TAYLOR MADE

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Happy Taylor Swift Album Drop Weekend to all the Swifties who are still celebrating. While we’re making our way through.

The 31 new tracks that we woke up to this morning, the internet content machine is already churning: 

She has 232 songs on the Hot 100 in total, more than any other female artist and only second to Drake overall. Swift is also the only woman to replace herself on the Hot 100 — and she's done it three times. 

ROME DAY

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Who has roaming hands? Or Rome was not built in a day and finally When in Rome do as the Romans… Happy Rome Day!

CUBA DAY USA

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The Cuba Day celebration at the White House was a significant event last week and a successful political affair to remember.

This was especially true with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban American, speaking alongside discussions on Cuba policy and migration management. Mayorkas's participation is notable, particularly in the context of the recent dismissal of articles of impeachment against him.

PUTIN PUPPETS

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Please take a close look at the following list of Putin puppets. They are 112 House Republicans who voted against the bill:

The US House of Representatives passed a more than $60 billion bill to provide military and economic aid to Ukraine.

MOTHER NATURE’S DAY

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On this 420 and with Earth Day eve upon we, mere earthlings must demonstrate support for environmental protection or else..

First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by Earthday.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics."

What will Earth look like if all its land ice melts? Here's your answer.  https://www.upworthy.com/what-earth-looks-like-if-all-ice-melts-rp5

ROY AND DON

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Some say like Roy Cohen, Donald Trump may go out the same way. Shunned by New Yorkers as a senior toddler and total fraud.

The two bosom buddies were unrepentant political hitmen who would constantly flout the rules but didn’t get away with it forever. You can dress them up but don’t turn your backs on these scoundrels for one second.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/19/roy-cohn-donald-trum…

IT'S MOST UNUSUAL

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Here is a flashback that is quite unusual and an excellent example of music's ability to bridge cultural divides and bring folks together.

Upworthy.com offered this blast from the past showing this was a pivotal year in American culture. The hippies and the counterculture were ascendant, and everything that came before in entertainment was as square as can be.

THE LOST WEST?

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Several topics need to be discussed with these following words to the wise for those who think on their feet and read between the lines.

DANGEROUS CULTS

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As an experienced journalist, I am old enough to have covered these three cults and it’s my opinion that this one is dangerous. 

There are three types of cults: A mystically-oriented illumination type; an instrumental type, in which inner experience is sought for its effects; and a service-oriented type, which is focused on aiding others.