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kkmbol

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SoCal liberal loner since leaving Mass for good in 1978. East Coast roots and West Coast sensibilities. Lacto-ovo Pescatarian
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kkmbol @kkmbol.bsky.social · 5d

Today's anthem. Please share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...

"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Justin Wolfers

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Just got to the airport with the kids and was pleasantly surprised to have gotten one kiddo upgrade. Problem: I have two kids.

So I'm holding an auction and they're each bidding on how many times they will unload the dishwasher over Thanksgiving. Highest bid gets the upgrade.

November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM

kkmbol

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www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...

How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time.

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November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM

kkmbol

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‘Living an American nightmare’: LA hearing details lasting trauma of ICE raids

Southern California residents shared disastrous effects of Trump’s immigration crackdown at a congressional hearing

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November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM

kkmbol

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Syrians displaced by war are returning to find homes occupied by foreign fighters

Fighters have settled across northern Syria, surprising displaced Syrians who've tried to return to their homes. Nearly a year after the war's end, sorting out property ownership remains a pressing is...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM

kkmbol

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X's new feature raises questions about the foreign origins of some popular US political accounts

Over the weekend, Elon Musk’s X unveiled a feature that lets users see where an account is based. Online sleuths and experts quickly found that many popular accounts, often posting in support of the U...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM

kkmbol

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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi

The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, said all 24 of the girls kidnapped last week had been rescued

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November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM

kkmbol

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Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters

Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM

kkmbol

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The European Union votes to deepen defense industry ties with Ukraine

European Union lawmakers have voted to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM

kkmbol

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Democratic congressman's lawsuit claims Trump housing official abused post to target Trump critics

A federal lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell accuses the Trump administration’s top housing regulator of abusing his position to misuse private mortgage records belonging to Swalwell and other D...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM

kkmbol

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DC Mayor Bowser announces she won't seek fourth term, as Trump's federal intervention continues

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser says she will not be seeking re-election. Bowser announced her decision Tuesday in a video on social media, calling it an “immense privilege” to have worked alongside di...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM

kkmbol

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Global tiger trafficking crisis worsens with nine big cats seized monthly

Authorities have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past five years, highlighting a worsening trafficking crisis.

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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM

kkmbol

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Boar’s Head supplier recalls cheese products over listeria concerns

The FDA says the recalled cheese products may contain listeria, a bacterium that caused a deadly multistate outbreak linked to the Boar’s Head brand in 2024.

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November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM

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National parks adopting digital passes, new fees in 2026

The changes mark the biggest modernization to park access in decades.

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November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM

kkmbol

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ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show

The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.

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November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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kkmbol

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Today's anthem. Please share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...

"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

www.youtube.com

November 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM

kkmbol

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hartmannreport.com/p/did-denmar...

Did Denmark Find the Answer to Immigration—While Trump Chose Barbarism Instead?

How a small nation’s pragmatic, humane approach exposes the lie behind America’s manufactured “crisis” and offers a roadmap for defeating the racist strongmen weaponizing immigration for power…

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November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM

kkmbol

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The Cruelty Isn’t a Bug—It’s the Strategy

Every settin’ sun remembers what the daylight tries to hide—A country’s soul is measured by the ones left outside.

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November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM

kkmbol

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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics

The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

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November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM

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Lauren Underwood

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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM

kkmbol

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Sounds like Abbott failed to make Dementia Don happy last time he did whatever it is he does for him. 🤔 apnews.com/article/dona...

Texas is getting far less federal money for rural broadband expansion than expected

When the state announced that it’s set to receive $1.3 billion of federal funds to improve broadband access, rural Texans who have been waiting years for the money were disappointed.

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November 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News

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OK so wait. Trump talked to Bolsonaro last night and was planning to meet him “in the very near future”? Sounds to me like he was in on the escape plan. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...