Abigail Cook Austin
@abbecookaustin.bsky.social
I love growing with my son. I love being with our family. I love rock and roll, singing, going to work, church, and reading.
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You can now ride a train around the Mall of America
You can now ride a train around the Mall of America
The new mini train ride is running daily at the megamall.
bringmethenews.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
You can now ride a train around the Mall of America
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As health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the agencies he leads have taken far-reaching steps to undermine confidence in vaccine efficacy and safety.
The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines
The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
As health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the agencies he leads have taken far-reaching steps to undermine confidence in vaccine efficacy and safety.
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The Black Gospel Archive at Baylor University is the world's largest digital collection of gospel music. Now it wants to collect oral histories around its rare recordings.
Black Gospel Archive fills gaps in gospel music history
The Black Gospel Archive at Baylor University is the world's largest digital collection of gospel music. Now it wants to collect oral histories around its rare recordings.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Black Gospel Archive at Baylor University is the world's largest digital collection of gospel music. Now it wants to collect oral histories around its rare recordings.
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Never before has there been a broad-ranging exhibition of Minnesota puppetry from across the state, which is one of the nation’s hubs for the art form.
The puppets take Minnesota: A new exhibition features the art of puppetry from around the state
The Anderson Center at Tower View’s exhibition “Puppetry! In Minnesota!!” showcases the state’s diverse puppetry scene from the 1970s to today, featuring works from traditional to experimental styles.
www.mprnews.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Never before has there been a broad-ranging exhibition of Minnesota puppetry from across the state, which is one of the nation’s hubs for the art form.
February 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Rachel Maddow talked about the Post Office tonight. Stay strong America. Don't let Trump take away your privacy and security of YOUR mail.
February 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Rachel Maddow talked about the Post Office tonight. Stay strong America. Don't let Trump take away your privacy and security of YOUR mail.
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"The speech was silly and immature"
Lord Sumption tells BBC Newsnight what he made of US Vice President J D Vance's appearance at the Munich Security Conference yesterday.
#Newsnight
Lord Sumption tells BBC Newsnight what he made of US Vice President J D Vance's appearance at the Munich Security Conference yesterday.
#Newsnight
February 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"The speech was silly and immature"
Lord Sumption tells BBC Newsnight what he made of US Vice President J D Vance's appearance at the Munich Security Conference yesterday.
#Newsnight
Lord Sumption tells BBC Newsnight what he made of US Vice President J D Vance's appearance at the Munich Security Conference yesterday.
#Newsnight
February 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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An Einstein Ring was discovered by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope in September 2023.
Space telescope finds rare 'Einstein Ring' of light in nearby galaxy
An Einstein Ring was discovered by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope in September 2023.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
An Einstein Ring was discovered by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope in September 2023.
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America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸
February 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸
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My feeling is that it's not unserious to spend time on the question of whether someone about to be hired for one of the most powerful jobs in the world drugged and raped a woman (as she alleges and he denies)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o...
Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve
If you thought the former TV host would be asked important questions at the confirmation hearings this week, you must be living under the illusion that we live in a serious country.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My feeling is that it's not unserious to spend time on the question of whether someone about to be hired for one of the most powerful jobs in the world drugged and raped a woman (as she alleges and he denies)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o...