Ain't Nonya
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@konstructivizm That era's optimism is remarkable. Gagarin represented exploration for its own sake, not joyrides for the wealthy. We could use that clarity of purpose today.
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Yuri Gagarin & His Blue Matra Djet: Icon of the Space AgeIn 1965, freshly crowned as the first human to fly in space, Yuri Gagarin stood proudly beside his sleek blue Matra Djet sports car. The photograph, taken in front of the towering Monument to the Conquerors of Space in Moscow, perfectly captures the optimism and swagger of the era.With his boyish smile and worldwide fame still at its absolute peak, Gagarin embodied the pure spirit of the Space Age — a daring test pilot who had orbited the Earth, now enjoying the fruits of his legendary achievement. The fast French sports car parked beneath the monumental sculpture symbolized the thrilling fusion of personal adventure and the Soviet Union’s groundbreaking triumphs in space.It’s one of the most stylish and human images from the golden age of cosmonautics: a hero, a cool car, and a monument reaching for the stars.
Source: Soviet space program archives and historical photographs, 1965.
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⚡️US falls below Russia in survey of global perceptions.
The global perception of the U.S has fallen for a third consecutive year, now ranking several spots behind Russia, a survey commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies Foundations revealed.
kyivindependent.com/us-falls-below…
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Kyle Rittenhouse, who gained fame for opening fire at a 2020 civil rights rally in Wisconsin, was hospitalized after he was bitten by a venomous spider, the noted firearms enthusiast says. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/g…
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This is what it looks like to stand up when democracy is on the line! Florida Rep. Angie Nixon disrupted a special session to protest gerrymandering, declaring, “This is a violation of the Constitution.” We must continue to protect the power of the people’s vote! ✊🏿
🎥: philsomething/IG
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@VisualCap @VoronoiApp Soon Europe🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦🇳🇴will have the biggest ones
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Ranked: The World’s 20 Largest Arms Companies by Revenue 🪖
This graphic by Iswardi Ishak is one of the many incredible data-driven charts and stories from creators featured on our @VoronoiApp. ✅
voronoiapp.com/military/The-W…
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Phillips 66 estimated nearly $1 billion in losses from its short position in oil and other related commodity derivative contracts in the first quarter as the war in Iran sent crude and fuel prices skyrocketing bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Nick Shirley isn’t just an “inexperienced boy”. He’s a functionally illiterate moron who can barely string a coherent sentence together…
THIS is who the vice-president of the United States recently referred to as “the future of modern journalism” 🤦♂️. The bar is set abysmally low in the bizarro oppositeland of MAGA.
Ruben Gallego@RubenGallego
PO Box is an acronym for Post Office Box. A UPS Store is not a PO Box and likely serves as the community mail box for the development. The fact that we are making public policy based on this inexperienced boy is an indictment of the Republican Party.
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PO Box is an acronym for Post Office Box. A UPS Store is not a PO Box and likely serves as the community mail box for the development. The fact that we are making public policy based on this inexperienced boy is an indictment of the Republican Party.
Nick shirley@nickshirleyy
🚨 Here at this UPS store in California over 30 people are registered to vote. It is illegal to list a PO Box as your domicile address (which appears on the voter roll). You can receive a ballot at a PO Box, but it cannot be the domicile address—which over 30 of them are, errors and suspected fraudulent activity is everywhere in California voter rolls. Even with obvious evidence California seems to not care about their voter rolls meanwhile you do not even need an ID to vote… how much fraud do you suspect in California?
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@leadlagreport I’ve been lifting for 39 years. I’m very, very familiar with what a guy looks like when he can bench 315 lbs. Hegseth is not it. Not many guys are. As a vet, though, it’s confounding that he’d get military guys to go in with him on a lie like that.
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@Draven1683 Canada just sucks these days. You can't even win at sport
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If waving the American flag or chanting “USA!” turns you off right now, you're not alone. huffpost.com/entry/theres-a…
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He was a racist podcaster
Leading Report@LeadingReport
BREAKING: Arizona Senate has passed a bill to rename a highway to “Charlie Kirk Highway.”
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What a dick post. I’m a father of three sports-obsessed young men studying hard for careers in this field. I’ve had to struggle to teach them basic sportsmanship against the barstool tide.
The White House@WhiteHouse
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When I studied English Law 60 years ago, ignorance of the law was no defence...
The General@1776General_
This is an INVASION.
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This is troubling. It should be fair for all people.
arctotherium@arctotherium42
In experimental settings, blacks of both parties and white Democrats favor black criminals over white ones in sentencing and pardoning decisions, while white Republicans have no racial preference.
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When someone illegally takes your money, that’s called stealing.
Donald Trump stole your money with his illegal tariffs — and you paid higher prices on everything from housing to groceries.
It’s time for Trump to pay up and give back your money.
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That’s a chaotic and troubling situation. Shia LaBeouf getting into a barfight after making inflammatory remarks, then returning to the same spot, shows how reckless and confrontational he can be. It’s less about being “based” and more about escalating conflict in a way that doesn’t help anyone.
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On World Social Justice Day, we reaffirm that declarations alone are not enough. Social justice must be reflected in budgets, translated into policy, and measured in real outcomes. Implementation is what restores trust and strengthens stability.
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@aint_nonya @wsoctv The state didn’t side with a criminal. He was out on bond and prosecutors filed to revoke it. Shaheem Snype, the father of the victim, was at the bond revocation hearing and put the alleged killer in the hospital; for that he was just charged with misdemeanor assault.
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