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For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn't Want the Public to See (David E. Sanger/New York Times)

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BOGY. Ask bogy, i.e. ask mine arse. Sea wit.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Intel Video Processing Library Adding AI Assisted Video Encoder Features

Intel's Video Processing Library "libvpl" is out with a new version ahead of the holidays. The only major change with libvpl 2.16 is adding experimental APIs for AI-assisted video encode functionality...
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Over 200 House Dems vote against criminalizing transgender surgery for kids (Elizabeth Elkind/Fox News)

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Amazing Stories vol. 22, no. 7 (July 1948)

This guy with his villainous moustache and weird head-dress is clearly the bad guy, but all he's done as far as we know is give those people headaches.

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Air to Ground Message:

WE HAVE A MED ISSUE FA WILL BE CALLING MED LINK

Area: Boston, MA, USA
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F: #f3e5d043186

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Check in with yourself a few times each day and take a moment to process your thoughts and emotions. Don’t let them build up.


#BBC Will it be cold enough to snow this Christmas? w.st/XMWcd
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Jack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations (Associated Press)

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Easy Podcast Promotion for Writers

Seasoned podcast producer and sound designer Jaimi Ryan breaks down easy podcast promotion strategies for writers.
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