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Josie B
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Not to be confused with the leader of the pussycats.
Gonna miss Sully. 😢
A leader. A champion. Our Captain.

We've completed a transfer of midfielder Denise O'Sullivan to Liverpool F.C. of the Barclays Women's Super League. Thank you, Sully, for everything you gave to this Club. The standard you set will leave a lasting legacy in Courage Country.
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Gosh I appreciate Jamelle.
january 6th was a mob of people attacking a single, lightly defended location in order to stop a centralized process of vote counting. for a midterm election, the comparable thing would be about 150,000 january 6ths across the entire united states.
Did everyone somehow forget what January 6th was
January 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Goal is to see as many games in person as possible so I don't have to figure out ANOTHER streaming service to watch
Clear your calendars. The 2026 schedule is here 📆

🔗: www.nccourage.com/2026schedule
January 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
My small moment of pop culture happiness today: Guy Branham chortling on Keep It.
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I need to start listening to Design Matters! This is a really thoughtful article that made me wonder how much I'm missing when I don't think about *how* ideas are presented.
January 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Huh.
Star Search is coming back on Netflix. The new iteration will have live episodes beginning Jan. 20th. The judges? Jelly Roll, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Chrissy Teigen. Your host is Anthony Anderson.
January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Great article digging into the NWSL and its, let's say, "ideosyncrasies"
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
What are you reading to start off the new year? I'm digging into The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman, my first fantasy read in quite some time!
#booksky
January 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Happy New Year! Here's your Thirsty Thursday fun to start off 2026! 🌈
January 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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It's possible that a year from now, on Dec. 31, we will be able to say that things are better now than they were a year ago. I don't think that was possible a year ago. So there's something to hold on to!
December 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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I didn't write nearly as much as I wanted to this year — and I had tons of ideas for reported pieces, critical analyses, and other articles that never saw the light of day. But here's a thread of some of the stories I worked on that I am most proud of: bsky.app/profile/cand...
I interviewed historians about the White House's request to review the Smithsonian. While they are frustrated, none are surprised. They say we're in an uncritical era fueled by misinformation and a lack of nuance that the president is merely exploiting.
www.contrabandcamp.com/p/are-we-cre...
'Are We Creating Critical Thinkers?' Historians Say Smithsonian Review Reflects Today's Anti-Intellectualism
“We're in a very dangerous moment when everybody's considered an expert, where your training doesn't matter."
www.contrabandcamp.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
Harlow's still here
www.inquirer.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Tomorrow. D.C. The National Mall. Sunup to sundown.
October 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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#NoKings in rural Sylva, NC. In the mountains for a girls' getaway & this was our closest protest. I'd guesstimate 500 or so folks are here.
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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No Kings protest again (10/18/2025) at the courthouse in Marion, North Carolina.

#ncpol #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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We showed up in deep red, rural Bourbon, Missouri and about 15 minutes before a severe thunderstorm.
October 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
Macon, GA
October 18, 2025
NO KINGS
NO HATE, NO FEAR, IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOME HERE!!
October 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Lovely afternoon here in the Piedmont.
October 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Columbia, SC, march to the governor's mansion! #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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carrboro nc
October 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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No Kings protest in The Woodlands, Texas (north suburban Houston). This is the first such protest to occur in the community. I overheard a number of folks telling others that they had never attended such an event before but had gotten to the point of feeling they needed to do something.
October 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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🐂 Phenomenal turn out here in the Bull City
October 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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[Exit King.]
October 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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@sanders.senate.gov
Someone loves you ##NoKings protest
#Henderson NC
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Boston!
October 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM