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@#11 ... North Korea's joining the war ...
There's this new addition today ...
Russia finalises defence cooperation pact with North Korea
www.france24.com
... The defence cooperation deal signed by Russia and North Korea obligates both states to provide military assistance "without delay" in the case of an attack on the other. Russia's President Vladimir Putin struck the deal during a visit to North Korea in June. It was ratified by Russia's parliament and signed this weekend by the Russian president. ...
Amazing Grace
en.wikipedia.org
... "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725"1807). It is possibly the most sung and most recorded hymn in the world, and especially popular in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes.[1][2][3] ...
A version with words...
Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
www.youtube.com
A soothing tune to listen to ...
@#9 ... If he really wants to do that we historical precwwdt "The Maech of Tears." ...
Thanks for citing that.
I learned something.
Trail of Tears (2023)
www.history.com
... At the beginning of the 1830s, nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida"land their ancestors had occupied and cultivated for generations. But by the end of the decade, very few natives remained anywhere in the southeastern United States.
Working on behalf of white settlers who wanted to grow cotton on the Indians' land, the federal government forced them to leave their homelands and walk hundreds of miles to a specially designated "Indian Territory" across the Mississippi River. This difficult and oftentimes deadly journey is known as the Trail of Tears. ...
Thank-you.
Not only that.
But this...
Trump advisers propose bypassing FBI background checks for appointees
www.theguardian.com
... Memo prepared by ex-president's team urges him to grant security clearances without government vetting if elected ...
So, the proposal is that Pres-elect Trump should just be able to place Putin supporters in the government, without any checks?
Related?
How a Trump presidency could lead to a purge at the Pentagon
www.reuters.com
... During his campaign for re-election, Donald Trump vowed to purge the military of so-called "woke" generals. Now that he is president-elect, the question in the halls of the Pentagon is whether he would go much further.
Trump is expected to have a far darker view of his military leaders in his second term, after facing Pentagon resistance over everything from his skepticism toward NATO to his readiness to deploy troops to quell protests on U.S. streets.
Trump's former U.S. generals and defense secretaries are among his fiercest critics, some branding him a fascist and declaring him unfit for office. Angered, Trump has suggested that his former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, could be executed for treason.
Current and former U.S. officials say Trump will prioritize loyalty in his second term and root out military officers and career civil servants he perceives to be disloyal.
"He will destroy the Department of Defense, frankly. He will go in and he will dismiss generals who stand up for the Constitution," said Jack Reed, the Democrat who leads the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Culture war issues could be one trigger for firings. Trump was asked by Fox News in June whether he would fire generals described as "woke," a term for those focused on racial and social justice but which is used by conservatives to disparage progressive policies.
"I would fire them. You can't have (a) woke military," Trump said. ...
Yazoo - Good Times (1983)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt...
genius.com
...
Sometimes I feel I'll never belong
I want to get there so bad but it's taking so long
Sometimes I feel like letting go
But when it comes right down to it baby, who wants to know? (No-one)
And I find (For a good time) I'm knocking for a good time (For a good time)
Now I find (For a good time) I'm knocking for a good time (For a good time)
Standing on the outside, I'm looking in trying to be heard, I don't know where to begin
...
... The decisive election of Donald Trump on Tuesday sent a clear message to Aquilino Gonell and other officers who protected the Capitol from rioters on Jan. 6, 2021. ...
Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish
[emphasis mine]abcnews.go.com
So, why has Pres-elect Trump explicitly stated that he wants to pardon those peple who were convicted for their January 6, 2021 crimes?
What is the basis of those pardons?