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Just had one of the best meals I’ve had in #Boise at Saltbrush. The food, service and the ambience was perfection. So beautiful and romantic. It was so special. Feel full of excellent food and gratitude. The crudo, duck and marigold pudding…..lawdy! 🥰https://saltbrush.com/
Elevated Dining Boise | Good Food Places to Eat | Saltbrush
Let us host you at our restaurant in Boise. Enjoy elevated food, craft cocktails, beautiful wines, and more. Come for the food, stay for the vibes.
saltbrush.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Just had one of the best meals I’ve had in #Boise at Saltbrush. The food, service and the ambience was perfection. So beautiful and romantic. It was so special. Feel full of excellent food and gratitude. The crudo, duck and marigold pudding…..lawdy! 🥰https://saltbrush.com/
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Did you guess? This is Nigel! He's not actually a reindeer but the nearly complete skeleton of an extinct Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus). One of the largest species of deer to ever exist!
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#DUCollections
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December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Did you guess? This is Nigel! He's not actually a reindeer but the nearly complete skeleton of an extinct Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus). One of the largest species of deer to ever exist!
DURNS.2024.1
#DUCollections
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#DUCollections
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For more than a decade, senior editor Alan Taylor has made it an annual tradition to compose an essay of uplifting images from the past 12 months—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the abundant joy and kindness present in the world around us.
Hopeful Images From 2025
Year after year, rounding up his news photos of the year has proven to be an exercise in sorting through difficult and disturbing imagery. For more than a decade now, senior editor Alan Taylor has made it an annual tradition to compose a companion essay of uplifting images from the past 12 months—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the abundant joy and kindness present in the world around us.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For more than a decade, senior editor Alan Taylor has made it an annual tradition to compose an essay of uplifting images from the past 12 months—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the abundant joy and kindness present in the world around us.
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Not enough people are talking about this:
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Not enough people are talking about this:
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
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The economy is FAR WORSE than the government is acknowledging. This holiday season, if you know folks struggling, don't be afraid to leave a mystery box of groceries or some gifts from Santa for the kids on their porch. Maybe drop a grocery store gift card in their mailbox.
Be the Christmas magic.
Be the Christmas magic.
December 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The economy is FAR WORSE than the government is acknowledging. This holiday season, if you know folks struggling, don't be afraid to leave a mystery box of groceries or some gifts from Santa for the kids on their porch. Maybe drop a grocery store gift card in their mailbox.
Be the Christmas magic.
Be the Christmas magic.
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Rick Steves from 2014: "The more I travel, the clearer it seems to me: Fear is for people who don't get out much. These people don't see the world firsthand, so their opinions end up being shaped by sensationalistic media coverage geared toward selling ads."
Op-Ed: Tune out cable news and turn away fear
I miss the days when people would say "Bon voyage" to travelers heading off.
www.latimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Rick Steves from 2014: "The more I travel, the clearer it seems to me: Fear is for people who don't get out much. These people don't see the world firsthand, so their opinions end up being shaped by sensationalistic media coverage geared toward selling ads."
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It's Monday again and today I'm still reading "One-Shot Wonders: Over 100 Adventures for Fantasy RPGs" by Sam Bartlett, Beth Davies, Destiny Howell, and Christina Hassan
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
alt text in images please
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It's Monday again and today I'm still reading "One-Shot Wonders: Over 100 Adventures for Fantasy RPGs" by Sam Bartlett, Beth Davies, Destiny Howell, and Christina Hassan
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
alt text in images please
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
alt text in images please
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A record number of American women and girls aged 15 to 44 say they want to permanently leave the country, according to a new Gallup survey.
The number of women who want to leave the US quadrupled over last decade, poll says
A record number of American women and girls aged 15 to 44 say they want to permanently leave the country, according to a new Gallup survey.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A record number of American women and girls aged 15 to 44 say they want to permanently leave the country, according to a new Gallup survey.
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#Idaho and let’s not forget they gave 50 million to private schools and the governor signed it after receiving overwhelming feedback not to
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#Idaho and let’s not forget they gave 50 million to private schools and the governor signed it after receiving overwhelming feedback not to
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NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
Release. It. All.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Release. It. All.
Little Buddha the middle way. m.youtube.com/watch?v=RC5J...
Little Buddha (movie 1993) - The middle way
YouTube video by Franck Gauthier
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November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Little Buddha the middle way. m.youtube.com/watch?v=RC5J...
Very late to the Studio Ghibli films, but they are lovely. Saw My Neighbor Totoro tonight and it is a sweet and relatable story, sprinkled with Shinto Kami playfulness, and extraordinary environmental detail art and sound design. See why it’s a classic. 💚
a cartoon of a totoro holding an umbrella with a group of children standing behind him
Alt: a cartoon of a totoro holding an umbrella with a group of children standing behind him
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November 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Very late to the Studio Ghibli films, but they are lovely. Saw My Neighbor Totoro tonight and it is a sweet and relatable story, sprinkled with Shinto Kami playfulness, and extraordinary environmental detail art and sound design. See why it’s a classic. 💚
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Jeffries: "House Republicans, welcome back from your taxpayer-funded 7 week vacation. You now have an opportunity to actually take some action in an area of this healthcare crisis by working with Democrats before the rules committee this evening to extend the ACA tax credits."
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Jeffries: "House Republicans, welcome back from your taxpayer-funded 7 week vacation. You now have an opportunity to actually take some action in an area of this healthcare crisis by working with Democrats before the rules committee this evening to extend the ACA tax credits."
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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What a post by Joyce Carol Oates . . .
... I immediately thought of a quote from Bob Marley:
"Some people are so poor, all they have is money."
💠 🧐 💠
What a post by Joyce Carol Oates . . .
... I immediately thought of a quote from Bob Marley:
"Some people are so poor, all they have is money."
💠 🧐 💠
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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What a post by Joyce Carol Oates . . .
... I immediately thought of a quote from Bob Marley:
"Some people are so poor, all they have is money."
💠 🧐 💠
What a post by Joyce Carol Oates . . .
... I immediately thought of a quote from Bob Marley:
"Some people are so poor, all they have is money."
💠 🧐 💠
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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putting chuck schumer where he belongs: thread
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
putting chuck schumer where he belongs: thread
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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This moment demands fighters, not folders.
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This moment demands fighters, not folders.
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Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.