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Liz the B
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ATX. Susie House Podcast: a ghost story. Panic Attack Productions. Poetics. Advocacy. Writer. OG Internetter. Manifester. My teenage kid made me this dragon mug in preschool.
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As a survivor, I can't think of a more fitting metaphor than a rapist creating loud noises with planes as a survivor tries to tell her story. I mean... just wow. Nevertheless, she persisted.
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me, crawling into the ER, bleeding profusely and gasping for air: help
ER nurse, not looking up, tapping the QR code on the side of a gurney: have you downloaded the app
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If you don't already, watch Colbert. He is a man with no more f*cks left to give. And it's glorious.

Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September
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One last thing on this for the moment: Scorched Earth Conan was incredible TV for a few weeks, and Scorched Earth Conan's enemy was fucking Jay Leno. Scorched Earth Colbert should be really good TV.
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A global minimum tax on the ultrarich could change planetary politics. Right now South Africa, Chile, France, and Spain are pushing for it
France could raise around €20 billion per year from this tax

That’s half of the €40B the government is looking for this year

Globally? $302–377 billion could be raised—every year

From the ultra-rich. Who currently pay very little.

gabriel-zucman.eu/files/report...
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More than 20 years ago, North Carolina legislators passed a law requiring that landslide hazards be mapped across 19 mountain counties.

But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.

(Published May)
Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm…
www.propublica.org
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just an utterly horrific story

and really commendable reporting.
When you live somewhere and disaster strikes, it makes no sense to pretend it isn’t personal. For me, there’s no other way to process terrible things than to make journalism. To my friends from home who went to Camp Mystic and Heart O' the Hills — this is for you.

thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/05/c...
‘Goodnight, Camp Mystic. We Love You.’: A 100-Year-Old Community Honors Its Missing & Dead Girls
Fifteen children are dead and 27 girls are still missing amid devastating floods in Texas. “I’m holding onto the love and light that Mystic gave us, even in the darkest night,” one former camper said....
thebarbedwire.com
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It was already cut and pasted into the thread but in case you need a link, here's an archived version without paywall

archive.ph/ZXMGX
archive.ph
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"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
- James Baldwin
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ATTN: Austin

See below for a way to help flood victims
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In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
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I misspoke. The lake level went up by over FIVE FEET overnight.

The lake level has risen by one foot in the past HOUR.
Proud of my French bloodline
Mural of Statue of Liberty in shame unveiled in France the day before 4th of July
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I'm reaching out to House Republicans urging them to vote NO on H.R. 1. We need only four of them so we can prevent this harmful and cruel bill from passing.

You can do the same: 202-224-3121

Ask them to #VoteHellNo .

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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
(sound up)

DAY 2 JULY 2025

THE BIG BAD UGLY BILL

Now in the House
They don't have the votes

AND

YOUR VOICE MATTERS
YOUR PHONE CALLS ARE SO IMPORTANT

Especially YOU, THEIR CONSTITUENT

TELL THEM VOTE NO Please Call
You know what is at stake
Call 202 224-3121
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History lesson for dumb deplorable’s