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DA Brown
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Writer, developmental editor, perennial volunteer. Author of Recycled Virgin and Spit & Polish, Bib & Tucker. Final book of series expected soon! Editor at DAB editing. www.Dorothyanneb.com Cat herder to a giant orange fellow named Norm. Retired nurse.
Ice scrapers!!! Hahaha! Brilliant!
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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‘There is no doubt that food was available in Ireland throughout the crisis – just not to those who needed it most.’

Niamh Gallagher on a new history of the Great Famine.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Niamh Gallagher · Carrion and Earth: Ireland’s Great Famine
Although Ireland had endured earlier famines – including one in the 1740s that, proportionally, claimed more lives...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Persephone wishes you all to know that Mom-Hooman has never ever played with her with the snaky long rainbow toy in her entire LIFE and begs for a single play-play with increasing desperation.

#Caturday
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett has released receipts that reveal that ProPublica has reported that Kristi Noem secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security funds to a consulting firm affiliated with her own campaign.
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hahahaahah
This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Doctors say it's possible to get hooked on pot. There's a widespread misconception that marijuana is not addictive, and it's expanded as a growing number of states legalize pot.
It's possible to get addicted to pot. Here's what to know
Doctors say it's possible to get hooked on pot. There's a widespread misconception that marijuana is not addictive, and it's expanded as a growing number of states legalize pot.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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hey guys i made a seasonal meme
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Want to learn fiction writing but can’t afford pricey courses?

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Begin your #writing journey ✍️👇

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Start writing fiction
Have you always wanted to write, but never quite had the courage to start? This free course, Start writing fiction, will give you an insight into how authors create their characters and settings. ...
www.open.edu
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Bloody he**! So the US is back to seeking to “hold the moral high ground”. It is to laugh. “Pro-life” while treating entire communities like dirt, and killing anyone they’ve trapped in jail.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
US says countries with DEI policies as infringing human rights
US officials say the rules will stop "destructive ideologies" but others argue it is redefining human rights principles for Trump's goals.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Madness
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.

In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.

This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."

They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Wow
When Trump was asked about the release of the Epstein files, he called one reporter "piggy" and said another was "being insubordinate."

When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.

He's a tyrant.
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Nobody’s Girl by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre is a tough but important read. It has me reflecting on resilience and the power of speaking hard truths. It's a reminder of how many stories stay in the shadows and how much strength & courage it takes to bring them into the light

#Books #BookSky
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses, as hate symbols.

The fuck?

wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
Global Approaches to Abortion as Health Care - O'Neill
The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Write like no one will read it.
Edit like everyone will quote it.

You'll be unstoppable! 🚀

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #BookSky #WriteSky
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Morning.
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Arrrrgh
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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This is basically making it so trans people who were adopted and had their birth records sealed cannot obtain a passport at all. This will also ensnare cis people who were adopted and have clerical errors on their records or are suspected of being trans.
this is fucking new, i think im gonna be sick

how tf am i supposed to get an old birth cert if it was fucking sealed by the state

oh but religious records are valid dw
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM