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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 19h

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's 176th deathday, here are a few of my recent pieces inspired by Poe's works 🫀

Illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee". Two lovers embrace at the edge of the sea, water splashes around them and the surrounding rocks. A full moon shines over them, and storm clouds loom.
Published in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" 2024 Macmillan

illustration by Abigail Larson of a raven perched on a skull with a teal curtain backdrop

illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" showing a man restrained as a pendulum blade swings close to him. Rats have swarmed around him, chewing the ropes that hold him down. This illustration is featured in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" for Macmillan Books.

Illustration by Abigail Larson for Macmillan's "Edgar Allan Poe Sticker Jigsaw" book. The illustration is a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven". The narrator is at the center of the image looking up at at raven perched above an open doorway. Behind the narrator is a tall window with red curtains, and the ghost of Lenore lurks nearby. A black cat is watching the scene from the lower right corner.

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Andy Orin @andyor.in · 12h

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CNN @cnn.com · 15h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 16h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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wormbuxx @wormbuxx.bsky.social · 1d

Now I’m falling asleep and she’s calling a cob

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 22h

Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest

Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)

Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion

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Kelly⁷ @skellyton27.bsky.social · 1d

Ok folks, I’m tired of Spotify’s BS. What else are we using and loving for music?

My needs are pretty simple but I have a ton of playlists I would like to rebuild/take with me. I also listen to a lot of anime themes so gotta have that.

What do we like and why?

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Kelly⁷ @skellyton27.bsky.social · 23h

Where do you find Apple music to be limiting?

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Nicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 23h

"Nearly all these deaths occurred among unvaccinated children (89%), while about half happened in children with no preexisting health conditions."

Vaccinate yourself and your children!

gizmodo.com/more-kids-ar...

More Kids Are Dying From Seasonal Flu Than Ever

There are already reasons to be worried about next winter's flu season.

gizmodo.com

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Kelly⁷ @skellyton27.bsky.social · 1d

This is pretty clutch

Kelly⁷ @skellyton27.bsky.social · 1d

Oh she dropped Spotify a long time ago. She’s using YouTube music i think? Idk gonna ask her.

Kelly⁷ @skellyton27.bsky.social · 1d

Ok folks, I’m tired of Spotify’s BS. What else are we using and loving for music?

My needs are pretty simple but I have a ton of playlists I would like to rebuild/take with me. I also listen to a lot of anime themes so gotta have that.

What do we like and why?

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Chris Miller @iamcurious.bsky.social · 1d

WOW....👀👀👀

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem was the governor of South Dakota when Biden was President. Guess what she said regarding Biden potentially federalizing the Guard.

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Kelly⁷ @skellyton27.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve eaten shredded parm cheese straight from the container.

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 2d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 1d

Working on a bloödcheëp shirt. I'm proud of those letters.

A black tshirt design with a bald red cardinal in a circle surrounded by flames, with the word bloodcheep in red death metal style letters above it.

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ❆ ☃︎︎ ❆ @moxiest.art · 1d

this would literally fix us

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d

Look I get that it's not sexy that the Florida facility was closed via an environmental lawsuit but Al Capone got taken down by tax evasion. Not everything is sexy!

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 1d

lol this entire era of politics has proven to me that rules are indeed fake

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secondlina // Lord of Crows @secondlina.com · 1d

Bed [1/4]

Cartoon crow looking sad is flying in a wobbly pattern.

As he flies, a strange arch is seen below.

The arch leads is a lighted room, despite it not being attached to a building. The crow is curious about it.

The crow looks into the arch thru its broken window.

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 1d

The man is obsessed with ratings, we will know how much actual news he is getting exposed to based on if he has a meltdown over Kimmel’s ratings or not.

Karen Dalton Beninato 🐦 @kbeninato.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure he'll take this normally.

Jimmy Kimmel more popular than Trump after show suspension, poll finds

Economist and YouGov poll finds president had a 16-point deficit in terms of popularity compared with late-night host

www.theguardian.com

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Kelly⁷ @skellyton27.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve written down films on slips of paper and put them into a bag to draw from so the surprise makes it extra fun.

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Kelly⁷ @skellyton27.bsky.social · 1d

3. Freaks (1932)