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.. anyone who can, whenever they can, please buy PRINTED books so we have proof against this Orwellian future
The three women distinguished themselves from other pop groups with their beautifully blended voices and by embracing a glamorous persona. The gowns, the makeup, the wigs, and even their choreography, set them apart.
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The Supremes
A Reason To Smile
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November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Not long ago, asking tough questions of the President of the United States was just the press doing its job. Ten months later, things have changed. Dramatically.
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Despicable
The bully-in-chief is targeting women in the White House press corps
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November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Audrey Hodges Burr
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Oregon National Guard troops set to return home before Thanksgiving, after waiting nearly two months at a coastal training camp for legal battles to play out over a potential deployment to Portland, might instead remain at camp.
Trump lawyers ask appeals court to keep Oregon Guard under federal control • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Federal lawyers want an appeals court to overrule a lower court’s order that control of 200 Oregon Guard troops be returned to the state.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
And lest anyone think this policy is limited to Florida, on the national stage, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of national reciprocity for gun laws, meaning every state would have to honor the laws of the most permissive states.
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Florida’s new open carry law combines with ‘stand your ground’ to create new freedoms – and new dangers
Evidence shows that 20 years on, Florida’s stand your ground law hasn’t made communities in the state any safer.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reposted by Audrey Hodges Burr
Federal health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart baby formula, prompting the company to recall two batches of one of its products.
Baby formula recalled after infant botulism outbreak
ByHeart recalled two batches of its baby formula following federal officials’ report of 13 children contracting infant botulism after consuming its product.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“The Sound of Music,” is celebrating its 60th anniversary with much fanfare.
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‘The Sound of Music’
A Reason To Smile
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November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
what kind of tone-deaf Marie Antoinette shit is this, flaunting the obscene wealth of the ruling class while ordinary Americans are hurting?
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fuck your Gatsby party, you tone-deaf fuck
who thought this would be a good idea?
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November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
much easier to put a light in if you cut off the bottom!
Most people are cutting their jack-o’-lantern’s hole (through which you scoop out the inside) in the wrong place. The stem is crucial to preserve for structural reasons. nyti.ms/4o1PmYe
October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'm dying!! 🤣
Oh, Canada! Thou hast truly broken Trump’s brain. It’s glorious! 😂
Bless Canada For Breaking Trump's Brain
They’re doing the Lord’s work.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I am begging folks to stop taking Steven Bannon seriously. It’s unnecessary and very bad for your mental health. It’s exactly what he wants.
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Please Stop Listening to Steve Bannon
He isn't worth the trouble.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
hey Mike, you're not 'working' either ..
FOX: Grijalva says you're afraid of her being the 218th signer to the Epstein petition, that if she was a Republican you would've sworn her in. What do you say?

MIKE JOHNSON: I say bless her heart. She's a representative-elect, she doesn't know how it works around here.
October 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
For many years, American public servants were celebrated for their altruism. Non-military government jobs were a good living, a steady paycheck, and a chance to contribute, to be a part of a greater good. My, how far we’ve fallen.
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Good Work If You Can Keep It
Before Trump dismantled the bureaucracy, working for the government was an honorable job
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October 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“At a time when democracy and the rule of law are under threat globally, today’s prize is a tribute to all those working to safeguard civil and political rights around the world,” U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said.
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Democracy Leads To Peace
And my documentary is premiering in NYC!
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October 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
he's not promoting peace in the US ..
Trump’s Gaza deal may bring a welcome pause to years of bloodshed — but let’s be clear: one ceasefire doesn’t make him a peacemaker.
While he chases a Nobel Prize abroad, he’s been stoking violence at home.
Peace isn’t a brand. It’s a character test.
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The "Peacemaker" Who Thrives on Chaos
Trump’s Gaza deal may earn him applause — but his record of stoking violence at home shows he’s no champion of peace.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
there's "new legal analysis" he learned from a headline
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
October 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
40-42 vessels carrying 450 activists from 44 countries.

Their goal was to break an 18-year naval blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to 2.3 million people in Gaza.

The cargo included baby formula, medical supplies, food, and water. open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...
Turkish Witness: Israeli Forces Dragged Greta Thunberg Across Deck, Forced Her to Kiss Israeli Flag.
She's been detained TWICE in 4 months for delivering baby formula. 450 activists. $3.8B US funding. Here's what happened.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"To avoid the appearance of a monarchy, only feature portraits of deceased individuals on currency and coin. That tradition became law with an 1866 Act of Congress."

“No coin issued may bear the image of a living former or current President,” says the federal law www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The Treasury Department is considering a Trump $1 coin for 250th US birthday
The Treasury Department announced the proposed $1 coins bearing Trump’s image as part of a campaign to commemorate America’s 250th birthday.
www.yahoo.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
oh SNAP!
Dutch late night TV has its take
October 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Saw this on Reddit with zero context but this is much funnier in total.
October 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
the whole point of the event was a role-play session for undeserving straight, white guys who could never hack it and resent those who could.
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For the Smallest Men in the World
And a celebration of them.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It has made all the lists: Grammy Hall of Fame, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and the Library of Congress’s songs included in the National Recording Registry.

Regardless of the accolades, I bet you can’t stop singing it
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’Oh, Pretty Woman’
A Reason To Smile
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September 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
There's nothing subtle or confusing or complex about what's happening. The *outcome* is uncertain but the authoritarianism is right out in the open.
Literally the authoritarian playbook:
1. Call your opponents terrorists.
2. Deploy state power against them.

There's nothing subtle or confusing or complex about what's happening. The *outcome* is uncertain but the authoritarianism is right out in the open.
September 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Here is a rundown of what you might have missed.
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Oh, The Stories You Missed!
While Trump was wined and dined by a king
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September 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM