@chopfoot.bsky.social
Historian and political junkie. Progressive thinker. Research oriented. Dog and cat lover. Baker. Loyal friend. Values relationships more than things.
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Armed intruders stole three French bulldog puppies from a Washington, D.C. apartment Sunday evening, D.C. police said.

The puppies are valued at $10,000, according to the police report.
French bulldog puppies stolen at gunpoint during D.C. apartment break-in
A woman told police she opened the door after hearing a knock and three men wearing ski masks forced their way inside, a police report shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.

Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal
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October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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“We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can [and] do read worthwhile books.”

-- W. E. B. Du Bois
June 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Owners of this car brand are considered the worst drivers in Georgia, according to LendingTree

www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2...
Owners of this car brand are considered the worst drivers in Georgia, according to LendingTree
Some brands apparently lure in the worst drivers. A recent LendingTree study says owners of these vehicles are the worst in Georgia.
www.augustachronicle.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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I had the measles. Not easy at all. Six weeks in a room with drawn curtains bc one symptom is light sensitivity. Mumps and chicken pox are no fun at all either. All of those so called childhood diseases are very dangerous for adults. Vacciation against them (MMR) are safe and effective. Get them🙏🏼
February 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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LOOKING BACK: This all began with Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine. News stopped bring a regulated public service....
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social

Note that all but one of the SCOTUS justices who denied request to stop sentencing in NY case are women.
January 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM