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@mariansheila.bsky.social
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Crazy childless cat lady, Virgo, Mensa member, former USAF Captain.
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Arizona tribal member nearly deported after Iowa jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
Native American ICE detainer mistake nearly leads to deportation of Arizona tribal member after Iowa jail clerical error
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November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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The Epstein Affair Has Move From Sleaze to a Crisis for American Democracy Itself
This Epstein Affair has shown a pattern where men of wealth and power created a zone of impunity that protected them for decades while destroying vulnerable people like Virginia Guiffrey…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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The Kansas Shoe Repairman Responsible for Veterans Day
Alvin King probably isn’t in many history books, but he deserves at least a paragraph.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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The Senate cleared a key hurdle. Here’s what has to happen next to reopen the government | CNN Politics
The Senate cleared a major hurdle toward reopening the government Sunday night, when eight Democrats joined with Republicans on a key vote to advance a federal funding measure.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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What writers worry about.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Yeah, we'll get this when pigs fly.
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Is Trump’s $2,000 “Dividend” Really a Plan to Buy Votes?
The $2,000 “dividend” plan may be the boldest attempt yet to turn democracy into a cash-for-votes transaction…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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On Nov 10, 1975, on an unseasonably warm fall day, the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald set off from the western edge of Lake Superior. Within hours, a ferocious storm produced 50-foot waves, sinking the vessel.

This riveting book includes that event and more, a great gift for seafarers.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Chapter 1: Queens, Cruelty, and Fred Trump
Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: "The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink"
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November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Homes are collapsing in North Carolina. It could spell trouble for other coastal areas, too | CNN Business
When Stacy Morgan and her husband, Brandon Dodick, bought their beach house in Buxton, North Carolina, in May, they imagined one day spending their retirement there.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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The Atrocity Loop: Is America Finding New Ways to Justify the Unthinkable?
From eugenics and AIDS denial to border kidnappings, the same cold logic endures: if the victims suffer enough, the powerful can call it order…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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A Republic, If You Can Count to 51: Why the Filibuster’s Demise Could Save Democracy
Let debate rage for days, then vote, as the founders intended; end the antique veto and force both parties to own their visions before the people…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The SNAP Scam: How Billionaires and Politicians Built a Welfare System for the Rich
Behind the rhetoric about ‘lazy freeloaders’ lies a stunning truth: America’s largest corporations depend on food stamps to prop up their low-wage empires...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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How Men and Women Spend Their Days
Women and men tend to spend their days differently in the United States. Varying responsibilities and priorities will do that.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Colored my hair Berry Burgundy last Thu, so I'm ready! It really is red (not orange).
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November 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Young people are travelling the world for free — and they’re risking everything to do it | CNN
Travel volunteering has long been a pillar of the backpacking community. However, while some opportunities lead to careers and life-long passions, others end in disaster.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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What to Know About Vaccinating Your Dog or Cat
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November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM