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I finally got to meet the Jays! Just before commencement at the University of Kansas. @universityofkansas.bsky.social
This is why you don’t put a dilettante in charge just because she votes the same way you do.
CBS just paid a $16 million bribe to Trump over a false accusation of lapse in judgement, so of course why would a news division need lawyers or standards?
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is why you don’t put a dilettante in charge just because she votes the same way you do.
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An extraordinary admission: "The Sheriff’s Office wishes to express its sincere regrets to Eric and Joan Meyer and Ruth and Ronald Herbel for its participation in the drafting and execution of the Marion Police Department’s search warrants on their homes and the Marion County Record" #ksleg
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
An extraordinary admission: "The Sheriff’s Office wishes to express its sincere regrets to Eric and Joan Meyer and Ruth and Ronald Herbel for its participation in the drafting and execution of the Marion Police Department’s search warrants on their homes and the Marion County Record" #ksleg
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Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Great news for Press Freedom:
Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay $3.05 million for its role in disavowed raids on the Marion County Record newsroom and two homes in 2023. The county agreed to apologize, concede wrongdoing likely occurred, and more.
marionrecord.com?display+coun...
Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay $3.05 million for its role in disavowed raids on the Marion County Record newsroom and two homes in 2023. The county agreed to apologize, concede wrongdoing likely occurred, and more.
marionrecord.com?display+coun...
Marion County RECORD
Marion County RECORD newspaper: news and sports from Antelope, Aulne, Burdick, Canada, Durham, Eastshore, Florence, Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Marion, Marion County Lake, Marion Reservoir, Pilsen, Ra...
marionrecord.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great news for Press Freedom:
Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay $3.05 million for its role in disavowed raids on the Marion County Record newsroom and two homes in 2023. The county agreed to apologize, concede wrongdoing likely occurred, and more.
marionrecord.com?display+coun...
Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay $3.05 million for its role in disavowed raids on the Marion County Record newsroom and two homes in 2023. The county agreed to apologize, concede wrongdoing likely occurred, and more.
marionrecord.com?display+coun...
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If you live in the exclusive Russian ski resort town of Krasnaya Polyana, you might soon have a new neighbor: Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.
Here’s what we know about an elite new ‘hotel complex’ — and the money behind it.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
Here’s what we know about an elite new ‘hotel complex’ — and the money behind it.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
Is This Luxurious ‘Hotel Complex’ a Future Residence for Belarusian Dictator Alexander Lukashenko?
Newly obtained documents reveal the people and companies who paid for the elite development near the Russian resort city of Sochi. Many have ties to Viktor Sheiman, a regime enforcer often described…
www.occrp.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you live in the exclusive Russian ski resort town of Krasnaya Polyana, you might soon have a new neighbor: Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.
Here’s what we know about an elite new ‘hotel complex’ — and the money behind it.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
Here’s what we know about an elite new ‘hotel complex’ — and the money behind it.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
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First day of writing an academic journal article: Never going to hit 7,000 words on this.
Last day before deadline: Never going to get this trimmed down to 9,000 words.
Last day before deadline: Never going to get this trimmed down to 9,000 words.
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
First day of writing an academic journal article: Never going to hit 7,000 words on this.
Last day before deadline: Never going to get this trimmed down to 9,000 words.
Last day before deadline: Never going to get this trimmed down to 9,000 words.
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"It’s crucial that the court order the government to abandon this unconstitutional policy. The Trump administration should not be permitted to go on terrorizing foreign citizens for political expression that the First Amendment protects." Read more here: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
Knight Institute Asks Court to Block Trump Administration From Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy
knightcolumbia.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"It’s crucial that the court order the government to abandon this unconstitutional policy. The Trump administration should not be permitted to go on terrorizing foreign citizens for political expression that the First Amendment protects." Read more here: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
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As the Kansas City Chiefs come down to decision-making time on whether their new stadium will be in Kansas or Missouri, one economist who has studied sporting venues extensively says they are not an economic catalyst.
kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/c...
kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/c...
Chiefs weigh stadium in Kansas, but economist doubts economic gains • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas City Chiefs may be considering Kansas for a new stadium, but one economist says the economic benefits to stadiums are over sold.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As the Kansas City Chiefs come down to decision-making time on whether their new stadium will be in Kansas or Missouri, one economist who has studied sporting venues extensively says they are not an economic catalyst.
kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/c...
kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/c...
You’d think an MD would have an idea of how health insurance works.
Then again, if you ever ask your doc if your treatment is covered by insurance, your doc will say that insurance to too complicated for a doc to be able to answer that question.
Then again, if you ever ask your doc if your treatment is covered by insurance, your doc will say that insurance to too complicated for a doc to be able to answer that question.
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
You’d think an MD would have an idea of how health insurance works.
Then again, if you ever ask your doc if your treatment is covered by insurance, your doc will say that insurance to too complicated for a doc to be able to answer that question.
Then again, if you ever ask your doc if your treatment is covered by insurance, your doc will say that insurance to too complicated for a doc to be able to answer that question.
Yeah, but he wasn’t wearing a tan suit at the time.
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton once said hello to the Attorney General at an airport.
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Yeah, but he wasn’t wearing a tan suit at the time.
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Happy "finally cold enough to fuck with your tire pressure" Day to all who celebrate
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy "finally cold enough to fuck with your tire pressure" Day to all who celebrate
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Following widespread pressure — including from @rcfp.org's Kris Cundiff — Indiana University recently backed down from its decision to stop @idsnews.bsky.social from printing news coverage in the campus newspaper.
RCFP attorney represents Indiana Daily Student editors in censorship fight
An RCFP attorney representing the Indiana Daily Student’s editors calls the school’s efforts to silence the newspaper “ill-advised” and "unconstitutional."
www.rcfp.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Following widespread pressure — including from @rcfp.org's Kris Cundiff — Indiana University recently backed down from its decision to stop @idsnews.bsky.social from printing news coverage in the campus newspaper.
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'I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s all about Orbán holding on to power.' Read Iván Zsolt Nagy.
www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary.
I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s ...
www.cjr.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
'I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s all about Orbán holding on to power.' Read Iván Zsolt Nagy.
www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
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Now online: The first woman in the British Empire entitled to wear a hood trimmed with fur was in New Zealand in 1879. Bruce Christianson, Philip Goff, and the late Nicholas Groves tell her story in Furred Hoods with Silk Linings from the Late 19th Century.
newprairiepress.org/burgonsociet...
newprairiepress.org/burgonsociet...
![On 14 March 1879, Kate Milligan Edger became the first woman in the British Empire entitled to wear an academic hood trimmed with fur. The hood in question, a BA from the relatively new University of New Zealand, was a black Cambridge full shape [f1], lined with pink silk (denoting Arts) and bordered with white fur (denoting a bachelor’s degree).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4yktcbvnm65zeioail5h3b7x/bafkreihzjpdyhjdjurm6v7nfu24yks2y65a7cecohdsu3bgiswamghq6bm@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Now online: The first woman in the British Empire entitled to wear a hood trimmed with fur was in New Zealand in 1879. Bruce Christianson, Philip Goff, and the late Nicholas Groves tell her story in Furred Hoods with Silk Linings from the Late 19th Century.
newprairiepress.org/burgonsociet...
newprairiepress.org/burgonsociet...
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TIL:
Tallinn was one of the last pagan strongholds in Europe, leading to the Papal-sanctioned "Northern Crusades" to defeat the "Baltic heathens" from c.1200 - 1225.
The Livonian Crusade ended with Danish Christian control of Estonia, but German Teutonic knights left strongholds.
Lovely photos!
Tallinn was one of the last pagan strongholds in Europe, leading to the Papal-sanctioned "Northern Crusades" to defeat the "Baltic heathens" from c.1200 - 1225.
The Livonian Crusade ended with Danish Christian control of Estonia, but German Teutonic knights left strongholds.
Lovely photos!
Last morning in Tallinn, with views over and under the city walls (as I wandered the long corridors of the subterranean bastion, I began to wonder where/when/if I'd come out!).
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
TIL:
Tallinn was one of the last pagan strongholds in Europe, leading to the Papal-sanctioned "Northern Crusades" to defeat the "Baltic heathens" from c.1200 - 1225.
The Livonian Crusade ended with Danish Christian control of Estonia, but German Teutonic knights left strongholds.
Lovely photos!
Tallinn was one of the last pagan strongholds in Europe, leading to the Papal-sanctioned "Northern Crusades" to defeat the "Baltic heathens" from c.1200 - 1225.
The Livonian Crusade ended with Danish Christian control of Estonia, but German Teutonic knights left strongholds.
Lovely photos!
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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Another lovely morning of service ringing today. We had 9 ringers, although several arriving late 😅 we rang rounds, Plain Bob Doubles, & Grandsire Doubles.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Another lovely morning of service ringing today. We had 9 ringers, although several arriving late 😅 we rang rounds, Plain Bob Doubles, & Grandsire Doubles.
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing
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John Coltrane: Blue Train. Time to chill out. This was the first jazz album I ever heard - found my dad’s copy way back when. Been listening to it ever since. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music #Jazz
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
John Coltrane: Blue Train. Time to chill out. This was the first jazz album I ever heard - found my dad’s copy way back when. Been listening to it ever since. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music #Jazz
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Deeply appreciate Canada’s media union speaking out against this multimillion dollar lawsuit
An attack on one is an attack on all
If they can do this to me, they can do this to you
An attack on one is an attack on all
If they can do this to me, they can do this to you
This is an important case in defending freedom of the press.
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Deeply appreciate Canada’s media union speaking out against this multimillion dollar lawsuit
An attack on one is an attack on all
If they can do this to me, they can do this to you
An attack on one is an attack on all
If they can do this to me, they can do this to you
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"An enthusiastic account of Earth’s 4-billion-year history… The Oldest Rocks on Earth’ is] a solid read about geological masses that have survived ‘mind-boggling spans of geological time."–Kirkus
THE OLDEST ROCKS ON EARTH | Kirkus Reviews
Rock of ages.
buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"An enthusiastic account of Earth’s 4-billion-year history… The Oldest Rocks on Earth’ is] a solid read about geological masses that have survived ‘mind-boggling spans of geological time."–Kirkus
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The Jayhawks were moments away from bowl eligibility. Here’s what went wrong.
Kansas Jayhawks falter in final moments, fall to Arizona: Here are the takeaways
The Jayhawks were moments away from bowl eligibility. Here’s what went wrong.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The Jayhawks were moments away from bowl eligibility. Here’s what went wrong.
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One year after abortion rights were enshrined in Missouri's state constitution, procedural abortions are available at three Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri, but medication abortions remain completely unavailable. (@missouriindependent.com)
Missouri legalized abortion 1 year ago. Here’s what’s happened since the landmark vote
Procedural abortions are available at three Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri, but medication abortions remain completely unavailable as numerous legal fights unfold over the state's restrictions.
www.kcur.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One year after abortion rights were enshrined in Missouri's state constitution, procedural abortions are available at three Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri, but medication abortions remain completely unavailable. (@missouriindependent.com)
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Should the Kansas Jayhawks have gone for it on fourth down? Here’s what Lance Leipold said after losing to Arizona.
Lance Leipold explains 4th-down call in KU’s loss — and what could’ve changed it
Should the Kansas Jayhawks have gone for it on fourth down? Here’s what Lance Leipold said after losing to Arizona.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Should the Kansas Jayhawks have gone for it on fourth down? Here’s what Lance Leipold said after losing to Arizona.