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Watch a baby elephant play ball with a small pumpkin as her family smashes massive ones
A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with during the annual “Squishing of the Squash" where giant elephants smash half-ton pumpki...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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I guess for no reason at all, I'm reposting a piece I wrote two years ago, entitled "Republicans don't give a fuck about children."
Republicans don't give a fuck about children
oopsies!
www.jefftiedrich.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I guess for no reason at all, I'm reposting a piece I wrote two years ago, entitled "Republicans don't give a fuck about children."
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I guess for no reason at all, I'm reposting a piece I wrote two years ago, entitled "it's the fucking guns, you fucking fucks."
it's the fucking guns, you fucking fucks
two charming stories of senseless gun death came out of Texas this weekend
www.jefftiedrich.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I guess for no reason at all, I'm reposting a piece I wrote two years ago, entitled "it's the fucking guns, you fucking fucks."
Reposted by Becky
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Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
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Alright y’all—early voting starts TODAY in Texas!
Make your voice heard in local elections that impact our schools, streets, and everyday lives.
Find your polling place or more information at votetexas.gov
Make your voice heard in local elections that impact our schools, streets, and everyday lives.
Find your polling place or more information at votetexas.gov
April 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Alright y’all—early voting starts TODAY in Texas!
Make your voice heard in local elections that impact our schools, streets, and everyday lives.
Find your polling place or more information at votetexas.gov
Make your voice heard in local elections that impact our schools, streets, and everyday lives.
Find your polling place or more information at votetexas.gov
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Trump and Musk have cut funding in Austin for:
🌧️ $50 million FEMA grant to fight flooding
💊 $15 million in funding for Austin Public Health
📚 $200k+ for Austin Public Library
⚡ $1 million grid grant from the Department of Energy
Just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
🌧️ $50 million FEMA grant to fight flooding
💊 $15 million in funding for Austin Public Health
📚 $200k+ for Austin Public Library
⚡ $1 million grid grant from the Department of Energy
Just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
LIST: Austin federal grant funding losses include $50M for flood mitigation, $15M for public health
The city of Austin is starting to see the direct impact of federal cuts on its services and staff.
www.kxan.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump and Musk have cut funding in Austin for:
🌧️ $50 million FEMA grant to fight flooding
💊 $15 million in funding for Austin Public Health
📚 $200k+ for Austin Public Library
⚡ $1 million grid grant from the Department of Energy
Just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
🌧️ $50 million FEMA grant to fight flooding
💊 $15 million in funding for Austin Public Health
📚 $200k+ for Austin Public Library
⚡ $1 million grid grant from the Department of Energy
Just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
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Support the USPS 💙
April 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Support the USPS 💙
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91% of Texas students attend underfunded public schools. TX ranks 41st in per pupil funding. Instead of spending money on vouchers, we should be fully funding our public schools. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: texasaft.org/take-action/
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
April 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
91% of Texas students attend underfunded public schools. TX ranks 41st in per pupil funding. Instead of spending money on vouchers, we should be fully funding our public schools. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: texasaft.org/take-action/
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
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Voucher students perform 24 percentile points below public school students in math. Vouchers aren’t helping—they’re hurting. Let’s invest in our public schools where students can succeed. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
April 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Voucher students perform 24 percentile points below public school students in math. Vouchers aren’t helping—they’re hurting. Let’s invest in our public schools where students can succeed. HEARING IS TOMORROW, TAKE ACTION NOW: buff.ly/SXWERVU
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
#schoolchoice #txlege #HB3 #SB2 #TXed #SayNoToVouchers
"The greatness of man lies in the decision to be stronger than his condition."
--Albert Camus
--Albert Camus
April 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
"The greatness of man lies in the decision to be stronger than his condition."
--Albert Camus
--Albert Camus
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Sweet and short piece in Vanity Fair on my book TO SAVE AND TO DESTROY: WRITING AS AN OTHER (released just about now). Not bad for a university press book of academic lectures on literature and otherness. 🔗 www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
April 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Sweet and short piece in Vanity Fair on my book TO SAVE AND TO DESTROY: WRITING AS AN OTHER (released just about now). Not bad for a university press book of academic lectures on literature and otherness. 🔗 www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
"The reign of beasts has begun."
--Albert Camus, 1939
--Albert Camus, 1939
April 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"The reign of beasts has begun."
--Albert Camus, 1939
--Albert Camus, 1939
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman that you’ve read and enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 22: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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For March 22: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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March 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman that you’ve read and enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 22: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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For March 22: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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March 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Russia demands to keep captured territory
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
March 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Russia demands to keep captured territory
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
Um, you know the drill….
For March 20: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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For March 20: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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March 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Um, you know the drill….
For March 20: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
For March 20: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 19: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 19: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
March 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 19: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 19: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 18: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 18: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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March 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 18: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 18: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 17: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 17: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
March 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 17: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 17: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 16: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 16: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
March 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 16: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 16: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 14: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 14: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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March 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 14: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 14: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 14: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips.
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 14: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips.
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
March 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The challenge: In March, post a book by a woman author every day.
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 14: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips.
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
💙📚
Rules:
It has to be a book you’ve read.
It has to be a book you enjoyed or learned something from.
For March 14: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips.
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
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