Karen Stiles
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Karen Stiles
@gretnacat.bsky.social
Mom, Microbiologist, Farmer at heart.
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Nebraska basketball runs wild after first half in win over Oregon
Nebraska basketball runs wild after first half in win over Oregon
Nebraska pressed the gas pedal until it had broken Oregon’s spirit. Then the Huskers kept going.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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Delivering his first annual foreign policy speech, Pope Leo did not hold back in his criticism for the might-makes-right mentality of world leaders.
Pope Leo Slams ‘Zeal For War,’ Says US Must Respect Will Of Venezuelan People
Delivering his first annual foreign policy speech, Pope Leo did not hold back in his criticism for the might-makes-right mentality of world leaders.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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I hate him.

I can and should hate this malevolence.

All decent, loving, compassionate people should.

Every person claiming to care about what Jesus cared about should hate it.

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You're Right to Hate Him. Good People Do.
Will Rogers was famously quoted as once saying, “I never met a man I didn’t like.”
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January 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Public Health said it’s confirmed 99 new cases of the disease since Tuesday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 310.Another 200 people who’ve been exposed to the virus — the most contagious known on the planet — are in quarantine.
South Carolina measles outbreak surges past 300 cases
The state has confirmed 99 new cases since Tuesday. Arizona, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah are also reporting cases.
www.nbcnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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CHILD CARE HELP: Business leaders joined advocates in championing a proposed state law to extend current income eligibility levels for a child care subsidy.

From Cindy Gonzalez:

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Business, state lawmaker groups call child care subsidy bill vital to Nebraska workforce • Nebraska Examiner
State business and lawmaker groups call a proposed child care subsidy bill vital to stability of Nebraska's workforce.
nebraskaexaminer.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Quick heads-up before we drop the needle.

These ain’t celebration tracks — they’re reckonings. Songs staring straight at power, ego, and acts that leave bodies.

🎵 Masters of War — Bob Dylan

🎵 Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

🎵 Zombie — The Cranberries

🎵 Sunday Bloody Sunday — U2
January 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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"Over the last 30 years, I have hospitalized hundreds of children with complications from influenza, RSV, rotavirus and other vaccine-preventable diseases that have now been removed from the CDC schedule. I have never hospitalized a child from a vaccine reaction."
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Some pediatricians are already seeing negative effects of changing vaccine recommendations
Pediatricians told ABC News they are urging parents to still vaccinate their children despite changing federal guidance
abcnews.go.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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WATCH: The Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Good ahead of their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
January 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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MINNESOTA UPDATE: The Trump administration ousted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, the head of the BCA said Thursday.

From States Newsroom:
Feds oust Minnesota investigators from ICE shooting probe • Nebraska Examiner
The Trump administration ousted Minnesota authorities from the investigation into the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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I'm glad 17 of my Republican colleagues joined Democrats in voting to extend the ACA tax credits for three more years & I hope my colleagues in the Senate follow pass this bill immediately. (1/2)
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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“They're liars”: @jayapal.house.gov joins The Weeknight to respond to the killing of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Smart!
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Listen Carefully
Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 AM
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GOOD COP, BAD COP
YOU DECIDE.

DON’T LET THEIR DELUSION, BECOME YOUR CONFUSION.
January 9, 2026 at 4:39 AM
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Moskowitz on Noem: "Is she hiding her face like her ICE agents now? By the way - is this what the $800b went to? Every day we see her after some new tragedy, she's wearing a different outfit with a different hat. She looks ridiculous. She deserves to be removed from her job, & if not impeached."
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Well stated
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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Please give a thought to people whose New Year’s Eve was spent in bomb shelters because a criminal invader was trying to destroy their energy infrastructure.
‼️ How Russia attacked Ukraine on New Year's Eve: a map of the flight of enemy targets.

Main directions: Lutsk, Volyn, Odesa, Konotop, Zatoka. The main target is energy infrastructure.
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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SOYBEAN MARKETS: Farmers and associations are looking for longer term solutions to soybean market disruption: to diversify trade partners and increase domestic uses as exports become less certain.

From the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk:
Soybeans have been a top U.S. ag export for decades. What happens when the top buyer stops buying? • Nebraska Examiner
Soybeans are the largest agricultural export in the U.S. The legume covers more than 81 million acres — or 10% — of all U.S. farmland.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Dense Fog Advisory issued December 25 at 2:45AM CST until December 25 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Additional Details Here.
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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ICYMI: Start your morning with a story about some hope for people who feel overwhelmed by holiday stress.

From States Newsroom:

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Feeling holiday stress? University of Iowa research looks into ways to cope • Nebraska Examiner
A UI researcher's study of stress and how different coping strategies impact risk helps inform him of how to de-stress during the holidays.
nebraskaexaminer.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us.
Authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.

—Isaiah 9
December 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Please be on the lookout this Christmas Eve for our dear friend, missing from Omaha. #Nebraska

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Authorities call off search for 72-year-old Omaha man reported missing at Fontenelle Forest
Bellevue authorities are asking the public to keep an eye out for a 72-year-old Omaha man who hasn’t been seen since Monday morning.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Tonya had a pretty good weekend at the shelter, but it would have been better spent with you ❤️

Come meet her and all of her adoptable friends today!
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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good news: Baby is still baby

also good news: she's bonded with her best friend Greyroot, who is also baby

sad news: they haven't been adopted yet 😿 can they come home with you?
December 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM