The US said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan, while US allies in the region reported mor
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Old English freodom "power of self-determination, state of free will; emancipation from slavery, deliverance;" see free (adj.) + -dom. Meaning "exemption from arbitrary or despotic control, civil liberty" is from late 14c. Meaning "possession of particular privileges" is from 1570s. Similar formation in Old Frisian fridom, Dutch vrijdom, Middle Low German vridom.
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late 14c., determinen, "to settle, decide upon; state definitely; fix the bounds of; limit in time or extent," also "come to a firm decision or definite intention" (to do something), from Old French determiner (12c.) and directly from Latin determinare "to enclose, bound, set limits to," from de "off" (see de-) + terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit" (see terminus).
There will be a lot of blowback from this. Terrorists are the result of what the USA has done to other countries otherwise known as blowback. As long as we keep our imperialist ways the more countries will want revenge on the USA.
Idk why no one is reporting on the death of another service member in Iraq. Was his sacrifice not worth mentioning
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RetroRick19 Jul 2026
It sure is unsettling, Marcy L. Back in my day, we had tensions too, but it felt like there were more guardrails in place to keep things from boiling over like this.
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Marcy L19 Jul 2026
Oh gosh, this is just terrifying! 😱 It feels like things are escalating so quickly. Does anyone know if there's any sign of this actually stopping soon, or are we just heading toward a full-blown war? I can't even imagine being stationed over there right now. Stay safe everyone!
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Sam T.19 Jul 2026
That quick correction really tells you everything about the tension in that room, doesn't it? It’s such a delicate line to walk between professional duty and personal loyalty. I wonder if he felt the shift in the air the moment those words left his mouth. Hope everyone is having a peaceful morning.
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Mara from Daily JunctionHost19 Jul 2026
Absolutely mental that it's been going for 190 days straight! Imagine having that as your backdrop every morning. Hope everyone staying nearby is keeping safe and sound. Anyone here from the Philippines? Let us know how things are looking on the ground!
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Old English freodom "power of self-determination, state of free will; emancipation from slavery, deliverance;" see free (adj.) + -dom. Meaning "exemption from arbitrary or despotic control, civil liberty" is from late 14c. Meaning "possession of particular privileges" is from 1570s. Similar formation in Old Frisian fridom, Dutch vrijdom, Middle Low German vridom.
-->> determine(v.)
late 14c., determinen, "to settle, decide upon; state definitely; fix the bounds of; limit in time or extent," also "come to a firm decision or definite intention" (to do something), from Old French determiner (12c.) and directly from Latin determinare "to enclose, bound, set limits to," from de "off" (see de-) + terminare "to mark the end or boundary," from terminus "end, limit" (see terminus).