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McDanger (ret.)
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Card collecting, remodeling worker bee. Go Padres. Go Packers. They call me Daddy where I matter most.
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We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025.
From chess to a medical mystery: Great global reads from 2025 you may have missed
We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025.
n.pr
December 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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A pedophile rapist president who has sold out America to her enemies meets with a murderous war criminal at Mar-a-Lago to decide the next phase of Gaza.

The first phase being to bomb it to rubble and murder as many Palestinians as possible.

Trump-Netanyahu
December 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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I’m only 3/4ths through this book, but I’m wrecked. Lots of people have correctly noted that it feels important, but (a) he’s a damn good storyteller, and (b) it’s hard to read this and not constantly see how the attempt to prop up the violence of western hegemony wrecks all our lives
December 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little."

‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.”

So a napkin is a little tablecloth.

10/10, no notes.
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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How I'm going into 2026
December 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.

Apple doesn't recognise unions.

Amazon is anti-union.

McDonald's is anti-union.

Starbucks is anti-union.

Google is anti-union.

Walmart is anti-union.

The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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The vibrant magnificence of #Earth: 22 breathtaking images from the 2025 #Landscape #Photographer of the Year awards.
#landscapephotography #photography

Be sure to take a look at all the amazing #photos by following this link: www.popsci.com/environment/...
December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Reminder that we are a year into aggressive ICE raids and concentration camps, and there’s not a single example of local cops protecting people against this violence, kidnapping, or death.
December 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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imagine being born with the potential to develop incredible skill, athleticism, and height, toiling and training for decades to actualize world class ability, only to be awarded the title of "Denver Nugget"
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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The problem with American politics on both sides right now is this:

Politicians are more concerned about how their MESSAGE is being RECEIVED than they are in their POLICIES being EFFECTIVE.
December 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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December 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.

That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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oh my god
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”

Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”

—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented Andrew and Tristan Tate before joining the White House, stepped in on their behalf during a federal investigation, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.

This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."

They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Sounds about reich
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM