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𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐠𝐚! Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for reinventing her image and showcasing versatility in entertainment. Gaga started performing as a teenager by singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays. She studied Collaborative Arts Project 21 before leaving to pursue a music career. After a contract cancellation by Def Jam Recordings, Gaga worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2007, she signed with Interscope Records and KonLive Distribution. Her breakthrough came the following year with her debut studio album, The Fame, and its singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". The album was later reissued along with The Fame Monster (2009), which yielded the successful singles including "Just Dance", Poker Face", "Telephone" and "Alejandro". Lady Gaga's connection to the Rolling Stones includes a collaboration on their song "Sweet Sound of Heaven" for their album Hackney Diamonds and a guest appearance in their 2012 concert film and live album Grrrr Live!, "Gimme Shelter" which was recorded during their 50 & Counting tour.

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Whether our species survives might be irrelevant. How casually we destroy what lives is not. Caring for the planet isn’t idealism — it’s the bare minimum of responsibility.

Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.

#hope Maybe it is impossible to carry this small light through the night. Maybe the courage it takes will never be rewarded. But without it, there is only darkness — and that is no real choice at all.

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#Australia You could fit nine entire countries inside Australia – and still have room. Covering nearly 3 million square miles (7.7 million km²), Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world. But maps rarely show its true scale. Most world maps distort land near the poles, making countries like Greenland appear much larger than they are – and Australia much smaller. To correct for this, researchers stacked other nations inside its borders. The result: Australia can contain India, Mexico, Spain, Japan, Germany, the UK, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Ireland – all at once. These countries combined hold over 2 billion people. Australia has just 27 million. That’s because nearly 40% of the continent is uninhabitable. Much of Australia’s interior is scorching desert, where summer highs exceed 110°F (43°C) and rainfall is among the lowest on Earth. This vast region – known as the Outback – makes long-term settlement nearly impossible. Instead, more than 85% of Australians live in coastal cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. These urban clusters fringe a vast, mostly empty interior – an extreme case of population imbalance rarely seen at this scale. And yet, the country ranks 14th in global GDP. It’s rich in minerals, agriculture, and coastline. Its economic weight far outstrips its population size. Australia reminds us that area isn’t everything. Geography shapes how and where people live. Sometimes, a country can be massive on paper and nearly empty in reality. 📸Credit: Visual Capitalist

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Four centuries later, and remarkably little has changed since Shakespeare’s time. 🙃

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The US is planning to require travelers to disclose up to five years of their social-media history before entering the country. I find this deeply troubling. It feels strange when a country that sees itself as a guardian of freedom asks travelers to reveal their digital lives in this way. Freedom means being able to express criticism without being registered, categorized, or filtered out. Hannah Arendt once wrote that freedom begins “where people can act and speak without fear of consequences.” If state authorities must first inspect our digital past before we are allowed to enter, that has little to do with freedom — and a lot to do with control. I believe this: If you speak of “freedom,” you shouldn’t restrict people for using their voice. #Freedom #freedomtech