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“since the #Paris #Olympics finished in August, more than 100 athletes, including six Australians, have complained to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the bling they received in Paris is #disintegrating. What makes the crumbling #medals all the more embarrassing for the French is that they were designed by a brand owned by #LVMH #Moët #Hennessy #LouisVuitton, the company owned by France’s richest family.”

Veni, vidi, vici.

Defects didn’t occur for first, second or third participant. Their medals were of the highest calibre. The rest of competitors get a sub-standard reminder of their participation. Some call this ‘enshitification’. A better term would be Capitalism.

#IOC / #enshitificatiom / #capitalism

A participation medal at the French Olympics in 2024 crumbling after minimal handling. “The mint discovered that the varnish used to prevent oxidation was defective,” the report reads. “Its varnish recipe is a trade secret, but the coating was weakened after the mint changed it to conform to recent European Union regulations banning the use of chromium trioxide, a toxic chemical used to prevent metal from rusting, according to La Lettre, a French industry newspaper.” source https://www.theage.com.au/sport/and-the-gold-for-the-worst-olympic-medals-goes-to-paris-20250121-p5l64v.html
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Chuck Darwin

J D Vance's "service" in the Marines wasn’t exactly the boots-on-the-ground experience that he’s now framing it as.
Instead, #Vance served a single four-year enlistment in the 🔸public affairs section 🔸in the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,
and wrote in his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, that he was “lucky to escape any real fighting.”

Meanwhile, #Walz served as an enlisted soldier in the Army National Guard for two decades,
ultimately attaining the rank of command sergeant major.
He enlisted in the Nebraska National Guard at the age of 17 and transferred to the Minnesota National Guard 15 years later in 1996.
As part of the job, he responded to natural disasters,
served with the European Security Force to support the war in Afghanistan,
and was stationed around Europe to train with NATO militaries.
He received several Army #medals and retired as a master sergeant shortly before running for Congress in 2006.
Walz has repeatedly said he left the military in order to run for office, not out of cowardice, as Vance implies.
Bringing the military disparity to the foreground of the election is, ultimately, an interesting choice for Vance and #Trump,
considering that a conveniently timed #bone #spur diagnosis helped the Republican presidential candidate skirt the Vietnam War draft in 1968.
newrepublic.com/post/184662/jd

The New Republic · J.D. Vance’s New Attack on Tim Walz Proves Irony Is DeadIs J.D. Vance really the best person to criticize Tim Walz’s military background?
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Nonilex

As part of the job, he responded to #NaturalDisasters, served w/the #European #Security Force to support the #war in #Afghanistan, & was stationed around #Europe to train w/ #NATO militaries. He received several Army #medals & retired as a master sergeant shortly before running for %Congress in 2006. #Walz has repeatedly said he left the #military in order to run for office, not out of cowardice, as #Vance implies.

#Veterans#democracy#freedom
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CoinOfNote

Updated #Introduction, I collect #Coins, #Tokens, #Medals. I collect World coins, ancient coins, anything interesting, religious coins, Postal Numismatic Covers (PNCs). I love learning more & I try to share fascinating snippets about them with you.

I'm also always keen to learn more about St Eloi / St Eligius, patron saint of #numismatists.

Longer posts on: coinofnote.com/ (& #Newsletter too)

Large chi rho Christogram, Γ left (3rd officina), E right. Coin is struck off-center, about 10% above the flan
PNC with coin showing reverse, image of the globe at night showing lights of Australia, four stamps top-right
Illustration representing the three Pyramids of Giza Designer: Abdul Fattah Wahba
An Octagonal medal with all details in a recessed circule. "Sanctus Eligius" (Saint Eligius, in Latin) around the edge, the saint himself sitting at a desk looking at coins. The desk has a representation of the Cross atop Mount Calvary similar to that depicted on Byzantine coins of the time of Saint Eligius.
#WhoAmI#Numismatcs#StEligius
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Jim Wald

A friend was kind enough to draw my attention to this report on crowdfunded Adopt-A-Monument / Mural: Conserving public art through private funds – The Municipal Art Society of New York

mas.org/initiatives/adopt-a-mo

Naturally, I am particularly pleased to see restoration work done on the #Heine/Lorelei #monument en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorelei_. Here, depicted in a medal when it was created; dedicated 1899

Heine medal: white metal, 58 mm in center: bust of poet facing left, between two branches--from the image on the base of the monument text around edge: HEINRICH HEINE DIE DEUTSCHEN IN AMERICA IHREM GRÖSSTEN LYRIKER
reverse center: the fountain momument text at top HEINE DENKMAL NEW-YORK bottom: 1895-1897
#PublicArt#sculpture#medals
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