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November 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
November 26, 1959: Thanksgiving at Wolfie's ad in The Miami News.
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
November 26, 1959: Thanksgiving at Wolfie's ad in The Miami News.
Exit darth for the season...
ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Exit darth for the season...
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This SNL Thanksgiving skit is 10 years old but it is timeless...
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A Thanksgiving Miracle - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This SNL Thanksgiving skit is 10 years old but it is timeless...
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"The State Department this month instructed employees and grantees not to use funds from the United States government to commemorate [World AIDS Day]."
State Dept. employees should "refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels..."
86 World AIDS Day.
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State Dept. employees should "refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels..."
86 World AIDS Day.
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Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"The State Department this month instructed employees and grantees not to use funds from the United States government to commemorate [World AIDS Day]."
State Dept. employees should "refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels..."
86 World AIDS Day.
🎁🔗
State Dept. employees should "refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels..."
86 World AIDS Day.
🎁🔗
"First, it’s quite obvious Donald Trump does not care about making the national parks more accessible or affordable for American citizens, I mean give me a break. He’s slashed NPS funding left and right, fired people, all the stuff he’s done across the government."
Let's Make Sure No One Wants to Visit America - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump continues to show his amazing business genius, doubling down on trying to end international tourism in America through drastically hiking entrance fees into national parks for tourists. F...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
"First, it’s quite obvious Donald Trump does not care about making the national parks more accessible or affordable for American citizens, I mean give me a break. He’s slashed NPS funding left and right, fired people, all the stuff he’s done across the government."
Your Daily Dose of Humanity...
Great story from the @sun-sentinel.com on the community work former Miami Dolphins player and restaurateur John Offerdahl is doing to deliver fresh meals to homebound South Florida seniors.
The link opened for me...
Great story from the @sun-sentinel.com on the community work former Miami Dolphins player and restaurateur John Offerdahl is doing to deliver fresh meals to homebound South Florida seniors.
The link opened for me...
Dave Hyde: Offerdahl brings meals for homebound seniors, but also feeds their souls
It’s a time to be thankful and admit sometimes you get lucky as a community in ways you don’t even grasp at the time. Like when the Dolphins drafted John Offerdahl decades ago.
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Your Daily Dose of Humanity...
Great story from the @sun-sentinel.com on the community work former Miami Dolphins player and restaurateur John Offerdahl is doing to deliver fresh meals to homebound South Florida seniors.
The link opened for me...
Great story from the @sun-sentinel.com on the community work former Miami Dolphins player and restaurateur John Offerdahl is doing to deliver fresh meals to homebound South Florida seniors.
The link opened for me...
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Nicole Wallace’s deeply affecting conversation with Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.).
“On Thanksgiving, in all of our mess halls around the world, whether it’s in combat or in peacetime, the leaders serve the led.”
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“On Thanksgiving, in all of our mess halls around the world, whether it’s in combat or in peacetime, the leaders serve the led.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Nicole Wallace’s deeply affecting conversation with Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.).
“On Thanksgiving, in all of our mess halls around the world, whether it’s in combat or in peacetime, the leaders serve the led.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
“On Thanksgiving, in all of our mess halls around the world, whether it’s in combat or in peacetime, the leaders serve the led.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
West Virginia's MAGA governor somehow managed to formally declare his two national guardsmen deceased this afternoon when they weren't. 🤡
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November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
West Virginia's MAGA governor somehow managed to formally declare his two national guardsmen deceased this afternoon when they weren't. 🤡
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Our NRA World: 8yo California girl is shot in the head when a stray bullet comes through a wall from a neighbor's apartment while she is sitting on a couch. It happens.
Girl, 8, hit by stray bullet in West Los Angeles apartment complex
The girl has since returned home after receiving multiple stitches on her head, family members told CBS Los Angeles.
www.cbsnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Our NRA World: 8yo California girl is shot in the head when a stray bullet comes through a wall from a neighbor's apartment while she is sitting on a couch. It happens.
"So Washington, D.C. is now a totally safe city, and a year ago, it was a crime, criminal mess. And you can walk down any street in Washington and you're going to be just fine."
- Trump, yesterday
- Trump, yesterday
White House Turkey Pardon 2025 | Rev
Donald Trump holds the 2025 Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon at the White House. Read the transcript here.
www.rev.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"So Washington, D.C. is now a totally safe city, and a year ago, it was a crime, criminal mess. And you can walk down any street in Washington and you're going to be just fine."
- Trump, yesterday
- Trump, yesterday
Trump walks.
Giuliani walks.
Meadows walks.
Giuliani walks.
Meadows walks.
New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case
A judge has dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trump walks.
Giuliani walks.
Meadows walks.
Giuliani walks.
Meadows walks.
"The Trump administration on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants..."
The decision takes effect February 3, 2026.
In South Florida, we'll see if MAGA congressional reps show up for Haitian families in their districts.
The decision takes effect February 3, 2026.
In South Florida, we'll see if MAGA congressional reps show up for Haitian families in their districts.
Trump administration ends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians — in spite of gang terror in Haiti
Officials announced the administration is cancelling Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian immigrants in the U.S. — even though the U.N. says conditions inside Haiti remain horrific.
www.wlrn.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"The Trump administration on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants..."
The decision takes effect February 3, 2026.
In South Florida, we'll see if MAGA congressional reps show up for Haitian families in their districts.
The decision takes effect February 3, 2026.
In South Florida, we'll see if MAGA congressional reps show up for Haitian families in their districts.
"If Duffy actually wanted to make Thanksgiving travel easier, he could have devoted his first year on the job to building up capacity—or at least to not gutting the regulations that force airlines to treat people with minimal decency."
The latest from @nberlat.bsky.social is on point...
The latest from @nberlat.bsky.social is on point...
Sean Duffy Serves Neoliberalism for Thanksgiving
It can’t fly and tastes terrible.
www.everythingishorrible.net
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"If Duffy actually wanted to make Thanksgiving travel easier, he could have devoted his first year on the job to building up capacity—or at least to not gutting the regulations that force airlines to treat people with minimal decency."
The latest from @nberlat.bsky.social is on point...
The latest from @nberlat.bsky.social is on point...
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“I wouldn’t do that, bartender. ... Unless, of course, you think you’re fast enough.”
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“I wouldn’t do that, bartender. ... Unless, of course, you think you’re fast enough.”
"Multiple people were shot two blocks north of the White House just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday...
At least three people were injured by gunshots at 17th Street and I Street NW, right next to Farragut Square Park...
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Two of the victims were National Guardsmen..."
At least three people were injured by gunshots at 17th Street and I Street NW, right next to Farragut Square Park...
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Two of the victims were National Guardsmen..."
Multiple people, including 2 National Guardsmen, shot near Farragut Square Park
Multiple people were shot two blocks north of the White House just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, News4 has learned. At least three people were injured by gunshots at 17th Street and I Street NW, righ...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Multiple people were shot two blocks north of the White House just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday...
At least three people were injured by gunshots at 17th Street and I Street NW, right next to Farragut Square Park...
[...]
Two of the victims were National Guardsmen..."
At least three people were injured by gunshots at 17th Street and I Street NW, right next to Farragut Square Park...
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Two of the victims were National Guardsmen..."
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Looks like the National Park Service has updated the artwork on their annual passes.
Story at the link...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/upda...
Story at the link...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/upda...
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Looks like the National Park Service has updated the artwork on their annual passes.
Story at the link...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/upda...
Story at the link...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/upda...
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Our NRA World: Delaware gunslinger shoots and kills another guy while handling a gun. It happens.
Dover man arrested for negligent homicide
The Dover Police Department announced the arrest of a 48-year-old Dover man after a shooting that killed another Dover man.
www.wboc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our NRA World: Delaware gunslinger shoots and kills another guy while handling a gun. It happens.
"...telling troops to follow the law shouldn’t constitute any kind of offense. 'While I was on active duty, I regularly briefed soldiers on this framework,' he added. 'I wasn’t committing a crime, and neither was Senator or Captain Kelly.'"
‘An Example MUST BE SET’
The pursuit of Mark Kelly in the military-justice system sends a clear message to service members and veterans.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"...telling troops to follow the law shouldn’t constitute any kind of offense. 'While I was on active duty, I regularly briefed soldiers on this framework,' he added. 'I wasn’t committing a crime, and neither was Senator or Captain Kelly.'"
Under the watch of Ron DeSantis, Florida's state university system has become a job placement service for DeSantis loyalists & pals.
DeSantis likes to disparage the federal government by referring to it as "The Swamp" but there has been no place swampier than Florida government during his tenure.
DeSantis likes to disparage the federal government by referring to it as "The Swamp" but there has been no place swampier than Florida government during his tenure.
New | The story of Manny Diaz Jr.'s remarkable ascendancy at the University of West Florida, where he turned an interim job into one in which he enjoys "presidential privilege" - pricey renovations, country club memberships and unusual protection from board firing.
jaxtrib.org/2025/11/25/i...
jaxtrib.org/2025/11/25/i...
Inside track: Manny Diaz Jr., powerful interim president, emerges as sole finalist at UWF
Secret presidential searches have tightened Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ grip on college presidencies.
jaxtrib.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Under the watch of Ron DeSantis, Florida's state university system has become a job placement service for DeSantis loyalists & pals.
DeSantis likes to disparage the federal government by referring to it as "The Swamp" but there has been no place swampier than Florida government during his tenure.
DeSantis likes to disparage the federal government by referring to it as "The Swamp" but there has been no place swampier than Florida government during his tenure.