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French composer, organist, harpsichordist and fortepianist Claude Balbastre, born OTD in 1724, was one of the most famous musicians of his time cromwell-intl.com/travel/franc #travel #France #history

Olympic chiefs have given the green light for some Russian and Belarusian individual athletes to compete at next year's Paris Games as neutrals, as long as they do not actively support the war against Ukraine. japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2023 #olympics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #ioc #2024parisolympics

Remember when everyone was worried a bird flu mutation would kill millions of people and then we got Covid and no nobody cares about flu mutations anymore?

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Daily Mail: Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl takes time off from Australian tour to feed homeless at Melbourne street kitche.
dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/arti

RT @bellachu10 You can avoid these crazy [congestion pricing] charges by not bringing a truck into the most dense, transit rich city in the world. A truck takes about as much space to store as a studio apartment and brings noise and air pollution, road damage and risk of injury or death. Take the train.

There have been several responses which are best addressed FAQ style. They are parsed as follows:

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#Hbomberguy literally obliterated this man’s whole career.

Popular gay YouTuber deletes online presence after video accuses him of rampant plagiarism

lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/popula

Experiences of Canadians with long-term symptoms following #COVID-19

“About 3.5 million Canadian adults reported experiencing long-term symptoms following a COVID-19 infection; 2.1 million reported they were still experiencing those symptoms as of June 2023. Almost half of those still experiencing symptoms reported they have not seen any improvement in symptoms over time.” via Statcan

www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75

Where did ya come from,
Where did ya go,
Where did ya come from
Cotton candy-eyed Joe!

#cottoncandyasong

86 years after the sirens sounded for the Nazi genocide, the Spanish city of Gernika once again sounds the sirens in response to the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
#GazaGenocide #StopArmingIsrael #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow
twitter.com/QudsNen/status/173

For a second time, the U.S. has been the only opposing vote on a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

t.co/hIatQzWCV8

Two 15-year-old boys charged with assault in Spruce Grove group attack
Two 15-year-old boys are facing a slew of charges in connection with a group assault in Spruce Grove on Dec. 7.
#globalnews #Crime #Assault #GroupAssault #SpruceGrove
globalnews.ca/news/10158562/te

St. Stephen, N.B. opens warming shelter just days after state of emergency declared
The new shelter will be operated by Neighbourhood Works Inc. It will provide refuge from the cold and food but not accommodations, due to regulatory issues.
#globalnews #Canada #Homelessness #NewBrunswick #StStephen
globalnews.ca/news/10158662/st

When something comes across my news feed, and I need more information on the background of what a pic depicts, I don't boost it until I get more information. This applied to the photos of IDF troops lording over nearly naked men in various locations.

This one today is about a video showing "Israelis running over children", fact checked by Snopes, whose only issue with the posting is that the incident was recorded in 2010. Snopes marked it TRUE.

snopes.com/fact-check/israelis

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