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Current and former NFL players are killing themselves. While most of sports media has been silent on the issue, @edgeofsports.bsky.social argues that CTE should still be at the center of discussions about the league.
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Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths
The NFL season has been rife with tragedy—not that the league or its media partners have noticed.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Current and former NFL players are killing themselves. While most of sports media has been silent on the issue, @edgeofsports.bsky.social argues that CTE should still be at the center of discussions about the league.
https://bit.ly/43F7Q94
https://bit.ly/43F7Q94
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Oh no! Rest in peace, Sally Kirkland. This is especially heartbreaking: SAG-AFTRA canceled Medicare supplemental insurance in 2021 for members over the age of 65 and she died with a go fund me page in hospice care.😢💔
www.masslive.com/news/2025/11...
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Hollywood icon dies at 84 after entering hospice amid ‘significant health crisis’
A veteran actress who appeared in more than 200 films has died following a string significant medical incidents over the past year.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Oh no! Rest in peace, Sally Kirkland. This is especially heartbreaking: SAG-AFTRA canceled Medicare supplemental insurance in 2021 for members over the age of 65 and she died with a go fund me page in hospice care.😢💔
www.masslive.com/news/2025/11...
www.masslive.com/news/2025/11...
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hell yeah eugene debs
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
Trump admin has gutted the Education Department, specifically for students with disabilities.
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump admin has gutted the Education Department, specifically for students with disabilities.
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The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
As this shutdown drags on, ultimately the economy will be impacted. The loss of paychecks and the ripple effects to businesses is immeasurable, on top of shaking consumer confidence
October 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
As this shutdown drags on, ultimately the economy will be impacted. The loss of paychecks and the ripple effects to businesses is immeasurable, on top of shaking consumer confidence
Black Naturism should be more prevalent and accessible without having to go into spaces that don't want or value Black people beyond our bodies and money
August 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Black Naturism should be more prevalent and accessible without having to go into spaces that don't want or value Black people beyond our bodies and money
Being a school principal has always been stressful with the unknowns of the coming year. I can't be the only principal super anxious about the coming school year with all that's going on in the world
August 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Being a school principal has always been stressful with the unknowns of the coming year. I can't be the only principal super anxious about the coming school year with all that's going on in the world
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“They Will Try to Kill You”: James Baldwin’s Fraught Hollywood Journey
In 1968 Palm Springs, as the author yearned for the would-be leading man of his Malcolm X screenplay, an era-defining act of violence fractured his world.
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In 1968 Palm Springs, as the author yearned for the would-be leading man of his Malcolm X screenplay, an era-defining act of violence fractured his world.
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“They Will Try to Kill You”: James Baldwin’s Fraught Hollywood Journey
In 1968 Palm Springs, as the author yearned for the would-be leading man of his Malcolm X screenplay, an era-defining act of violence fractured his world. An exclusive first excerpt from ‘Baldwin: A L...
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August 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“They Will Try to Kill You”: James Baldwin’s Fraught Hollywood Journey
In 1968 Palm Springs, as the author yearned for the would-be leading man of his Malcolm X screenplay, an era-defining act of violence fractured his world.
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
In 1968 Palm Springs, as the author yearned for the would-be leading man of his Malcolm X screenplay, an era-defining act of violence fractured his world.
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
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That Kamala interview was heart breaking because it's one of the few times that I've ever seen a national political figure say the system is broken and that trying to work within it to change things probably wont work.
August 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
That Kamala interview was heart breaking because it's one of the few times that I've ever seen a national political figure say the system is broken and that trying to work within it to change things probably wont work.
Liberation Day 2.0 has been a complete economic disaster with the revised job numbers from June down, in July only 73K jobs created (down from estimate of 110k), and no real deals made on tariff front today for the August 1st deadline. This could be a sign of things to come...
August 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Liberation Day 2.0 has been a complete economic disaster with the revised job numbers from June down, in July only 73K jobs created (down from estimate of 110k), and no real deals made on tariff front today for the August 1st deadline. This could be a sign of things to come...
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Margaret Busby on Jazz, Africa, and the Endurance of Jayne Cortez’s Disruptive Poetry
The Editor of “Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez” in Conversation
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The Editor of “Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez” in Conversation
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Margaret Busby on Jazz, Africa, and the Endurance of Jayne Cortez’s Disruptive Poetry
Lit Hub is excited to feature another entry in a new series from Poets.org: “enjambments,” a monthly interview series with new and established poets. This month, they spoke to Margaret …
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July 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Margaret Busby on Jazz, Africa, and the Endurance of Jayne Cortez’s Disruptive Poetry
The Editor of “Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez” in Conversation
lithub.com/margaret-bus...
The Editor of “Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez” in Conversation
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Janet Jackson released "When I Think of You" as the third single from 'Control' 39 years ago on July 28, 1986
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July 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Janet Jackson released "When I Think of You" as the third single from 'Control' 39 years ago on July 28, 1986
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People can make things so difficult not because of the tasks themselves but due to personalities and lack of accountability
July 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
People can make things so difficult not because of the tasks themselves but due to personalities and lack of accountability
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I really like what Arizona’s governor did to erase medical debt. Between increased credit scores and money being freed up it will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. I’d like to see more governors spend that way and NOT on private school vouchers.
July 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I really like what Arizona’s governor did to erase medical debt. Between increased credit scores and money being freed up it will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. I’d like to see more governors spend that way and NOT on private school vouchers.
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At GA, members of The Guardians of Baltimore shared about their work building strong, connected communities. Watch this short video to hear what they love about their city. 💛 Learn more: www.theguardiansofbaltimore.com
#UUAGA #Baltimore #MeetTheMoment
#UUAGA #Baltimore #MeetTheMoment
June 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
At GA, members of The Guardians of Baltimore shared about their work building strong, connected communities. Watch this short video to hear what they love about their city. 💛 Learn more: www.theguardiansofbaltimore.com
#UUAGA #Baltimore #MeetTheMoment
#UUAGA #Baltimore #MeetTheMoment
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📚 As we mark 200 years of the American Unitarian Association, we honor Frances Ellen Watkins Harper—abolitionist, author, and Unitarian trailblazer. Her call for liberatory faith still resonates today. Read more: bit.ly/4eWuMoq
#AUA200 #History #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Faith #Anniversary
#AUA200 #History #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Faith #Anniversary
July 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
📚 As we mark 200 years of the American Unitarian Association, we honor Frances Ellen Watkins Harper—abolitionist, author, and Unitarian trailblazer. Her call for liberatory faith still resonates today. Read more: bit.ly/4eWuMoq
#AUA200 #History #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Faith #Anniversary
#AUA200 #History #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Faith #Anniversary
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- NOW THIS! today is a good day!
Monica and Brandy Break Down 19 Looks, From "The Boy Is Mine" to "Cinderella" | Life in Looks
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July 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
- NOW THIS! today is a good day!
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- y’all have got to know that I’m grinning from ear to ear! favorite show of all time.
July 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
- y’all have got to know that I’m grinning from ear to ear! favorite show of all time.
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Trump administration is cutting and withholding vital funding for after school programming and summer programming that is funded through 21st Century grant money. Without these programs many poor and middle class kids will go unsupervised or parents will have to pick up a bill for after school care.
July 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Trump administration is cutting and withholding vital funding for after school programming and summer programming that is funded through 21st Century grant money. Without these programs many poor and middle class kids will go unsupervised or parents will have to pick up a bill for after school care.