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Realizing it's been 8 years since I posted this and crumbling into dust

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Grigory Melkonyants, the head of Russia’s only independent election watchdog, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison after being convicted of working with an "undesirable" organization, according to Russian news agencies and his attorney.

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WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism. Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.

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Trump has announced plans to lift longstanding U.S. sanctions on Syria as a designated state sponsor of terrorism. “We’re taking them all off,” Trump told an auditorium in Saudi Arabia. The move coincides with an important development for the Trump family: building a Trump Tower in Syria’s capital.

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Well if Trump is trying to lower the prices on drugs no doubt his popularity will surge again... And if the courts stop him then he'll just start condemning activist judges to rousing cheers

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Honestly? The $400M plane from Qatar is quaint compared to his crypto scam, memecoin con, insider trading, and tariff shakedowns.

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Post a Robot that's not from Star Wars or Transformers

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So who knows what Putin has up his sleeve but Zelensky by not captulating to Trump in the white house has gottwn the direct talked he wanted Surely there is a lesson there somewhere

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No matter what this Administration tells the American people, the law is very clear: Members of Congress have a legal right to enter any DHS detention facility to conduct oversight without prior notice - something I’ve done twice this year without issue.

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I didn’t think this story could get worse, but…

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So I have been wondering when the French would call an election and with Hasan Piker interviewing the left leader there am guessing they want to go for July, the earliest possible date. Cos I mean the far right are leading in the polls so of course another election! That'll fix everything!

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The Drug Enforcement Administration has quietly ended its body camera program barely four years after it began, according to an internal email obtained by ProPublica. By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social

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New: a man 'disappeared' by ICE was not included on a government list of people deported to El Salvador's mega prison. But we found his name in a hacked flight manifest to the country. Raises questions about how much the government knows about who it is deporting www.404media.co/man-disappea...

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A few important questions: Will Robert/Leo be issues a new passport with his chosen name? Will he be able to vote if his chosen name doesn’t match his birth certificate? Will he even vote? Will his absentee ballot go to the Vatican?

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Now we have to elect an Italian POTUS or else we’ll have a trade imbalance with the Vatican.

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Good morning! 🌺♥️

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There it is…

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NEW: Minnesota’s graduation rate just reached the highest level on record. Two years ago, we made the single-largest investment in public schools in state history. Today, we’re seeing the results.

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This commercial for French's Mustard from 1987 is equal parts charming and also kinda unsettling, but what strikes me is the work that went into the absolutely delightful puppetry and practical effects for a mustard commercial!! Imagine that today??

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Good thing he decorated the Oval Office with all that tacky gold shit from China before the tariffs kicked in.

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NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

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A 25-year old DOGE bro oversaw the termination of lawyers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month, just days after they warned him certain stocks he owned were prohibited by employees.

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Tombs that are scattered across Ireland may have helped bring ancient societies together for feasting and remembering their ancestors

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FUN FACT: Since 2019, Nigel Farage's Reform has taken more than £2.3 MILLION from oil and gas interests - making up an astonishing 92% of the party's donations. Reform are NOT for ordinary people. They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.

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My former employer, Theatre Communications Group, is collecting data on arts organizations that have had their NEA grants cut. If this is you, please fill this out! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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So Merz is now in with 325 votes... Hoping a valuable lesson has been learned here hoping that a valuable lesson has been learned about where to air out your dirty laundry Wondering how he got those extra 15?

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The devastating, shortsighted attack on literature continues. List from Magic City Books. Who'd they miss? Note: the small publishers selected here for financial attack include (among other very worthy and important presses) @transitbooks.bsky.social, publisher of 2023 Nobel laureate Jon Fosse.

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