BritJan
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Living peacefully but sociably while enjoying reading, conversing, genealogy and choral singing.
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On Aug. 6, 1945, the world changed forever.
The U.S, in the middle of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on another Japanese city — Nagasaki. Japan, an Axis power, surrendered soon after, ending the war. 🧵
The U.S, in the middle of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on another Japanese city — Nagasaki. Japan, an Axis power, surrendered soon after, ending the war. 🧵
August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On Aug. 6, 1945, the world changed forever.
The U.S, in the middle of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on another Japanese city — Nagasaki. Japan, an Axis power, surrendered soon after, ending the war. 🧵
The U.S, in the middle of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on another Japanese city — Nagasaki. Japan, an Axis power, surrendered soon after, ending the war. 🧵
Some days I only get dressed to go to the mailbox.
March 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Some days I only get dressed to go to the mailbox.
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“I think the strategy here is: ‘Well, we’re just going to do it and dare somebody to stop us, and by the time they stop us, we’ll have destroyed it.’”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“I think the strategy here is: ‘Well, we’re just going to do it and dare somebody to stop us, and by the time they stop us, we’ll have destroyed it.’”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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'Stop playing nice!' AOC mad at Dem colleagues refusing to 'block everything' in Congress
www.rawstory.com/stop-playing...
www.rawstory.com/stop-playing...
'Stop playing nice!' AOC mad at Dem colleagues refusing to 'block everything' in Congress
Hours after Democratic lawmakers warned that billionaire Elon Musk's takeover of federal agencies is "what the beginning of dictatorship looks like," expressed outrage at being barred from entering th...
www.rawstory.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
'Stop playing nice!' AOC mad at Dem colleagues refusing to 'block everything' in Congress
www.rawstory.com/stop-playing...
www.rawstory.com/stop-playing...
Let us keep on trying to do better in this broken world. We need to believe that what is good and just will prevail.
February 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Let us keep on trying to do better in this broken world. We need to believe that what is good and just will prevail.
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The Guardian view on the Washington DC plane crash: Trump’s warped priorities | Editorial
The Guardian view on the Washington DC plane crash: Trump’s warped priorities | Editorial
The president is more concerned with attacking the federal government than with putting safety first
Few stretches of airspace on the planet are as busy or as carefully monitored as the skies above Washington DC. Commercial and military aircraft are on…
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Guardian view on the Washington DC plane crash: Trump’s warped priorities | Editorial
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January 22, 2025
January 22, 2025
Marc Caputo of Axios reported today that Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes for that day’s events, including those who attacked police...
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January 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
January 22, 2025
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Gotta love the British press.
January 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Gotta love the British press.
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Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is being celebrated as “fearless” and “bold” after pleading with Donald Trump to show Christian mercy to immigrants and members of the LGBT+ community.
Meanwhile, in an unhinged rant on TruthSocial, Trump wrote that Budde owes “the public” an apology.
Meanwhile, in an unhinged rant on TruthSocial, Trump wrote that Budde owes “the public” an apology.
Brave bishop tells Trump to his face ‘Have mercy on trans children’
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is being celebrated as “fearless” and “bold”
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is being celebrated as “fearless” and “bold” after pleading with Donald Trump to show Christian mercy to immigrants and members of the LGBT+ community.
Meanwhile, in an unhinged rant on TruthSocial, Trump wrote that Budde owes “the public” an apology.
Meanwhile, in an unhinged rant on TruthSocial, Trump wrote that Budde owes “the public” an apology.
Where did this perpetual feeling of unease come from? I haven’t felt it in four years. Oh wait…
January 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Where did this perpetual feeling of unease come from? I haven’t felt it in four years. Oh wait…
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Have you ever wondered why Germans didn’t do anything about Hitler? Well, the rest of the world is wondering exactly that about Americans and Trump.
January 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Have you ever wondered why Germans didn’t do anything about Hitler? Well, the rest of the world is wondering exactly that about Americans and Trump.
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November 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Currently reading this, with interest.
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Currently reading this, with interest.
Happy to follow Heather Cox Richardson here.
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Happy to follow Heather Cox Richardson here.
I do feel a bit lost here but I like that every other post is in German and that I mostly understand them.
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I do feel a bit lost here but I like that every other post is in German and that I mostly understand them.
The hardest part of making bread machine bread is getting the bread out of the bread machine bread pan.
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
The hardest part of making bread machine bread is getting the bread out of the bread machine bread pan.
I dreamt of two departed friends, and a red and black Tesla. One friend looked different, the other the same. We were all at the wrong place yet happy to be there.
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I dreamt of two departed friends, and a red and black Tesla. One friend looked different, the other the same. We were all at the wrong place yet happy to be there.