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“Don’t put people in a box. You never know once you open the box for ’em what’s going to pop out. So give them a chance. Give them a chance to dream a little bit…I tell our coaches to this day, ‘You never know what a player is going to surprise you to be able to do.” Coach Andy Reid

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Connections Puzzle #622 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Wordle 1,344 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Strands #356 “Here we (don't) go again” 💡🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵

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“Imposter syndrome is a tax on personal growth.” Sahil Bloom

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"If I can inspire young people to dedicate themselves to the good of mankind, I've accomplished something." - John Glenn

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CEO confidence near record highs yet less than a third plan increased hiring. Read between the lines: They.don’t.value.labor. It’s all about profits.

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Strands #354 “Together for the present” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵

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And when we need to go to war, they’ll form a private army. Not sure if they’ll be actual clones, but will be controlled by Elon the Emperor.

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Connections Puzzle #620 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Democracy is dead.

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"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about ‘credible death threats’ when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary."

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Tillis put his self interest over the country, again. President Musk will probably primary him anyway.

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Jordan Schlansky is going to flip his wig: music.apple.com/us/album/gar... @rushtheband.bsky.social #conan #rush50 #R50

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People who skipped voting. You pleased with the results of the Department Of Gouging Everyone so far? Your private info in the hands of kids, nuclear agencies bare from fired staff, increased inflation, inflamed Middle East, plane crashes, you name it. That's what your actions bought you.

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Not according to Marbury v. Madison.

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Connections Puzzle #619 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Bernie Sanders: "The struggle against Trump, the struggle against oligarchy, which is led by Elon Musk ... that's not gonna be won here in Capitol Hill. It's gonna be won by millions of people all over this country standing up and saying, 'we fought and died for democracy.'"

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.. @daily-stoic.bsky.social 💕

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I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

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It’s not about cost savings. Not that it matters but I wonder who Luke voted for?

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Here is the ad the Washington Post accepted and then rejected:

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Kamala Harris: You inspired us in 2024. If Vice President Harris inspired YOU like she inspired 74,749,891 Americans, it's worth a solid "all the way re-post!"

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Demonize, downsize, then privatize. This is their plan. No wonder the rich are so excited.

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“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.” Albert Camus

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Will skip watching the @nascar.com Daytona 500 (or DVRing it more accurately) this year because Agent Orange the traitor is there. Sports is my refuge from non-stop political coverage. R U listening @nascar? Skipped the Super Bowl too and don’t regret it for a second. @nflbluesky.bsky.social

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A lot of us feel like we've been in a horrifying wreck. Shocked, hurt, facing loss. In fact, we've been deliberately hit. Read @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social's explanation of what the PsychoPOTUS & Musk are doing to us, how and why. A short 🧵. lucid.substack.com/p/out-of-cha...

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When is DOGE going to cancel Space X and Tesla’s subsidies?

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