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BREAKING
Australian authorities say they have two suspects in custody related to the shooting at Bondi Beach but are asking the public to please stay away as they consider this incident to still be active.
Australian authorities say they have two suspects in custody related to the shooting at Bondi Beach but are asking the public to please stay away as they consider this incident to still be active.
December 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
BREAKING
Australian authorities say they have two suspects in custody related to the shooting at Bondi Beach but are asking the public to please stay away as they consider this incident to still be active.
Australian authorities say they have two suspects in custody related to the shooting at Bondi Beach but are asking the public to please stay away as they consider this incident to still be active.
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The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Everything Trump touches is transactional.
We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
December 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Everything Trump touches is transactional.
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“Would you be the savior of the broken? The beaten? The damned?”
Emily Dickinson Poem or an Early Aughts Emo Lyric?
1. “We are the only poets, everyone else is prose.” 2. “My life had stood a loaded gun.” 3. “Jealousy is the cousin, the cousin of greed.” 4. “She ...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“Would you be the savior of the broken? The beaten? The damned?”
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This is very patient-empowering: “A little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act allows patients to ask state-run panels to review decisions made by health insurance providers.”
Republicans are right now trying (again) to kill the ACA. Fight for it!
Republicans are right now trying (again) to kill the ACA. Fight for it!
Insurance denied an $800,000 drug twice. A state-run outside panel helped a North Carolina teen get it.
A little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act allows patients to ask state-run panels to review decisions made by health insurance providers.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
This is very patient-empowering: “A little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act allows patients to ask state-run panels to review decisions made by health insurance providers.”
Republicans are right now trying (again) to kill the ACA. Fight for it!
Republicans are right now trying (again) to kill the ACA. Fight for it!
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When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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When asked who holds him to account, Phoebe CEO Scott Steiner said, “I hope that our consumers do, right? ... They can do that by electing to get care elsewhere.”
Except in Albany, they don’t have anywhere else to go.
This is Part 5 of "Sick in a Hospital Town" ⬇️
Except in Albany, they don’t have anywhere else to go.
This is Part 5 of "Sick in a Hospital Town" ⬇️
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 5: Too Big to Fight
When a well-off, widely respected pillar of the community and member of the hospital’s board can’t get the care he needed at Phoebe, it raises the question: Who can?
projects.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
When asked who holds him to account, Phoebe CEO Scott Steiner said, “I hope that our consumers do, right? ... They can do that by electing to get care elsewhere.”
Except in Albany, they don’t have anywhere else to go.
This is Part 5 of "Sick in a Hospital Town" ⬇️
Except in Albany, they don’t have anywhere else to go.
This is Part 5 of "Sick in a Hospital Town" ⬇️
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🦑 #Dolphins help #orca hunt #salmon, eat scraps
“They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.”
Orcas and dolphins caught on video collaborating to hunt salmon | CBC News share.google/84AUFF2PoWrS...
“They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.”
Orcas and dolphins caught on video collaborating to hunt salmon | CBC News share.google/84AUFF2PoWrS...
Orcas and dolphins caught on video by researchers collaborating to forage, hunt salmon | CBC News
Researchers from Dalhousie University were trying to study how northern resident orcas find salmon to eat, but they ended up finding an unexpected symbiosis with another species — dolphins.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
🦑 #Dolphins help #orca hunt #salmon, eat scraps
“They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.”
Orcas and dolphins caught on video collaborating to hunt salmon | CBC News share.google/84AUFF2PoWrS...
“They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.”
Orcas and dolphins caught on video collaborating to hunt salmon | CBC News share.google/84AUFF2PoWrS...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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JFC. The weakening of America continues.
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
JFC. The weakening of America continues.
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www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into history for refusing to give up her bus seat in AL - new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time, and they illustrate aspects of her legacy that are often overlooked.
Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into history for refusing to give up her bus seat in AL - new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time, and they illustrate aspects of her legacy that are often overlooked.
Newly released photos show Rosa Parks at the Selma-to-Montgomery march in 1965
Newly uncovered photos of the Civil Rights icon taken during the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march have been release to the Rosa Park Museum.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into history for refusing to give up her bus seat in AL - new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time, and they illustrate aspects of her legacy that are often overlooked.
Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into history for refusing to give up her bus seat in AL - new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time, and they illustrate aspects of her legacy that are often overlooked.
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Yeah….Tom Petty……
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Runnin' Down A Dream (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TomPettyVEVO
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Yeah….Tom Petty……
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Multiple churches are using their Christmas nativity scenes to protest ICE.
This one in Massachusetts placed an ICE was here sign above an empty space where the baby Jesus would’ve been laid.
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This one in Massachusetts placed an ICE was here sign above an empty space where the baby Jesus would’ve been laid.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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NEW FILM - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 🎄😺
Teddy is taking his Secret Santa seriously this year, delivering some Christmas magic to Simon's Cat and Kitten 🎁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlot...
Teddy is taking his Secret Santa seriously this year, delivering some Christmas magic to Simon's Cat and Kitten 🎁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlot...
Secret Santa - Teddy's Gift
YouTube video by Simon's Cat
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
NEW FILM - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 🎄😺
Teddy is taking his Secret Santa seriously this year, delivering some Christmas magic to Simon's Cat and Kitten 🎁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlot...
Teddy is taking his Secret Santa seriously this year, delivering some Christmas magic to Simon's Cat and Kitten 🎁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlot...
Oh, puppyhood…
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Oh, puppyhood…
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Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public?
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public?
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Love when McSweeney's goes for the jugular.
"Can we all calm down for a minute? It appears my command to take no prisoners, exterminate all traces of life, and torch any semblance of international law has been misinterpreted. You shouldn’t rush to conclusions until you have all the facts."
My Order to Kill Everyone and Everything Was Taken Out of Context
“[Secretary of War] Hegseth ordered a lethal attack but not the killing of survivors, officials say… Amid talk of war crimes, the details and preci...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Love when McSweeney's goes for the jugular.
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New video out now - as a technical coach all the teams I work with have AI tools and also want to learn better design and coding skills, so this topic is really important for me to understand. I hope you like my explanation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbR7...
The Skill That Separates Good Developers from GREAT ONES (Design vs Coding)
YouTube video by Modern Software Engineering
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
New video out now - as a technical coach all the teams I work with have AI tools and also want to learn better design and coding skills, so this topic is really important for me to understand. I hope you like my explanation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbR7...
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This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
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gullible - we need to live in truths...
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
gullible - we need to live in truths...
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett exposing GOP Hypocrisy.
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett exposing GOP Hypocrisy.