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Today in History:
November 5, 1872
Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the presidential election; she was later arrested and charged with “knowingly voting without having a lawful right to vote.” Found guilty at trial, she was fined $100, which she refused to pay.
November 5, 1872
Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the presidential election; she was later arrested and charged with “knowingly voting without having a lawful right to vote.” Found guilty at trial, she was fined $100, which she refused to pay.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Today in History:
November 5, 1872
Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the presidential election; she was later arrested and charged with “knowingly voting without having a lawful right to vote.” Found guilty at trial, she was fined $100, which she refused to pay.
November 5, 1872
Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the presidential election; she was later arrested and charged with “knowingly voting without having a lawful right to vote.” Found guilty at trial, she was fined $100, which she refused to pay.
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In Chicago immigration crackdown, agents raid daycare, senior living center reut.rs/3LqySuq
In Chicago immigration crackdown, agents raid daycare, senior living center
A Spanish-language immersion daycare in a leafy residential neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago was raided by federal immigration agents on Wednesday and a teacher was taken away, panicking school administrators and parents of infants, toddlers and pre-kindergarten children at the center, a staff worker at the daycare told Reuters.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In Chicago immigration crackdown, agents raid daycare, senior living center reut.rs/3LqySuq
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Remembering today the late 🇺🇸American-born actress, writer and comedienne #CarrieFisher born #OnThisDay, seen here in a publicity still as Princess Leia with co star Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in George Lucas' epic space-opera "STAR WARS" (1977)
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎬 20th Century-Fox
October 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Remembering today the late 🇺🇸American-born actress, writer and comedienne #CarrieFisher born #OnThisDay, seen here in a publicity still as Princess Leia with co star Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in George Lucas' epic space-opera "STAR WARS" (1977)
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎬 20th Century-Fox
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“It's a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'Try to be a little kinder.'”
— Aldous Huxley
— Aldous Huxley
October 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“It's a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'Try to be a little kinder.'”
— Aldous Huxley
— Aldous Huxley
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In the midst of prosperity and splendor, we tend to forget about the extent of inequality!
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
In the midst of prosperity and splendor, we tend to forget about the extent of inequality!
Wild Swans book
October 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Wild Swans book
Great Book about China. Very important how Mao kept everyone under his control and the fear tactics he used. “Wild Swans”
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Great Book about China. Very important how Mao kept everyone under his control and the fear tactics he used. “Wild Swans”
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“If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.”
— Kahlil Gibran
— Kahlil Gibran
October 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
“If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.”
— Kahlil Gibran
— Kahlil Gibran
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Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
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“Men, be kind to your fellow-men; this is your first duty, kind to every age and station, kind to all that is not foreign to humanity. What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
October 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“Men, be kind to your fellow-men; this is your first duty, kind to every age and station, kind to all that is not foreign to humanity. What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
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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.
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.
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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.
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.
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“Secrecy is the keystone of all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy... censorship. When any government. . .say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
— Robert A. Heinlein
September 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Secrecy is the keystone of all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy... censorship. When any government. . .say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
— Robert A. Heinlein
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Today in History:
September 17, 1787
U.S. Constitution Signed
September 17, 1787
U.S. Constitution Signed
September 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Today in History:
September 17, 1787
U.S. Constitution Signed
September 17, 1787
U.S. Constitution Signed
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September 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Collective sanity is a precious thing. . . Miss it dearly!! 😕
September 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Collective sanity is a precious thing. . . Miss it dearly!! 😕
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All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all.
Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.
I salute you, sir! 🫡
Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.
I salute you, sir! 🫡
September 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all.
Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.
I salute you, sir! 🫡
Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.
I salute you, sir! 🫡
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South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.
South Africa reopens inquest into death of Steve Biko
South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.
n.pr
September 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.