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The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.
Saturday's military parade will be the first in D.C. since 1991's Victory Celebration
The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.
n.pr
June 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.
Shocker
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Shocker
Easter Family lunch… 🐰🐣
April 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Easter Family lunch… 🐰🐣
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I have to say that "Sinners" is one of the best movies I've seen in a while. If you like a vampire genre movie wrapped up in layers about the mississippi delta blues, the culture of the southern church and race in the segregated south, you're in for a deeply fun movie. Go see it!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
April 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I have to say that "Sinners" is one of the best movies I've seen in a while. If you like a vampire genre movie wrapped up in layers about the mississippi delta blues, the culture of the southern church and race in the segregated south, you're in for a deeply fun movie. Go see it!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Yesterday … two years ago
April 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Yesterday … two years ago
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
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BREAKING: China raises tariffs on all US goods from 84% to 125% with effect from April 12
China Raises Tariffs on US Goods to 125% in Retaliation
China will raise tariffs on all US goods from 84% to 125% with effect from April 12, according to the Finance Ministry.
www.bloomberg.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
BREAKING: China raises tariffs on all US goods from 84% to 125% with effect from April 12
“Always eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you.”
Orwell 1984
Orwell 1984
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening immigrants’ social media accounts for antisemitic content as grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, the agency announced — a move that immigration law and free-speech experts condemn as an alarming federal overstep.
U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’
Homeland Security said such activity would be grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, alarming free-speech and immigration experts.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Always eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you.”
Orwell 1984
Orwell 1984
Glory days … Go Cats, Go big blue!!!
April 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Glory days … Go Cats, Go big blue!!!
I hate it here.
Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.
D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting
Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.
www.npr.org
March 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I hate it here.
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History teaches us that when governments begin persecuting a vulnerable minority group while simultaneously making it harder for members of that group to escape persecution by fleeing abroad... it doesn't end well for anyone.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
Hunter Schafer Says She Received a Passport With Male Sex Marker After Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Orders
The 'Euphoria' star got candid in a revelatory eight-minute clip shared on social media: "It doesn't change really anything about me or my transness. However, it does make life a little harder."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
History teaches us that when governments begin persecuting a vulnerable minority group while simultaneously making it harder for members of that group to escape persecution by fleeing abroad... it doesn't end well for anyone.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
Love Severance!
Helena Eagan's identify crisis has made Severance's best ideas about what it means to be a person even better and more meaningful.
Helena Eagan’s Identity Crisis Has Made SEVERANCE an Even Better Show
nerdist.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Love Severance!
