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[EndtheMadnessNow]

Newsweek first issue on February 17, 1933. Its lead story was about Adolf Hitler coming to power in Germany.




Feb 17, 1944: U.S. forces began the assault on Eniwetok atoll. All but about 140 of the 3,500 Japanese defenders fought to their deaths. Passed by wartime censors, this photo of fatigued Marines after the battle presented a rare image of the psychological effects of combat.

The Marine drinking coffee on the left is Pfc. Faris "Bob" M. Tuohy who was 19 at the time. Tuohy posed with a copy of the photo in 2019 just prior to turning 95. He passed away in June of 2023. Something about WWII war trauma seems to enhance longevity in many soldiers. So many have lived into their late 90s and some over 100. Maybe it was the diet.




Feb 17, 1961: the Denton, Texas Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) bunker was officially open for operations.


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February 17, 1934: Barry Humphries was born in Melbourne, Australia. He was best known for playing his on-stage and TV alter egos: Dame Edna Everage, a gaudily dressed, acid-tongued, internationally famous “Housewife Superstar” and the inebriated diplomat Sir Les Patterson.


Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89 (22 April 2023) I believe he was on the better side (depending on your view of course) of transgenderism; not the crap we have today.


I should be down under on an adventure...


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Feb 17, 2002: Good times. Royal Marines accidentally invaded Spain during a landing exercise. The marines thought they had reached the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar until Spanish fisherman informed them that they were on the wrong side of the border. The marines then beat a hasty retreat.




February 17, 2003: The London Congestion Charge scheme began at 7 AM. Motorists travelling into central London now faced a £5 daily charge to enter the city. The scheme scam was designed to alleviate traffic gridlock in London.




Zuckface investing in submarine cables...

Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable


At least the liar knows the truth in the back of his mind. But it was worse; over decades the government gradually lost track of the facts in a kind of data dementia.


But Free Speech is valuable precisely because the facts are often NOT known or if they are known are being withheld. The truth may lie in the realm of known unknowns or unknown unknowns or obscured by deliberate falsehood. In such cases free speech is the only way forward.

Much of the difficulty in the Free Speech debate arises from the belief, perhaps sincerely held by persons in the media, that the truth is always known, and therefore checkable by reference to authority, which is always honest. Free Speech is therefore restricted to true speech. But Free Speech is valuable precisely because the facts are often NOT known or if they are known are being withheld. The truth may lie in the realm of known unknowns or unknown unknowns or obscured by deliberate falsehood. In such cases free speech is the only way forward.


Only Kong can stop Zilla says Keir Starmer...


The Guardian
I guess this means they don't want to drop net zero.



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