AJ Plunkett
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The cherished, century-old Ukrainian song that Americans know as “Carol of the Bells” was written for layers of voices to fill churches, concert halls and city squares. But in wartime, Ukrainians have learned to improvise.
‘Carol of the Bells’ was born in a Ukrainian city destroyed by Russia
The music school dedicated to the song’s Ukrainian composer, Mykola Leontovych, was destroyed in Pokrovsk but has been reborn in exile.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The cherished, century-old Ukrainian song that Americans know as “Carol of the Bells” was written for layers of voices to fill churches, concert halls and city squares. But in wartime, Ukrainians have learned to improvise.
The kids in Stranger Things have some X-Files level flashlights.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The kids in Stranger Things have some X-Files level flashlights.
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The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota.
But after the state passed a measure preventing transgender young people like their daughter from using girls’ bathrooms, they sold it and moved away.
But after the state passed a measure preventing transgender young people like their daughter from using girls’ bathrooms, they sold it and moved away.
A family opened a town’s first bookstore. A bathroom bill is driving them away.
The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota. They sold it and moved after a new law would’ve required their daughter to use a boy’s bathroom.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota.
But after the state passed a measure preventing transgender young people like their daughter from using girls’ bathrooms, they sold it and moved away.
But after the state passed a measure preventing transgender young people like their daughter from using girls’ bathrooms, they sold it and moved away.
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Texas Democrats are standing up for democracy.
The maps are rigged. The process is compromised.
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/t...
The maps are rigged. The process is compromised.
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/t...
August 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Texas Democrats are standing up for democracy.
The maps are rigged. The process is compromised.
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/t...
The maps are rigged. The process is compromised.
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/t...
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Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.
August 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.
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Go Frost!
May 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Go Frost!
One of the great comedians, a great show, RIP Ruth Buzzi.
Ruth Buzzi, famed as dowdy purse slinger on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, famed as dowdy purse slinger on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
May 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One of the great comedians, a great show, RIP Ruth Buzzi.
Ruth Buzzi, famed as dowdy purse slinger on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, famed as dowdy purse slinger on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
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250 YEARS AGO: It will take days for news of the Lexington and Concord battles to reach other colonies, but similar arguments over gunpowder are sparking in those colonies. In Williamsburg, Virginia, patriots are guarding the colony's central supply of gunpowder, but . . .
April 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
250 YEARS AGO: It will take days for news of the Lexington and Concord battles to reach other colonies, but similar arguments over gunpowder are sparking in those colonies. In Williamsburg, Virginia, patriots are guarding the colony's central supply of gunpowder, but . . .
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It’s a points rubric.
8 points out of 40 is the threshhold.
Allegedly-gang tattoos get you 4 points.
Another law enforcement agency saying you’re in the gang (based on what, who knows) gets you 4 points.
That makes 8 points.
8 points out of 40 is the threshhold.
Allegedly-gang tattoos get you 4 points.
Another law enforcement agency saying you’re in the gang (based on what, who knows) gets you 4 points.
That makes 8 points.
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
March 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It’s a points rubric.
8 points out of 40 is the threshhold.
Allegedly-gang tattoos get you 4 points.
Another law enforcement agency saying you’re in the gang (based on what, who knows) gets you 4 points.
That makes 8 points.
8 points out of 40 is the threshhold.
Allegedly-gang tattoos get you 4 points.
Another law enforcement agency saying you’re in the gang (based on what, who knows) gets you 4 points.
That makes 8 points.
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If an Army private accidentally texted the details of a classified military operation to a reporter, let alone transmitted any classified information to anyone who was unauthorized over an unsecured device, they’d be charged and likely spend time in Leavenworth.
But it’s Hegseth, so probably not.
But it’s Hegseth, so probably not.
March 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If an Army private accidentally texted the details of a classified military operation to a reporter, let alone transmitted any classified information to anyone who was unauthorized over an unsecured device, they’d be charged and likely spend time in Leavenworth.
But it’s Hegseth, so probably not.
But it’s Hegseth, so probably not.
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The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
March 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
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Cool cool.
This is the same SpaceX that Musk/Trump say are going to run the FAA now, yes?
This is the same SpaceX that Musk/Trump say are going to run the FAA now, yes?
FAA halts flights at Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Orlando airports for "space launch debris" after SpaceX test flight 8 explodes, like test flight 7 did. Debris falling broadly across the Caribbean and Bahamas areas. FAA will certainly need to do mishap investigation again.
March 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Cool cool.
This is the same SpaceX that Musk/Trump say are going to run the FAA now, yes?
This is the same SpaceX that Musk/Trump say are going to run the FAA now, yes?
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If NASA had the failure rate SpaceX does, Elon would be firing everyone and Congress would be demanding to know where the money is going.
March 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
If NASA had the failure rate SpaceX does, Elon would be firing everyone and Congress would be demanding to know where the money is going.
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BREAKING: SpaceX's Starship EXPLODES, causing FAA to halt flights at 4 major airports
The previous Starship also exploded, in January
THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety
And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts
The previous Starship also exploded, in January
THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety
And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts
March 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
BREAKING: SpaceX's Starship EXPLODES, causing FAA to halt flights at 4 major airports
The previous Starship also exploded, in January
THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety
And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts
The previous Starship also exploded, in January
THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety
And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts
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Rep. Al Green is a goddamn hero.
March 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Rep. Al Green is a goddamn hero.