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a man in a blue hoodie is reading a book called the bible a comprehensive study
ALT: a man in a blue hoodie is reading a book called the bible a comprehensive study
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1) NEW BOOK 🔔
Cozy season approaches, bringing a bounteous crop of new books for fall.
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#Netgalley #Booksky
Cozy season approaches, bringing a bounteous crop of new books for fall.
🍁📚☕️
#Netgalley #Booksky
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Nature’s Gold, England’s Glory
January 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Nature’s Gold, England’s Glory
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Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
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They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
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In her New Year's message, UFW President Teresa Romero shares that farm workers are facing many challenges with the current administration. The UFW will continue to fight for the men and women who are out there harvesting our food and asks you to stand with them. Si Se Puede!
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
In her New Year's message, UFW President Teresa Romero shares that farm workers are facing many challenges with the current administration. The UFW will continue to fight for the men and women who are out there harvesting our food and asks you to stand with them. Si Se Puede!
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New York City has a new mayor
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
New York City has a new mayor
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It is once again time to ask the question: should cats play bass?
December 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It is once again time to ask the question: should cats play bass?
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Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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Be Gone, Evil — Katie Aki
December 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Be Gone, Evil — Katie Aki
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Man in Steam, New York — Arthur Tress, 1968
December 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Man in Steam, New York — Arthur Tress, 1968
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This is the impact of networked incitement. And now every other “citizen journalist” wannabe Nick Shirley is on the ground in Washington, Ohio, and I assume elsewhere trying to break/make the next viral story. There’s potential for this to spin further out of control, hoping it doesn’t
Somali-run day care in Minneapolis broken into, vandalized
www.fox9.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is the impact of networked incitement. And now every other “citizen journalist” wannabe Nick Shirley is on the ground in Washington, Ohio, and I assume elsewhere trying to break/make the next viral story. There’s potential for this to spin further out of control, hoping it doesn’t
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These patterns of escalation are unfortunately very predictable.
I’m sure these business are also receiving harassing phone calls and threats too. It’s scary.
In the fight for civil rights, numerous elementary schools were bombed by racist segregationists to protest integration.
I’m sure these business are also receiving harassing phone calls and threats too. It’s scary.
In the fight for civil rights, numerous elementary schools were bombed by racist segregationists to protest integration.
This is the impact of networked incitement. And now every other “citizen journalist” wannabe Nick Shirley is on the ground in Washington, Ohio, and I assume elsewhere trying to break/make the next viral story. There’s potential for this to spin further out of control, hoping it doesn’t
Somali-run day care in Minneapolis broken into, vandalized
www.fox9.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
These patterns of escalation are unfortunately very predictable.
I’m sure these business are also receiving harassing phone calls and threats too. It’s scary.
In the fight for civil rights, numerous elementary schools were bombed by racist segregationists to protest integration.
I’m sure these business are also receiving harassing phone calls and threats too. It’s scary.
In the fight for civil rights, numerous elementary schools were bombed by racist segregationists to protest integration.
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1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
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St. Keiran, Ballinrobe, Ireland — Harry Clarke, 1925
December 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
St. Keiran, Ballinrobe, Ireland — Harry Clarke, 1925
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Hetero Awesome Fest - Guerrilla Performance - Boise, Idaho - Boy
🚨 A QUEER PERSON HAS SNUCK ONTO THE STAGE AT HETERO PRIDE THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
🚨 A QUEER PERSON HAS SNUCK ONTO THE STAGE AT HETERO PRIDE THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
June 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hetero Awesome Fest - Guerrilla Performance - Boise, Idaho - Boy
🚨 A QUEER PERSON HAS SNUCK ONTO THE STAGE AT HETERO PRIDE THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
🚨 A QUEER PERSON HAS SNUCK ONTO THE STAGE AT HETERO PRIDE THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
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WSJ headline leads with Trump banning Epstein. The real story is: Trump trafficked. For years, Mar-a-Lago sent young women to Epstein for "spa services." Gift link:
The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...
The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...
Exclusive | The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
www.wsj.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
WSJ headline leads with Trump banning Epstein. The real story is: Trump trafficked. For years, Mar-a-Lago sent young women to Epstein for "spa services." Gift link:
The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...
The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...
Had to block this nonsense. Until she takes responsibility for the damage she has caused and is still causing, Lauren Southern is an unrepentant fascist shill imo.
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Had to block this nonsense. Until she takes responsibility for the damage she has caused and is still causing, Lauren Southern is an unrepentant fascist shill imo.
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Crazy story with very strong yes-prime-minister vibes. She's not up to the job, because she's not partying hard enough with the boys?
Takaichi under pressure to embrace ‘wine-and-dine’ politics | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Two months into her tenure, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is facing rising unease within her party over her reluctance to partake in traditional male-dominated “wine-and-dine” politics, despite mainta...
www.asahi.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Crazy story with very strong yes-prime-minister vibes. She's not up to the job, because she's not partying hard enough with the boys?
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IDSG was definitely back this year. Our best episodes? Well, we started in fine style with a guest appearance from @radicalreports.bsky.social talking about Jan 6th prisoners and the upcoming second Trump presidency... idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/127-january-...
I Don't Speak German: 127: January 6th and the Second Trump Presidency
We begin our seventh year (!) with a conversation with special guest Teddy Wilson, the journalist behind Radical Reports, on the state of the January 6th convictions, prosecutions, and investigations ...
idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
IDSG was definitely back this year. Our best episodes? Well, we started in fine style with a guest appearance from @radicalreports.bsky.social talking about Jan 6th prisoners and the upcoming second Trump presidency... idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/127-january-...
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I once worked in a book store. I put the Anarchist Cookbook in the food section and damn near lost my job.
December 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I once worked in a book store. I put the Anarchist Cookbook in the food section and damn near lost my job.
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What. No.
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
![[email subject line] The New Yorker Daily The Mexican Couple Planning to Self-Deport](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:un7ax3cmaqemchu5tsqnymts/bafkreihkgcfyxr6m2klg63f4wxk5dinyipggr2fz6arzkunbtsduv543wu@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What. No.
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
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People ask why do we refer to Kent as a Kingdom
Because it was a completely separate country to England for 400 years & only became, under duress, part of it later
A portion of Kent, and a significant part of its population, has also been lost to the expansion of London
Because it was a completely separate country to England for 400 years & only became, under duress, part of it later
A portion of Kent, and a significant part of its population, has also been lost to the expansion of London
December 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
People ask why do we refer to Kent as a Kingdom
Because it was a completely separate country to England for 400 years & only became, under duress, part of it later
A portion of Kent, and a significant part of its population, has also been lost to the expansion of London
Because it was a completely separate country to England for 400 years & only became, under duress, part of it later
A portion of Kent, and a significant part of its population, has also been lost to the expansion of London
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#til that LiveNation put Trump's commissar at the Kennedy Center on its board of directors. A conduit for orders from the king and requests for favors from his vassals
Glad to see the news that more artists are cancelling on Richard Grenell dadadrummer.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
What is the Artist to Fascism?
Richard Grenell explains
dadadrummer.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#til that LiveNation put Trump's commissar at the Kennedy Center on its board of directors. A conduit for orders from the king and requests for favors from his vassals