when you're #American trying to #learn the #history on American things
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Washington approves $510 million arms deal for Israel amid Gaza genocide and rumors of a ceasefireEd Newman (Radio Habana Cuba)
As an Essex council cut a poverty hardship fund and cancelled a new medical centre, Michael Gove gave it money to pursue an injunction against climate protesters. Joe Sandler Clarke reports.Novara Media
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Dozens missing after ferry sinks off #Bali
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At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to Indonesian resort island Bali, according to rescue authorities who said 31 survivors had been plucked from the water so far.
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#Ferry #sinks in the #Bali Strait, dozens missing
The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sank in the Bali Strait on 2 July after leaving Ketapang at 16:01 UTC. MarineTraffic data tracked its last position at 16:13 UTC. According to reports, the vessel was carrying 65 passengers and 22 vehicles when she experienced #engine #failure and #capsized amid #adverse #weather.
Rescue efforts involved helicopters, patrol boats, and nearby ferries including Tunu Pratama J 5888 and KMP Tunu Pratama 388. Four deaths are confirmed, 31 people rescued with #many still #missing. Search operations remain active.
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Thank you to John Gilmore for this Message from Autism Action NetworkMarin Grin (Marin Freedom Newsletter)
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You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.Liz Dye (Public Notice)
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Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral primary opens a new era in American crazyMatt Taibbi (Racket News)
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Jeffries' stunt in the House is backfiring bigly:
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Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jefferies took to the floor to rant about Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, but his plan apparently backfired.Samuel Short (The Western Journal)
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Cornel West: "Don't let anybody tell you that because you love Palestinian babies that you hate somebody else!"
#zionism #occupation #humanrights #palestinians #gaza #israel #fascism #nazism #genocide
Stop the world, I want to get off!!!!
I log in to Verizon to pay my bill. then there is additional authentication since my log-in is not good enough. All this to protect me from someone else paying my bill.
I log in to EFTPS to pay payroll taxes. There is a second authentication since my log-in is not good enough. All this to protect me from someone else paying my taxes.
But I can be brought to the US, given money, cel phone, healthcare, food, etc.
People fight for illegals.
This is probably an exceptional longshot, so boosts appreciated.
Has anyone thru-hiked the High Atlas Range in Morocco? Like fully end to end from the Atlantic to say Talsint.
A quick search has only turned up what seems to be tourist blog-spam or just links to 2-3 day trails.
#Trump's Big Ugly Bill is a #deal with the devil. It hikes up #taxes on #people making less than $50,000 while cutting #Medicaid and #SNAP benefits to give #ElonMusk and #greedy #billionaires a huge #tax break. You do the #math. Is that worth it to you?
#video #usa #america #fascism #capitalism #extortion #exploitation #classwar #ausgov #politas
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“Ain’t Nobody Helping Me.” More Calls For Reforms To Massachusetts Wrongful Conviction Compensation Law
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#Massachusetts #Wrongful #Conviction #Compensation
Legal advocates have said the Massachusetts system for compensating victims of wrongful convictions is unfair. Here's their plan to fix it.ANDREW QUEMERE (HorizonMass)
They lost the war - but made billions. This doc uncovers how U.S. defense contractors turned global conflict, from #Afghanistan to #Gaza, into a profit machine.
Investigative journalist Abby Martin helps break down this story.
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#WarProfiteers #USMilitary #DefenseContractors
#imperialism #warmongers #industrialmilitarycomplex #capitalism #USA
They lost the war - but made billions. This doc uncovers how U.S. defense contractors turned global conflict, from Afghanistan to Gaza, into a profit machine...YouTube
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Let's assume you bought a house at exactly the government assessed sales value
Let's say you have X% property tax per year
And you are assessed as having increase the sales value of the house by N dollars
Let's say you increased the sales value without spending any money on repair or construction or other home improvement costs to do so
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If you sell the house at the assessed sales value a certain number of years after the assessment
If ( 100 / X ) years you will have broken even
After ( 100 / X ) years you will have actually lost money
If you sell before ( 100 / X ) years you will have gained money
This maybe off by 1 year depending on how taxation is timed
This does not account for multiple assessments
You will be homeless if it is your only house and you sell it to fund your retirement wuthout buying a new house
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Western Balkans face severe drought and water restrictions during heatwave
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Mysterious Life Form Found in Cleveland
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Scientists have dubbed the tar-like substance ShipGoo001.Peter Krouse, cleveland.com (cleveland)
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A member of the government and a prominent MP said Sir Keir Starmer could be ousted unless Labour has a strong showing in May's elections.Sky News
Nano-engineered thermoelectrics enable scalable, compressor-free cooling
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL, in collaboration with Samsung Research, have unveiled a breakthrough in solid-state cooling technology, doubling the efficiency of today’s commercial systems.Katie Kerrigan (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)
Facebook mogul’s sudden appearance is increasingly typical of freewheeling West Wing during Donald Trump’s second term, which president has reportedly nicknamed ‘Grand Central Terminal’Andrew Feinberg (The Independent)
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#France - L'entrisme sioniste = pas de vagues dans le #médiavers
Imagine si ça avait été des musulmans.....
#Orpi porte plainte après avoir reçu des menaces de mort
Le directeur général de la chaîne d’agences immobilières dit avoir été la cible de messages haineux depuis le licenciement, vendredi, de deux de ses collaborateurs qui avaient insulté l’eurodéputée insoumise.
Le directeur général d’Orpi a reçu des insultes et des menaces de mort sur les réseaux sociaux, tels que : « Tu te couches devant une militante du Hamas pour faire ta com, (…) tu n’as pas de c… je te souhaite de couler petit pauvre », « une de vos agences incendiées… parce que vous préférez lécher les bottes d’islamistes, vous ne serez pas épargné. »
Dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi, une agence du groupe a en effet été incendiée dans le XXIIe arrondissement Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). Une enquête a été ouverte pour « incendie volontaire »
L'agence n'a pas brûlé du tout, c'était une toute petite tentative foirée...
The band made headlines with controversial comments on stage at Glastonbury about the IDF.Steven McIntosh (BBC News)
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Kid Starver could be ousted as PM within months, two senior Labour MPs tell Sky News.
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A member of the government and a prominent MP said Sir Keir Starmer could be ousted unless Labour has a strong showing in May's elections.Sky News
#Russia Declares Full Control Over #Lugansk
End of 11-Year Struggle
On June 30, 2025, Russia declared complete control over the Lugansk People’s Republic, finalizing the reunification of the region with the Russian Federation. The announcement by #LPR head Leonid Pasechnik closes an eleven-year chapter marked by uprising, and armed conflict.
From 2014’s Maidan nazi coup, Lugansk has been at the heart of the conflict.
That ends here.
Kirstie Allsopp took time out from searching Rightmove and all the other stuff she does to share her dismay at the particular vista she encountered on the London Underground this week. The Location, Location, Location presenter got on the Tube at 9.Poke Reporter (The Poke)
What was the role of Americans on the ethnic cleansing of #Palestinians before 7th of October?
"What’s a guy from Virginia doing building a fence outside a Palestinian family’s house?
In exclusive footage obtained by AJ+, a group of Americans were filmed installing wiring and a fence around the land just outside the Salem family home in occupied East Jerusalem.
The incident happened just days after the family was served an eviction notice by settlers who are linked to U.S. charities.
In this report, we explore how the effort to displace the Salems has been decades in the making."
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#USA #colonialism #ColonialViolence #zionazis #Jerusalem #AlQuds #JerusalemIsPalestine #Palestine #FreePalestine #ethniccleansing
What’s a guy from Virginia doing building a fence outside a Palestinian family’s house?In exclusive footage obtained by AJ+, a group of Americans were filmed...YouTube
Make no mistake about it, the American Revolution was a war of independence from the International Jewish Banksters who dominated the Crown, even if the Founding Fathers were completely unaware of that fact.
We're given a history wherein the war hinges on a tax on tea and the resultant Boston Tea Party, but what is never mentioned is that the British Empire only declared war on the colonies after . . . stormfront.org/forum/blogs/u15…
I need some guidance.
I'm not sure I'll get too many more opportunities to travel with my boys, so even though it won’t be easy, I am trying to plan a vacation.
We are going to be driving, so I'd like recommendations for hotels and restaurants in a few different locations:
Charleston, Tampa, Marco Island (food recs only), and Fayetteville
It will only be one night in each destination.
TIA for your help.
Please boost for a wider audience.
US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum reinforcing the US blockade on Cuba and banning all US tourism to the island. The move targets Cuba’s economy and aims to isolate the Cuban government.Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
Here I am the wet blanket.
July 4th was NOT the founding of the United States.
July 4th was the secession of the States of America from Great Britain.
It was NOT about taxes. It was about local control and local authority to impose taxes.
It ushered in a War. The war ended with thirteen individual peace treaties with the 13 States.
We were NOT a united body at that time any more than we are today.
Celebrate the ability to seceede from those organizations that abuse you.
Unted States' ,notice the apostophe, free, sovereign and idependent States
This treaty and the separate peace treaties between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause, including France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic are known collectively as the Peace of Paris.[3][4] Only Article 1 of the treaty, which acknowledges the United States' existence as free, sovereign, and independent states, remains in force.[5]
Djokovic sets another record at Wimbledon and jokes about sipping margaritas on beach with rivals
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Devlet sustuğunda, katiller konuşur…
Mahmut Uzun
2 Temmuz 1993. Sivas’ta bir otel yakıldı. İçinde insanlar vardı. Aydınlar, sanatçılar, ozanlar, çocuklar…
Canlı canlı yakıldılar. Dışarıda toplanan binlerce kişi “yakın, yakın!” diye bağırıyorlardı. İçeridekiler ise insanlıktan medet umuyordu.
Gelmedi...
Bu bir halk isyanı değildi. Bu bir linçti. Bir katliamdı. Devletin gözetiminde, devletin bilgisiyle, devletin gölgesinde yaşandı. Herkes izledi. Herkesin izlediğini tarih kaydetti.
Ve sonra ne mi oldu?
Tansu Çiller çıktı, “Çok şükür otel dışındaki halkımıza bir zarar gelmedi” dedi.
Yani içerde yananları “halk”tan saymadı. Onları bu milletin parçası olarak görmedi.
Bu, yalnızca bir cümle değil, bir zihniyetti.
Süleyman Demirel ise “Olay münferittir. Halkla güvenlik güçleri çatışmamıştır”
dedi.
Sanki bir tesadüfmüş gibi, sanki binlerce kişi bir anda “aniden” galeyana gelmiş gibi…
Sanki öncesi yokmuş, yıllarca biriken nefret yokmuş, devletin ideolojik mühendisliği hiç yokmuş gibi…
Erdal İnönü ise sorumluluğu başkalarına devretmeye çalıştı: “Benim kadar onlar da sorumlu.”
Hayır! Siz hepiniz sorumluydunuz! Çünkü o gün orada susan herkes, yanındakinin çığlığını bastırdı.
Fehmi Koru, Aziz Nesin’i suçladı.
Mehmet Gazioğlu, inançlara hakaret ettiğini iddia etti.
Yani bu insanlar, “Aziz Nesin vardı, o yüzden insanlar yakıldı” diyebildi.
Faili suçlamak yerine, mağdura yöneldiler.
Tarihin en alçak diliyle konuştular.
Bu sözler rastgele değildir. Bunlar bir zihniyetin, bir devlet aklının, bir cezasızlık geleneğinin göstergesidir.
O gün orada yakılan yalnızca insanlar değildi. O gün insanlık da yandı. Vicdan da, adalet de, hakikat de…
Bugün hâlâ Madımak Oteli bir utanç müzesi
değilse…
Hâlâ faillerin bazıları korunduysa, bazıları serbest kaldıysa…
Hâlâ devlet yetkilileri o gün söylediklerini düzeltme gereği duymadıysa…
Bu, bir devam halidir. Sivas katliamı geçmişte kalmadı. Sivas sürüyor.
Ve o gün “yakın” diye bağıranlar bugün başka meydanlarda, başka isimlerle, başka sloganlarla hâlâ aramızdalar…
Ama artık yeter.
Çünkü devlet sustuğunda, katiller konuşur.
Ve biz sustukça, tarih yanmaya devam eder.
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📄 Summary: The rare Usonian home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Mississippi has been listed for $2.5 million. This architectural gem stands out as one of only four Wright designs in the state and holds the distinction of being the sole Wright property on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi. A true treasure for enthusiasts of modernist architecture and Wright’s lasting legacy.
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A Hebrew University poll shows that roughly 82% of Jewish Israelis agree with the genocidal idea that there are “no innocents in Gaza.”
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Turns out bunker busters work better than $150 billion cash on pallets.
The total cost of the recent U.S. bombing campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear sites is estimated to be around $500 million, reflecting a complex and costly military operation. This figure includes the deployment of seven B-2 stealth bombers, each valued at approximately $2.1 billion, which delivered at least 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker-buster bombs costing $15-20 million apiece. Additionally, about 30 Tomahawk missiles, each costing around $2 million, were launched. The operational costs—including fuel, maintenance, aerial refueling, support aircraft such as F-22s, F-35s, AWACS, electronic warfare platforms, and personnel—added tens of millions more, with total mission expenses likely exceeding half a billion dollars. Over 125 aircraft participated in the mission, underscoring the extensive logistical and financial investment involved[1][2][3][5][6][8].
Beyond the direct military expenditures, the strikes have also contributed to broader economic impacts, including increased volatility in global oil prices and inflation concerns due to fears of disruption in Iranian oil exports and potential retaliatory actions. These indirect costs, while harder to quantify, amplify the overall financial and geopolitical consequences of the bombing campaign[2][5][7].
In sum, the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities represent a significant financial outlay in both direct military spending and wider economic ramifications, with the immediate operational costs alone estimated at around $500 million.
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[2] aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/24/h…
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[4] cnn.com/world/live-news/israel…
[5] usatoday.com/story/news/world/…
[6] cnn.com/2025/06/21/middleeast/…
[7] nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/poli…
[8] aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/u…
To understand **how many water systems and power plants could have been built for \$500 million**, we can estimate based on average construction costs of these infrastructures. Below is a rough breakdown using typical U.S. figures (note: actual costs vary significantly by location, scale, and technology):
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### 💧 **Water Systems**
**Average cost to build a new municipal water system** (small to mid-sized community):
* **\$5 million to \$15 million**
(Includes treatment facilities, distribution pipelines, pumps, etc.)
#### 🔹 Conservative estimate:
* **\$10 million per water system**
➤ **\$500 million ÷ \$10 million = 50 water systems**
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### ⚡ **Power Plants**
There are various types of power plants. Here are a few types with rough average costs:
#### 🟢 **Small Solar Power Plant (\~10 MW):**
* **\~\$15 million**
➤ **\$500 million ÷ \$15 million = \~33 solar plants**
(Can power \~2,000 homes each)
#### 🔵 **Small Natural Gas Plant (\~100 MW):**
* **\~\$100 million**
➤ **\$500 million ÷ \$100 million = 5 plants**
(Can power \~75,000–100,000 homes each)
#### 🟠 **Small Modular Nuclear Reactor (SMR):**
* **\~\$300 million to \$500 million**
➤ **Could build 1 to 2 SMRs**
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### Combined Estimate
| Type | Average Cost | How Many for \$500M |
| ----------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------- |
| Small municipal water system | \$10M | 50 |
| Solar power plant (10 MW) | \$15M | 33 |
| Natural gas plant (100 MW) | \$100M | 5 |
| Small modular nuclear reactor | \$400M | 1–2 |
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### 🧾 Summary
For the **same \$500 million**, instead of being spent elsewhere (e.g., military aid, overseas projects), **the U.S. could build:**
* **50 municipal water systems**, or
* **33 small solar power plants**, or
* **5 small natural gas plants**, or
* **1–2 small modular nuclear reactors**
This kind of investment could power hundreds of thousands of homes or deliver clean water to entire regions in need.
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"Operation Midnight Hammer," the U.S. strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities, used more than a dozen 30,000-pound "bunker busters."Cybele Mayes-Osterman (USA TODAY)
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"ISRAEL BEGGED FOR CEASEFIRE"
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Italian film industry rocked by 'fantasy film' linked to American director sought in double murder
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📢 Israel is responsible for "one of the cruelest genocides in modern history," 🔵 UN special rapporteur Albanese said on Thursday, accusing Tel Aviv of weaponizing #gaza as a testing ground and calling for sweeping international action, including a full international arms embargo
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Here's a thought for cis men who, when women tell you to stop performing toxic masculinity because it is harming you, say "but do you have any idea what that would cost me socially? Men and women both constantly demand that I perform their idea of masculinity."
Women who have refused to perform the requirements of femininity absolutely know what it can cost, and we are telling you, it is better to accept that price than continuing living in a system that destroys you.
If we refuse to have babies, people lose their minds. If we refuse to be nice and sweet, people scold us. If we refuse to dress in ways that are socially acceptable for feminine women (whether by being too masculine or too "provocative") that opens us up to assault & transphobic violence (funny how those bathroom bills make it dangerous for any woman to go out in public without looking sufficiently feminine).
We know.
So don't tell me that you can't refuse to perform masculinity.
Sadly this is how government is designed. It is impossible to get any work done without stepping anyone on the toes.
Thus U will either do as little as possible and stay for a total of 8 or 10 years in power, depending on nation.
Or U will upset people and be replaced at the next election and all the work U started will be cancelled.
This is how Democracy was always supposed to function.
That a population of morons would be able to elect by voting a genius leader is a joke.
However, the answer is clear.
We live in a republic, not a democracy.
We have a federal constitution that is limited. All not listed in the constitution is the purview of the States.
Since 90% of the federal budget is unconstitutional, it should be scrapped. There would be no ability to 'promise' anything since it is unconstitutional.
Real leadership means the ability to follow the constitution
I wasn't addressing USA specifically but the state of the western world.
I don't think that real leadership can be reduced to following the constitution.
Since That has yet to manifest. That might be a nice idea but it ain't happening.
Instead U have constant elections and propaganda. Perhaps U are a republic in name only and in every other aspect it's just Jewry?
That said, the electoral voting system, at least U have that instead of the popular vote. Rejoice 
Useful Septuagint vs Masoretic explanation.
[Stone Choir] The Septuagint — Wisdom Literature #stoneChoir
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Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks factory
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