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Joseph Schafer (1867–1941) was the first academically trained historian in the U.S. state of Oregon. He studied with Frederick Jackson Turner, and chaired the history department at the University of Oregon from 1900 to 1920. He authored A History of the Pacific Northwest in 1905 and revised it in 1918; the book was considered the standard history of the region into the 1950s. .. more

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d
Just wishing my Michigan pal @petestrzok.bsky.social a lovely Saturday.
O-H

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Merc With A Mouth & Gifts 🎁 @dubs0203.bsky.social · 1d
Michigan was more worried about guarding the M logo on midfield after the game then they did about not getting their ass whooped 😂😂😂

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d
top notch mascottin'

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d
As a son of Appalachia, I understand the opioid crisis better than anyone. That's why I'm proud to stand with the Honduran president who delivered drugs to needy Americans with such efficiency.

by JD Vance

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d
Juan Orlando Hernández was selling coke the right way.

by Ezra Klein

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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 2d
Pete must be held accountable. This is not the opinion of some reactionary lib. I get accused all the fucking goddamn time of being the mainstream.

People need to be adjudicated for this. There are ideals of what an American thinks they are that have been violent violated here.

We demand justice.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. "The order was to kill everybody," one of them said. A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack - the opening salvo in the Trump administration's war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth's instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 2d
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3d
I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.

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Joseph Schafer @joseph-schafer.bsky.social · 3d
Austin over here catching strays just for putting himself out there.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 4d
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
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NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6d
NEW: Indictment against LETITIA JAMES has also been DISMISSED because of the unlawful appointment of Lindsey Halligan storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion to Dismiss – #140 in United States v. James (E.D. Va., 2:25-cr-00122) – CourtListener.com
ORDER AND ADJUDGED as follows: (1) The appointment of Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney violated 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. (2) All actions flowing from ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 7d
The SecState explanation of the essence & origin of the 28 pt plan presented to Ukraine BY THE US is a strong indicator of the lack of competence of those representing our nation in these efforts.

Russia does these things. It’s well known. Smart negotiators know not to let them happen.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 8d
This one officially wins as our favorite comment on the photo.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 8d
This is exactly how I feel...

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Joseph Schafer @joseph-schafer.bsky.social · 8d
That peace plan is a sad abomination.

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Mele Kaliki-chungus @sorocchungus2.bsky.social · 8d
I work in cancer research (I search people’s charts and file relevant information to be useful later) and the harm RFK Jr has done, is doing, and will do is sickening and harms patients daily.

I hope one day RFK Jr is unable to get the help he needs because of research he prevented from happening.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 8d
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.

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As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers; slashed billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest sponsor of medical research; and threatened to oust the panel of medical experts charged with recommending preventive cancer screenings. Hundreds of N.I.H. grants and clinical trials were cancelled, affecting thousands of patients. I worried about funding for leukemia and bone-marrow research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. I worried about the trials that were my only shot at remission. Early in my illness, when I

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🧚‍♀️Mother of Dragonflies🧚 @miamiportland1.bsky.social · 8d
Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 9d
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9d
Remember: the only way to save New York City from Donald Trump’s wrath is electing Andrew Cuomo.

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Paul ✍🏻 Dean (Holiday mode) @paullicino.bsky.social · 9d
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

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I-Data @i-data.bsky.social · 9d
Trump is fucking Ukraine. I’m ashamed to be represented by this regime. People fighting for their lives and country and this government sides with the aggressor. Sad.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9d
I’ve said this every month for a year.

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ence morse @ence.bsky.social · 9d
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.

We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."

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Joseph Schafer @joseph-schafer.bsky.social · 10d
I believe the correct verb is hanged, not hung. Unless 🍆