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Valentina
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🌸 Blossoming into myself
Breaking news 🚨

Iran has suspended Internet connection in whole country
January 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Tehran,Iran right now. 🚨

Thousand of people are protesting against government.
#USA #NEWS
January 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
People love me. And you know what, I have been very successful. Everybody loves me.
#USA
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Incredibly recondite fan theory:

"Universal Dynamics" in THE WILD ROBOT is Aperture Labs doing business under another name.

#StillAlive
January 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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As long as there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. - Eugene Debs

Pic of the day

#photography
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Today’s #lunchbagdoodle is a thorough inventory of the plants presently growing in your garden.
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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First bookstore trip of 2026.
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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A common denominator during Spurs' recent 2-3 mini slump has been sluggish first-quarter starts.

Part and parcel of that: Spurs opponents are shooting a league-best 54.7% from 3-point range in the 1Q during that span.

What, if anything, can they do about it?

www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Why a run of slow starts has Spurs coach Mitch Johnson concerned
Over the past five games, the Spurs' 3-point defense in the first quarter has been the worst in the NBA
www.expressnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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This.
There's a gender disparity in self-citations documented across multiple disciplines and studies leading to all sorts of negative downstream effects. Women scholars: cite yourself because the men certainly are.
January 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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the sky was REALLY showing off this morning

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January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"Miller’s comments about Greenland came after his wife, the rightwing podcaster Katie Miller, posted a map on X of Greenland draped in a US flag with the caption 'SOON' hours after the military operation in Venezuela."
Stephen Miller ramps up Trump threats to take over Greenland
Stephen Miller says ‘no one will fight US militarily over future of Greenland’
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Against the backdrop of Nikola Jokic's untimely injury, I took a look back at the year in NBA basketball that was 2025 by handing out my annual Golden Basketball award for performance across all competitions in the calendar year: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Which NBA star had the best year? The 2025 Golden Basketball goes to ...
ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton breaks down which NBA stars had the best year from January to December and crowns a winner.
www.espn.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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As a last minute type person, this seems EXTREMELY important.
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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There are countless websites that generate color palettes, but I needed a reusable package for my own apps. So I built dittoTones. 🟣

It mimics the perceptual DNA (Lightness/Chroma curves) of popular systems and blends them with your target hue → meodai.github.io/dittoTones/
December 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Two fantastic profiles from the NYT this last weekend:

A portrait of MTG by Robert Draper, the best journalist currently covering the American Right which confirms the most likely explanation for her turn against Trump: she is a True Believer, and he is not.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM