making news.
The United States has named its first national mammal, giving the title to a species that once stretched from the forests of Alaska to the grasslands of Mexico.
Despite, only this year they will finally make the bald eagle the national bird. Which, I also learned that they are not official symbols until a President signs a document for them to be. It is just a recognized symbol but not official. (Just my opinion but why do they really need a bill for this? What changes would making anything like this official really do?)
Here is a list of other US symbols (article includes links to other countries of the world national symbols, some official, some not made official) if you are interested:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_symbols_of_the_United_States
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Probably because we were more focused on the things that mattered. Like his attacks on our immigrant communities, the war crimes he was committing abroad, and his propping up of private healthcare.
No, we were more worried about the color of his suit... Well the news was.
Probably because we were more focused on the things that mattered.
Peanut the Squirrel, a popular OnlyFans account and local NY resident domesticated squirrel, who was euthanized a week before the election to test it for rabbies was wall-to-wall headline news on election day.
Jangle any set of keys loud enough and you can get the handful of remaining living DC journalists to stare in rapt fascination, because its easier and cheaper than doing any amount of meaningful long-form investigative journalism.
There's plenty of great journalists in DC. If you dont read them, thats your own fault
Name one
Ryan Grim
There’s plenty of great journalists in DC.
Fewer and fewer at the bigger outlets. They've been pivoting aggressively to AI.
Sure, why would you read corporate media?
If you choose to consume food from a trash can, you should be realistic about what you expect to be eating.
why would you read corporate media?
It's saturated the market. Very hard to miss.
If you choose to consume food from a trash can
Very few people choose to eat from the trash can. More often, they eat from the trash can because no other food is available.
But there's loads of great journalists