Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation
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Wow (I wonder if they're trying to entirely turn off tourism to the U.S., are just trying to torpedo the economy, or have no clue what they are doing)
CNBC: Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 ‘visa integrity fee’ — what to know
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Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new "visa integrity fee" to visit, but questions remain as to how and when it will be implemented. Here's what we know so far.Monica Pitrelli (CNBC)
Trump’s EPA is eliminating its scientific research arm, and firing hundreds of chemists, biologists, toxicologists and scientists.
The EPA’s science office produces vital data on hazardous chemicals, air pollution, water quality and more.
This will unconscionable act will make Americans more vulnerable and unhealthy.
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Seldom has one seen such brutality in search of short-term profit.
Soviet Union -style.
The #GOP (Group Of Pedophiles) finds #science boring compared to their shared and ‘#WonderfulSecret.’
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so like uh
i think america is dead
like i think i'm calling it
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The interfaces between C and Rust in the kernel have grown over time; any non-trivial Rust dri [...]LWN.net
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Israel carried out an airstrike on the suburbs of the city of Suwayda in southern Syria, the SANA news agency reported.Sputnik International
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Friday on the News Hour, President Trump sues The Wall Street Journal, amid questions about his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The former head of theNEWSBEEP (United States)
PROBABLY Chinese hiding their money away from (collapsing) China.
The US is causing China to collapse and then courting Chinese millionaires to hide their money in the US, because boomers and their HouseCoin.
President Trump Sues WSJ, News Corp for $10 Billion Over Alleged Epstein Letter
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No TACO this time from President Trump ... as promised, he's filed a defamation lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal story claiming he wrote a racy 50thEUROPE SAYS
right, thanks.
To me it is bonkers that there are so few unionworkers in the US, compared to Europa. I dont blame them, the workers, of course, it's the power of the large corporations and their lobby ☹️🫤🇺🇸
LMFAO never use AUR
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Live Updates: Israel has been bombarding Gaza, killing thousands of Palestinians, since Hamas launched a deadly offensive on Oct 7, 2023.DAWN.COM
One person was killed and at least one apartment building set alight in Odesa after Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port.EUROPE SAYS
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EU officials have decided to cancel permission for the Czech Republic to import oil from Russia via the Druzhba pipeline. ‘The Council decided to cancel the import authorisation,’ the EU said in a related document.newsmaker1 newsmaker1 (English News front)
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Makeup artist is one of the US deportees sent from El Salvador to Venezuela, congressman says
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I thought about doing a preliminary half year games of the year roundup but man it's not a huge list so far:
Lies of P: Overture (A fucking DLC)
AI Limit (A second fucking Soulslike lol you guys are gonna run me out of town at this rate)
Hundred Line
Tetris TGM4
Dead or Alive: Xtreme Venus Vacation
Gal Guardians 2 (scraping the absolute bottom of the barrel)
It's probably going to be very hard to argue COE33 escapes the list but I have yet to actually play it. SURELY it's good, right? I've seen enough of the writing and presentation to know both of those are really good. Maybe COE33 runs away with it?
The main point is that the strongest release with fewest weaknesses I have on this list is a DLC. I don't supposed anyone is hiding a Gravity Circuit tier indie game in their back pocket?
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I gave Citadel 1 a shot and I will give it to you: This is Hideous Destructor but only the good, cool, fun parts minus the gay slow autism impenetrable bullshit. Which is high praise to all of the two people who played HD. Great shooting.
But what I cannot get over is this is a deeply UGLY fucking game. The only thing that doesn't look ugly are the crying anime girl half-face gibs, which means the ugliness is both physical and spiritual. And also aural, those death screams feel like retarded comedy sound effects. I can't even be aroused looking down in such an unsexy state of mind. I will try the second one but I honestly don't think it can make the list.
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I have discovered that unsalted peanuts are chicken crack.
My roosters normally alert the hens when they find treats.
Not so when it comes to those peanuts. They just STFU and eat. 🤣
There's a launch from Vandenberg in a few moments...
How can we get more people talking about the inevitable consequences of forcing millions of people to leave their homes in a short period of time?
I don't want to wait until the camps become "a problem" to have that conversation.
I feel like none of these news outlets talk about the logistics and what they imply.
You can deport thousands of people. It would be bad. You shouldn't but it could be done. You can't do millions. I feel sick.
Ex-Trump Employee Drops Massive Bombshell About Epstein Relationship
"You know, two buddies, they had three women with them, and the commission was waiting for me because they had determined that the women that they brought down were underaged to be in the casino,”
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The former head of one of Donald Trump’s casinos revealed details about what the president and Jeffrey Epstein got up to.Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling (Yahoo News)
Wii U SDBoot1 Exploit “paid the beak”
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting following brutal Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory, drawing widespread international condemnation and calls for immediate cessation of aggression and respect for Syria’s soverei…Tasnim News Agency
I guess it doesnt detect a nonventoy (used impression) usb with the iso written to it either? A bit confused I dont mind limine but It not being able to boot from a recovery usb is a bit of an issue
NVM it did end up working off impressions and not ventoy? I think it ended up detecting my ssd which also has ventoy installed in the boot manager too, the name wasnt there before, odd
Like limine itself has no option for it, but bios wasnt showing one for my ssd or usb either, now it is after restarting a few times
Sorry VDH, The Emperor Is Still Fucking Naked.
VDH: The World Woke Up
Like many people in the west VDH may also be a fucking Zionist. In less than six months, the entire world has been turned upside down. There is no longer such a thing as conventional wisdom or the status quo. The unthinkable has become the banal.Take illegal immigration—remember the 10,000 daily illegal entries under Biden? Recall the only solution was supposedly “comprehensive immigration reform”—a euphemism for mass amnesties. Now, there is no such thing as daily new illegal immigration. It simply disappeared with common-sense enforcement of existing immigration laws—and a new president.
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroTyler Durden (www.zerohedge.com)
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Remember when the MAHA agenda used to be considered a lefty agenda? Organic whole foods and crunchy lifestyles were considered hippie fads.notthebee.com
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I'm not in the dating scene. I'm not looking for anyone.
But.
If I was looking for someone, I'm pretty sure my 2nd oldest daughter would murder whomever it was in her sleep.
I was just joking with her that I'm about the age of Captain Von Trapp, and I have 7 kids, so if a Maria Von Trapp happens along . . .
Daggers. Daggers tipped in poison. That's the response I received.
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Rainbow clouds, thousands of fish washed ashore, and volcanic eruptions — in this compilation, you'll see the most extraordinary natural phenomena!The video ...YouTube
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The Bill Barr (and his father’s) connection to Epstein is overlooked. Barr was successful in jailing Epstein, but stabbed Trump in the back soon after the 2020 election was stolen.
I need to give his father’s sci-fi novel about interplanetary sex slavery a read!
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Donald Barr’s son, US Attorney General William Barr is currently investigating the death of Jeffrey Epstein.In 1973, Donald Barr, hired a young 20 year old...Internet Archive
@kevets, Donald Barr hired Epstein to teach math at the Dalton School at age 20, despite Epstein dropping out of college. Weird!
Then his son goes on to convict Epstein under the Trump Admin, several decades after cleaning up the Iran-Contra mess of the HW Bush Admin. Nothing to see here!
All attempts at intervention or international intimidation by Trump have resulted in the consolidation of the affected countries’ governments, Raphael Machado writes. Join us on…Strategic Culture Foundation
Epstein Is Alive—and So Is the Lie That Could Burn It All Down
“You don’t kill the vault. You move the vault.” – Anonymous former U.S. intelligence operative
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I will not get my hopes up, but criminal convictions against Obama would be a step in the right direction.
FUNNY, the two “independents” Tulsi and RFK Jr. are having the most success in the 2nd Trump Administration.
Photos of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore
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Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza with entire towns and suburbs - once home to tens of thousands- levelled in the past few weeks
Large swathes caused by planned demolitions, to already damaged buildings and ones that appeared largely intact
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Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and suburbsBBC News
People around the world call for massive mobilization this Sunday the 20th of July, to denounce the severe famine and forced starvation imposed by the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip amid the brutal genocide.
#Protest #Famine #Starvation #FoodAsWeapon #Gaza #Israel
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The director of the Palestinian NGOs Network, Amjad Shawa, described the reports of starving people arriving at Gaza hospitals as evidence of the failure of the so-called American aid centers (GHF) to meet humanitarian needs while criticizing it for serving Israel’s "political-military agenda" calling the centers a "mechanism for killing".
“..Everything is run out,” Shawa continues to explain how desperate Palestinians are forced to make dangerous journeys to its distribution hub where many have been killed.
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The "anti-gluttony door" is found within the Alcobaça Monastery in Portugal. The door was designed to be so narrow (around 12.5 inches wide) that monks who had gained too much weight due to overeating would be unable to pass through it to access the kitchen for food.
The story goes back to the middle ages, where this door stood a doorway that offered no forgiveness for excess. It did not speak, nor did it judge—it simply measured: two meters tall and only 32cm wide. Known as the “fat friar’s door,” it was situated between the kitchen and the dining hall, silently enforcing the discipline that a monk didn't eat if he couldn’t fit through it.
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in reply to FeloniousPunk • • •Yes, exactly. The Good Ol' Boys are insulated from the worst damage, and just sit back to sip their champagne and laugh while everybody else gets shaken like bugs in a jar.
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Tip screens have gotta be next.
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