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New card drawing of Betsy “Sockum” Jochum, All-Star for the South Bend Blue Sox, who passed away last month at the age of 104

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I don’t know if you needed a pic of a bear who climbed to the top of a giant boulder to sun her taint, but I went to the zoo today so I got one for you

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Some people get into journalism because they’re skeptical of power, and others do so because they’re impressed by it. Moments like this are clarifying with respect to who’s who.

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If you’re an American should watch the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown ep on Iran. A deeply humanizing look at a country full of people just like you and me. I watched it after Anthony died and it moved in ways that are hard to relay. I also immediately ran out to try kabob koobideh and tahdig.

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Look who isn’t afraid to speak out.

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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government. That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.

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Trump said mass deportations were coming. Then the farm owners called. Now ICE is backing off raids at hotels, restaurants, meatpacking plants, and fields. They’ll jail families in LA, but not disrupt lettuce or linen service. The system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly as designed.

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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

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President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin.

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Just a reminder when you watch the news. They have been telling you this is a smoldering fit pit for the last five years.

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There are THOUSANDS of protests planned for June 14th all over the country to send a message to Donald Trump that no one wants his birthday military parade in DC that will cost taxpayers millions. #NoKingsProtest You can find a location here: www.nokings.org#map

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We all learned this back in the 70's. youtu.be/jKX2rK7xJM0?...

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Gavin Newsom is so incredibly annoying because he is unbearable like 90% of the time but the other 10% he cooks so hard that you can’t help but give it to him

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One of the coolest features of the Agami Heron is its gorgeous, flowing crest that flutters as it poses and preens. But I've never seen it up close before with the details and textures. #CostaRica #herons #nature #birds

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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

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An 87 year old gentleman stopped by the shop because he had an appointment at the S. Mpls VA. He was in WWII and said he never thought he'd see the day when a president wanted to be king. It's not what he said he fought for. He told me his goal is to live at least until the next election.

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Heartbreaking to lose Sly Stone today. Here's an anthem for all the brave people resisting ICE in LA and everywhere else www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q49v...

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We just want to post about our hobbies and our cats and make some jokes without being attacked by nazis and assholes. It's not that deep.

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Brave, brave souls, keep going.

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worth remembering that when Trump announced a travel ban in 2017, people literally went to airports to protest. Eight years later, Trump announces a new one and it's not even front page news. We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.

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Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2 Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1 Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7

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A huge majority of Americans say that more people should work in manufacturing - but that they, personally, don't want to.

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Open AI’s valuation is at $400 billion. They used about 190,000 books to train their plagiarism bot. Randomly saying 25% of their value comes from that stolen dataset, I think they owe the authors about $526,000 per stolen book.

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Resisting/defeating Trump and the MAGA movement demands a broad coalition from far left to center left & right and rule-of-law deep conservatives. Just checking everyone gets that b/c it sure seems like some do not.

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Contemporary UK, Northumberland printmaker, Rebecca Vincent #WomensArt

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Sunday #stunday "Otter" Thread painting - hand embroidery artwork. #WorldOtterDay #WildlifeArt #embroidery

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My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin." member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...

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Massively cutting Medicaid and SNAP isn’t the only way to find savings. We could just forgo tax cuts for Americans making over $500K instead. My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart

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Republicans are meeting in the dead of night, hoping we won't notice that they are taking away food and health care. The American people are watching. This movement is fighting back. And we'll meet them rain or shine, at 1 a.m. or 1 p.m. - @whipkclark.bsky.social

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The original sin of US media is that it is entirely unable to communicate this stark, fundamental fact about GOP. They just can’t. This one fact defines America, but there is a massive machine masking and concealing it.

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Not famous - just loved.

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“The new Pope is a Marxist” Man wait til these folks hear about Jesus.

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You’re not imagining things. Oil is down 30% since inauguration week. “Retail gasoline prices, meanwhile, have risen slightly.” ⛽️ - Brusuelas

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