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Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 111 #RestinPower
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at the age of 111, Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols announced Monday.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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A memory that popped up, about the Attenborough family.
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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“Food commodities have completely disappeared, including from retail shops,”

The Sudanese city of El Fasher is on the verge of starvation as the RSF has completed its siege barrier around the city, trapping over 250.000 people inside.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

sudantribune.com/article/306030
Food runs out in Sudan's El Fasher as RSF completes siege, traders say - Sudan Tribune
October 14, 2025 (EL FASHER) – Food supplies have run out in the besieged El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur, traders said on Tuesday, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) completed its en...
sudantribune.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice

As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Opinion by Max Kautsch: Kansas officials’ zeal for firing state employee over post leaves agency, taxpayers in the lurch | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/10/14/k...
Kansas officials’ zeal for firing state employee over post leaves agency, taxpayers in the lurch • Kansas Reflector
None of those power brokers are named defendants, but the lawsuit suggests their statements loom over the decision to end Allen’s employment.
kansasreflector.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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San Francisco! Tonight! I’m talking with the great Colin Winnette!
September 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Imagine viewing a child’s dreams as a threat.

The Sea, a film about a Palestinian boy who just wants to see the beach won Israel’s top film prize and will represent the country at the Oscars. So the government cut all funding from Israeli film academy.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Gov't says it will cut Film Academy funding after film 'depicting Israel negatively' wins
Claiming That the Film 'Defames' Israeli Soldiers, Israel's Culture Minister Announced the Withdrawal of Government Funding for the Ophir Awards After the 'Embarrassing Ceremony'. The Film, The Sea, T...
www.haaretz.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Redford’s Ordinary People is a masterpiece and I think people sleep on it way too much. open.substack.com/pub/meltedch...
Robert Redford's Sad American Masterpiece
Ordinary People is more relevant than ever
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.
September 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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September 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Went to buy something at my local bookstore and they said “your books came in.” It took a second to realize they meant MY book. I haven’t gotten my copies yet so it was my first time seeing them. I bought one and they’re not on sale yet so I think I got the first copy of my own book.
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
who are fucking retards running Burbank airport
August 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. 

That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.

The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
August 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Union members representing education support specialists hoped they would draw closer to a living wage this year, but the Lawrence school district’s offer tonight hit far below their mark.
lawrenceks.news/45PLqmK
Lawrence school district offers 54-cent hourly raise to support professionals seeking living wage
Union members representing education support specialists hoped they would draw closer to a living wage this year, but the Lawrence school district’s offer on Thursday hit far below their mark.
lawrenceks.news
August 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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The volume of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.—the way most Canadians visit—dropped by 37% last month compared to July 2024, according to new data from Statistics Canada, following a 33% drop in June.
There was also a 26% decline in air travelers from Canada year-over-year.
Canada’s Travel Boycott Grows: Car Travel To U.S. Drops 37%
Steep year-over-year drop in car and air travel solidifies steep economic losses for U.S. tourism this year.
www.forbes.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.

Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Lenexa City Councilmember Melanie Arroyo revealed that police had recently investigated her citizenship status and required her to prove her citizenship after a false allegation made in a voicemail.
Via @kansasreflector.com:
lawrenceks.news/4ooWjDt
Police investigate a Kansas city council member’s citizenship after a complaint left via voicemail
Lenexa City Councilmember Melanie Arroyo revealed that police had recently investigated her citizenship status and required her to prove her citizenship after a false allegation made in a voicemail.
lawrenceks.news
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, a joint investigation reveals.

www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians
Microsoft developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.
www.972mag.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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lol
August 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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July 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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"A majority of commissions for the five most populous counties in the state," including Douglas, "recently fell short of providing the information legally required before entering executive session," Max Kautsch writes in this @kansasreflector.com column.
lawrenceks.news/3GVzeaq
Max Kautsch: Largest Kansas counties grapple with closed-door meetings and public’s rights (Column)
"A majority of commissions for the five most populous counties in the state," including Douglas, "recently fell short of providing the information legally required before entering executive session," ...
lawrenceks.news
July 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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That is a LOT of talent packed into one elevator
Always
Be
Closing
June 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Hegseth warns a US senator not to believe what she reads in any books other than the Bible. Didn't he write a book?
SLOTKIN: Have you given the order to be able to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way?

HEGSETH: What is that based on?

SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you
June 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM