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Screen image of a forecast showing -5°F.
December 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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First time seeing the aurora borealis. In absolute awe!
The northern lights with trees in the foreground The northern lights with trees in the foreground The northern lights with trees in the foreground The northern lights with trees in the foreground
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Gorgeous!
The northern lights with a house in the foreground
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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What a sad sign of our times.
"Kamla tells us nothing," he said of the prime minister. "We live in a world where you can't trust your own shadow."
October 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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What a sign on our times.
"Kamla tells us nothing," he said of the prime minister. "We live in a world where you can't trust your own shadow."
October 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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This cartoon come to life
March 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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My library added another copy since I placed the hold yesterday
You are 249th in line. 5 copies in use. 467 people waiting in total. 93 people waiting per copy in two lanes. Your library has acquired 1 more copy since you placed this
March 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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To infinity and beyond
Browsers tabs register as infinity because it gave up counting
March 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The 1 month view should have an explicit content warning
Chart of the one month drop in Tesla’s stock.
March 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Auto correct gets it right sometimes
Message with Aaron Rupar’s post with the comment “The guy asking the question is Marjorie Taylor bad built bitch body Greene's boyfriend.“ Immediately resent with the comment “LOL autocorrect got it right but I meant butch”
February 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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More tears.
The greatest of all time, Diana Taurasi playing at the Target Center. The greatest of all time, Diana Taurasi playing at the Target Center. Imma miss you, DT!
February 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Same picture meme- extreme maga republicans in one image and the Republican Party in the other.
February 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Today! And yesterday! And the day before that! And the day before that…
Screenshot of an inbox filled emails from democrats begging for money with no sense of shame
February 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Obligatory
February 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The leopards eating faces is basically a cliché and the GOP still Fünke’d it up.
Arrest Development meme WELL DID IT WORK FOR THOSE PEOPLE? NO, IT NEVER DOES, I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE SOMEHOW DELUDE THEMSELVES INTO THINKING IT MIGHT, BUT... BUT IT MIGHT WORK FOR US.
February 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Respectfully
Man holding on to a microphone while a group of people try to stop him. Text on image, Would
February 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Mad king territory
2h ago / 4:51 PM CST Share Trump makes himself chair of the Kennedy Center Raquel Coronell Uribe Trump has made himself chair of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, announcing he intends to make it "great again." Trump said he fired multiple trustees from the organization's board, including its chair, billionaire David M. Rubenstein, who has led the center for 14 years. Rubenstein said he would step down as chair but later delayed his plans to retire until next year. "I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture. We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!" Trump said on Truth Social, blasting past programming that has included drag shows.
February 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Guessing one of these countries rhymes with ZUH-sha
Trump says he will make 'reciprocal trade' announcement next week Katherine Doyle Trump said he plans to announce "reciprocal trade" with a range of countries "next week," arguing these are necessary "so that we're treated evenly." "We don't want any more, any less," Trump said during a meeting in the Oval Office with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The president said tariffs are on the table if trade is not "reciprocal" and that he hopes to work on reducing a roughly $100 billion deficit with Japan. "We want to get that down to even," said the president. "I think we will be able to do that easily. I want to get other countries to equality."
February 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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A single day???
Musk says he'll rehire DOGE staffer who resigned over racist social posts Alexandra Marquez Elon Musk on Friday said he'll rehire a former DOGE staffer who resigned after the Wall Street Journal linked the staffer, Marko Elez, to a now-deleted social media account that posted racist ideology. "He will be brought back. To err is human, to forgive divine," Musk wrote in a post on X. 3h ago / 4:00 PM CST Share ( Trump is 'angry' that deportation numbers are not higher Kristen Welker and Julia Ainsley Agents at Immigration and Customs Enforcement are under increasing pressure to boost the number of arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants, as President Donald Trump has expressed anger that the amount of people deported in the first weeks of his administration is not higher, according to three sources familiar with the discussions at ICE and the White House. A source familiar with Trump's thinking said the president is getting "angry" that more people are not being deported and that the message is being passed along to "border czar" Tom Homan, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and acting ICE Director Caleb Vitello. "It's driving him nuts they're not deporting more people," said the person familiar with Trump's thinking. 2h ago / 4:22 PM CST Share Trump signs executive order on the Second Amendment Caroline Kenny and Raquel Coronell Uribe Trump signed an executive order this afternoon titled "Protecting Second Amendment Rights," ordering the attorney general to examine "all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies" to find infringements of Second Amendment rights. The attorney general would then have to present a plan to Trump and his domestic policy adviser to protect those rights, per the order. The order includes instructions for the AG to review presidential and agency actions from former President Joe Biden's four years in office, as well as reports and documents issued by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was shut down shortly after Trump assumed office. 2h ago / 4:40 PM CST Share Trump administration preparing to restart immigrant family detention Julia Ainsley The Trump administration is moving forward with restarting the detention of migrant families, including those with young children, which could mean an increase in arrests of children and teens, according to three sources familiar with the planning. The sources said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to publish in the coming days a "Request for Proposal" that will ask private prison companies to bid for contracts to restart detention facilities intended specifically for families.
February 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Catching up on the news- all of this happened TODAY???
Trump signs order calling South Africa's treatment of white citizens a 'shocking disregard' of rights Megan Lebowitz Trump signed an executive order today saying that South Africa acted "in shocking disregard of its citizens' rights" in actions related to Afrikaners, who are South Africans of European descent. The order also noted South Africa having accused Israel of genocide in the U.N.'s International Court of Justice "The United States cannot support the government of South Africa's commission of rights violations in its country or its 'undermining United States foreign policy, which poses national security threats to our Nation, our allies, our African partners, and our interests," the order said. The order says that "as long as South Africa continues these unjust and immoral practices," the U.S. will not provide aid to South Africa and the U.S. "shall promote the resettlement of A fritonor rofiidood ocnanind dorornmont Trump makes himself chair of the Kennedy Center Raquel Coronell Uribe Trump has made himself chair of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, announcing he intends to make it "great again." Trump said he fired multiple trustees from the organization's board, including its chair, billionaire David M. Rubenstein, who has led the center for 14 years. Rubenstein said he would step down as chair but later delayed his plans to retire until next year. "I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture. We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!" Trump said on Truth Social, blasting past programming that has included drag shows. ‘Back to plastic!' Trump to sign executive order limiting use of paper straws Sydney Carruth Sydney Carruth is a digital assistant for NBC News. Trump announced he will sign an executive order that will end federal support for paper straws, a Biden-era policy that was part of a broader plan to end federal reliance on single-use plastics. "I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don't work. BACK TO PLASTIC!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social this morning. The order, which Trump said he will sign next week, is the latest in a series of executive orders aimed at reversing environmental protection and clean energy policies. In his first week in office, Trump signed orders to roll back oil-drilling restrictions in Alaska and broadly expand America's reliance on fossil fuels for energy production. Head Start official says some programs may have to shut down if they don't receive federal funding by Monday Sydney Carruth Sydney Carruth is a digital assistant for NBC News. Tommy Sheridan, Deputy Director of the National Head Start Association, said some local Head Start programs will have to shut down as early as Monday if they still can't access the federal grant funds that have been tied up since the White House announced, then promptly rescinded, a freeze that would have affected nearly all federal grant programs last week. During an interview with MSNBC, Sheridan estimated 37 Head Start grant recipients across 20 states and several territories are still unable to access critical federal funds. "We did see some programs have to close down as a result of this over the last week and and luckily, most of those programs have gotten back over services," Sheridan said. "But we are aware that of the 37 that I just noted, there are a couple who, if they don't receive funds today, they are going to be looking at having to close down services as of Monday
February 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Oh no! Not the norms!
The character Norm from Cheers holding a beer.
February 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Respectfully, no.
Fight first, ask for money after.
Email inbox showing Democrats asking for money and Wired Magazine documenting the general wildness of the current administration Text of email asking for money HARRIS FIGHT FUND Hi there. It's Kamala. I'm reaching out to respectfully ask you to make a $35 contribution to the Democratic National Committee today. The first two weeks of the Trump administration have shown how critical it is that we have a strong Democratic Party. The DNC needs the resources to organize and stand up against Republican attacks on life-saving, critical programs that millions rely on -- and to help Democrats take back the House and Senate in the next election.
February 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Sledding was a blast, looking forward to more snow!
A child walking up a snow covered hill using a sled to protect himself from the wind.
January 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Not a single adult pair to be found.
Holding a set of dinosaur chopsticks
December 25, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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St Paul skyway
The view from a skyway in St Paul MN. A road with cars, street trees with lights, and another skyway in the background.
December 18, 2024 at 12:39 PM