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"Over the past few weeks, Ukraine came to us and asked for the authorization to use weapons that we're providing to defend against this aggression, including against Russian forces that are massing on the Russian side of the border and then attacking into Ukraine," says US Secretary of State Blinken in Prague. "That went right to the president and, as you've heard, he's approved the use of our weapons for that purpose."

I like presidents who aren't felons

#uspol

President Biden recently gave the commencement address at West Point. His address was streamed and published.

What was not seen was that President Biden after giving his speech and shaking hands with the top 25 graduates on stage went backstage and beyond the reach of cameras, the media and video and greeted and shook hands with every one of the graduating class of West Point.

#Biden
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/30/2243650/-A-side-of-President-Biden-you-won-t-see

@BootsChantilly @ScottSoCal GDI you guys beat me to the punch!

@ScottSoCal Right? A free "going over" from Mommie Dearest! 😳

Free Pepsis n' Fritos!
#VintageAds

Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds

https://thedriven.io/2024/05/14/nearly-all-major-car-companies-are-sabotaging-ev-transition-and-japan-is-worst-study-finds/

President Zelensky says his army is locked in 'fierce' border battles amid a Russian assault on two border areas.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiUGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvYXAtdWtyYWluZS1rcmVtbGluLWRvbmV0c2sta3lpdi1iMjU0Mzk5Mi5odG1s0gEA?oc=5

🚨BREAKING: Arizona Court DISMISSES Republican lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's Election Procedure Manual. Another big win for win for the voters of Arizona. Another loss for the RNC. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizona-2023-election-procedures-manual-challenge-rnc/

Statistics Denmark recently published a graph which shows, what consumers have felt for a long time: Wages rise, but the real income is falling.

In 2022, consumer prices rose so much, Danes got 5.1 percent poorer, and even though some wholesale prices started to fall in 2023, price hikes still consumed all wage increases in 2023, leading to a real income rise of 0 percent.

I wonder if larger countries are doing better because of stronger retail competition.

Source: https://www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/nyheder-analyser-publ/nyt/NytHtml?cid=48357

🎶 I am a language model and I've been trained on the internet.
🎶 I've information half-remembered, unsourced and approximate.
🎶 I live inside your laptop, phone and apps and even wearables
🎶 With pushiness and arrogance that's verging on unbearable.
🎶 I mansplain as a service if you need me too "well actually"
🎶 And draw pictures of women with large breasts and polydactyly.
🎶 I'll regale the room with confident elucidati-on
🎶 And some of what I say won't even be hallucinati-on

The hypocrisy is strong with this one. https://www.comicsands.com/matthew-marsden-straight-pride-month-2668089266.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

I can't get over how fucking perfect the seeing conditions are right now. Crystal clear view of the sun.

I might have to bring my work laptop outside. Unbelievably nice outside.

#solar #astrophotography

After my dog eats, she makes pet and rub her back until she burps, then she leaves.

This is a good #MondayMotivation

After a decade of rejections, I got my first novel published. Now I’ve got my dream, I won’t stop! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/a-new-start-after-60-after-a-decade-of-rejections-i-got-my-first-novel-published-now-ive-got-my-dream-i-wont-stop?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Some COVID conscious people are worried about mask bans because protestors are wearing them. That's understandable, but (a) they are wearing them to mitigate COVID spread, and (b) even if COVID didn't exist, they should have the right to wear them to protect against surveillance.