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I've only seen some of his films not books but Day of the Jackal and Dogs of war were great. R.I.P.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/06/09/sly-stone-dead-sly-and-the-family-stone-copd/75210078007/
 

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Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco DJ turned pop and funk music innovator, has died. He was 82.

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone," a statement shared with USA TODAY on June 9 reads. "After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three children, his closest friend, and his extended family.

 

 

Apparently a train wreck on live performances much of the time, but his compositions helped bring 1970s funk to fruition and inspired all sorts of artists, from Miles Davis to RHCP. 

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15 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/06/09/sly-stone-dead-sly-and-the-family-stone-copd/75210078007/
 

 

Apparently a train wreck on live performances much of the time, but his compositions helped bring 1970s funk to fruition and inspired all sorts of artists, from Miles Davis to RHCP. 

Hip hop artist sampled soooo many of his songs. For example, De La Soul sampled "Crossword Puzzle" for their antidrug anthem "Say No Go:"

Ironic that tonally the lyrics for each song are worlds apart.

I could rant about the state of hip hop vis a vis this group but I'll spare the forum.

RIP indeed

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One of the last surviving veterans of Dien Bien Phu.

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Stanisław Butryn, born in 1934, one of the last surviving participants in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, died on June 9 in Buzançais. He underwent his baptism of fire as a senior corporal in October 1952, at the age of 18, at Tu Le in the ranks of the 6th Colonial Parachute Battalion (6 BPC) under the command of the future general Marcel Bigeard. At the age of just 20, he was promoted to senior sergeant. He parachuted into Dien Bien Phu twice: on November 20, 1953 and on March 15, 1954, when defeat was already imminent. The veteran, who held the rank of chief warrant officer, recalled the fierce fighting from March 13 to May 7, 1954, when communist Viet Minh troops shelled French positions with mortars. “Dien Bien Phu was the bloodiest and longest battle of the French expeditionary force in the Far East,” he said. The 169-day battle, including 56 days of particularly intense fighting, claimed enormous casualties: of the 11,721 prisoners taken prisoner, only 3,290 survived, which means 8,431 deaths in just three months of captivity, much worse than in the German Stalags. After the defeat of the French forces, the prisoners, including Butryn, underwent a grueling 800-kilometer march through the jungle to Camp No. 70 near Nam Dinh. “We were given only a ball of rice a day, we had to carry the wounded,” he recalled. Hunger, disease and exhaustion meant that after their release on August 22, 1954, many could not eat because of their cramped stomachs. In captivity, the prisoners were subjected to political indoctrination, blackmail and lies. During the fighting, on the night of May 3-4, 1954, during a counterattack, Stanisław Butryn recognized his comrade in arms, Raymond Hautecouverture, who had been declared dead by the Vietnamese, who had left him by the roadside and ripped off his dog tag. Butryn received permission to carry him on his back to a medical station a few kilometers away. He had to cross the river twice, under enemy fire. After delivering the living soldier to the infirmary, Stanisław Butryn returned to the front. This story came to light only in May 2014, after the archives were opened, and the man himself never boasted about it. Stanisław Butryn was awarded the military medal (médaille militaire), awarded at the age of 21, and was also an officer of the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit. He has 5 citations for war deeds, including two at the army level.

https://x.com/delestoile/status/1932738930090147992

 

Ivanhoe Hierophant Lord

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Fred Smith; USMC Marine Corps vet (and Silver Star awardee), and founder of Federal Express. 

 

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Mikayla Raines, youtuber and founder of Save a Fox, died by suicide after online abuse. She was 29.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/youtube-star-mikayla-raines-dies-suicide-29-husband-blames-online-abus-rcna214720

 

It was a bunch of reddit troons harassing her. Imagine losing a beautiful soul like that because of people who are the embodiment of evil. 

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Yeah. Really upset me when I heard, she had a wonderful reserve and a wonderful youtube channel. Not been popping up in my feed lately, I guess I understand why now, the poor kid was clearly suffering.

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1 hour ago, JWB said:

Con-man preacher Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90.

Jimmy Swaggart, TV Evangelist and Cousin to Jerry Lee Lewis Who Became Enmeshed in Scandal, Dies at 90

You should see the church and bible college campus in Baton Rouge.  Strong North Korea juche energy. And some buildings stayed unfinished for a long time.

And I'm not far from the stretch of Airline Hwy (Hwy 61) where he got busted. 

The story about how that kicked off is one of the most petty and vile things that gives Christianity a black eye.  It was essentially a beef between him and another pastor.

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Actually 2024 but his request upon death was to be buried at sea in the Sea of Japan from a JMSDF minesweeper. Today it was carried out by JS Bungo.

WASHINGTON ー James E Auer was an esteemed Japan expert and former Special Assistant for Japan in the Office of the United States Secretary of Defense. A distinguished Professor Emeritus at Vanderbilt University in the US, Dr Auer was also one of the earliest champions of JAPAN Forward. He was additionally a valued member of Seiron, whose articles appear in The Sankei Shimbun's monthly magazine and newspaper column of the same name. 

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https://japan-forward.com/remembering-james-e-auer-a-legacy-of-strengthening-japan-us-relations/

 

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