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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 1h

Also @wendyenthomas.bsky.social if you wanted to make the mayonnaise for your Caesar salad dressing there is a technique for doing that using a stick blender!

www.youtube.com/shorts/MsOtW...

The Best Mayo is Always Homemade

YouTube video by Epicurious

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 2h

Personally I think the handheld blender is a more versatile option and easier to clean. You can cook your ingredients in a pan and then blend the result with one of these.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 3h

Many thanks to Logan Airport and other airports across the country that are sparing travelers from the 7th circle of Hell—standing in a security line while being forced to watch a divisive video from South Park’s favorite face-falling ghoul. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/m...

Logan Airport not running Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints, officials say - The Boston Globe

Massport, which oversees Logan Airport and other facilities, has not received a request to display the video, which blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 3h

"@GOP: This is Biden's fault" ®™

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 12h

I wrote about how all the beautiful dumb stuff really does matter, and why you should come out for No Kings Day on Saturday.

The opposite of complicity

Why showing up matters and what it can actually do.

degenerateart.beehiiv.com

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 4h

Mmmmm - cornbread

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 4h

Democrats teach their children "it's OK to love who you want to love"

Republicans teach their children "You must hate who we chose to hate"

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 4h

If Charlie Bigham manages to produce a ready meal that comes out of the microwave looking like that he deserves to be appointed as permanent honorary headmaster of Hogwarts school of magic.

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 4h

"@GOP: This IS who we are" ®™

Politico @politico.com · 21h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 4h

The U.S. Administration is going all in against the International Marine Organisation's Net Zero Framework. A very important test of strength. And anyone expecting them to sit quietly on the sidelines during COP30 next month might be in for a bit of a shock.
www.state.gov/releases/off...

Taking Action to Defend America from the UN’s First Global Carbon Tax – the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) “Net-Zero Framework” (NZF) - United States Department of State

Joint Statement by Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of Energy Wright, and Secretary of Transportation Duffy President Trump has made it clear that the United States will not accept any internationa...

www.state.gov

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Citizen Portal News New Hampshire @citizenptnewsnh.bsky.social · 5h

The proposed new Concord Police Department headquarters is set to blend modern design with historic preservation, but delays could mean skyrocketing costs—will the City Council act in time?

Click to read more!

#ConcordMerrimackCounty #NH #CitizenPortal #CommunityInvestment #PublicSafety

Council sets Nov. 10 hearing on Fort Bouton police station plan, staff urges timely vote to avoid higher costs

City staff presented 60% design documents for an adaptive reuse and addition to the Fort Bouton Street building and asked the City Council to set a public hearing for Nov. 10 to appropriate construction funds. Staff warned delays will raise construction costs; the council set the hearing.

citizenportal.ai

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 5h

USA persona non grata

The world is passing judgement on this Republican administration.

Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 14h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/t...

US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time | CNN

Once a ticket to visa-free travel across the world, the US passport’s potency has dwindled in recent times. And now, for the first time, it’s completely fallen off the leaderboard of nationalities ran...

www.cnn.com

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 5h

Are these the christian family values that Republicans want taught to every child in our schools?

Politico @politico.com · 21h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 7h

Do listen in. It became quite, ahem, heated.

The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 7h

NEW EPISODE: Will we survive climate change?

Join our expert panellists as they answer your questions about curbing rising global temperatures and what life could be like in a warmer world.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: www.lnk.to/AQOSClimateBB

Panel of speakers with the title ‘Can We Survive Climate Change?’ from BBC Studios and The Francis Crick Institute.

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 6h

Trump turning the clock back….
www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/c...

Trump administration quietly canceled the nation’s largest solar project | CNN

The Trump administration’s cancellation of the largest solar project in the United States has sparked confusion and concern among Republicans and Democrats alike.

www.cnn.com

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 6h

The standard Republican response has become "We are all allowed to be awful all the time because one of you was awful once"

It's "Why did you make me hit you" energy.

Newsweek @newsweek.com · 6h

The leaked messages have compounded worries about toxic political discourse spawning violence.

JD Vance Blasted For Response to Young Republicans Group Chat

www.newsweek.com

Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 14h

If your electricity and water bills are going up so that Sam Altman can make money from selling sex chat bots isn't good enough reason to vote for taxing the rich then frankly you deserve to lose your health insurance as well...

404 Media @404media.co · 17h

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

🔗 www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...

ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck

As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...

www.404media.co

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 14h

Things are going to get better than they are today then? Thank God for that!

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 14h

Mike Johnson's kid got 437 alerts in less than 15 minutes from the Christian porn app he and his father subscribe to when Johnson watched the @oregonian.com report...

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 15h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Wendy E. N Thomas @wendyenthomas.bsky.social · 16h

These are the young rising leaders of the GOP.

Literally read these and weep for our country.

Politico @politico.com · 21h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 16h

Let's be clear. It's not woke liberal universities and DEI that indoctrinates young adults to be like this.

It's American conservatism.

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 20h

...and what was the "pro quo"?

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 21h

In which Hank Green explains how public service commissions regulate electricity generation. While the elections are specific to Georgia the knowledge is universal across America.

#nhpolitics

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgvE...

1% of Georgia Needs to Watch This Video

YouTube video by Hank Green

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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 23h

Maybe more of a talent puddle...

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