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D. D. Syrdal
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Revenants Abroad available here:
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D. D. Syrdal @ddsyrdal.bsky.social · Jan 15
I specifically decided not to follow political accounts here, and I'm sticking to that. Screenshotting TFG and posting it here is going to force me to unfollow, if not block.
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Strands #618
“Aesop's animals”
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November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Puzzle #884
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November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Wordle 1,606 3/6

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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Here's a blast from the past. Before a certain soft drink company co-opted it.

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The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - 1972
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November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Well, I guess I have to go buy all Joyce Carol Oates's books now.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Update: this is no longer included in the final funding deal. I'm going to keep fighting to lower premiums and ensure Republicans can’t get away with a backdoor national abortion ban.
wyden.senate.gov Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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I never heard of this book before but I want to read it.

This 1960s dystopian novel follows in the footsteps of Orwell and Huxley share.google/KEFH6fmDWbgA...
This 1960s dystopian novel follows in the footsteps of Orwell and Huxley
In his eerily prescient novel, Freezing Point, the Danish author Anders Bodelsen asks what humans might have to give up if they want to live for ever
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November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Maybe a good message for those of us feeling despair these days.

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This Tolkien line changed my view of depression
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November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Just found this guy recently, he's awesome. Making me homesick for NJ with that accent. HAVE a day! LOL

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 Woman making fun of people on food stamps deleted her video with no apology
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November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Après l'heure, c'est plus l'heure… ☺️
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Randy's back!

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Big Phony Schmuck! - Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Suggestions for what to plant kill a large percentage of lantern flies in your garden.

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November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Strands #617
“A case of the Mondays”
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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a cat licking a man 's head with the words viralhog visible
ALT: a cat licking a man 's head with the words viralhog visible
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November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Puzzle #883
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November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Wordle 1,605 5/6

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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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This one uses a video of the band performing on tv (The Smothers Brothers? Doesn't say.)

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NEW 📀 For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield -4K- {Stereo} 1966
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Where are the protest songs today?

For What It's Worth -- Buffalo Springfield (1967)
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Buffalo Springfield - Stop Children What's That Sound
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November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Yarn chicken. We've all been there! 😂
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This is honestly how yarn chicken feels #crochetersofyoutube #crochet
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November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Wow, it's 62°F outside. Probably the last warm day this fall 🍁🍂
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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So much for the "party of small government." Now they're telling private companies they can't offer discounts to EBT/SNAP recipients.

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Trump's USDA bars grocery stores from offering discount for SNAP recipients
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November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Good.

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Voters Win Big Against AI Data Centers
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November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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#Tarot #Oracle card for the day: Vulnerability. As the flower opens & offers itself, the butterfly says "yes." Opening & exposing ourselves to new possibility comes with risk, but also holds the potential for great rewards. 📷 From The Illuminated Earth Oracle.
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM