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mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 42m

Bro influencers who backed Trump are turning on the MAGA movement

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1h

The leadership at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints LDS/ Mormons...

The Presidency
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/global...

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mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1h

Dallin H. Oaks, 93, a former Utah Supreme Court justice known for his jurist sensibilities and traditionalist convictions on marriage and religious freedom, is expected to be the next president of the LDS/ Mormons

apnews.com/article/morm...

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mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1h

Dolly Parton's sister has said she didn't mean to scare anyone when she asked fans to pray for the US country star who was recently diagnosed with a kidney stone that she said was causing "a lot of problems".

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dolly Parton posts 'I ain't dead yet' after sister sparks health concerns

The singer's sister had asked fans to pray for her after the star postponed gigs due to health issues.

www.bbc.com

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 13h

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks.”

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 13h

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit”

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

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mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 13h

The Nobel Prize Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

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mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 13h

Cameroon’ s 92-year-old President Paul Biya held his first campaign rally Tuesday in the country's restive Far North region, as the world's oldest head of state seeks to extend his 43-year rule in the 12th October presidential election.

www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 18h

Time may be running out for master of clocks Macron: What next for France?

www.bbc.com/news/article...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 18h

France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is under intense pressure to call snap parliamentary elections or resign as former allies join his opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisis in the EU’s second biggest economy.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Macron under pressure to call snap parliamentary elections or resign

French president’s former allies join opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisis

www.theguardian.com

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 23h

Dolly Parton’s sister has fans on edge -- revealing online the music legend ain’t doing too good -- and she's begging for prayers.

www.tmz.com/2025/10/07/d...

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mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1d

Interpol has requested help from Pakistan’s police after a Range Rover Sport car stolen from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, UK in 2022 was traced to a port in Karachi.

www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1d

Burkina Faso’s government says it has arrested eight people working for a humanitarian organisation International NGO Safety Organisation, accusing them of “spying and treason”, allegations the Dutch nonprofit “categorically” rejected.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1d

Somalia has announced plans to accelerate the introduction of Swahili into the country's curriculum for schools and universities as part of its push for integration within the EAC bloc.

www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1d

Who is Sanae Takaichi the first woman set to lead the Japanese government after PM Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation after bruising electoral losses for the LDP in 2024 and 2025?

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/06/w...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1d

#TanzaniaDecides2025: Tanzanian police warn against the use of social media to spread misinformation following a widely shared video of an alleged military officer criticising the government, 3weeks ahead of general elections.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Captain Tesha: Tanzania issues social media warning after video calls for military 'action'

A purported air force captain urges the military chief to "take action" in a viral video.

www.bbc.com

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1d

Dominique Désiré Erenon one of CAR president's most vocal rival was invited back from exile then detained upon arrival at the airport...

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dominique Désiré Erenon: CAR president's rival invited back from exile then detained

Dominique Désiré Erenon was arrested on arrival in Bangui after three years spent living in France.

www.bbc.com

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1d

Pharaoh Amenhotep III's tomb has been reopened after more than 2 decades of renovations... Amenhotep ruled between 1390 and 1350 BC and was one of the most prominent pharaohs of ancient Egypt.

www.africanews.com/2025/10/05/e...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 1d

Politricks of the day...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 2d

Madagascar protests entered their 3rd week as university students seized on protests last month against water and power cuts to air broader grievances against the administration of President Andry Rajoelina.

www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 2d

Conflicting reports continue to swirl over veteran politician Raila Odinga’s health status, on a day Suba South MP Caroli Omondi made a public appeal for special prayers for his recovery.

nation.africa/kenya/news/p...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 2d

A former Tanzanian ambassador and outspoken government critic Humphrey Polepole has been abducted by unknown individuals in the early hours of Monday, at his home in Dar es Salaam.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 2d

Conservatives pledge to remove 750,000 migrants under borders plan with Badenoch saying that immigrants should go back to where they came from...

www.bbc.com/news/article...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 2d

The Church of Uganda has described the appointment of Sarah Mullally as the first female archbishop of Canterbury as "sad news", due to her "unbiblical" stance on same-sex marriage.

www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...

mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 3d

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has installed Rev. Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop which is a landmark moment for the predominantly white denomination.

www.npr.org/2025/10/04/n...

Largest US Lutheran denomination installs first Black presiding bishop

Rev. Yehiel Curry succeeds Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, who served for 12 years and was the first woman to lead the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

www.npr.org