Verse 2: It's a mystery, why it flew so far Maybe it lost its way, like a shooting star But in the skies of Montana, it caused alarm And the decision was made, to bring it to harm...

Bridge: Now it's gone, like a fleeting dream The mystery remains, it's not as it seems The skies are quiet, the winds have stilled But the memory lingers, of the Chinese balloon that was filled...

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Asked to reassure the audience that TWN escalation is not imminent, he "reassures the audience that TWN is part of China".

In 1979, President Carter had solar panels installed at the White House. These were later laughed at, derided and removed by officials of Reagan Administration.

This week is a week of action to support the referendum for an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. The Voice is constitutional recognition of our First Nations people to ensure they have a say in matters that affect them. #VoteForTheVoice #VoiceTreatyTruth

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For example, this screenshot was taken Jan. 12, 2011, and shows a search on Baidu for "Civil Society" (公民社会) returned results from social media (tieba.baidu.com, Baidu's forum website) and overseas websites (nccu.edu.tw is a university in Taiwan).

"How did Europe get out of fratricide?" Public intellectual Sun Liping, sociologist at Tsinghua University in Peking, published this on his online journal just after 8 October . David Kelly open.substack.com/pub/beijingbas…

Metrics of self-deception, by David Kelly open.substack.com/pub/beijingbas… Melbourne-resident Lü Jiajian tackles 'unconscious self-deception'.

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I grew up in Donbas In a city where coal dust covered everything. Back then, I thought the worst life Could offer was poverty. Now I see dictators welcomed like stars And I realize The real poverty is Moral.