Indians Baseball Still Defines My Year and Life
Andy Young reflects on the Cleveland Indians season, baseball’s constancy, and the uneasy hope for a World Series title. He contrasts past slumps with current players like Brantley Gomes Kluber and Bauer, notes division rivals, and concludes that another season’s chase is enough for now.
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Nostalgia for Saddam Hussein grows in Iraq amid Tikrit war
Ahmed al Shabibi and fellow Iraqis, in a London cafe, discuss Saddam Hussein as nostalgia rises amid the fight to reclaim Tikrit from Islamic State militants. Sunni and Shiite speakers debate Saddam’s security era, its autocracy, and the broader sectarian fallout shaping current conflicts and social media tributes.
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Pro Saddam Memes Emerge Amid Social Media Era
A shift toward order and new tools fuels a wave of pro Saddam memes and apologetic posts on Facebook. Twitter wars erupt over his legacy while fans create Tumblrs, including one showing Saddam smoking a cigar with the caption Miss mee.
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