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Apparently, these grandmas often go viral in Russia for defending totalitarian Vladimir Putin against his political foes.

If you could have predicted an alliance between Russian senior citizens who grew up under the USSR and Britney fans in the U.S., you probably should go play the lottery.

What a wild time to be alive!

For those wearing masks and still hiding behind them even without a mask. Just a thought regarding our subtle perceptions of wearing masks especially the annoyance in Dr offices.


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Is this type of stereotyping justified and why do we think this?
Seems that we form this belief because women are more likely to show or express their emotions than men.
Dates are a huge sentimental issue for most/some women too, eg. anniversaries, important dates,birthdays and even little pieces of scrap paper with scribbles made by her kiddies a few decades ago.
Not sure if most men really use something called 'emotional expression suppression' or is it just more convenient to put it aside?
Why are some/most men the complete opposite in this phenomenon, not remembering, not being sad on certain 'important dates etc. Just plain forgetfulness?
Guys like me are constantly in deep water due to a lack of so called sentiment...

Personally speaking, I have my own set of values which might differ to most.

A remarkable photograph purportedly showing a “young Vladimir Putin” spying on US President Ronald Reagan in 1988 has resurfaced online.



Putin would be the man behind the young boy with a camera around his neck.

The incredible image was shared on Instagram by Pete Souza, a photographer who worked at the White House under the Reagan and Obama administrations.

It was taken during Reagan’s visit to Moscow in 1988 and appears to show a young Putin posing as a tourist to get close to the US leader.

Writing alongside the striking image, Souza detailed the story behind it and the reasons that have led him to believe the man pictured is, indeed, Putin.

“In 1988, I photographed President Reagan during his visit to Moscow,” he begins.

“Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the then Soviet Union, gave Reagan a tour of Red Square where groups of “tourists” (KGB agents?) were positioned around the square.”

In the photograph, President Reagan can be seen shaking hands with a young boy.

Several men are surrounding the US President, however Souza urged followers to “note the man on the left with the camera around his neck.”

Incredibly, the photographer only picked up on the potential significance of the image more than a decade after he first took it.


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It is now clear, after the appointment of new attorney general, Merrick Garland, that he must, not may, appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Hunter Biden in public corruption matters that may substantially involve his father.

This is especially clear now that it is known, contrary to his fervent denials, that Joe Biden met with Hunter’s corrupt Ukrainian and Russian clients at least once at Café Milano in Washington, D.C. There are likely more meetings, but once is enough. He also met at length in the White House with Hunter’s partner, Devon Archer, as the two were pitching their services to the corrupt Burisma Holdings, as it was being targeted by a joint UK/US task force. As a result, they scored a deal in which they each received $1 million annually in fees, plus other lobbying and legal fees. More strikingly, an email from Hunter on his laptop states without ambiguity he was paying his father half of his fees. He need do that, of course, only if Joe was in on the game.

Why, you may ask, would this Special Counsel appointment be required if former Attorney General William Barr, clearly on the other side of the political fence, determined that such an appointment was not appropriate? That question answers itself. Barr had no “political connection” with either Biden, and therefore the Special Counsel statute, 28 C.F.R. §600.1, would not apply.

However, there can be no doubt but that Garland has a clear political connection to President Joe Biden. Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court by the Obama/Biden administration. The more obvious, inarguable connection is Biden’s appointment of Garland as attorney general.

The applicable statute requires the appointment of a Special Counsel if there is a conflict of interest:

The Attorney General … will appoint a Special Counsel when he or she determines that criminal investigation of a person or matter is warranted and

That investigation or prosecution of that person or matter by a United States Attorney’s Office or litigating division of the Department of Justice would present a conflict of interest for the department…

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On this day in 1777 Old Glory was born. This is a replica of the first United States flag.

Our feckless Vice President Kamala Harris finally visits the southern border when Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert drags her down to McAllen Texas.