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John Oliver Is Not Optimistic About Britain's Future In The Wake Of The Brexit Vote You think this is your Independence Day? Well, sure, if you're referring to the movie sequel which features "the wholesale destruction of London." That sounds about right. June 27, 2016 at 05:15PM

Word of the day is night-biter : An animal, especially an insect such as a mosquito, that bites during the night.

Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life – As a Robot

John Oliver Is Not Optimistic About Britain's Future In The Wake Of The Brexit Vote

Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life – As a Robot For a man accused of espionage and effectively exiled in Russia, Edward Snowden is also, strangely, free.

Article of the day is George S. Patton slapping incidents. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

A red rock crab (Grapsus grapsus), Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador..

night-biter , n : An animal, especially an insect such as a mosquito, that bites during the night.

Picture of the day on June 28, 2016: A red rock crab (Grapsus grapsus), Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

The Article of the day for June 28, 2016 is George S. Patton slapping incidents . After he slapped two soldiers, US Lieutenant General George S. Patton was sidelined from combat command by General Dwight Eisenhower and Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall. On 3 August 1943, during the Sicily Campaign of World War II, Patton struck, kicked and berated a soldier he found at an evacuation hospital with no apparent injuries, for being "gutless"; in fact, the soldier had malaria with a temperature of 102.2 °F (39.0 °C). Patton struck another soldier complaining of "nerves" at another hospital seven days later and threatened him with a pistol for being a "whimpering coward"; in fact, the soldier had been begging to rejoin his unit. Both soldiers suffered from what is now known as post-traumatic stress disorder. Patton's actions were suppressed in the news until journalist Drew Pearson publicized them. Congress and the general public expressed both support...