New words to learn for me May 24

antisemitism: “US House passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism”

contentious: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversal (Oxford Languages)

embattled: ready to fight (Merriam-Webster)

euthanized: the act of practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured persons in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy (Merriam-Webster) – reminds me of NETFLIX Korean series Somebody (2022)

microbiome: is the collection of all microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their genes, that naturally live on our bodies and inside us (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

Fascism: is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology an dmovement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordinaiton of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation and/or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy (WIKIPEDIA)

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