Writer of Draganstar
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Writer of Draganstar
@writerofdraganstar.bsky.social
Writing Debut

Writer of a Post Apocalyptic, Science Fiction Fantasy — set in the Distant Future (1300 years from now), in a world of: Monsters, Robots, Mutants, Aliens, Mind Control, Interstellar Travel, Time Travel, and (oh, yeah) Dragans!

COMING SOON!
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Nine inmates remain on the loose Friday afternoon after 11 escaped from a New Orleans jail in the morning, with the Orleans Parish sheriff warning that they should be considered “armed and dangerous.”
11 inmates escape New Orleans jail; considered armed and dangerous
Eleven inmates escaped a New Orleans jail Friday morning, and nine were still free by afternoon. Authorities said they should be considered “armed and dangerous.”
www.washingtonpost.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Anyone who has worked on intelligence matters understands the importance of apolitical analysis and speaking truth to power.

In firing intel officials who did just that, Gabbard proved once again that she is unfit for her position.
May 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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She nailed it.
Hillary Clinton Nails Trump With Blistering Truth Bomb Over Luxury Jet 'Gift' From Qatar
On point, Madam Secretary 👏🏼
www.comicsands.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Always telling on himself.
May 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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America is more dangerous because too many people did not vote and this lunatic and his enablers were elected.
May 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Why did our neighbour Venus experience a dramatic climate change, despite being roughly the same size and composition as Earth?

Our Envision mission aims to find out the answer 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

🔭 🧪
May 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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So Joe Biden was allegedly feeble and absent minded, but he still ran the country well and not into the damn ground like Donald Trump? I’d take Biden over this mess any day.
May 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The Department of Homeland Security is considering taking part in a TV program that would have immigrants go through a series of challenges to get American citizenship, officials said on Friday. The agency was happy to review “out-of-the-box pitches,” a spokeswoman said. nyti.ms/3ZkofNO
May 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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I just saw AOC point to the camera and say she was speaking for me. I'm a long way from her district but she was right! She is speaking for me!😊
May 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Last evening’s storm clouds. Taken with my iPhone. #Clouds
#Sky #Nature
#Photography
May 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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The Trump administration has so far frozen about $11 billion in research funding. University leaders say no other source can fill the void.
What losing billions in federal grants means for universities, and the nation
The Trump administration has so far frozen about $11 billion in research funding. University leaders say no other source can fill the void.
www.npr.org
May 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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NSFW | abbreviation | not safe for work; not suitable for work —used to warn someone that a website, email attachment, etc., is not suitable for viewing at most places of employment
May 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Federal rules to reduce the levels of "forever chemicals" in drinking water are getting delayed.
The Environmental Protection Agency delays limits on PFAS in drinking water
Federal rules to reduce the levels of "forever chemicals" in drinking water are getting delayed.
www.npr.org
May 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon.
Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Breaking News: A man convicted of trying to murder Salman Rushdie, blinding the author in one eye, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. nyti.ms/3GY7SQF
May 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Federal judges are looking back to the 18th century to define what constitutes an invasion, weighing a key legal argument for the Trump administration's use of a wartime deportation authority.
Historical precedent: Courts wrestle with White House's 'invasion' claim
Federal judges are looking back to the 18th century to define what constitutes an invasion, weighing a key legal argument for the Trump administration's use of a wartime deportation authority.
www.npr.org
May 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Military commanders are being told to snitch on transgender troops by tricking them into going in for a routine health assessment that will out them.

Because it’s the transgender people that can’t be trusted, you see. apnews.com/article/tran...
Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them
Defense officials say military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to medical checks in order to force them out of th...
apnews.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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ME: omg this is my favorite book ever

FRIEND: ooh what’s it about?

ME: it’s uh…there’s um…i mean…

FRIEND: …

ME: pretty sure there’s dragons

FRIEND: says here it’s sold 17 million copies

ME: probably cause of the dragons
May 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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For at least half a century, the National Weather Service has been an around-the-clock operation. That is no longer possible in parts of the country.
Where local forecast offices no longer monitor weather around the clock
For at least half a century, the National Weather Service has been an around-the-clock operation. That is no longer possible in parts of the country.
wapo.st
May 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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From the ashes of a dying star, a nebula unfurls in butterfly splendor, sculpted of interstellar dust—its wings etched by gravity’s hand and light’s caress, a cradle for new suns, a requiem for the old.
May 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Sheer luck to freeze this moment where both hummingbirds are both sharp in the same frame

I’ve had my share of photos with two or more birds in the same frame. Even a few lucky enough to have two different species interacting

This Allen’s and Anna’s hummingbird being territorial is a good one 📷🪶
May 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The outage in Colorado comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following outages at Newark Liberty International Airport just a few weeks ago.
Denver air traffic controllers had 2-minute communications outage, FAA official says
The outage in Colorado comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following outages at Newark Liberty International Airport just a few weeks ago.
www.npr.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage.
Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison
Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage.
www.npr.org
May 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Breaking News: Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each in the largest swap since the war began, though a cease-fire remains elusive.
Russia and Ukraine Agree to Prisoner Swap in First Direct Talks in Years
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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It has become wildly popular in recent years to call anything and everything right or left “coded,” a way to sort the shifty, amorphousness of culture into the hard and fast lines of polarized politics. Here’s a look at how the word spread.
Why Everything Is ‘Coded’ Now
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM