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A favorite photo from Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts. This photo was taken on a gorgeous summer afternoon in August 2023.
#PhotoSky #photography #sunshine #trees
#PhotoSky #photography #sunshine #trees
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Isn't it obvious where this is heading?
The Billion Dollar Ballroom.
The Billion Dollar Ballroom.
Trump now says his ballroom will cost $400 million (it was supposed to cost $250 million less than two months ago)
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Isn't it obvious where this is heading?
The Billion Dollar Ballroom.
The Billion Dollar Ballroom.
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I suggest we all have a Rob Reiner marathon on Wednesday night. My choices... "Stand By Me," "Spinal Tap," and "The Princess Bride." Maybe a couple of episodes of "All In The Family."
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I suggest we all have a Rob Reiner marathon on Wednesday night. My choices... "Stand By Me," "Spinal Tap," and "The Princess Bride." Maybe a couple of episodes of "All In The Family."
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
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People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
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I'm old enough to remember Paul Wellstone's death, and how Republicans led the dumbest pundit dickheads in a round of schoolmarm scolding after liberals celebrated Paul's life in partisan terms. All I can say is: Get over it. This is how we should pay respects to one of our own: Partisan as fuck.
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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If democracy dies in darkness, this thing is going to kill it with chandeliers.
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
If democracy dies in darkness, this thing is going to kill it with chandeliers.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines
The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzke....
The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzke....
Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill allowing the Illinois Department of Public Health to issue vaccine guidance independent
capitolnewsillinois.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines
The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzke....
The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzke....
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"There’s no need for dog whistles anymore. The government of the United States now openly stands for bigotry. It’s not just closing our borders; it’s targeting Americans."
Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans
He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
"There’s no need for dog whistles anymore. The government of the United States now openly stands for bigotry. It’s not just closing our borders; it’s targeting Americans."
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“The Spy Who Came In From the Cold,” released on this day in 1965, offered Richard Burton the rare chance to underplay his brash persona. crookedmarquee.com/richard-burt...
Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came In From the Cold is a Performance For All Seasons — Crooked Marquee
In honor of the actor's 100th birthday this week, we look back at a role that offered him the rare chance to underplay his brash persona.
crookedmarquee.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“The Spy Who Came In From the Cold,” released on this day in 1965, offered Richard Burton the rare chance to underplay his brash persona. crookedmarquee.com/richard-burt...
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![alfredoabrown -
White is the color of the year.
"6-7" is the word of the year.
"Architects of AI" are the person of the year.
[pic of woman screaming]
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Rep. Jim Himes: "Of course they're not dismantling these networks — that's insane…Until you figure out how to stop Americans from being willing to put their hard earned money down for cocaine or for fentanyl, these networks will exist to service that demand."
December 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Rep. Jim Himes: "Of course they're not dismantling these networks — that's insane…Until you figure out how to stop Americans from being willing to put their hard earned money down for cocaine or for fentanyl, these networks will exist to service that demand."
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I interpret this as "someone told dad that you'd been talking with a counselor who does interventions and he's super mad at you so you better go to him and tell him it's not true and that you know he only has one or two beers after work on most nights." bsky.app/profile/chad...
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I interpret this as "someone told dad that you'd been talking with a counselor who does interventions and he's super mad at you so you better go to him and tell him it's not true and that you know he only has one or two beers after work on most nights." bsky.app/profile/chad...
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Read Seth's whole thread, but this kicker is the key.
As with most things Trump related, I think there's no point looking for a 14-dimensional chess explanation for what anyone is doing. I don't think Wiles is a savvy operator playing a Vanity Fair journalist to advance her own interests. I thinks she's a damaged person enabling other damaged people.
December 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Read Seth's whole thread, but this kicker is the key.
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A lot of right wing women are cited as heirs to Phyllis Schlafly, and in my opinion it’s often not a good fit. But Kirk has that uncanny quality that drove so much of Schlafly’s power and effectiveness: a depthless rage.
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A lot of right wing women are cited as heirs to Phyllis Schlafly, and in my opinion it’s often not a good fit. But Kirk has that uncanny quality that drove so much of Schlafly’s power and effectiveness: a depthless rage.
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The richest man on the planet has a pinned tweet that's just straight up white nationalism. I can't say I miss Twitter!
December 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The richest man on the planet has a pinned tweet that's just straight up white nationalism. I can't say I miss Twitter!
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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It really gives:
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It really gives:
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We staffed the entire FBI with guys who only make memes and podcasts, hope that doesn't affect our ability to respond to major crimes
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
We staffed the entire FBI with guys who only make memes and podcasts, hope that doesn't affect our ability to respond to major crimes
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Trump's arch
(cartoon from the archives)
(cartoon from the archives)
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump's arch
(cartoon from the archives)
(cartoon from the archives)
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important
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One of the most morally reprehensible people of our lifetime
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
One of the most morally reprehensible people of our lifetime