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csmonitor.bsky.social
Find this award-winning story here: www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
Chinese migration to the US is soaring. Here’s what happens next.
What happens next as Chinese migrants enter the U.S.? Here’s how one community has developed an unofficial support structure for jobs, housing, and more.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
• Al Overview The idiom "you can't lick a badger twice" means you can't trick or deceive someone a second time after they've been tricked once. It's a warning that if someone has already been deceived, they are unlikely to fall for the same trick again. Here's a more detailed explanation: • Licking: "Licking" in this context means to trick or deceive someone. • Badger: The badger is a wild animal, and the phrase likely originates from the historical sport of badger baiting where dogs were used to harass
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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hillaryclinton.bsky.social
No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return. Be serious.
May 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy Mothers Day!
May 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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theonion.com
Trump Vows To Reopen Joann Fabrics As Prison theonion.com/trump-v...
Trump Vows To Reopen Joann Fabrics As Prison
May 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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audacityofdespair.bsky.social
The last fellas who came from Chicago, were given a rigorous education in Catholicism and then claimed to be on a mission from God? They destroyed a suburban shopping mall, wrecked about 300 police cars and ended up in Joliet penitentiary.

Just saying.
May 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
So I don't have the energy to redo the entire thread about the papal conclave but I will redo the part about the Latin nerdery: the announcement of a new pope is always in Latin, and uses a very traditional form.
May 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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iochromaland.bsky.social
On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n
May 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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jayhulmepoet.bsky.social
In the newest edition of Church Climbing we travel back in time as I tell you about Coventry Cathedral, the story behind it, and the reason it's one of my favourite Cathedrals despite the modern design being very polarising. For me, it's a symbol of peace.

Read it here: jayhulme.com/church-climb...
Coventry cathedral - what does it mean to seek peace in the midst of war? And how can a Cathedral quite literally rise from the ashes? After the previous raids the Rev’d Graham Clitheroe, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, just meters from the Cathedral, had been spending his nights sleeping in his church porch. When the sirens sounded, he headed to the roof with his son, another priest, and the churchwarden. They spent the night using brooms to push the bombs off of the church roof. He wrote, later, of standing there, high above the city, surrounded by flames and smoke and noise, and watching the cathedral burn, knowing, all he could do, was save that one church. Knowing, in the morning, the people who lived would need it, as a symbol, and a space to gather. The Provost of the Cathedral, the Rev’d Richard Howard, had done the same, but there were too many incendiary bombs raining down from the sky, the fire caught, and he was forced to flee, grabbing what he could from the burning building, and retreating to his bomb shelter. When dawn arrived, and the planes finally left, over 43,000 homes had been damaged (around half of the cities housing stock), but, thanks to air raid shelters, the death toll was much lower than expected. There were 554 confirmed deaths, though hundreds of others remain unaccounted for to this day. Most of the dead were buried in a mass grave. All that remained of the Cathedral were the outer walls, and the tower. Everything else had been destroyed.
May 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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richardiiisociety.bsky.social
4 May 1471, the Battle of Tewkesbury. Edward Prince of Wales, son of Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI, is slain. Queen Margaret is captured not long after. richardiii.net/richard-iii-...
Photograph of a green field with a tree and a bush. A hedge can be seen right at the bottom of the photo. This is one of the sites of the battle. Photo of a commemorative sign made of metal. It says 'These fields known as THE VINEYARDS are part of the historic battleground over which was fought the Decisive Battle of the Wars of the Roses on 4th May 1471 when Edward Prince of Wales was slain. They were purchased by the Corporation of Tewkesbury in 1929.' In fact, it is now believed that none of the battle took place in The Vineyards
May 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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jessicacalarco.com
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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buitengebieden.bsky.social
Not now Linda, I’m working.. 😂
March 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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richardiiisociety.bsky.social
The 29th March 1461, The Battle of Towton was fought. It was Palm Sunday & a bitterly cold, windy day with snow on the ground. Reputed to be one of the longest and bloodiest battles fought on English soil, it was a victory for the young Edward IV.
View from the Towton monument towards the fields A large field can be seen with just the edge of a description board at the bottom on the photograph. Image from a manuscript of the battle. The victorious Yorkists stand to the left while many Lancastrian bodies lay on the ground to the right.Triumphant horns are being played. From BL Harley 7353
March 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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repjackkimble.bsky.social
I’ve been advocating dismantling the Department of Education for sometime. See for yourself! How can a country that spends so much on education still have 25% of all students testing in the bottom quartile?
March 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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mark-carney.bsky.social
Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
Cartoon by @paulnoth.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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muellershewrote.com
They called him Sleepy Joe because we could sleep at night.
March 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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calltoactivism.bsky.social
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba MOCKS Trump by signing a “beautiful” order that officially removes ALL American liquor from Canadian stores in his province.

Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
March 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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ditzkoff.bsky.social
remember tonight to set your clock ahead an hour. but if canada and mexico set their clocks ahead an hour, then set your clocks back an hour. except for clocks in the automotive industry and clocks made with parts already covered under the USMCA, in which case
March 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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richardiiisociety.bsky.social
A BBC article about the tree planting. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Richard III sapling planted on Leicestershire battlefield
It was harvested from an oak tree in the king's birthplace to mark 10 years since his reinterment.
www.bbc.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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robinwigglesworth.ft.com
JPMorgan sounds as exasperated as the rest of us.
March 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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glandsbergis.bsky.social
The Trump-Putin Pact already exists, and we should act accordingly. There are some things we will never change with nice words or smart clothing. If you are worried about those things, you should understand where Trump's tactics come from. From Russia.
A thread. 🧵1/14
March 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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jwisser.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
The Scottish have won the AI Wars.
A screenshot of Google's AI Overview answer to the question "is haggis an animal". It says "Yes, the haggis is a small, furry mammal native to Scotland" and goes on to give the typical "asymmetrical legs" details.
March 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM