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“If our ancestors could do without tea, then we can do without a new Tesla. We might even be able to do without Amazon Prime.”

Today, environmental activist @billmckibben.bsky.social joined protesters at Lexington’s Battle Green, the site of the original #NoKings protest:

I returned to the site of the original No Kings protest

A letter from Lexington’s Battle Green.

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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 18h

Dr. Justin Cavanaugh (left) and Jasie Shepard (right) pose with longtime Selma activist Faya Ora Rose Touré near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, during a “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18, 2025. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)

Three people near the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Two people are holding signs. One says "No Kings" and the other says "Hate never made a country great."

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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 18h

1 shot on Sharon Avenue in Greensboro, police say

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro police are investigating a Saturday afternoon shooting that left one hurt. At 2:10 pm, officers responded to a shooting in the 3600 block of Sharon Avenue and f…

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Bibi Spielberg @bibispielberg.bsky.social · 18h

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KATZ-NETANYAHU-TRUMP GLUTTONOUS GREED for GAZA LANDS with the help of @alsisiofficial @qatar Leaders @saudi.arabia #RtErdogan has made me sick. This is “NO PEACE DEAL”, you’re taking GAZA LANDS TRUMP...

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The Economist @economist.com · 18h

Last week America’s treasury secretary finalised a $20bn swap line and the direct purchase of Argentine pesos. On Wednesday he announced a new $20bn initiative to help with debt payments. But there is a catch to America’s support for Argentina’s president

America doubles down on Javier Milei

But there’s a catch

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 18h

Prince Andrew ‘gagged’ Virginia Guiffre to stop her tarnishing the Queen’s platinum jubilee, memoir claims

Prince Andrew ‘gagged’ Guiffre to ‘stop her tarnishing the Queen’s platinum jubilee’

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 18h

Pro- and anti-Trump protesters confront each other at a #NoKings rally in Miami, Florida.

From @livcaputo.bsky.social of @floridaphoenix.com

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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 18h

High Point Fire Station 13 out of service

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Engine Company 13 and Rescue Company 1, assigned to Fire Station 13 on Ambassador Court, are out of service, according to a Facebook post from the High Point Firefighters …

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 18h

After a century away, flamingos are nesting in Florida again.

Hurricane Idalia blew hundreds off course from the Yucatán, and some stayed. Scientists say their return may signal that Everglades restoration is finally working 🦩

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Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years – an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

The gradual return of flamingos to Florida coincides with long-term efforts to restore the Everglades and the state’s coastal ecosystems.

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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 18h

"Violence is when people cannot afford a house, violence is when a voter cannot afford medicine, violence is when mothers continue to lose sons and daughters to greed and guns," Rev. Valtoria Jackson told about 600 people at a "No Kings" protest in Montgomery. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)