Platty Platypus
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Venomous spurs, probably fake
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Yule ≠ Christmas
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Yule ≠ Christmas
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
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A brand new Venn starring Thanksgiving Dinner, Driving in Austin, and a Colonoscopy
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
A brand new Venn starring Thanksgiving Dinner, Driving in Austin, and a Colonoscopy
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KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to the Indigenous communities in the area.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
revealnews.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to the Indigenous communities in the area.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
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Looking for a way to help this holiday season? The fabulous Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (FRIDAY BLACK; CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS) and Proyecto Faro are raising money for families in Spring Valley & Rockland County, NY, who've been targeted by recent ICE raids. Learn more and if you're able, donate here:
Donate to Support Families Devastated by I.C.E, organized by Nana Adjei
For the last several years, with your help, during the holiday season we’ve raised mon… Nana Adjei needs your support for Support Families Devastated by I.C.E
www.gofundme.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Looking for a way to help this holiday season? The fabulous Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (FRIDAY BLACK; CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS) and Proyecto Faro are raising money for families in Spring Valley & Rockland County, NY, who've been targeted by recent ICE raids. Learn more and if you're able, donate here:
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Teachers: A lesson on #MediaLiteracy —
See this PBS News Hour piece (2017) by teacher, David Cutler, on Columbus Day: "My students felt betrayed..." https://loom.ly/TicHRHI
Then see this post on Trump signing a "Columbus Day" proclamation Thursday: "We're back, Italians." https://loom.ly/bbN0_hc
See this PBS News Hour piece (2017) by teacher, David Cutler, on Columbus Day: "My students felt betrayed..." https://loom.ly/TicHRHI
Then see this post on Trump signing a "Columbus Day" proclamation Thursday: "We're back, Italians." https://loom.ly/bbN0_hc
Teaching kids about Thanksgiving or Columbus? They deserve the real story
My students felt betrayed, angry even, that throughout their elementary and middle school years, teachers had pushed a fake narrative, or had done little, if anything, to correct the record.
www.pbs.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Teachers: A lesson on #MediaLiteracy —
See this PBS News Hour piece (2017) by teacher, David Cutler, on Columbus Day: "My students felt betrayed..." https://loom.ly/TicHRHI
Then see this post on Trump signing a "Columbus Day" proclamation Thursday: "We're back, Italians." https://loom.ly/bbN0_hc
See this PBS News Hour piece (2017) by teacher, David Cutler, on Columbus Day: "My students felt betrayed..." https://loom.ly/TicHRHI
Then see this post on Trump signing a "Columbus Day" proclamation Thursday: "We're back, Italians." https://loom.ly/bbN0_hc
Beyond words
No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans
No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans
As the number of WCNSFs – wounded child no surviving family – grows, charities struggle to find adults to look after them
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Beyond words
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Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
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“It’s just deeply disturbing, that level of militarization for a raid.”
Featured story from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: A multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters.
Featured story from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: A multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters.
Officials Said They Busted a Tren de Aragua Party. Attendees Beg to Differ.
A highly publicized multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters. It also fit a pattern of unproven…
www.texasobserver.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“It’s just deeply disturbing, that level of militarization for a raid.”
Featured story from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: A multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters.
Featured story from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: A multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters.
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Dana Carvey parodied George HW Bush on SNL — “Nah, wouldn’t be prudent” — the President called him up and they became friends. .
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers:
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
September 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Dana Carvey parodied George HW Bush on SNL — “Nah, wouldn’t be prudent” — the President called him up and they became friends. .
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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At this point, my friend, democracy is like the dollar bill: You're going to have to believe in it if you want it to work.
Are we going to believe that this distinction will matter?
September 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
At this point, my friend, democracy is like the dollar bill: You're going to have to believe in it if you want it to work.
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One of the reasons there is horrible news every single day is because the few, flimsy guard rails we had for a lot of bad stuff are all gone
Amid deadly shootings, CDC has fired experts and closed prevention offices. Expert calls it a 'cruel irony' – gun violence grows as prevention efforts fade
www.statnews.com/2025/09/12/g...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/12/g...
As U.S. faces deadly week, gun violence experts lament end of prevention research
Amid deadly shootings, CDC has fired experts and shut down research on preventing gun violence. Expert calls it a "cruel irony."
www.statnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
One of the reasons there is horrible news every single day is because the few, flimsy guard rails we had for a lot of bad stuff are all gone
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Border crossings in Texas have fallen to record lows this year, but state troopers dispatched as part of Operation Lone Star have continued to cost the state millions in overtime pay: $77 milion this year alone.
DPS on track to pay millions in overtime for Operation Lone Star, even with border crossings down
The agency said it expects to pay about $77 million this year in overtime pay for Operation Lone Star shifts.
txst.us
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Border crossings in Texas have fallen to record lows this year, but state troopers dispatched as part of Operation Lone Star have continued to cost the state millions in overtime pay: $77 milion this year alone.
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this case was devised in a lab to reveal the hypocrisy of both the “free speech on campus” and the “cancel culture” grifters simultaneously
Update on the Texas A&M professor / cell phone video situation: the professor has been fired by the A&M president
president.tamu.edu/messages/an-...
president.tamu.edu/messages/an-...
September 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
this case was devised in a lab to reveal the hypocrisy of both the “free speech on campus” and the “cancel culture” grifters simultaneously
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A professor at Texas A&M taught… something related to gender that offended a student, who secretly filmed herself objecting. That video is picked up by TX legislators, who demand her firing, and now the dean and dept head have been fired.
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A professor at Texas A&M taught… something related to gender that offended a student, who secretly filmed herself objecting. That video is picked up by TX legislators, who demand her firing, and now the dean and dept head have been fired.
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
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In today's SCOTUS decision, I recommend Justice Sotomayor's dissent (joined by Kagan and Jackson). I don't know if it's her particular gift, or just that the issues are so straightforward, but she always writes with clarity for laypeople.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
September 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In today's SCOTUS decision, I recommend Justice Sotomayor's dissent (joined by Kagan and Jackson). I don't know if it's her particular gift, or just that the issues are so straightforward, but she always writes with clarity for laypeople.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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"I've been work shopping some new science .. " 😂🫣
“Well I don’t like that study because it doesn't give me the result I want’
September 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"I've been work shopping some new science .. " 😂🫣
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Trump has declared war on Chicago and now his secret police are running racist ads in Edgewater.
Let’s be clear: ICE isn’t welcome here. Trump isn’t welcome here. And they’re certainly not going to recruit their goons from here.
Let’s be clear: ICE isn’t welcome here. Trump isn’t welcome here. And they’re certainly not going to recruit their goons from here.
September 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump has declared war on Chicago and now his secret police are running racist ads in Edgewater.
Let’s be clear: ICE isn’t welcome here. Trump isn’t welcome here. And they’re certainly not going to recruit their goons from here.
Let’s be clear: ICE isn’t welcome here. Trump isn’t welcome here. And they’re certainly not going to recruit their goons from here.
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I DID have Sen Rand Paul stands up for the Constitution and the rule of law on my bingo card! [I had 500 bingo cards printed with different names in the desperate hope that somebody would do it.]
September 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I DID have Sen Rand Paul stands up for the Constitution and the rule of law on my bingo card! [I had 500 bingo cards printed with different names in the desperate hope that somebody would do it.]
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This database cool is seriously the coolest thing. When I read “every fire you tend” and “the last pomegranate tree” I thought — I’d really like to learn more about Kurdish literature — and now!!
Also particularly excited to spread the word about a new Kurdish publishing house, Henar Press, henarpress.org, which also has this Kurdish Literary Database (henarpress.org/database) of Kurdish works in English translated from Sorani Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic, Kurmanji, German, Farsi, & more.
August 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This database cool is seriously the coolest thing. When I read “every fire you tend” and “the last pomegranate tree” I thought — I’d really like to learn more about Kurdish literature — and now!!
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“This is nuts.” —- Franz Kafka
Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE on Monday after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.
Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody
Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney s...
wapo.st
August 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“This is nuts.” —- Franz Kafka
Horrible.
La Défense civile de la bande de Gaza a affirmé lundi que 15 personnes, dont quatre journalistes, avaient été tuées dans des frappes israéliennes sur un hôpital du sud du territoire palestinien ⬇️
August 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Horrible.
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While Israel is "obliterating Gaza," the government is simultaneously escalating violence and construction of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. "Israelis don’t want Palestinians on this land," says writer Mariam Barghouti.
“West Bank Is the Prize”: Israel OKs New Settlements to “Bury” Palestinian State
Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank, sabotaging efforts at creating a future Palestinian state. The project has been on hold for over ...
www.democracynow.org
August 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
While Israel is "obliterating Gaza," the government is simultaneously escalating violence and construction of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. "Israelis don’t want Palestinians on this land," says writer Mariam Barghouti.
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People need to understand what's happening today: Trump sent the FBI to investigate one of his most prominent critics, and then threatened to military occupy multiple US cities.
He's trying to become a full dictator who makes it illegal to oppose him.
He's trying to become a full dictator who makes it illegal to oppose him.
That was one of the most batshit press conferences of Trump's public life. He brandished a photo of Putin and promised to deploy the US military to occupy Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. A sane country would be moving toward impeachment and removal right now.
August 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
People need to understand what's happening today: Trump sent the FBI to investigate one of his most prominent critics, and then threatened to military occupy multiple US cities.
He's trying to become a full dictator who makes it illegal to oppose him.
He's trying to become a full dictator who makes it illegal to oppose him.