Heels Fan Anne
@heelsfananne.bsky.social
A Tar Heel Born and Bred: You gotta follow that dream wherever that dream may lead, but there's no place like home. Yes, I'm going to Carolina in my mind.
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Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring kingdoms.
Archaeologists uncover intact section of ancient Jerusalem wall from Hanukkah era
Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of Hanukkah. The excavation was completed last week.
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring kingdoms.
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Corruption out in the open. How can the White House have the power to approve a merger or block a competing one where Trump’s own son-in-law stands to make millions? This is why the FTC should remain independent—and why Trump wants to control it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Corruption out in the open. How can the White House have the power to approve a merger or block a competing one where Trump’s own son-in-law stands to make millions? This is why the FTC should remain independent—and why Trump wants to control it.
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OBVIOUSLY do not use AI, at all. AT ALL, for anything. I don’t wanna hear about the theoretical good version, it’s not what they’re pushing on us. The absolute worst people in the world have gone all in on this shit, and it needs to be starved out as much as possible. AI: not even once!
Sec. Hegseth rolled out the U.S. military’s new AI platform, GenAi.Mil, with a link to an empty website. trib.al/tbCJAkT
Predictably, the platform can’t actually be accessed from external networks, but the wonky rollout triggered eyerolls across the internet.
Predictably, the platform can’t actually be accessed from external networks, but the wonky rollout triggered eyerolls across the internet.
December 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
OBVIOUSLY do not use AI, at all. AT ALL, for anything. I don’t wanna hear about the theoretical good version, it’s not what they’re pushing on us. The absolute worst people in the world have gone all in on this shit, and it needs to be starved out as much as possible. AI: not even once!
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Mike Fanone: "Donald Trump will do whatever Donald Trump needs to do to stay out of prison and continue to enrich himself, and if that means that he has to bypass the legal standards of our elections, I believe he would most certainly do that."
December 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mike Fanone: "Donald Trump will do whatever Donald Trump needs to do to stay out of prison and continue to enrich himself, and if that means that he has to bypass the legal standards of our elections, I believe he would most certainly do that."
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Nurses are the backbone of our health care system. They deserve respect.
Unfortunately, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Texas has hired union busters to stop nurses from unionizing. Unacceptable.
I stand with these brave nurses in the struggle for justice & against corporate greed.
Unfortunately, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Texas has hired union busters to stop nurses from unionizing. Unacceptable.
I stand with these brave nurses in the struggle for justice & against corporate greed.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Nurses are the backbone of our health care system. They deserve respect.
Unfortunately, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Texas has hired union busters to stop nurses from unionizing. Unacceptable.
I stand with these brave nurses in the struggle for justice & against corporate greed.
Unfortunately, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Texas has hired union busters to stop nurses from unionizing. Unacceptable.
I stand with these brave nurses in the struggle for justice & against corporate greed.
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New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
www.consumerreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
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I was roommates with an English major who ended up being a physician. For a med school recommendation for one of my UNC journalism students I asked him the impact of his English major. “It taught me to listen & to empathize with patients & to understand their needs, including emotional ones.”
This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I was roommates with an English major who ended up being a physician. For a med school recommendation for one of my UNC journalism students I asked him the impact of his English major. “It taught me to listen & to empathize with patients & to understand their needs, including emotional ones.”
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The University of Utah hopes to put the future of its athletics department’s finances in the hands of a new for-profit company backed by a New York private equity firm called Otro Capital.
University of Utah nears deal with private equity firm to help fund athletics. Here’s what it means for the Utes.
The U.’s board of trustees will vote on the matter Tuesday.
www.sltrib.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
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The bottom line is that Republicans are plunging us into a healthcare apocalypse. If you aren’t a billionaire, your healthcare is about to get worse, says @alaw202.bsky.social of @SocialSecurityWorks.org.
There Is No Plan: Republicans Are Doubling Down on Stealing Your Healthcare
The Republican north star is to take healthcare away from non-billionaires to give tax cuts to billionaires.
www.commondreams.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The bottom line is that Republicans are plunging us into a healthcare apocalypse. If you aren’t a billionaire, your healthcare is about to get worse, says @alaw202.bsky.social of @SocialSecurityWorks.org.
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This has largely been memory-holed but in Trump 1.0, he picked a big public trade fight with China. They retaliated by cutting off agriculture purchases, farmers got squeezed, Trump mailed them checks and had to go crawling back to Xi for a face-saving "deal".
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This has largely been memory-holed but in Trump 1.0, he picked a big public trade fight with China. They retaliated by cutting off agriculture purchases, farmers got squeezed, Trump mailed them checks and had to go crawling back to Xi for a face-saving "deal".
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Would someone please just ask one of the White House reporters why they don't protest Trump's treatment of female reporters?
That they don't makes them look pathetic.
That they don't makes them look pathetic.
The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Would someone please just ask one of the White House reporters why they don't protest Trump's treatment of female reporters?
That they don't makes them look pathetic.
That they don't makes them look pathetic.
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Trump is letting NVIDIA export cutting-edge AI chips that his own DOJ revealed are being illegally smuggled into China.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump is letting NVIDIA export cutting-edge AI chips that his own DOJ revealed are being illegally smuggled into China.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
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Trump is using your taxpayer dollars to fix a mess he created after his tariffs nearly put so many farmers out of business.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
Breaking news: President Trump plans to announce a $12 billion relief assistance package for farmers, a key segment of his base, according to a White House official.
Trump to announce $12 billion tariff relief for farmers
Farmers — particularly those who produce soybeans — have felt the impact of the president’s tariff policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Trump is using your taxpayer dollars to fix a mess he created after his tariffs nearly put so many farmers out of business.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
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South Carolina measles outbreak grows; new case identified in Colorado
South Carolina officials reported eight new cases in the state's growing measles outbreak.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
South Carolina officials reported eight new cases in the state's growing measles outbreak.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
South Carolina measles outbreak grows; new case identified in Colorado
South Carolina officials reported eight new cases in the state's growing measles outbreak.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
South Carolina officials reported eight new cases in the state's growing measles outbreak.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
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Farmers get a bail out in the face of the costs they've born from Trump's trade war. Quite an admission that his policies have hurt Americans.
Now riddle me this: Why not bail out consumers who are paying more for imported goods?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
Now riddle me this: Why not bail out consumers who are paying more for imported goods?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Farmers get a bail out in the face of the costs they've born from Trump's trade war. Quite an admission that his policies have hurt Americans.
Now riddle me this: Why not bail out consumers who are paying more for imported goods?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
Now riddle me this: Why not bail out consumers who are paying more for imported goods?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Ooh aah
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ooh aah
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Trump isn’t just Making Argentina Great Again, he’s also Making China Great Again
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump isn’t just Making Argentina Great Again, he’s also Making China Great Again
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Here's a gift link from @willbunch.bsky.social 's latest. It will give you hope. #Resist #WeWillNotBeMoved #AbolishICE
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In New Orleans and across U.S., anger over ICE raids sparks a 2nd American Revolution | Will Bunch
Everyday folks are rising up to resist immigration raids with whistles, car chases, and noisy protests. Revolution is in the air.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Here's a gift link from @willbunch.bsky.social 's latest. It will give you hope. #Resist #WeWillNotBeMoved #AbolishICE
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Spotify is wrapped in complicity for helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
December 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Spotify is wrapped in complicity for helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
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“Grammatically speaking”
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December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
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“Grammatically speaking”
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