Mary Ruffin Hanbury
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Wife, mother, preservationist, Virginian, business owner, Aquarius, singer, voracious reader, gardener, occasional cook, animal adopter, “tweets” are mine alone
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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The Secretary of Defense is the director of crimes against humanity.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Secretary of Defense is the director of crimes against humanity.
It never gets old
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It never gets old
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Heard an interview with the show runner who said while everyone else had fakes, Nick Offerman actually grew those muttonchops.
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Heard an interview with the show runner who said while everyone else had fakes, Nick Offerman actually grew those muttonchops.
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Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving, Mia!
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November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledges | CNN Politics www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order | CNN Politics
The Justice Department said in a new court filing Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with flights carrying migrants being deported to a mega-prison in E...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledges | CNN Politics www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Has nothing for me
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Has nothing for me
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The BBC removed a line about Trump being the most openly corrupt president in American history...from a lecture about the cowardice of today's elites.
I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect
I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The BBC removed a line about Trump being the most openly corrupt president in American history...from a lecture about the cowardice of today's elites.
I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect
I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect
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Friendly reminder Lost Raleigh is
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Lost Raleigh
Landmarks with great historical, architectural, and cultural value are often demolished in the name of progress, leaving little but memories behind. In the g...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Friendly reminder Lost Raleigh is
now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!
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now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
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WTF 🤬
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Happy Monday Beth!
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy Monday Beth!
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
Sometimes I worry about people
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Sometimes I worry about people
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Murray graduated first in her class at Howard University Law School in 1944, but could not enroll in a Harvard post-graduate program because of her gender. She coined the term “Jane Crow” for gender discrimination. In 1965, she became the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in law from Yale. /3
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Murray graduated first in her class at Howard University Law School in 1944, but could not enroll in a Harvard post-graduate program because of her gender. She coined the term “Jane Crow” for gender discrimination. In 1965, she became the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in law from Yale. /3
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#8 Harvard @ #25 Yale has bigger implications than ever:
The Ivy League finally agreed to participate in the offseason, so the winner of The Game (original) will get the conference's first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs!
Noon ET on ESPNU
The Ivy League finally agreed to participate in the offseason, so the winner of The Game (original) will get the conference's first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs!
Noon ET on ESPNU
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#8 Harvard @ #25 Yale has bigger implications than ever:
The Ivy League finally agreed to participate in the offseason, so the winner of The Game (original) will get the conference's first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs!
Noon ET on ESPNU
The Ivy League finally agreed to participate in the offseason, so the winner of The Game (original) will get the conference's first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs!
Noon ET on ESPNU
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If Yale students don't make "La-rry Sum-mers" a chant at The Game this year what are we even doing
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
If Yale students don't make "La-rry Sum-mers" a chant at The Game this year what are we even doing
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Bishops have been surprised by the scale of the exodus, which is partly driven by the ordination of women in the Church of England
Hundreds of Anglican priests have converted to Catholicism
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Bishops have been surprised by the scale of the exodus, which is partly driven by the ordination of women in the Church of England
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PASS THIS AROUND EVERYWHERE - here’s the BS we have been waiting for
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
PASS THIS AROUND EVERYWHERE - here’s the BS we have been waiting for
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DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert
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DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert
twp.ai
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert