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Aileen Lalor
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Flipboard lifestyle editor, freelance writer, 🇮🇪🇨🇦
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Today is #WorldAIDSDay, and the U.S. government will not be commemorating it. Trent Straube from @pozmagazine.bsky.social writes about the stats on HIV and AIDS, and the impact of the Trump administration. Follow POZ on Flipboard.

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World AIDS Day 2025
This year’s theme of World AIDS Day is Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response. Click to learn the latest statistics.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
a VERY busy Tuesday ahead.
trumpstaxes.com TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 1d
Quick reminder about this Tuesday's (12/2) Special Elections:

#TN07*
Atlanta, GA City Council & School Board
Roswell, GA Mayor*
Sandy Springs, GA Mayor
South Fulton, GA Mayor/City Council
Jersey City, NJ Mayor/City Council
Hoboken, NJ Mayor

*Races deemed 'flippable'
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The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
It’s Election Day in 36 hours in a bunch of important races.

You’re watching the congressional special in Tennessee, probably.

But Dems are also eying some flips in Georgia, plus resolving intra-Dem ideological battles in Jersey and Georgia. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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flipboard.com
Great thread of indie outlets to support today and every day, with your clicks and your cash. 💰

(Drop us a DM if you're a publisher who'd like to join Flipboard and we'll get you set up!)
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3d
today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️

drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Looking to do some shopping today? Here's Fodor's Travel's list of the 9 best thrift stores in America.

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Follow Fodor's on Flipboard here:
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9 Best Thrift Stores in America
In the current environment around the world, re-use, re-purpose and re-new is trending.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Feeling the need to let out a scream today? Here's a conversation between Florence Welch and @npr.org's Raina Douris about her new album, "Everybody Scream," including a live performance. Discover more stories like this in @flipboard.com's #music feed, created with Surf.

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November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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We ❤️ our @anisota.net emoji insights — though we need to get using that 🏄🏻 emoji more! Happy U.S. Thanksgiving, folks!
A black square with "Top Emojis" at the top of it, and a circle made from an assortment of emojis in its middle.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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drjengunter.bsky.social
Tax the billionaires
elcanaco.bsky.social elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 3d
The rebuilt NDP should easily be able to craft a platform that resonates with Canadians:

-Climate policy

-Housing construction

-Free uni/trades school and properly funding unis/colleges

-UBI

-Living wage

-Trade with EU, Asia, LatAm

-EU style benefits (5 week vacation, 4 day work week, etc)
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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felicityhannah.bsky.social
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Which books would you add to our Globe 100 list? Tell us your 2025 picks
Our team of literary experts and readers had to make some tough decisions, and we want to know which reads you think should have been included
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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A coffee stain turkey for you Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving. We Canadians celebrated our Thanksgiving last month. ☕🎨

#Uplift #Turkey #CoffeeStainArt #FoundObjectArt
A turkey created from a coffee stain. The brown coffee stain on a piece of paper has been enhanced with ink lines to make it look like a turkey. A few coffee beans lie nearby for scale, showing how tiny the turkey drawing really is. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I was right
Olivia Nuzzi on Trump: Vibrant, alive Olivia Nuzzi on Biden: Hideously unnatural Pardon me for suspecting she's not on the level (July 2024)
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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surf.social
⏰ Start the countdown. Episodes 1-4 of #StrangerThings season 5 arrive on @netflix.com TODAY at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Follow @jejord.bsky.social's #SurfFeed for all the conversations and theories as the gang get together to battle Vecna for the final time.

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November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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@motherjones.com reports on Jmail, which presents Jeffrey Epstein's emails as if they were in a Gmail account. The inbox holds some familiar names: Steve Bannon, Quora, and, erm, Flipboard (where you can also follow Mother Jones).
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motherjones.com Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6d
Earlier this month, the House Oversight Committee released a flotilla of Epstein emails—more than 20,000 in total. What if you were able to read them like emails?

That’s the simple premise behind “Jmail,” a re-skinning of the documents programmed to look and feel like an everyday Gmail account.
The uncanny Gmail clone that drops you straight into Epstein’s inbox.
A clever bit of digital wizardry turns the 20,000-plus email dump into a working Gmail parody you can search, sort, and star.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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surf.social
The third #KnivesOut movie is in cinemas now and @avclub.com's @jacoboller.bsky.social says it's a clever, silly, engrossing mystery. Read his review here, and discover more stories about movies in @flipboard.com's Cinephiles #CustomFeed, created with #SurfSocial.

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November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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A must-read thread of inspiration for #Thanksgiving feasts (we love @erinkeane.bsky.social's suggestion to keep down the prep work by ordering a couple of sides)! For more ideas, follow @jejord.bsky.social's feed, created with #SurfSocial and published to @bsky.app.

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hollyanderson.bsky.social Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 6d
Let’s run this again, was fun last year, what new adversities are we about to create for ourselves on the field, drop your menus below
chat let's see those Thanksgiving menus, where we at what feathers are we gluing to our arms to flap us way too close to the sun, let's see em have you convinced yourself you can make your own puff pastry yet
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Curious about where your food comes from? Follow @civileats.com!

They go beyond recipes to explore food policy, sustainability, agriculture, and the people shaping what ends up on your plate.

Catch all their stories on Flipboard 👉 flipboard.com/@CivilEats
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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lindaholmes.bsky.social
I will admit to many frailties and flaws. I am far from perfect and have made plenty of mistakes and there are plenty of things I am bad at.

You could not pay me enough to declare that I am incapable of composing my own insults.
wapplehouse.bsky.social Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 7d
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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paullicino.bsky.social
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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No one's cooler than @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social, who's been doing his thing his way for 40 years. @samedwards.bsky.social interviews the human serviette. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
How interviewer Nardwuar rose from Canadian cult hero to global phenomenon
The Vancouver native used to sneak around to score interviews. Now, A-listers seek him out
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Browsing my @surf.social #Vancouver feed and my friend pops up!
cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 11d
Serena Chu of "Chu Chu Chinatown" with some of her wares. She's just one of more than 500 artists on the East Side opening up their studios this weekend.
Check out culturecrawl.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
zamosta.bsky.social Aaron Zamost @zamosta.bsky.social · 10d
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Surf Beta Testers 🏄‍♂️

Our biggest release yet is here! Enjoy redesigned navigation that drops you right into your Surf Timeline in the new Home experience and lets you quickly access your go-to feeds from anywhere in Surf.

Here's a quick look at what's new:
Four screenshots showing what's new in the latest beta of Flipboard's Surf app.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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klonick.bsky.social
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.

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November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
Autism and Vaccines QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS PAGE 2 OF 9 | ALL PAGES J For Everyone NOV. 19, 2025 KEY POINTS • The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. • Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. HHS Research on Plausible Biologic Mechanisms between Vaccines and Autism HHS will evaluate plausible biologic mechanisms between early childhood vaccinations and autism. Mechanisms for further investigation include the impacts of aluminum adjuvants, risks for certain children with mitochondrial disorders, harms of neuroinflammation, and more. * The header "Vaccines do not cause autism" has not been removed due to an agreement with the chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that it would remain on the CDC website.
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM