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44 Democrats joined the House GOP in an attack on bail reform this week.
jonathancohn.medium.com/this-week-on...
September 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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Are they not genociding hard enough?
September 26, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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It's very damp outside.
September 27, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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Boa noite a todos que não foram citados em casos criminais
September 27, 2024 at 12:21 AM
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The NYT wants details!

No, no, that’s too many details.
September 26, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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if you need an example of how adoption can fuck with a kid here is my story: at 7 one of my brothers began SAing me. he told me if I told anyone they would send me back to an orphanage bc he was their "real kid" and I wasn't. I believed him and the abuse lasted for years. this was my "family"
September 26, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Oh wow
September 27, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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Oh MAN. This is incredibly serious. Waffle House does *not* do this unless the weather threat is literally catastrophic.
All Waffle Houses in Tallahassee closing as Helene approaches
All Waffle Houses in the immediate area are closed effective Thursday, a representative for the chain said.
www.tallahassee.com
September 26, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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And a hospital
September 27, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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These are the people that just executed Alan Eugene Miller with nitrogen. The state tried and failed to execute him via lethal injection in 2022.
In Alabama, Officers Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions
As Alabama keeps details around the death penalty hidden, an investigation raises questions about how prisoners are treated in their final moments.
interc.pt
September 27, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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Cornell PhD student Momodou Taal attended a pro-Palestine protest of a campus job fair where weapons manufacturers were recruiting. Out of more than 100 participants, he appears to be the only one suspended by the university—and it could cost him his visa.
Cornell Grad Student Who Attended Pro-Palestine Protest Could Be Forced to Leave U.S.
Cornell PhD student Momodou Taal faces the loss of his visa after he was singled out for suspension over a pro-Palestine demonstration on campus
www.rollingstone.com
September 26, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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"Israeli airstrikes continued in Lebanon on Thursday, killing 92 people ... An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Thursday hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians, killing at least 11 people and wounding 22, including women and children."
Netanyahu says Israel ‘will not stop’ attacks on Hezbollah despite ceasefire calls
Israeli airstrikes killed 92 people in Lebanon on Thursday; John Kirby says White House had believed Israel was ‘on board’ with ceasefire proposal
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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reached out to @katie.kawaii.social to parse through some discourse i stumbled upon in the wild but then mid-convo i had the realization that i could be doing literally anything else with my life
September 27, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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Here is the video for those that cant log into Instagram.
September 27, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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Helene has now grown into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane, and is expected to bring hurricane-strength winds and rain to the southeastern U.S. Track where the storm is now and see the path it’s projected to take.
Hurricane Helene tracker: Map and projected storm path
Hurricane Helene is the 8th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 27, 2024 at 1:27 AM
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And now, for some children's literature.
September 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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bratdrillard
September 27, 2024 at 1:16 AM
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Reminder that Trump's Project 2025 wants to shut NOAA down.

Maybe let your relatives and friends in the US South know about that: project2025truth.com/agencies/
NOAA just sent out a "rare news release" urging media to focus the public's attention on Hurricane Helene's potential to cause widespread flooding "hundreds of miles inland," including "the urban areas around Tallahassee, metro Atlanta and western North Carolina, including Asheville."
September 25, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Now that I ran out of telescope pictures to post ... and generally exhausted most of my photo library ... not sure what to do. Probably just gonna do what I normally do with this profile. I don't think it needs a theme, it's just me microblogging my life and occasionally sharing or taking pictures!
September 16, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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save money my arse
September 16, 2024 at 5:47 AM
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When you see shitheads on this site, remember the great words of Julius Skeeter: veni, vidi, oppidavi

I came, I saw, I blocked
September 16, 2024 at 3:20 PM