Today in 1699, 326 years ago: at the Royal Society in London, the British mechanic Thomas Savery presents the first steam engine.
Black Literature: Beyond Bourgeois Pleading and โAchievementโ
[Pictured: Richard Wright sitting on a sofa, Lido, Venice, 1950. (Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche/Getty Images)] By Jerome Louison What makes a Black novel (poem, play, or non-fiction work) truly great? Since the time of Phyllis Wheatley, BlackโฆJerome Louison (Hampton Institute)
S2055
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans, and for other purposes.
๐ข Introduced in Senate
congress.gov/bill/119th-congreโฆ
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Today in 1985, 40 years ago: five member countries of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing an area of free movement without border controls.
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๐ Iranian Attacks Target Israeli Airbases iranpress.com/content/306529
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Iranian Attacks Target Israeli Airbases
Russian news sources have reported that Iran launched a missile attack on Israeli airbases housing F-35, F-16, and F-15 fighter jets.Iran Press
Iranโs Leader names successors to commanders assassinated by Israel
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has named successors for military commanders assassinated in Israelโs strikes early Friday.PressTV
wokeness levels are currently at 58% but fluctuating wildly
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Today in 1404, 621 years ago: the Welsh rebel leader Owain Glynd? r, having declared himself โPrince of Walesโ, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England.
Appointments of Eminent Persons for National Dialogue defended sabcnews.com/sabcnews/appointmโฆ
#SABC #SABCNews #Africa #SouthAfrica #News
Appointments of Eminent Persons for National Dialogue defended - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
The appointment of the Eminent Persons Group has been severely criticised.Skhangiwe Mthiyane (SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa\'s news leader.)
S2051
A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, educational opportunities, public a...
๐ข Introduced in Senate
congress.gov/bill/119th-congreโฆ
#S2051 #congress119 #senate #democrat #congress #newbill
SANDF soldiers returning from DRC taken for psychological counselling sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sandf-soโฆ
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SANDF soldiers returning from DRC taken for psychological counselling - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
Earlier this year 14 SANDF members were killed in a fierce battle with the M23 rebels.Skhangiwe Mthiyane (SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa\'s news leader.)
Today in 1966, 59 years ago: the Vatican announces the abolition of the Index librorum prohibitorum (โindex of forbidden booksโ), a list of censored books, which was originally instituted in 1557.
US officials react to Israelโs attack on Iran
The US has said it was not involved in the strikes on Iran, but vowed to protect American and Israeli forces from potential retaliationRT
emptiness levels are holding at 86%
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General Andre Lincoln to be laid to rest in Cape Town today sabcnews.com/sabcnews/israels-โฆ
#SABC #SABCNews #Africa #SouthAfrica #News
General Andre Lincoln to be laid to rest in Cape Town today - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
Lincoln was once part of Nelson Mandela's personal security detail.SABC (SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa\'s news leader.)
Syriaโs Publishing Renaissance: A New Chapter for Arab Literary Freedom?
An exciting time for Syrian authors and other publishing industry stakeholders not just to rebuild, but to reframe Syrian publishing for the twenty-first century.
thenewpublishingstandard.com/2โฆ
#Arabpublishing #MENApublishing #Syria #Syriapublishing
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Today in 1967, 58 years ago: the United States launches its Mariner 5 space probe bound for Venus.
Israel's endgame may be regime change in Iran - but it's a gamble
Israeli leaders might hope Friday's strikes start a chain reaction leading to unrest that topples the Islamic Republic, writes Amir Azimi.Amir Azimi (BBC News)
Deportations, Repression and the LA Uprisings - CovertAction Magazine
On June 9, 2025, I attended a protest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania led by the local SEIU union (Local 32BJ).Daniel Kovalik (CovertAction Magazine)
current sausage levels are 57%
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