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Kyiv holds $15 trillion in natural resources which would help break the US’s dependence on China. The strategic significance of Ukraine’s mineral resources “cannot be overstated”, according to publicly-available Nato briefings. Its vast reserves span more than 100 metals across some 20,000 deposits, including several that have been identified as critically important by both the US and Europe.

Listen, US women gotta step their topless protest game up. France is dunking on y’all. VIDEO AT LINK........................ Warning.....................

They’re bringing sexy back. Because no one really wanted it to go away. In May, Victoria’s Secret announced their once iconic Fashion Show lingerie extravaganza is “BACK and will reflect who we are today, plus everything you know and love—the glamour, runway, wings, musical entertainment, and more!” But who they are today is basically who they were during their hotness heyday, with a small expansion of their vision of beauty.

NATIONAL BIKINI DAY Since July 5, 1946, women have been hitting the beaches and pool sides in bikinis. National Bikini Day marks the anniversary of the invention of the revealing two-piece bathing suit. #NationalBikiniDay Named after the Bikini Atoll, where the United States conducted atomic tests, the two-piece bathing suit made its debut in Paris. French designer Jaques Heim wanted to name revealing bits of fabric "atom," but designer Louis Réard named his piece, revealed on this day in 1946, with the name "bikini" and the word stuck. By World War II, sunbathers cast aside the chaste one-piece bathing costumes...