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Slate @slate.com · 4h

Dear Prudie: Since then, I have stopped taking their packages in and doing the other nice things I used to do for them, because clearly they (or at least she) don’t appreciate it. slate.trib.al/HEU94Uz

Help! I’ve Always Been My Apartment Building’s Honorary “Grandma.” But the New Young Couple Has Just Been Added to My Blacklist.

Apparently, no one ever taught them good values.

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CatVanDooh @catvandooh.bsky.social · 5d

Something I've learned from attending five protests is essential to realize.
These people have lives. They have hobbies.
This is not what they want to be doing.
Every protester is a patriot.
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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 8h

Thx, fun! I just rewatched Taika Waititi’s #HuntfortheWilderpeople last week. The birthday song brought tears! 😢 And I died laughing every time Ricky said something innocent that made it seem like Hec was doing such wrong things!! 🤣 I also love that when I search “Ricky Hec” I only get one result.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 2d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 9h

The River of Dreams (1993) by Billy Joel:
youtu.be/hSq4B_zHqPM

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is a wartime president.

War on women.
War on voting rights.
War on Latinos.
War on California.
War on institutions.
War on history.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇

(Published Dec. 2024)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 21h

Happy 87th birthday to John Dean, who is living history. 52 years ago, he stood up to an out of control POTUS whose behavior seems quaint to what we are dealing with now. He admitted his own mistakes and did the right thing. Ever since he has spoken out loudly about authoritarianism & so much more.

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 14h

I can wait. 😇

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 15h

#TaikaTuesday
At your/our service...
Taika Waititi - Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer at the PGA Awards 2025

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 15h

#TaikaTuesday
Hope you're feeling less stressed...

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 17h

We truly do have a diverse fandom. Just a pattern shirt made me think of you. Cheers!

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 19h

@wanderingnomad.bsky.social Check out the shirt in the third pic.

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LibraryThing @librarything.com · 20h

"An astronomy picture book for kids—filled with curiosity, determination, and the quiet magic of the night sky."

Enter to win a copy of Kathleen M. Blasi & Petronela Dostalova's "Milo's Moonlight Mission" from Picnic Heist Books #💙📚 #Booksky

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h

President Obama endorses Prop 50 — the California redistricting effort:

"California, the whole nation is counting on you."

"Democracy is on the ballot Nov. 4. Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22h

Your daily reminder that Republicans in Congress have gone on vacation while they force thousands of Americans to go without a paycheck this week.

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 22h

“It” is the source. So, is your source AI?

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 23h

(FYI: Interview starts after 9 minutes…)

Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 23h

The “Reception” section in this article is fun:
Democracy Dies in Darkness - Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democra...

Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 23h

A source is so easy to add.

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 1d

Maron is ending the WTF Podcast, so here’s the link to Episode 1489 - Taika Waititi — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast (It’s over an hour long)

for #TaikaTuesday:

www.wtfpod.com/podcast/epis...

Episode 1489 - Taika Waititi — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Taika Waititi has his hands in dozens of projects at any given time, but he says the connective thread of all his work is that he’s still trying to impress his deceased father. Taika and Marc discuss ...

www.wtfpod.com

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 1d

(I watched the first couple of eps on Tubi recently. Have never seen the beginning and end of the series.)

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Cindy Aitch @cindyb5.bsky.social · 1d

I hope they both appreciate that my silly mind just saw this, and thought, “Barack and Rock and Robin.”
🎶 “He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song” 🎶

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