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CoD Baddies as Bears!

What if the bad guys were also bears! Part 3

See part 2 and 1 for 141 and good guys as bears

Even more bear facts because bears are love, bears are life. 🐻🐻‍❄️🧬

Makarov: Ussuri Brown Bear "Russian Grizzly Bear"

Ursus arctos lasiotus

Also known as the Ezo Brown bear or Black Grizzly bear, this subspecies of Eurasian Brown Bear is one of the largest, with some individuals approaching the Kodiak Bear in size.

Similar to the Kamchatka Brown Bear, it differs with an elongated skull, longer nasal bones, elevated forehead and is darker in colour with some individuals being pure black.

Siberian (Amur) tigers and other bears are it's only natural predators, with documented tiger and bear interspecific competitions. Ussuri brown bears will often scavenge tiger kills and or kill smaller tigers, while Tigers are known to hunt young and sub-adult bears (bears making a significant portion of their diet).

Graves: Louisiana Black Bear

Ursus americanus luteolus

A subspecies* of the American Black Bear (U. a. americanus), the Louisiana Black Bear has been historically found in Louisiana, Mississippi, East Texas and Arkansas.

It is not substantially different from the American Black Bear, though it has a longer, flatter, narrower skull and larger molars in comparison. It's colouration is typically black, though some individuals have been known to be brown/red-brown cinnamon. It is Louisiana's official state mammal.

*The validity of this subspecies has been repeatedly debated.

Valeria: Sloth Bear "Indian Bear"

Melursus ursinus

A native species to the Indian Subcontinent, this medium sized bear feeds on ants, termites and fruit. It is also called the "labiated bear" due to its long lower lip and palate which is used to eat insects.

It's fur is pure black aside from the white "Y" or "V" patch on its chest though this can be absent in some individuals. They are similar in size with the Asian Black Bear though distinguished with it's shaggy mane, white 'sickle' claws, and rangier build.

This species is the most aggressive to humans with the largest number of recorded attacks due to a combination of close human cohabitation and a theorised predisposition to aggressive behaviour from constant attacks by tigers, leopards, rhinos and elephants.

Captain Williamson in his Oriental Field Sports (1819) wrote of how sloth bears rarely killed their human victims outright, but would suck and chew on their limbs till they were reduced to bloody pulps.

They are not known to be man eaters despite attacking humans. One individual in Mysore (Mysuru), India was recorded to have killed at least 12 people and mutilated 24 before it's death in 1957.

Shepherd: Koala "Koala Bear"**

Phascolarctos cinereus

**not a bear

An arboreal marsupial native to Australia that feeds primarily on Eucalyptus leaves. Koalas are asocial with bonding only taking place between mothers and dependant offspring. They are largely sedentary and will sleep upwards to 20 hours a day.

The word "koala" came from the Dharug word "gula" - no water. The 'u' sound was originally written phonetically as 'oo' and then became 'oa'. The three syllable pronunciation may be erroneous as a result.

White settlers adopted the 'koala' indigenous loan word in reference to the animal, where it was also referred to as, the "native bear", or the "koala bear" due to its supposed bear-ish resemblance.

Info from Wikipedia. Please let me know if I screwed up somewhere. 🐻

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What’s whiteman’s burden on the chart?

In Volume 5, multiple characters have allusions related to characters from the Jungle Book. Ghira, Kali, Ilia and Sienna in particular. The first two are the privileged and good family, meanwhile the latter are both villains, with Ilia having been orphaned.

The Jungle Book was written by Rudyard Kipling. In 1898, Kipling wrote the poem titled “White Man’s Burden”, which detailed that it was the White people’s own duty/“burden” to imperialize, govern and civilize those who were nonwhite, for they were seen as “less civilized” and “underdeveloped.” Also tying into the concept of Social Darwinism, aka, Racism.

This poem and it’s messaging would be used as a general excuse to get people on board with colonization and imperialism, seeing now that it was their right to take over lands such as Africa, India, and other places they deemed in need of their saving.

What does this have to do with the show? Well, Ghira and Kali, the good guys, are both virtually white. Their methods of bowing down to their oppressors are deemed good, and right.

Sienna is coded as south-Asian, and is much, much darker than the Belladonnas. She is also a tiger Faunus. She is a villain, whose methods of fighting back against their peoples’ oppression and demanding their basic rights are demonized after she’s been murdered and thrown down some stairs.

Ilia? Ilia is a Lakota girl. She’s an indigenous character. I’m sure you know where I’m going.

Ilia is redeemed when her privileged, white friend, tells her that she was protesting wrong this whole time. She shouldn’t fight against her oppression, she should just… be nice. Let it happen, because maybe that’ll make things better. The native girl was just being too aggressive!

No wonder this show’s made in Texas. Though honestly, sometimes it sounds like it comes from fucking Canada.

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Tiger Man

Summary: The year was 1941, bandmates and secret lovers Scotty Moore and Elvis Presley got caught red handed by Scotty’s fiancée, and this led to the young men being thrusted headlong into the China-Burma-India theater of World War II as members of the first American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers).

Chapter 2. Flying Tigers

Pairing: Scotty Moore x Elvis Presley (m/m)

Word count: 2.9k

Warning: brief mentions of sex and intimacy.

One week later, Blue Moon Boys completed their last gig in their hometown. No one suspected this was going to be farewell until Elvis made the shock announcement towards the end that they were going to disband because both he and Scotty had decided to become volunteer fighter pilots and would be shipped off to Asia to help local government and people fight against Japanese invasion in a few months. Sights and sounds of disbelief, objection and despondency immediately engulfed the venue. Some of the teen fans appeared to be shell-shocked or in denial, others began crying, or shouting “Why??” and “Don’t leave us”. Amidst all the chaos, the band launched into a rousing rendition of “America the Beautiful” and partially ameliorated the situation with a sense of shared patriotism. Then Scotty took the stand and made an impassioned little speech about “fighting against fascism” and “American duty to aid our allies and protect the free world”. The eloquence and persuasiveness hearkened back to his days of student leadership at Humes. This finally calmed the crowd enough to let Elvis end the show with the Civil War era marching song of “Yellow Rose of Texas” without any major incidence.

It took ages before the band made it through the mob of emotional fan girls and no-less-devoted fan boys after the show. As usual Elvis drew the brunt of the assault, bearing evidence of intrusive or even injurious affection such as smeared lipsticks and scattered scratch marks. Half of his shirt and one leg of his pants had been torn off of him, no doubt serving as parting souvenirs for some fans. Elvis casually took off the tattered clothes once he reached the backstage dressing room, changing into a set of more presentable outfit. Scotty and Elvis were the last two left backstage after they bid goodbye to the other half of the band: bassist Bill Black and drummer D.J. Fontana.

“How did it go over with everyone at home?” Elvis asked cautiously, bracing for the answer from the guitarist. “It was pandemonium,” Scotty cracked dryly. “MaryAnn wasted no time in spilling the beans. She was hoping to get my folks to change my mind. She was dead wrong. I had a big argument with Daddy, and he disowned me, saying I disgusted him and he never wanted to see my face again. Mama thought I was sick in the head for foolin’ with a man and then throwin’ myself into war, but eventually came out of hysteria and slipped me some money behind Daddy’s back.” Elvis took in a small breath, guilt written all over his baby blues: “I’m so sorry, Scotty. I wish it didn’t have to be that way. I bet now you wish we’d never met…” This was quickly met with disapproval from his boyfriend: “Come on, honey. Stop all the depressing talk. There ain’t nothing wrong with following our hearts. I bet one day they’ll come around to our way of thinking.”

“I hope so, Scotty.” Elvis’ voice wavered a little in reply: “Mama slapped me straight across the face when I told her about us and about going off to war in Asia. She kept quoting the bible and talking about sinning. Then she drank and cried non-stop for days, convinced that I’ll get myself killed and she’ll lose her only son. All the while Daddy just kept sighing and smoking the whole time.” Elvis looked down and fidgeted with his own hands.

Scotty took that pair of slender hands into his own firm and steady ones, brought them up to his lips. The young singer’s cerulean eyes followed the movement upward and got caught in Scotty’s line of sight. “Elvis, don’t worry, I’ve got your back. A boy will need to strike out on his own to become a real man. Your mama knows that, believe me. She just needs time to adjust to the idea.” Scotty kissed the younger man’s knuckles and spoke with a calmness and composure that went well beyond his years. Elvis was reminded of why he loved and adored this man so much in the first place. His mood lifted considerably as Scotty changed the topic: “now how do ya like the idea of becoming a fighter pilot?” “I can’t believe it but I love it!” Elvis could scarcely contain his excitement, “it sure as hell beats driving a truck for a living!”

“Have you ever flown a plane before?” Scotty inquired although he was pretty sure he already knew the answer. “’Course not, unless that one time sitting in the co-pilot seat of a crop duster owned by D.J.’s uncle counts!” The Naval aviator chuckled a little at Elvis’ silly answer: “Unfortunately no. You definitely need to have some flying experience before going overseas and get real fighter pilot training. One of my buddies in the Navy Air Corps is running a commercial flight school. He agrees to give you a crash course on the basics of flying so you won’t be throwing into the deep end with zero experience.”

“Scotty, you are so amazing! I can’t thank you enough! Ever since we met way back you’ve always had a solution for everything!” Elvis’ face lit up with sincere reverence and adoration. “I swear I won’t let you down!”

Scotty smiled at that, then ran a hand through the silky mane of golden chestnut hair and joked: “I’ll sure be missing this though, you know you’ll have to get a military style cut soon, right?” Elvis shrugged it off: “Mama won’t like it, ‘cause she always preferred my hair long. I don’t mind a bit though. Oh, I know a good barber, wanna go together?”

That night Elvis lost his virginity to Scotty in that cramped run-down dressing room. Both of them knew they might never get to make love in the midst of a war, so they had better take whatever chance they got now. Scotty was by turns tender and rough with his younger partner, taking him over the vanity in front of the mirror and then on the sofa. Elvis was too overwhelmed and in love to remember the details, but he did remember feeling like he could die happy after this. Scotty conquered every inch of his body, chased away all his doubts and fears, and left him drifting contently into dreamland.

The next couple of months flew by fast as Elvis worked hard to rapidly assimilate the fundamentals of flying a plane. He made great progress considering the circumstances, being an intuitive and fast learner. The pair officially joined the second squadron of the American Volunteer Group, a fighter pilot unit of volunteers who would be officially trained at a British airfield in Burma. The entire group was nick-named “The Flying Tigers” and their eventual mission would be to help defend the Republic of China against the imperial expansion of Japan. There was hardly any doubt that they would see real battle in the not-so-distant future. Elvis was one of the youngest members recruited. He tried his best to play down the danger involved but he couldn’t fool his Mama, Gladys. It broke Elvis’ heart that she was drowning in sorrow, resigned to the fate that she would lose her only son over faraway lands, fighting a war she could not comprehend. The deepening dark circles around her eyes, along with generalized swelling and weakness, presented ominous signs for her overall health.

Elvis spent a great deal of time trying to cheer Gladys up and reassuring her he would write frequently from abroad. He stressed to her the contract for Flying Tigers was just for one year initially, and that the pay he would receive as a pilot was going to be a lot better than regular new recruits because of the special international volunteer nature of the group. He spoke excitedly to her about upcoming fighter pilot training and envisioned heroic exploits in future air battles. The adventurer part of him wondered about the mystic Orient, the people and culture he would encounter and learn about there. However, sadness never quite cleared from Gladys’ big brown eyes even on the day of final departure. A quiet air of resignation settled over her countenance, knowing that there was no more she could do other than prayers. No matter how much she wanted to tell herself otherwise, this felt like a farewell rather than a goodbye, the cruel fate had snatched her baby boy from her. Gladys could still feel his boy’s last kiss on her forehead as the bus carrying him slowly pulled away out of sight, her tears obscured her vision as her husband tried in vain to calm her and pull her out of the sense of utter loss.

For the rest of the year, the Flying Tigers trained at the Royal Air Force base located near Taungoo, Burma. It was clear from day one that Elvis wasn’t the only one who exaggerated his previous flying credentials. Some served in the military but barely flew in the past. These were not the experienced fighter pilots the organizers of the group had expected. Fortunately, the Japanese army front was still quite far away from them, so the new recruits were all given some slack because it took uncommon courage to put their lives on the line to fight for the welfare of a foreign country. More importantly, it appeared that they had some time to train and become combat ready.

Initially everyone studied basic mechanics, plane operation and air battle strategy on paper in the “schoolhouse” that was set up on the base. Then one thrilling day a month or two later their newly assembled and tested fighter aircrafts arrived. These Curtiss P-40 Warhawks looked both beautiful and menacing with shark face nose art painted to their fronts. The first time Elvis climbed into the cockpit of his fighter jet felt like a religious experience to him. The fighter had only one seat, so when it was in the air, Elvis felt he was on his own and in charge of his own destiny. That empowering feeling fed into the thrill-seeker side of the young man’s personality. Scotty was gratified to see Elvis excel in his training runs, more than making up for his lack of experience with motivation and perseverance. The duo was well-liked in the squadron, as more than half of the pilots came from the South and the musical performance of half of the Blue Moon Boys provided great entertainment for everyone in their spare time. Their respective call signs came naturally as well: “Memphis Flash” and “Guitar Slinger”.

Elvis wrote weekly to his parents, providing running accounts on his life as a fighter pilot in training. His enthusiasm and high spirit came across easily in these letters. Replies were few and far between, though. A month or two would pass before Elvis would receive a brief letter from his cousin Gene Smith, updating him about things at home. Elvis understood because his Mama and Daddy never had much schooling, it would be difficult for them to write back. However, Elvis sensed that the wording of Cousin Gene in these letters seemed generalized and vague, something was amiss. Prolonged delays and interruptions of communication by mail prevented him from investigating further into the situation. Scotty tried his best to put Elvis’ mind off of worries about his Mama, reminding him the best thing he could do for her would be to take care of himself and stay safe.

Being a British colony for almost a century, Burma was westernized in many ways. Still there was plenty of local culture to explore for the American pilots. On weekends Scotty and Elvis would venture off base to the nearby city of Taungoo, guided by a few friends in the Royal Air Force who had been stationed in the area a lot longer. This offered opportunities for the Memphis pair to sample the flavorful Burmese cuisine such as noodles and curry, and marvel at the intricate architecture of ancient Buddhist temples and monasteries. On rare occasions, they were able to sneak away from the rest and check into an out-of-way hotel for some precious moments of intimacy. As Scotty watched the perfect Adonis lie inches away from him in peaceful sleep, he could no longer imagine life without Elvis. There was no secret between the two of them. Each served as the anchor for the other in a sea of uncertainty and turmoil. They were not just lovers but soul mates.

The calm before the storm came to an end as Christmas approached. The Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor directly pushed the U.S. into the World War. Only days after the country declared war on the Empire of Japan, the latter launched attacks on the Burma Road which was the main route for Western allies to transport supplies and equipment to the Chinese army and the Chinese wartime capital of Chongqing. This was when the Flying Tigers saw actual combat for the first time because their current mission was to protect the Burma Road and keep it open. Scotty and Elvis and the rest of the second squadron were quickly deployed from Burma to an air base in the southwest Chinese city of Kunming which was one terminus of the supply route. Less than one week before Christmas, everyone was woken up with loud air-raid sirens just before dawn. The two former Blue Moon Boys jumped out of their double bunk beds, threw on their pilot uniform, complete with boots, cap and goggles, ran over to the hangar to join other pilots there. They were immediately briefed by their commander, seasoned Air Force veteran and air corps instructor, Chennault. Affectionately nick named “The Old Man”, Chennault informed them that alarm stations from the south had spotted ten Japanese “Lily” bombers heading in the direction of the city proper of Kunming. As in past raids, the bombers took off from an airfield in French Indochina, but this time there was no fighter escorts. It was possible that the enemy was so far unaware of the presence of Flying Tigers units here, so this would be a great opportunity to give them a surprise attack.

The Old Man then handpicked ten pilots for this first mission. The combat strategy he preached had always been to attack and coordinate in pairs, it was no surprise that the two Tennesseans won the lotto since they had proven themselves to be a high performing pair in training.

Adrenaline was running high as Elvis jumped into his p-40 jet. “This is it!! Everything I learned over the greater part of the year would be put to use this time. It’s do or die!” He told himself while he took off from the runway along with the rest of the group. Due to cost constraints, the p-40’s they flew did not come with built-in radios, so a flimsy portable radio transceiver would have to do. The shark-teethed fighter group glided in formation through the twilight towards the south-east suburb of Kunming. They were intentionally flying at the high altitude of around 14,000 feet to ensure their superior vantage point whenever the enemy encounter occurred.

Suddenly the intercom went off: “Memphis Flash, this is Guitar Slinger. Targets spotted Starboard at 10,000 feet.” Elvis looked down and sure enough found a group of Japanese bombers at medium distance, “copy, Guitar Slinger, this is Memphis Flash, targets identified. Proceed as plan, dive and zoom time.” Reply came quickly, “copy, this is Guitar Slinger. Slashing down for the tail end. Follow me!” At the sound of that, Elvis found Scotty’s plane began to dive down rapidly ahead of him. He knew Scotty would try to take down the bomber at the back of the enemy formation. Other pairs of p-40s had started doing their well-practiced coordinated dive and zoom attacks as well. He could see Scotty had intercepted the target bomber precisely and hit one wing of the aircraft with the pair of heavy machine guns on the nose of his fighter jet. Elvis immediately dove down himself at max speed just as the Lily bomber tried to maneuver around to counterattack with its own guns. Scotty got out of the way before the enemy had a chance to aim at him, following Chenault’s doctrine of “no dog fights”. Elvis did even more damage as he blasted his double nose guns, hitting the engine of the bomber, causing it to tumble and lose altitude. Elvis’ mind screamed “Score!” but resisted the urge to chase after the faltering plane since he knew Scotty would finish the job. Just as he expected, his guitar slinger made a perfect slashing move through the air and doomed the target with intense close-range gunfire aimed at the cockpit, leading to a fire. Black smoke went off from the battered bomber as it spiraled out of control. The pilot barely parachuted before the aircraft exploded in the air.

All around Elvis and his jet, Japanese bombers were being targeted, pursued and punished, it was clear which way this battle was going. Several Lilys were shot down while the rest dropped their bombs hastily onto the countryside beneath and fled. Only one of the p-40s sustained significant damage but the pilot only had minor injury after crash landing. This would be the first victory the Tigers scored against the Imperial Japanese Air Force which had been used to dominance over the Chinese airspace for years due to its superior equipment and better trained personnel. It certainly wouldn’t be the last.

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2024 Detroit Tigers Roster

Pitchers

#7 Shelby Miller (Brownwood, Texas)*

#9 Jack Flaherty (Los Angeles, California)*

#12 Casey Mize (Springville, Alabama)

#17 Andrew Chafin (Wakeman Township, Ohio)*

#18 Maeda Kenta (Tadaoka, Japan)*

#19 Will Vest (Missouri City, Texas)

#25 Matt Manning (Sacramento, California)

#29 Tarik Skubal (Kingman, Arizona)

#43 Joey Wentz (Prairie Village, Kansas)

#45 Reese Olson (Gainesville, Georgia)

#49 Alex Faedo (Tampa, Florida)

#55 Alex Lange (Lee's Summit, Missouri)

#66 Alec Gipson-Long (Douglas County, Georgia)

#68 Jason Foley (Hempstead, New York)

#87 Weston Holton (Tallahassee, Florida)

Catchers

#15 Carson Kelly (Beaverton, Oregon)

#34 Jake Rogers (Canyon, Texas)

Infielders

#13 Gio Urshela (Cartagena De Indias, Colombia)*

#20 Spencer Torkelson (Petaluma, California)

#28 Ednel Báez (Jacksonville, Florida)

#33 Colt Keith (Biloxi, Mississippi)**

#77 Andy Ibáñez (Havana, Cuba)

Outfielders

#8 Matt Vierling (St. Louis, Missouri)

#21 Mark Canha (San José, California)*

#22 Parker Meadows (Grayson, Georgia)

#30 Kerry Carpenter (Eustis, Florida)

#31 Riley Greene (Oviedo, Florida)

#39 Zach McKinstry (Ft. Wayne, Indiana)

Coaches

Manager A.J. Hinch (Midwest City, Oklahoma)

Bench coach George Lombard (Atlanta, Georgia)

Hitting coach Keith Beauregard (Leominster, Massachusetts)

Assistant hitting coach Michael Brdar (Concord, California)

Assistant hitting coach Lance Zawadzki (Shrewsbury, Mass)

Catching coach Ryan Sienko (Maricopa County, Arizona)

Bullpen catcher Chris Chinea (Miami, Florida)

Bullpen catcher Tim Remes (Coral Springs, Florida)

Pitching coach Chris Fetter (Carmel, Indiana)

Assistant pitching coach Robin Lund (Lewiston, Idaho)

Assistant pitching coach Juan Nieves (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

1B coach Anthony Iapoce (Queens, New York)

3B coach José Cora (Ciudad Caguas, Puerto Rico)

Assistant coach Gary Jones (Henderson, Texas)

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Boselaphus tragocamelus bette known as the nilgai, blue bull, or white-footed antelope, is a species of antelope endemic to the grasslands, scrublands, dry forests, and agricultural lands of India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Additionally they were introduced to the US state of Texas by big game hunters in the 1930s and have since become a feral and invasive species throughout Texas, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi and the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. They are diurnal and moderately social animals typically living in groups of less than 10 individuals, tho congregations of up to 70 are not unheard of, particularly during the breeding season. Three distinct types of herds are formed: females with young calves, adult and juvenile females, and all males. Nilgai are mixed feeders, eating a variety of grasses, shrubs, leaves, seeds, flowers, fruit, herbs, vines, and woody plants. Nilgai don’t often drink water getting the majority of there moisture from there diet. Nilagai are preyed upon by wolves, striped hyenas, leopards, dholes, coyotes, mountain lions, Asiatic lions, alligators, crocodiles, and tigers. Reaching 3.3 to 5ft (1 to 1.5m) tall at the shoulder, 5.7 to 7ft (1.7 to 2.1m) in length, and 220 to 640lbs (100 to 290kgs) in weight, Nilgai are the largest antelope in asia. They are characterized by there sturdy bodies, thin-legs, sloping back, a deep neck with a white patch on the throat, a short crest of hair along the neck terminating in a tuft, a dewlap, and white facial spots. Sexual dimorphism is prominent with males being considerably larger than females, and while females and juveniles are orange to tawny, adult males have a bluish-grey coat. Additionally only males have horns. Mating may occur throughout the year, but peaks during the breeding season which is October to February in there native range and December to March in the USA and Mexico. During such time male and female herds join up with one another and males become aggressive and fight among themselves for dominance. After an 8 to 9 month pregnancy a mother nilgai will give birth to 1 to 3 calves. They young remain with there mothers before setting off to join a different herd at around 10 months, under ideal conditions a nilgai may live up to 21 years.

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

The new world order (NYT) Russia has started the largest war in Europe since World War II. China has become more bellicose toward Taiwan. India has embraced a virulent nationalism. Israel has formed the most extreme government in its history. And on Saturday morning, Hamas brazenly attacked Israel, launching thousands of missiles and publicly kidnapping and killing civilians. All these developments are signs that the world may have fallen into a new period of disarray. Countries—and political groups like Hamas—are willing to take big risks, rather than fearing that the consequences would be too dire. The simplest explanation is that the world is in the midst of a transition to a new order that experts describe with the word multipolar. The United States is no longer the dominant power it once was, and no replacement has emerged. As a result, political leaders in many places feel emboldened to assert their own interests, believing the benefits of aggressive action may outweigh the costs. Zheng Yongnian, a Chinese political scientist with ties to the country’s leaders, has similarly described the “old order” as disintegrating. “Countries are brimming with ambition, like tigers eyeing their prey, keen to find every opportunity among the ruins of the old order,” Zheng wrote last year.

Biden faces more criticism about the US-Mexico border (AP) The U.S.-Mexico border has presented political and security challenges for President Joe Biden. Some Democrats across the country are distancing themselves from the White House, and polls indicate widespread frustration with Biden’s handling of immigration and the border. The Department of Homeland Security waived environmental and other reviews to construct new portions of a border wall in South Texas after Biden pledged during the 2020 campaign that he would build “not another foot” of wall. And U.S. officials said they would resume deportations to Venezuela not long after the administration increased protected status for thousands of people from the country. Both moves inflamed conservatives and liberals alike. Many Republicans accused Biden of being too late to adopt former President Donald Trump’s ideas on a border wall, while liberals who oppose additional border restrictions accused the White House of betraying campaign pledges.

Biden administration scrambles to deter wider Mideast conflict (Washington Post) The Biden administration on Sunday scrambled to prevent Hamas’s assault on Israel from escalating into a multi-front, regional conflict, deploying a U.S. aircraft carrier group to the eastern Mediterranean and rushing arms to the Israeli military. Diplomats worked the phones, calling officials across the region to pass messages to Hezbollah telling the group not to attack Israel. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group and Lebanon’s largest political party, has a history of attacking Israel when Jerusalem is engaged in hostilities with Hamas.

Impeachments and forced removals from office emerge as partisan weapons (AP) Republicans in Wisconsin are threatening to impeach a recently elected state Supreme Court justice and raised the possibility of doing the same to the state’s election director. A Georgia Republican called for impeaching the Fulton County prosecutor who brought racketeering charges against former President Donald Trump. Republicans in the Pennsylvania House have already impeached the top prosecutor in Philadelphia. None of the targets met the bar traditionally set for impeachment—credible allegations of committing a crime while in office. Their offense: staking out positions legislative Republicans didn’t like. As Republicans in Congress begin their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, the process is calling attention to the increasing use of impeachment in the states as a partisan political weapon rather than as a step of last resort for officeholders believed to have committed a serious offense. It’s not just impeachment. Over the past two years, Republicans also have sought to pry Democrats and nonpartisan executives from office through recalls, legislative maneuvers and forced removals, even when no allegations of wrongdoing have surfaced.

Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future (AP) Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished and washed up on shore. And thousands of lifeless fish float on the water’s surface. These are just the first grim visions of extreme drought sweeping across Brazil’s Amazon. The historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife and, with experts predicting the drought could last until early 2024, the problems stand to intensify. Raimundo Silva do Carmo, 67, makes his living as a fisherman, but these days has been struggling to simply find water. Like most rural residents in Brazil’s Amazon, do Carmo typically retrieves water untreated from the biome’s abundant waterways. On Thursday morning, he was making his fourth trip of the day to fill a plastic bucket from a well dug into the cracked bed of Lake Puraquequara, just east of Amazonas state’s capital Manaus. “It’s dreadful work, even more so when the sun is hot,” do Carmo told The Associated Press. “We use the water to drink, to bathe, to cook. Without water, there is no life.”

Strained France-Germany ties (Reuters) The sight of French President Emmanuel Macron and his cabinet drinking beers on a boat with their German counterparts in Hamburg this week will project an image of the enduring Franco-German friendship. But the informal team-building exercise, a German government tradition called “Klausur”, belies a power struggle between the European Union’s two biggest powers and its impact on a raft of EU projects. From joint defence programmes to nuclear energy or relations with China, Paris and Berlin are at odds over a growing number of issues. The rising tension between the capitals reveals not just a spat on technical matters but a break in trust between two governments fighting for major economic interests and different visions of the EU’s future. “I have the impression the governments do not speak with one another about important topics and then when they do, only through the media and sometimes through indiscretions,” said Detlef Seif, a leading German Christian Democratic Union lawmaker on EU affairs.

‘Common Prosperity’ (Bloomberg) Rich people in China are hearing phrases like “common prosperity” getting thrown around a lot these days by the government, and many are trying to get large sums of cash out of the country through intermediaries who can help smuggle it out. Singapore has been a hot destination, but in general individuals are capped at $50,000 per year wired out of the country, so they turn to agencies that oversee large networks of people willing to carry thousands of dollars out of the country.

Evacuations ordered as remnants of Typhoon Koinu hit southern China (AP) People have been moved to shelters and nearly 2,000 boats recalled to port as the remnants of Typhoon Koinu slammed into southern China on Monday after leaving one dead and over 300 injured in Taiwan. The storm bore down on the southern Chinese island province of Hainan on Monday, just south of the financial center of Hong Kong and the key manufacturing regions in the surrounding area on mainland China. The Hong Kong Observatory said on its website that Koinu was weakening from a typhoon into a tropical depression as it moved southwest along the coast of China’s Guangdong province.

Hamas Attack Raises Questions Over an Israeli Intelligence Failure (NYT) The devastating surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday represented an equally stunning intelligence failure by Israel that involved undetected warnings, overwhelmed missile defenses and a slow response by apparently unprepared military forces, former and current U.S. officials said. American officials said Hamas had achieved a complete tactical surprise, reflected in a death toll of at least 700 Israelis. The Palestinian militant group sent hundreds of fighters through breached walls, breaking through with bulldozers and then killing civilians and soldiers in shooting sprees that went on for hours. None of Israel’s intelligence services had specific warning that Hamas was preparing a sophisticated attack that required coordinated land, air and sea strikes, according to an Israeli defense official and American officials. While the attack also surprised many Western intelligence agencies, they do not track Hamas’s activities as closely as Israel or Egypt do. The success astounded American officials with experience in the region. Over the years, Israel has set up a network of electronic intercepts, sensors and human informants throughout Gaza, which is about half the area of New York’s five boroughs.

Retaliatory strikes (Foreign Policy) Israeli forces ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza on Monday in response to Hamas’s ongoing assault on Israel. The siege follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration of war on Saturday and will block all electricity, food, water, and fuel deliveries into the Gaza Strip. The territory, which Hamas controls, has already been under a strict blockade for 16 years. The death toll continues to rise on both sides as Israel launches hundreds of counterstrikes against alleged Hamas-linked targets in the Gaza Strip and Israeli forces battle Hamas fighters in Israeli towns near the Gaza border. At least 900 Israelis and more than 680 Palestinians have been killed, including roughly 109 Israelis attending a music festival, and thousands more Israelis and Palestinians have been wounded. An estimated 150 Israelis along with numerous U.S. citizens are also being held hostage by Gazan militants. According to the U.S. State Department on Monday, at least nine Americans were killed by Hamas’s missile strikes. At least three members of Hezbollah were also killed during an Israeli bombardment along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday. The Israel Defense Forces have mobilized 300,000 reservists to the front lines. More than 20,000 Palestinians have fled their homes to seek safety at United Nations-protected schools deeper inside Gazan territory. Around the world, major leaders have been quick to denounce the violence on both sides. India and Pakistan expressed sadness over the conflict and urged restraint. China called for an immediate cease-fire and reiterated its support for a two-state solution. And the European Union halted all funding for the Palestinian Authority on Monday as well as bolstered protections against antisemitism in Europe.

Clergy burnout (AP) Every morning, the Rev. Karna Moskalik goes through a “grounding” routine that involves prayer, Bible reading, positive affirmations, and meditations about the best outcomes for the day’s tasks, as well as lighting a perfumed candle and walking through each space of her Lutheran church. That level of faith-based self-care is just what many clergy should practice to avoid the burnout and deteriorating mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression that experts say are affecting religious leaders at a worrisome pace. “Mental health needs are just overwhelming faith communities,” said Jamie Aten, a professor at Wheaton College and the co-founder of Spiritual First Aid. Being constantly on call to share other people’s trauma is one of the unique stressors that makes being a pastor so challenging and can lead to burnout symptoms, which some studies estimate affect one third of clergy, said the Rev. Chris Adams, who leads the Mental Health and the Church Initiative at Biola University. “Priests who have a very sound prayer life do well, that’s their primary love relationship,” said Paul Ruff, a licensed psychologist and director of counseling services at Saint Paul Seminary in Minnesota. “Faith leaders have to accept the responsibility to care for yourself, because frankly nobody else is going to do it,” Kay Warren said. “Take control of the controllables and leave the uncontrollable to God.”

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luuckywarlockk · 8 months

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Got this old friend working! Turns out the last thing was the belt being loose. Increased the size of the motor spinner with some electrical tape and now the belt actually bites and moves.

Featuring the India Tigers in Texas tape I bought at a show this weekend. Sounds really good, especially considering this is apparently a low grade model!

#tech #board goes crunch #cassette #analog

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brookstonalmanac · 10 months

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Events 7.7 (After 1900)

1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. 1911 – The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. 1915 – The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end. 1915 – Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims. 1916 – The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington. 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. 1930 – Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). 1937 – The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). 1937 – The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine. 1944 – World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan. 1946 – Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized. 1946 – Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. 1952 – The ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world. 1953 – Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. 1958 – US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law. 1959 – Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. 1962 – Alitalia Flight 771 crashes in Junnar, Maharashtra, India, killing 94 people. 1963 – Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. 1978 – The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom. 1980 – Institution of sharia law in Iran. 1980 – During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre. 1981 – US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1983 – Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. 1985 – Boris Becker becomes the youngest male player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17. 1991 – Yugoslav Wars: The Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 1992 – The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public. 2003 – NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket. 2005 – A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others. 2007 – The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world. 2013 – A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people. 2016 – Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen during an anti-police protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. 2019 – The United States women's national soccer team defeated the Netherlands 2–0 at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final in Lyon, France. 2022 – Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.

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brookston · 1 year

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Holidays 1.19

Holidays

Archery Day

Artist As Outlaw Day

Bondadagur (Husband’s Day; Iceland)

Confederate Heroes Day (f.k.a. Lee Day; Texas)

Good Memory Day

The Holocaust Day (India)

Horror Novels Are Horrendous Day

Husband’s Day (Iceland)

International Flower Day

Kokborok Day (India)

La Tamborrada (24-Hour Drum Jam; Spain)

Laura Ingall’s Wilder Day (Wisconsin)

Little Ricky Day

National Annie Day

National Conservation Dog Day

National Gun Appreciation Day

National Investment Risk Management Day

National Lucy Day

Natlisgeba (Republic of Georgia)

Neon Sign Day

New Friends Day [also 7.19; 10.19]

Poe Toaster (Baltimore, Maryland)

Puzzle Day

Robert E. Lee Day (AL, AR, FL, GA, MS, TN)

Tenderness Toward Existence Day

Tin Can Day

Whisper 'I Love You' Day

World Day of Migrants and Refugees

World Quark Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Brew a Potion Day

National Popcorn Day

3rd Thursday in January

Get To Know Your Customers Day [3rd Thursday of each Quarter]

Guys Night Out [3rd Thursday]

Women’s Healthy Weight Day [3rd Thursday]

Feast Days

Bassianus of Lodi (Christian; Saint)

Blaithmaic (Christian; Saint)

Canute (a.k.a. Knud; Christian; Saint)

Feast of Sultán (Baha’i)

Harlan Ellison Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Henry of Uppsala (Christian; Saint)

Lomer (Christian; Saint)

Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum (Christian; Martyrs)

Mark of Ephesus (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Pontianus of Spoleto (Christian; Saint)

Procrastination Day Tomorrow (Pastafarian)

Skip Squawk (Muppetism)

Theocrats of Japan (Positivist; Saint)

Theophany (a.k.a. ...

Denho (Syriac Christian; Saint)

Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodox)

Great Blessing of the Waters (Eastern Orthodox)

Natlisgeba (Georgia)

Sure Tsnund (Armenian Apostolic Church)

Timket (a.k.a. Timkat, Coptic Epiphany; Eritrea, Ethiopia)

Vodici (Baptism of Jesus; North Macedonia)

Water Blessing Festival (Bulgaria)

Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 19 [8 of 72]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 3 of 60)

Premieres

Avenue 5 (TV Series; 2020)

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, by Camille Saint-Saëns (Cello Concerto; 1873)

Chicken in the Rough (Disney Cartoon; 1951)

48 Hours (TV News Show; 1988)

From Dusk Till Dawn (Film; 1996)

Homeward Bound, by Simon & Garfunkel (Song; 1966)

How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, by Bad Religion (Album; 1982)

Il Trovatore ('The Troubadour'), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)

The Juliet Letters, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1993)

Mickey’s Man Friday (Disney Cartoon; 1935)

Searching For Sugar Man (Documentary Film; 2012)

So Dear to My Heart (Film; 1949)

Tremors (Film; 1990)

Woman of the Year (Film; 1942)

Today’s Name Days

Agritius, Marius, Martha, Pia (Austria)

Ljiljana, Makarije, Mario, Marta (Croatia)

Doubravka (Czech Republic)

Pontianus (Denmark)

Enn, Enno, Eno, Heigo, Heik, Heiki, Heiko, Heino, Hendrik, Henn, Henno, Henri, Henrik (Estonia)

Heikki, Henna, Henni, Henri, Henriikka, Henrik, Henrikki (Finland)

Marius (France)

Mario, Martha, Pia (Germany)

Efrasia, Makarios (Greece)

Márió, Sára (Hungary)

Liberata, Mario (Italy)

Alnis, Andulis (Latvia)

Gedvilė, Marijus, Morta, Raivedys (Lithuania)

Margunn, Marius (Norway)

Andrzej, Bernard, Erwin, Erwina, Eufemia, Henryk, Kanut, Mariusz, Marta, Matylda, Mechtylda, Pia, Racimir, Sara (Poland)

Macarie (Romania)

Lidia, Maria (Russia)

Drahomíra (Slovakia)

Arsenio, Mario (Spain)

Henrik (Sweden)

Bob, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Robbie, Robert, Roberta, Roberto, Robin, Robinson, Robyn (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 19 of 2023; 346 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 3 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Gun-Chou), Day 28 (Ding-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 26 Teveth 5783

Islamic: 26 Jumada II 1444

J Cal: 19 Aer; Fiveday [19 of 30]

Julian: 6 January 2023

Moon: 7%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 19 Moses (1st Month) [Theocrats of Japan]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 30 of 90)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 29 of 30)

#calendar #Holidays

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Source: Adobe/photo _ gonzo Get your everyday, bite-sized absorb of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news-- examining the stories flying under the radar these days's crypto news. _____ Investments news Digital property management platform Gnosis Safe stated it has actually rebranded to Safe and has actually raised USD 100 m in a financing round led by 1kx Tiger Capital, Digital Currency Group, and Blockchain Capital are likewise amongst the financiers. "The financing round is an essential turning point for the advancement of Safe as a programmable ownership platform, allowing safe management of digital possessions, information and identity throughout [decentralized self-governing companies], retail and institutional users. The financing and tactical alliances will make it possible for Safe to grow a community of applications and tools on top of its clever agreement account procedure," they included. Early-stage-focused endeavor company Lightspeed Venture Partners has actually raised USD 7.1 bn throughout 3 United States funds and an India fund-- and it's diving even more into crypto as it introduces a joint collaboration with Blockchain Ventures co-founder Sam Harrison, Fortune reported Mysten Labs, a decentralized application (dapp) designer established by previous workers of social networks giant Meta, remains in talks with financiers about raising a Series B round of a minimum of USD 200 m led by FTX Ventures, The Information reported, pointing out concealed individuals with understanding of the matter. The start-up is targeting an assessment of USD 2bn and financiers have actually up until now devoted a minimum of USD 140 m to the round, it included. Digital home rights business Animoca Brands raised over USD 75 m in the 2nd tranche of a financing round from January 2022, which was encompassed accommodate due diligence procedures. They will utilize the brand-new capital to continue to money tactical acquisitions, financial investments, and item advancement, they stated. Fintech business M1 revealed it is introducing crypto financial investments on its platform. They included that early gain access to customers will have the ability to open crypto accounts and attempt brand-new trading functions "in a couple of weeks." Adoption news STEPN( GMT), a " Web3 way of life" app with social and video gaming aspects, stated it created USD 122.5 m in earnings through its platform charges in Q2 this year. The group stated they will utilize 5% of the earnings to start a Q2 GMT buyback and burn program. In addition to the buyback and burn program, STEPN will designate capital reserves to surpass existing functions and construct out the group, they included. Metaverse news Lifestyle brand name Playboy revealed a collaboration with metaverse task The Sandbox( SAND) to produce a Playboy-themed immersive and social video gaming experience called the "MetaMansion." More details on this approaching world in The Sandbox will be shared in the coming months, they stated. Mining news Gryphon Digital Mining revealed a record-setting production of around 71 bitcoin (BTC)- comparable coins for the month of June. Month over month, the variety of coins mined increased by roughly 15% from the 62 bitcoin-equivalent coins mined by the business in May 2022 as extra devices were put online, they included. Greenidge Generation revealed it produced around BTC 230 throughout the month of June 2022, up 18% from the BTC 195 mined in May, bringing the overall BTC production for the 6 months ended June 30, 2022 to BTC 1,183 Core Scientific revealed that all of their miners in the state of Texas, USA have actually been powered down up until more notification in order to supply relief to the state, which is dealing with possible blackouts due to a heatwave increasing need. NFTs news US-based computer game seller GameStop introduced its own NFT market that enables celebrations to link to their own digital property wallets such as the just recently introduced GameStop Wallet.

With time, the market will broaden performance to incorporate extra classifications such as Web3 video gaming, more developers and other Ethereum (ETH) environments, they stated. Read More

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