China's Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule there
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Pyongyang, August 20 (KCNA) — The 37th Plenary Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on August 19.Dermot Hudson (KFAUK.com)
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British police are such fucking faggots, I cannot imagine what kind of piece of shit would want to be a British cop in its current state.
They arrested some kid on a skateboard and put points on his driving record before he even had a license, and they confiscated his skateboard because he didn't have insurance for it.
Once the Muslims turn on British cops, nobody is going to protect them.
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Valve released proton 8.0, with a lot of new games officially compatible, and tons of bug fixes as well.
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Swamp Thing (1982)
"On the verge of a breakthrough in his quest to wipe out world hunger, altruistic botanist Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise) is placed under the protection of special government agent Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau). Mad outlaw scientist Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan) wants to steal Holland's research for his own nefarious ends, but an unforeseen accident during the heist turns Holland into the Swamp Thing, an enormous plant-like creature that fights back against Arcane's henchmen to save Cable."
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Pyongyang, August 20 (KCNA) — The U.S.-ROK large-scale joint military drill Ulji Freedom Shield officially started on August 18.Dermot Hudson (KFAUK.com)
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State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza
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Pyongyang, August 20 (KCNA) — Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, at a consultative meeting with major director generals of the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK on August 19 sharply criticized …Dermot Hudson (KFAUK.com)
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Alright, sweetheart, lemme give ya the rundown on this sci-fi racket called Foundation, see?
So ya got this brainiac, name o' Hari Seldon. Real egghead, see?.Says he can predict the future with math. Claims teh big fancy Galactic Empire is gonna go belly-up in a few centuries, and everyone’s gonna be in the soup unless someone lays down a plan. His plan? Set up a thing called the Foundation,
Lemme tell ya, this Empire ain't your run-of-the-mill banana republic. It's run by three mooks all named Cleon. They're all clones of the same guy, see? one’s a fresh-faced punk, one’s the mook in charge, and one’s gettin’ ready for retirement with a cigar and regrets
Then there’s Demerzel, see? the real muscle behind the throne. She’s a robot-shh, don’t tell nobody-and she’s been pullin’ strings since before most planets had indoor plumbing
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Swiatek and Ruud meet defending champs Errani and Vavassori in US Open mixed doubles final
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New Zealand will spend $1.6B on military aircraft in a plan to double the defense budget
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An Austrian court has upheld the use of Islamic Sharia law in private arbitration for civil disputes when both parties consent.Robert Semonsen (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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The IRS began investigating the Clinton Foundation in 2019 but abruptly stopped and cut off whistleblowers, according to memos obtained by Just The News.Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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