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Cats in 🇯🇵 ring bells for Happy New Year treats.
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Cats in 🇯🇵 ring bells for Happy New Year treats.
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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As people in the U.S. prepared to ring in the new year, temperatures plunged as much as 20 degrees below normal across much of the country. nyti.ms/4jgj9uI
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As people in the U.S. prepared to ring in the new year, temperatures plunged as much as 20 degrees below normal across much of the country. nyti.ms/4jgj9uI
Baklava for New Year'sEve.
January 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Baklava for New Year'sEve.
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) finalized a rule on postmarks to reflect changes in its mail pickup processes that could cause an uptick in blown deadlines for documents sent by post, including mail-in ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Rural Mail-In Ballots at Risk as Post Office Finalizes Changes to Postmark Dates
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The United States Postal Service (USPS) finalized a rule on postmarks to reflect changes in its mail pickup processes that could cause an uptick in blown deadlines for documents sent by post, including mail-in ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Dr. Titanji is exactly right. As usual.
The come back of pertussis and Measles is only the beginning of the resurgence of preventable infectious diseases in the US. This has been one of the biggest public health failures of 2025 and the competition is tough.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/h...
The US has seen nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases this year. Here’s what you need to know | CNN
For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels.
www.cnn.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Dr. Titanji is exactly right. As usual.
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All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.
Genre fiction and female authors top U.S. libraries' most-borrowed lists in 2025
All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.
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"If you're using public transportation, if you're in the room with a lot of other people, if you're in a healthcare setting, it's really smart to wear a mask especially higher-quality masks. I was taking the subway yesterday, and I was wearing an N95 mask."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows
Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.
www.npr.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 AM
"If you're using public transportation, if you're in the room with a lot of other people, if you're in a healthcare setting, it's really smart to wear a mask especially higher-quality masks. I was taking the subway yesterday, and I was wearing an N95 mask."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
A video for our times.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A video for our times.
30 minutes out of the oven. Enough apple pie for tomorrow as well...we hope.
December 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
30 minutes out of the oven. Enough apple pie for tomorrow as well...we hope.
How to make him understand that it's not his house...
December 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
How to make him understand that it's not his house...
Ditch the cattle lowing bit.
December 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Ditch the cattle lowing bit.
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Playful Form and Color Collide in These #Photos by Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda #photography
Link for more fun photos and information: mossandfog.com/playful-form...
Link for more fun photos and information: mossandfog.com/playful-form...
December 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Playful Form and Color Collide in These #Photos by Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda #photography
Link for more fun photos and information: mossandfog.com/playful-form...
Link for more fun photos and information: mossandfog.com/playful-form...
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The majority of archival material out there has NOT been digitized.
So if you really want to figure something out, odds are that you have to go to an archive and dig.
Historians are trained to dig.
So if you really want to figure something out, odds are that you have to go to an archive and dig.
Historians are trained to dig.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The majority of archival material out there has NOT been digitized.
So if you really want to figure something out, odds are that you have to go to an archive and dig.
Historians are trained to dig.
So if you really want to figure something out, odds are that you have to go to an archive and dig.
Historians are trained to dig.
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My State in Colorado does alot of great things for Wildlife.
December 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My State in Colorado does alot of great things for Wildlife.
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“This is a historic confirmation for Michigan since it is the first time in over 100 years that verified cougar reproduction has occurred east of the Mississippi River,” #906Life #MyMichigan www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/12/18/n...
New photo of cougar cubs surfaces on Ontonagon trail camera
The cougars are the first confirmed in the Upper Peninsula in over a century
www.uppermichiganssource.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“This is a historic confirmation for Michigan since it is the first time in over 100 years that verified cougar reproduction has occurred east of the Mississippi River,” #906Life #MyMichigan www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/12/18/n...
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Researchers say rising temperatures and lack of prey are pushing jaguars from northern Mexico into Arizona.
Trail cameras capture Cinco, the 5th jaguar to cross into Arizona
Researchers say rising temperatures and lack of prey are pushing jaguars from northern Mexico into Arizona.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Researchers say rising temperatures and lack of prey are pushing jaguars from northern Mexico into Arizona.
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Become ungovernable
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Become ungovernable
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Cat in her element
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Cat in her element
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Christmas in Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 is like stepping into a fairytale
#Christmas #holidayseason #thursdaymotivation 🎥takemyhearteverywhere I IG
#Christmas #holidayseason #thursdaymotivation 🎥takemyhearteverywhere I IG
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Christmas in Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 is like stepping into a fairytale
#Christmas #holidayseason #thursdaymotivation 🎥takemyhearteverywhere I IG
#Christmas #holidayseason #thursdaymotivation 🎥takemyhearteverywhere I IG
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A different view from Machu Picchu
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A different view from Machu Picchu
Lasagna in the new bakery dish tonight. Italian sausage, ricotta, spinach, mushrooms, bell pepper, and black olives.
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Lasagna in the new bakery dish tonight. Italian sausage, ricotta, spinach, mushrooms, bell pepper, and black olives.
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As I noted a few weeks ago, my colleagues and I identified the area of Arizona where the measles outbreak has exploded as a region of low vaccination coverage a decade ago.
There is no question that undervaccinated areas are dangerous, and we can predict where outbreaks will grow.
There is no question that undervaccinated areas are dangerous, and we can predict where outbreaks will grow.
US exceeds 1,900 measles cases as outbreaks expand
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As I noted a few weeks ago, my colleagues and I identified the area of Arizona where the measles outbreak has exploded as a region of low vaccination coverage a decade ago.
There is no question that undervaccinated areas are dangerous, and we can predict where outbreaks will grow.
There is no question that undervaccinated areas are dangerous, and we can predict where outbreaks will grow.
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Kiwi was one of 67 dogs we rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm. When Kiwi's adopter saw her photo in a local paper, he knew that he had to go and meet her. Now living her best life in Montreal, she loves squeaky toys, fetch and family time. 🐾
December 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Kiwi was one of 67 dogs we rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm. When Kiwi's adopter saw her photo in a local paper, he knew that he had to go and meet her. Now living her best life in Montreal, she loves squeaky toys, fetch and family time. 🐾
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For the ultimate in end-of-week Zen, here is a video of the firefly display tonight at the massive multi-acre Gardens Aglow holiday lights exhibit on Cape Cod. Tap and turn horizontal for full-size. I hope you have had a great day!
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
For the ultimate in end-of-week Zen, here is a video of the firefly display tonight at the massive multi-acre Gardens Aglow holiday lights exhibit on Cape Cod. Tap and turn horizontal for full-size. I hope you have had a great day!