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Matthew Smith
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Soap operas, superheroes, k-pop, & random bits of vintage pop culture. Gen Xer 🏳️‍🌈
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Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday.
Yet another reason I follow you.
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Target announces it will eliminate 1,800 corporate positions.
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Writers Guild Says Potential Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Merger Would Be a “Disaster”: bit.ly/478yyJn
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Unidentified bodies with missing limbs washed ashore on Trinidad’s coast after the U.S. carried out its first strike on a boat in the Caribbean. In Trinidad, some are questioning whether the prime minister’s hesitance to cross the Trump administration is keeping residents from getting answers.
A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes
The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.
nyti.ms
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JUST IN: Rep. Ronny Jackson's lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom over California's redistricting effort was thrown out today by Judge Matt Kacsmaryk.

Jackson failed to show he faced a cognizable injury from CA's redistricting plan, Kacsmaryk says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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When I finally got the last volume I was missing last month, I pretty much expected this to happen. You're welcome.
They would get creative with their opening credits, too, by replacing the theme with episode appropriate music for special episodes.
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One thing I really dig is how creative #SantaBarbara chose to be with its closing credits in this era. During the wedding episodes a couple of weeks back, they showed highlights under the crawl. Today, they’re repeating Joe and Kelly’s soaring reunion. 👀
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I may well hate (this version of) Joe, but as GAWD is my witness, I LOVE SOAP OPERAS. 😍 (the soaring music, the raw emotion … every piece of this just WORKS!) #SantaBarbara
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> #SantaBarbara > ep 143 > picking up the wild Friday cliffhanger — an actual exploding CAR? on a SOAP?? Holy ‘80s budgets, Batman! — Kelly goes to check Peter’s fate and gets herself a genuine jump scare! 👀
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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Trump: I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people. Okay? We're gonna kill them. They're gonna be, like, dead.
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MARGE: “Trump’s $40 BILLION bailout for Argentina is one of the grossest things I’ve ever seen. I don’t know how that’s America first.”
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The death of American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky may have been the result of a drug overdose and is being investigated as a possible suicide, according to a police report.
Death of chess champ Daniel Naroditsky investigated as possible suicide or overdose, police say
Naroditsky, who was the target of repeated cheating accusations by Russian rival Vladimir Kramnik, was found dead earlier this week.
nbcnews.to
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Seems time tried to make it up for the neckgina pic by sanewashing and flattering him with a new one

Another “legacy” outlet bites the dust
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CNN @cnn.com · 6h
Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik is being investigated for bullying and harassment following the death of fellow player Daniel Naroditsky, world chess governing body FIDE has announced. https://cnn.it/3L4dcEn
A cultural reset
16 years ago today, Lady Gaga released “Bad Romance.”
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I cannot stand Steve Bannon and oppose everything he stands for, BUT he’s not mincing any words about Trump winning a third term in 2028 nor is he delusional.
Refer to #Project2025
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This is the kind of clip that will have legs in our current economy.
Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."
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The Trump administration denied Maryland’s appeal for federal disaster aid for at least $33.7 million in flood damage.

Gov. Wes Moore (D) accused President Trump of politicizing aid and withholding FEMA funds to punish Democrat-led states.
Trump administration denies FEMA aid for Western Maryland floods
The state has sought federal aid for at least $33.7 million in flood damage mostly in Allegany and Garrett counties.
www.washingtonpost.com
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