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Jackson Heights Indivisible Jul 13, 2025

Join us this Thursday @5:30pm at Foley Square. Wear white and bring a 🌼 flower instead of a protest sign. #goodtrouble #june17 #johnlewis #jhi www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...

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GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON IN US · John Lewis Actions

On July 17th, national organizations are coming together for an action in remembrance of John Lewis: Good Trouble Lives On. The New York City Good Trouble team is planning a principled and peaceful action on July 17th that will center the demand for civil rights for immigrants and for every person in our communities. In honor of making some good trouble, we will host a rally and short march circling 26 Federal Plaza and culminating in a moment of silence and solidarity. This is more than a protest; it’s a moral reckoning. A continuation of the movement Lewis helped lead, and a new front in the struggle for freedom. Please register so we can follow up with trainings and more information on this action. **Please note:** A core principle behind our Good Trouble Lives On actions is a commitment to nonviolence in all we do. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

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Today in History Jun 17, 2025

June 17

This day in history:

1992 – A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
1929 – The town of Murchison, New Zealand is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
1944 – Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
2017 – A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.

Births:

1933 – Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (died 1970)
1900 – Evelyn Irons, Scottish journalist and war correspondent (died 2000)
1960 – Adrián Campos, Spanish race car driver (died 2021)

Deaths:

1771 – Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (born 1722)
2012 – Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (born 1965)
2009 – Darrell Powers, American sergeant (born 1923)

Holidays:

National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Forest Fires (Portugal)
Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia)
Zemla Intifada Day (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)

Random Article of the day:

L'Encobert

The Hidden (Catalan: L'Encobert, Spanish: El Encubierto, "The Hidden/Shrouded [One]") (d. 1522) was a mysterious and charismatic leader of the remnants of the rebels in the last stages of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods in the Kingdom of Valencia, then under the rule of the Crown of Aragon. Also called "The Hidden King" (Catalan: El Rei Encobert, Spanish: El Rey Encubierto), he claimed to be a prince hidden for his own safety now showing himself by divine command to save Spain from ruin. The Hidden unified the rebels for a short period, inspiring messianic fervor among his followers. He led them on hit-and-run raids against the royal government, uncooperative nobles, and Muslim peasants (mudéjars). The Hidden was killed in Burjassot on May 18, 1522, and the rebellion soon collapsed afterward. His true name and lineage are unknown.

#wikipedia #June17 #L'Encobert

June 17 - Wikipedia

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Gehtso Jun 17, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of June 17

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #June17 #Frontline #army #update #war #Russia #WarCriminal #drones #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-ukraine-war-frontline-update-as-of-1750169456.html

Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of June 17

There were 78 combat engagements in the frontline since the beginning of the day on June 17, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Pokrovsk direction, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Carolleisa Jun 16, 2025

@bazcook since the beginning of time the cunning “sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their (closed) hearts pursue their own gain.”
Tomorrow #June17 marks the tragic 10th anniversary of the massacre at #MotherEmanuelChurch, Charleston SC by a *christian who was graciously welcomed to a Bible study by a true Christian Pastor and state senator, Clementa C. Pinckney and 9 others. We must revere them.

Today in History Jun 17, 2024

June 17

This day in history:

1767 – Samuel Wallis, a British sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
1665 – Battle of Montes Claros: Portugal definitively secured independence from Spain in the last battle of the Portuguese Restoration War.
1952 – Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
1991 – Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.

Births:

1932 – John Murtha, American colonel and politician (d. 2010)
1966 – Diane Modahl, English runner
1970 – Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player

Deaths:

1985 – John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
1999 – Basil Hume, English cardinal (b. 1923)
1996 – Curt Swan, American illustrator (b. 1920)

Holidays:

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (international)
Father's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala)
Zemla Intifada Day (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)

Random Article of the day:

Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter

Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter is an American television series that originally ran as a five episode mini-series on Adult Swim, created by and starring Jon Glaser. The series originally aired consecutively each night between December 7, 2015 and December 11, 2015. Produced by PFFR, the same production company used for Glaser's other projects Delocated and Jon Glaser Loves Gear. The first season was filmed in and around Palisades, New York.
Glaser stated in a November 2015 interview that the series could go beyond just a mini-series if enough interest is generated. Turner issued a press release on May 12, 2016 confirming that Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter would be returning for another season.
Season 2 premiered on May 22, 2017, running a new episode each night until its conclusion on May 26, 2017.

#wikipedia #June17 #NeonJoe,WerewolfHunter