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Over 113 Dead in Night Club Roof Collapse!

Baconstripsxxx @BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025) • Torrington, Connecticut 9 Apr 25

What a tragedy, my country is currently mourning the lost of 113 individuals who were at a night club called Jet set with over 500 people attending a live music even when the roof suddenly collapsed. Amongst the dead are multiple...

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It Happened One Day

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 17 Jan 25

It was during the holidays, and I was probably around 11 years old or so. At the time we lived in Illinois and we were visiting with my grandparents and extended family in Milwaukee, WI. When we stayed there, my dad would park his...

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The Trees are Crying

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 28 Sep 24

I did not know Cole very well. I changed his name for this discussion. Something made me think of him today. I volunteered at my kid's school many years ago. I sat in the hall with different kids and helped them with spelling and...

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FIRE CLAIMS 21 LIVES OF MINORS IN KENYAN ACADEMY

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 8 Sep 24

It is a sad weekend here as we mourn 21 pupils who were killed in a fire tragedy on 5th Sept 2024 night. Over 70 others still nursing serious injuries. The school is called Hillside Endarasha Academy. Cause of fire still unknown....

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Notes On James' Story - "My 600 lb. Life"

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 10 Jul 24

Today, I watched an old episode of "My 600 lb. Life". It featured a man named James, age 46 (at the time of filming) and over 700 lbs. He passed away three years after the filming of his episode, and I heard that he got a whole...

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Another tragic selfie.

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 23 Apr 24

I just read that another woman was killed while she was trying to take a selfie near a volcano in Indonesia. The woman tripped on her too long pants and fell into the volcano in front of her husband. I accept that we are all a...

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Straight From The Heart (Poem)

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 22 Jan 24

For a lifetime Jay had been a poet, Everybody who knew him said he was "magic" with a pen His life had often been traumatic and tragic, But it had it's precious/priceless touches of beauty now and then Even in his darkest...

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Notes On Hank Williams Sr. & Lost Potential

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 7 Dec 23

This morning I've been watching a music documentary about Hank Williams,Sr. His catalogue of music is very slim,due to his tragic death at merely 29 years old. Even so, the documentary surprisingly had some music from him I'd...

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Mean People, Mean Memes

Kandase @Kandae11 (57233) 23 Jun 23

Millions of people around the world were somewhat horrified at the events surrounding the submersible ( Titan) which went missing, then imploded deep in the North Atlantic sea killing all five occupants onboard. I remember how...

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Tragedy - The NOT So Good Side Of Nature

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 7 May 23

Sharing a bit of NOT so good news from my spring yard. I try to share the good surprises, especially this time of the year. And there is a lot to be thankful for. However, there have been more tragedies this year than ever, in the...

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This Makes No Sense

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 12 Dec 22

Does it have to be made into just another "political" issue the fact that three boys died, and it is suspected there may be more—although a six-year old remains in critical condition after falling through the ice on a lake In the...

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Red Admiral And A Tragedy

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 25 Sep 22

Went to a festival at the local park. Enjoyed the festivities, food and crafts. Bought a few things to give as gifts to my neighbors perhaps. Talked to a few there and learned of a train - car collision that killed three people...

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Horror Strikes Yet Again

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 25 May 22

19 children and 2 adults were brutally murdered by an 18-year-old American (born in North Dakota) who legally purchased two assault rifles, several 30-round magazines, and hundreds upon hundreds of rounds of ammunition. He shot...

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10 Bee Gees Songs - #9

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 6 Mar 22

"Tragedy" was written in one afternoon along with another song by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb. They were on a break from filming "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The song hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, US Cash Box...

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Whose fault is this?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 12 Jan 22

A few days ago the village of Murree, a resort in the mountains about 25 miles/ 40 km north of Islamabad in Pakistan, was hit by heavy snow. Some people apparently posted images on social media showing themselves playing in it. As...

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Monday, 22 Nov 21

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 22 Nov 21

Good day to you all, Hope it has been a good one. Not sure how many of you have heard about the Waukesha Christmas Parade Tragedy. A convicted criminal drove his SUV into the parade at high-speed killing 5 and injuring at least...

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5 Dead & 40+ Injured at Christmas Parade

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 22 Nov 21

Tragedy at a Christmas parade yesterday. A car plowed through a parade, killing at least five and injuring at least forty people. This includes many in the "Dancing Grannies" part of the parade, as well as children. Facts are...

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A bad egg morning for The Horse.

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Nov 21

No, I did not encounter any bad eggs. At least not bad people. But my ritual egg and bacon breakfast got off to a rough start. I chose a cracked egg to cook up after the bacon had cooked. But it looked odd in the pan (too...

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A traveling musician story

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122065) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 15 Oct 21

I like the way that musician Danny Kean started his idea of traveling around the world with his current dog Mo by playing songs on his piano in a city that suffers from a natural disaster since 2005. Danny started his Traveling...

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George W Bush on 9/11

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7386) • Sparta, Tennessee 30 Aug 21

Due to the upcoming 20 year anniversary of 9/11, National Geographic had a special. The first was George W Bush's first hand account of that day from when he woke up. I'm in awe of how he actually conducted himself on that...

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