Patti Thomas🐈⬛
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AP reporter Bianca Vazquez Toness has heard teachers worry that the most pernicious challenges their students face, like poverty or housing insecurity, are beyond the realm of what schools can fix.
Getting the story: How an AP reporter chronicled a sensitive story about school and eviction
AP reporter Bianca Vázquez Toness has heard teachers worry that the most pernicious challenges their students face, like poverty or housing insecurity, are beyond the realm of what schools can fix.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
AP reporter Bianca Vazquez Toness has heard teachers worry that the most pernicious challenges their students face, like poverty or housing insecurity, are beyond the realm of what schools can fix.
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Transpo vans are a sign certain decisions about how things would be done were made when there weren't many women in the industry, b/c if a woman had been in the room for, "Yeah, if a white panel van w/ tinted windows pulls up to the curb, get in, that's your ride to set," there might've been notes.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Transpo vans are a sign certain decisions about how things would be done were made when there weren't many women in the industry, b/c if a woman had been in the room for, "Yeah, if a white panel van w/ tinted windows pulls up to the curb, get in, that's your ride to set," there might've been notes.
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The first time I was sent a transpo van for a ride to set was for Chicago Fire. So I came out of my hotel in a strange city to find a white panel van just sitting at the curb & part of me was like, "OMG MY FIRST RIDE TO SET EVER" & part of me was like, "THIS IS HOW YOU WAKE UP WITHOUT KIDNEYS."
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The first time I was sent a transpo van for a ride to set was for Chicago Fire. So I came out of my hotel in a strange city to find a white panel van just sitting at the curb & part of me was like, "OMG MY FIRST RIDE TO SET EVER" & part of me was like, "THIS IS HOW YOU WAKE UP WITHOUT KIDNEYS."
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Anything you would perish without
(food, housing, water, healthcare)
should be free.
(food, housing, water, healthcare)
should be free.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Anything you would perish without
(food, housing, water, healthcare)
should be free.
(food, housing, water, healthcare)
should be free.
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The Pedo-Protector Prez ordered a brand new distraction & the Dept. of War (actually the Dept. of Defense: a mini-distraction within a distraction, no extra charge!) is delivering by expanding our ongoing unlawful policy of randomly bombing the tiny boats of fishermen with no due process whatsoever.
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Pedo-Protector Prez ordered a brand new distraction & the Dept. of War (actually the Dept. of Defense: a mini-distraction within a distraction, no extra charge!) is delivering by expanding our ongoing unlawful policy of randomly bombing the tiny boats of fishermen with no due process whatsoever.
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Oh and you hang out with George RE Martin too.
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Oh and you hang out with George RE Martin too.
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Iceland Noir: the festival where you meet the President of Iceland and she’s super nice and you give her a book.
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Iceland Noir: the festival where you meet the President of Iceland and she’s super nice and you give her a book.
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However if *I* call you it’s really me and it means you have been 100% pressganged into an apple heist, so you better not hang the fuck up
New #WriterBeware blog post: Yet another in the growing catalog of AI-driven writing scams from Nigeria: a multi-layered marketing/editing referral scheme that begins with a message or email from someone purporting to be a well-known author writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
However if *I* call you it’s really me and it means you have been 100% pressganged into an apple heist, so you better not hang the fuck up
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Agreed with everything here!!!
Truly is there any bigger joy than reading a friend’s smart, nuanced, passionate book and being suffused with love and pride and critical hope? I think not
Also: I cried a lot!
Also: I cried a lot!
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Agreed with everything here!!!
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The beach was rainy and overcast, so I opted for a morning sit in our sunroom, looking out over the front (native plant) garden, listening to the warm Spring rain, and the manu pango and the Tūī.
Thursday, 13 November, Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️.
Thursday, 13 November, Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️.
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The beach was rainy and overcast, so I opted for a morning sit in our sunroom, looking out over the front (native plant) garden, listening to the warm Spring rain, and the manu pango and the Tūī.
Thursday, 13 November, Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️.
Thursday, 13 November, Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️.
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When you fight a TERF then have to change and return to the same green room so you put on all your pins.
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
When you fight a TERF then have to change and return to the same green room so you put on all your pins.
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Also from this morning’s beach walk: kororā (Little Blue Penguin) tracks headed out to sea.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Also from this morning’s beach walk: kororā (Little Blue Penguin) tracks headed out to sea.
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We just wanted to say thank you to everyone! ICE agents keep lying under oath, and you’re the reason the truth is coming out.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We just wanted to say thank you to everyone! ICE agents keep lying under oath, and you’re the reason the truth is coming out.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Look at him! Look at his posture and expression. It's not that he doesn't care. He's totally out to lunch and unaware of his surroundings!
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Look at him! Look at his posture and expression. It's not that he doesn't care. He's totally out to lunch and unaware of his surroundings!
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I will never understand the people who can look at this and shrug.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I will never understand the people who can look at this and shrug.
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Oh so now he knows something about a thing
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Oh so now he knows something about a thing
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Watercolour painting of a Siamese cat called Sammy! The hardest part to paint was the scarf!
#cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #petportraits
#art #watercolours #paintings
#cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #petportraits
#art #watercolours #paintings
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Watercolour painting of a Siamese cat called Sammy! The hardest part to paint was the scarf!
#cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #petportraits
#art #watercolours #paintings
#cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #petportraits
#art #watercolours #paintings
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The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
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Breathe easier, true believers. Jon Stewart will remain as the Monday night host and executive producer of The Daily Show through at least December 2026. Details:
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Jon Stewart Signs New Deal To Remain On 'The Daily Show' Through December 2026
Good news for late night fans, Jon Stewart will remain on The Daily Show for at least another year after agreeing to a new deal with Paramount
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November 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Breathe easier, true believers. Jon Stewart will remain as the Monday night host and executive producer of The Daily Show through at least December 2026. Details:
theplaylist.net/jon-stewart-...
theplaylist.net/jon-stewart-...
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This one’s for bibliophiles.
Loosely based on Edinburgh Castle.
Loosely based on Edinburgh Castle.
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This one’s for bibliophiles.
Loosely based on Edinburgh Castle.
Loosely based on Edinburgh Castle.