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ALT See, I think a lot of my songs are really political. I think nobody gets it, but it's hard for me to divide up my politics and my religious convictions. There's something offensive to me about having an American flag in a church building. When the CIA pretended to be missionaries and caused trouble in Chile so that all missionaries were kicked out, I think that makes the United States the enemy of the kingdom of God. I think a government that requires 18-year-old boys to register for the draft is anti-life. See, all the pro-lifers, they only think life is sacred if you are a fetus. I agree that life is sacred to fetuses, but I also think it's sacred to 18-year-olds. Where were you people when Nixon was in the White House? When Lyndon Johnson was escalating the war? Not that I necessarily think that everybody has to be a pacifist; I don't. But it does seem funny to me that so many people who are anti-abortion are pro-capital punishment. So many people who are anti-capital punishment are

ALT A promotional image of three characters from Check, Please! Will Poindexter #24 holds his stick and looks over his shoulder; Derek Nurse #28 holds his stick toward the viewer; and Christopher Chow #55 holds his stick over his shoulder. They're on a blue graphic background with the text "what does Samwell hockey mean to you?" spanning the background behind them.

ALT An infographic from NWS Duluth titled "Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald," marking the 51st anniversary of her sinking on November 10, 1975. The left side details key events and conditions: • The Edmund Fitzgerald departed Superior, WI for Detroit, MI at 2:15 PM on November 9, 1975. • The Arthur M. Anderson departed Two Harbors, MN and followed behind. • A strong storm crossed eastern Lake Superior, producing observed west-northwest winds of 58 kt (~67 mph) with model estimates up to 65 kt (~75 mph), and observed waves of 12–18 ft with model estimates up to ~25 ft during the peak. • Last contact was at 7:10 PM on November 10 near Whitefish Point. • All 29 crew members were lost. • Learn more: https://arcg.is/1SOjPb3 The right side features three images: a surface weather map of the intense low-pressure system (credit: NWS Marquette), a ship track map across Lake Superior (credit: Tom Hultquist), and a photograph of the Edmund Fitzgerald underway (credit: Bob Campbell).




















































