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Bluesky Social – 20 Oct 24 Molly McKew (@mollymckew.bsky.social) John Kinsel Sr, one of last WWII Navajo Code Talkers, died at 107 3 of his brethren visited the White House. Trump feted their heroic service—before a portrait of Andrew “IndianKiller” Jackson—by calling Sen Warren “Pocahontas” He promised money... en.m.wikipedia.org Code talker This is an accepted version of this page A code talker was a...

That’s Musk’s plan but the people willing to sign are already voting his way. Seems like a waste of money on his part. But, I see the mentality of the signers. They are willing to sign with no chance of reward.

The comparisons to LOST had me avoiding this show for a while, but it’s a lot more focused than LOST was. IMDb From (TV Series 2022– ) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, Horror, Mystery 52m | TV-MA

I don’t get the purpose of the petition. So what, he gets a million people to say they support the Constitution. I get that he’s collecting names but what do the signers think they’re getting besides a chance to win a million dollars. The RNC already has their names from all their merchandise purchases, he doesn’t need their names. Why is everything a pledge...

AP News – 21 Oct 24 Becky Sauerbrunn and over 100 women's soccer players protest FIFA deal with... Former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 women’s soccer players who have signed an open letter protesting FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco.

robertmckenna: just that the UK will be official challenger next year Interesting that they framed it that way, because I watched it live and he said no such thing. He did say he wanted to be back in some role on the next cup, but I don’t think that counts as an official challenge. But yeah, there was a marked difference between the corporate...

the Guardian – 21 Oct 24 South Korea summons Russian envoy over North Korean troop deployment Seoul demands immediate withdrawal of elite soldiers reportedly helping Russia in its war against Ukraine the Guardian – 20 Oct 24 Russian ambassador accuses UK of waging proxy war in Ukraine Andrei Kelin says by providing weapons Britain is ‘killing Russian soldiers and civilians’ the Guardian – 20...

tribunemag.co.uk Manufacturing Consent for Genocide The US and UK government have masked their deep complicity in Israel’s genocidal war behind soft criticism and empty pleas for restraint. And the mainstream media, on the whole, have bought it.

dropsitenews.com Why Elon Musk's million-dollar presidential lottery is ominous The billionaire has incorporated "United States of America Inc." and "America PAC" More on how Musk and friends want to replace democratic governments with corporations.

We are a yes and house, not an either or. I think everyone should be. More joy in the world.

The Grauniad article doesn’t say Ineos scum came second just that the UK will be official challenger next year. Assuming their tax dodging Brexit exile billionaire isn’t going to cut and run of course. Why would they? They’re not short of cash. Tax and Brexit consequences are for the little people.

Whenever one of us says, “Christ!” the other is quite likely to say, “Oh, Jesus Christ!” in imitation of poor Mr Sacrifice.

Our sweet Twitch kitty passed away late Sunday night. He was doing so very badly, it was a mercy. We have already threatened Topaz that he’d better be A Good Boy, or we’ll get him a kitten & force him to grow up and be Uncle Topaz.

News – 21 Oct 24 Finland's arms exports hit all-time high Military exports accounted for some 192 million euros of the total, with the rest consisting of civilian weapon exports.

the Guardian – 20 Oct 24 Ukraine war briefing: Power cuts in Kharkiv after Russian strikes Residential buildings and service stations were among targets, say local officials; Russian grip tightens around Pokrovsk with battles in nearby Selydove. What we know on day 971

ficuswhisperer: Our taxes got to fund his cosplay as a minimum wage worker. Marie Antoinette says “hold my sheep.”

bbc.com Air India, IndiGo: How bomb hoaxes are giving a bad name to India airlines An unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on the industry. Cross-posted in Trip Advisor