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April 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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“You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.” - Kurt Vonnegut
April 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Resist the regime.

Reading books is resistance.

Buying books is resistance.

Sharing books is resistance.

Celebrating books is resistance.

Resist this regime.
April 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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keep on going booker! 💙

@booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A Black man just beat the record for the longest filibuster, defeating the record previously held by a man who filibustered the literal Civil Rights Act.

As the time ticked over, Cory Booker announced he did it not out of hatred for who he opposed, but out of love for those who supported him.
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Andre Ill "Trey" Howard, 10, saved his younger sister from the plane crash in Philadelphia.

While sitting in a car with her, the plane crashed nearby throwing debris everywhere. He yelled "get down" and grabbed her.
February 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Oh Canada!

Oh what a night!
February 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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January 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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This is absolutely insane.

Donald Trump suggests he will only provide aid to California if they pass a voter ID law.

Then he said he’ll put no conditions on North Carolina, a state that voted for him.

What a petty, evil man.
January 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
January 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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January 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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January 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Shakespeare and Company, by Bonnie Elliott.

www.theguardian.com/books/galler...
January 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
January 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM