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an illustration by Japanese artist Hiromi Nishizaka.
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 AM
an illustration by Japanese artist Hiromi Nishizaka.
“In Red Beard, I wanted to express the importance of human compassion and the duty we have to care for one another.”
“This film is about life and death, love and care, and ultimately about the human condition.”
- Akira Kurosawa
“This film is about life and death, love and care, and ultimately about the human condition.”
- Akira Kurosawa
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 AM
“In Red Beard, I wanted to express the importance of human compassion and the duty we have to care for one another.”
“This film is about life and death, love and care, and ultimately about the human condition.”
- Akira Kurosawa
“This film is about life and death, love and care, and ultimately about the human condition.”
- Akira Kurosawa
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LA Clippers.
Los Angeles Lakers.
THE BATTLE OF LA 🔥
Another chapter in a historic crosstown rivalry unfolds tonight as James Harden and the Clippers, seeking their 7th win in 8 games, face Luka Dončić and the Lakers, aiming for their 3rd straight win.
AWS NBA Rivals Week • 10:00pm/et on Prime
Los Angeles Lakers.
THE BATTLE OF LA 🔥
Another chapter in a historic crosstown rivalry unfolds tonight as James Harden and the Clippers, seeking their 7th win in 8 games, face Luka Dončić and the Lakers, aiming for their 3rd straight win.
AWS NBA Rivals Week • 10:00pm/et on Prime
January 22, 2026 at 6:38 PM
LA Clippers.
Los Angeles Lakers.
THE BATTLE OF LA 🔥
Another chapter in a historic crosstown rivalry unfolds tonight as James Harden and the Clippers, seeking their 7th win in 8 games, face Luka Dončić and the Lakers, aiming for their 3rd straight win.
AWS NBA Rivals Week • 10:00pm/et on Prime
Los Angeles Lakers.
THE BATTLE OF LA 🔥
Another chapter in a historic crosstown rivalry unfolds tonight as James Harden and the Clippers, seeking their 7th win in 8 games, face Luka Dončić and the Lakers, aiming for their 3rd straight win.
AWS NBA Rivals Week • 10:00pm/et on Prime
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AWS NBA Rivals Week action continues TONIGHT!
GSW/DAL is live on Prime... watch here: www.nba.com/how-to-watch...
GSW/DAL is live on Prime... watch here: www.nba.com/how-to-watch...
January 23, 2026 at 12:38 AM
AWS NBA Rivals Week action continues TONIGHT!
GSW/DAL is live on Prime... watch here: www.nba.com/how-to-watch...
GSW/DAL is live on Prime... watch here: www.nba.com/how-to-watch...
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The Armored-Knight “Robot” Designed by Leonardo da Vinci (circa 1495)
The Armored-Knight “Robot” Designed by Leonardo da Vinci (circa 1495)
Image by Erik Möller, via Wikimedia Commons
Those of us who were playing video games in the nineteen-nineties may remember a fun little platformer, not technically unimpressive for its time, called Cl...
www.openculture.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The Armored-Knight “Robot” Designed by Leonardo da Vinci (circa 1495)
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I'll be going live in a bit to talk about the past week in church/state separation!
We'll be talking about a church protest in Minnesota, Catholic racism, and so much more...
youtube.com/live/MRsJSyH...
We'll be talking about a church protest in Minnesota, Catholic racism, and so much more...
youtube.com/live/MRsJSyH...
LIVE: Friendly Atheist News Roundup 1/22/2026
YouTube video by Friendly Atheist
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January 23, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I'll be going live in a bit to talk about the past week in church/state separation!
We'll be talking about a church protest in Minnesota, Catholic racism, and so much more...
youtube.com/live/MRsJSyH...
We'll be talking about a church protest in Minnesota, Catholic racism, and so much more...
youtube.com/live/MRsJSyH...
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While ICE terrorizes our communities, private prison companies like GEO Group and CoreCivic are raking it in.
They of course have been some of Trump's biggest donors.
Cashing in on cruelty.
They of course have been some of Trump's biggest donors.
Cashing in on cruelty.
January 22, 2026 at 11:03 PM
While ICE terrorizes our communities, private prison companies like GEO Group and CoreCivic are raking it in.
They of course have been some of Trump's biggest donors.
Cashing in on cruelty.
They of course have been some of Trump's biggest donors.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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Watch 10 Great German Expressionist Films: Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari & More
Watch 10 Great German Expressionist Films: Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari & More
In 1913, Germany, flush with a new nation’s patriotic zeal, looked like it might become the dominant nation of Europe and a real rival to that global superpower Great Britain. Then it hit the buzzsaw ...
www.openculture.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Watch 10 Great German Expressionist Films: Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari & More
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Le baiser / The kiss - 1938
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112613
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112613
January 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Le baiser / The kiss - 1938
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112613
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112613
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I painted ‘Monk at the Lake’ some months ago. I brought it out from storage this week to show someone and remembered how vibrant it is. A summer picture.
#art #ink #meditativeart #irishartist #abstractlandscapes
#art #ink #meditativeart #irishartist #abstractlandscapes
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I painted ‘Monk at the Lake’ some months ago. I brought it out from storage this week to show someone and remembered how vibrant it is. A summer picture.
#art #ink #meditativeart #irishartist #abstractlandscapes
#art #ink #meditativeart #irishartist #abstractlandscapes
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Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years.
Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet
Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years.
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16 years ago today, the Supreme Court made its absurd Citizens United decision, opening the floodgates for big money to overwhelm our democracy.
This video is from 2020, but it still rings true today: we have to get Big Money out of politics.
This video is from 2020, but it still rings true today: we have to get Big Money out of politics.
How Citizens United Got Us Trump | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains what people can do to beat Trump, stop our move towards oligarchy and kickstart a new era of peopl
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
16 years ago today, the Supreme Court made its absurd Citizens United decision, opening the floodgates for big money to overwhelm our democracy.
This video is from 2020, but it still rings true today: we have to get Big Money out of politics.
This video is from 2020, but it still rings true today: we have to get Big Money out of politics.
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Out of the paywall for today only:
China has implemented new export controls for rare earth minerals and magnets. The changes could upend the shift to electric vehicles.
Read more from @abigailbassett.bsky.social:
China has implemented new export controls for rare earth minerals and magnets. The changes could upend the shift to electric vehicles.
Read more from @abigailbassett.bsky.social:
A new cold war is brewing over rare earth minerals
Rare earth materials aren’t that rare.
www.theverge.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Out of the paywall for today only:
China has implemented new export controls for rare earth minerals and magnets. The changes could upend the shift to electric vehicles.
Read more from @abigailbassett.bsky.social:
China has implemented new export controls for rare earth minerals and magnets. The changes could upend the shift to electric vehicles.
Read more from @abigailbassett.bsky.social:
"We are not isolated beings; we are interconnected. The modern world has become fragmented, isolating us from our own existence."
- Godfrey Reggio
www.godfreyreggiofoundation.org
- Godfrey Reggio
www.godfreyreggiofoundation.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:21 PM
"We are not isolated beings; we are interconnected. The modern world has become fragmented, isolating us from our own existence."
- Godfrey Reggio
www.godfreyreggiofoundation.org
- Godfrey Reggio
www.godfreyreggiofoundation.org
"The red curtains symbolize layers of reality, behind which lies deeper truths."
- David Lynch
- David Lynch
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"The red curtains symbolize layers of reality, behind which lies deeper truths."
- David Lynch
- David Lynch
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When Donald Trump took office last year, he brought Project 2025 to the White House with him. One year later, the administration is still working through its list. So what can Project 2025 tell us about where the Trump administration is going next?
What’s next for Project 2025?
And how much has the Trump administration already accomplished from its playbook?
www.vox.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
When Donald Trump took office last year, he brought Project 2025 to the White House with him. One year later, the administration is still working through its list. So what can Project 2025 tell us about where the Trump administration is going next?
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Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section.
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section.
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
Magna Carta www.worldhistory.org/Magna_Carta/
January 21, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Magna Carta www.worldhistory.org/Magna_Carta/
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Actually if you are interested in learning cuneiform I really recommend this book by Irving Finkel, one of the biggest experts on the dead language.
I would recommend anything that features Irving Finkel tbh.
I would recommend anything that features Irving Finkel tbh.
April 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Actually if you are interested in learning cuneiform I really recommend this book by Irving Finkel, one of the biggest experts on the dead language.
I would recommend anything that features Irving Finkel tbh.
I would recommend anything that features Irving Finkel tbh.
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Wemby x KD.
Texas I-10 Rivalry.
Two otherworldly talents collide in H-Town as No. 6 all-time scorer Kevin Durant and the #5 in West Rockets host Victor Wembanyama and the #2 Spurs, seeking their 4th straight win.
AWS NBA Rivals week tips off tonight at 8:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock 🍿
Texas I-10 Rivalry.
Two otherworldly talents collide in H-Town as No. 6 all-time scorer Kevin Durant and the #5 in West Rockets host Victor Wembanyama and the #2 Spurs, seeking their 4th straight win.
AWS NBA Rivals week tips off tonight at 8:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock 🍿
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Wemby x KD.
Texas I-10 Rivalry.
Two otherworldly talents collide in H-Town as No. 6 all-time scorer Kevin Durant and the #5 in West Rockets host Victor Wembanyama and the #2 Spurs, seeking their 4th straight win.
AWS NBA Rivals week tips off tonight at 8:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock 🍿
Texas I-10 Rivalry.
Two otherworldly talents collide in H-Town as No. 6 all-time scorer Kevin Durant and the #5 in West Rockets host Victor Wembanyama and the #2 Spurs, seeking their 4th straight win.
AWS NBA Rivals week tips off tonight at 8:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock 🍿
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A rivalry built over two of the last three playoffs 🔥
Familiar postseason foes clash as Luka Dončić (33.3 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 8.6 APG) and the Lakers take on Jamal Murray (25.9 PPG, 7.3 APG) and the Nuggets for AWS NBA Rivals Week action!
10:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock
Familiar postseason foes clash as Luka Dončić (33.3 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 8.6 APG) and the Lakers take on Jamal Murray (25.9 PPG, 7.3 APG) and the Nuggets for AWS NBA Rivals Week action!
10:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
A rivalry built over two of the last three playoffs 🔥
Familiar postseason foes clash as Luka Dončić (33.3 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 8.6 APG) and the Lakers take on Jamal Murray (25.9 PPG, 7.3 APG) and the Nuggets for AWS NBA Rivals Week action!
10:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock
Familiar postseason foes clash as Luka Dončić (33.3 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 8.6 APG) and the Lakers take on Jamal Murray (25.9 PPG, 7.3 APG) and the Nuggets for AWS NBA Rivals Week action!
10:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock
