Aurelia
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Board games, cats, books and vintage china.
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
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"Taxing the ultra-wealthy is an idea so obvious that both Bernie Sanders & Mitt Romney agree it's the right way forward. I hope every candidate will commit to advancing policies like the one I proposed earlier this year to increase taxes on Utahns making over $1 million each year."
December 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"Taxing the ultra-wealthy is an idea so obvious that both Bernie Sanders & Mitt Romney agree it's the right way forward. I hope every candidate will commit to advancing policies like the one I proposed earlier this year to increase taxes on Utahns making over $1 million each year."
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Mitt Romney, “we have reached a point where any mix of solutions to our nation’s economic problems is going to involve the wealthiest Americans’ contributing more.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Mitt Romney, “we have reached a point where any mix of solutions to our nation’s economic problems is going to involve the wealthiest Americans’ contributing more.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
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Not registered for The 2026 Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention yet 😮
⁉️WHY NOT⁉️
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming today 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
⁉️WHY NOT⁉️
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming today 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Not registered for The 2026 Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention yet 😮
⁉️WHY NOT⁉️
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming today 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
⁉️WHY NOT⁉️
🎲 It's the best value in wargaming today 💰
📆 16-18 January, all online 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
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Parallel piped layer cake
December 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Parallel piped layer cake
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Michigan Senate OKs bill to honor Native American Civil War vets with memorial highway upnorthlive.com/news/local/m...
Michigan Senate OKs bill to honor Native American Civil War vets with memorial highway
LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A proposal to honor Native American Civil War veterans from Company K cleared a major hurdle in Lansing, with the state S
upnorthlive.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Michigan Senate OKs bill to honor Native American Civil War vets with memorial highway upnorthlive.com/news/local/m...
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You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
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now reading (to my children)
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
now reading (to my children)
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Your Daily Dose Of Humanity...
"'Secret Santa' teamed up with a beloved doctor who is known for never turning patients away for their inability to pay – handing out hundreds of $100 bills to complete strangers together to spread holiday cheer."
via Steve Hartman, CBS Evening News
"'Secret Santa' teamed up with a beloved doctor who is known for never turning patients away for their inability to pay – handing out hundreds of $100 bills to complete strangers together to spread holiday cheer."
via Steve Hartman, CBS Evening News
December 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Your Daily Dose Of Humanity...
"'Secret Santa' teamed up with a beloved doctor who is known for never turning patients away for their inability to pay – handing out hundreds of $100 bills to complete strangers together to spread holiday cheer."
via Steve Hartman, CBS Evening News
"'Secret Santa' teamed up with a beloved doctor who is known for never turning patients away for their inability to pay – handing out hundreds of $100 bills to complete strangers together to spread holiday cheer."
via Steve Hartman, CBS Evening News
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I took an oath to defend the Constitution, the rule of law, and our First Amendment rights. Which means I won't let this Administration silence me. Because in the Navy, we don't give up the ship.
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I took an oath to defend the Constitution, the rule of law, and our First Amendment rights. Which means I won't let this Administration silence me. Because in the Navy, we don't give up the ship.
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BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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How the oligarchy of predators keep their grip on us. We need transparency NOW!!
December 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How the oligarchy of predators keep their grip on us. We need transparency NOW!!
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It’s hard work making sure breakfast is served as early as possible as possible
December 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It’s hard work making sure breakfast is served as early as possible as possible
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
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The WSJ mapped out Trump’s greedy, self-enriching empire.
(Don’t scoff at the WSJ. It’s telling more truth about Trump than the NYT.)
Gift link.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
(Don’t scoff at the WSJ. It’s telling more truth about Trump than the NYT.)
Gift link.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The WSJ mapped out Trump’s greedy, self-enriching empire.
(Don’t scoff at the WSJ. It’s telling more truth about Trump than the NYT.)
Gift link.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
(Don’t scoff at the WSJ. It’s telling more truth about Trump than the NYT.)
Gift link.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Good for her.
December 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Good for her.
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This is both long overdue and fantastic.
Next step: don’t kill firefighters. They are incredibly talented, hard working Americans, not cannon fodder.
Next step: don’t kill firefighters. They are incredibly talented, hard working Americans, not cannon fodder.
U.S. Will Pay $450,000 to Wildfire Fighters With Cancer www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
U.S. Will Pay $450,000 to Wildfire Fighters With Cancer
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is both long overdue and fantastic.
Next step: don’t kill firefighters. They are incredibly talented, hard working Americans, not cannon fodder.
Next step: don’t kill firefighters. They are incredibly talented, hard working Americans, not cannon fodder.
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"A Democratic senator involved in the negotiations...said that Trump’s attempt to break up a premier weather and climate center based in Boulder, Colo., was like a “stick of dynamite” that exploded any chance of a bipartisan breakthrough on spending."
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Trump move to dismantle climate agency blows up Senate funding deal
A potential deal to fund large swaths of the federal government, including the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services, collapsed on Thursday night after Colorado senators demanded tha…
thehill.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"A Democratic senator involved in the negotiations...said that Trump’s attempt to break up a premier weather and climate center based in Boulder, Colo., was like a “stick of dynamite” that exploded any chance of a bipartisan breakthrough on spending."
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Politics. Brought to you by banks.
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Politics. Brought to you by banks.
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Senator Andy Kim reminds the FCC Chair Brendan Carr who he really works for. This is how you check these delusional Trump loyalists‼️
December 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Senator Andy Kim reminds the FCC Chair Brendan Carr who he really works for. This is how you check these delusional Trump loyalists‼️
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Fani Willis has no more fucks to give‼️🔥💥🔥Listen as she goes scorched earth on State Senator Greg Dolezal (R-GA) who is running for Lieutenant Governor. He’s questioning her about bringing the case against Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. This is how it’s done!
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Fani Willis has no more fucks to give‼️🔥💥🔥Listen as she goes scorched earth on State Senator Greg Dolezal (R-GA) who is running for Lieutenant Governor. He’s questioning her about bringing the case against Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. This is how it’s done!
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“Inflation is stopped.” – Grandpa Trump, yelling at the Ghost of Christmas Past
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“Inflation is stopped.” – Grandpa Trump, yelling at the Ghost of Christmas Past