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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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Now #sophiefromromania first you pester me to get up and go for a walk then after 10 minutes you dig your heels in and say that’s enough - what’s going on?
January 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Now #sophiefromromania first you pester me to get up and go for a walk then after 10 minutes you dig your heels in and say that’s enough - what’s going on?
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🚨🚨 BREAKING: Hamas agrees to a Gaza ceasefire, releasing 33 hostages, including women, children, and elderly civilians, per AP.
Israel will release 30 Palestinian prisoners per civilian hostage and 50 for each female soldier. Fighting pauses as aid flows in and displaced residents return.
Israel will release 30 Palestinian prisoners per civilian hostage and 50 for each female soldier. Fighting pauses as aid flows in and displaced residents return.
January 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🚨🚨 BREAKING: Hamas agrees to a Gaza ceasefire, releasing 33 hostages, including women, children, and elderly civilians, per AP.
Israel will release 30 Palestinian prisoners per civilian hostage and 50 for each female soldier. Fighting pauses as aid flows in and displaced residents return.
Israel will release 30 Palestinian prisoners per civilian hostage and 50 for each female soldier. Fighting pauses as aid flows in and displaced residents return.
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#OnThisDay in 1943 Winston Churchill arrives for the #CasablancaConference.
Was the call for ‘unconditional surrender’ the most ruinous Allied policy of the #SecondWorldWar?
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
Was the call for ‘unconditional surrender’ the most ruinous Allied policy of the #SecondWorldWar?
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
The Folly of ‘Unconditional Surrender’
www.historytoday.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
#OnThisDay in 1943 Winston Churchill arrives for the #CasablancaConference.
Was the call for ‘unconditional surrender’ the most ruinous Allied policy of the #SecondWorldWar?
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
Was the call for ‘unconditional surrender’ the most ruinous Allied policy of the #SecondWorldWar?
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
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Mexico and Canada helping in California says two things:
America has neighbors it doesn't deserve; and
America is better at handing out blame *after* a disaster than making preparations *before* a disaster.
America has neighbors it doesn't deserve; and
America is better at handing out blame *after* a disaster than making preparations *before* a disaster.
January 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Mexico and Canada helping in California says two things:
America has neighbors it doesn't deserve; and
America is better at handing out blame *after* a disaster than making preparations *before* a disaster.
America has neighbors it doesn't deserve; and
America is better at handing out blame *after* a disaster than making preparations *before* a disaster.
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The year is 2035. I meet President AOC in the Oval Office. "You've done well," she says. "By telling men to dress gay, you've lowered the population rate by 90%, thereby reducing carbon emissions." She slides me a manilla envelope. I can now afford a home in a walkable neighborhood
January 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The year is 2035. I meet President AOC in the Oval Office. "You've done well," she says. "By telling men to dress gay, you've lowered the population rate by 90%, thereby reducing carbon emissions." She slides me a manilla envelope. I can now afford a home in a walkable neighborhood
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A new play date pal for #sophiefromromania - she and Charlie were quite standoffish outside but when we came indoors the fun began…
January 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A new play date pal for #sophiefromromania - she and Charlie were quite standoffish outside but when we came indoors the fun began…
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The prof braved the coldest morning we’ve had for a #sophiefromromania walk while I was away giving talks at a dinner and then this morning at a school.
January 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The prof braved the coldest morning we’ve had for a #sophiefromromania walk while I was away giving talks at a dinner and then this morning at a school.
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Free Big Blue Bus transporting people from Palisades and Santa Monica to the Westwood Rec Center! www.santamonica.gov/blog/palisad...
Pick-up locations:
- Ocean Ave + San Vicente Blvd
- 7th St + San Vicente Blvd
#PalisadesFire #LosAngeles #CAwx
Pick-up locations:
- Ocean Ave + San Vicente Blvd
- 7th St + San Vicente Blvd
#PalisadesFire #LosAngeles #CAwx
January 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Free Big Blue Bus transporting people from Palisades and Santa Monica to the Westwood Rec Center! www.santamonica.gov/blog/palisad...
Pick-up locations:
- Ocean Ave + San Vicente Blvd
- 7th St + San Vicente Blvd
#PalisadesFire #LosAngeles #CAwx
Pick-up locations:
- Ocean Ave + San Vicente Blvd
- 7th St + San Vicente Blvd
#PalisadesFire #LosAngeles #CAwx
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January 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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FACT OF THE DAY. 26 December 1874. Boxing Day became an official Bank Holiday in England, Wales and Ireland, but not in Scotland until 1974. The name originated from the custom of Lords giving servants and tenants Christmas boxes. Boxing Day occurs on the same day as Catholic St Stephen's Day.
December 26, 2024 at 9:30 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 26 December 1874. Boxing Day became an official Bank Holiday in England, Wales and Ireland, but not in Scotland until 1974. The name originated from the custom of Lords giving servants and tenants Christmas boxes. Boxing Day occurs on the same day as Catholic St Stephen's Day.
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Good morning, Bluesky Friends! 🗽💙 🌊
December 22, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Good morning, Bluesky Friends! 🗽💙 🌊
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Old Fox's Christmas Film Advent Calendar. Day Twenty-three. A Matter of Life and Death (1946), my favourite film starring my favourite actor, David Niven.
December 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Old Fox's Christmas Film Advent Calendar. Day Twenty-three. A Matter of Life and Death (1946), my favourite film starring my favourite actor, David Niven.
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FACT OF THE DAY. 23 December 1972. The 16 survivors of the Andes Flight Disaster (Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571), were rescued after 73 days, having survived by eating the flesh of the dead fatalities of the crash. These revelations of Cannibalism provoked shock around the world.
December 23, 2024 at 9:00 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 23 December 1972. The 16 survivors of the Andes Flight Disaster (Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571), were rescued after 73 days, having survived by eating the flesh of the dead fatalities of the crash. These revelations of Cannibalism provoked shock around the world.
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 23 December 1930. Little known actress Ruth Elizabeth Davis changed her name to Bette Davis. It was a homage to Honoré de Balzac’s novel, La Cousine Bette. By 1942, she was the highest paid female Hollywood star.
December 23, 2024 at 9:01 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 23 December 1930. Little known actress Ruth Elizabeth Davis changed her name to Bette Davis. It was a homage to Honoré de Balzac’s novel, La Cousine Bette. By 1942, she was the highest paid female Hollywood star.
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Republicans would rather cut taxes for billionaire donors than fund research for children with cancer.
That is why our country is on the brink of a government shutdown that will crash the economy, hurt working class Americans and likely be the longest in history.
Welcome back to the MAGA swamp.
That is why our country is on the brink of a government shutdown that will crash the economy, hurt working class Americans and likely be the longest in history.
Welcome back to the MAGA swamp.
December 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Republicans would rather cut taxes for billionaire donors than fund research for children with cancer.
That is why our country is on the brink of a government shutdown that will crash the economy, hurt working class Americans and likely be the longest in history.
Welcome back to the MAGA swamp.
That is why our country is on the brink of a government shutdown that will crash the economy, hurt working class Americans and likely be the longest in history.
Welcome back to the MAGA swamp.
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Kim: You have a number of nominees who are literally, their mission is to dismantle the organization that they are being nominated to be in charge of. I find that to be so dangerous at this moment.
December 12, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Kim: You have a number of nominees who are literally, their mission is to dismantle the organization that they are being nominated to be in charge of. I find that to be so dangerous at this moment.
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When a dude who sued a cow and tanked a social media platform even more than Elon Musk is going to be placed in charge of monitoring our nation's intelligence, we are about to live in the stupidest times ever. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump picks TruthSocial CEO Devin Nunes to lead intelligence advisory board
Nunes, the former House Intelligence Committee chair, will continue to lead the company while he serves on the advisory board.
www.nbcnews.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:14 AM
When a dude who sued a cow and tanked a social media platform even more than Elon Musk is going to be placed in charge of monitoring our nation's intelligence, we are about to live in the stupidest times ever. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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To be clear, ABC paid the incoming president/felon $15M because they weren’t technically correct when they called him a “rapist” instead of a “sexual abuser”…
December 16, 2024 at 2:01 PM
To be clear, ABC paid the incoming president/felon $15M because they weren’t technically correct when they called him a “rapist” instead of a “sexual abuser”…
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Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.
December 15, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 14 December 2013. Peter O’Toole died (aged 81). His most celebrated role was his stunning performance as Lawrence of Arabia. When told about the huge height disparity between the real TE Lawrence (5’5’) and O’Toole (6’2’), director David Lean commented: “No one will know that.”
December 14, 2024 at 9:01 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 14 December 2013. Peter O’Toole died (aged 81). His most celebrated role was his stunning performance as Lawrence of Arabia. When told about the huge height disparity between the real TE Lawrence (5’5’) and O’Toole (6’2’), director David Lean commented: “No one will know that.”
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Since I have a lot of new followers, including many in Chinese studies, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone about our online search platform for Qing officials recorded in the 缙绅录 database, as well as exam degree holders and their kin recorded in 同年齿录 vis.cse.ust.hk/searchjsl/ 🀄️📚
清代缙绅録搜索
中国历史官员-清代 China Government Employee Database – Qing (CGED-Q) 量化数据库搜索系统
vis.cse.ust.hk
November 18, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Since I have a lot of new followers, including many in Chinese studies, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone about our online search platform for Qing officials recorded in the 缙绅录 database, as well as exam degree holders and their kin recorded in 同年齿录 vis.cse.ust.hk/searchjsl/ 🀄️📚
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Wonder if there's a way for some families in Samoa to sue RFK for wrongful death. Likely won't work but it would be educational.
November 16, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Wonder if there's a way for some families in Samoa to sue RFK for wrongful death. Likely won't work but it would be educational.