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Enrique of Malacca, YouTube Playlist Videos surrounding the history of Enrique of Malacca, the first person to circumnavigate the globe linguistically, in 1521. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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NEW: Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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KUDOS to who did this Pete Hegseth has to GO or refer to him as Pete Kegseth 💯⬇️

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Literally just seen this tremendous book off the plot. An absolutely riveting account of the relationship between the German Royal Family and the Nazis. I recommend it to you. 1

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The Not-So-Humdrum Story of Magellan's "Genoese Pilot" …one of eight surviving accounts by crew members, it covers the fate of the Trinidad…Some historians discount the Roteiro's value—"humdrum," "boring"—it opens an interesting subplot in the Magellan story www.enriqueofmalacca.com/2025/03/The-...

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A research project I am working on has pivoted from documenting impacts of anti-DEI legislation to documenting what we have lost. We need to create archives of pre-P47 curriculum, scholarship, and programs. This is why. #academicsky #meded #medicaleducation

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The Not-So-Humdrum Story of Magellan's "Genoese Pilot" …one of eight surviving accounts by crew members, it covers the fate of the Trinidad…Some historians discount the Roteiro's value—"humdrum," "boring"—it opens an interesting subplot in the Magellan story www.enriqueofmalacca.com/2025/03/The-...

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A day of shame. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

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We have lost one of the true giants of the screen. Gene Hackman could play anyone, and you could feel a whole life behind it. He could be everyone and no one, a towering presence or an everyday Joe. That’s how powerful an actor he was. He will be missed, but his work will live on forever.

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The Washington Post has changed the paper's slogan from a warning, "Democracy dies in darkness," to a promise, "Democracy will die in darkness." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The new UK ambassador to China, Peter Wilson, is a Mandarin speaker, served at the British embassy in Beijing in the 1990s. His father, David Wilson, was the first Hong Kong governor who spoke Chinese. He had a PhD in Chinese history and studied Chinese at HKU. www.straitstimes.com/world/europe...

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A new website created by about a dozen federal employees, called “We the Builders,” aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share stories about how their workplaces are being impacted by DOGE, and a place to explain the real-world impact of its access to government tech systems.

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Beyond the impact of Trump's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, 14,000 employees and foreign contractors and hundreds of thousands of people receiving aid—many American businesses, farms and nonprofits say the cutoff has left them struggling … apnews.com/article/trum...

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First nuclear weapons management, now this. No one - Democrat or Republican - voted for this kind of incompetence.

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Three weeks after Trump’s order to freeze foreign aid, Syrians are already seeing medical clinics providing urgent assistance close, water distributions slow down, and bread distribution in many displacement camps grinds to a halt. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...

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Make Serfdom Great Again

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The AP Stylebook is used by news organizations across the US and as a main reference book abroad. Associated Press blocked from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America’ www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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'We left pieces of our life behind': Indigenous group flees drowning island His community on the tiny island of Gardi Sugdub, is the first in Panama to be relocated because of climate change. The government said they face "imminent risk" from rising sea levels … by 2050. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Get ready for Sunday with this helpful infographic from @britannica.com

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Trump tells the head of the Federal Election Commission that she's been fired, but she's refusing to leave office.

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Hearing reports that Musk’s cronies are targeting NOAA — infiltrating key systems and locking out career employees. NOAA is vital for weather forecasting, scientific research and more. Their critical work saves lives. My team and I are looking into this and we will not stand for it.

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Frightened sea creature, detail from a 1570 map by Paolo Forlani.

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Seen on CNN.

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With the introduction soon of Japanese-style "konbini" food into U.S. stores, here's a nice summary of the history behind and growth of convenience stores in Japan, marking 7-Eleven Japan's 50th anniversary:

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Farmer tilling soil. Detail from the map Carta hydrographica y chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas, 1734.

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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

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War elephant placed above the Indian subcontinent, Catalan Atlas, c. 1375. Possibly by Cresques Abraham, a Jewish book illuminator and maker of of mappae mundi and compasses. #History

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Japanese Yokai: Akaname - The Filth Licker (Bathroom Licker) Listen to a new episode! 🎙️ 👺 ⁃ Supernatural Japan - ⁃ @ApplePodcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... #Japan #podcast #folklore #yokai #history #paranormal