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    Last Post by Web Diva
    Oct 2

    2024 Election

    This past year has been a crazy election year and we are almost near the end.  The debate between Trump and Biden has garnered a lot of discussion because of Biden's health. 
    Today, Biden, just announced he will not continue running for the election and ...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    Jul 14

    The Politics of Trump

    I try to stay away from politics unless someone really has a passion to discuss political views openly with some grace. This article caught my eye as I'm still wondering about Trump's positioning on his electability?

    What's your...  more
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    Jun 8

    Pertrodollar agreement with Saudi Arabia ends.

    One of the reasons the dollar has been so strong over the past fifty years is because Saudi Arabia signed an agreement, on June 9, 1974, with the United States, agreeing to exchange in dollars.  Hence, the "petrodollar" earned it's name.
    Saudi Arabia has...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    Apr 14

    Israel News

    Israel is a vulnerable country by it's demographics and by the countries that surround Israel that are unfriendly to Israel as a Jewish country. There is significant damage and fatalities. Netanyahu has declared war.

    Israel has just been attacked by ...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    Apr 3

    State of Texas News

    So, did anyone know a Chinese rocket space trash landed somewhere in Texas?


    According to the track, the rocket section entered the atmosphere over West Texas near Marathon before heading on a northeast track between Abilene and...  more
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    Mar 7

    Dengue Fever in Brazil

    I take a keen interest in what kind of infections, epidemics etc. that's happening around our world.  I was stunned to see the unusual high amount of Dengue fever infections in Brazil.
    https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/03/04/1235795657/dengu...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    Feb 14

    Will Russia use Nuclear Weaopons

    What could happen if Putin used nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
    The discussion continues on the nuclear threat from Russia and how to eliminate the threat entirely or to strategically prepare for the possibility of tactical nukes.
    There's "no win" in a nucl...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    December 16, 2023

    Twitter

    Have you been paying attention to all of the Twitter drama over the past few months? Musk is going to buy Twitter, then he backs out, then Twitter is sewing Musk, then Musk says he's done....then all of a sudden, poof....Musk buys Twitter.

    There's cer...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    September 29, 2023

    C40 Cities- Do you know what they are and what it means if you live in one?

    I would rather look through a blurry lens without seeing too much detail sometimes rather than look through a clear lens and have all of the truths and elicit details before me. Quite often, I just want to look away from the news because it's either too ...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    September 22, 2023

    What is the Nipah virus

    In case this news of this very dangerous virus has been tucked away and hidden in your news feed, I thought I should bring this up about the Nipah virus, what it is, and why it's more dangerous than Covid.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/18/...