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Shakespeare and Company photo by Cynthia Copper
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· Dec 11
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Movingly Flashmobbed in Spain
Flashmob performances haven't been a fresh concept for some time. And they've been somewhat taken over by corporations during recent years. But that doesn't stop viewers from enjoying the performances...
www.openculture.com
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Movingly Flashmobbed in Spain www.openculture.com/2012/07/beet...
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The latest batch of senior mutts is a real who's who of cuteness!
December 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The latest batch of senior mutts is a real who's who of cuteness!
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Shout-out to all our Canada fam for the "60 Minutes" bootlegs.
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Shout-out to all our Canada fam for the "60 Minutes" bootlegs.
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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If you're a staffer at 60 Minutes who worked on that CECOT segment that got yanked by Bari Weiss at the last minute, figure out a way to leak it. Not saying it's an easy decision or there won't be consequences, but ask yourself why you got into journalism in the first place.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If you're a staffer at 60 Minutes who worked on that CECOT segment that got yanked by Bari Weiss at the last minute, figure out a way to leak it. Not saying it's an easy decision or there won't be consequences, but ask yourself why you got into journalism in the first place.
www.sfgate.com/california/a... "...Judge Mohun chose to dismiss an enhancement that would’ve recognized the strangling as causing “great bodily injury”..."
Prominent California climber Lonnie Kauk sentenced to 6 months in jail
He faced a maximum sentence of over 8 years in California prison.
www.sfgate.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
www.sfgate.com/california/a... "...Judge Mohun chose to dismiss an enhancement that would’ve recognized the strangling as causing “great bodily injury”..."
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/i... "The late poet and City Lights Bookstore co-founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti once described it to a Chronicle reporter as “the center of Bohemian culture in San Francisco. There is no other place like this.”"
Ida Giotta, matriarch of Caffe Trieste in S.F.’s North Beach, dies at 101
Ida Giotta, who founded Caffe Trieste with her husband and helped turn it into a North Beach cultural institution by regularly performing Italian arias there since the early 1970s, has died at 101.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/i... "The late poet and City Lights Bookstore co-founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti once described it to a Chronicle reporter as “the center of Bohemian culture in San Francisco. There is no other place like this.”"
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Kristi Noem's opening statement to the House is immediately interrupted by an anti-deportation protester
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Kristi Noem's opening statement to the House is immediately interrupted by an anti-deportation protester
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1/ The government filed a motion to dissolve a judge's ban on deporting Abrego Garcia (this is in his civil case). Now, the Judge has ordered his immediate release & ordered the parties to jointly file a proposal on resolving the dissolve motion a week from today.
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
1/ The government filed a motion to dissolve a judge's ban on deporting Abrego Garcia (this is in his civil case). Now, the Judge has ordered his immediate release & ordered the parties to jointly file a proposal on resolving the dissolve motion a week from today.
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/im... "She credits her local library branch, Pio Pico, on Oxford Street in what is now Koreatown, for facilitating her love of reading and language."
The punk artist Vaginal Davis looks back on her L.A. roots — and her inevitable break from the city
On the heels of her biggest exhibition yet, Davis reflects on her beginnings and being "taken for granted when you live in the same city that you were born in."
www.latimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/im... "She credits her local library branch, Pio Pico, on Oxford Street in what is now Koreatown, for facilitating her love of reading and language."
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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🐕🐩🐕🦺 Dogs! Dogs! Dogs! We're bringing in as many senior dogs as we can to get them out of shelters and into loving homes for the holidays. 💗🏠 Come meet the mutts! Qualified adopters who wear their tackiest, wackiest holiday sweater will have adoption fees waived!
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🐕🐩🐕🦺 Dogs! Dogs! Dogs! We're bringing in as many senior dogs as we can to get them out of shelters and into loving homes for the holidays. 💗🏠 Come meet the mutts! Qualified adopters who wear their tackiest, wackiest holiday sweater will have adoption fees waived!
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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This is disgusting, cowardly garbage. Let trans women play tennis. Everyone who entertained 'just asking questions about men in women's sports' should understand that this was never, and is is not, about sports, but pretending it was sure did pave the way to erasing trans people from public life.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is disgusting, cowardly garbage. Let trans women play tennis. Everyone who entertained 'just asking questions about men in women's sports' should understand that this was never, and is is not, about sports, but pretending it was sure did pave the way to erasing trans people from public life.
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Man, the live cam on Midway Atoll (Kuaihelani) is mindblowing right now if you're into Laysan albatrosses. You likely heard that Wisdom, at ~75 years old, returned to the nesting site in late November. Her mate showed up as well. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Man, the live cam on Midway Atoll (Kuaihelani) is mindblowing right now if you're into Laysan albatrosses. You likely heard that Wisdom, at ~75 years old, returned to the nesting site in late November. Her mate showed up as well. 1/
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
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DOLLY PARTON: STAR OF THE SHOW 🌟📖
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
DOLLY PARTON: STAR OF THE SHOW 🌟📖
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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On this day before #Thanksgiving, we appreciate all who have cared about our mission to save #seniordogs. Fringe is one of the lucky ones, found as a stray with diseased eyes and a painful mouth, we took care of that! Off she goes to heal with foster mom Michele, her 100th foster dog! 💯! Michele, 👏🏽♥️
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
On this day before #Thanksgiving, we appreciate all who have cared about our mission to save #seniordogs. Fringe is one of the lucky ones, found as a stray with diseased eyes and a painful mouth, we took care of that! Off she goes to heal with foster mom Michele, her 100th foster dog! 💯! Michele, 👏🏽♥️