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Christina
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I love writing, the arts, tv shows and movies, reading, comics, and just laughing. Hey!
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You might not know her name, but Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough just made some major calls when deciding the fate of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The good news: this big ugly bill got a lot smaller. For a breakdown of what stayed in, what got cut, and why it matters, look no further.
Un-Byrdened: The Senate Parliamentarian Has Reset The Game
Rulings by Elizabeth MacDonough take big bites out of the GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill”
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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June 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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This is Lola. She is one of the most skilled soccer dribblers we've ever seen, so it makes sense that she's already capturing footage for her documentary. 14/10
June 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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June 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Gil Won-ok, one of the last survivors of sexual slavery in brothels for Japan’s World War II troops, who campaigned to bring international attention to the suffering of thousands of women like her​, died this week at 96.
Korean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies
She led a tireless campaign for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her — mostly Korean — during World War II.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
2025 is about getting organized...one step at a time. Here's a great and fun tool to get motivated! It's one of my favorite resources to help me get off my butt and tackle one of my goals. Created by @danidonovan.com and 100% recommend!

You Need the Anti-Planner: anti-planner.com/shop/the-ant...
The Anti-Planner: How to Get Sh*t Done When You Don’t Feel Like It
Do you know what you need to do, but struggle to get yourself to do it? Get bored easily? Abandon every planner you've ever tried? Beat yourself up a lot? Yeah. Me too. The Anti-Planner is an activity...
anti-planner.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The worm. It's the brain worm. It's eating his logic. 🐛 Nom nom nom.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the FDA to revoke authorization of Covid vaccines in 2021, when estimates had begun to show that the rollout of the shots had already saved about 140,000 lives. nyti.ms/4hkaSnl
January 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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So true.
January 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, was transported to the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state for a day and a half in the Rotunda. After a formal state funeral on Thursday, he will be buried in his hometown, Plains, Georgia, beside his wife, Rosalynn. nyti.ms/3BXiU6O
January 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This site is back up. They must be stopped. No one except legal IP holders should profit from published works.

word-stream.com is using AI to scrape and steal your fan works and original works (include from A03 and Kindle)

More updates so far on the whole saga: www.tumblr.com/notquitehuma...
December 25, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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This 💟
December 24, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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This has been a thing for some time I believe.
December 24, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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It’s easy to get under that thin orange skin.
December 22, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Fanfic creators: Check to see if your fan works were stolen for this site. It's behind a pay wall, so someone is profiting from fan-created works. Legally, fan creators KNOW not to profit from IP properties! That's why they're called fan works! ARGH!

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December 23, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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THIS is Our INSTRUCTION
December 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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Black Doves review – Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw’s gleefully pulpy Christmas gift
Black Doves review – Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw’s gleefully pulpy Christmas gift
The starriest spy show of the year is here! And it’s got guns and gore galore – not to mention Sarah Lancashire as an ice queen. Fill your festive boots It has been a big year for big names engaging in small-screen espionage, but Black Doves may be the…
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:05 AM
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WATCH: Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) have officially been sworn in as U.S. Senators following appointments by their respective governors to complete the terms of their vacant seats before assuming office for their full terms in January.
December 10, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Sophie got her first teddy bear cut! She feels like a warm, living, velvet plushie! #dogs
February 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
For 2024, I want to read more! I received some really great book recs from friends, so these are the first three books that I'm going to start with:

Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
February 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Yep. I'm making my first post be about my little puppy, Sophie. #dogsofbluesky
February 7, 2024 at 5:34 PM