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Europe Says
Europe Says • mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1704131/ Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’ | Germany #america #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USTopics #USA #USANews
Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’ | Germany

Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’ | Germany - EUROPE SAYS

Elon Musk has caused outrage in Berlin after appearing to endorse the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland.Musk, who
EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
#UnitedStates #USA #America #US #usnews #unitedstatesofamerica #usanews #ustopics
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Europe Says
Europe Says • mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1704129/ Two killed and scores injured in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market | Germany #News #world #WorldNews #WorldTopics
Two killed and scores injured in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market | Germany

Two killed and scores injured in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market | Germany - EUROPE SAYS

Scores of people were injured and at least two people, including a small child, were killed on Friday
EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
#World #News #Worldnews #worldtopics
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Europe Says
Europe Says • mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1704127/ US scraps $10m bounty for arrest of Syria’s new leader #Conflicts #Syria
US scraps $10m bounty for arrest of Syria's new leader

US scraps $10m bounty for arrest of Syria's new leader - EUROPE SAYS

The Biden administration said Friday it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered
EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
#Syria #conflicts
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JA Westenberg
JA Westenberg • mastodon (AP)
2025 rough planning:

- Launching a new agency
- Finishing my Art of Critical Thinking course
- Looking for a literary agent
- Funding 3x bloggers to move to Ghost
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Chris B
Chris B • mastodon (AP)
I am here to see it happen! The list is inspiring
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Marci McCue
Marci McCue • mastodon (AP)
I may add #3 to my list too!
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Europe Says
Europe Says • mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1704113/ Elon Musk Expresses Support for AfD, Far-Right Party in Germany’s Election #europe
Elon Musk Expresses Support for AfD, Far-Right Party in Germany’s Election
#europe
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Aleen
Aleen • mastodon (AP)
Blanket was delivered to its tiny human so now I can share the hasty pics I took. #knitting
A square hand-knitted blanket made from the center out laying on foam mats on a bed. The blanket has a wavy pattern. The background is navy blue and the foreground is a muted rainbow going from red-orange in the middle to blues to reds before the gradient reverses. The blanket held right side out (gradient background, navy foreground) by the same human as in the previous image..
The foreground and background are reversed from the previous image because we live a double-sided blanket! It's being held aloft by an obscured human.
#knitting
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Karen Strickholm
Karen Strickholm • mastodon (AP)
Beautiful, an heirloom piece for sure!
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Street Art Utopia
Street Art Utopia • mastodon (AP)
"Gift Exchange," chalk and charcoal on cracked concrete. - David Zinn ❤ Chalk Art by happiness maker David Zinn (5 photos): https://streetartutopia.com/chalk-art-by-happiness-maker-david-zinn-2/
“Gift Exchange” by David Zinn, created using chalk and charcoal on cracked concrete, features a whimsical green dragon emerging from a fissure in the pavement, holding a red gift box with a bright yellow ribbon. Nearby, a tiny mouse-like figure with its own small gift looks toward the dragon, as if part of a charming exchange. The artwork cleverly utilizes the natural cracks in the concrete to enhance the illusion of depth, blending the fantastical with the real-world texture of the pavement.
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Tero Keski-Valkama
Tero Keski-Valkama • mastodon (AP)
Never Forgive Them https://www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/

Never Forgive Them

In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting worse, despite what tech’s “brightest” minds might pr…
Edward Zitron (Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At)
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Isaac Kuo
Isaac Kuo • diaspora
Random CRPG design thought ... in classic CRPGs, you could carry tons and tons of stuff. But why not have a trusty pack mule or something travel with you?

It would be a realistic way to carry enough stuff for serious trading, and you'd have an animal friend for your travels.

#GameDevelopment #GameDesign
#gamedevelopment #GameDesign
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Digital Luddite
Digital Luddite • diaspora
Eating your pack animal has a very Don't Starve vibe to it. I often eat things in that game to avoid starving in the now, but at the expense of building/cooking things that would be more beneficial in the future. I have yet to ever make it through winter.
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Isaac Kuo
Isaac Kuo • diaspora
Another approach could be the opposite way ... you play as an intelligent pack animal, making "suggestions" to the adventurer on what to do and where to go next. Never mind that the adventurers tend to not last very long, there's always another fool looking for adventure...
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Hourly Pornhubbed Heathcliff 🔞
Hourly Pornhubbed Heathcliff 🔞 • mastodon (AP)
#Heathcliff #NSFW #bot #lewd
Original Heathcliff comic from April 18, 2024 New caption: "We want more doggy style." Comment by: soso69ah
#bot #nsfw #lewd #heathcliff
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Chris Trottier
Chris Trottier • pleroma (AP)
I used to hate these places because I thought they were soulless.

But as they say, you never know what you have until it’s gone.

They weren’t perfect but you could meet friends here, sip a Coke, take a break.
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Natasha Jay 🇪🇺
Natasha Jay 🇪🇺 • mastodon (AP)
How to measure like a Brit
A complex multi choice diagram showing UK measurements depending on what is being measured
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Hourly Pornhubbed Heathcliff 🔞
Hourly Pornhubbed Heathcliff 🔞 • mastodon (AP)
#Heathcliff #NSFW #bot #lewd
Original Heathcliff comic from May 3, 2024 New caption: "Anyone wanna squad in apex?" Comment by: LoveDicks69420
#bot #nsfw #lewd #heathcliff
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Nikkileah
Nikkileah • mastodon (AP)
Request permission to boop!
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Melissa BearTrix
Melissa BearTrix • mastodon (AP)
Boop away granted

Hugz & xXx
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Nikkileah
Nikkileah • mastodon (AP)
@Melissabeartrix *boop!*
@Melissa BearTrix
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Daniel
Daniel • mastodon (AP)
I love this color combo so far 😍💜

#knitting
Close up of Knitted garter stitch fabric from a shawl in progress. There are two sections of colors. The bottom half is a purple yarn with fuzzy neon purple yarn to highlight, the top half is a gray yarn with purple and pink variegations accented by fuzzy pink yarn
#knitting
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Karen Strickholm
Karen Strickholm • mastodon (AP)
Lovely!
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Ani Keaten
Ani Keaten • mastodon (AP)
I had to start over several times but I am officially halfway through knitting my first sock and learning the magic loop technique. This is a slipper sock in bulky yarn...now to learn the short row heel thing 😬

#knitting #FOYAL #FOYAL2024 #FastenOffYAL
A thick looking bottom portion of a sock with no heel or ankle yet. It is made with thick yarn that changes between several retro colors including yellow, orange, blue, gray, and cream. It has a bumpy pattern
#knitting #FastenOffYAL #foyal #foyal2024
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Karen Strickholm
Karen Strickholm • mastodon (AP)
I'm at the same point on my 1st slipper socks! Will post here in a bit. 😊
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Lot⁴⁹
Lot⁴⁹ • mastodon (AP)
#Music #NowPlaying in #HighFidelity from #Vinyl, my favorate jazz collaboration with--get a load of this lineup--Jim Hall on guitar, Paul Desmond on alto sax, Chet Baker on trumpet, and Ron Carter on bass, produced by Creed Taylor and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder at his Englewood Cliffs NJ studio. The interplay between Desmond and Baker on Concierto de Aranjuez is to die for.
Superimposed on an image of (possibly) an Aztec god sculpture: Jim Hall Concierto Musical Direction by Don Sebesky You'd be So Nice to Come Home To Two's Blues The Answer is Yes Concierto de Aranjuez Rock Skippin' Unfinished Business
Pen-and-ink sketxch of Jim Hall from the New Yorker magazine profile referenced in the liner notes.
#music #nowPlaying #Vinyl #HighFidelity
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Warner Crocker
Warner Crocker • mastodon (AP)
Am I reading this wrong or is this capitulation by the MAGAts in the House going to hasten the end of Mike Johnson as Speaker? Might be too soon to tell, but it sure feels like it.

It certainly is a blow to President Musk and his coffee boy Trump. #politics
#Politics
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Laffy
Laffy • mastodon (AP)
But didn't they get what they wanted?
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Wren “Espresso Biscuit” Archer
Wren “Espresso Biscuit” Archer • mastodon (AP)

Content warning: mention of sexual assault, violence, nudity in art, statue with severed head, Medusa

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FanCityKnits 🇺🇦🧶
FanCityKnits 🇺🇦🧶 • mastodon (AP)
Finally something finished again - a pair of socks for my SIL. She's a knitter herself, but she has so much on her plate right now, a great part of it has to do with my father. So she more than deserves something pretty and orange is HER color.

Pattern stitch is from "Bernice" by General Hogbuffer. It looks way more complicated than it actually is

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bernice-3

@knitting @fiberarts #knitting #sockknitting #slowfashion
A pair of hand-knit socks in a vibrant orange-golden hue, showcasing a delicate lace pattern and shimmering with subtle glitter, rest on a weathered wooden deck. One sock is modeled on a mannequin foot, highlighting the intricate design.

Bernice pattern by General Hogbuffer

this is my design for the Sock Knitters Anonymus Sockdown 2013 - literary inspiration. It is inspired both by the Art Deco feel of F Scott Fitzgerald’s short stories and particular by the cover designs of the Penguin hardback edition of his collected…
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#knitting #sockknitting #slowfashion @FiberArts group @knitting group
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Karen Strickholm
Karen Strickholm • mastodon (AP)
These are very joyous l9oking socks!!
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David Chartier
David Chartier • mastodon (AP)
Photo of a sticker placed against the side of a nondescript building. It says "one does not earn a billion dollars. They steal your wages." The last sentence has a minimalist photo of Jeff Bezos in the middle
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Old Man in the Shoe
Old Man in the Shoe • mastodon (AP)
All over the world they are electing right wing candidates because the left wasn’t left enough… or so they want you to believe
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GayDeceiver
GayDeceiver • mastodon (AP)
The cost of all the goods and services for the 12 Days of Christmas is so high, only oligarchs can afford it, because they don’t pay.
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mitten
mitten • mastodon (AP)
O
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LAX, which is always a zoo, was a Zoo Extraordinaire today. No cops, no traffic direction. So people were just parked in the "no waiting" pick up zones. No one was moving them along at all, which created DEF-CON 2 level gridlock.

It literally took longer for me to drive from DTLA to LAX than his flight time from Albuquerque to LA.

LAX. ‘Tis a very silly place.
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Chris Trottier
Chris Trottier • pleroma (AP)
Scrabble Blast for Windows 98 is not so much Scrabble as it is a hybrid of Scrabble and Boggle, raised on a diet of adrenaline and coffee. And you know what? It’s a blast – pun absolutely intended.

Like Boggle, you’re frantically finding words on a grid, often on a timer. But like Scrabble, these words have points – multiplied by special squares. Math certainly makes everything more intense, eh?

The game packs three distinct modes, each offering it’s own flavour of word-nerd anxiety:
  • One Bag - 49 letters on the board, 51 in reserve, and your brain slowly melting as you try to use them all before they’re gone.
  • Puzzle - Unlimited letters, with the goal of finding 10 per level. Once you find 10, you proceed to the next level. There are bombs. Yes, bombs. Should one arrive on the lowest row? Boom. You lose.
  • Action - Like Puzzle, but now bombs drop every seven seconds in real-time. It’s as stressful as it sounds.
Admittedly, this is a, well… blast. Action reminds me a little bit of Tetris Blast, which is actually a great gameplay mechanic and adds a lot of fun.

The gameplay is simple but addictive. Much like nachos at a party, you think you’ll stop after one game. You won’t.

Graphics? Look it’s a word game from the early ‘00s. What do you want, photorealistic vowels? The tiles look like wood, so… good job, I guess?

The sound is charming for about five minutes. The indie-prog rock loop starts fun, then becomes your personal Groundhog Day. I sure wish this game had more tracks. And while the sound effects are fine, they won’t change your life.

Control? Easy-peasy. It’s a point-and-click affair. You click on the letters to make up the words. That’s it. I suspect most of you know how to operate a mouse, and if not, stick to board games.

Funkitron developed Scrabble Blast. They made other word games like WordJong and Scrabble Rack Attack. They’re also known for the Slingo series.

If you’re into word games, Scrabble Blast will scratch that itch while tossing in a bit of fun-flavoured anxiety for good measure. Play it, and milk your vocabulary for all its worth.
Scrabble Blast for Windows 95

Scrabble Blast! (2004) - MobyGames

Scrabble Blast! is a Scrabble game, but no ordinary. Instead of filling an empty play-field with words, you have already an filled play-field at the beginning. The game offers three game modes: One Bag, Puzzle, and Action. When you start a game,...
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Denis 🌏
Denis 🌏 • mastodon (AP)
These 2 adjacent posts made me laugh out loud, especially when I realized they *weren't* from the same person...
Screenshot of two mastodon posts, made 3 minutes apart. The first says: "dinner date shall begin very soon" The second says: "Sometimes I just hold my breath & wait for the worst" The posters' handles and profile pictures have been blurred.
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RaysOfRed
RaysOfRed • mastodon (AP)
Not to be a misanthrope but this species is awful and we all belong in Hell
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Its Not A Hoax ☑️
Its Not A Hoax ☑️ • mastodon (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/biden-memorial-wife-daughter-killed-accident-delaware-a00f53d572a90386a55f206f59c7ff3e?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Politics
Biden honors the memory of his first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 car crash

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Updated 3:16 PM EST, December 18, 2024

Joe Biden honors memory of first wife, baby daughter who died in 1972

President Joe Biden is remembering his first wife and baby daughter 52 years after they were killed in a car crash in Delaware.
DARLENE SUPERVILLE (AP News)
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The Intercept (unofficial)
The Intercept (unofficial) • diaspora

Americans Stuck in Gaza Sue the U.S. for Leaving Them “Trapped in a War Zone”


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#world #theintercept
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#World #theintercept
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unusual_whales
unusual_whales • mastodon (AP)
Biden to announce another Ukraine aid package totaling $1.2 billion, per Reuters.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options
#Finance #News #Stocks #Economics #options
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unusual_whales
unusual_whales • mastodon (AP)
The U.S. provided more than $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine under the Biden administration.

Read more: https://t.co/olfmfXLVQY

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

Biden to announce another Ukraine aid package totaling $1.2 billion

The Biden administration is set to announce its final aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), valued at approximately $1.2 billion, in the coming days, according to a Dec. 20 report from Reuters citing unnamed sources.
Unusual Whales
#Finance #News #Stocks #Economics #options
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Martin Kostera
Martin Kostera • hubzilla (AP)
Ehm. Kde že je ten pracák? 😬

Image/photo

Image/photo

#AI #chatGPT
#ai #chatgpt
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Elissa
Elissa • mastodon (AP)
Quick editing break outside to do some red dotting - shooting a roll of B&W to develop next week.
A Leica M4-P mechanical 35mm camera slung on a shoulder strap.
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Sue Stone
Sue Stone • mastodon (AP)
Man arrested on suspicion of bias-motivated assault of Grand Junction journalist

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/20/man-arrested-bias-assault-grand-junction-journalist/

Suspect arrested on suspicion of bias-motivated assault of Grand Junction man: "This is Trump’s America now"

The victim told police that Egan rolled down his window and said, “Are you even a U.S. citizen? This is Trump’s America now! I’m a Marine, and I took an oath to protect this country from people lik…
Max Levy (The Denver Post)
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Sue Stone
Sue Stone • mastodon (AP)
Silk bag traced to Medieval England reveals hidden link to Charlemagne | Semafor

https://www.semafor.com/article/12/19/2024/silk-bag-traced-to-medieval-england-reveals-hidden-link-to-charlemagne

Silk bag traced to Medieval England reveals hidden link to Charlemagne | Semafor

Researchers are puzzling over how the silk, which dates back to 1267 and was likely woven in Islamic Spain or the Eastern Mediterranean, arrived in England.
Emily Ford (www.semafor.com)
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Its Not A Hoax ☑️
Its Not A Hoax ☑️ • mastodon (AP)
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Its Not A Hoax ☑️
Its Not A Hoax ☑️ • mastodon (AP)
@Piousunyn I had posted it earlier on FB, so I figured that's what it was. But I read it, and I think I get it now. 45 is a member of the Oligarchy, so that's the connection. And it isn't as if Musk is the only one, he's the spokesperson, but also a representative of the whole group. And then I think Bezos was there with them at MAL too. So it is a wider relationship than maybe folks are seeing, and I think that's what Reich is trying to point out. Also I'm guessing that's how 45 sees it. Musk represents something more to him. The rich and powerful.
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Its Not A Hoax ☑️
Its Not A Hoax ☑️ • mastodon (AP)
See here. This! This is what I'm saying!

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trumps-trump

Trump’s Trump
Member Newsletter
December 18, 2024 10:43 p.m.

Trump’s Trump

As you’ve likely seen, things kind of went off the rails today on Capitol Hill. Speaker Mike Johnson had assembled one of those big spending packages to avoid a…
Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
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Daniel
Daniel • mastodon (AP)
Now that I’m sketching ideas again I’m thinking back to my very first design: the Estela cowl. Recently when organizing my knits, I counted a total of 5 versions of this that I have knit. This is the final version after having learned more about lacework. I love the wavy pattern and thinking my next shawl will be with this motif as a tribute to this design.

#knitting @knitting
Me wearing a purple cowl with a wavy last pattern borders by a cable and slip stitched textured pattern. The cowl is covering my face up to my nose
Holding the purple cowl up to the camera. In the center of the cowl is a wavy lace pattern bordered on each side by vertical cables. In either side of the cables is a textured slip stitched design
#knitting @knitting group
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Daniel
Daniel • mastodon (AP)
@KarenStrickholm yes
@Karen Strickholm
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Karen Strickholm
Karen Strickholm • mastodon (AP)
It's a nice looking stitch!
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KanaMauna
KanaMauna • mastodon (AP)
#FarSide desk calendar for December 19

#garylarson
#downside
"Well, yes, that is the downside, Fluffy.... Once we kill her, the pampering will end."
#garylarson #farside #downside
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NPR News (unofficial)
NPR News (unofficial) • diaspora

Malaysia plans to restart a private search for the missing Flight MH370


Over a decade later, none of the bodies of the 239 passengers and crew members abroad have been recovered.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Brian Ó Donnell / pod_feeder_v2 · GitLab

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#USA #News #NPR #publicradio
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Lake Michigan! Live!
Lake Michigan! Live! • mastodon (AP)
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
View of Navy Pier in Chicago from William E. Dever Crib in Lake Michigan east of North Avenue. // Image captured at: 2024-12-21 00:30:01 UTC (about 3 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Chicago: 28.12 F | -2.16 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: NW at 5.010 mph | 8.06 kph // Humidity: 76%
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NPR News (unofficial)
NPR News (unofficial) • diaspora

The Fight for a Crucial City in Ukraine


Ukrainian soldiers are struggling to stabilize defensive lines near the city of Pokrovsk, in the country's east, against Russia's much larger advancing army. We go to the front lines of Pokrovsk, to see how the fight is playing out.

Support our non-profit journalism by joining NPR+

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Publishes RSS/Atom feeds to Diaspora*
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#USA #News #NPR #publicradio
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