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Seraphina
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A curious mind with a love for exploring new ideas
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"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."

{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Remember when Presidents did national speeches for emergencies or times where a nation needs to hear from their leader?

This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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This is a real headline on the New York Times website.

Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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ICYDK, tRump is a hypocrite. He pardoned the former president of Honduras, who was convicted of sending 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #tRumpPardons #ChuckSchumer
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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In v1.110, Bluesky now has a dark-mode app icon — for anyone who thinks light mode should require a content warning.
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Councillors no longer to be allowed to decide applications for 150 homes+ This is infantilising of elected representatives and spells the end of meaningful local planning…
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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It’s up to ‘more than 20’ opposing the immigration proposal.
It’s actually 24 (mainly usual suspects) that means there are 387 Labour MPs that either agree with it or they just don’t care enough to take a stand. Looking at you @mattwestern.bsky.social

labourlist.org/2025/11/asyl...
Asylum reform: Full list of MPs opposing government's immigration proposals - LabourList
Shabana Mahmood has proposed sweeping new reforms to the UK asylum system today, which has quickly led to a visceral backlash from many Labour figures.
labourlist.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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#NowWatching from this collection, Star Trek: First Contact which I haven't seen since it hit theaters I believe. I remember it being a pretty good Star Trek film! #filmsky 📽️
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Stunning northern lights over the San Francisco bay, much more intense than May of last year, clearly visible to the unaided eye at its peak! Just incredible, one of the most incredible things I've ever seen!
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.

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November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Today’s Jeffrey Epstein news means we’re in for bombshell stories on Fox tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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What in the fuck
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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DT DaQuan Jones practicing for the first time since his calf injury before the Falcons game
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Against a dark backdrop the colours of a mandarin duck show beautifully.
#birds
#photography
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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BREAKING: Minutes after Barack Obama’s message to end hunger in America, Vikings CEO Mark Wilf quietly donated $900,000 to Minnesota food banks. Obama personally thanked him and sent a handwritten note — a gesture that left Vikings fans deeply moved. #Skol #Vikings #NFL #Obama
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Some on here occasionally recommend I go back and take a high school government class. Heading to South Kansas City this morning to do just that!

I imagine texts have changed a bit since the 90s/early 00s, but reading up a bit for prep.
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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“Shame on you!”
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM