Elon really screwed seniors: Social Security drops controversial anti-fraud review amid growing claims backlog
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JTI‘s plant in Sweden to supply PH with moist nicotine pouches
STOCKHOLM— Sweden, known for its innovation and consumer choice in the Scandinavian Peninsula, will soon export moist nicotine pouches to the Philippines fromBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
"She chuckles, blushes
With complete incredulity, embarrassed
By her own incredible laughter.
She couldn’t believe herself. She amazed herself. Who else will?"
#TodaysPoem #poetry @poetry
A Force of Nature by Paul Tran (2025 Poetry Magazine) tinyurl.com/ysf6fvvc
A Force of Nature
A stranger knows Your mother’s order, has seen her From the other side of the glass where she is always Right and a number one Priority.The Poetry Foundation
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Austria wins Eurovision, Finland finishes 11th as Estonia surprises
Austria won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel with Wasted Love by JJ, securing 436 points. Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second, and Estonia’s TommyBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Attention folks in the #PDX area - especially if you're voting in the TVFR elections on #Tuesday.
Gordon L Hovies, the incument for Position 3 of the Director of the TVFR district, has been involved in a spot of transphobia, and as such, isn't someone I would like to continue to have his job.
He's been censured by the district, and is contining to fight it with the usual "But my free speech" nonsense.
He can do that out of public office, thanks.
(This is why you should ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK CANDIDATES!)
Further info here: tvfr.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile… - Bottom of Page 7
#Transphobia #Trans #PortlandOR
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More Sunshine to Come Across Iceland
To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologiesBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
funny fact (though I am vague on part of it): there’s a place in Turkey (yes I know they want another name now but I don’t know it) called Batman. That’s certain. My understanding is that they claim that they can be the only Batman. But here’s the thing: a batman (pl. batmen) is a (British) officer’s (in military) personal servant. So Turkey is barking up MANY wrong trees there.
Edit: okay technically it’s a dated term but that doesn’t even matter here.
Meet Dorin, child of Shomrie and Moke.
They are the product of 8 generations of breeding.
Dorin prefers dogs to cats.
If this flame is beautiful, ⭐ or boost this post to improve its chances for future breedings.
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Dorin dances for you.
If this flame is beautiful, ⭐ or boost this post to improve its chances for future breedings.
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Ondanks spanningen rondom de deelname van Israël verliep het Songfestival in Basel relatief zorgeloos
Hoewel Israël de meeste publieksstemmen kreeg, was het uiteindelijk de Oostenrijkse JJ die zondagavond het Songfestival won. Tot opluchting van de organisatie: winst voor Israël zou de EBU in een lastig parket hebben gebracht.Els de Grefte (DPG Media)
A deadly explosion outside a California fertility clinic is investigated as terrorism
One person was killed and four were injured in the weekend blast, said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.
#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Gli israeliani non si sono smossi. Ma è stato bene che qualcuno sia andato al valico a protestare.
Mentre Meloni si volta dall'altra parte e fa una sviolinata con Vance come se il vassallaggio fosse una virtù
Quel cancello è rimasto sbarrato: ma il silenzio è stato rotto attorno al genocidio in atto a Gaza
Il governo Meloni ha scelto deliberatamente di non intervenire. Nessuna iniziativa diplomatica e nessuna pressione per l’apertura del valico. Solo complice immobilismo, responsabilità politica davanti alla tragedia in corso.globalist (Globalist.it)
GAA All-Ireland SFC 2025: Cavan stun Mayo as Down hammer Clare in round-robin openers
Down opened their All-Ireland round-robin series campaign by easing past Clare in Ennis while Cavan shocked Mayo in Castlebar.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
From Project Gutenberg:
Grim: The Story of a Pike
by Svend Fleuron
Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/40921
Grim: The Story of a Pike by Svend Fleuron
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Net op tijd overwint superieur PSV de gemakzucht en wordt kampioen
Eredivisie: Tegen Sparta (1-3) toonde PSV dat het met afstand de beste ploeg is van Nederland. Áls het team tenminste een eenheid is. Het seizoen in drie bedrijven.Joost Pijpker (NRC)
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