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    War in the Middle East (US-Iran-Israel Conflict)

    (The Guardian) 5:26pm Summary --Donald Trump said the threatened US strikes on Iranian power plants had been postponed after “very good and productive” discussions with Iran about a “complete and total resolution of our hostilities” in the Middle East. After hitting a four-year high, the price...
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    Do you think that humans will ever build a base on the moon?

    Short answer? Yes. Long answer? Yes but it'll only be a duty station and not a permanent colony. Why? At 1/6th the gravity of Earth, just the adjustment alone to lunar gravity and back to earth gravity will be something humanity will have to master. Plus, if we did create a lunar colony, anyone...
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    Calfornia Files Suit Agst. Trump Admin. Oil Resources Plan

    (The Guardian) California attorney general Rob Bonta filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to block a Department of Energy order that allows Sable Offshore Corp to restart two onshore oil pipelines linked to the devastating 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill, according to a...
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    The Question of Pornography & Society

    Consider Before Consuming: ANNIE KADLECEK, ACTIVIST & 2019 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR -Read more: https://fightthenewdrug.org/why-the-goal-of-the-phrase-porn-kills-love-isnt-to-shame/
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    The Question of Pornography & Society

    You'd be surprised how many casinos actually do enforce those self-exclusions; I know here in Western NC the Harrah's Casinos' up on the Qualla Boundary enforce them. That's why more and more sites are doing facial recognition as a means of age-gating. You can lie about your age, your can...
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    CBS News Radio to Cease Operations

    Speaking of which, have you ever listened to Coast to Coast AM, Passenger? 📻
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    Chit Chat Zone

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    What is the weirdest text you have ever received recently?

    I used to get texts from an arborist up in Asheville; I told them straight-up, (1) why would I need an Asheville-based arborist when there are a few here in Morganton? and (2) I got a battery-powered chainsaw and battery-powered pole saw; why would I hire you to do tree trimmings and such?
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    Cooking with mushrooms

    I like cooking with mushrooms and trying new things. For instance, I'll sometimes chop up mushrooms and mix them with mashed-up pinto beans whenever I'm making pinto bean patties (I'll also add some spices and bread crumbs to bind it together). 👨‍🍳
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    War in the Middle East (US-Iran-Israel Conflict)

    Hey @Gizmo, another heads up! (The Guardian) New Zealand will temporarily permit fuel meeting Australian standards to be supplied domestically for up to 12 months, the government said on Monday, as it seeks to mitigate supply risks linked to the Middle East conflict and soaring prices...
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    War in the Middle East (US-Iran-Israel Conflict)

    (The Guardian) 11:11pm Summary --The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, has said the public needs to understand the “depth of the problem” facing the globe as a result of the war on Iran. Birol told Australia’s national press club on Friday that the situation was now “very...
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    Israel Settlers Attack Palestinians as Iran War Continues

    (The Guardian) Israeli settlers have carried out a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank, setting homes and vehicles on fire and wounding several Palestinians in what witnesses described as coordinated raids on communities. The violence, reported across at least half a dozen locations...
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    War in the Middle East (US-Iran-Israel Conflict)

    (The Guardian) 10:48am Summary --Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it would “completely close” the strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest oil shipping channels, if the US targets Iranian energy infrastructure. --Iran warned earlier today that critical infrastructure and...
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    CBS News Radio to Cease Operations

    In broad swaths of the country AM radio is still what people listen to; it gets a lot further out than FM radio can. Yes, streaming has long out-surpassed terrestrial radio but there still is nothing like turning on a radio and just simply listening to something, anything.
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    War in the Middle East (US-Iran-Israel Conflict)

    (The Guardian) 11:16pm Summary --President Donald Trump has threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the strait of Hormuz within 48 hours – threatening a new escalation, just a day after the president spoke of “winding down” the war. --Trump’s warning on...
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    War in the Middle East (US-Iran-Israel Conflict)

    (The Guardian) 10:41am Summary --Iran fired missiles at the US/UK Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, the UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The MoD said the strikes were unsuccessful, and took place before the UK said the US could use its bases for “specific and limited defence...
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    CBS News Radio to Cease Operations

    (Radio Ink) CBS News Radio will be winding down its operations over the next several weeks. The news was shared via an internal memo from CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski and first confirmed to Streamline Publishing by Manager of Affiliate Services Amy Bolton...
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    • cbs news radio continued decline of legacy media
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    War in the Middle East (US-Iran-Israel Conflict)

    (The Guardian) 5:15pm Summary --Donald Trump continued to make his disappointment with the British government known, saying the UK “should have acted a lot faster” in allowing the US military to use its bases in the Middle East. “I was a little surprised at the UK, to be honest with you. They...
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    What Happened in OVW Here?

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    UAE Authorities Arrest Iran-Backed Terror Cell

    (The Guardian) UAE arrests members of Iran-linked 'terrorist network’: state media UAE authorities have arrested at least five members of a “terrorist network” linked to Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, state media said Friday. The alleged network had “sought to infiltrate the...
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    • law enforcement & counter-terrorism us-israel-iran conflict
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