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Salmonberries are a tasty edible berry in the rose family. Unlike regular raspberries which produce canes, salmonberries grow on perennial bushes and produce stunning floral displays followed by juicy sweet fruit. I’m always on the hunt for new edible berries to add to our permaculture homestead, and eventually, I hope to have every square inch covered in something delicious. It can be tricky to find crops that thrive in certain microclimates, and finding edibles that grow in wet/shady locations is a particular challenge.Salmonberries, unlike other fruit in the rubus genus, actually thrive in wet boggy soil. While regular raspberries can’t...

NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯@japan_nobunaga·Nov 10In August 1953, as American prisoners of war came home from Korea, a U.S. Army general stood a thin young soldier of Japanese descent in front of the reporters' microphones and told him something the Army had kept secret.He had been awarded the Medal of Honor while he was still a prisoner.They had hidden it on purpose. If his captors had found out, Brig. Gen. Ralph Osborne said, "they might have taken revenge on this young man. He might not have come back."Hiroshi Miyamura was born in Gallup, New Mexico, in 1925, to parents who had come from Japan....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Rep. Don Bacon, who did not seek re-election for what could have been his sixth term for Nebraska, was asked Tuesday if he was preparing for a run for the presidency. He replied that he has a speech at the National Press Club next week. “I’m not announcing for president, but I want to lay out an agenda for America,” Bacon said. “It’s more about ideas and the principles that I think we need.” Bacon said he would be happy if someone else took up the message.

[Catholic Caucus] IMBISA theologians study challenges of inculturation in Africa The pastoral challenges of accompanying those in polygamous situations and the wider question of inculturation in the African Church were at the centre of a gathering of theologians representing the six episcopal conferences that make up the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA): Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST), Lesotho (LCBC), Mozambique (CEM), Namibia (NCBC), South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini (SACBC), and Zimbabwe (ZCBC). At the Padre Pio Retreat Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, participants recently examined how the Church can respond to African cultural realities...

A mysterious object once believed to be a simple space rock passing Earth is accelerating, and scientists cannot explain why. A new study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has determined that 1998 KY26, a suspected near-Earth asteroid, is speeding up in a way that the gravity of the sun and planets cannot account for. Simply put, the alleged space rock has something else powering it as it moves around our solar system. Near-Earth objects are rocky space bodies that orbit the sun and sometimes come relatively close to Earth. This object is roughly 36 feet in length,...

The willingness to sacrifice that makes a military effective can carry a hidden cost. What happens when a soldier learns to put his life second, then struggles to understand its value when the mission ends? Veterans take their own lives at roughly twice the rate of the general population. Veteran suicide stems from a number of factors, including post-traumatic stress, moral injury, difficulty transitioning to civilian life, loss of purpose and social connection, traumatic brain injury, pain, and proximity to firearms. There’s an obvious tension when it comes to the value of life. Christians know that our lives in this...

In this week's Avid Space Industry Update Blue Origin announces multiple new technologies in the works, astronauts perform another successful spacewalk at the ISS and a new heavy-lift rocket is announced. Blue Origin Unveils Their Northstar Engine! - Weekly Spaceflight News | 6:22 Avid Space | 251K subscribers | 2,818 views | November 11, 2026

Russ Hudson was not supposed to be in Scott Colom’s protein ad. Mr. Hudson, 35, had known the district attorney for about a decade before Mr. Colom became the Democratic candidate for Senate in Mississippi. But it was Mr. Hudson’s father who was initially cast in the campaign ad mocking a suggestion from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Republican incumbent, that Mississippi residents pick another type of protein to avoid rising beef prices. When the elder Mr. Hudson balked at a script that would require him to utter profanity on camera, his son volunteered. In a short-sleeved button down shirt, he...

I have a secret to share. Academics don't like Western Culture, and they aren't afraid to shout that from the rooftops. They are very passionate in their hatred. They announce it every day in the classroom. Students are genuinely scared to disagree because they are pretty sure the professor will punish them, which reduces the value of the $100,000/year in tuition and fees they pay for the privilege of being harangued. A new survey of nearly 2,200 students at five Chicago-area universities found 84% felt pressure to criticize Western civilization to succeed academically, while roughly 3 in 4 reported holding...

This is wild. ... A new report from Washington, D.C., finds "64% of bus riders still do not pay fares," which is threatening the sustainability of the city's public transportation. D.C.'s solution? An 11 percent fare hike for those who do pay. ... WMATA (serving DC, Maryland, and Virginia) wants to raise the bus fare even more than a previously proposed 11% hike. Officials blame rising costs and inflation, but they're not so quick to point out the part where roughly two-thirds of Metrobus riders don't pay the fare when they ride. ... Don't worry, service cuts are also on...

Clinton-nominated judge inexplicably characterized Silver Spring Jewish Center's request as a "facial" challenge subject to higher standards, despite the fact she called it an "as-applied" challenge earlier, synagogue tells 4th Circuit. Maryland Orthodox Jewish synagogue challenging Montgomery County's ban on guns within 100 feet of any "place of public assembly," such as schools, parks, and other houses of worship, asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block the ordinance after a federal judge, who otherwise sided with the synagogue, denied that relief based on "legal error." Silver Spring Jewish Center members and Rabbi J. Menashe Shapiro must walk...

….Fear’s notorious appearance Saturday Night Live on Halloween, 1981. These five scant minutes of hardcore burlesque—combined with some ill-timed profanities from the peanut gallery—got Lee Ving’s band of goofball provocateurs permanently banned from the show, but not before doing the holy work of giving millions of people their first taste of hardcore music. Surprisingly, the segment still manages to come off almost like a legit punk gig, albeit probably the only one to ever take place at 30 Rock. Fear fan John Belushi greased the wheels to get the band on Saturday Night Live…In the interest of making their national...

As of Wednesday afternoon, state Sen. Danny Britt (R) led his Democratic challenger by 0.4 percentage points, which is within the range for a recount. (Hannah Schoenbaum/AP)Only a couple hundred votes separated the two candidates in North Carolina’s last uncalled race for its state Senate, a seat that will determine whether Democrats take full control of the state government as part of a stunning sweep.As of Wednesday afternoon, state Sen. Danny Britt (R) led Catina Hamm (D) by 228 votes, or 0.4 percentage points, which is within the range for a recount. Britt’s margin has thinned this week as election...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~On Veteran's Day Can You See Me Now?” Sgt. Trevor Nicholas Tate, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, provides roadside security during exercise Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 in the Yukon Training Area, Alaska. (Army photo/John Pennell) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. This is how you handle terrorists! Students with the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program from Tolleson High...

Vintage cars re-imagined. Thought the car lovers would like to see Interesting custom builds. Apparently still full of the electronics o e doesn't want. Pricey. I didn't see any 4 wd. Not sue what their platform is.

Rep. Carlos Giménez, R-Fla., wants Elon Musk to move Tesla's headquarters from Texas to Florida after Democrats swept the Lone Star State in last week's midterm elections, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Reporter. "While socialist politicians in Texas threaten to punish success, Florida is rolling out the red carpet for innovation, investment, and job creation," Giménez told the outlet. In the letter, Giménez asked Musk to "consider relocating its corporate headquarters and expanding its operations from Texas to the free state of Florida, where innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic freedom are celebrated." Texas voters ousted Gov. Greg Abbott,...

Regime plots against top U.S. officials and air bases proliferate. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s move from his home to a U.S. military base, reportedly following Iranian threats on his life, is part of a much larger story. Iran’s regime has been hunting top U.S. officials. It was true before the current war and nobody should expect that a deal to end the war will make it go away.On Tuesday the FBI added Shahram Poursafi, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operative accused of plotting to murder John Bolton, to its most-wanted list. Reward: $20 million. Mr. Poursafi was first charged...

Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley@WhizBuckleyGrp·10hToday I’m honored and humbled to call myself a veteran.Fifteen years in uniform. Combat sorties off the decks of the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Kitty Hawk. Landing Signals Officer (LS). 2 Marine squadrons. TOPGUN adversary. Reserves. Traps on 10 different boats. I served next to men and women I trusted with my life. That was the greatest privilege I’ve ever had.Even more honored to continue to serve.When God, my bride, and a few brothers pulled me back from the edge, I made a promise: put the ladder down for the next one. That’s why we built...

We've all been there, men. You're waiting in line outside GameStop, minding your own business, when a gorgeous Chinese woman walks up and asks you to dinner. You start dating, but the question lingers — could she actually be a spy? Here are a few simple signs that your new girlfriend might actually be a Chinese spy: She's a gorgeous Chinese woman who wants to go on a date with you: This is your first clue. A babe, a smoking hot babe from the Orient, wants to see you romantically: You don't have that kind of game. Get it...

El Salvador's efforts to combat gangs in Haiti brought a rebuke from a U.S. diplomat despite President Trump openly supporting El Salvador. According to Axios, a diplomatic note was sent to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, criticizing El Salvador's military efforts in Haiti and said they needed to coordinate with the United Nations-supported Gang Suppression Force (GSF). "His attitude was, 'What the f*ck? I checked with Trump. He said do what we have to do, and some bureaucrat is fighting this?'" a source who spoke with Bukele told Axios. Haiti has a weak government and has been battling with gangs...