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June 2, 2024

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June 2, 2024

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June 2, 2024

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June 2, 2024

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March 28, 2024

Sergeant Stubby, most decorated American "war dog" of World War One

Sergeant Stubby

Sergeant Stubby (1916 – March 16, 1926) was a dog and the unofficial mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment and was assigned to the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I. He served for 18 months and participated in 17 battles and four offensives on the Western Front. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and allegedly once caught a German soldier by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American soldiers found him.[2] His actions were well-documented in contemporary American newspapers.[3][4][5]

Stubby has been called the most decorated war dog of the Great War and the only dog to be nominated and promoted to sergeant through combat.[6] Stubby's remains are in the Smithsonian Institution.[3][4][6]

March 27, 2024

If you are a bit sad and want to frown, watch this video from a coffee shop in Kyiv, Ukraine....

https://twitter.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1772280173905191108

“Everything will be Ukraine. How can we be broken? We just had an attack. We are working and making coffee.”
- A Ukrainian barista keeps on making coffee in a coffee shop near the site of the attack in the Pechersk district of Kyiv.


Yes, it seems (as far as I know) that no one was killed or injured in this particular instance. This young woman's attitude is just inspiring to me (and maybe others), that minutes after an attack on her Kyiv neighborhood, she is back to work with an extraordinarily positive attitude. Talk about fantastic coping.

If you cannot see the video, try refreshing your page.
December 25, 2023

Penguins having fun near Antarctica



Penguins have their own entertainment in Antarctica

Ukrainian polar explorers filmed (https://www.facebook.com/AntarcticCenter/videos/229676926830250/) penguins swinging on a small iceberg. The birds rested a bit, talked among themselves and went on to hunt in the ocean.


from: https://t.me/c/1197363285/121283 (you must have Telegram app to open this)
December 24, 2023

Bild (German media): is this ever a reliable source for international news ?

Why do I ask ?

December 23 report:

European intelligence suggests that Russia may launch an attack on Europe during the winter of 2024-2025 if the United States finds itself "without a leader" following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the German tabloid Bild reported on Dec. 23, citing an anonymous European intelligence source.

The intelligence service source contends that a potential Russian strike on Europe could occur within the presidential transitionary period, contingent on President Joe Biden not securing re-election in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This transition period spans three months, from the November 2024 U.S. presidential election to the subsequent inauguration in January 2025.

According to the intelligence source, Russia may aim to launch an attack on Europe during this transition, especially if the leading Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, is re-elected. Assistance to European countries is anticipated to follow, albeit with some delay.
Links here: https://news.yahoo.com/bild-russia-may-attempt-attack-020819774.html and https://t.me/BILD_Russian/13712 (in Russian, Google translation here https://shorturl.at/vTV24 )

For the record, I am NOT trying to promote this as truth. Any feedback about Bild ? Aren't they a tabloid in Germany and their reliability is questionable, at best ?
December 22, 2023

Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote

Source: Detroit News

Then-President Donald Trump personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to recordings reviewed by The Detroit News and revealed publicly for the first time.

On a Nov. 17, 2020, phone call, which also involved Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Trump told Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two GOP Wayne County canvassers, they'd look "terrible" if they signed the documents after they first voted in opposition and then later in the same meeting voted to approve certification of the county’s election results, according to the recordings.

"We've got to fight for our country," said Trump on the recordings, made by a person who was present for the call with Palmer and Hartmann. "We can't let these people take our country away from us."

McDaniel, a Michigan native and the leader of the Republican Party nationally, said at another point in the call, "If you can go home tonight, do not sign it. ... We will get you attorneys."

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/21/donald-trump-recorded-pressuring-wayne-canvassers-not-to-certify-2020-vote-michigan/72004514007/



Michigan prosecutors and Jack Smith, you seeing this ?

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