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IM doc taking a break. Belize stan account. Houstonian in love with Philly. 🇧🇿🏳️‍🌈
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Merry Christmas from all the pets still waiting for their forever homes at your local shelter.

These animals are not broken. They are not disposable. They are living, feeling souls who simply want a chance to love and be loved.
December 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Meet MACC’s Fabled Forest Fox.

With soft steps and watchful eyes the Fabled Forest Fox wards off what you can not see.

Danika is a year old and 44 lbs. She loves zooming with her friends around the play yard. She is a fun loving girl looking for love.
#adopt #nashville #dog
December 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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“I wish to God you could pay more money.”

I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true
The Pat Hobby stories about a washed-up writer in Hollywood were written to make money fast — they are also the final flowering of Fitzgerald’s eccentric genius
giftarticle.ft.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Meet MACC’s Lefty Loosey Lounge Hound.

Lt. Dan is 3 years old and 61 lbs. He is new to the tri-paw’d gang and is recovering well. He is fond of other dogs but needs to heal before he can go into playgroup. His big interest is lounging around, loves snuggling
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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my latest is on the odd confluence of unitary executive theory with a president who is mostly AWOL from the business of governance (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Important.
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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[email protected] : Do you think you could beat JD Vance in a head-to-head race for president, as polling suggests?

AOC: I would stomp him.
December 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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RFK Jr. has cancelled grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics because “they no longer align with departmental priorities”.

The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…”

The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.
American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr
Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Saddened by the demise of Joe Ely. From Lubbock to Austin and beyond, he offered a unique voice and style. I’m grateful for the joy, fearlessness, and sense of place he gave us all. My thoughts are with Sharon and his family, his friends, and the countless Texans who loved him and his music.
Texas music icon Joe Ely, who had a deep impact on Austin scene, dead at 78
Texas country music legend Joe Ely has passed away at 78. The singer announced his Parkinson's disease and Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis in September.
www.statesman.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The Onion, 23 years ago.

theonion.com/no-blood-for...
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.

Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.

And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.

Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.

It's a power grab.
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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You can’t front on that
everything is terrible so here's the Muppets channeling the Beastie Boys
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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December 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Meet MACC’s Mistletoe Kiss Keeper.

Holly is 4 years old and 36 lbs. She loves to stockpile kisses for you. She loves playing with her shelter friends and can’t wait to meet you!
#adopt #nashville #dog
December 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The GOP is trying to repeal with Equal Credit Opportunity act so that banks and lenders can discriminate in extending credit to women & minorities again.

In every way possible, the GOP is trying to chip away at the financial independence of women.

Time to LIGHT UP the phones to Congress and
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I hate how much I enjoyed this

BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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December 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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They would never let me into this country if I weren't already here
In addition to 5 years of social media history, CBP would also require tourists to provide all phone numbers used over that period, any email addresses used in the past decade, DNA and iris scans, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members
Including children
December 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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we’ve got boner, folks
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM