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neal ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŒณโš–๏ธโ˜ฎ๐Ÿ“š
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Hope needs compassionate action. Best to be compassionate anyway. Many self-avowed 'critical thinkers' seem to not think critically. ๐Ÿ“ Canada / Turtle Island, Treaty 13 ๐Ÿ”— soundcloud.com/nealfig
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

โ€• J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
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๐ŸšจBREAKING: A federal judge in Texas dismissed a GOP lawsuit against Californiaโ€™s new congressional redistricting plan ruling that the plaintiff, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), had no right to sue over another stateโ€™s election laws. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Court Tosses Another GOP Lawsuit Against Californiaโ€™s Redistricting Plan
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
Bill Wyman, English musician who was the bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993, was born on Oct. 24, 1936. #BillWyman

The Rolling Stones - "19th Nervous Breakdown" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) (1966)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNS...
The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown - Live
YouTube video by Zacky Dog
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John Bettis, American lyricist, who wrote the lyrics for some of the Carpenters' hits and for other artists, was born on Oct. 24, 1946. #JohnBettis

Carpenters - "Top of the World" (Richard Carpenter, John Bettis) (1974)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1M...
The Carpenters - Top Of The World โ€ข TopPop
YouTube video by TopPop
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John Bettis, American lyricist, who wrote the lyrics for some of the Carpenters' hits and for other artists, was born on Oct. 24, 1946. #JohnBettis

Carpenters - "Only Yesterday" (Richard Carpenter, John Bettis)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=evET...
Carpenters - Only Yesterday
YouTube video by CarpentersVEVO
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Bill Wyman, English musician who was the bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993, was born on Oct. 24, 1936. #BillWyman

The Rolling Stones - "Get Off of My Cloud" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) (1965)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRYS...
NEW * Get Off My Cloud - The Rolling Stones 4K {DES Stereo} 1965
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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Sonny Terry, American Piedmont blues and folk musician, was born on Oct. 24, 1911 (d. 1986). #SonnyTerry

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee w/ Arlo Guthrie - "Sail Away" (Randy Newman) (1973)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfqO...
Sail Away
YouTube video by Sonny Terry - Topic
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NO TROOPS TO SAN FRANCISCO
Sue them, Gov.
Our city is both safe and beautiful.
Manfred Mann, South-African-born U.K. musician, of bands Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann's Earth Band, was born on Oct. 21, 1940. #ManfredMann

Manfred Mann - "Fox on the Run" (Tony Hazzard) (1968)
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0QB...
Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (1968)
YouTube video by Beat-Club
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As an atheist, my mom enforced the Golden Ruleโ€”as Jesus taught. She told me not to lieโ€”as God commanded. So whatโ€™s wrong with Mike Johnson?

How did he end up inverting his own faith for the least Christian man on Earth? Itโ€™s a very old storyโ€ฆ
www.mind-war.com/p/right-ando...
Right and/or Wrong: How Cults & Crusades Invert Morality
As an atheist, my mom enforced the Golden Ruleโ€”as Jesus taught. She told me not to lieโ€”as God commanded. So whatโ€™s wrong with Mike Johnson?
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Ellie Greenwich, pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer, who wrote many hit pop songs, was born on Oct. 23, 1940 (d. 2009). #EllieGreenwich

Lesley Gore - "Maybe I Know" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) (1964)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC9G...
Lesley Gore - Maybe I Know (1964)
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Ellie Greenwich, pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer, was born on Oct. 23, 1940 (d. 2009). #EllieGreenwich

Tina Turner - "River Deep - Mountain High" (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) (1989 Rock and Roll Hall)
#Music
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Tina Turner - "River Deep - Mountain High" | 1989 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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Ellie Greenwich, pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer, who wrote many hit pop songs, was born on Oct. 23, 1940 (d. 2009). #EllieGreenwich

Manfred Mann - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) (1964)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aInb...
Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
YouTube video by Markki Kappaleita
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Ellie Greenwich, pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer, who wrote many hit pop songs, was born on Oct. 23, 1940 (d. 2009). #EllieGreenwich

The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, George "Shadow" Morton) (1964)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9dX...
NEW * Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las {Stereo} 1964
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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Ellie Greenwich, pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer, who wrote many hit pop songs, was born on Oct. 23, 1940 (d. 2009). #EllieGreenwich

The Crystals - "Da Doo Ron Ron" (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) (1963)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3_K...
Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)
YouTube video by The Crystals - Topic
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๐ŸšจThe history of โ€œAmerica Firstโ€ is captured below. We are already seeing this on the streets; we donโ€™t see it for what it is โ€” historical context living in the present. We must have a national spending freeze and waiting for the holidays is a mistake. We are out of time.
Eddie Brigati, American singer-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and percussionist in The Young Rascals (1964-1970), was born on Oct. 22, 1945. #EddieBrigati

The Rascals - "People Got to Be Free" (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) (Summer 1968)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM1f...
NEW * People Got To Be Free - The Rascals {Stereo} Summer 1968
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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Eddie Brigati, American singer-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and percussionist in The Young Rascals (1964-1970), was born on Oct. 22, 1945. #EddieBrigati

The Young Rascals - "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) (1966, The Ed Sullivan Show)
#Music
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The Young Rascals "Good Lovin'" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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Eddie Brigati, American singer-songwriter, co-lead vocalist (with Felix Cavaliere) and percussionist in The Young Rascals (1964-1970), was born on Oct. 22, 1945. #EddieBrigati

Young Rascals - "Groovin'" (F. Cavaliere, E. Brigati) (1967, Ed Sullivan Show)
#Music
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The Young Rascals "Groovin'" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
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