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Black is beautiful.
Engagement ≠ endorsement
Black is beautiful.
Engagement ≠ endorsement
I'd argue it's the ones with all the Nazis in their midst who are focused on identity.
My initial positive opinion of Buttigieg declines the more he does this shit.
My initial positive opinion of Buttigieg declines the more he does this shit.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'd argue it's the ones with all the Nazis in their midst who are focused on identity.
My initial positive opinion of Buttigieg declines the more he does this shit.
My initial positive opinion of Buttigieg declines the more he does this shit.
Me when Trick Trick's Get Bread come on
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Me when Trick Trick's Get Bread come on
I went back to wearing a mask in public when I heard this year's flu shot missed a huge spot and that the CDC was basically out of infectious diaease business.
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in U.S. in nine months
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I went back to wearing a mask in public when I heard this year's flu shot missed a huge spot and that the CDC was basically out of infectious diaease business.
Uh oh 😬
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado. www.wired.com/story/a-dise...
An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western...
www.wired.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Uh oh 😬
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
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Mary J. Blige releases “Be Without You” 20 yrs ago tonight.
When studio engineers played back the final mix, producer Bryan-Michael Cox recalled, “you could hear a pin drop. Akon was like ‘That is probably the best song I’ve ever heard in my life’. .. We knew the song was going to be ridiculous.”
When studio engineers played back the final mix, producer Bryan-Michael Cox recalled, “you could hear a pin drop. Akon was like ‘That is probably the best song I’ve ever heard in my life’. .. We knew the song was going to be ridiculous.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Mary J. Blige releases “Be Without You” 20 yrs ago tonight.
When studio engineers played back the final mix, producer Bryan-Michael Cox recalled, “you could hear a pin drop. Akon was like ‘That is probably the best song I’ve ever heard in my life’. .. We knew the song was going to be ridiculous.”
When studio engineers played back the final mix, producer Bryan-Michael Cox recalled, “you could hear a pin drop. Akon was like ‘That is probably the best song I’ve ever heard in my life’. .. We knew the song was going to be ridiculous.”
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Trump staged an insurrection and tried to overturn the election on tv. We all literally saw it happening and he got reelected after that 💀. No, I don't think the Epstein files will take him down.
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump staged an insurrection and tried to overturn the election on tv. We all literally saw it happening and he got reelected after that 💀. No, I don't think the Epstein files will take him down.
Damn, they're getting the cointelpro treatment? That's a shame.
It's hard to overstate what a disaster Kash Patel is. See the many disturbing details here, from @vermontgmg.bsky.social, an expert on the FBI. "The longer this chaos continues," he writes, "the more likely we’re going to face a catastrophic intelligence failure." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel, the FBI's agent of chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Damn, they're getting the cointelpro treatment? That's a shame.
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Warnings rise for U.S. as a severe flu strain causes outbreaks. A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing unprecedented outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly 2 months.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K.
A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing "unprecedented" outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly two months.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Warnings rise for U.S. as a severe flu strain causes outbreaks. A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing unprecedented outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly 2 months.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The demon-spirit of that white womanwho got Emmett Till murdered must be passed between them by touch like in that Denzel movie Fallen
Leavitt on Epstein: "This is truly a manufactured hoax by the Democrat Party"
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The demon-spirit of that white womanwho got Emmett Till murdered must be passed between them by touch like in that Denzel movie Fallen
Actual factual
Smino is really fuckin amazing
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Actual factual
🧐
Une usine d’armement de Dordogne à nouveau survolée par un drone
Une usine d’armement de Dordogne à nouveau survolée par un drone
Le site de la société Eurenco à Bergerac, qui produit de la poudre à propulsion d’obus, avait déjà été survolé deux fois, lundi soir. Les recherches entamées immédiatement après les faits sont restées vaines, selon la préfecture.
www.lemonde.fr
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
🧐
My Uber driver last week told me he voted for that man because he said he wouldn't have to pay child support any more.
Then he asked for my number.
Then he asked for my number.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My Uber driver last week told me he voted for that man because he said he wouldn't have to pay child support any more.
Then he asked for my number.
Then he asked for my number.
Trader Joe's needs to put a hotline for help on their turkey bacon because I've eaten an entire pack of it 4 out of the past 5 days. I'm deliberately not going back there for a few days because I can feel myself losing all decorum 😭
Help.
Help.
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trader Joe's needs to put a hotline for help on their turkey bacon because I've eaten an entire pack of it 4 out of the past 5 days. I'm deliberately not going back there for a few days because I can feel myself losing all decorum 😭
Help.
Help.
In the process of migrating to Proton right now. Haven't gotten a spam email yet.
Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful".
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In the process of migrating to Proton right now. Haven't gotten a spam email yet.
Interestingly, these are also the main reasons Americans move to other countries that have healthcare and a better, more affordable quality of life.
Marco Rubio says U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, diabetes, cancer, and even retirement age because those people might “drain taxpayer resources. Amazing how that concern disappears when they’re blowing millions on luxury travel, parties, and renovations.
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Interestingly, these are also the main reasons Americans move to other countries that have healthcare and a better, more affordable quality of life.
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Drugmaker Novartis said it will move quickly to ask regulators to approve the new medicine.
New malaria treatment could fight growing threat of drug resistance
Drugmaker Novartis said it will move quickly to ask regulators to approve the new medicine.
l.euronews.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Drugmaker Novartis said it will move quickly to ask regulators to approve the new medicine.
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Around half of Zanzibar's population of 2 million people live unconnected from the electricity grid. But one program is training local women as solar power technicians to help light up Tanzania.
Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ are trained as technicians to help light up communities
Around half of Zanzibar’s population of 2 million people live unconnected from the electricity grid.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Around half of Zanzibar's population of 2 million people live unconnected from the electricity grid. But one program is training local women as solar power technicians to help light up Tanzania.
I don't think it was for no reason. It's a white country for them to escape to if the new bunker doesn't pan out. Europe won't have them. Got himself a plane too.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I don't think it was for no reason. It's a white country for them to escape to if the new bunker doesn't pan out. Europe won't have them. Got himself a plane too.
😲
Hamtramck mayoral race may be decided by 37 uncounted ballots
The margin in the city’s mayoral race is just 11 votes, and the outcome may hinge on how 37 uncounted absentee ballots are resolved.
The margin in the city’s mayoral race is just 11 votes, and the outcome may hinge on how 37 uncounted absentee ballots are resolved.
Hamtramck mayoral race may be decided by 37 uncounted ballots
The margin in the city’s mayoral race is just 11 votes, and the outcome may hinge on how 37 uncounted absentee ballots are resolved.
www.bridgedetroit.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
😲
"Admittedly he has no idea of the symbolism. He has no idea of most things." is an insane bar from your bestie 🤣
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Admittedly he has no idea of the symbolism. He has no idea of most things." is an insane bar from your bestie 🤣
The thing that always slays me is the fact that these two are semi literate. They cannot read and write coherent sentences. Terrible spelling and grammar. Yet they still rose to the top.
A Black person could NEVER get away with that.
A Black person could NEVER get away with that.
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The thing that always slays me is the fact that these two are semi literate. They cannot read and write coherent sentences. Terrible spelling and grammar. Yet they still rose to the top.
A Black person could NEVER get away with that.
A Black person could NEVER get away with that.
If I'm looking for specific info, Reddit has the answers Google used to.
Question: Do yall let social media affect what you do outside of social media???
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If I'm looking for specific info, Reddit has the answers Google used to.
The conversation I overheard volunteering at the soup kitchen this morning renewed a bit of my faith in kids today.
They're calculating extortionate university costs and acknowledging it's better to live and study in Detroit and put that Georgetown 80k(!)/year to their future house and wife.
They're calculating extortionate university costs and acknowledging it's better to live and study in Detroit and put that Georgetown 80k(!)/year to their future house and wife.
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The conversation I overheard volunteering at the soup kitchen this morning renewed a bit of my faith in kids today.
They're calculating extortionate university costs and acknowledging it's better to live and study in Detroit and put that Georgetown 80k(!)/year to their future house and wife.
They're calculating extortionate university costs and acknowledging it's better to live and study in Detroit and put that Georgetown 80k(!)/year to their future house and wife.
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I'd never heard of the three cues model before reading this report, but this explains SO MUCH about interactions on social media. Sooooooo much.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I'd never heard of the three cues model before reading this report, but this explains SO MUCH about interactions on social media. Sooooooo much.