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Jane Thurber
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Strongly pro Carrot Cake. This account is mostly paintings, plants, birds & jokes. The U.S. should use the metric system. The UK should drive on the right side of the road.

I made a Starter Pack that is just for fun, no politics, no culture wars.
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'NO' is a complete sentence.
Thanksgiving is a great time to ✈️ to a different country! The restaurants are open & the shopping is not crowded!
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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This should be a major scandal. The Blaze falsely reported that a former U.S. Capitol Police officer was the Jan. 6th pipe bomber. But it wasn’t just another miss by conservative media promoting conspiracies.

Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:

www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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When DCist was shut down, it had 70,000+ subscribers.
The 51st is proud to carry forward the spirit with which DCist served our city.

But we can’t stop thinking about how most of those subscribers — our neighbors and friends — are just no longer receiving the kind of local news they signed up for.
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Looking for a nonprofit to support? Here are charities around the DC area you can donate to:
21 DC-Area Charities Where Your Donation Will Make an Impact
These organizations are vetted by Spur Local, an annual catalog highlighting area nonprofits.
washingtonian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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The Sixth Mass Extinction is the vilest crime of our time, bar *nothing*.
share.google/aivyd4jGG5eA...
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
share.google
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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This is your chance to vote for Oxford’s Word of the Year.

corp.oup.com/word-of-the-....
Oxford Word of the Year 2025 - Oxford University Press
Voting is now open for Oxford Word of the Year 2025! Discover our shortlist and have your say by Thursday 27 November.
corp.oup.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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This is their playbook: No warning, no transparency, no coordination. Their goal here isn’t safety, it’s to sow chaos, fear, and intimidation.
We’re still gathering information about what happened in St. Paul, but what we do know is that once again, federal authorities provided no notice to local leaders or law enforcement.
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors. n.pr/3XiBDAJ
New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say lets landlords drive up prices
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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“If the Communist party is digging up ancestor’s graves, go dig up Xi Jinping’s ancestral tombs first”.
Protests erupt in China’s Guizhou province over cremation mandate – The Guardian: ‘the latest in a string of rural demonstrations that have seen incidents of unrest increase by 70% compared with last year.’
Protests erupt in China’s Guizhou province over cremation mandate
Villagers demonstrate against drive for alternative funeral practices instead of burial to preserve land resources
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Stop electing cheaters to office.
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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The West Virginia Republican had unpaid income taxes dating back to 2009.
Sen. Jim Justice Agrees To Pay $5M In Back Taxes After IRS Suit
The West Virginia Republican had unpaid income taxes dating back to 2009.
www.huffpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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“You hear the hard, gut-wrenching punches,” he said, “the screams, the ‘I’m sorrys,’ ‘I can’t breathes,’ ‘You’re going to kill me.’ You hear ‘Mom,’ and it gets quiet and you just keep hearing the thuds.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Your car reminding you not to forget your baby in the back seat is woke
The Republicans are standing up to the power of Big Emergency Brake

www.wsj.com/business/aut...
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."

"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
New Brattle Report Finds Beneficial Electrification Delivers Billions in Savings to US Households Along with Significant Emissions Reductions - Brattle
Harnessing the benefits of electric technology over the last decade saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone and prevented more than
www.brattle.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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You can watch my movie 'The Whip' here, for free, and you don't even have to pirate it

Thanks for reminding me to share youtu.be/vboUAIibXPo?...
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Shut. It. Down.
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Every year, I roundup the best Black Friday menswear sales. This year, I'm breaking up the list into two parts, as some stores have gotten an early jump. The list spans everything from J. Crew pieces to designer lines. Come back Friday for more deals.

dieworkwear.com/2025/11/25/s...
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Get some Kupperman for Christmas!
A new shipment of the beautiful 8 x 10 prints I'm making now... just $20 each! Perfect for decoration, greeting cards, thrill your friends and neighbors, etc.
michaelkupperman.com/shop
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Can confirm that Meet Me by the Fountain is very, very good.
Putting it out there since it is books-as-gifts time: I have two books in print and in paperback that answer many burning questions about why cities look the way they do geni.us/designofchil...
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Pieta, 1499 #highrenaissance #michelangelo
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says reut.rs/3LSVbtb
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Tuesday, the Germany's GFZ geosciences research centre said.
reut.rs
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM