Maguire
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Pictures, music and some words.
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A view from Saint Symphorien Military Cemetery outside Mons 🇧🇪
The place is unique as its where the first soldier killed in WWI John Parr (August 21, 1914) is buried, and opposite, the last soldier killed in WWI George Lawrence Price (November 11, 1918) is buried. RIP 🙏
The place is unique as its where the first soldier killed in WWI John Parr (August 21, 1914) is buried, and opposite, the last soldier killed in WWI George Lawrence Price (November 11, 1918) is buried. RIP 🙏
December 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A view from Saint Symphorien Military Cemetery outside Mons 🇧🇪
The place is unique as its where the first soldier killed in WWI John Parr (August 21, 1914) is buried, and opposite, the last soldier killed in WWI George Lawrence Price (November 11, 1918) is buried. RIP 🙏
The place is unique as its where the first soldier killed in WWI John Parr (August 21, 1914) is buried, and opposite, the last soldier killed in WWI George Lawrence Price (November 11, 1918) is buried. RIP 🙏
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Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
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I often think back to a Greek taxi driver who once told me: "Too many people want the harshest laws they can imagine - for everyone except themselves."
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
December 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I often think back to a Greek taxi driver who once told me: "Too many people want the harshest laws they can imagine - for everyone except themselves."
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
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The 12th-century Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral rarely steals the spotlight (thanks to that lantern tower), but it’s absolutely jaw-dropping
December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The 12th-century Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral rarely steals the spotlight (thanks to that lantern tower), but it’s absolutely jaw-dropping
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West Berlin, 29 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
December 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
West Berlin, 29 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
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Anyone lost anything in Ludlow?
December 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Anyone lost anything in Ludlow?
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December 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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On the subject of pop stars making a mint out of charity records, this is the story we at @josimarfootball.bsky.social did about Shakira's "Waka Waka" grift. Still no responses from her, her producer, Fifa and Sony. josimarfootball.com/2025/08/19/l...
Live raid - josimarfootball.com
The 2010 Fifa World Cup official anthem "Waka Waka" was meant to raise a fortune for African charities, but no money has been forthcoming since 2014. Josimar can tell where some of the missing million...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
On the subject of pop stars making a mint out of charity records, this is the story we at @josimarfootball.bsky.social did about Shakira's "Waka Waka" grift. Still no responses from her, her producer, Fifa and Sony. josimarfootball.com/2025/08/19/l...
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The first images of the new Trump class of bigly battleships for the US Navy has been released.
December 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The first images of the new Trump class of bigly battleships for the US Navy has been released.