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The entire country of Monaco is about 5/8 the size of New York's Central Park. It's area is o.805 sq mi, compared to 1.317 sq mi.

It was packed out before midday with long queues waiting to get in.

Fred Trump Sr., father of President Donald Trump, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (which may have a hereditary aspect) in the early 1990s. As his condition worsened, family members created a setup at the Trump Organization office in Brooklyn where he could continue going to work daily, sorting and signing blank pieces of paper to maintain the illusion of productivity and keep him calm. This "pretend office" arrangement lasted into his final years, allowing his routine while shielding him from agitation at home. Donald Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump, detailed in her book how her grandfather's dementia led to memory loss and disorientation, prompting such accommodations. Reports indicate the phone on his desk was rigged to only reach his secretary, reinforcing the pretense of authority. Fred Sr. died in 1999 at age 93 after nearly a decade of decline.

He's upset that the Iranian military are conducting a purge on protesters who may not be guilty, while his own brownshirts are conducting a purge on innocent families in America because he thinks they are all criminals. Launching smoke bombs into a car with 6 kids in it, killing a mum trying to escape from his masked armed thugs.

Actually, the document from which they were copied says that A is the fake. Here is a link, you will have to do the quiz to get their answer, https://detectfakes.kellogg.northwestern.edu/

Yes, onetrack, that's correct.

As Octave has already answered the question, here is a Big Ben clockface.

US 'Prepares For Cyber Attacks' On World Cup Nation as Donald Trump Sends Warning The United States are weighing up the possibility of cyber attacks on World Cup nation Iran, according to a new report. The BBC report that over 540 people have been killed in Iran as part of an escalating government crackdown on protesters nationwide. The Human Rights Activist News Agency says that 495 protesters are verified to have been killed, along with 48 security personnel. President Donald Trump has threatened to intervene over the ongoing situation, warning that he would hit Iran 'very, very hard where it hurts' if security forces continued to target demonstrators and protesters. A spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the state broadcasters that 'diplomatic channels remain open with the US', as per BBC News, and that the nation's leaders have contacted the US to 'negotiate'. US media outlets are reporting that Trump has been presented with military options to intervene, though officials have warned that it is too early at present to proceed. A meeting is due to held on Tuesday, with officials said to be preparing options for Trump to target Iran with non-lethal measures. One of those is said to be the deployment of 'secret cyber weapons against Iranian military and civilian sites'. According to Reuters, communication and Internet services have been 'blacked out' by the Iranian authorities over the past four days since the government crackdown began, with any cyber attacks, if they occur, potentially able to aid in restoring Internet access. Trump says that he will discuss the situation with multi-trillionaire Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company uses Starlink technology. Iran have qualified for the FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer. They have been drawn in a group alongside Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand - and could have been drawn against the US. Standing alongside White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Trump told reporters on Sunday: "There seem to be some people that aren't supposed to be killed. "These are violent - if you call them leaders, I don't know if they're leaders. They rule through violence. "But we're looking at it very seriously. The military's looking at. We're looking at some very strong options. We'll make a determination. "We may get the Internet going if that's possible. We may speak to Elon, because as you know he's very good at that kind of thing. He's got a very good company. "So we may speak to Elon Musk. In fact, I'm going to call him as soon as I'm finished with you."

There have been a number of so-called experts saying on TV that the genie is out of the bottle and there is no winding back the clock. There was a test which showed eight photos of people, some genuine, some AI deep fakes, I only got 50% correct. One of these is real, one is fake. Can you guess which is fake. A. B.

Rob Hurst, drummer and founding member of Midnight Oil, has passed, aged 70.

Don't speak too soon, Donnie's not finished yet.

Speaking of Kings, he is the first president NOT to recognise Martin Luther King Day.

President Donald Trump has upgraded his "Mister Tariff" nickname for something more regal. Taking to Truth Social yesterday (January 17), he posted a black-and-white photo of himself with the words "Mister Tariff" above the image, but then immediately followed up with another post with the same photo, but this time it had the words "The Tariff King" instead. It's not the first time Trump has declared this nickname for himself, at a White House event on rural health care on Friday, he told reporters, "I’m the tariff king and the tariff king has done a great job."

I can't say I remember it, I was living in Sydney at the time, but had lived in Adelaide for 3 months in 1972, on a temporary posting in the bank.

No details or back story.

Donald Trump will reportedly charge leaders $US1 billion for a permanent seat on his newly created ‘Board of Peace’. Australia is among the countries invited to join the board, which is part of the US President’s 20-point plan to end the Israel-Hamas war and will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza. According to a draft charter for the proposed group, first reported by Bloomberg, members can receive a permanent seat on the panel if they fork out at least $1 billion. Members who choose not make the payment can still join but will reportedly only serve three-year terms.

https://www.wownews.info/archives/8152

One of the stories doing the rounds, most likely BS, but 'claimed' to be spread by Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Barack Obama etc., is that Barron Trump is the incestuous son of Donald and Ivanka, and the so-called spreaders claim to have DNA proof. If true, why hasn't he been arrested. America is sick, and taking the world down with it.

He won for dad dancing to Y M C A.

Here we go - off the track again.

"In 1942, Wehrmacht officer Albert Battel faced SS trucks heading to deport hundreds of Jews from a Polish ghetto. He blocked the bridge with armed soldiers and said simply: ""Not today."" What happened next changed everything. The summer heat pressed down on Przemyśl like a weight you couldn't shake off. German flags hung limp from every building. The Jewish quarter had been sealed behind barbed wire for months. And everyone knew what ""resettlement"" really meant. Albert Battel stood on the San River bridge that morning, watching the SS convoy approach. Truck after truck, engines growling, heading straight for the ghetto. He was forty-nine. A lawyer before the war. A Wehrmacht officer who followed orders and kept his head down. But something inside him snapped that day. When the lead truck reached the bridge, Battel raised his hand. His soldiers lowered the barrier. ""This bridge is closed,"" he told the SS commander. The man's face went red. ""On whose authority?"" ""Mine."" Battel had no authority to do this. None at all. He was blocking his own government from carrying out official orders. But he stood there anyway. And his soldiers stood with him. The SS officer screamed. Threatened. Demanded passage. Battel didn't budge. ""Any man who tries to cross will be arrested,"" he said quietly. Can you imagine that moment? The silence that must have fallen over that bridge? The SS convoy, engines still running, blocked by German soldiers pointing rifles at other German soldiers. The SS commander had no choice. He ordered his trucks to turn around. But Battel wasn't finished. He climbed into his own military truck and drove straight into the ghetto. Right into the heart of what everyone called the ""Jewish quarter."" Families were huddled in their homes, waiting. Knowing. Mothers held their children tighter. Old men sat by windows, watching the street. Battel started knocking on doors. ""Get in the truck,"" he told them. ""Now."" He loaded dozens of people into Wehrmacht vehicles. Grandparents who could barely walk. Mothers carrying babies. Children clutching toys they'd never see again. He drove them to the Wehrmacht barracks. Fed them. Posted guards to protect them. For hours, he moved Jewish families out of that ghetto under the cover of ""military necessity."" Every minute, he could have been shot for treason. Every decision could have been his last. But by nightfall, dozens of people who should have been on death trains were sleeping in German army beds instead. The news hit Berlin like a thunderbolt. Heinrich Himmler himself wrote Battel's name in his files. Called his actions ""inexcusable fraternization with Jews."" They blacklisted him from the Nazi Party. Started court-martial proceedings. Destroyed his career. Battel never apologized. Not once. When illness forced him out of active duty, he went home to his ruined life without a single word of regret. After the war, survivors started looking for him. The officer who saved us, they said. The German who said no. In 1963, Israel honored Albert Battel as one of the Righteous Among the Nations. The highest honor they give to non-Jews who risked everything to save Jewish lives. He never lived to see it. Battel died in 1952, forgotten in a Germany trying to rebuild itself. He never wrote a book about that day. Never gave interviews. Never sought praise. But what he did on that bridge proves something important. Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's looking at impossible odds and saying, ""I don't care."" It's one person deciding that orders don't matter more than human lives. It's standing up when everyone else is looking down. In a world that felt completely broken, Albert Battel showed that humanity could still win. Even when it wore the wrong uniform. Even when it stood completely alone. And sometimes, that's all it takes to change everything. One bridge. One officer. One word: No. "

Donald Trump has graciously accepted the Ashes from Pat Cummins.

I worked in a bank for 40 years, They were always referred to as 'the escort'.