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If you see the giant pride flag hanging from the Huntington Beach pier, here’s what it looks like from where we’re at

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All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!

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Jong-Fast: This would be the largest cut to food assistance in US history—and it will result in hungry kids. It’s also important to mention that this bill grows the deficit. I don’t know how it manages to do the two things you absolutely don’t want—starve children and grow the deficit—but it does.

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Wish my lovely Mackem’ Mum could understand that Sunderland won today, she would have loved that! #DementiaDays

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SUNDERLAND IS HEADED UP TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE

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The argument “young white men turn to hate because they don’t get enough empathy for the barriers they face” needs to square itself with the reality that men and women of color — and many white women — faced generations of barriers without turning to hatred in the same numbers. 1/

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🇺🇸 ✈️

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In the year of our lord two thousand twenty-five, guys named Tripp Mickle still write racialized nimble finger stereotypes into the pages of the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/t...

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Carlos Correa returned with aplomb after missing five games with a concussion. He homered and singled ahead of Ty France’s walk-off homer. @aarongleeman.bsky.social on it. #MNTwins www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...

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AI laundering questionable sources into apparent authority: Run a query about a utility knife and ways it can be used for tasks around the office - and it starts proactively generating justifications for why it's fine to bring a knife to work, Dwight Schrute style. Source? Internet forum (on knives)

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Moskowitz: They have no brakes. They’re drunk with power. And the only way we’re going to send a message to them—the only way we’re going to be able to put brakes on this and stop it—is to make Hakeem Jeffries Speaker.

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Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.

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Hello twitter emigres! If you are here, poking around, a bit confused—a lot of the football folks you know are already on this app! Smash the subscribe button on this starter pack and you’ll instantly have a timeline 👇 go.bsky.app/8RH6KbH

submitted 9 hours ago • 65 comments

Ticket sales for some of the P4 conference championship games were rough last year and boy is this not gonna help

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SIX CONSECUTIVE GOALS BY THE NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS TO MAKE THE LACROSSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THE VIBES ARE TREMENDOUS TONIGHT

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going to bed tonight imagining the target center reaction when ant has a huge dunk to put the wolves up 17-2

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

What is Fox pretending to be outraged about tonight?

submitted 22 hours ago • 674 comments

Remember the 2nd case like Abrego Garcia, involving the gay man deported to Mexico n/w/s having been terrorized and held for ransom there? Judge Murphy orders the US to bring him back. not facilitate, not effectuate, bring him back.

submitted 19 hours ago • 364 comments

On Friday, the Twins walked off Kansas City with a two-run home run at Target Field. Meanwhile, the Lynx came back from a 15-point deficit to defeat Connecticut at Target Center. Wow -- all that winning, right next to each other! For the 14th (?) time in 2025, #MinnesotaIsNotLoservilleUSA

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Championship clinching bucket, Draymond guarding Siakam:

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

Vital point here. The frames of political discourse — which are shaped by the structure of the info environment and by both strategic & organic communication — shape how people interpret their own experiences. We're not dealing with a problem of bad "facts" ... but one of corrupted sensemaking.

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Unsurprisingly, Prasad and Makarys business partner, Adam Cifu supports their vaccine ban. He feels that these two doctors get to decide for you what you “need.” If you “want” a vaccine, that’s too bad. You have no day in the matter. The government says no unless Big Pharma does fresh RCTs.

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The Indiana Pacers outscored the New York Knicks 14-7 on fast break points in Game 2. Pascal Siakam had 10 of those fast break points, outpacing the Knicks on the fast break by himself in a game decided by five points.

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You know what the sickest part of far too many white folk across the entire political spectrum is??? Some other Americans do this too but mostly white folk. (And by white I don’t mean white passing Jewish) 1/

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Someone definitely has Main Character syndrome these days. (Also, he won't name who the podcaster is or where this happened.) www.mediaite.com/media/podcas...

submitted 1 day ago • 261 comments

Battle of ex-Raptors has been pretty one sided so far: Siakam 28 Anunoby 9 Tucker 0 Wright 0 Johnson 0 Achiuwa 0

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Are we great yet?

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The cruelty is the point.

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Slovenia's President, Nataša Pirc Musar, "We are witnessing a genocide" "We are witnessing it, watching it, and we remain quiet" very long clap followed by a standing ovation "The inhumane treatment of civilians is something the international community should not look away from"

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Imagine how we would view this if it was happening in another country

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The fact that my dad and I have the same theme song (Billy Joel's "You May Be Right") says so much about both of us I'm not even sure where to start 😄 open.spotify.com/track/7gMOe0...

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👇👇

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NEW: We identified at least 14 officers in the Chicago Police Department who, according to disciplinary records, have faced multiple accusations of sexual assault or misconduct in the past 10 years. Most have not been convicted. With @invisible.institute

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folks they're still at it (yes, this is happening right now on CNN)

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one of the most insane normalized aspects of our political climate is politicians going after their own constituents in the name of anti-wokeness. what are we doing here

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Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

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Exclusive: OnlyFans owner in talks to sell to investor group at about $8 billion value, sources say reut.rs/3YWtoM3

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Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is the funniest show of all time

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Important piece by Jennifer Schulze (@newsjennifer.bsky.social‬) about how the Trump regime is removing safeguards that prevent food poisoning.

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This is absolutely terrible news. With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately. h/t @merz.bsky.social

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I'm trying to stay wowed over the Pacers' historic comeback win over the Knicks so that I don't have to think about the Bastard North Stars scoring five times in the third period to destroy Edmonton.

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Just finished this book on early Mormonism in Illinois (did you know Joseph Smith was killed here?) and highly recommend it for anyone interested in Illinois lore, the 1800s, LDS history, etc. A couple Lincoln and Douglas cameos. Available as an audiobook too!

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Katherine Clark: "At the end of the day, it is denial of healthcare for women in this country. And at the same time, we have a White House lamenting, 'Why aren't women having children? Maybe we'll give them $5k' ... the American family is put last."

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“.. would also mark the first time in the history of SNAP that the federal government would no longer ensure children in every state have access to food benefits ..” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/s...

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Today in 1919, the House voted to send the 19th Amendment (giving women the right to vote) to the states for ratification. How 304-89 vote broke down by congressional district 👇

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Went back to the antique store yesterday to grab a statue for my partner that we originally passed up Ended up finding this cute little Ponderosa Steakhouse PYREX mug for a dollar Are there still any Ponderosa restaurants around?

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Mookie Betts - 60 day IL (hand ripped off by aggressive baby)

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR WILL PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEXT SEASON THIS IS MASSIVE NOW LET'S SIGN SOME SUPERSTARS

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