Bob Hope's Memories of World War II | Full Show | 1995

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In this heartfelt retrospective, American icon Bob Hope looks back on the USO tours that defined his legacy & lifted the spirits of millions of servicemen during the WWII. Through rare archival footage, classic comedy routines, & emotional veteran interviews, Hope shares the stories behind his travels to Europe & the Pacific—& the unforgettable audiences he performed for under wartime skies.

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When I meet another Veteran, I will never stay seated!

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World War II Veteran Dennis Boldt returns to La Fière, sacred ground.

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I was Reported KIA - American Veterans Center

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Landing at Diamondhead as the Japanese Were Attacking Pearl Harbor

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The Flying Tigers Who Became Legends

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"Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the 'biggest waves of censorship' on its platforms in years."

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#PublicHealth #SocialMedia #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #lgbtq #queer #censorship #shadowban

‘Catastrophic flooding’ in North America’s Pacific Northwest as rains ease
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/12/catastrophic-flooding-in-north-americas-pacific-northwest-as-rains-ease?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Climate @climate-AlJazeera

"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill & trust among its allies, our American moderator was told… America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.

Because 'we will never fucking trust you again.'

The Americans at the table seemed somewhat startled by the heat of that pronouncement."

Anyone startled by that pronouncement is insanely optimistic or incredibly naive. The damage DJT did during his first term would take decades to fix; the damage he's done since is absolutely irreparable. And while you might think that's awful or unjust, they only need to 'never' trust us again for maybe five years. Because there won't be a United States of America beyond that. DJT is running the country like any business that's been bought & is being sold for parts.

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Almost 9-in-10 households headed by Somali refugees in the state of Minnesota are on one or more forms of welfare, new data published by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reveals.
For example, 89 percent of Somali-headed households with children in Minnesota are on one or more forms of welfare, as 86 percent are on Medicaid. About 62 percent of Somali households with children in the state are on food stamps, while 23 percent take cash welfare.
Only about 3-in-10 native Minnesotan households with children take one or more forms of welfare.
breitbart.com/politics/2025/12…

The website for the Center for Immigration Studies has articles that you could make posts from.
cis.org/

If you haven't killed your Twitter yet, this is a good reason to do so.


So, given Twitter is trying to use your content to train Grok, this is the best reason possible to kill your account there, because even though you can turn this stuff off, for now, what's stopping Adolf Musk from pulling an Adobe and turning this stuff on permanently, basically using your content to train Grok against your will, with no opt-out?

You'll be a lot better off moving your content to Mastodon or even ATproto (as in a third-party PDS such as Blacksky or even a self-hosted PDS, not bsky.social which is controlled by Bsky corporate and their questionable moderation choices) in terms of having actual control over it.

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months back I was invited by these girls to this christian singles meetup at this megachurch and apparently this was their latest production :broken:
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so I decided to go to the christian dating function for young adults that I was invited to out of curiosity. as someone who grew up going to traditional catholic mass, the nondenominational mega church production of it all is new to me and is not something I am used to. the giant screen on stage with highlighted passages and live concert music is all pretty impressive and surely appeals to the 18-20ish year olds that were in attendance. i have never seen so many young christians exclusively congregated together like this before. I got a few welcoming smiles from cute single girls but I did not stay around for the social mixer at the end. I just felt so out of place as someone closer to their 40s than to the age of these kids. not sure if i will come back.

🌭 Oscar Mayer Opens Annual Application for Wienermobile DriversThe frankfurter producer is inviting recent college graduates to apply for a year-long, full-time position as a "Hotdogger" who drives and maintains the 27-foot mobile dog.

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Thursday


[b]In Summary:[/b]* An ordinary Thursday is about to end. And ordinary in the Roscoe-verse is pretty good. I continue to be satisfied with the performance of my little substitute washing machine and how I've been able to adjust my laundry routine. [...]

In Summary:* An ordinary Thursday is about to end. And ordinary in the Roscoe-verse is pretty good. I continue to be satisfied with the performance of my little substitute washing machine and how I've been able to adjust my laundry routine.

Prayers, etc.:* My daily prayers

Health Metrics:* bw= 221.57 lbs. * bp= 145/86 (58)

Exercise:* kegel pelvic floor exercise, half squats, calf raises, wall push-ups

Diet:* 06:45 – toast & butter, crispy oatmeal cookies * 10:00 – snacking on saltine crackers & cheese * 12:30 – egg drop soup, beef chop suey, fried rice * 15:10 – fried rice, white bread & butter * 19:15 – crispy oatmeal cookies

Activities, Chores, etc.:* 05:15 – listen to local news talk radio* 06:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:00 – read, pray, follow news reports from various sources * 08:00 – laundry * 12:30 to 13:30 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 16:20 – tune my radio to B97 – The Home for IU Women's Basketball ahead of tonight's NCAA women's basketball game between the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and my Indiana Hoosiers * 19:54 – After a nice win by Indiana (Final score 98 to 54), the plan is to put on some relaxing music and quietly read until bedtime.

Chess:* 14:50 – moved in all pending CC games


by Roscoe


by Roscoe


Basic Daily Prayer and Devotions Regimen


These are the prayers I try to say daily.

The Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel is my first of the day, every day, prayed when I wake up before I do anything else.

Next I'll pray my first The Angelus of the day. I pray three per day: the 1st as close to 06:00 as I can, the 2nd at Noon, and the 3rd early in the evening at 18:00. My 1st Angelus prayer will be followed by a full decade of the Traditional Holy Rosary, sometimes in English and sometimes in Latin, and that followed by the Memorare.

The Rosary and Memorare will be followed by prayerfully reading the Epistle and Gospel from the Mass of the day. Those Bible Readings will be followed by making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. These are followed by today's Morning Devotion as found in Benedictus Magazine.

In the afternoon I'll prayerfully read either the Athanasian Creed or the Nicene Creed.

In the evening, after the day's 3rd Angelus prayer, I'll find the day's Evening Devotion in Benedictus Magazine.

At bedtime I'll pray the night's Hour of Compline according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the day's Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

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From "Reason"

reason.com/volokh/2025/12/11/n…
About three partisan judges who rescinded retirement because Trump was elected. Then go on to mind read Trump and other partisan actions.

reason.com/2025/12/11/the-bipa…
Odd - will price controls come to credit cards?? That would be BAD.

I have some experience with this - made micro loans through Lending Club for years. Each default would wipe out huge amounts of profits. Limits on interest rates would kill loans to unsafe people.