2001 Basic Cigarettes: Epic Sweepstakes, Grand Prizes Await!

Step back to 2001 and enter the 'Best Things in Life Are Basic' sweepstakes, offering everything from a dream home to Ford pickup trucks! 🏡🚚 This retro ad highlights incredible prizes like Weber grills, Coleman canoes, and even a year's supply of fresh fruit, all from Basic Cigarettes. What a haul! 🍊🛶

#basiccigarettes #sweepstakes #philipmorris #2001 #early2000s #y2k #retroad #vintagead #nostalgia #printad #grandprizes #winbig #fordt

2001 Basic Cigarettes: The Best Things in Life Are Basic

Relive the simple stadium pleasures of 2001 with Basic Full Flavor cigarettes. This classic ad captures a moment of pure American nostalgia: a game, a cold drink, and a familiar pack of smokes. 🏟️🚬

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

We've overestimated Russia for too long -- Ukraine's Flamingo manufacturer unveils new FP-7 ballistic missile in launch test video -- US lifts sanctions on Malian officials linked to Russian Wagner Group -- Flamingo threat triggers unprecedented missile alert across Russia ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/saturday-february-28-2026/

Russia strikes US-owned enterprise in Ukraine's Kharkiv region with ballistic missile

A cigarette factory belonging to the American Philip Morris corporation was hit.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-strikes-us-owned-enterprise-in-ukraine-1769777555.html

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #BallisticMissile #PhilipMorris
#US #USA #drones #Kharkiv #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

Russia strikes US-owned enterprise in Ukraine's Kharkiv region with ballistic missile

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RBC-Ukraine
Russische Drohnen beschädigen Zigarettenfabrik von Philip Morris in der Region Charkiw

Durch einen russischen Drohnenangriff ist ein Teil der Zigarettenfabrik des Tabakkonzerns Philip Morris in der Region Charkiw beschädigt worden, teilt der Sender hromadske unter Berufung auf den Pressedienst des Konzerns mit.   — Ukrinform Nachrichten.

Укринформ
Ah, there we are. So satisfying. #Monsterdon #PhilipMorris

@TreeStarMan Just chanced on your toot.
👇might answer your question?

🧐"NZ-based Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (Caphra) had said in a statemnt on Aug18 tt #Singapore’s #antivaping #policy is regressive.. Caphra’s members #promote te use of electronic #smoking devices such as #vapes & heated tobacco products “under te banner of #tobacco harm reduction”.. “& they seem to be a #lobbygroup for a tobacco co, 😤 #PhilipMorris Int'l” said te minister"
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/advocacy-group-criticising-anti-vape-laws-in-singapore-linked-to-tobacco-company-shanmugam

Advocacy group criticising anti-vape laws in Singapore linked to tobacco company: Shanmugam

Caphra, a New Zealand-based activist outfit, said S'pore's tough vaping laws amounted to "fearmongering”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
Advocacy group criticising anti-vape #laws in #Singapore linked to #tobacco company
🧐"NZ-based Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (Caphra) had said in a stmt on Aug18 tt 🇸🇬’s #antivaping #policy is regressive.. Caphra’s members promote te use of electronic #smoking devices such as #vapes & heated tobacco products “under te banner of tobacco harm reduction”.. “And they seem to be a #lobbygroup for a tobacco co, #PhilipMorris Int'l,” said te minister"
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/advocacy-group-criticising-anti-vape-laws-in-singapore-linked-to-tobacco-company-shanmugam
Advocacy group criticising anti-vape laws in Singapore linked to tobacco company: Shanmugam

Caphra, a New Zealand-based activist outfit, said S'pore's tough vaping laws amounted to "fearmongering”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
#tobaccodocument spotlight:
1982 memo from veteran #PhilipMorris scientist voicing concern over noticeable links btwn cigs & cancers: “Associating cigarette smoking with 30% of all cancer deaths should make someone sit up and take notice… Let’s face the facts...”
#archives #CDoH
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