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@selina3sticks.bsky.social need a book/ series recommendation. Craving Alice Hoffman/Deborah Harkness witchy, historic, descriptions of plants. That sort of thing. Read both of their big series.
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@selina3sticks.bsky.social need a book/ series recommendation. Craving Alice Hoffman/Deborah Harkness witchy, historic, descriptions of plants. That sort of thing. Read both of their big series.
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When I say I love Cheesecake Factory, I mean this cat who was found malnourished and wandering through a Bay Area mall parking lot. Cheesecake Factory has since been rescued and nursed back to health. He's now healthy, vaxxed, & sweet, but still needs a loving home www.petfinder.com/cat/cheeseca...
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Pete Hegseth eyeing Senate seat as impeachment threat looms: report
42 year old woman who cannot afford to live will still vote Republican because she opposes abortion. These people are deranged. An issue which will not impact her life whatsoever is more important than affordable medication and her family's income. Gift article wapo.st/4z7LfPT
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Replying to @climatebrad.hillheat.com
The took place in July. In September, Virginia proposed that Microsoft pay a fine of $2.499 million "to recover the profit Microsoft gained by operating after exceeding its permit limits."
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My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
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Good morning, Georgia! A friendly reminder during early voting that it is illegal under state law to record marking your ballot in a polling place. This provision is important for election integrity. It deters individuals from intimidating others *and* helps prevent vote-buying schemes. Don’t do it!
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The GOP's latest plot to take away women's reproductive rights? Transphobia.
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“This, like so many laments about what things cost in America, is a housing story.” Public Colleges Are Passing the $50,000-a-Year Mark. For Locals. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/b...
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Just four signed copies left of this now (with free international delivery!)... blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
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“Mr. Trump’s order to federalize the National Guard ‘exceeded the President’s statutory authority and encroached on Congress’s’ power, the ruling said, and was therefore unconstitutional.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...
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This is a model for how you describe that ad in your lead. 👏 www.ms.now/news/amy-act...
Headlines that call it an “attack ad” featuring “Acton’s estranged mother” obfuscate the aberration. How about “Ramaswamy ad revictimizes Acton, who was raped as a child”? presswatchers.org/2026/10/depr...
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Replying to @propublica.org
The U.S. Postal Service has reduced mail pickup at some local facilities, which could affect when your ballot is postmarked. To find out whether your ZIP code is affected, use our lookup tool: www.propublica.org/article/mail...
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New tonight from @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @zeteo.com zeteo.com/p/venues-sta...
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We have Greenland huh?
Trump: "Our country is making hundreds of billions of dollars on oil. and then on top of it we have Venezuela, and we have Greenland! 'We're making trillions of dollars. But my people said 'please don't mention that, sir, because people are paying a little higher'... we're making a frickin' fortune"
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In a little-noticed webpage update, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year, a move that would wipe tens of thousands of publicly available environmental resources from the web.
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Where does the buck stop?
A highly regarded physician-scientist recommended by NIH Director to lead the agency’s mental health institute is no longer in the running. Instead, RFK Jr. favors a researcher who studies treating mental illness with diet—an approach advocated by some in MAHA. www.science.org/content/arti...
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i understand that this is literally a story about FEMA not doing it's job but, even in that context, the absolute clusterfuck at FEMA has been underreported. it's a nightmare over there and anyone with any institutional knowledge is already gone.
FEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own politi.co/4yBLbqS
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This is one of the most holy sh*t stories I’ve ever read in my life. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...
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"Yes, there is a possibility that the Creature could become uncontrollable, kill large numbers of people, destroy civilization, or otherwise bring about the end of human life as we know it. But it also has enormous potential benefits." buff.ly/VofUcqn
wapo.st/4yH53su In every other case I recall reading about, you can't file suit based on what might happen but I'm not a lawyer.
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“I think Americans feel like the corporate class would feed us sawdust if they could and charge a premium." Private equity is coming for local restaurants. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/d...
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It sounds like hyperbole to suggest the current administration WANTS measles to become common again but I can’t think of much they’d be doing differently if they didn’t want that. (I think some of them really are eugenicists who legit prefer disease spread to prevention; others just don’t care)
The CDC denied a request from California, Hawaiʻi, Oregon, and Washington to validate a high-volume measles test, citing “other priorities.” 🤨
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Replying to @ruinista.bsky.social
It's so weird that people with reality-distorting wealth traditionally would spend on things they thought were nice and admirable and would cause later generations to praise their name but for the last decade the people with reality-distorting wealth dream of being brutal post-apocalyptic warlords.
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“Don’t exceed this specific speed” was such a cowardly, responsibility-obfuscating way to disable Ukraine’s defenses without literally “turning off starshield” that it was hard to believe the Trump team knew enough to invent it. Makes more sense that it was Musk’s idea, which he then tried to hide.
🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk personally proposed slowing down Ukraine’s Starlink access, and Trump agreed, The Telegraph reports, citing four sources. Musk reportedly later feared backlash from European customers and publicly denied responsibility, blaming the White House instead.
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Liechtenstein prince’s ‘surreal’ abortion veto dismays campaigners
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Not a single parent has filed a book challenge in Palm Beach in two years. The district just removed 1800 books anyway, because AI told them to. There are many reasons that is unthinkable but let's not forget AI DOES NOT HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOKS. IT CANNOT READ THEM. It just makes crap up!
Palm Beach pulled 1800+ titles from its school library collections because AI flagged them for review. Media specialists and principals must sign attestation forms verifying their libraries are compliant with vague law. None of this is normal. freedomtoreadproject.substack.com/p/when-ai-de...
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“ICEYE and Nokia signed a letter of intent with Ukraine's Defense Ministry on Oct. 22, formalizing a partnership aimed at developing Ukraine's own satellite communications system.” kyivindependent.com/amid-starlin...
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“The killer awoke before dawn. She put her boots on. She took a face from the ancient gallery. And she walked on down the hall.” tomcox.substack.com/p/at-home-wi...
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Just THREE signed copies of this left now, in case anyone would like to take advantage of the free international delivery offer… blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
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republicans’ closing message could not be clearer: they are the party of pedophile rapists
Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"
Would least to the daughter being preclude from serving on what fucking grounds? Misogynist pig.
Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"