DrBethAnneDance
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Colorado grown retired registered nurse mythologist dancer reader hiker poet science nerd MA English lit PhD in mythology and depth psychology angryfeministwhoisverysweet rogue grandma.
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Rapists and sex offenders will have “no place to hide” after the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history.
Rapists and sex offenders to have 'no place to hide' after huge change
www.mirror.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Rapists and sex offenders will have “no place to hide” after the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history.
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Nowadays archaeologists guess that ancient humans first entered the Americas as long as 24,000 years ago, perhaps via a sea ice bridge, or perhaps sailing south along the so-called ‘kelp highway’, the Pacific coastal current rich in seaweed, fish, and birds.
How a Pennsylvania rock shelter upended archaeology and changed our understanding of the first Americans | Daily Maverick
www.dailymaverick.co.za
December 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Nowadays archaeologists guess that ancient humans first entered the Americas as long as 24,000 years ago, perhaps via a sea ice bridge, or perhaps sailing south along the so-called ‘kelp highway’, the Pacific coastal current rich in seaweed, fish, and birds.
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It sucks we had to do this. We have built some amazing networks like this one and our other #altgov colleagues.
We are stronger together. We are coordinating to protect the constitution and all Americans.
We are stronger together. We are coordinating to protect the constitution and all Americans.
A hard year for federal workers offers a real-time lesson in resilience
During a year of extraordinary uncertainty, workers built resilient networks within and across boundaries and distance. An anthropologist explains how these clusters and long-distance ties help people...
theconversation.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It sucks we had to do this. We have built some amazing networks like this one and our other #altgov colleagues.
We are stronger together. We are coordinating to protect the constitution and all Americans.
We are stronger together. We are coordinating to protect the constitution and all Americans.
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Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia, despite Trump's ceasefire claim reut.rs/4aOJDBj
Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia, despite Trump's ceasefire claim
Thailand's leader vowed to keep fighting on the disputed border with Cambodia as fighter jets struck targets on Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a ceasefire.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia, despite Trump's ceasefire claim reut.rs/4aOJDBj
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A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
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Rep. Mike Levin is backing a bill to limit Supreme Court justices to 18-year terms and reduce strategic retirements.
Supreme Court Justices To Be Term-Limited, New Bill Proposes
www.newsweek.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Rep. Mike Levin is backing a bill to limit Supreme Court justices to 18-year terms and reduce strategic retirements.
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This is what authoritarianism looks like: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was never ordered to be removed by a judge.
The Trump Administration deported him anyway—trampling rule of law and ignoring the courts.
Good to see the court rule to release him from ICE custody.
The Trump Administration deported him anyway—trampling rule of law and ignoring the courts.
Good to see the court rule to release him from ICE custody.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain free from ICE custody following judge's order
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to continue holding Abrego.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is what authoritarianism looks like: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was never ordered to be removed by a judge.
The Trump Administration deported him anyway—trampling rule of law and ignoring the courts.
Good to see the court rule to release him from ICE custody.
The Trump Administration deported him anyway—trampling rule of law and ignoring the courts.
Good to see the court rule to release him from ICE custody.
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The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
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Inspired by trailblazing women, former NBC10 broadcast journalist Rosemary Connors, C’05, took a leap, moving out of journalism and into a successful scaffolding company she founded. @upenn.edu
Formidable Framework
Inspired by trailblazing women, former NBC10 broadcast journalist Rosemary Connors, C’05, took a leap, moving out of journalism and into a successful scaffolding company she founded.
omnia.sas.upenn.edu
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Inspired by trailblazing women, former NBC10 broadcast journalist Rosemary Connors, C’05, took a leap, moving out of journalism and into a successful scaffolding company she founded. @upenn.edu
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"It’s during cold snaps like this that we often see some of the most elaborate snowflakes fall from the sky."
Practical tips for photographing snowflakes this winter
www.bangordailynews.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"It’s during cold snaps like this that we often see some of the most elaborate snowflakes fall from the sky."
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Yesterday's news that yet another grand jury failed to indict NG AG Letitia James on mortgage fraud is proof of two things: 1) This case was more about retaliation than the law. 2) That our grand jury system continues to work for all of us.
abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-time-...
abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-time-...
2nd grand jury refuses to indict New York AG Letitia James: Sources
For a second time in a week, a federal grand jury in Virginia has refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, sources say.
abcnews.go.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Yesterday's news that yet another grand jury failed to indict NG AG Letitia James on mortgage fraud is proof of two things: 1) This case was more about retaliation than the law. 2) That our grand jury system continues to work for all of us.
abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-time-...
abcnews.go.com/US/2nd-time-...
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In a world that can seem lacking in optimism, researchers share their opinions on books that stimulate thoughts — and actions — for a better future.
go.nature.com/48MHIL4
go.nature.com/48MHIL4
In praise of inefficiency, failure and friendship: ten galvanizing reads for this festive season
In a world that can seem lacking in optimism, researchers share their opinions on books that stimulate thoughts — and actions — for a better future.
go.nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In a world that can seem lacking in optimism, researchers share their opinions on books that stimulate thoughts — and actions — for a better future.
go.nature.com/48MHIL4
go.nature.com/48MHIL4
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Last year, we delivered $20 million in student teacher stipends to 2,000 aspiring educators — helping to reduce the teacher shortage and get aspiring educators into the field they love.
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Last year, we delivered $20 million in student teacher stipends to 2,000 aspiring educators — helping to reduce the teacher shortage and get aspiring educators into the field they love.
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here's today's post: "Donny’s very shitty week ends with new Epstein photos released" — ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
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Donny’s very shitty week ends with new Epstein photos released
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
here's today's post: "Donny’s very shitty week ends with new Epstein photos released" — ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
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👀👀👀👀
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
👀👀👀👀
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
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When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
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The DOJ’s demands for private voter data are not just a problem for blue states, they’re beginning to irk red states too. The department sued Georgia after the GOP-led swing state told it to “pound sand” over its demands, warning of more lawsuits to come.
DOJ to Sue Georgia as Even Red States Resist Demand for Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The DOJ’s demands for private voter data are not just a problem for blue states, they’re beginning to irk red states too. The department sued Georgia after the GOP-led swing state told it to “pound sand” over its demands, warning of more lawsuits to come.
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Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. www.wired.com/story/karen-...
You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.
www.wired.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. www.wired.com/story/karen-...
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The 12-member council tasked with overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency abruptly canceled the Thursday meeting where members were supposed to debate and vote on their recommendations.
Major meeting on FEMA overhaul recommendation suddenly shelved | Arkansas Advocate
The 12-member council tasked with overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency abruptly canceled the Thursday meeting where members were supposed to debate and vote on their recommendations.
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The 12-member council tasked with overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency abruptly canceled the Thursday meeting where members were supposed to debate and vote on their recommendations.
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Jamie Lee Curtis takes inspiration from Elvis Costello’s “Deep, Dark Truthful Mirror,” and says no one can run from the reality of aging for too long.
On this week’s Wild Card, she talks about what she’s learned from getting sober and the legacy of her mother.
Watch the full episode: n.pr/48AOjtk
On this week’s Wild Card, she talks about what she’s learned from getting sober and the legacy of her mother.
Watch the full episode: n.pr/48AOjtk
Jamie Lee Curtis on her famous parents, rejecting Hollywood’s beauty standards and getting good roles : Wild Card with Rachel Martin
Jamie Lee Curtis never wanted to be an actor. She tells Rachel, despite having famous show business parents, she originally thought she’d become a police officer. Jamie talks about how she unexpectedl...
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Jamie Lee Curtis takes inspiration from Elvis Costello’s “Deep, Dark Truthful Mirror,” and says no one can run from the reality of aging for too long.
On this week’s Wild Card, she talks about what she’s learned from getting sober and the legacy of her mother.
Watch the full episode: n.pr/48AOjtk
On this week’s Wild Card, she talks about what she’s learned from getting sober and the legacy of her mother.
Watch the full episode: n.pr/48AOjtk
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‘He was struggling with his breath. I sat beside him and sang’: the choir who sing to people on their deathbeds
‘He was struggling with his breath. I sat beside him and sang’: the choir who sing to people on their deathbeds
Just as lullabies send babies to sleep, so songs can help those at the other end of life on their way. The leader of a Threshold Choir reveals what they do – and the personal tragedies that convinced her we need to get better at dealing with death
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
‘He was struggling with his breath. I sat beside him and sang’: the choir who sing to people on their deathbeds
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Did Donald Trump order piracy on the high seas?
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December 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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A healthy 54-year-old man suffered a stroke after consuming eight energy drinks daily.
https://ow.ly/4tUx50XIuUr
https://ow.ly/4tUx50XIuUr
A healthy man suffers a stroke and permanent damage after consuming numerous energy drinks
He was healthy and fit at 54, an avid runner with no vices — he didn't smoke, drink or do drugs. So when he suddenly experienced left-sided weakness, numbness and difficulties with balance, walking, swallowing and speech, a family member rushed him to a nearby stroke clinic.
ow.ly
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A healthy 54-year-old man suffered a stroke after consuming eight energy drinks daily.
https://ow.ly/4tUx50XIuUr
https://ow.ly/4tUx50XIuUr
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Time for some fantastic conservation news!
Sunflower stars, which protect kelp forests, are a critically endangered species, but thanks to collaborative effort aimed at species recovery, their population is being restored in California, starting in Monterey Bay!🌻⭐️🌊
#TimelineCleanse
Sunflower stars, which protect kelp forests, are a critically endangered species, but thanks to collaborative effort aimed at species recovery, their population is being restored in California, starting in Monterey Bay!🌻⭐️🌊
#TimelineCleanse
First Temporary Experimental Outplanting of Sunflower Stars in California Marks Major Milestone in Ocean Recovery — Sunflower Star Laboratory
In a historic first for California, juvenile sunflower stars, reared in human care, were successfully placed into the ocean and later retrieved as part of a pioneering field study aimed at resto...
www.sunflowerstarlab.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Time for some fantastic conservation news!
Sunflower stars, which protect kelp forests, are a critically endangered species, but thanks to collaborative effort aimed at species recovery, their population is being restored in California, starting in Monterey Bay!🌻⭐️🌊
#TimelineCleanse
Sunflower stars, which protect kelp forests, are a critically endangered species, but thanks to collaborative effort aimed at species recovery, their population is being restored in California, starting in Monterey Bay!🌻⭐️🌊
#TimelineCleanse