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Also, the U.S. resident yearly pass is going to have Trump’s face on it. To avoid this design atrocity (this next year at least), buy your pass after December 1, before the 31st. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/upda...
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Even worse than the constant literary hallucinations of AI are people who turn around and post them without fact checking a single thing. This book was written in 1981 FFS. “Drones”? ” “Microchips” ? Do better, @gtconway.bsky.social (and commenter on X). Here’s my own AI search attached. 1/2
ChatGPT Short answer I searched the available full-text copies and quote databases for Downbelow Station and found no evidence that the marbles / paper-airplanes / kites → microchips / drones / satellites passage appears in C. J. Cherryh's Downbelow Station. epdf.pub +1 What I checked (summary of my steps) • Opened a full-text / PDF copy of Downbelow Station (EPDF listing) and inspected it for relevant phrases. epdf.pub • Checked Internet Archive entries for Downbelow Station editions. Internet Archive • Performed web searches for exact phrases from the quotation (e.g. "As children, we all played marbles..., ", "Great minds have turned marbles into microchips...") and for the words marbles, kite, paper airplane, microchip, drone, satellite in combination with Downbelow Station and C. J. Cherryh. Those searches turn up news coverage of the line (attributed to First Lady Melania Trump) and forum posts that misattribute it to Cherryh — but no primary source in Cherryh's text. The White House +2 Key evidence • The full-text copy I inspected (EPDF listing of Downbelow Station) does not contain the passage or those keyword the contexts you're asking about. ChatGPT Key evidence • The full-text copy I inspected (EPDF listing of Downbelow Station) does not contain the passage or those keywords in the contexts you're asking about. epdf.pub • Multiple news outlets and the White House transcript/video show the marbles→microchips quote in Melania Trump's recent remarks (UN/White House briefing), which appears to be the origin of the line now circulating online. The White House +1 • Forum posts (e.g., DigitalSpy) have repeated the quote and attributed it to Cherryh - that appears to be an online misattribution, not a primary-text source. Digital Spy Conclusion Based on searching the available full-text copies and public quote collections, the quote does not appear in Downbelow Station. The strongest matches on the web point to Melania Trump's 2025 remarks as the source; forum posts and social media are where the misattribution to Cherryh shows up. epdf.pub +2 If you want, I can: • run an exact text search of a specific ebook file you provide, or • grab screenshots of the Downbelow & Von text l inspected so you can see the negative result.
September 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Because arrows have never, ever been used for anything else. (Source ADL)
September 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Baby Goebbles
A headshot side by side of Stephen Miller and Josef Goebbles. Both wearing suits suit and ties and dour expressions.
May 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Obligatory Baby Goebbles.
Black and white photos next to each other showing Stephen Miller on the left and Josef Goebbles on the right, both wearing suits and dour looks.
May 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Obligatory baby goebbles.
April 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Joseph Goebbels and Stephen Miller portraits next to one another. They have similar shaped eyes and lips and tall foreheads. Posts of meeting between Trump and Bukele read: 3 minutes ago Zolan Kanno-Youngs White House correspondent President Trump just said he was open to sending American citizens convicted of violent crimes to President Bukele's prison in El Salvador. Trump had a similar response when Bukele first offered to jail convicted American criminals in February. "I'm all for it," Trump said, adding that his attorney general was studying whether the idea was legally feasible. "If it's a homegrown criminal, I have no problem, no," he said, adding: "I'm talking about violent people. I'm talking about really bad people." 10 minutes ago Zolan Kanno-Youngs White House correspondent President Trump was beaming as President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rejected any notion that he would help return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported, to the United States and insulted reporters pressing on the administration's compliance with the court order. Trump is clearly pleased with Bukele's performance. 13 minutes ago Hamed Aleaziz Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, said it was El Salvador's decision whether to release the wrongfully deported man or not. Miller said that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the wrongfully deported immigrant, was removed because he had a deportation order. Garcia, however, had protection from deportation from an immigration court. Posts of meeting between Trump and Bukele read: 3 minutes ago Zolan Kanno-Youngs White House correspondent President Trump just said he was open to sending American citizens convicted of violent crimes to President Bukele's prison in El Salvador. Trump had a similar response when Bukele first offered to jail convicted American criminals in February. "I'm all for it," Trump said, adding that his attorney general was studying whether the idea was legally feasible. "If it's a homegrown criminal, I have no problem, no," he said, adding: "I'm talking about violent people. I'm talking about really bad people." 10 minutes ago Zolan Kanno-Youngs White House correspondent President Trump was beaming as President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rejected any notion that he would help return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported, to the United States and insulted reporters pressing on the administration's compliance with the court order. Trump is clearly pleased with Bukele's performance. 13 minutes ago Hamed Aleaziz Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, said it was El Salvador's decision whether to release the wrongfully deported man or not. Miller said that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the wrongfully deported immigrant, was removed because he had a deportation order. Garcia, however, had protection from deportation from an immigration court.
April 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Side by side face portraiture of Joseph Goebbles and Stephen Miller.
April 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Truth social post text: Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump Today, President Donald J. Trump and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP (the "Law Firms") announce the following agreement regarding a series of actions to be taken by the Law Firms: 1. The Law Firms will provide an aggregate total of at least $500 Million Dollars in pro bono and other free Legal services, during the Trump Administration and beyond, in the respective amounts set forth below, to causes that President Trump and the Law Firms both support and agree to work on, including in the following areas: Assisting Veterans and other Public Servants, including, among others, members of the Military, Gold Star families, Law Enforcement, and First Responders; ensuring fairness in our Justice System; and combatting Antisemitism. The Law Firms will take on a wide range of pro bono matters that represent the full political spectrum, including Conservative ideals. The Law Firms and their commitments are: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP: $125 Million Dollars each. 2. The Law Firms affirm their commitment to Merit-Based Hiring, Promotion, and Retention. Accordingly, the Law Firms will not engage in illegal DEl discrimination and preferences. The Law Firms affirm that it is their policy to give Fair and Equal consideration to Job Candidates, irrespective of their political beliefs, including Candidates who have served in the Trump Administration, and any other Republican or Democrat Administration. The Law Firms will engage outside counsel to advise the Law Firms in confirming their employment practices are fully compliant with Law, including, but not limited to, Anti-Discrimination Laws.
April 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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March 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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We elected Trump because of his cautious handling of classified information.
Stacks of cardboard file boxes, line the space around a toilet in a garishly decorated bathroom lit by a crystal chandelier.
March 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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“Americans know their national security is in good hands”’with DT. (Actually I don’t think they fucking care, Ms. Leavitt.)
Stacks of file boxes containing some classified information line the walls of a garishly decorated bathroom lit by a crystal chandelier.
March 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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The Cold War is officially over, and Russia won.
Tweet by Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof Unsurprising but still stunning. The United States, Russia, Belarus, Hungary, North Korea and Israel vote together against Ukraine at the United Nations. Even Iran and China abstained. (The resolution passed with 93 countries supporting it.). Below the text is a list of the votes, with 93 in favor, 18 against, and 65 abstentions.
February 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Meme: a photo of someone who looks like or is Kid Rock walking fast on a sandy beach with skinny arms flailing high and wide. The text reads: “White people running to social media to let everyone know they did not enjoy the halftime show.”
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The server is a little slow, so here’s a screenshot. But it is at www.chcoc.gov/content/guid....
MEMORANDUM TO: Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies FROM: Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management DATE: January 28, 2025 RE: Guidance Regarding Deferred Resignation Program Pursuant to its authority under 5 U.S.C. § 1103(a)(1) and (a)(5), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) is providing guidance to agencies regarding OPM’s government-wide deferred resignation program. This program provides employees with an option to submit a deferred resignation letter with resignation effective on September 30, 2025. Deferred resignation exempts those employees who choose it from return-to-office requirements. Employees who accept deferred resignation should promptly have their duties re-assigned or eliminated and be placed on paid administrative leave until the end of the deferred resignation period (generally, September 30, 2025, unless the employee has elected another earlier resignation date), unless the agency head determines that it is necessary for the employee to be actively engaged in transitioning job duties, in which case employees should be placed on administrative leave as soon as those duties are transitioned. In addition, each week (no later than Friday at 5:00 PM) through September 30, 2025, agencies should email to tracking@opm.gov the following information: • The number of employees who have offered their resignations as part of the deferred resignation program; • The number of agency employees who are part of the deferred resignation program placed on administrative leave; • The number of agency employees who have applied for early and normal retirement since January 27, 2025; • The number of agency employees who have actually resigned (and whether or not such employee had previously submitted accepted Deferred Resignation) beginning January 27, 2025; • The number of employees who have sought to rescind their resignations, and the status of each request; Page 2 • The number of applications to extend the defer…
January 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

The Chimera Looked at Everything with Horror, Odilon Redon, 1886
Illustration. A Chimera, a monstrous combination of a lion, goat, and serpent, is depicted as being filled with fear and dread, horrified by everything it observes in its surroundings
January 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Clearly asking for mercy for marginalized people is satanic. So obvs. Jesus would have hated such talk. /s
Screenshot of tweet by toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) which reads: ‘Franklin Graham tells me on my podcast that the National Cathedral has fallen into the hands of LGBT activists. So, it's not surprising this "lady bishop" spewed hate at Donald Trump today. National Cathedral has become a sanctuary of Satan.’
January 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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You are confusing 2 different executive orders. There is REALLY a federal hiring freeze. As for sending us back to the offices, where will we go? They’ve saved money by downsizing so much there’s no place to sit. Hiring freeze: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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“Thank you,” he says. “Thank you for making this possible.”And then gives a very hitlerian salute. The mask that never covered up much anyway has just come fully off.
January 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 20

#Films
#FilmSky
#FilmChallenge
Oscar and Lucinda movie poster. A new film by Gillian Armstrong. ‘Two thumbs up! Wonderful performances by Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchette.’
January 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 19

#Films
#FilmSky
#FilmChallenge
Movie poster for House of Flying Daggers: A Zhang Yimou film. Starring ziti Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Andy Lau. Poster art shows an intense looking young woman dressed in late T’ang Dynasty style yellow silken robes, holding a sword over her head. Behind her is a man in a dark uniform and helmet and a younger man dressed in blue, ornate silken robes.
January 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 17

#Films
#FilmSky
#FilmChallenge
Czech movie poster for Brazil. A film by Terry Gilliam, staring Jonathan Price, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, and Kim Greist.
January 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16

#Films
#FilmSky
#FilmChallenge
Hunt for the Wilderpeople poster, with art of the stacked profiles of a young teenaged Māori boy, an older bearded white man, and a wild hog that looks like it’s laughing. It reads “from Taika Waititi, director of What we do in the Shadows. Nature just got gangster. Review quotes read ‘Infectious,’ ‘pure genius,’ funny as hell,’ comic dynamite,’ and ‘wonderful.’
January 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 15

#Films
#FilmSky
#FilmChallenge
Polish movie poster for Ingmar Bergman’s new Fanny and Alexander, Oscar winner 1984. Artwork shows a large, blue eyed, broken doll with no arms, only one leg, being stitched across the heart area. The needle is stabbed in above the heart. Stars Bertil Guve, Ewa Fröling, Jan Malmsjö, and Erland Josephson.
January 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 14

#Films
#FilmSky
#FilmChallenge
Burnt by the Sun movie poster, showing a white-mustachioed man holding a young girl, both silhouetted by a bright yellow sun. A film by Nikita Mikhalkov. Academy Award best foreign language film.
January 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM