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In order to eliminate any inconvenience to cars, we’ve made it illegal for children to be children

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Remind me again, who exactly is supposed to be recruiting children to a life of sin? www.inquirer.com/crime/acid-a...

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I'll start paying attention when the ACS shapes their logo in the shape of "We're bringing back the ACS Scholars Program with the original intent of supporting chemists from underrepresented groups" ChemSky

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Let's keep those dark-skinned people out.

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Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship. The official also said that the timing of the announcement -- occurring during Pride month -- was intentional. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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The impacts extend far beyond studies on politically disfavored topics and Ivy League universities... The disruptions are affecting research on Alzheimer’s, cancer and substance use, to name just a few, and studies at public institutions across the country.

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Edmund White is gone. apnews.com/article/edmu...

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President Trump has slashed funding for medical research, threatening a longstanding alliance between the federal government and universities that helped make the U.S. the world leader in medical science. Here are the nearly 2,500 grants that have been canceled or delayed. https://trib.al/iBstU2B

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Gray skies, gray lake.

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At Wrightwood 659

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I received my first review. Please think of ordering the book. www.publishersweekly.com/9780374619039

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Went across the street to see the Torlonia exhibit at the Art Institute.

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Happy Pride Month!

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In Chicago. Is this professional enough?

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Page One in Des Moines. @jemsinger.bsky.social

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This poem by Dane Holt, “Agent Hot Sauce,” really got my attention. “Now I’m just three martinis in a trench coat, crying “It’s me!…”

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The exploration of Italian piano music continues apace, with the recent discovery of this Venetian-inspired work. soundcloud.com/samwallermd/...

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After Rümeysa Öztürk wrote an op-ed about Palestinians in Gaza, masked, plainclothes ICE agents grabbed her off the street. No one knew who they were or if it was even a real arrest. In a democracy, that shouldn’t happen. And we can’t let it become the new normal.

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Good thing for Putin he has such a good friend in WH to run cover for him while he continues to bomb civilians.

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“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft

submitted 11 days ago • 121 comments

Sorta like how the invention of vaults hurt the bank robbery business.

submitted 11 days ago • 171 comments

For Memorial Day, here is some patriotic American music. soundcloud.com/charliefin/a...

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Today is Richie Hofmann's birthday, and here is his poem Birthday. I loved Mozart before I loved you.

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“Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.”

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From the Revolutionary War through US history, men & women have died in service to our country. They didn't face the horrors of war to make rich people richer, or spread hunger and poverty. They did it for what democracy promises. Let's honor them this #MemorialDay by fighting for the same cause.

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This Memorial Day weekend, the best way to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice is to honor and protect the freedoms and the democracy they died for.

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la prima rosa

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