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HipHopGoldenAge

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Ranking Cypress Hill's Albums hiphopgoldenage.com/list/ranking...

Ranking Cypress Hill's Albums - Hip Hop Golden Age

Ranking Cypress Hill's Albums: This list breaks down the journey from the jagged brilliance of their debut to the hypnotic chaos of Elephants on Acid and beyond.

hiphopgoldenage.com

December 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM

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Mark Hamill

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

SHOUT-OUT to multi-talented International Treasure: DICK VAN DYKE! Today we celebrate his 100th year+3 days birthday.
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏

For DVD: 🎂❤️

December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM

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WeRateDogs

@weratedogs.com

Here are my top 10 most unique dog jobs!

December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM

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Ray Pride

@raypride.bsky.social

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM

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Barnabas Bulpett

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New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
33°F (0.5° C), cloudy with light snow early, clearing late.
#NYC #City #Nature #Park #PublicParks #CentralPark #Mall #Ramble #FoodCarts #Crepes #Architecture #Snow

Daytime scene on a snowy morning at a great park in the center of a borough of a large city, walking one of the nature trails and facing an old stone arch surrounded by stones - both coleres in green moss as well as snow; the sky, the floor, and all the trees are covered in a light blanket of fresh, white snow; a young person, wearing a heavy coat and ear muffs, passes under the massive stone arch.

Daytime scene on a snowy morning at a great park in the center of a borough of a large city, facing a small, lightly frozen lake which is surrounded by snow-covered trees; the lake meanders its way west through the park toward a massive, historical, art deco building with two great towers standing tall against the gray, snowy sky.

Daytime scene on a snowy morning at the great mall of a park in the center of a borough of a large city, facing down the center of the mall corridor where a number of people are braving the cold to enjoy the tranquil and scenic first snowfall; all of the trees lining the mall have lost their leaves already and are now covered in 1-2 inches of fresh snow; most people are wearing black because they like to dress like one another; to the side of the scene, beside a park lamppost, there is an open food cart parked selling crepes and waffles - just the thing for a cold, snowy morning; the floor is still covered in a sheet of pressed snow and is quite slippery in places.

Daytime scene on a snowy morning at the entrance of a great park in the center of a borough of a large city, looking down a snow-covered sidewalk and across the street at a snow-covered Muswum of Natural History; all down the sidewalk, all the way to the vanishing point, are various food carts, offering everything from Latin American and Halal food - to hot dogs and cheeseburgers; a couple of young people are waiting for their hot dogs; the museum across tge street has a circular tower with a type of steeple on top; it has just opened for the day but it is cold and windy, so many are discouraged from visiting today; the towers of a large building appear in the distance among the snow-covered December trees.

December 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM

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Barnabas Bulpett

@bbulpett.bsky.social

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
41°F (5° C), cloudy with smow late.
#NYC #City #Fun #Festive #Candy #Art #GingerBread #GingerBreadHouse #Seaport #ModelTrains #SantaCon #Bros

Daytime scene in a large city, indoors at a fantastic ginger bread house exhibit, facing one of the gingerbread houses, which is a whole city block complete with apartment buildings, a restaurant, and shops; the edible design is beautiful and colourful, utilizing frostings and candy for a very detailed work of art; there are random people in the background enjoying the delightful ginger bread creation; this one has little animal figurines hanging out on it.

Daytime scene in a large city, indoors at a fantastic ginger bread house exhibit, facing a very large model train set with a bridge, miniature buildings and two large-scaled model trains speeding to their destinations; the train depot is made of gingerbread and is super cute; the exhibit is very busy with people, all of whom are enjoying the model train feature - especially the children; bright globe lights hang from the ceiling, making everything really bright.

Daytime scene in a large city, indoors at a fantastic ginger bread house exhibit, facing one of the gingerbread houses, which is a whole row of brownstone apartment buildings; creatively "painted" with pretty pastels, the edible design is beautiful and colourful, utilizing frostings and candy for a very detailed work of art; there are random people in the background enjoying the delightful ginger bread creation; this one has little trees and a snowman on it.

Daytime scene in a large and lovely city, underground on a busy subway platform, facing across the tracks at the opposite platform; it is holiday season in this particular place and today is the day called "Santa Con" where hundreds of college people and yuppie people dress up like Santa Claus and go bar-hopping; it is weirdly entertaining in a way; this group appears to have two Santas and an elf, unironically the shortest of the group and is wearing a somewhat form-fitting set of green pajamas, but it's fun; the young person should work on their posture or they may regret it in the future; they sound kind of hammered; they are waiting, along with many others, for the uptown "one" or "two" train.

December 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM

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Roger Cormier

@yayroger.bsky.social

Goddammit. I hate having feelings.

December 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM

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National League Town

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Jeff shares his thoughts and feelings after the departures of Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz. #Mets #LGM #MetsSky
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

There Goes Pete Alonso

Podcast Episode · National League Town (a Mets podcast) · 12/11/2025 · 10m

podcasts.apple.com

December 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM

Sandy

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youtube.com/watch?v=E_wH...
Remembering my first impression of Pete Alonso

Josh Reddick collides in the first base Pete Alonso

YouTube video by Baseball plus

youtube.com

December 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM

Sandy

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December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM

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December 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM

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kamimagic

@kamimagic.bsky.social

Saturday, 12/6/2025, Wayne Davis, mgr of a Brother Food Mart in Kenner, LA, did something not many people would do: he noticed ICE in the lot, and when a customer was nervous, he electronically locked the door.

BTW, this is Steve Scalise's district (R- LA, 1)
#ProudBlue

1/2

📹: brownchubbybear/TT

December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM

Sandy

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Oh well 🥺🐻‍❄️

December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM

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Governor Tim Walz

@governorwalz.mn.gov

Federal agents are arresting American citizens.

This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block

Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...

www.mprnews.org

December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM

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Spectrum News NY1

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Meet our New Yorker of the Week: Amanda Peters, a Parks Department "Super Steward" who helps care for some of the nearly 300,000 trees in Queens.

Read more: http://specne.ws/CKHSxt

Amanda Peters: Caring for the city's canopy

Peters helps care for some of the nearly 300,000 trees in Queens.

specne.ws

December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Sandy

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And everyone who presented one

Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 12d

Fuck everyone who won a FIFA Peace Prize today.

December 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM

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KYGrace💙

@kygrace.bsky.social

This is an American patriot.

December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM

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HuffPost

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“I was locked up in here for no reason. I missed my daughter's birthday for no reason," the veteran said in an ad combating ICE recruitment.

U.S Veteran Stars In Anti-ICE Ad Aimed At People 'Exposed To' DHS Propaganda

“I was locked up in here for no reason. I missed my daughter's birthday for no reason," the veteran said in an ad combating ICE recruitment.

www.huffpost.com

December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM

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Naomi

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as someone else who has a sports colour coding sheet format i love it

Jon Becker @jon-becker.com · 16d

and yes this is so I can properly update my team color timeline, probably the most insane baseball-related spreadsheet I've made (and still in progress), and that's such a high bar

MLB Color History

docs.google.com

December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM

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Edward “Ned” Abbott

@ewabbott.com

Some of the nicest runs I have had in New York have been in & around Flushing Meadows Corona Park. I also dislike the culture around tennis.

The metal globe sculpture from the center of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York on a sunny July day seen from a distance

September 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr.

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Don't know why I did this quick montage of some clips riding thru Flushing Meadows Corona Park today, but I call this UNISPHERE DALEKS!!!

It's a purdy thirty seconds.

November 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM

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Krassensteins

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When Pete Hegseth is charged with War Crimes just remember what JD Vance told me.

November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM

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Geoffrey Sorensen

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Every year on my Nana's birthday, I like to post this video of her talking about growing up in Vienna in the 1930s and losing her family to the Holocaust: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suwk...

Never forget, always treat all people like humans, and be welcoming to immigrants of all kinds.