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Lizonthego @lizonthego.bsky.social · 21m

a couple of teddy bears are dancing in front of a stage .

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Lizonthego @lizonthego.bsky.social · 38m

Love pumpkin cookies...but with chocolate chips added to the recipe.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Lizonthego @lizonthego.bsky.social · 4h

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Lizonthego @lizonthego.bsky.social · 5h

Violence to a young girl...the worst of men...

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NPR @npr.org · 7h

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected. n.pr/48scGty

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 9h

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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Terri Langford @tlangford.bsky.social · 1d

Texas youth camp owners say cost of implementing new safety requirements will cripple them www.texastribune.org/2025/10/10/t... via @texastribune.org

Texas youth camp owners say cost of implementing new safety requirements will cripple them

During a Friday state hearing, parents of July 4 flood victims said camps should prioritize the safety even if costs are high.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn

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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 1d

Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the removal of all rainbow sidewalks in Texas.

TikToker Kim Abrahamson Moore responded to the news with this pic of her driveway.

#LoveIsLove #Resist

Kim Abrahamson Moore's driveway with beautiful trees, a dog, and a rainbow sidewalk.

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Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 14h

Pope Leo Calls on U.S. Bishops to stand up for migrants rights
my latest...

Opinion | Why Pope Leo gathered more than 100 Latino Catholics at the Vatican this week

The pope met this week with a group of more than 100 Latino Catholics from the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry.

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Lizonthego @lizonthego.bsky.social · 11h

a woman is making a funny face and says `` love her '' .

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Lizonthego @lizonthego.bsky.social · 11h

candles hanging from the ceiling in a dark room

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 22h

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 23h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Derek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 1d

We are so unprepared. Kennedy is going to bungle this so badly.

Glad I got my vaccine already, at least.

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Japan reports spike in flu cases, surpassing 'epidemic' threshold, 135 schools shut

4,030 cases detected in the week starting September 22, up 957 from the prior week

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23h

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 1d

As a birder this breaks my heart. As a citizen of this extraordinary planet, this breaks my soul.

Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 1d

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

“The Librarians” examines the experiences of school librarians who have found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. https://to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 1d

I find it bleak that ChatGPT now has more users than Wikipedia. Many people would rather be spoon-fed information by a machine than read and research for themselves. Tech isn't just making us dumber. Worse than that: it's killing curiosity itself and the desire to learn.

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Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 2d

Please acknowledge what is happening to American professors right now.

We do not deserve this.

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Simon's Cat @simonscatofficial.bsky.social · 1d

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay 💖 😺

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Planned Parenthood @ppfa.org · 1d

Abortion rights are not only crucial to our physical health, but also key to our mental well-being. No one should have to live in fear and worry over not having control over their own bodies.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, let's advocate for the right to abortion care.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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