Well as I leave for…possibly the last time I want to say thanks for a mostly peaceful few months and hopefully this gets backpedaled sooner rather than later because dammit I just want to keep in touch with my friends and I can’t even have that.
Dustin Phillips
@sonicblueranger.bsky.social
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Fanboy talking about fanboy stuff. Sonic and Power Rangers mostly. Can and will be 18+ at times so don’t follow if you’re under 18. He/Him. 34. Bisexual.
![May 20 – Gay rights – Romer v. Evans: The Supreme Court of the United States rules against a law that prevents any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of homosexuals.
May 30 – The Hoover Institution releases an optimistic report that global warming will probably reduce mortality in the United States and provide Americans with valuable benefits.[4]
June
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June 25: Khobar Towers Bombing
June – Iraq disarmament crisis: As Iraq continues to refuse inspectors access to a number of sites, the U.S. fails in its attempt to build support for military action against Iraq in the UN Security](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yqfai233a7utmuh44lbypdso/bafkreie2uha2xjrn7hbqllrzjf74ivtmrzlda3tmg7rpwrb6phtg664v6q)
![June 28
Israel launches an offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to rocketfire by Hamas into Israeli territory.[37]
The United States Armed Forces withdraws its forces in Iceland, thereby disbanding the Iceland Defense Force.[38]
July
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July 1 – The Qinghai–Tibet railway begins operation, making Tibet the final province-level entity of China to establish a conventional railway.[39]
July 6 – The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.[40]
July 11 – A series of seven bomb blasts hits the city of Mumbai, India, killing more than 200 people.[41]
July 12 – Israeli troops invade Lebanon in response to Hezbollah kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing three others. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel two days later.[](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yqfai233a7utmuh44lbypdso/bafkreif6rroxdmrig34fbp2xowwavdn6atwf6rx5bn6eksxyv4dvuuydf4)
