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Software tester, thee, katten, dochters, last but not least Pyr
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:

Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.

So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Me: "maybe I should take a break from drawing porn and enjoy nature"

Nature: "bet"
November 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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De van oorsprong Franse topman van ASML woont en werkt al 17 jaar in Nederland.
Hij wordt in het Engels geïnterviewd bij Buitenhof.

Zo ziet wit 7 vinken privilege eruit.
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Wil je je oud voelen? Rainbow in the sky van Paul Elstak is 30 jaar oud 😳😱
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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my wife worked for a catholic hospital and gave birth to our last child there and _their own obstetrician_ told her to get her tubes tied because it was _medically necessary_ and the hospital wouldn't allow it to be done with her c-section because it was against their beliefs, even though we're jews
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Kijken of ik dit trucje kan herhalen:

Ken ik trouwens nog mensen die een knoet Royal 13 van de Zeeman over hebben? Een oranje achtige zalmkleur.
November 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Zondag 16 november vanaf 11:00 tweede Alles Moet Weg dag. Gisteren is al een hoop weggegaan, maar er is nog voldoende keus over. Kom langs bij de A. Mayerlaan 23, in Utrecht en sla je slag.
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Hare - #Roman

Now in Guarnacci Etruscan Museum, Volterra.

#FindsFriday
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Kijk deze droppies nou! Iemand nog muizenvangers nodig op de boerderij?
#ikzoekbaas Gerrit, Bertus & Klaas: deze broers zoeken een fijne buitenplek waar ze zichzelf kunnen zijn. Een plek waar ze naar hartenlust kunnen rondstruinen en toch een beschut plekje hebben om te slapen en eten. Heb jij plaats voor dit hechte trio?🐈 https://bit.ly/47Ga7mR
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Verbeterde versie (met verslechterde lay-out)
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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nu lig ik dus de hele nacht na te denken over het verschil tussen heks en feeks
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'

'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'

www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Oh silliness. my mother has texted me a photo from a movie she is watching, an obvious bedroom scene - so she can point out the age of the pattern in the quilt.
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Iemands geestelijke gezondheid en immunologische weerstand tegen infectieziekten blijken innig met elkaar verknoopt. „Ik ben ondertussen redelijk zeker van een causaal effect.”
‘Een verstoord immuunsysteem kan depressie veroorzaken’
Livia De Picker | psychiater: Iemands geestelijke gezondheid en immunologische weerstand tegen infectieziekten blijken innig met elkaar verknoopt. „Ik ben ondertussen redelijk zeker van een causaal effect.”
www.nrc.nl
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Vrijwilligers gezocht #Eindhoven

Eindhovens Sinterklaashuis heeft tekort aan pieten: ‘Zonder vrijwilligers alleen het weekend open’ www.ed.nl/eindhoven/ei...
Eindhovens Sinterklaashuis heeft tekort aan pieten: ‘Zonder vrijwilligers alleen het weekend open’
Het zou niet doorgaan, toen toch wel en nu dreigt een nieuw probleem voor het Eindhovense Sinterklaashuis. Vanwege een tekort aan vrijwilligers moet initiatiefnemer Olof van Gelder de woensdagen en vr...
www.ed.nl
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Wie telt de dagen? Wie geeft hun jaren?
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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interfacing, 2022
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Geen speld tussen te krijgen: “Wetenschappelijk onderzoek toont een harde paradox: hoe strenger de abortuswet, hoe slechter het leven dat de prolifebeweging zegt te beschermen.” Een verbod voorkomt abortus niet. “Wel verplaatst de praktijk zich naar onveilige methodes.” Puik opiniestuk in @trouw.nl:
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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"My yoga strengthens my mind in precise correlation with the way it strengthens my body. It is absolute, overwhelming. Each day I practice it I feel more capable of spreading my wisdom to those less fortunate than me and designing better rucksacks for every social rank of civilian to enjoy."
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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"It’s a fact of life, isn't it? You grow up and find ways to alchemise your negative trigger points into positivity. Otherwise you are ultimately just fighting with yourself.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM