Has Trump fasted every Friday since 2020? Don't bite on rumor
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snopes_feedFirst lady Melania Trump supposedly said of the alleged fasting, "People don't see this side of Donald. He takes spiritual discipline VERY seriously."
snopes_feedDid Barron Trump buy $30M in oil days before Iran war began? Claim lacks evidence
Mar. 9th, 2026 11:56 pmsnopes_feedTrump's youngest son is reportedly worth at least $150 million, but there's no evidence he engaged in insider trading.
Rumor has it 2 Trump Cabinet members commissioned nuclear bunkers. Here's what we know
Mar. 9th, 2026 11:11 pmsnopes_feedThe owner of Atlas Survival Shelters made the claim in a March 8, 2026, article published by The Telegraph.
Did Leavitt say Trump hasn't ruled out military draft, ground troops for Iran?
Mar. 9th, 2026 10:55 pmsnopes_feedAs Trump reportedly weighs putting boots on the ground, many people fear he will bring back the draft.
Beware alleged '60 Minutes' advisory to Facebook users about personal data
Mar. 9th, 2026 08:17 pmsnopes_feedThe widely-shared Facebook post began, "Just in case you missed '60 Minutes': A legal spokesperson advised us to post this notice."
Here's how many bombs Obama dropped without congressional approval in 2016
Mar. 9th, 2026 03:00 pmsnopes_feedThe story gained steam after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran in February 2026.
Watch out for claim photo shows James Peterson, man lobotomized for being gay in 1948
Mar. 9th, 2026 01:00 pmsnopes_feedDoctors lobotomized real people for being gay in the mid-20th century. We found no evidence Peterson was one of them.
International Women's Day Belated Post
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oursinI am given to understand that there is a campaign afoot to get a Blue Plaque for Dame Rebecca, as, quite shamefully, there is not one already.
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Dorset Archives Trust seeks donations for archive catalogue: we feel they might foreground rather more than they do that this is for the papers of Sylvia Townsend Warner???
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The Woman Who Invented the Penny Bank - I do not think I had heard of Priscilla Wakefield before.
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Ladies of the Lights: Female Lighthouse Keepers in the UK and the US (Of course I knew about Grace Darling, even before Jessica Mitford wrote about her.)
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Sadder stories of women: Hidden lives of female prisoners past and present:
The lives of female prisoners in the 19th Century and those experiencing the criminal justice system today are not dissimilar, a charity worker has said.
An exhibition at Newcastle Cathedral is documenting the untold stories from female prisoners at the former Newcastle Prison, which stood in the city's Carliol Square between 1828-1925.
Volunteers from a family history group have begun transcribing the records of at least 6,000 women, imprisoned by Cambridge University in the 19th Century. I have read the book by Biggs (The Spinning House) but was underwhelmed as a result of her stylistic narrative choices. I am all for this sort of project.
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Hmmmm. While I would certainly agree that female desire is not taken seriously enough: A very paternalistic attitude’: why is female desire still not taken seriously?, I am massively, massively, massively cynical about the potential of the 'pink pill' or female viagra as I had several posts here some years back about the very unprepossessing results produced*. In particular I adduce this link to the ever sensible Dr Petra Boynton's thoughts. Is this just being bigged up by pharma entrepreneurs???
*And, of course, the notion that you can fix women's libidos with a magic bullet pill.
SGA: Fieldwork by Rheanna (and Homework by busaikko)
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fancakeFandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Ronon Dex/John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Dave Sheppard
Rating: Teen, Gen
Length: 3158 (Homework is 963)
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Rheanna on AO3, busaikko on AO3, susan_voight on AO3
Themes: Siblings, Friendship, Going home, Established relationship
Summaries:
Ronon starts his e-mail correspondence with Sheppard's brother more or less by mistake.
For some reason, after his father's funeral Dave Sheppard keeps getting e-mail from Ronon Dex.
Reccer's Notes: This is a remix of Homework by busaikko, and they can be read in any order - this is basically a rec for both fics, Fieldwork being from Ronon's POV, and Homework, which is just as good, from Dave's POV. Ronon's in a relationship with John and as part of learning English he starts emailing John's estranged brother, Dave. Rodney then gets involved as Ronon goes to him for help. The characterisations of Ronon, John, and Rodney here are spot on, and it's both funny and moving - a wonderful set of stories.
Fanwork Links: on AO3: Fieldwork and Homework
Alternate DW links: Fieldwork and Homework
Susan_voight podficced both stories, both separately and collated.
Characters/Pairings: Ronon Dex/John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Dave Sheppard
Rating: Teen, Gen
Length: 3158 (Homework is 963)
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Rheanna on AO3, busaikko on AO3, susan_voight on AO3
Themes: Siblings, Friendship, Going home, Established relationship
Summaries:
Ronon starts his e-mail correspondence with Sheppard's brother more or less by mistake.
For some reason, after his father's funeral Dave Sheppard keeps getting e-mail from Ronon Dex.
Reccer's Notes: This is a remix of Homework by busaikko, and they can be read in any order - this is basically a rec for both fics, Fieldwork being from Ronon's POV, and Homework, which is just as good, from Dave's POV. Ronon's in a relationship with John and as part of learning English he starts emailing John's estranged brother, Dave. Rodney then gets involved as Ronon goes to him for help. The characterisations of Ronon, John, and Rodney here are spot on, and it's both funny and moving - a wonderful set of stories.
Fanwork Links: on AO3: Fieldwork and Homework
Alternate DW links: Fieldwork and Homework
Susan_voight podficced both stories, both separately and collated.
Did Bill Gates donate $50M to create 'biologically modified' crops? Here's the truth
Mar. 9th, 2026 11:00 amsnopes_feedOnline posts claimed Gates donated $50 million to develop RNA-based technology for crops that U.S. regulators had supposedly already approved.
snopes_feedThe image shows a real monument in a Dutch cemetery built across a wall separating Catholic and Protestant burial sections.
Why Hillary Clinton once said US would attack Iran if she was president
Mar. 9th, 2026 02:00 amsnopes_feedClinton was responding to a hypothetical question about a nuclear attack by Iran on Israel.
Did Hillary Clinton supply Iran with uranium? Inspecting her role in nuclear deal
Mar. 8th, 2026 11:00 pmsnopes_feedClinton was at the center of an Obama-era deal that constrained Iran's uranium enrichment when the U.N. was calling for its suspension.
Culinary
Mar. 8th, 2026 07:22 pmoursinThis week's bread: a loaf of Marriage's Organic Country Fayre Malted Brown Bread Flour: quite nice but turned out a bit crumbly??
Friday night supper: ersatz Thai fried rice with chopped red bell pepper and chorizo.
Saturday breakfast rolls: Tassajarra method, strong brown flour, a spot of Rayner's barley malt extract, cinnamon, raisins, okay (cinnamon a bit past its BBF).
Today's lunch: a pie (bought-in puff pastry) of silken tofu + baby spinach + fresh coriander and flat leaf parsley + garlic - okay, but perhaps a little bland; served with steamed asparagus splashed with melted butter with lime juice and lime zest, and padron peppers.
U.S.-Israel war on Iran: 14 claims we've examined
Mar. 8th, 2026 06:00 pmsnopes_feedConfusion and rumors have been pervasive online since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran with surprise airstrikes.
Iwona B. Horyn is actual name of DHS acting chief security officer
Mar. 8th, 2026 01:00 pmsnopes_feedA popular rumor from 2025 resurfaced in early 2026 after being featured on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
Did Mark Twain say, 'God created war so that Americans would learn geography'?
Mar. 8th, 2026 03:00 amsnopes_feedThe quote has appeared with the author's name in numerous social media posts and as an alleged cover image for his 1869 book "The Innocents Abroad."
snopes_feedSome social media users misinterpreted the announcement and believed the moratorium was on patients receiving supplies, not the suppliers themselves.