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SPR John Davison

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Enlisted at age 17 as a Sapper ( Cmbt Engineers) in the 211th CEF BN in 1916. Served with the 8th Canadian Railway Troops Bn in Flanders,France. Demob 1919 to Fenwick,Ontario.

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Kevin Gannon 's avatar Kevin Gannon @thetattooedprof.bsky.social
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Today's must-read. Everything has a history, including yesterday's judicial coup on behalf of the executive, now possessing legal immunities that would be the envy of an absolute monarch.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has renamed itself " The United States Extreme Court"

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Canadian Memorial Day is 1 July.

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Michael Edward 's avatar Michael Edward @michaeledward.bsky.social
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Incredibly, the wealthiest 62 people on the planet now own as much wealth as the bottom half of the world's population - 3.7 billion people. How is that moral?

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Tristan Snell's avatar Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social
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Clarence Thomas the last 20 years: 2005 - Chevron is correct 2005-2024 - receives $4 million in secret gifts from real estate developers and polluters and other right-wingers who’ve made reversing Chevron one of their highest priorities 2024 - Chevron is wrong

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The new Oklahoma law doesn’t say what Bible must be taught in public schools…

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SPR John Davison's avatar SPR John Davison @essayons.bsky.social
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A true American WW2 Combat Engineer hero... Happy birthday Mel Brooks

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I'm a Methodist. 🎉 Happy Birthday to John Wesley! 🎉 🙏 "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can." - John Wesley

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John Pavlovitz's avatar John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
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Looks like a slow build here but the interface is great and the company is amazing! To all empathetic people, activists for the common good, lovers of humanity, heart healers, peacemakers, damn-givers, woke mobsters, and rousers of rabble, let's connect!

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Euromaidan Press's avatar Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social
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The EU has handed over 12 sapper dogs to the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Force.🐕‍🦺 They will be tasked with de-mining and clearing land of explosive hazards, unexploded ordnance and ammunition. 🫡 📷 -> Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Hart Pearson Sebastian Cunningham 's avatar Hart Pearson Sebastian Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social
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BB was 66 when she planned prom in 11th grade - just saying 🙋‍♂️

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Hart Pearson Sebastian Cunningham 's avatar Hart Pearson Sebastian Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot's avatar Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
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French far-right 'ready' to rule and fight immigration

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Kelsey Atherton's avatar Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social
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The NDAA is one of the few bills guaranteed to pass, so in recent years the GOP-controlled House has taken to loading it up with red meat and culture war handouts, from the far-reaching (abortion bans) to petty (restoring confederate monuments). internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Paul Krugman's avatar Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social
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It seems certain that Trump will try to make crime an issue in the debate, even though Biden has ended the Trump crime wave — homicides in 2024 will be far lower than 2020, and probably below 2019. But anyway, I was struck by this by Maria Bartiromo 1/

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Angie's avatar Angie @aes14.bsky.social
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OMG!!! HERE?! In 2024??!! NO! Push them back into the crevices from whence they crawled out! 😡

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Çağsı's avatar Çağsı @bild.bsky.social
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Christ of the Abyss İtalya açıklarında batık halde bulunur. İsa Mesih'i tasvir eden ve bir anıt olarak yerleştirilen bronz bir heykeldir.

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SJSCentralTX 's avatar SJSCentralTX @sjscentraltx.bsky.social
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One protester got a citation for “too much cowbell.” 😂😂🤣🤣

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Lauren Ashley Davis's avatar Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social
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Rudy Giuliani shitposted himself into an indictment Friday night as he left his 80th birthday party in Florida.

The Totally Idiotic Way Rudy Giuliani Got Served Birthday Indictment
www.yahoo.com/news/rudy-gi...

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