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Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, “The Toys that Built America” shares a different story—one that brings new products and nostalgic toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts

It’s kind of hard to lead an “insurrection” when you are telling everyone to “remain peaceful,” and to “support Capitol Police,” and to “stay peaceful.” Last night Elon Musk reinstated President Trump’s Twitter account. This came hours after a poll of Twitter users asked if the 45th president should be reinstated. More than 15 million people participated in the Twitter poll. ..... Trump’s Twitter account was up and running shortly after Elon Musk agreed to reinstate it. And since his account was taken down on January 8, 2021, his tweets from that week were the last messages he posted on...

The ancient site where Hinayana Buddhism once flourished... the sleepy Chandavaram village in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh... is famous for its magnificent Buddhist stupa... and continues to be a major attraction for research scholars who explore the historic site on the banks of the Gundlakamma river...The stupa is the biggest in Andhra Pradesh rivalling the one at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh in its grandeur... The artefacts at the historic structure... includes various Buddhist relics which have weathered many a storm. Mahayana Buddhism also thrived at Chandavaram later.It has preserved for posterity the magnificent stupa, 120 ft in circumference and...

This is the report on the controversies around Qatar being host of the World Cup that just played on @BBCOne as @GaryLineker begins @BBCSport's coverage of the tournament. Report ... [5 mins]

The Kennedy family wasn't and isn't perfect but it was always above the likes of the Biden family and the Clinton family. Joseph Junior died as a pilot in a fighter plane in WW2 and both RFK and JFK served as best they could for freedom in that conflict. RFK Junior is now one of the best voices world wide against the trashing of human rights in ridiculous nanny state lockdown responses to Covid-19. In Australia, the freedom movement is very small but its leaders are precious, courageous people standing up against huge odds where PC stupidities dominate all major...

Authorities in the Arab Gulf state of Qatar are prohibiting Jewish visitors from purchasing cooked kosher food or organizing prayer groups during their stay in the country for the World Cup, leading Jewish groups to accuse Doha of reneging on its promise to protect the religious rights of sports fans during the World Cup. Qatar has no diplomatic relations with Israel, but as a condition of its hosting the World Cup, FIFA mandated that Qatar not bar fans based on their nationality. With thousands of Israelis expected to travel to Doha for the games, Qatar agreed to permit Israel to...

Human beings used fire to cook food hundreds of thousands of years earlier than previously thought, an Israeli-led group of researchers has suggested.They found evidence in the 780,000-year-old remains of a huge carp-like fish discovered in northern Israel.The scientists noted "the transition from eating raw food to eating cooked food had dramatic implications for human development and behaviour".The previous earliest evidence of cooking dated from about 170,000 BC.The remains of the two-metre (6.5ft) fish were found at the Gesher Benot Yaaqob archaeological site which spans the River Jordan about 14km (8.5 miles) north of the Sea of Galilee.Researchers led by...

This is a personal post. I just heard detail of a protest tomorrow at The court house in DELCO, PA. Stenstrom and Hoopes have a court hearing. Not sure if it the latest but i published the case re newsmax.

Phalasarna was first mentioned in ancient texts by... Scylax, Strabo, Polybius, Livy and Pliny... The treaty with Polyrrhenia gives evidence that in the third century BC, the inhabitants were engaged in piracy, a common practice of the Cretan city-states.In 69-67 BC, the Roman Republic stormed the city, blocked the harbour with massive masonry and destroyed the whole city. The location of the city was then forgotten, and Phalasarna appears in Venetian records only as a lost city. The site was rediscovered in the 19th century by British explorers Robert Pashley and Captain T. A. B. Spratt.The Temple of Demeter was...

The temple was discovered during the Vulci Cityscape Project which intended to learn about the settlement strategies and urban structures of the eponymous city...The building measures 45x35 meters and is located west of a sacred structure called Tempio Grande.An initial examination of the rocks in the foundation of the temple, as well as artifacts that were found there, enabled the researchers, led by Dr. Mariachiara Franceschini of the University of Freiburg and Paul P. Pasieka of the University of Mainz, to determine that the temple was built around the end of the sixth or the beginning of the fifth century...“The...

U.S. Pacific Fleet leader says China's new missiles can reach U.S. from its own waters. ...U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo, the head of the U.S. Pacific Fleet told a group of military reporters in Washington on Friday that China’s Jin-class submarines are "equipped with JL-3 intercontinental ballistic missiles," Bloomberg reported....

Small branding irons from ancient Egypt were likely used to mark the skin of human slaves, a new study suggests.Several of the ancient Egyptian branding-irons — actually made of bronze — were too small for large animals like cattle and were probably used to brand human slaves.Several ancient texts and illustrations, as well as 10 branding irons dating to 3,000 years ago, suggest that ancient Egyptians branded slaves. These branding irons, actually made of bronze, are now in the collections of the British Museum and the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology at University College London.The branding irons are thought to...

New Longbow 1 and 2 drones can both fly and swim, are cheaper than hypersonics and no known missile defense can stop them ...This week, The Eurasian Times reported that Chinese researchers from Harbin Engineering University had unveiled two cross-medium prototype submarine drones that can both swim and fly. The drones, named Longbow 1 and Longbow 2, can each carry a 1-kilogram payload and dive to 100 meters underwater. Longbow 1 is a fixed-wing drone while Longbow 2 features a folding wing design... ...Professor Ji Wangfeng of China’s Naval Aviation University said in the Eurasian Times report that cross-medium weapons...

It’s kind of hard to lead an “insurrection” when you are telling everyone to “remain peaceful,” and to “support Capitol Police,” and to “stay peaceful.” Last night Elon Musk reinstated President Trump’s Twitter account, hours after a poll of Twitter users asked if the 45th president should be reinstated. More than 15 million people participated in the Twitter poll. 51.8% voted yes and 48.2% voted no. Trump’s Twitter account was up and running shortly after Elon Musk agreed to reinstate it. Since his account was taken down on January 8, 2021, his tweets from that week were the last messages...

When the 2020 presidential election produced surprising results leaning toward Democrat candidates, eyebrows were raised. But in the recent midterm election in Arizona, given the previous election snafus, situations arose that even go against the state laws regarding elections.Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s campaign was confident that she had the votes to win, but at the last minute, her competitor pulled ahead amid questionable circumstances. Lake and her campaign have now called for a redo of the election in Maricopa County in light of all the problems that occurred on Election Day, and her call has been answered by...

The special counsel named by the Biden administration to investigate Donald Trump oversaw a Justice Department unit rebuked by the Supreme Court for its prosecution of a prominent Republican and was linked by Congress to the IRS scandal that targeted conservative groups. Jack Smith, a war crimes prosecutor in The Hague and former chief of the DOJ public integrity section, was named Friday by Attorney General Merrick Garland to take over two investigations of Trump related to Jan. 6 and classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. In 2014, the House Oversight Committee concluded that during Smith's earlier stint at DOJ he...

Back in January of this year, the Canadian province of Quebec announced a plan to impose a tax on the unvaccinated. Officials there claimed that most of the impacts on the healthcare system were being caused by unvaccinated people and that the vaccinated should not be made to shoulder the costs. The following month, after a large outcry from the public, the plan was scrapped. But the government never gave up on the idea entirely. Some are still suggesting that the plan could be retooled and brought up for consideration again.In case that idea moves forward in a substantial way,...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi marked Transgender Remembrance Day by tearing into MAGA Republicans and implicating them in the Colorado LBGTQ night club shooting that left five dead overnight. Five people died when a 22-year-old opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs Saturday night, and 18 others were injured. 'As our nation marks Transgender Day of Remembrance, the House Democratic Caucus mourns the countless Americans stolen away by the scourge of transphobic violence, a crisis that continues to disproportionately harm trans people of color,' Pelosi said in a statement. Pelosi, who is stepping down from Democratic leadership in January, went...

Researchers have found that honey improves key measures of cardiometabolic health, including blood sugar and cholesterol levels—especially if the honey is raw and from a single floral source. The researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials on honey, and found that it lowered fasting blood glucose, total and LDL or "bad" cholesterol, triglycerides; it also increased HDL or "good" cholesterol. "These results are surprising, because honey is about 80 percent sugar," said Tauseef Khan. "But honey is also a complex composition of common and rare sugars, proteins, organic acids and other bioactive compounds." Previous research has shown...

Pam and Jim Colbert's dog Buddy, a Mini Australian Shepherd, was filleted and skinned on October 21, weeks before four college students were murdered.. Couple let their dog out before going to bed but believe somebody was waiting.. The dog .. was found skinned from head to tail .. Although police have not made a direct connection between the dog's killing and the murders, it has left the community feeling nervous and scared.. ... A police expert has also suggested the four victims may have been too shocked to scream while being killed.. Two housemates survived, with questions as to...