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Donald Trump’s Oval Office welcome for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was quite a display for a man US spies have said was responsible for a murder so shocking that it rendered Saudi Arabia, in Joe Biden’s words, a 'pariah'. But Trump had deals to make: on.ft.com/4o4208r
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Donald Trump’s Oval Office welcome for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was quite a display for a man US spies have said was responsible for a murder so shocking that it rendered Saudi Arabia, in Joe Biden’s words, a 'pariah'. But Trump had deals to make: on.ft.com/4o4208r
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President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology. n.pr/4pmJ4D2
What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology. n.pr/4pmJ4D2
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Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday
You’ve made it through another week of ups, downs, and everything between.
Pause for a moment, be proud of how far you’ve come.
Carry kindness into today; it’ll take you further than stress ever could. 💛
You’ve made it through another week of ups, downs, and everything between.
Pause for a moment, be proud of how far you’ve come.
Carry kindness into today; it’ll take you further than stress ever could. 💛
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday
You’ve made it through another week of ups, downs, and everything between.
Pause for a moment, be proud of how far you’ve come.
Carry kindness into today; it’ll take you further than stress ever could. 💛
You’ve made it through another week of ups, downs, and everything between.
Pause for a moment, be proud of how far you’ve come.
Carry kindness into today; it’ll take you further than stress ever could. 💛
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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
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Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."
August 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."
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This is a little strange. He repeatedly cites Loper Bright, a SCOTUS case that asserts judicial power over executive agencies’ decisions… as a reason to stop making decisions altogether.
CNN: Do you accept the overwhelming scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions are biggest drivers of manmade climate change?
LEE ZELDIN: We can rely on 2025 facts as opposed to 2009 bad assumptions
CNN: You sound pretty skeptical
ZELDIN: That might be your way to try to twist my words
LEE ZELDIN: We can rely on 2025 facts as opposed to 2009 bad assumptions
CNN: You sound pretty skeptical
ZELDIN: That might be your way to try to twist my words
August 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is a little strange. He repeatedly cites Loper Bright, a SCOTUS case that asserts judicial power over executive agencies’ decisions… as a reason to stop making decisions altogether.
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EXCLUSIVE: Fired DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey sends message to former colleagues, warning that ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant.’
Maurene Comey warns her former colleagues: ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant’
“If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain. Do not let that happen,” she wrote.
www.politico.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Fired DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey sends message to former colleagues, warning that ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant.’
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TRON: ARES - ONLY IN THEATERS OCTOBER 10TH
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"AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE" - LISTEN NOW
TRON: ARES (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) - AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH
"AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE" - LISTEN NOW
July 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
TRON: ARES - ONLY IN THEATERS OCTOBER 10TH
TRON: ARES (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) - AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH
"AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE" - LISTEN NOW
TRON: ARES (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) - AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 19TH
"AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE" - LISTEN NOW
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When you lose your job, it can be tough to know what to do next. Career coach Octavia Goredema shares a practical checklist of next moves, from reviewing exit paperwork to securing health care.
Just got laid off? Get back on your feet with this step-by-step guide
When you lose your job, it can be tough to know what to do next. Career coach Octavia Goredema shares a practical checklist of next moves, from reviewing exit paperwork to securing health care.
n.pr
July 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
When you lose your job, it can be tough to know what to do next. Career coach Octavia Goredema shares a practical checklist of next moves, from reviewing exit paperwork to securing health care.
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The misleadingly named “Power Bill Reduction Act,” has passed both the state House and Senate, and now awaits action from Governor Stein. Experts say it could lead to a $23 billion increase in fuel costs. ncnewsline.com/2025/07/01/n... (commentary) #ncpol #energy #ncga
NCSU analysts: Duke Energy bill lifting carbon reduction goal will cost households billions • NC Newsline
Senate Bill 266 will maximize Duke Energy profits, shift financial risk to customers, and leave North Carolina households holding the bag
ncnewsline.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The misleadingly named “Power Bill Reduction Act,” has passed both the state House and Senate, and now awaits action from Governor Stein. Experts say it could lead to a $23 billion increase in fuel costs. ncnewsline.com/2025/07/01/n... (commentary) #ncpol #energy #ncga
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randall cunningham wishes you a happy friday
June 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
randall cunningham wishes you a happy friday
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new Adonis squeak video dropped
June 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
new Adonis squeak video dropped
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Good night 💤
“Politics is so much weirder than show business. With show business, you know it’s all fake. In politics, they believe the fake.”
Robin Williams
“Politics is so much weirder than show business. With show business, you know it’s all fake. In politics, they believe the fake.”
Robin Williams
June 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Good night 💤
“Politics is so much weirder than show business. With show business, you know it’s all fake. In politics, they believe the fake.”
Robin Williams
“Politics is so much weirder than show business. With show business, you know it’s all fake. In politics, they believe the fake.”
Robin Williams
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A cop doing the right thing? I think that i might need my fainting chair!
June 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A cop doing the right thing? I think that i might need my fainting chair!
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Today is the LAST day to sign our petition! We’re just shy of 20k signatures, with thousands supporting space science. Congress needs to hear from you. Add your name and show that you stand against these cuts. planet.ly/petition
Advocacy Action Center
The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.
www.planetary.org
June 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today is the LAST day to sign our petition! We’re just shy of 20k signatures, with thousands supporting space science. Congress needs to hear from you. Add your name and show that you stand against these cuts. planet.ly/petition
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Netanyahu takes his biggest gamble yet as Israel strikes Iran | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/b2c826fd-356e-4d2d-83ed-b91802eddd9c
https://www.ft.com/content/b2c826fd-356e-4d2d-83ed-b91802eddd9c
Netanyahu takes his biggest gamble yet as Israel strikes Iran | Opinion
The prime minister plunges the war-weary region into a fresh bout of conflict that threatens to be its most destructive
www.ft.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Netanyahu takes his biggest gamble yet as Israel strikes Iran | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/b2c826fd-356e-4d2d-83ed-b91802eddd9c
https://www.ft.com/content/b2c826fd-356e-4d2d-83ed-b91802eddd9c
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This is not just stupid and cruel. It's about the weaponization of extreme heat as a political tool.
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
NOAA's Center for Heat Resilient Communities would have helped local officials keep residents safe.
www.motherjones.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is not just stupid and cruel. It's about the weaponization of extreme heat as a political tool.
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American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.
RFK Jr. says Americans were healthier when his uncle was president. Is he right?
American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.
n.pr
June 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.
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New in PN: ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller
"Miller and Trump are hateful bigots. Independent journalists can still say that. Journalists at ABC can’t, because the president gets a veto over their coverage. That’s not democracy and it’s not a free press. It’s fascism."
"Miller and Trump are hateful bigots. Independent journalists can still say that. Journalists at ABC can’t, because the president gets a veto over their coverage. That’s not democracy and it’s not a free press. It’s fascism."
ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller
The road to fascism is paved with "objectivity" and "civility."
www.publicnotice.co
June 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New in PN: ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller
"Miller and Trump are hateful bigots. Independent journalists can still say that. Journalists at ABC can’t, because the president gets a veto over their coverage. That’s not democracy and it’s not a free press. It’s fascism."
"Miller and Trump are hateful bigots. Independent journalists can still say that. Journalists at ABC can’t, because the president gets a veto over their coverage. That’s not democracy and it’s not a free press. It’s fascism."
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A good time to read up on the life of Ruben Salazar, the history of immigrant/Latino life in LA, and the manner of his death.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_S...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_S...
Ruben Salazar - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A good time to read up on the life of Ruben Salazar, the history of immigrant/Latino life in LA, and the manner of his death.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_S...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_S...