There was one just like it at my old high school‘s auditorium that was used as a trash can. I have very fond memories of seeing it at drama club. I shared it with a lot of my friends, and even my old teacher, who I’m still in touch with, and everyone enjoyed seeing it.
Having voted in a referendum against joining the Federated States of Micronesia in 1978,[11][12] the islands gained full sovereignty in 1994 under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Politically, Palau is a presidential republic in free association with the United States, which provides defense, funding, and access to social services.
You say that as if that’s all America is. America controls a vast amount of land. It’s the third largest country in the world and, unlike the first two largest (Russia and Canada), most of that land is also usable for either farming or resource extraction. But that’s not the only reason it’s an empire. It’s also an empire because it has a large military presence in multiple countries who rely on it to supply defense at least in part. But another reason it’s an empire is that it has vassal states. It doesn’t matter how small those states are. Especially not when they are in strategic Pacific locations.
The first Neuralink implant in a human malfunctioned after several threads recording neural activity retracted from the brain, the Elon Musk-owned startup revealed Wednesday....
The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district the first in the U.S. to take such an action....
Just watched that movie today with my 13-year-old, by the way. She was both amused and horrified since she could see a hell of a lot of parallels to 2024…
He is dealing with some sort of immune disorder. I don’t know what, but he did a standup special after COVID became less of an issue and talked about having an illness that would end up killing him if he got COVID.
Russia already has nuclear warheads on its own soil that are close to Ukraine and NATO countries, but by basing some in Belarus, the Kremlin appears to be trying to accentuate its nuclear threat and bolster its nuclear deterrent....
Turns out Ukraine should never have given up their nuclear weapons. Russia broke the deal anyway. And expecting a ‘we won’t invade you’ deal to last in perpetuity after they gave up their leverage was silly anyway.
For decades, Belgium failed to return the remains of hundreds of people taken by force from former colonies. A draft law could change that, but critics say it is not going far enough....
Birds of a feather... (lemmy.world)
Water barrel for a fallout shelter from the Cold War era seen in a flea market. (lemmy.world)
Bonus: modern doomsday prepper booth in the same flea market. https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ee65f843-66be-4009-9aec-12d2d991e91d.jpeg
Invasion America (1998 prime time animated sci-fi series on The WB network.) (www.youtube.com)
Volume 2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX18QvUR9Zg...
Analysis Finds Nearly 100% of Campus Gaza Protests Have Been Peaceful (www.commondreams.org)
Target will only sell Pride Month collection in some stores after backlash in 2023 (abcnews.go.com)
UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid (apnews.com)
First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says (thehill.com)
The first Neuralink implant in a human malfunctioned after several threads recording neural activity retracted from the brain, the Elon Musk-owned startup revealed Wednesday....
Philosophy (lemmy.world)
Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US (apnews.com)
An unusually strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt communications this weekend....
School board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names (www.reuters.com)
The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district the first in the U.S. to take such an action....
Lewis Black Gives Elon's Cybertruck Two Middle Fingers Up - Back in Black | The Daily Show (www.youtube.com)
Satellite Images Reveal Where Russian Nukes Could Be Stored in Belarus (www.nytimes.com)
Russia already has nuclear warheads on its own soil that are close to Ukraine and NATO countries, but by basing some in Belarus, the Kremlin appears to be trying to accentuate its nuclear threat and bolster its nuclear deterrent....
James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award (www.space.com)
His Skull Was Taken From Congo as a War Trophy. Will Belgium Finally Return It? (www.nytimes.com)
For decades, Belgium failed to return the remains of hundreds of people taken by force from former colonies. A draft law could change that, but critics say it is not going far enough....
Politics gets in the way of pop as Israel’s war in Gaza overshadows Eurovision Song Contest (www.nbcnews.com)
Washington State Ban on the Unhoused (lemmy.world)
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