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No we ain't going anywhere. But if they need some players to help get them back on their feet after tackling Team Canada we might be willing to help. Maybe.

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Infuriating! 😡 Don’t Cut My Medicaid! The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs). Telehealth appts are needed & necessary! My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬 And we’re not alone!

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After mass layoffs, some federal agencies are trying to bring employees back www.npr.org/2025/02/21/n...

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House Republicans are preparing a budget package that calls for $2 trillion in cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. That’s TRILLION. With a T.

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But courage! there is good cheer in store for you

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“Words are all we have.” ― Samuel Beckett

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Help a librarian and readers: if you find library books in a strange place like a garbage bin or behind a desk, please take them to the book return or a table or cart for reshelving books. Extra points for cleaning off those missing books!

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Right-wing censors are now "quiet banning" books that they can't removed legally. Librarians in Chicago have been finding books dealing with race, LGBTQ+ issues or Islam hidden under shelves, in trash cans or otherwise "disappeared." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...

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Incredible tifo from LAFC's 3252 honoring all the firefighters who fought the Los Angeles fires. 🧑🏾‍🚒

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A cartoon by Lila Ash, from 2020. #NewYorkerCartoons Sign for our humor newsletter to get cartoons and more funny stuff directly in your in-box: nyer.cm/OImlKtP

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BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

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This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

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Happy Black History Month

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Better not call it a “vaccine” or it might not get approved. Maybe market it as a recreational drug.

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Canada’s ice hockey win over Trump’s America was her soft power laid bare | Colin Horgan

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With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

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Masterfully done, Judge Ho: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Animal Welfare League of Arlington 2650 S Arlington Mill Dr. Arlington, VA 22206 (703) 931-9241 This adorable face and even more adorable underbite belong to Yogi! A super snuggly, friendly pup who just wants to be by your side! He is crate-trained and has previously lived with children and dogs.

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We should all applaud Judge Ho’s appointment of former Bush SG Paul Clement to present a perspective distinct from those of the indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the Trumpservient DOJ prosecutor Emil Bove. Well played! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/n...

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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

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I need a bigger gong!

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From France in the American Revolution to NATO today, U.S. allies have shaped history. A scholar reviews how they’ve helped secure independence, defend freedom, and keep the peace. By Donald Heflin, Tufts University 🗃️ #diplomacy #EU https://buff.ly/4b94fCy

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Hey everyone! I did an emergency live over on Substack, reminding us all that we will win this thing! Take a look! adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

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Thanks to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, firefighters who just finished weeks of around-the-clock shifts fighting dangerous fires were given a note from their Commander in Chief: "Please quit." That’s a hell of a way to say thank you.

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Where to start with: Jane Austen - From sparkling dialogue to surprise character traits, wit, humour and tragedy, this is the year to appreciate Austen www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f... 💙📚 #LiteratureSky

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

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Breaking News: Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for "more truth" and said President Trump was "in a disinformation space" after he suggested Ukraine started the war.

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"Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense dancing. Those who lack humour lack sense and should be trusted with nothing.” ~ Clive James

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🖐️ Slava Ukraine!

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How completely jealous am I of Brazil right now

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Hero. 🇺🇦

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Bernie Sanders: "We're not only dealing with a move toward authoritarianism, we're dealing with what is new to America -- politicians have always lied, nothing new about that. But the level that we're seeing right now. The big lie, over and over again ... "

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The Kyiv Independent has compiled a list of potential candidates in Ukraine's elections. While the list is purely speculative at this stage, several well-known politicians, military officers, and volunteers could realistically be in the running.

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New Jersey Superior Court upheld an injunction blocking three school districts from implementing policies that would’ve forcibly outed transgender and gender nonconforming students www.njcourts.gov/system/files...

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Thread: With the lurch to the far right in politics, it’s not unusual to hear extremists proclaim the need to ‘save’ Western culture & beliefs, even in Ireland! It’s almost as if they fail to notice that Ireland has survived over 700y of colonial occupation, ethnic cleansing & famine!

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Water Lily Pond, 1919

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Whatever else emerges in time about the Delta crash in Canada, one thing is certain: the importance & amazing professionalism of flight attendants who safely evacuated the plane in a matter of seconds.

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Late to the party🥳, but these are the books I finished in January. So many 4 & 5 star reads.

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The proof of my impromptu and financially irresponsible book haul. YOLO 🤣 #booksky

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