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Open minded, free spirit.
Welcome all ideas to make our world a better place to live & share love, peace and harmony.
Welcome all ideas to make our world a better place to live & share love, peace and harmony.
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'It is time for you to leave': DHS mistakenly sends notices to U.S. citizens
'It is time for you to leave': DHS mistakenly sends notices to U.S. citizens
Homeland Security sent an email to a Los Angeles attorney, warning: 'Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you.'
www.latimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
'It is time for you to leave': DHS mistakenly sends notices to U.S. citizens
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On the creation of NOAA and the EPA under his signature:
“Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.”
—Richard Nixon 1970
“Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.”
—Richard Nixon 1970
April 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
On the creation of NOAA and the EPA under his signature:
“Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.”
—Richard Nixon 1970
“Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.”
—Richard Nixon 1970
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Just as the intensity of weather events is increasing, seems like the wrong time to cut funding to NOAA, organized 55 years ago by a Republican President, "...for better protection of life and property from natural hazards...and for… intelligent use of our marine resources."
April 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Just as the intensity of weather events is increasing, seems like the wrong time to cut funding to NOAA, organized 55 years ago by a Republican President, "...for better protection of life and property from natural hazards...and for… intelligent use of our marine resources."
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Let's get to punching, folks.
"The response to authoritarianism isn't acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing and one thing only: a punch in the face." - @govpritzker.illinois.gov
March 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Let's get to punching, folks.
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fam is it good to end the international order that prevented world war for 80 years
It’s late in the UK, but the national
security breach makes some front pages.
This is Tuesday’s Daily Telegraph.
And THIS will be what Europe focuses on.
“Europe are pathetic free-loaders, say leaked White House texts”
Trump/Vance have ended an 80 year alliance.
security breach makes some front pages.
This is Tuesday’s Daily Telegraph.
And THIS will be what Europe focuses on.
“Europe are pathetic free-loaders, say leaked White House texts”
Trump/Vance have ended an 80 year alliance.
![Headline says: Europe are pathetic free-loaders, say leaked White House texts.
The story reads:
DONALD TRUMP'S cabinet complained about defending "free-loading Europe" in a secret group chat that was accidentally shared with a reporter.
In a large security breach, the Atlantic's editor-in-chief was mistakenly added to a forum on the messaging app Signal in which top members of the Trump administration discussed sensitive plans to bomb Yemen.
JD Vance, the vice-president, raised objections to the plans, which he argued were not in American interests. "I just hate bailing Europe out again," he said.
The group chat served as a virtual war room and contained precise information about weapons packages, targets and the scheduled timings for the March 15 strike on Yemen in which more than 50 people died. Members of the group included Mr Vance, Pete Heg seth, the defense secretary, Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, and Susie Wiles, Mr Trump's chief of staff.
The air strikes were designed to prevent Houthi attacks on commercial ships heading through the Red Sea to and from the Suez Canal
Mr Vance wrote: "3 percent of US trade runs through the suez. 40 percent of European trade does. There is a real risk that the public doesn't understand this or why it's necessary. The strongest reason to do this is, as POTUS (the pres-ident] said, to send a message."
Mr Hegseth responded, saying: *VP:
I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It's PATHETIC. But Mike is correct, we are the only ones on the planet (on our side of the ledger) who can do this. Nobody else even close." The US government confirmed the group chat was genuine, but said it was a "demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials".
The Trump administration has berated European allies for failing to spend enough on defence, and criti-cised countries such as Britain for stifling free speech.
Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic jour-nalist, said he was added to the g…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65/bafkreif5ak7cjygm26bvdamostad2gb3fr52w2rgiuin7aeerkoemrjosa@jpeg)
March 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
fam is it good to end the international order that prevented world war for 80 years
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Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian producer of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked by a group of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and later arrested by the Israeli army, according to activists and a neighbor who spoke to The Post.
Palestinian director of Oscar-winning film attacked by settlers in West Bank, activists say
Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked in his home village of Susya, according to activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian producer of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked by a group of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and later arrested by the Israeli army, according to activists and a neighbor who spoke to The Post.
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I would like to make more jokes but instead I'm here to tell you that because health reporting in the US is not what it might be, you gotta hear from the singer from the Mountain Goats that measles (and whooping cough) are surging not just here but abroad. www.belganewsagency.eu/moroccan-mea...
‘Moroccan measles variant’ found in Brussels sewage water
Research by KU Leuven university shows that the so-called “Moroccan variant” of the measles virus has been found in sewage water in Brussels...
www.belganewsagency.eu
March 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I would like to make more jokes but instead I'm here to tell you that because health reporting in the US is not what it might be, you gotta hear from the singer from the Mountain Goats that measles (and whooping cough) are surging not just here but abroad. www.belganewsagency.eu/moroccan-mea...
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Thieves nab pricey bulldogs from Colorado pet store after faking seizure, sheriff says
Thieves nab pricey bulldogs from Colorado pet store after faking seizure, sheriff says
The man who allegedly faked a seizure was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a felony, theft, and drug possession. Investigators are looking for the other two men and the getaway driver.
buff.ly
February 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thieves nab pricey bulldogs from Colorado pet store after faking seizure, sheriff says
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They voted for Donald Trump for president, but now they're losing government jobs. They wonder why Trump and Elon Musk aren't focusing on real waste and inflation.
They voted for Trump, but now they're losing their U.S. government jobs
They voted for Donald Trump for president, but now they're losing government jobs. They wonder why Trump and Elon Musk aren't focusing on real waste and inflation.
www.latimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
They voted for Donald Trump for president, but now they're losing government jobs. They wonder why Trump and Elon Musk aren't focusing on real waste and inflation.
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Flight attendants placed the body of a woman who died during a 14-hour Qatar Airways flight in a seat next to a couple from Australia. They described the experience as distressing.
A Woman Died Midflight. They Had to Sit Next to Her Body.
Flight attendants placed the body of a woman who died during a 14-hour flight in a seat next to a couple from Australia. They described the experience as distressing.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Flight attendants placed the body of a woman who died during a 14-hour Qatar Airways flight in a seat next to a couple from Australia. They described the experience as distressing.
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UN biodiversity negotiations that collapsed a few months ago will resume Tuesday, with the goal of agreeing on how to fund protecting nature
Stalled UN Nature Talks to Resume in Rome for Three-Day Sprint
After last year’s COP16 reached an impasse, negotiators will make a second attempt to agree on funding to halt the global loss of biodiversity.
www.bloomberg.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
UN biodiversity negotiations that collapsed a few months ago will resume Tuesday, with the goal of agreeing on how to fund protecting nature
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"To give a picture of what prison serves: The food is heavy in carbohydrates — think rice, noodles and potatoes — low on protein and zero — as in none — fresh vegetables and fruit."
For the Love of Peanut Butter Behind Bars
It can supply protein, flavor a dry pancake and make a biscuit slightly more palatable.
prisonjournalismproject.org
February 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"To give a picture of what prison serves: The food is heavy in carbohydrates — think rice, noodles and potatoes — low on protein and zero — as in none — fresh vegetables and fruit."
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Julianne Moore’s freckles? How Republican bans on ‘woke’ books have reached new level
Julianne Moore’s freckles? How Republican bans on ‘woke’ books have reached new level
Trump administration escalates movement forged by US states to censor literature in full-scale DEI crackdown
When the actor Julianne Moore learned her children’s book, Freckleface Strawberry, a tale of a girl who learns to stop hating her freckles, had…
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Julianne Moore’s freckles? How Republican bans on ‘woke’ books have reached new level
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Tonight, for New Year's Eve, I'll be reading Zorba the Greek, eating a chicken gyro, and having a wee glass of Ouzo.
I'm not Greek, but somehow all these things aligned by accident in my life. And I never look a Greek horse in the mouth!
Καλή Χρονιά! Opa!
I'm not Greek, but somehow all these things aligned by accident in my life. And I never look a Greek horse in the mouth!
Καλή Χρονιά! Opa!
two men are dancing on a beach near the ocean .
ALT: two men are dancing on a beach near the ocean .
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Tonight, for New Year's Eve, I'll be reading Zorba the Greek, eating a chicken gyro, and having a wee glass of Ouzo.
I'm not Greek, but somehow all these things aligned by accident in my life. And I never look a Greek horse in the mouth!
Καλή Χρονιά! Opa!
I'm not Greek, but somehow all these things aligned by accident in my life. And I never look a Greek horse in the mouth!
Καλή Χρονιά! Opa!
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Charles M. Blow is leaving the NYT. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | My Farewell Column (Gift Article)
Growing into myself as a writer — and doing it in front of and for all of you — has been one of the great honors of my life.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Charles M. Blow is leaving the NYT. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
Jimmy Kimmel Has Doubts About Trump’s Religious Convictions
According to Kimmel, “MAGA Teresa” only attended the National Prayer Breakfast “because he doesn’t like it when people worship anyone other than him.”
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
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President Donald Trump has retaliated with steep tariffs and immediately revoked visas of Colombian officials after the nation’s president said his country would not accept U.S. deportation flights.
Trump orders sanctions on Colombia after it refuses deportation flights
Trump retaliates with steep tariffs and immediately revokes visas of Colombian officials after the nation’s president says his country will not accept U.S. deportation flights.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
President Donald Trump has retaliated with steep tariffs and immediately revoked visas of Colombian officials after the nation’s president said his country would not accept U.S. deportation flights.
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
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Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’
Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’
One dead, rail and ferry services also badly hit and hundreds of thousands of people left without power
* Storm Eowyn live – latest updates
More than 1,000 flights were cancelled and a number of main roads closed as millions of people in the UK and…
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’
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Some steelmakers in Canada and Mexico are telling customers that they are refusing new orders to the US on concerns that President Donald Trump soon will reimpose duties
Canada, Mexico Steelmakers Refuse New US Orders
Some steelmakers in Canada and Mexico are telling customers that they are refusing new orders to the US on concerns that President Donald Trump soon will reimpose duties.
www.bloomberg.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Some steelmakers in Canada and Mexico are telling customers that they are refusing new orders to the US on concerns that President Donald Trump soon will reimpose duties
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Wow — there are now more than 29 MILLION users on Bluesky! Spread the word!! 💙🦋
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bsky-users.theo.io
January 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Wow — there are now more than 29 MILLION users on Bluesky! Spread the word!! 💙🦋
bsky-users.theo.io
bsky-users.theo.io
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Thousands of people in jail are not evacuated as Hughes fire burns www.latimes.com/california/s...
Wildfire evacuation zone grows, unclear if 5,000-person jail complex will evacuate
The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly 5 miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The sheriff's department has struggled with a shortage of buses to transport inmates.
www.latimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Thousands of people in jail are not evacuated as Hughes fire burns www.latimes.com/california/s...
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TRUMP PARDONS CREATOR OF DARK WEB MARKETPLACE
"SILK ROAD" SERVED AS HUB FOR ILLICIT DRUG SALES. What happened to the party of LAW AND ORDER.
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"SILK ROAD" SERVED AS HUB FOR ILLICIT DRUG SALES. What happened to the party of LAW AND ORDER.
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January 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
TRUMP PARDONS CREATOR OF DARK WEB MARKETPLACE
"SILK ROAD" SERVED AS HUB FOR ILLICIT DRUG SALES. What happened to the party of LAW AND ORDER.
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"SILK ROAD" SERVED AS HUB FOR ILLICIT DRUG SALES. What happened to the party of LAW AND ORDER.
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