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Science writer, aspiring author, tea lover, Baby Fozzie admirer. "The moral arc of the universe isn't going to bend itself."
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Live alone if they WANT to.
December 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Live alone if they WANT to.
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LET'S TRY THIS!!!!!!!
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
LET'S TRY THIS!!!!!!!
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Was this supposed to be a surprise? Why did Putin wait so long to say so? Trump's been in office since January.
BREAKING: Vladimir Putin declares that if Ukraine does not broker a deal which gives them a large portion of their territory, then Russia will invade and take over ALL of their lands.
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Was this supposed to be a surprise? Why did Putin wait so long to say so? Trump's been in office since January.
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I’m horrified that more people aren’t horrified by Jared meeting with Putin.
It’s insane, yet it’s barely mentioned in the news. 🤯
It’s insane, yet it’s barely mentioned in the news. 🤯
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I’m horrified that more people aren’t horrified by Jared meeting with Putin.
It’s insane, yet it’s barely mentioned in the news. 🤯
It’s insane, yet it’s barely mentioned in the news. 🤯
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📚 🦸🏻♀️RUTHERFORD COUNTY — “Go and thank your librarian. Absolute heroes.”
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
📚 🦸🏻♀️RUTHERFORD COUNTY — “Go and thank your librarian. Absolute heroes.”
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
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Alright. That's enough of this. Let's end the day with something cute. 🪶
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Alright. That's enough of this. Let's end the day with something cute. 🪶
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All they have are thin blankets that cannot chase away the cold, and children trembling through the winter night.
O Allah, be their warmth and mercy, for Your door never closes, nor is any supplicant turned away.
chuffed.org/project/133274
O Allah, be their warmth and mercy, for Your door never closes, nor is any supplicant turned away.
chuffed.org/project/133274
I knock on the door of kindness bearing a pain beyond endurance.My children shiver from the cold and are weakened by hunger. I have nothing left but my prayers
O God.provide them with warmth and shelter,and send them a helping hand and mercy from among Your servants, for we have no one left but You🤲🏻
O God.provide them with warmth and shelter,and send them a helping hand and mercy from among Your servants, for we have no one left but You🤲🏻
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
All they have are thin blankets that cannot chase away the cold, and children trembling through the winter night.
O Allah, be their warmth and mercy, for Your door never closes, nor is any supplicant turned away.
chuffed.org/project/133274
O Allah, be their warmth and mercy, for Your door never closes, nor is any supplicant turned away.
chuffed.org/project/133274
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He's playing dumb cuz he's so fucking condescending, he thinks thats the only way to relate to people. Maybe some of the electeds in his party, but ...
Tucker Carlson: "How do gay people get babies? Just sort of buy them somewhere?" (Yes. He's this dumb.)
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
He's playing dumb cuz he's so fucking condescending, he thinks thats the only way to relate to people. Maybe some of the electeds in his party, but ...
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BREAKING: Hegseth’s new explanation is that he left the room, went to a bar, and butt-dialed the commanding officer, who heard Hegseth say “Make it a double” which he misinterpreted as ordering a double tap
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
BREAKING: Hegseth’s new explanation is that he left the room, went to a bar, and butt-dialed the commanding officer, who heard Hegseth say “Make it a double” which he misinterpreted as ordering a double tap
Who else was in that building?
Apartment building belonging to the family of bombing suspect Abdul Karim Sanoubar demolished by Israel on Tuesday.
‘Collective punishment’: Family home of suspect demolished in West Bank
Apartment building belonging to the family of bombing suspect Abdul Karim Sanoubar demolished by Israel on Tuesday.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Who else was in that building?
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He was sleeping when she said this.
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
He was sleeping when she said this.
Where are the bullhorns to wake his ass up?
I just find it hilarious that his whole cabinet is sloberring praise all over him with ridiculous hyperbole and he is falling asleep while they're doing it.
You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.
You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Where are the bullhorns to wake his ass up?
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She added about 20 million views to this after some dipshit WH spokesperson decided the best plan was to personally attack and insult her. And counting.
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
She added about 20 million views to this after some dipshit WH spokesperson decided the best plan was to personally attack and insult her. And counting.
I don't read memoirs written by people young enough to have major life events still ahead of them, but this review of one is definitely worth reading.
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Much-Hyped Book Was Always Going to Be Self-Serving. It’s So Much Worse Than That.
God, everyone sucks so much in American Canto.
slate.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I don't read memoirs written by people young enough to have major life events still ahead of them, but this review of one is definitely worth reading.
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
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25.3% of unemployment is now Americans with college degrees, a record high.
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
25.3% of unemployment is now Americans with college degrees, a record high.
I read this as though she got a crisp treasury note of a $100 denomination. Or is it a "100 denomination"?
I spoke with an 80 yr old Albertan who got a $100 bill for her COVID vaccine in the mail, despite being eligible for the free shot
She has diabetes, heart disease, is on the Alberta Seniors Benefit
Story👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
She has diabetes, heart disease, is on the Alberta Seniors Benefit
Story👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
80-year-old diabetic Calgarian shocked to receive $100 bill for COVID-19 vaccine | CBC News
A Calgary senior with diabetes and heart disease is fighting back after being billed for her COVID-19 vaccine despite being eligible for a free shot. Sharon Mason, 80, received her COVID vaccine in ea...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I read this as though she got a crisp treasury note of a $100 denomination. Or is it a "100 denomination"?
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It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for Defend Public Health’s Whopper of the Week!
Today the team took on RFK Jr.’s belief in miasma theory, which got cooked around the same time that humans discovered germ theory.
Thanks to @benecal.bsky.social, @erohealthcomms.com, and Aurora Horstkamp.
Today the team took on RFK Jr.’s belief in miasma theory, which got cooked around the same time that humans discovered germ theory.
Thanks to @benecal.bsky.social, @erohealthcomms.com, and Aurora Horstkamp.
Whopper of the Week: RFK Wants You to Fortify Your Immune System So He Can Deprive You of Modern Medicine | Defend Public Health
RFK Jr. believes that with a healthy diet, exercise, and the avoidance of environmental toxins and stresses alone, an individual can prevent disease. While these are good health practices, they are no...
www.defendpublichealth.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for Defend Public Health’s Whopper of the Week!
Today the team took on RFK Jr.’s belief in miasma theory, which got cooked around the same time that humans discovered germ theory.
Thanks to @benecal.bsky.social, @erohealthcomms.com, and Aurora Horstkamp.
Today the team took on RFK Jr.’s belief in miasma theory, which got cooked around the same time that humans discovered germ theory.
Thanks to @benecal.bsky.social, @erohealthcomms.com, and Aurora Horstkamp.
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This is one of those Hemmingway short stories.
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is one of those Hemmingway short stories.
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Except the six words are:
Wife put her foot in my ass.
Wife put her foot in my ass.
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Except the six words are:
Wife put her foot in my ass.
Wife put her foot in my ass.
We need to separate the exec branch politicians from the leg branch politicians. How can execs and legislators be equals if legislators follow the executive? The president should not be part of a party.
Congressional Republicans may wait to enter into negotiations in good faith until after hearing whether President Donald Trump wants them to go ahead. And they don't have long: lnk.thebulwark.com/4rzUxB4
Those Obamacare Subsidies Aren’t Going to Extend Themselves
Unfortunately, lawmakers probably won’t end up extending them, either.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We need to separate the exec branch politicians from the leg branch politicians. How can execs and legislators be equals if legislators follow the executive? The president should not be part of a party.
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Congressional Republicans may wait to enter into negotiations in good faith until after hearing whether President Donald Trump wants them to go ahead. And they don't have long: lnk.thebulwark.com/4rzUxB4
Those Obamacare Subsidies Aren’t Going to Extend Themselves
Unfortunately, lawmakers probably won’t end up extending them, either.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Congressional Republicans may wait to enter into negotiations in good faith until after hearing whether President Donald Trump wants them to go ahead. And they don't have long: lnk.thebulwark.com/4rzUxB4