Vladi Ivanov

James Lovell, the steady astronaut who brought Apollo 13 home safely, has died James Lovell, a member of humanity’s first trip to the moon and commander of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has died at the age of 97.

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It’s what happens when the ducks don’t even give you the time of day. “Hey look, I can be a duck too! (Am I doing this right? Why am I not floating?)”

France arrests man who lit cigarette from war memorial flame in Paris A video posted on social media shows a man lighting a cigarette from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris before calmly walking away.

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Their Men Are At War, Now Ukrainian Women Are Driving Subway Trains Driving subway trains was once deemed too "dangerous and harmful," for women. But amid a manpower shortage in Ukraine, women have begun filling the underground role.

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“This rock island is mine! All mine!”

Not believing in joining and not believing they can join are two very different things, the title seems misleading. Ukrainians are grateful for any and all of the help they can get to stay alive and to hold onto their values, homeland, and independence.

NATO must do much more in that regard.

Like the Ford Puma Gen-E?

Just… no words. 😔

Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one The head of NASA has decided to move one of the agency’s retired space shuttles to Houston, but which one seems to still be up in the air.

What the rotten bastids could do is open another Smithsonian Air and Space Annex in Houston and force the Smithsonian to fork over for the move, no title transfer needed.

There will be a human shield around Discovery, people will get hurt and arrested.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!

The front of Lactose-free 2% reduced fat half gallon milk cartons from Trader Joe’s, Harris Teeter, and Wegmans.

The side of Lactose-free 2% reduced fat half gallon milk cartons from Trader Joe’s, Harris Teeter, and Wegmans showing the Nutrition Facts table, ingredients, distributor (but not origin) address, and UPC/bar code.

Same… but different!

If the supplied Nutrition Facts info of the lactose-free 2% reduced fat milk is accurate the Trader Joe’s brand has 2g (or 17%) per 240ml more carbs than the Harris Teeter one. Also notice the extended vitamins and minerals table from Harris Teeter.

EXCLUSIVE: here are the plans for the Lunar Nuclear Reactor!

“If you live near a nuclear power plant, you may already be getting heavy water from your tap.”

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Sounds like Tesla needs to hire that police officer 🤷 #newsfuse

Mule train delivery - U.S. Postal Facts POSTAL FACT: The most unusual delivery method used by USPS is a mule train in Arizona. The mules carry mail, food and supplies down a 9-mile trail to the Havasupai people inside the Grand Canyon.

Why the United States Postal Service is special
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(h/t @pluginsites.bsky.social)

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YouTube video by Chornobyl Family 🇺🇦 How KGB Agents Infiltrated Chernobyl | Chornobyl Uncharted Ep 24

“Other undesirable reactions”

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American journalist, historian, and author Anne Applebaum on the West's biggest mistake in Russia's war against #Ukraine:

"The West doesn't understand the extremism of Putinism. They keep imagining that there's a deal to be done, that if we just give Crimea to Russia, then he'll stop fighting.⤵️

Iran Accused Of Kidnap Plot As US, Allies Warn Of Growing Threats In West An Iranian-Belgian lawmaker tells RFE/RL how security forces were taken by surprise when they uncovered an Iranian plot to kidnap her. Darya Safai’s comments came as Washington and allies warned of ef...

It’s not just Iran doing this, and in parts of the world they are succeeding in eliminating individuals deemed a threat to the regimes.

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Latest Russian attack on Kyiv killed young father, his pregnant wife and their two-year-old son Mykyta and Sofiia Lamekhov, both just 23, their two-year-old son Lev and their unborn baby were killed in a Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 30-31 July.

🕯️ Latest Russian attack on Kyiv killed young father, his pregnant wife and their two-year-old son

Thank you Canada for fixing our weather this weekend!

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Vi invitiamo a guardare i cortometraggi!

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Driving a fossil fuel car is like watching a vacuum tube TV, it’s anachronistic at best.

Darkest Hour (2017) ⭐ 7.4 | Biography, Drama, History 2h 5m | PG-13

Friday night movie:
(Gary Oldman’s best since “immortal Beloved”)

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Winter’s coming… nuclear winter ☢️

Trump orders two nuclear subs moved near Russia after Medvedev spat In a social media post, Trump said the deployment was in response to threats from the country’s former President Dmitry Medvedev.

Just two?!
C’mon, surely the drunk uncle can do better!

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RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting: 1967–2026 NPR: Every community will be hurt by Corporation for Public Broadcasting closing.

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А те всъщност се сърдят на себе си, че са позволили на някой да ги излъже и на друг да знае, че някой ги е излъгал. 🤪

“Leadership is education.”

In more ways than one. Quite bitter at that and even catastrophic at times.