This is your periodic reminder that in the 1950s the U.S. Army experimented with “personal helicopters” that were just a guy standing on an extremely narrow platform above several rapidly spinning blades
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11 January 1901 | Polish woman Honorata Urzyczak was born in Warsaw. A teacher.
She was imprisoned in #Auschwitz on 30 July 1942.
No. 13163
Evacuated to Bergen-Belsen and liberated there.
When the quest for significance turns destructive.
When the quest for significance turns destructive. Some people seem addicted to drama or get pulled into other people's chaos.Antonieta Contreras (Psychology Today)
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Why decentralized, non-corporate social media is vital to the survival of democracy, example 2,708.
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Conservatives have become hyper fixated on policing pro-Palestinian messages on TikTok. theintercept.com/2025/01/09/ti…The TikTok Ban Is Also About Hiding Pro-Palestinian Content. Republicans Said So Themselves.
Conservative Republicans have been hyperfixated on TikTok content that’s sympathetic with Gaza — and accused the company of algorithmic bias against Israel.Jessica Washington (The Intercept)
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44 Republicans Voted Against Forest Management Wildfire Prevention in December: The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires
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"Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar!" - Mit diesem recht banalen, aber entscheidenden Konsens unseres Volkes ist nicht nur die Basis für ein zivilisiertes Zusammensein gelegt, sondern auch das oberste Verfassungsprinzip in unserer Demokratie fest…Dennis Riehle (Dennis Riehle - News)
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Michael Parenti
Inventing Reality
The Politics Of The Mass Media
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You enter a cold, grey room. There is a CHAIR by the door. You see a HOE here, near the window. There is a TRANS PIRATE here, sharpening a blade.
Exits: EAST EAST
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Romania Reviews Hungarian Purchase of Utility for Security Risks
Romania is reviewing whether a Hungarian state-owned company’s plan to purchase an energy utility poses a security risk.While all such deals are scrutinized, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja indicated that MVM Zrt.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Belgium: Car of Prison Guard Set on Fire by Molotov
The car of a prison officer at Haren prison was set on fire with a Molotov cocktail on Thursday afternoon [2 January] in the car park of the Brussels prison. Two other vehicles were also severely damaged in this fire.
The incident occurred at around 3:40 p.m. in the visitors’ car park of Haren prison. Firefighters from the Vlaams-Brabant West zone went to the scene to contain the fire. The fire did not cause any injuries. The Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office has been notified of the facts and has appointed a fire expert to continue the investigation.
“sir, we’ve narrowed down the killer”
“how much”
“her name is luna”
“you’re fired”
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Ukraine calls on Qatar, Switzerland to support Syria food aid
Zelensky previously announced that Ukraine would provide 500 tons of food aid to Syria Ukraine has called on Qatar and Switzerland to support its food aid programme to Syria which in December saw the delivery of 500 metric tons of wheat flour to the …BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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