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Trump's birthright citizenship executive order won't affect his children
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snopes_feedIn January 2025, the U.S. president issued an order to end birthright citizenship for certain groups.
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Does pink salt trick for weight loss work? Dietitian weighs in
Jul. 13th, 2025 06:00 pmsnopes_feedIn fact, salt promotes water retention, which can result in weight gain, a clinical dietitian said.
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb said president is 'worse than anyone in our history'
Jul. 13th, 2025 01:00 pmsnopes_feedCobb, who was a White House lawyer during the first Trump administration, made the comment on an acquaintance's private Facebook post.
Sunday Secrets
Jul. 13th, 2025 12:08 ampost_secret_feedSunday Secrets began 20 years ago. This week I did not receive enough postcards to share back. Free your secrets today.
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PostSecret TED Talk
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Real photo of Pope John Paul II playing baseball?
Jul. 13th, 2025 02:00 amsnopes_feedOr an impersonator? Or an AI-generated fake?
Breaking down claim image shows Kristi Noem's ancestor as Auschwitz guard
Jul. 12th, 2025 11:00 pmsnopes_feedAn X user intended to draw a parallel between the infamous concentration camp of Nazi Germany and modern-day migrant detention policies in the U.S.
13 Texas flood claims Snopes has investigated
Jul. 12th, 2025 06:00 pmsnopes_feedRumors about National Weather Service cuts, cloud seeding, rescues and more spread online following the deadly July 2025 floods in central Texas.
Debunking claim Rainmaker cloud seeding caused Texas floods
Jul. 12th, 2025 01:00 pmsnopes_feedA weather modification technique called cloud seeding was not to blame for the deadly Texas floods in July 2025. Here's what actually happened.
Unraveling claim Trump lifted sanctions on Russia in June 2025
Jul. 12th, 2025 01:30 amsnopes_feedA change to a nuclear-related license fueled the claim that the Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Russia.
Did Michelle Obama agree to repay US Treasury $2.3M she received for 'White House expenses'?
Jul. 11th, 2025 11:36 pmsnopes_feedAccording to online posts, an auditor allegedly discovered the payments, which occurred just before the Obamas left the White House.
snopes_feedA viral X post falsely associated a year-old Trump quote from a campaign speech with catastrophic flooding in Texas.
Is Labubu toy based on demon Pazuzu? What to know
Jul. 11th, 2025 10:41 pmsnopes_feedPazuzu, a demon from Mesopotamian folklore, was the evil entity from “The Exorcist.”
Trump reportedly threatened to 'bomb the [expletive] out of Moscow' and Beijing. Here's context
Jul. 11th, 2025 10:31 pmsnopes_feedTrump was reportedly recorded saying these words at a fundraising event during his 2024 presidential campaign.
Caitlin Clark offered to pay Texas flood victims' funeral expenses?
Jul. 11th, 2025 10:10 pmsnopes_feedUsers claimed the WNBA star and her team, the Indiana Fever, donated millions of dollars to support victims of the July 2025 Texas flash floods.
White House shared image depicting Trump as Superman
Jul. 11th, 2025 10:01 pmsnopes_feedA new "Superman" film debuted in the U.S. on July 11, 2025.
Community and Resilience
Jul. 11th, 2025 08:52 pmdruidlife_feed(spoken by Nimue, scribed by James)
People who suffer from depression tend to also experience loneliness, alienation and feelings of disconnection. For me, this sued to include a terrible hollowness as well. At this point, I feel that depression is an absence of essential body chemistry. Something biological is absent when we get in that state. I’ve noticed this year what a huge difference warmth and kindness make to me at a bodily level.
It would be fair to say that this year has been the toughest I’ve ever experienced. However, it’s not been the worst one for depression, and the difference has everything to do with warmth and support. I feel kindness in my body as a sense of wholeness and comfort. It works, no matter how grim things get. Resilience is something we can make together, I have no doubt about it. We’ve evolved to be communal creatures so it makes sense that our wellbeing is informed by our relationships.
I’ve taken to adding attention to kindness to my regular gratitude practice. I make a point of reflecting on the kindness shown me, and I find that revisiting it also has a bodily impact. Kindness doesn’t have to be dramatic. The small everyday acts of care get a lot done. We can insulate each other from life’s trials through these small things. A warm word, or a friendly gesture makes a lot of odds. Recent experiences have confirmed for me how important kindness is as part of my Druidry.
That said, I believe in social contracts, so there are limits. I don’t respond kindly to active cruelty, nor do I think anyone should. Communal resilience is about looking after each other, not taking advantage of each other.
Trump didn't ask people to focus on girls who died in Texas floods over Epstein files
Jul. 11th, 2025 08:07 pmsnopes_feedNor did he say “Focus on MEXICANS and FLOODING” on Truth Social.
Did Jelly Roll donate $50 million or travel to Texas to help flood victims?
Jul. 11th, 2025 05:37 pmsnopes_feedUsers shared stories saying that the famous singer and rapper not only donated money to victims of the flash floods but also aided in rescue efforts.