USS California (BB-44) on January 26, 1942. Salvage workers have removed her 14 inch guns to lighten the battleship in preparation to refloat and tow her to the drydock for repairs.
"USS California was struck by two torpedoes and one bomb. Near-miss damage resulted from a second bomb and minor damage was caused by a third. Minor fragmentation damage resulted from bombs at a distance. There was one fire aboard as a result of the bomb hit. About two hours after the start of the attack a surface oil fire completely enveloped the vessel. Finally, a vapor explosion occurred forward just prior to completion of salvage operations. The vessel sank slowly and did not approach the final position in the mud until late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning."
information from her damage report
Digital Archives of Hawai'i: PPFUR-2-15-007
USS California Damage Report: link
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Today the far-right dominated Montana legislature, after first silencing her, plans to censure and expel its first elected trans woman member, Zooey Zephyr, just as the Tennessee legislature did to two young Black men.
All because she dared to condemn legislation that will kill and torture trans children -- something that Democratic Party leaders and Joe Biden have refused to condemn, much less take action against.
These attacks go far beyond the scope of electoral politics. They are attacks on the right of oppressed people to be represented or even speak on matters that directly affect them. Fortunately, there is a growing fight-back movement to #LetHerSpeak. I have no doubt that there will be a fierce struggle to restore her seat if she is expelled, as there was for Justin Jones and Justin Pearson in Tennessee.
"Blue check" fans of Elon Musk are now openly calling for the public executions of trans people, their families and their health care providers. This is a fight for the whole working class and progressive movement.
If you haven't spoken up, if you haven't joined a protest, if you haven't paid attention -- the time is now.
- redguard
Artwork by Lee Leslie
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Canons de 356 mm et mât du cuirassé USS California (BB-44) – 1938
©Naval History and Heritage Command - NH 80528
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"thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain" except Her name is Dolly Parton and i am about to start fucking biting people
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Silent Desperation
Inspired by "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams
In a house like a pinewood box,
This inescapable two-by-four situation,
Nails bending, breaking, rusty,
Leaving like a crowbar prying at the boards.
Pacing around, looking inside,
Falling through a single crack,
No escape without a fire,
A flame that burns through factory work.
Tell me mother, do you believe,
That I'm in love with Continental Shoes?
Full of envy for the dead,
"Rise and shine," you crow, and I'll do neither.
Even if I try to forget,
Through midnight screens and bottles emptied,
I left my home, was it for the better?
What I left behind soon turns quiet.
Shyness sent to empty gaze,
"Slight defects" ice picks will solve,
Quiet girls are seen, not heard,
A happy home without expression.
Were there really seventeen?
Tales retold to bear with life,
Exaggeration was your only tool,
"Go," you said, my body exhumed.
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This my next thingy for the @castinkywinky challenge, day 2 prompt was POCnatural.
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Wynonna Judd, Larry Strickland, Brenda Lee, Bill Anderson, Tanya Tucker, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless and Sharon White, Craig Dillingham attend the Class of 2023 Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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wait what’s happening in dark blue tennessee?
it is my very strong narrative that it is about s*icide
“She almost called him on the night that he wrote/ These simple words on his goodbye note”
For years I thought it was just a break up song… but listening to it in 2023 I was hit with the realization that it’s so somber because it’s too late to apologize since the subject has lied about moving to LA in an attempt to move on, but the sweet sorrow of missing her is too much and therefore he can’t move on and ends their own life
maybe I’m projecting, but idk man the context makes the most sense to me with the tone and wording “won’t you come back to me?” And we know Taylor has written plenty about mental health since debut so it’s not outside the realm of possibility.
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Israel
They have law and order there!!!
Never had a school shooting.
No police brutality charges filed, either.
If you act stupid, they guarantee it will be a life changing experience
for you!
Sounds fair to me!
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Babe I’m analyzing your work for themes and motifs that are found in every single one of your projects and wondering why you are drawn to them
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USS Tennessee (BB-43) in dry-dock at the Bremerton Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington.
Date: September 12, 1928.
National Museum of the U.S. Navy: 80-CF-14-2054-9
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Cuirassé USS California (BB-44) à pleine vitesse – 1921
Photographe : O.W. Waterman
©U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command - NH 82114
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may have had a shitty day but at least i got to come home to kieran culkin hot ones <3
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Appreciating those medieval monks rn
Like no WONDER handwriting books took forever this is crazy
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