Thursday, May 1

Zelensky warns Russia is preparing something in Belarus under guise of military drills — ‘There’s an information war, and we’ve disarmed ourselves’ — ex-US diplomat on effects of Trump cuts — 5 explosions; Ukrainian drones strike Russian military plant in Murom — Can Russia’s war machine survive without outside aid? … and more

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Thursday, May 1 – Writeworks.UK

Honeyed words and smiles
#disarmed all my suspicion
regret it later.

#vss365 #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity

@Taco_lad that is the essence of it.

the #2A is an insurance against tyranny...

Cuz #disarmed and #defenseless citizens are trivial to #rule and terrorize!

#Brave #sailor who helped #disarm #ClubQ #shooter #honoured by #Navy as ‘An unassuming #hero’ who acted “without consideration of #personal #harm and #safety”.

During the horrific #attack, the fourth-generation #veteran managed to push a rifle out of reach while other Club Q #attendees #subdued and #disarmed the #shooter.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MilitaryService #RoleModels #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/07/club-q-shooting-honour-navy-thomas-james/

Brave sailor who helped disarm Club Q shooter honoured by Navy: ‘An unassuming hero’

The US Navy has honoured sailor Thomas James with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his bravery in disarming the Club Q shooter in 2022. 

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Why does an #LawEnforcement #officer making a #TrafficStop need to be #armed?

Why do they need to be armed when responding to a #MentalHealth issue?

Why do they need to be armed at all?

Those charged with #enforcing our #laws do not need to be a miniature military.

Our law enforcement needs to be #disarmed and completely overhauled.

#letsroll #muggles #d20

18-9-19 → #hermione
3-5-7 → #deeper
14-15-1 → #business
8-16-4 → #followers
19-9-6 → #sherry
20-18-9 → #disarmed

hermione-deeper-business-followers-sherry-disarmed

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#letsroll #muggles #d20

6-13-13 → #boat
4-3-9 → #absent
13-13-3 → #elves
6-19-5 → #drives
10-18-9 → #disarmed
2-8-7 → #ted

boat-absent-elves-drives-disarmed-ted

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

#letsroll #muggles #d20

14-1-15 → #editor
20-18-9 → #disarmed
1-13-12 → #give
15-19-15 → #supremacist
18-3-8 → #deeply
12-8-16 → #shortly

editor-disarmed-give-supremacist-deeply-shortly

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

#letsroll #muggles #d20

5-13-10 → #quite
18-13-16 → #dragon
9-16-16 → #throwing
10-18-9 → #disarmed
11-18-15 → #submitted
16-8-10 → #reveals

quite-dragon-throwing-disarmed-submitted-reveals

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/08/dragon-con-diceware

How to Roll a Strong Password with 20-Sided Dice and Fandom-Inspired Wordlists

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