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Kingfisher on a Wire
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I write for myself, and then sometimes other people read what I wrote.

Consumed by science fiction, history, defending my daughter's inherited world, politics, and wishing I didn't care about politics.

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At this time, on January 1, 1863, nearly 5,000 people gathered on the grounds of Camp Saxton to hear the words of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Here, for the first time in their lives, formerly enslaved people saw the US flag as a symbol of freedom.
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Jack Smith Deposition Video in full (+8 hrs long)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
Jack Smith Deposition
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”

SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”

CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”

SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔

He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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South Carolina bill seeks to ban fluoride in water, sparking health debate South Carolina's proposed bill to ban fluoride in public water sparks a debate over public health and dental benefits. www.wltx.com/mobile/artic...
New bill looks to ban fluoride in S.C. water
A proposed bill to ban fluoride in S.C.'s water ignites health debate.
www.wltx.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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​​Antarctica’s melting ice is raising global sea levels, worsening damage from floods and storm surges. Our reporter explains why the Thwaites Glacier is crucial for scientists who are trying to pin down how much extra water to expect, and how soon.

Learn more: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Winter Light - NYC.
Watercolor 15x11 #art
December 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Historian here so we are now back to convict lease labor, which historians call slavery by another name and worse than slavery.
December 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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[NSFW] "Newly released footage of ICE agents in LA cornering, shooting and abducting journalist Carlitos Ricardo Parias as he is clearly unarmed. Carlitos is still in ICE custody."

Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
December 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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The Bulwark- Trump administration assists the foreign founders of an illegally funded media outlet aimed at reaching American audiences with Russian propaganda. www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-c...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Public health will always be political but it doesn’t have to be partisan. That’s a choice Republicans have made. And it’s making us sicker.
December 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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"I'm being stopped for no reason other than just being Hispanic." We don't have a free society right now. When will the Democrats do something about it?
December 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...

"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
December 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The Trump administration is putting extreme restrictions to Head Start programs, including preventing the use of words like “woman,” “disability,” and “race” when applying for grants.

We're taking President Trump to court to protect this critical program.
December 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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ICE to hold more than 80,000 people in 'warehouses' aka concentration camps.

Contractors are now renovating warehouses nationwide, each capable of holding up to 10,000 abductees. These warehouses lack proper ventilation, climate control, plumbing, and sanitation.

truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Documents Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses
“They want to build a network of concentration camps,” said one critic.
truthout.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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WaPo - ICE plans to speed up deportations by funneling new detainees to large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, located in Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia and Missouri. Sixteen smaller warehouses would hold up to 1,500 people each. www.washingtonpost.com/busine...
December 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The Republican Party has turned the state against American citizens. This is unconscionable.
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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www.thestate.com/news/local/e...

Dentists will have more work if fluoride is removed from our water, or all of us will have rotten teeth. Call your members of the SC General Assembly and tell them NO! They return to work in January.
SC politicians advocate ban on cavity-fighting fluoride in public drinking water
Fluoride is credited with improving the dental health of children and adults for decades, but some South Carolina legislators are suspicious and want to ban it
www.thestate.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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legiscan.com/SC/bill/S074... Fluoride Ban

Call your dentist to get their opinion! Then call your state senator and ask them to vote NO.
South Carolina S0743 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Summary (2025-12-10) Fluoride Ban [Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs]
legiscan.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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“I was just trying to go to work.”

NYT shows videos from Trump’s ICE goons causing an accident— then DETAINING the guy who stopped to get their insurance.

Lawless. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
December 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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From newly released Epstein files, a letter allegedly from Epstein to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar in prison around the time of Epstein's death:

“Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls.”
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM