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Pope Leo XIV will address a packed baseball stadium in Chicago on Saturday, greeting a U.S. audience directly for the first time and offering a glimpse of the potential impact of the first American papacy.

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The season of Renge Tsutsuji has arrived in Japan. Delicate crimson blossoms grace the forest, enchanting all who pass by. Summer is here — and on clear mornings, a gentle mist rises through the trees, softly lit by the warm sunlight. It seems this month will be a busy one.

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Over 10 million people would lose health care under Medicaid if Trump's budget bill passes. Mitch McConnell says we'll "get over it." Think he's right?

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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. What's happened since? A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.

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#TheHaikuFoundation #Poetry #Haiku

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Donald Trump insists that Europe become more self-reliant in matters of defense. Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, agrees. “It’s not simply that Trump became President and all of a sudden people woke up,” he said.

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Science fiction has always given us both hope and dire warnings about what could be.

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Self-proclaimed genius.

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Reading is fundamental!

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These two are out of popcorn. Please help a couple of holstein's out.

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My painting APPROACHING STORM

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"Destroying or rendering Fordow inoperable would not preclude Iran from using these alternative sites to potentially produce one or several nuclear weapons." from a piece published on June 17 by Iran expert Richard Nephew. thebulletin.org/2025/06/the-...

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ZERO surprise from me. Trump was going to drop those bunker busters all along. It was just a question of when. As far as I’m concerned he’s directly involved the US on an attack on a foreign nation (war). Very tragic. #cdnpoli #uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...

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So… what’s next on the Bibi/Trump dance card? Bombing Yemen I suppose? These guys are nuts. Creating war at home and abroad for…. What? As long as it’s not them personally who pay the price, right? #cdnpoli #uspoli

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🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ people are powerful, cherished, and vital to our UU community. This month—and every month—we celebrate your brilliance and recommit to building a world where all people are safe, free, and loved. #PrideMonth #UU #BelovedCommunity

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❤️🖤💚 On Juneteenth, we honor the resilience of Black communities and the ongoing struggle for true liberation. As UUs, we recommit to dismantling white supremacy and ensuring that freedom is not symbolic but lived—every day, by all. #Juneteenth #UU #Liberation #BelovedCommunity

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🖤 This morning at GA, Rev. E.N. Hill called us into memory, truth, and liberation. Juneteenth is not just history—it’s present-tense urgency. Let this day call us to bold imagination, collective action, and love. The work is unfinished. Let us meet the moment. #Juneteenth #UUAGA #MeetTheMoment

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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

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Trump apparently doesn’t want commerce with other countries; just war.

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BREAKING: PLEASE SHARE Christian Stephen, a member of the US military was placed on a 72 hold in a psych facility for posting this video stating that he wants to uphold our Constitution.

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Most deserving open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

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They are taking money from the poor to hand to the rich. Reverse Robin Hood politics. We must reject the “Big Beautiful” Bullshit.

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The label of "genius" is exclusionary, inconsistently applied, and a license to behave badly. Why can’t we give it up?

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Love this super cool "chemist" metalwork model! She's going straight on display in my living room 😍 🧪 #chemsky

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Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)

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The number of emperor penguins in the Bellingshausen and Weddell Sea declined by 22% over the period 2009-23, a reduction of 1.6% per year, exceeding predictions from population models, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/4mX65fh 🧪

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Office Hours: So What's Our Game Plan Now? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed fellow Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as her first choice for New York City mayor.

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I’ll Be Glad When You Dead… Buck Woods tells German-speaking Nazis what he thinks of them while performing in France. Somehow feels relevant these days. From REUNION IN FRANCE, starring Joan Crawford and John Wayne, released on Christmas, 1942.

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#APSselect study from AJP-GI finds nondigestible fiber fructooligosaccharides regulates motility in the colon and activates the enteric nervous system by way of calcium sensing: ow.ly/7jSj50W4pEs CC: @squeakyanimal.bsky.social, @apspublications.bsky.social 🧪

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As I know from when my students try to do it, using ChatGPT to write your scientific reports is not the best idea www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

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Trump Orders National Guard to Carry Him up to Plane www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-orde...

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This is Kona. He is doing his daily affirmations. 12/10 powerful stuff (IG: wildontherun)

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What caused mass protest in LA? The return of a controversial policy from ICE—to juice the number of deportations www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Great response!

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BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

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Here we have a senior golden living their best life and a young golden just trying to make it to the end of their shift. Both 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

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Montreal weather on June 7, 2025. I'm writing about the climate crisis. 💀 weather.gc.ca/en/location/...

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As always, a beautiful speech from Carl "Man in His Arrogance" by Carl Sagan

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The mark of an egomanic substack.com/@anntelnaes/...

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The core problem, then, lies in the masses themselves—their susceptibility to corruption, manipulation, and complicity. Unless this changes fundamentally, we will never achieve universal access to the benefits of science and technology.

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"A miracle. This film is a balm for your soul." THE LIFE OF CHUCK. In Select Cities Friday, Everywhere 6.13. Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlN1...

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