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After storms Christmas week, forecasters said Southern California should get more rain beginning on New Year’s Eve, bringing potential mudslides, downed trees and localized flooding.
More Rain Forecast for Los Angeles Starting on New Year’s Eve
After Christmas-week storms, two rounds of rainfall starting on New Year’s Eve could cause more flooding and mudslides.
nyti.ms
December 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
After storms Christmas week, forecasters said Southern California should get more rain beginning on New Year’s Eve, bringing potential mudslides, downed trees and localized flooding.
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“Russia wants Ukraine to succeed.”
Donald J Trump, December 28, the year of our Lord 2025.
Actual real quote from the dumbest man
Donald J Trump, December 28, the year of our Lord 2025.
Actual real quote from the dumbest man
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Russia wants Ukraine to succeed.”
Donald J Trump, December 28, the year of our Lord 2025.
Actual real quote from the dumbest man
Donald J Trump, December 28, the year of our Lord 2025.
Actual real quote from the dumbest man
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In towns like mine, outsourcing and automation consumed jobs. Then purpose. Then people,” writes Brian Groh. “Yet Washington remains fixated on global competition and growth, as if new work will always appear to replace what’s been lost.”
“In towns like mine, outsourcing and automation consumed jobs. Then purpose. Then people,” writes Brian Groh. “Yet Washington remains fixated on global competition and growth, as if new work will always appear to replace what’s been lost.”
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
I was now facing the same reality my working-class neighbors knew well: the world had changed, my work had all but disappeared, and still, the bills wouldn’t stop coming.
nyti.ms
December 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In towns like mine, outsourcing and automation consumed jobs. Then purpose. Then people,” writes Brian Groh. “Yet Washington remains fixated on global competition and growth, as if new work will always appear to replace what’s been lost.”
“In towns like mine, outsourcing and automation consumed jobs. Then purpose. Then people,” writes Brian Groh. “Yet Washington remains fixated on global competition and growth, as if new work will always appear to replace what’s been lost.”
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Why 2026 looks bright for Northern Light sightings. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Why 2026 could be another dazzling year for the Northern Lights
With the Sun still in an active phase there could be more spectacular Northern light displays in the year ahead.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Why 2026 looks bright for Northern Light sightings. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services. n.pr/496jHPj
It's the 'gold standard' in autism care. Why are states reining it in?
Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services. n.pr/496jHPj
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“there are only 7 full-time book critics left in the US: three at NYT ( Jacobs, Garner, Szalai), 2 at WaPo(Rothfeld, Charles), 1 each at WSJ (Sacks), NY mag (Chu), Slate (Miller)
more people have walked on the moon than write book reviews for a living”
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
more people have walked on the moon than write book reviews for a living”
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
Criticism Is Literature. Why Is It Vanishing?, by Adam Morgan
What do the best book reviews do? What is the current state of the critical ecosystem? Chicago Review of Books founder Adam Morgan takes stock of book reviewing in the US.
worldliteraturetoday.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“there are only 7 full-time book critics left in the US: three at NYT ( Jacobs, Garner, Szalai), 2 at WaPo(Rothfeld, Charles), 1 each at WSJ (Sacks), NY mag (Chu), Slate (Miller)
more people have walked on the moon than write book reviews for a living”
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
more people have walked on the moon than write book reviews for a living”
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
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SMITH VERSUS THE GIANT SNOWMAN. Christmas treats are underway for the animals at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa, watch out for updates in the coming days and for our annual Christmas video on December 25th. Spoiler alert – Smith, the huge lion rescued from a circus in Peru, wins.
#ADIWS
#ADIWS
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
SMITH VERSUS THE GIANT SNOWMAN. Christmas treats are underway for the animals at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa, watch out for updates in the coming days and for our annual Christmas video on December 25th. Spoiler alert – Smith, the huge lion rescued from a circus in Peru, wins.
#ADIWS
#ADIWS
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At the Civil Rights Museum today, I heard this musical rebuke to Richard Nixon written by Stevie Wonder.
I was struck by how much the words also apply to Trump.
I was struck by how much the words also apply to Trump.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
At the Civil Rights Museum today, I heard this musical rebuke to Richard Nixon written by Stevie Wonder.
I was struck by how much the words also apply to Trump.
I was struck by how much the words also apply to Trump.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott fought for months to keep secret emails between his office and Elon Musk. Now, hundreds of pages have been released.
Gov. Abbott released 1,400 pages of emails about Elon Musk. Most are blacked out.
Abbott fought for months to keep secret emails between his office and Elon Musk. Now, hundreds of pages have been released.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott fought for months to keep secret emails between his office and Elon Musk. Now, hundreds of pages have been released.
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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If you’re wondering, this is exactly how we federal workers feel
We’ve been fighting for this country since Jan 20th. Leadership needs to fight too
"We went into this shutdown knowing we would suffer but it would be worth it for the country. This deal is a slap in the face to every federal worker"
We’ve been fighting for this country since Jan 20th. Leadership needs to fight too
"We went into this shutdown knowing we would suffer but it would be worth it for the country. This deal is a slap in the face to every federal worker"
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you’re wondering, this is exactly how we federal workers feel
We’ve been fighting for this country since Jan 20th. Leadership needs to fight too
"We went into this shutdown knowing we would suffer but it would be worth it for the country. This deal is a slap in the face to every federal worker"
We’ve been fighting for this country since Jan 20th. Leadership needs to fight too
"We went into this shutdown knowing we would suffer but it would be worth it for the country. This deal is a slap in the face to every federal worker"
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🐋 In the US, urge your Congress members to support the SWIMS (Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings) Act. This bill would ban the future taking and breeding of orcas, beluga whales, pilot whales and false killer whales, for public display. bit.ly/contact-elec...
#EmptyTheTanks #MarineParkCruelty
#EmptyTheTanks #MarineParkCruelty
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🐋 In the US, urge your Congress members to support the SWIMS (Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings) Act. This bill would ban the future taking and breeding of orcas, beluga whales, pilot whales and false killer whales, for public display. bit.ly/contact-elec...
#EmptyTheTanks #MarineParkCruelty
#EmptyTheTanks #MarineParkCruelty
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Say it louder for the folks in the back: Medicaid work requirements don’t work!
Check out some of our previous thread for more on why:
bsky.app/profile/altc...;
bsky.app/profile/altc...
Check out some of our previous thread for more on why:
bsky.app/profile/altc...;
bsky.app/profile/altc...
State Medicaid programs shared insights into the challenges they anticipate when implementing work requirements next year: https://on.kff.org/3LLhQHu
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Say it louder for the folks in the back: Medicaid work requirements don’t work!
Check out some of our previous thread for more on why:
bsky.app/profile/altc...;
bsky.app/profile/altc...
Check out some of our previous thread for more on why:
bsky.app/profile/altc...;
bsky.app/profile/altc...
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Do we still have a House of Reps? Asking for a country… 🫠
Must be nice getting a 6 week paid vacation while fed workers go without pay 💀
#CongressOnVacation #FedStrong #DoYourJob
Must be nice getting a 6 week paid vacation while fed workers go without pay 💀
#CongressOnVacation #FedStrong #DoYourJob
House will be out of session next week
abcnews.go.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Do we still have a House of Reps? Asking for a country… 🫠
Must be nice getting a 6 week paid vacation while fed workers go without pay 💀
#CongressOnVacation #FedStrong #DoYourJob
Must be nice getting a 6 week paid vacation while fed workers go without pay 💀
#CongressOnVacation #FedStrong #DoYourJob
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In some parks, there are reports of visitors engaging in high-risk behaviour: climbing without oversight or required permits, using drones in restricted areas, lighting fires or cutting wood in areas normally regulated.
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In some parks, there are reports of visitors engaging in high-risk behaviour: climbing without oversight or required permits, using drones in restricted areas, lighting fires or cutting wood in areas normally regulated.
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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. n.pr/4o2s3NZ
Greetings from an Indian Railways coach, with spectacular views from Mumbai to Goa
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
n.pr
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. n.pr/4o2s3NZ
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There was an incredible turnout across small-town USA! Many events weren’t even on our radar. Our coalition initially tracked around 3,000 events, but the number has now surged past 4,000 and counting.
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
There was an incredible turnout across small-town USA! Many events weren’t even on our radar. Our coalition initially tracked around 3,000 events, but the number has now surged past 4,000 and counting.
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Are we sure these and His and Hers private jets for Kristi and Corey?
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Are we sure these and His and Hers private jets for Kristi and Corey?
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A man and woman selling their services as psychics in Pennsylvania convinced clients to keep paying them to lift the curses that hindered their happiness, taking more than $600,000 in cash and property, prosecutors said. They were arrested this month on multiple charges.
2 Pennsylvania Psychics Stole Over $600,000 to Remove Curses, Prosecutors Say
One woman alone gave more than half a million dollars in cash and luxury items to remove the “black magic” hindering her love and happiness, the authorities said.
nyti.ms
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A man and woman selling their services as psychics in Pennsylvania convinced clients to keep paying them to lift the curses that hindered their happiness, taking more than $600,000 in cash and property, prosecutors said. They were arrested this month on multiple charges.
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Director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke discuss their new film Blue Moon, which focuses on one fateful night toward the end of lyricist Lorenz Hart's life. n.pr/4ofjfE8
Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater find the heartbreak in 'Blue Moon'
Director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke discuss their new film Blue Moon, which focuses on one fateful night toward the end of lyricist Lorenz Hart's life.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke discuss their new film Blue Moon, which focuses on one fateful night toward the end of lyricist Lorenz Hart's life. n.pr/4ofjfE8
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"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."
October 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."
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You know they’re worried about this weekend’s turnout at the No Kings rally when they’re already making comments about it. Who’s ready for Saturday?
October 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
You know they’re worried about this weekend’s turnout at the No Kings rally when they’re already making comments about it. Who’s ready for Saturday?
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Apple TV+ is now simply Apple TV. nyti.ms/4q9SxPe
Apple TV Subtracts the + in a Quiet Rebrand
The service unveiled the change in the ninth paragraph of a news release announcing a streaming date for “F1: The Movie.”
nyti.ms
October 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Apple TV+ is now simply Apple TV. nyti.ms/4q9SxPe
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Animals in circuses experience a life of deprivation and brutality, no matter what the species. 🎪In the US, urge your members of Congress to support the reintroduction of the Traveling Exotic Animal & Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA) 👉 bit.ly/SupportTEAPSPA
October 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Animals in circuses experience a life of deprivation and brutality, no matter what the species. 🎪In the US, urge your members of Congress to support the reintroduction of the Traveling Exotic Animal & Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA) 👉 bit.ly/SupportTEAPSPA
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"Support the troops, y'all!"
October 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Support the troops, y'all!"