The U.S. Congress acknowledged Antonio Meucci as the first inventor of the telephone OTD in 2002 cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/n… #telecommunications #history
The Final 4 New York Phone Booths
Pay phones? How quaint. Phone booths are a thing of the past in New York City. The last 4 'Superman' enclosed phone booths, as Link replaces public phones.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
📰 Anti-ICE Protests Spread Across the U.S.
🔗 foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/11/l…
#News #RussianInvasion #RussianWar #Ukraine
Anti-ICE Protests Spread Across the U.S.
As California officials move to block the deployment of federal troops, the White House warns of heavy force to come.Alexandra Sharp (Foreign Policy)
Venezuela Refers to its Inclusion on EU High-Risk List as Ridiculous orinocotribune.com/venezuela-r…
Venezuela Refers to its Inclusion on EU High-Risk List as Ridiculous
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuela’s government categorically repudiated its inclusion on the European Union’s updated list of countries at "high risk" for money laundering. A government statement referred to the accusation as baseless.Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M4.3 strikes 101 km SE of Salina Cruz (#Mexico) 24 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819740
🔔#Earthquake (#gempa) M3.2 strikes 208 km NE of #Nabire (#Indonesia) 9 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819743
🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.6 strikes 15 mi E of #Soledad (#California) 3 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819742
Today is the feast day of Barnabas, who traveled with Paul the Apostle through Asia Minor cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke… #travel #Turkey #history
Temple of Artemis Near Ephesus
The West Asian Mother Goddess was worshiped at the Temple of Artemis, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. It's near Ephesus, just outside Selçuk, TurkeyBob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
OTD in 1509, King Henry VIII of #England married Catherine of Aragon cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/lo… #travel #history
Travel on the London Underground
The Underground, or Tube, is an efficient way to get around London. It's easy to buy tickets and passes, and navigate your way around the system.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami: IAEA report on Tehran Nuclear program extremely political english.alahednews.news/fastne…
Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami: ...
Alahednews - Fastnews - Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami: IAEA report on Tehran Nuclear program extremely politicalenglish.alahednews.news
🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.5 strikes 14 km S of #Ponce (Puerto Rico) 32 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819739
🔔#Earthquake (#deprem) M1.2 strikes 20 km N of #Kozan (#Turkey) 12 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819738
🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M4.3 strikes 19 km SW of #Huixtla (#Mexico) 35 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819731
🔔#Earthquake (#terremoto) M1.5 strikes 76 km W of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (#Spain) 58 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819737
Curfew imposed in Los Angeles as protests spread to other US cities presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/11/7…
Curfew imposed in Los Angeles as protests spread to other US cities
Los Angeles officials enforce a downtown curfew amid ongoing protests against President Trump’s immigration policies.PressTV
#BBC US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq over security threats w.st/QVWY
US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq over security threats
Talks between the US and Iran appear to have reached an impasse, increasing tensions in the Middle East.Mike Wendling (BBC News)
🔔#Earthquake (#deprem) M1.2 strikes 22 km SW of #Varto (#Turkey) 47 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819736
#EAS #WEA for Bingham: Endangered Missing Persons Alert Non Verbal Autistic Eli Barker Age 10 4ft 11in, 85lbs, Green eyes, Blonde hair. Last seen wearing purple shirt, grey shorts, red/black glasses. Last known location 655E 835 N Basalt ID. May be carrying a stuffed dragon. If located please call Bingham County Sheriff's Office 208 785-1234 Source: Public Alert System ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***
French engineer Roland Moreno, born OTD in 1945, invented the smart card; many years after most of the rest of the world, the US started using them cromwell-intl.com/travel/franc… #travel #history
Logistics — Normandy — D-Day — 6 June 1944
Organizing your trip to the Normandy landing beaches: getting to Normandy, traveling around to different sites, and finding places to stay.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
🔔#Earthquake (#deprem) M1.3 strikes 26 km NW of #Gölbaşı (#Turkey) 43 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819728
LA cops shoot photojournalist in the head (VIDEO) rt.com/news/618932-la-cops-sho…
LA cops shoot photojournalist in the head (VIDEO)
Police have injured a New York Post photographer in the head with a rubber bullet during the Los Angeles unrestRT
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🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.6 strikes 13 km S of #Ponce (Puerto Rico) 24 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819735
🔔#Earthquake (#deprem) M1.4 strikes 17 km NW of #Simav (#Turkey) 29 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819733
Cruise boom buoys Japan's post-pandemic tourism mainichi.jp/english/articles/2…
Cruise boom buoys Japan's post-pandemic tourism - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- When the Diamond Princess was quarantined off Yokohama in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Japan's cruise industryThe Mainichi
BTS's 2nd chapter: What the future holds for the global phenomenon and their fans (Pt.1) mainichi.jp/english/articles/2…
BTS's 2nd chapter: What the future holds for the global phenomenon and their fans (Pt.1) - The Mainichi
SEOUL (Mainichi) -- K-pop sensation BTS is making a comeback. The members, who had suspended group activities due to mandatory military service, haveThe Mainichi
Record 42.7% of seniors in Japan have income-generating jobs: Cabinet Office poll mainichi.jp/english/articles/2…
Record 42.7% of seniors in Japan have income-generating jobs: Cabinet Office poll - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- A Cabinet Office survey has found that 42.7% of seniors in Japan reported carrying out paid work, surpassing 40% for the first time.The Mainichi
Mahmud Shevket Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, who brought the first automobile to #Constantinople and created the Ottoman Air Force in 1911, was assassinated OTD in 1913 cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke… #travel #Turkey #history
İstanbul, Overlooking the Golden Horn and Bosphorus
İstanbul is Constantinople: Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar, and strolling along the Golden Horn.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
Kiev’s unwillingness to compromise to lead to more territorial losses — Russian negotiator tass.com/politics/1971643
Kiev’s unwillingness to compromise to lead to more territorial losses — Russian negotiator
Vladimir Medinsky said that "if Ukraine keeps being driven by the national interests of others, then we will be simply forced to respond"TASS
SUCHO Meme Wall
Collected memes from the SUCHO project concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.memes.sucho.org
🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.5 strikes 90 km NE of #Calama (#Chile) 11 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819732
#EAS #WEA for Bonneville, #ID; #Caribou, #ID: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 4:15 PM MDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Pocatello ID ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***
Emperor Junna, 53rd Emperor of #Japan, died OTD in 840 cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan… #history
Kyōto Temples
Visiting Kyōto's temples: Higashi Hongan-ji and Nishi Hongan-ji, Sanjūsangen-dō, Kiyomizu-dera, and Tō-ji.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
OTD in 1962 the U.S. Government forcibly removed the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/s… #travel #history
Visiting San Francisco
Visiting the City by the Bay, with the Golden Gate, Haight-Ashbury, the Mission, and moreBob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
After Denying Massacring Civilians Seeking Aid, Israel Routinely Massacres Civilians Seeking Aid caitlinjohnst.one/p/after-deny…
After Denying Massacring Civilians Seeking Aid, Israel Routinely Massacres Civilians Seeking Aid
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):Caitlin Johnstone (Caitlin’s Newsletter)
🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M4.4 strikes 121 km W of #Suchiate (#Mexico) 32 min ago. More info: m.emsc.eu/?id=1819730
2 injured in wrong-way crash in Gifu Prefecture, latest in recent spate of incidents mainichi.jp/english/articles/2…
2 injured in wrong-way crash in Gifu Prefecture, latest in recent spate of incidents - The Mainichi
GIFU (Kyodo) -- Two vehicles collided head-on Wednesday in an outbound lane of an expressway in central Japan, injuring the two drivers after one enteThe Mainichi