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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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not that the present economic picture is rosy, but i do think that popular culture — and specifically nostalgia bait television — is a big part of the reason that our public memory of the 1970s, 1980s and even 1990s seems to miss the real economic pain that marked each of those decades.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
not that the present economic picture is rosy, but i do think that popular culture — and specifically nostalgia bait television — is a big part of the reason that our public memory of the 1970s, 1980s and even 1990s seems to miss the real economic pain that marked each of those decades.
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This weekend’s episode is expected to be his last.
Bowen Yang Reportedly Leaving ‘SNL’ Mid-Season In Shock Move
This weekend’s episode is expected to be his last.
www.forbes.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This weekend’s episode is expected to be his last.
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After the government shutdown, the National Park Service is working on the return of normal services, such as staffing visitor centers and providing tours.
Here are seven parks that are perfect for a late fall visit:
Here are seven parks that are perfect for a late fall visit:
Seven national parks we love for fall
After the government shutdown, the National Park Service is working on the return of normal services, such as staffing visitors centers and providing tours.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
After the government shutdown, the National Park Service is working on the return of normal services, such as staffing visitor centers and providing tours.
Here are seven parks that are perfect for a late fall visit:
Here are seven parks that are perfect for a late fall visit:
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Everyone please, if you know anyone in Tennessee let’s get the word out and support @aftynbehn.bsky.social !
November 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Everyone please, if you know anyone in Tennessee let’s get the word out and support @aftynbehn.bsky.social !
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The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
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The Puerto Rican superstar had never won any of the major prizes — album, song or record of the year — until last night. Other winners included Karol G and Alejandro Sanz. n.pr/3JYWhTo
Bad Bunny wins album of the year at 2025 Latin Grammys
The Puerto Rican superstar had never won any of the major prizes — album, song or record of the year — until last night. Other winners included Karol G and Alejandro Sanz.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The Puerto Rican superstar had never won any of the major prizes — album, song or record of the year — until last night. Other winners included Karol G and Alejandro Sanz. n.pr/3JYWhTo
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Column: In Mexico, on Nov. 1 we celebrate children who died at a young age. On Nov. 2 we celebrate all of our dead.
Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween. It's a holiday that deserves to be respected.
Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween. It's a holiday that deserves to be respected.
Perspective | Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween
In Mexico, on Nov. 1 we celebrate children who died at a young age. On Nov. 2, we celebrate all of our dead. It's holiday that deserves to be respected.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Column: In Mexico, on Nov. 1 we celebrate children who died at a young age. On Nov. 2 we celebrate all of our dead.
Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween. It's a holiday that deserves to be respected.
Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween. It's a holiday that deserves to be respected.
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Well done to my pal @katie-hunter.bsky.social and my supervisor & colleague, Dr Joe Smith from @stir.ac.uk and their team of practitioners
for this fantastic piece of work which I'm confident will have a lasting legacy.
#DecolonisetheCurriculum
#TeamStirling 🎉
brnw.ch/21wX6jk
for this fantastic piece of work which I'm confident will have a lasting legacy.
#DecolonisetheCurriculum
#TeamStirling 🎉
brnw.ch/21wX6jk
Lesson plans launched to teach slavery in Scottish schools | About | University of Stirling
Lesson plans launched to teach slavery in Scottish schools
brnw.ch
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Well done to my pal @katie-hunter.bsky.social and my supervisor & colleague, Dr Joe Smith from @stir.ac.uk and their team of practitioners
for this fantastic piece of work which I'm confident will have a lasting legacy.
#DecolonisetheCurriculum
#TeamStirling 🎉
brnw.ch/21wX6jk
for this fantastic piece of work which I'm confident will have a lasting legacy.
#DecolonisetheCurriculum
#TeamStirling 🎉
brnw.ch/21wX6jk
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We might always remember this as The Inning.
Early story on Addison Barger’s historic moment and the #BlueJays’ nine-run explosion:
www.mlb.com/news/addison...
Early story on Addison Barger’s historic moment and the #BlueJays’ nine-run explosion:
www.mlb.com/news/addison...
Blue Jays' 9-run 6th features World Series first -- a pinch-hit slam!
TORONTO -- Addison Barger just rocked Toronto, launching the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history.
If the Blue Jays go on to win the World Series, the sixth inning in Game 1 on Friday ni...
www.mlb.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
We might always remember this as The Inning.
Early story on Addison Barger’s historic moment and the #BlueJays’ nine-run explosion:
www.mlb.com/news/addison...
Early story on Addison Barger’s historic moment and the #BlueJays’ nine-run explosion:
www.mlb.com/news/addison...
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FIRST EVER pinch-hit grand slam in #WorldSeries history 😱
October 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
FIRST EVER pinch-hit grand slam in #WorldSeries history 😱
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Toronto clobbers L.A. 11-4 to take game 1 of the World Series!
wow, incredible playoffs for #BlueJays who have scored 6.2 runs per game!! 🍁
Toronto clobbers L.A. 11-4 to take game 1 of the World Series!
wow, incredible playoffs for #BlueJays who have scored 6.2 runs per game!! 🍁
October 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Toronto clobbers L.A. 11-4 to take game 1 of the World Series!
wow, incredible playoffs for #BlueJays who have scored 6.2 runs per game!! 🍁
Toronto clobbers L.A. 11-4 to take game 1 of the World Series!
wow, incredible playoffs for #BlueJays who have scored 6.2 runs per game!! 🍁
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Game 1 World Series hero Addison Barger slept on Davis Schneider's pull-out couch last night. You can't make this stuff up.
October 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Game 1 World Series hero Addison Barger slept on Davis Schneider's pull-out couch last night. You can't make this stuff up.
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What a moment. What an inning. What a start.
The #BlueJays, with one of the wildest innings in World Series history, made a statement in Game 1. My story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
The #BlueJays, with one of the wildest innings in World Series history, made a statement in Game 1. My story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Grand moment! Barger belts first pinch-hit slam in World Series history
TORONTO -- Addison Barger just rocked Toronto, launching the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history.
If the Blue Jays can pull this off and win their first World Series championship since ...
www.mlb.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
What a moment. What an inning. What a start.
The #BlueJays, with one of the wildest innings in World Series history, made a statement in Game 1. My story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
The #BlueJays, with one of the wildest innings in World Series history, made a statement in Game 1. My story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
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New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.
19thnews.org
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
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I can’t believe medicine hasn’t come up with a better way to do mammograms. That is some primitive shit right there.
September 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I can’t believe medicine hasn’t come up with a better way to do mammograms. That is some primitive shit right there.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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My home Internet went kersplat, and I raced to the library for its wifi and ample table outlets for my work laptop. I worked for five hours straight.
LIBRARIES.
They have been there for me all my life.
LIBRARIES.
They have been there for me all my life.
August 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My home Internet went kersplat, and I raced to the library for its wifi and ample table outlets for my work laptop. I worked for five hours straight.
LIBRARIES.
They have been there for me all my life.
LIBRARIES.
They have been there for me all my life.
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Imagine being born in slavery and living up until 5 months before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Anna Julia Cooper is one of my favorite people in history. She was born on August 10, 1858, and lived to the age of 105.
I can't sum her up in a single post, but she was born 167yrs ago today
Anna Julia Cooper is one of my favorite people in history. She was born on August 10, 1858, and lived to the age of 105.
I can't sum her up in a single post, but she was born 167yrs ago today
August 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Imagine being born in slavery and living up until 5 months before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Anna Julia Cooper is one of my favorite people in history. She was born on August 10, 1858, and lived to the age of 105.
I can't sum her up in a single post, but she was born 167yrs ago today
Anna Julia Cooper is one of my favorite people in history. She was born on August 10, 1858, and lived to the age of 105.
I can't sum her up in a single post, but she was born 167yrs ago today
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From al Jazeera
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Israel claimed responsibility for killing five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif, in a strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, bringing the total journalists killed to 237 since the war began.
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August 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Israel claimed responsibility for killing five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif, in a strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, bringing the total journalists killed to 237 since the war began.
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I promised myself that I'd only post on here if I had something to say, and I think this counts: I'm thrilled to share news of my forthcoming book, "The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films". Out 12 Feb UK/17 Feb US via Laurence King Pre-order! linktr.ee/_Ash_Clark
July 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I promised myself that I'd only post on here if I had something to say, and I think this counts: I'm thrilled to share news of my forthcoming book, "The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films". Out 12 Feb UK/17 Feb US via Laurence King Pre-order! linktr.ee/_Ash_Clark
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On top of the $200M, Columbia agrees to keep & share detailed statistics about student applicants – including their race and ethnicity, grades, & SAT scores – as well as information about faculty and staff hiring decisions with the federal government. www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
What Columbia University’s deal means for higher education
Columbia University’s US$200 million deal with the Donald Trump administration sets a precedent for other universities to bend to the government...
www.universityworldnews.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
On top of the $200M, Columbia agrees to keep & share detailed statistics about student applicants – including their race and ethnicity, grades, & SAT scores – as well as information about faculty and staff hiring decisions with the federal government. www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
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Hello. Today in “One day, one paper”, this research shows that plant species are rapidly shifting to higher elevations along roadsides in the western Swiss Alps and that this translates into a detectable warming signal in plant communities within 10 years 🍁🌎
Early detection of plant community responses to climate warming along mountain roads
Plants are rapidly shifting to higher elevations along mountain roads in Switzerland. These shifts result in a significant community warming of 0.13°C within 10 years. However, because species gained....
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July 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hello. Today in “One day, one paper”, this research shows that plant species are rapidly shifting to higher elevations along roadsides in the western Swiss Alps and that this translates into a detectable warming signal in plant communities within 10 years 🍁🌎