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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
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People have forgotten the nightmare of assigned risk pools, and how any pre-existing condition meant you’d pay over a thousand per month for limited coverage. Nobody should ever be forced into risk pools again. Single-payer should have been instituted decades ago.
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
People have forgotten the nightmare of assigned risk pools, and how any pre-existing condition meant you’d pay over a thousand per month for limited coverage. Nobody should ever be forced into risk pools again. Single-payer should have been instituted decades ago.
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Previous health problems could include: teenage acne, or an ex-husband who broke your jaw...
But it wasn't just that they could deny you the care. They could take your premiums for decades, and then when you needed treatment deny you the care.
But it wasn't just that they could deny you the care. They could take your premiums for decades, and then when you needed treatment deny you the care.
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Previous health problems could include: teenage acne, or an ex-husband who broke your jaw...
But it wasn't just that they could deny you the care. They could take your premiums for decades, and then when you needed treatment deny you the care.
But it wasn't just that they could deny you the care. They could take your premiums for decades, and then when you needed treatment deny you the care.
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My sister's COBRA was expiring. She was pregnant, and no company would sell her health insurance. It was a nightmare.
The ACA abolishing the ability to refuse to cover people is HUGE.
The ACA abolishing the ability to refuse to cover people is HUGE.
December 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My sister's COBRA was expiring. She was pregnant, and no company would sell her health insurance. It was a nightmare.
The ACA abolishing the ability to refuse to cover people is HUGE.
The ACA abolishing the ability to refuse to cover people is HUGE.
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It may be a sign that I'm getting old but it seems incredible to me how fast people forgot about (or never learned about) the whole "pre-existing conditions" thing.
If you lost a job the only way to ensure you didn't lose coverage entirely was a expensive program named after a deadly snake (COBRA).
If you lost a job the only way to ensure you didn't lose coverage entirely was a expensive program named after a deadly snake (COBRA).
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It may be a sign that I'm getting old but it seems incredible to me how fast people forgot about (or never learned about) the whole "pre-existing conditions" thing.
If you lost a job the only way to ensure you didn't lose coverage entirely was a expensive program named after a deadly snake (COBRA).
If you lost a job the only way to ensure you didn't lose coverage entirely was a expensive program named after a deadly snake (COBRA).
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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Because it’s not getting reported on enough:
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
December 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Because it’s not getting reported on enough:
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
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notice how this happens at almost every high profile school shooting now.
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
notice how this happens at almost every high profile school shooting now.
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Why is the man that miraculously regrew an ear having so much trouble with “hand-shaking” injuries?
December 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Why is the man that miraculously regrew an ear having so much trouble with “hand-shaking” injuries?
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WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney
December 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney
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ICE's deportation of a student on a Thanksgiving visit—against a court order—was part of a sweeping, secret program to deport people before they can fight back.
TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
The secret airport deportation program denies victims any semblance of due process.
www.motherjones.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
ICE's deportation of a student on a Thanksgiving visit—against a court order—was part of a sweeping, secret program to deport people before they can fight back.
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
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The day everything changed
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The day everything changed
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney's office says
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday, according to his attorney’s office.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
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This is exactly how they see themselves: "We're rich and that automatically makes us better than the poors." What they overlook is that in many cases, their money comes from generational wealth. It's Prosperity theology without the god component because who needs god when you're so special & clever?
Lutnick: "We should be bringing in the best and brightest, and that's what Donald Trump is changing about our immigration system. Let's expedite the best and brightest who are gonna give a million dollars to the US to prove they're at the top of the list."
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is exactly how they see themselves: "We're rich and that automatically makes us better than the poors." What they overlook is that in many cases, their money comes from generational wealth. It's Prosperity theology without the god component because who needs god when you're so special & clever?
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December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Trump’s Golden Age.
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Trump’s Golden Age.
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Very cool feature on food sovereignty and tribal communities taking control of meat processing; Offrange is a really fantastic publication with really unique food and agriculture coverage and I cannot recommend them highly enough!
Sovereignty Matters: Native Americans Build Their Own Meat Processing Facilities - Offrange
During the pandemic’s supply chain disruptions, at least 18 tribes in the U.S. opted to vertically integrate. Several years later, they are thriving.
ambrook.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Very cool feature on food sovereignty and tribal communities taking control of meat processing; Offrange is a really fantastic publication with really unique food and agriculture coverage and I cannot recommend them highly enough!
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Let’s be very clear-eyed about this: Today is December 10th. The Epstein Files are due to be released on December 19th—so the war with Venezuela will start sometime between then and right now.
December 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Let’s be very clear-eyed about this: Today is December 10th. The Epstein Files are due to be released on December 19th—so the war with Venezuela will start sometime between then and right now.
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If you like the MURDERBOT series (or fantasy by Martha Wells) you can own them all digitally plus donate to charity.
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
#goodbooks #murderbot @marthawells.com
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
#goodbooks #murderbot @marthawells.com
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR ENCORE
Pay what you want for <<<product>>> and support a charity of your choice!
www.humblebundle.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
If you like the MURDERBOT series (or fantasy by Martha Wells) you can own them all digitally plus donate to charity.
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
#goodbooks #murderbot @marthawells.com
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
#goodbooks #murderbot @marthawells.com
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Do you live in NYC? Please send a letter about supporting our public libraries to your council member today.
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
actionnetwork.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Do you live in NYC? Please send a letter about supporting our public libraries to your council member today.
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
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This is what it looked like on January 19, 2025
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19january2025snapshot.epa.gov/climate-indi...
December 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is what it looked like on January 19, 2025
19january2025snapshot.epa.gov/climate-indi...
19january2025snapshot.epa.gov/climate-indi...
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WARNING:
THIS IS THE MOST CORRUPT DANGEROUS REGIME EVER!
Trump 1.0 wasn’t even close!
THIS IS THE MOST CORRUPT DANGEROUS REGIME EVER!
Trump 1.0 wasn’t even close!
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
WARNING:
THIS IS THE MOST CORRUPT DANGEROUS REGIME EVER!
Trump 1.0 wasn’t even close!
THIS IS THE MOST CORRUPT DANGEROUS REGIME EVER!
Trump 1.0 wasn’t even close!