[22:23] Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, has died at 100, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Sunday.
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Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.
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We have a trifecta, everyone! Richard Dawkins has resigned from FFRF's "Honorary Board," too. The worst people have left. FFRF ought to replace them with people who aren't constant embarrassments. …
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Biden 'deeply saddened' by Jeju Air accident in South Korea (Lauren Irwin/The Hill)
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Another "anti-woke" guy leaves! Steven Pinker has resigned from FFRF's "Honorary Board." Now waiting for Richard Dawkins to chime in... In the meantime, if @ffrf.bsky.social keeps their symbolic board around, I urge them to put decent people on it.…
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says (Washington Post)
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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