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#polka dots

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Leaf Ring

c. 1900

by René Lalique

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

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On June 5, 1944, two members of the ‘Filthy Thirteen’ with the 101st Airborne Division, Clarence Ware applies war paint to Charles Plauda, before jumping into Normandy.

The Filthy Thirteen was the name given to the 1st Demolition Section of the Regimental Headquarters Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. They were ordered to secure or destroy the bridges over the Douve River during the Normandy Invasion of Europe in June 1944. Half were either killed, wounded or captured, but they accomplished their mission.

This unit was best known for the famous photo which appeared in Stars and Stripes, showing two members wearing Indian-style “mohawks” and applying war paint to one another. The inspiration for this came from unit sergeant Jake McNiece, who was part Choctaw.

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General Eisenhower’s message to the troops to start D-Day.

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On June 5, 1944, over 18,000 men of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions along with the British 6th Airborne Division, climbed aboard 2,395 aircraft and 867 gliders to fly to their designated drop zones in Normandy, France.

These Allied paratroopers and glider-borne infantry were well trained and highly skilled, but for many this would be their first experience of combat. Their objectives were to capture key sites behind the German lines and landing beaches and to secure the flanks of the assault areas.

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I don’t think I could handle having portraits of our fur babies that realistic! I would cry too often.

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Parliamentary democracy in New Zealand is……different.

"A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theatre erupted over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown." - AP, November 15, 2024

"The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, halting its progress to a third and final vote. Cheers and applause erupted before lawmakers and the public sang a waiata — a traditional Māori song — after the result was announced." - AP, April 10, 2025