it's not heli-copter, its helico-pter
speaking of, there was a helicopter crash that killed Iran's president
Hi my angels!!! A few things to tell you this morning
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Come hang with me in Dunedin!!
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Dunedin, Ōtepoti, May 23rd
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There’s only two of us for the Dunedin hang so it’s more of a fireside chat vibe!
Here’s a lil about Maggie, who I’m gonna be speaking with:
Maggie Peacock
Maggie is the co-founder and CEO of Fruitful Packaging, which aims to go beyond the replacement of plastic fruit stickers; instead, they aspire to revolutionise the soft plastic film market!!!
What she gives a shit about: “Creating sustainable solutions to everyday problems.”
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A helicopter with Iran’s president on board crashed
The biggest news to come out of yesterday was certainly the hunt for a helicopter that went down with Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, on board. As I’m writing this, the helicopter has just been found with the BBC reporting that there is “no sign of life.”
Note: Iran's president (the one that died) is not to be confused with their ‘Supreme Leader,’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Diddy apologised, who cares
Not sure if you’ve been following this story, but Sean "Diddy" Combs has just apologised “for attacking his ex-girlfriend Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura after CCTV footage showed him kicking and pushing her in a hotel hallway in 2016.”
A little bit of context:
Cassie, whose legal name is Cassandra Ventura, sued Combs in November over what she said was years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. The suit was settled the next day, with no admission of liability, but spurred intense scrutiny of Combs, with several more civil lawsuits filed in the following months, along with a federal criminal sex-trafficking investigation that led authorities to raid Combs’ mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.
And his Instagram apology:
Beware of the comment section on that one.
If you’re interested in reading more about this, here’s a list of every allegation against Diddy.
Something else for you to read because I love you
The Algorithmic Radicalization of Taylor Swift
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Helico-pter is my favourite fact to recite. Pter like pterodactyl!!