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The Long War Journal 

Generation Jihad Ep. 169 — The Houthi Origin Story

Bill is joined by Long War Journal regular and long-time friend of the show, Edmund Fitton-Brown to talk about the Houthis. If you're here, you've heard of them — but how much do you actually know about them? What is their relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran? Why are they in Yemen? Edmund previously served as the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Yemen, a role which required him to negotiate and spend a significant amount of time in close quarters with Houthi leaders. He details some of... Читать дальше...

Small Heath Alliance 

Cotteridge

Driving to work this morning and after navigating the notorious double roundabout in Cotteridge and heading towards Bournville spotted the massive Vile billboard that must have gone up overnight. Just plain pink and baby blue with prepared in the bottom right corner.

Obviously stuck my 2 fingers up at the monstrosity.

Then I spotted the best graffiti I’ve seen in a long while. Underneath “prepared” was “to go out in the group stage” bloody beautiful.

If the artist... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Philadelphia still the 6th-biggest U.S. city, but San Antonio catching up, census data shows

New federal estimates show Philadelphia remains the nation’s sixth-most-populous city, despite a decline in population throughout the pandemic. But the U.S. Census Bureau data out this week also shows San Antonio, Texas, could surpass Philadelphia in the coming years if trends continue. The data shows that Philadelphia lost 3.3% of its population — roughly 53,000 residents — between April 2020 and July 2023, dropping the city’s overall population to about 1,550,542. San Antonio, meanwhile, saw the... Читать дальше...