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Strawbs - Benedictus (1972)
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...
The wanderer has far to go
Humble must he constant be
Where the paths of wisdom
Distant is the shadow of the setting sun

Bless the daytime, bless the night
Bless the sun which gives us light
Bless the thunder, bless the rain
Bless all those who cause us pain

Yellow stars may guide the way
All diversions lead astray
While his resolution holds
Fortune and good will will surely follow him

Bless the free man, bless the slave
Bless the hero in his grave
Bless the soldier, bless the saint
Bless all those whose hearts grow faint
...


@#6 ... TEOTIHUACAN PYRAMID COMPLEX ...

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Teotihuacan
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... Teotihuacan (/teotiw'kn/;[1] Spanish: Teotihuacn, Spanish pronunciation: [teotiwakan] "; Classical Nahuatl: Tethuacn Classical Nahuatl pronunciation: [te.otiwakan] ") is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley[2] of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City.[3]

Teotihuacan is known today as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas, namely the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. Although close to Mexico City, Teotihuacan was not a Mexica (i.e. Aztec) city, and it predates the Aztec Empire by many centuries. At its zenith, perhaps in the first half of the first millennium (1 CE to 500 CE), Teotihuacan was the largest city in the Americas, with a population of at least 25,000,[4] but has been estimated at 125,000 or more,[5][6] making it at least the sixth-largest city in the world during its epoch.[7] ...


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Washington Free Beacon - Bias and Credibility
mediabiasfactcheck.com

... Overall, we rate the Washington Free Beacon Right Biased based on story selection that favors the right and Mixed for factual reporting due to misleading and false claims. ...

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More than a dozen staffers leave Heritage to join Pence-led nonprofit
www.politico.com

... More than a dozen staffers at The Heritage Foundation are leaving the conservative think tank to join a nonprofit led by former Vice President Mike Pence as the embattled organization continues to reel from ongoing turmoil.

Advancing American Freedom -- founded by Pence in 2021 "to defend liberty and advance policies that build a stronger America" -- announced Monday that three senior officials who led the legal, economic and data teams at Heritage would be joining the group next year, along with several members of their teams.

The departures, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, mark the latest sign of upheaval at Heritage, which has seen dozens of staffers flee the organization since it became engulfed in a scandal involving Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and the ongoing debate within the conservative movement over antisemitism.

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, the architect behind the "Project 2025" blueprint for President Donald Trump's second administration, drew sharp rebukes from conservative voices, including commentator Ben Shapiro, after standing by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson's friendly interview with Fuentes in October.

In the wake of the initial backlash, Roberts told staffers he'd make a "mistake," but asked for the chance to "clean it up" during a November all-staff meeting, according to a leaked video first published by the Washington Free Beacon.

The hires by Advancing American Freedom signal that the organization is looking to position itself as a key player within the broader conservative movement. ...



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And many other respondents were disillusioned about their future. In the past, kids would move out of their parents' house at 18, go to college or get some kind of training, find a job, get married, buy a house, and have kids. Now, only a quarter of 34-year-olds have done all of those. The median age of first-time homebuyers is now 40. Some interviewees thought they might be able to buy a house some day, whereas previous generations assumed that would be possible. In a recent Harris poll, two-thirds of the people making $100,000 said they were just barely getting by. Many think AI will take away jobs they might have gotten.

The mood was glum and "doomerism" has taken over with many young people. Only 13% of 18-to-29-year-olds think the country is moving in the right direction. These feelings are flashing warnings for Trump and the Republicans heading into the midterms. The kids are angry and don't want "more of the same." Charlie Kirk was tuned into this, which is why he was so popular with some young people. In one of his final interviews, Kirk accused the Republicans of being blind to the suffering of young voters. Kirk also said that if the Republicans continued to repeat their "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" philosophy, the Party would squander its hard-won advantage among young voters. It is already happening. In the Harris poll, by a 13-point margin, young voters want Democrats to control Congress after 2026. Only half of young Trump voters definitely plan to vote in 2026 (vs. 66% of Kamala Harris voters).

Why is there a Kansas City in both Kansas and Missouri?
kchistory.org

... The origin of modern-day Kansas City, Missouri, dates back to the 1830s, when John McCoy founded the settlement of Westport at what is now Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue. McCoy chose this area to open an outfitting store for pioneers on the Santa Fe Trail. He then established a river boat landing on the bluffs at the bend in the Missouri River, just two miles north of his settlement. This Westport Landing was connected to the settlement of Westport by road and sparked development in the area.
1850s drawing of Westport Landing on the south bank of the Missouri River.

A group of 14 investors, including McCoy, formed the Town Company in 1838 to buy up property along the riverfront. This area included Westport Landing and in 1850 was incorporated as the Town of Kansas. City founders derived the name from the Kansas, or Kaw, River which was named for the Kansa Indians.

The state of Missouri then incorporated the area as the City of Kansas in 1853 and renamed it Kansas City in 1889. John McCoy's settlement, the old town of Westport, was annexed by Kansas City, Missouri, on December 2, 1897.

During this time, other settlements were developing across the river on the Kansas side in Wyandotte County.

Some of these small towns incorporated as Kansas City, Kansas, in 1872.

By naming this town after the growing city on the Missouri side of the state line, city leaders in Kansas were able to capitalize on the success of Kansas City, Missouri.

It's also possible that the people in Wyandotte County felt that they had more right to the name "Kansas City" than the people of Missouri had. ...



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From that website...
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