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Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson dies at age 82 #RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=apBW...

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The National Park Service is trying to identify two people found dead at Isle Royale National Park - a remote island in Lake Superior near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s NW border with Canada. www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/06/10/2...

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AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget.

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"Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many employees dismissed by DOGE initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key services such as weather forecasting and the drug approval process..." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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They said they wanted cheaper eggs, but now they’re losing their weather service, disaster relief, food assistance and health insurance in exchange for a birthday parade, a bro-fight and a ballroom.

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Let’s be clear: ICE injured and detained the president of SEIU California for peacefully observing. ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him. seiuca.org/press-releas...

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If Abrego Garcia committed a crime, he should be charged and tried. I wondered reading this headline why they didn't just do this in the first place, and then read the article to discover that they only began the investigation in April, after he was deported.

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IT’S BABUSHKA FRIDAY!!!! 🧣😁🥰 Happy weekend frens! *blowing kisses*

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This is Fresca. She was rescued with a badly injured leg that left her in constant pain. Despite best efforts, it just wasn’t getting better. To ease her pain, Fresca needed an amputation. With your support, we covered all of her care. She was then adopted and goes by Hattie now ❤️‍🩹

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Sterling is officially adopted! 🥹❤️ Baby girl, we will miss you so much! It has been an honor to wuv and care fur you! Go live your best life! ❤️❤️❤️ *Momma is going to cry her eyes out & have a pint of ice cream fur breakfast 😭 #sterling #fosterpup #adopted

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Good Morning

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Our @oregoncapitalchronicle.com senior reporter @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social swept the investigative category in the five-state Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest and took second in hard news features for small outlets. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/03/o...

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The Midwesterner in me cannot handle praise, especially from someone who works as hard as our Editor Julia!! @oregoncapitalchronicle.com depends entirely on donations. If you appreciate meaningful work that shows how state and fed policies impact Oregonians' lives: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/donate/

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The heartbreaking statement from Jonathan Joss’s husband about his death.

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Sterling pupdate! Our neighbors had a pawty yesterday & a family with 3 kiddos fell in wuv with her. They put in an app! Da rescue will be reviewing their app today & tomorrow! Sterling had some items on her wishlist recently fulfilled! We will pass it along to her new family ❤️ #sterling #fosterpup

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Happy #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈

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Celebrate Pride month My friends and family need to know that we support their lives and love This goes out especially to my friends and cousin lost to AIDS Love to all #Voices4Victory

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Really? Not a fan of Sesame Street?

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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

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WCK relief team en route to Winnipeg amid devastating wildfires in Canada #WorldCentralKitchen #Winnipeg #Manitoba #Canada #WildfireSupport wck.org/en-us/news/c...

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I photographed the month of May in Cleveland, Ohio and this is what I got

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