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Glenda Burgess

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Writer, traveler, art nerd. Former US State Dept. Books | So Long As We're Together, The Geography of Love, Exposures, Loose Threads | glendaburgessbooks.com

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Ah, nice

06.03.2026 05:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Goodnight, world.
Steady on, no wobbles.

06.03.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It comes with a "you'll be hungry" warning ⚠️ 🀣

06.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Street Food: Asia 🍜

06.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A Netflix foodie series!

06.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I will forever itch to insert a space in that name.

06.03.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a yellow north face jacket holds chopsticks ALT: a man wearing a yellow north face jacket holds chopsticks
06.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

[Exit Murderer.]

05.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 5392 πŸ” 1266 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 46
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Meta Lied About Its Smart Glasses Protecting User Privacy, New Class Action Lawsuit Claims Meta has been hit with a class action lawsuit, accusing it of lying about prioritizing privacy with its smart glasses.

#youarebeingwatched futurism.com/artificial-i...

05.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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with the Dow now below 48,000, Trump brags about the Dow hitting 50,000

05.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 758 πŸ” 175 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 22

Israel is bombing Beirut.

05.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
A book shelf with the headline: It's Time to Clean Your Books

A book shelf with the headline: It's Time to Clean Your Books

There are two main reasons to take up the chore of cleaning your bookshelves. First (and this should appeal to you, fellow book lover), it is for the health of your books. nyti.ms/47d8jkq

05.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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Another tragic, and completely foreseeable, cost of this war.

05.03.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 1007 πŸ” 290 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 17

😳

05.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons

04.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 2481 πŸ” 647 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 15
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Goodnight, world.
Steady on, no wobbles.

(I know)

05.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's horrifying.

05.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The unconscionable, unwarranted loss of life.

05.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Billionaire Bill is going to cry behind Congressional closed doors.

04.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We saw this movie, yes? Ended well?

04.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Elect more Welches.

(No relation, but I do love a good cross-examination.)

www.votewelch.com

04.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Swedish fighter jets patrol skies around Iceland for the first time Trump openly expressed dissatisfaction with Denmark's military presence on Greenland, famously dismissing it as β€˜two dog sleds’

"Swedish fighter jets are now patrolling the skies around Iceland for the first time, a significant move by NATO allies aimed at demonstrating their commitment to Arctic protection to both US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

04.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😳

04.03.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Moms πŸ”₯

04.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Granada, The Alhambra at night

04.03.2026 05:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Goodnight, world.
Steady on, no wobbles.

04.03.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just stay home, fellow Americans. Pause those travel plans... God knows what's next.

04.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You are completely right on this.

04.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The One Variable that Could Decide the War The U.S. and Israel are racing to destroy Iran’s missile supplies before their own air defenses are exhausted.

Despite bluster from Trump, US military supplies are not inexhaustible - particularly air defense to counter missiles and drones. Here is a great article from The Atlantic on this issue.

This is a 'gift' so please repost it, so that others can read it:

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

04.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US Embassy in Saudi Arabia hit with Iranian drones as American and Israeli attacks on Iran escalate Iran hit the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital with a drone strike as it kept striking targets around the region, while the United States and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes in what U.S.

The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia tells Americans to "avoid the Embassy until further notice due to an attack on the facility," and the U.S. State Department orders the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family in Bahrain and Jordan.

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