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The world has a new heavyweight boxing champion and he is from Ukraine — Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury last night in a split decision to win the title and inspire plenty of posts comparing Ukraine to Usyk — overcoming the odds to beat a larger...
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Welcome. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue . The platform gives readers interested in North Carolina politics a place to share their knowledge, insight and inspiration as we take back ...
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Barak Ravid has revealed that PM Netanyahu has obstructed attempts by US Cabinet Secretaries and Senators from discussing the conflict with Israeli Security agency chiefs in the Shin Bet and Mossad. Ravid contends that the PM is facing increasing...
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Shakyamuni Buddha never taught anything about his birth, which has become the focus of fan fiction at the level of Jesus and Moses. Legend has it that he was born from his mother’s side while she held a tree branch, and immediately stood up to point up...
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Reposted from Dark Skies on the Horizon
This week we’ve had the hot story of the catfight in the Capitol between Jasmine Crocket and Mrs. Gespacho Police.
by Frank Vyan Walton
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Harrison Butker should have been hauled off of that stage the minute he started with that misogynistic rant at the Benedictine College commencement. Apologies should have happened immediately. Instead, the college is silent, Butker is likely basking in...
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by Rob in Vermont
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Michael Steele did not mince his words. He wants the factionalization of the Republican Party. His biggest fear is that Americans will continue to buy the Trump crap show and believe Biden, as opposed to Trump, is the threat. Michael Steele on Trump’s...
by Egberto Willies
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There’s a blogpost and transcript about this cartoon here; I’ll also post the transcript in comments. We can keep making these cartoons because of lots of supporters pledging low amounts - $1-$3 - and that's just how I like it! Please peruse my...
by Barry Deutsch
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Over the past 3 election cycles, I’ve raised nearly $8 MILLION for HUNDREDS of Democratic candidates at the federal, statewide and state legislative levels. For statewide races, I list every GOP state, no matter how deep red, because I trust people to...
by Brainwrap
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The headline in this week’s Fortune reads: “Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns U.S. is ‘on the brink’ and estimates a more than 1 in 3 chance of civil war” Billionaires and civil war? A billionaire-funded Supreme Court Justice flew the American flag...
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Humans— Homo sapiens —first evolved in Africa and were biologically adapted to life in a warm climate. When humans left Africa and began their migrations north into Europe and Asia, they had to ...
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This is breaking news as the helicopter crash with Ebrahim Raisi as a passenger happened minutes ago; there is no word on any injuries or deaths at this time from Iranian media. Razi is not the Supreme Lader currently held by Ayatollah Khamenei, so...
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Multiple reports that a helicopter carrying the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi — or a helicopter in his convoy, not otherwise specified — has had a “hard landing”, “accident”, or “crash”. Here are the accounts I find at the moment. This is “fog of...
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From the AP: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating. Some began urging the public to pray for Raisi and the others on board as rescue crews sped...
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I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers & Jeers". OK, you've been warned - here is this week's...
by Ed Tracey
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Good morning, Newdists!� Grab a cuppa and a nosh and join us for some fun and chat….
by The Marti
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“Why do you do this?” A coworker asked me with a low fierceness many months ago. I work this tiny service-sector job, right, and very occasionally I get a tip, which I automatically pass on to those working around me. You’re here for money, we all are,...
by paradox
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This week, we’re helping a North Carolina elementary school that needs books and materials for related projects, and an Arizona high school class that needs lab equipment. We hope that readers who support quality public school education will help by...
by belinda ridgewood
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I wrote an diary about the the less than lame response from Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin about Justice Samuel Alito’s love for the Jan 6th insurrection. Some of the commentors on my diary disagreed that Democrats should NOT attack the SCOTUS or...
by Merlin196360
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