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More than 300 people dressed in Santa costumes hit the slopes at Sunday River in Newry, Maine for the resort’s 25th annual Santa Sunday fundraiser.
This year’s event raised $10,000 for two nonprofit organizations: the Boyne Forever Foundation and The River Fund Maine, according to the resort.
This year’s event raised $10,000 for two nonprofit organizations: the Boyne Forever Foundation and The River Fund Maine, according to the resort.
December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
More than 300 people dressed in Santa costumes hit the slopes at Sunday River in Newry, Maine for the resort’s 25th annual Santa Sunday fundraiser.
This year’s event raised $10,000 for two nonprofit organizations: the Boyne Forever Foundation and The River Fund Maine, according to the resort.
This year’s event raised $10,000 for two nonprofit organizations: the Boyne Forever Foundation and The River Fund Maine, according to the resort.
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Bluff. Locust Street. Caller says a woman is walking around stealing decorations off porches. Merry Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Bluff. Locust Street. Caller says a woman is walking around stealing decorations off porches. Merry Christmas.
Ooof. My husband's coworkers got food poisoning for Christmas. Luckily, he didn't eat with them.
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ooof. My husband's coworkers got food poisoning for Christmas. Luckily, he didn't eat with them.
Are we sure the kids can't go to school today because mine has been complaining since he discovered I was awake at 7:30...
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Are we sure the kids can't go to school today because mine has been complaining since he discovered I was awake at 7:30...
Lots of jokes and puns on the text from the ticket in this thread...
He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
December 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Lots of jokes and puns on the text from the ticket in this thread...
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Oh my
December 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Oh my
www.businessinsider.com/zuckerberg-c...
For the first year since 2013.
"The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has reframed its mission away from social advocacy and toward science and AI."
For the first year since 2013.
"The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has reframed its mission away from social advocacy and toward science and AI."
Mark Zuckerberg's CZI philanthropy stops funding the pro-immigration advocacy group he cofounded
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's philanthropy organization did not fund FWD.us in 2025. Zuckerberg cofounded the immigration reform group in 2013.
www.businessinsider.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
www.businessinsider.com/zuckerberg-c...
For the first year since 2013.
"The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has reframed its mission away from social advocacy and toward science and AI."
For the first year since 2013.
"The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has reframed its mission away from social advocacy and toward science and AI."
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Homewood. PD is looking for a missing 83 year black female with dementia. Wearing grey sweatpants, grey quilted jacket, and a blue sparkly baseball hat. Missing for about an hour. If you see Ms. Desiree, please call it in. Family is concerned since it's cold out.
December 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Homewood. PD is looking for a missing 83 year black female with dementia. Wearing grey sweatpants, grey quilted jacket, and a blue sparkly baseball hat. Missing for about an hour. If you see Ms. Desiree, please call it in. Family is concerned since it's cold out.
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
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I'm so over it being cold in my living room.
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm so over it being cold in my living room.
This was NOT the audio I was expecting. Ha! Nor will you be I'm sure.
December 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This was NOT the audio I was expecting. Ha! Nor will you be I'm sure.
Read the responses...
Marshall-Shadeland. Marshall Ave. Caller said that their neighbor broke in a stole their Christmas Tree.
December 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Read the responses...
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I've set up a small monthly newsletter called Focus State.
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
Subscribe to Focus State — Anna E. Cook
Focus state is a newsletter about building better products through accessibility and systems thinking.
annaecook.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I've set up a small monthly newsletter called Focus State.
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
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Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
It feels so very out of touch for people on LinkedIn to post about how they were laid off a week ago and how rough it is with job search advice. Many people have been out for over a year now, myself included.
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It feels so very out of touch for people on LinkedIn to post about how they were laid off a week ago and how rough it is with job search advice. Many people have been out for over a year now, myself included.
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Today was our last chance in Congress to save the Affordable Care Act subsidies that help people afford care before they expire at the end of the year.
And what did Republicans do? They voted NO.
And what did Republicans do? They voted NO.
Today was our last chance in Congress to save the Affordable Care Act subsidies
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today was our last chance in Congress to save the Affordable Care Act subsidies that help people afford care before they expire at the end of the year.
And what did Republicans do? They voted NO.
And what did Republicans do? They voted NO.
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Trump is letting NVIDIA export cutting-edge AI chips that his own DOJ revealed are being illegally smuggled into China.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump is letting NVIDIA export cutting-edge AI chips that his own DOJ revealed are being illegally smuggled into China.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
His own DOJ called these chips "building blocks of AI superiority."
Trump and Lutnick need to answer to Congress on why they are selling out US security.
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"This is not the first time Rev. Josoma has used the manger in Dedham to start a conversation on current events.
He's used the Nativity scene to address climate change, gun control, and even put Baby Jesus in a cage separated from his parents in 2018 ..."
www.wcvb.com/article/dedh...
He's used the Nativity scene to address climate change, gun control, and even put Baby Jesus in a cage separated from his parents in 2018 ..."
www.wcvb.com/article/dedh...
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"This is not the first time Rev. Josoma has used the manger in Dedham to start a conversation on current events.
He's used the Nativity scene to address climate change, gun control, and even put Baby Jesus in a cage separated from his parents in 2018 ..."
www.wcvb.com/article/dedh...
He's used the Nativity scene to address climate change, gun control, and even put Baby Jesus in a cage separated from his parents in 2018 ..."
www.wcvb.com/article/dedh...