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BREAKING WSJ:
Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relied on.
wsj.com/world/ukraine-starli…
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Hains Point isn't named for someone who lived there or fought there. It's named for the Army engineer who literally made the land, dredging it out of the Potomac starting in 1882.
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Shore up the river bank from erosion, but don’t destroy East Potomac Park, Mr. President
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Keith Jarrett’s solo performance of “Over the Rainbow” in Tokyo in 1984 is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding and moving piano solo covers of all time. Rather than simply restating the familiar melody, the legendary pianist infused the piece with new life through his brilliant improvisation, refined harmonic structure, and profound emotional depth.
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Holy shit! Looks like Trump is building a convention center, not a ballroom. Look at this thing.
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BREAKING: Ukraine has carried out the world’s first medical evacuation of a human via a drone from the battlefield the 30th mechanised brigade of Ukraine managed to save their injured comrade from a minefield.
Just absolutely insane.
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The Qataris have said it would take at least three years to get Ras Laffan, the world’s largest facility for natural gas and its byproduct helium, in full operation.
60 Minutes' requests for more information went unanswered, so we turned to satellite images to try to assess the extent of the damage at the facility. cbsn.ws/4BcReof
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The Trump admin now acknowledges its plan to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building would damage the historical character of the 138-year-old landmark. But the White House still wants to move ahead.
The reason: Trump wants the building to look more like the White House. washingtonpost.com/style/202…
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Must watch: Andrew Neil explains the French protests in just under four minutes.
@Afneil | @StigAbell
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At the University of Chicago, lab director Joe Sachleben says helium shortages could force researchers to decide which machines to sacrifice. This could impact research into breast cancer drugs, immunotherapies and treatments for Alzheimer’s. cbsn.ws/481om4L
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In addition to eliminating access for local runners (like me) who frequent East Potomac Park, this would remove significant portions of the Marine Corps Marathon, Cherry Blossom 10 Miler, DC Half & other races that draw tens of thousands of people from all over the world.
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Josef Albers explored the fascinating relationship between colours. In his famous Homage to the Square series, which began in 1950, the former Bauhaus master showed how colours influence each other and change the way we see them.
Working with the Albers Foundation, Christopher Farr brings these iconic colour compositions into the world of handmade rugs.
Discover Bauhaus Design Rugs:
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#JosefAlbers #Bauhaus #Carpet #Rug #Composition
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Photographer Brendan Larsen left his camera recording the night sky over Mt Taranaki, New Zealand, for nearly two hours, capturing 578 photographs.
The result? An estimated 14,450 satellite trail appearances, representing approximately 1,400 individual satellites.
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The National Capital Planning Commission - which is now stocked with Trump acolytes - appears poised to greenlight Trump's Monumental Arch near Arlington National Cemetery
The commission has added the Arch to its Nov. 5 agenda
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Sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is.
Watch research reporter Alex Mierjeski explain how ProPublica figured out a Russian oligarch bankrolled much of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding: propub.li/4eiYp4h
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This is Roberts Bank.
This is their home too. I’m putting together a documentary of all the birds and wildlife that call this place home - in every season - featuring my passion for raptors! If you enjoy my videos and would like to support my documentary - links in my bio 🥰
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The law be damned, Trump is going to close East Potomac Park on Nov 15. The "redesign" eliminates picnic areas, bike lanes, playgrounds, everything to give the rich a fancy golf course. Completely illegal, too - the park was created by Congress for the people
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« Il y a un degré de préparation de cette journée [du #17octobre] qui est absolument important. Ils avaient les adresses des préfectures. Ils avaient les adresses de pas mal de commerçants juifs.
Dans une rue de Marseille, tous les commerces détenus par des Juifs ont été incendiés. Les commerces tenus par des musulmans ne l’ont pas été. »
Si ces informations révélées par le journaliste Paul Amar sont bien confirmées, elles sont d’une gravité absolue.