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It’s been said that nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless they've had a dog. Billy Collins agrees, and he recently released his 12th volume of poetry, called “Dog Show." https://to.pbs.org/4qlm9sj
Poet Billy Collins explores love, loss and life in 'Dog Show'
It’s been said that nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless they've had a dog. Billy Collins agrees, and he recently released his 12th volume of poetry, called “Dog Show." Senior arts c...
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December 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It’s been said that nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless they've had a dog. Billy Collins agrees, and he recently released his 12th volume of poetry, called “Dog Show." https://to.pbs.org/4qlm9sj
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As the year draws to a close, a crowd-sourced effort, as well as trackers from advocacy organizations and labor unions, show that the Trump administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in Project 2025. (From @19thnews.org) https://to.pbs.org/3Ng2Ems
Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year
As the year ends, The 19th takes a look at how the conservative policy wishlist for President Donald Trump’s second term affected women and LGBTQ+ Americans.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
As the year draws to a close, a crowd-sourced effort, as well as trackers from advocacy organizations and labor unions, show that the Trump administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in Project 2025. (From @19thnews.org) https://to.pbs.org/3Ng2Ems
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Wee little Crimbo piece if you're in the mood: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
My weirdest Christmas: I tried to catch out Santa with a whoopee cushion – but the Big Man outwitted me
Who was Santa, really? Aged eight, I devised a cunning plan to catch him in the act, involving a booby trap and a camera. Unfortunately, the joke was on me …
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December 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Wee little Crimbo piece if you're in the mood: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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I shared this earlier just about Trump, but from the responses it's gotten, I'm beginning to think newspapers should run this piece every December, like the "Yes, Virginia..." letter, but for adults who dread going home for the holidays. (And they should pay royalties to @merrillmarkoe.bsky.social.)
I've said it before, but the key text I keep returning to for understanding this era is Merrill Markoe's essay on narcissism, because that post today is a textbook example of what she calls The Narcissist's Credo: "I'm the piece of shit the world revolves around."
Enough about You: My Explanation of Narcissism
Because Understanding can be a Good Strategy for Getting Through the Holidays.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I shared this earlier just about Trump, but from the responses it's gotten, I'm beginning to think newspapers should run this piece every December, like the "Yes, Virginia..." letter, but for adults who dread going home for the holidays. (And they should pay royalties to @merrillmarkoe.bsky.social.)
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I hope your relatives enjoy the science.
December 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I hope your relatives enjoy the science.
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How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
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Shakespeare's tale of two determined to remain single-- now set under the romantic Tuscan sun. Click the link to read the preview with video, see cast list etc.
@chicagoshakes.bsky.social @folger.edu @shakespeare.lol #ChicagoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #SelinaCadell #KevinGudahl #DeborahHay
@chicagoshakes.bsky.social @folger.edu @shakespeare.lol #ChicagoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #SelinaCadell #KevinGudahl #DeborahHay
Chicago Shakespeare Presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Preview
A spokesperson describes the event as follows: “...Beatrice is living it up as a fiercely independent woman who answers to no man. Benedick is an avowed bach
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November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Shakespeare's tale of two determined to remain single-- now set under the romantic Tuscan sun. Click the link to read the preview with video, see cast list etc.
@chicagoshakes.bsky.social @folger.edu @shakespeare.lol #ChicagoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #SelinaCadell #KevinGudahl #DeborahHay
@chicagoshakes.bsky.social @folger.edu @shakespeare.lol #ChicagoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #SelinaCadell #KevinGudahl #DeborahHay
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the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.
therefore deny it not.
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.
therefore deny it not.
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“If you have a weakness and you know it’s your weakness, I can pretty much promise you that by the end of your time in the military, it will become one of your greatest strengths,” Nathaniel LaPrade told us in 2023. https://to.pbs.org/3FU1s1h
Shortest Marine on record says his height is his ‘greatest strength’
Nathaniel LaPrade said his height wasn’t a major factor in his own eyes, until he got to boot camp. He stands at 4 feet 7 inches tall.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“If you have a weakness and you know it’s your weakness, I can pretty much promise you that by the end of your time in the military, it will become one of your greatest strengths,” Nathaniel LaPrade told us in 2023. https://to.pbs.org/3FU1s1h
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Having given this some serious thought, I feel confident about announcing that the most embarrassing word in the English language is Nutmeats.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Having given this some serious thought, I feel confident about announcing that the most embarrassing word in the English language is Nutmeats.
Hey, @durbin.senate.gov, don't go breakin' my heart! Didn't you get the memo?
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hey, @durbin.senate.gov, don't go breakin' my heart! Didn't you get the memo?
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT
With historic healthcare cuts and cost increases looming, Republicans chose to force a Trump Shutdown rather than address the healthcare crisis and limit Trump’s lawless manipulation of federal funds....
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November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
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The lesson of Tuesday's elections is that the American people are better than this. And there damned sure will be accountability for these bastards when decent people are back in charge. But we will not tolerate or normalize this evil.
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The lesson of Tuesday's elections is that the American people are better than this. And there damned sure will be accountability for these bastards when decent people are back in charge. But we will not tolerate or normalize this evil.
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Trump and Republicans slashed over $1.1 trillion from Medicaid and cut healthcare tax credits that lower costs for millions of working families — all while delivering billions in tax breaks to insurance CEOs and Big Pharma. Join the fight to protect healthcare: economicsecurity.us/wp-content/u...
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Trump and Republicans slashed over $1.1 trillion from Medicaid and cut healthcare tax credits that lower costs for millions of working families — all while delivering billions in tax breaks to insurance CEOs and Big Pharma. Join the fight to protect healthcare: economicsecurity.us/wp-content/u...
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This is who Mike "if you want to know what I believe, just read the Bible" Johnson is choosing to starve in his home district of #LA04. www.fns.usda.gov/data-researc...
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is who Mike "if you want to know what I believe, just read the Bible" Johnson is choosing to starve in his home district of #LA04. www.fns.usda.gov/data-researc...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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There’s a @briancassella.bsky.social shot for this from just today!!
October 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
There’s a @briancassella.bsky.social shot for this from just today!!
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STARTING SOON: Learn about our program that’s designed to active your community — friends, family, and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get engaged. Let’s keep showing that the people have more power than the people in power. 👇
Fight Back With Friends! Monthly Call To Action · Indivisible
Fight Back With Friends! is a national program designed to help you activate your community! Using the Empower app, the powerful relational organizing app, we’ll equip you with the tools to connect wi...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
STARTING SOON: Learn about our program that’s designed to active your community — friends, family, and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get engaged. Let’s keep showing that the people have more power than the people in power. 👇
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Donald Trump needs to explain why there is taxpayer money available to finance a $143 million new airplane for a cabinet official, or $20 billion to give to Argentina, or $230 million in “compensation” for the himself, but why there isn’t money to help working families afford their health coverage.
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Donald Trump needs to explain why there is taxpayer money available to finance a $143 million new airplane for a cabinet official, or $20 billion to give to Argentina, or $230 million in “compensation” for the himself, but why there isn’t money to help working families afford their health coverage.
812,000 Arizonans don't have a representative right now because Republicans refuse to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The GOP must stop playing games with our democracy.
October 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
812,000 Arizonans don't have a representative right now because Republicans refuse to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The GOP must stop playing games with our democracy.
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Congress Sends Unemployed Americans 40 Million Boxes Of Saltwater Taffy From Vacation https://theonion.com/congress-sends-unemployed-americans-40-million-boxes-of-1844729789/
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congress Sends Unemployed Americans 40 Million Boxes Of Saltwater Taffy From Vacation https://theonion.com/congress-sends-unemployed-americans-40-million-boxes-of-1844729789/
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My short film DADDY SUPERIOR is now on Youtube!
Featuring:
@mikewozniak.bsky.social
@chriscantrill.bsky.social
@sammytdobson.bsky.social
@amygledhill.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2x...
Featuring:
@mikewozniak.bsky.social
@chriscantrill.bsky.social
@sammytdobson.bsky.social
@amygledhill.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2x...
Daddy Superior - Short Film
YouTube video by Benjamin Partridge
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October 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My short film DADDY SUPERIOR is now on Youtube!
Featuring:
@mikewozniak.bsky.social
@chriscantrill.bsky.social
@sammytdobson.bsky.social
@amygledhill.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2x...
Featuring:
@mikewozniak.bsky.social
@chriscantrill.bsky.social
@sammytdobson.bsky.social
@amygledhill.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY2x...
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Donald Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout while USDA says it must stop SNAP grocery assistance on November 1.
If you are powerful and connected, then you get a bailout, but if you are a regular Illinois family, you don’t get a cent to afford food.
If you are powerful and connected, then you get a bailout, but if you are a regular Illinois family, you don’t get a cent to afford food.
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Donald Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout while USDA says it must stop SNAP grocery assistance on November 1.
If you are powerful and connected, then you get a bailout, but if you are a regular Illinois family, you don’t get a cent to afford food.
If you are powerful and connected, then you get a bailout, but if you are a regular Illinois family, you don’t get a cent to afford food.
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One thing about us, we are going to stand up for our public servants!
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
October 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
One thing about us, we are going to stand up for our public servants!