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Kathleen Layton
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Still a mess on Twitter, too Gen X to care.
It’s Representative Seth Magazine’s world today and I’m lucky to live in it.
Show and tell: During a hearing, Representative Seth Magaziner, a Rhode Island Democrat, asked Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem if the Trump administration had deported any US military veterans. She said no. Then Magaziner introduced her to one on Zoom.

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Kristi Noem said the Trump administration hasn’t deported any US veterans. Then an R.I. lawmaker featured one on Zoom. - The Boston Globe
Seth Magaziner introduced US Army veteran Sae Joon Park, who was deported to South Korea by the Trump administration.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Sen. Alana DiMario is the kind of leader Rhode Island needs; same for Sen. Bridget Valverde.

Each think and act outside the RI bruh/male/country-clubbing Democrat rules of engagement.

Rhode Island voters shouldn’t get lost in the drama.
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R.I. Senate roiled by prospect of primary challenges by relatives of two Democratic leaders - The Boston Globe
The newly formed League of Rhode Island Businesses is backing the majority whip’s cousin and the majority leader’s niece in primary challenges to incumbents who voted against the current leadership te...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I am hoping that the Providence College kids suffering from frightening overdoses get better soon.
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Police arrest trio allegedly linked to Providence College student fentanyl overdoses - The Boston Globe
Three people were arrested on drug and firearms charges in connection to the overdose of seven Providence College students over the weekend.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
What do MAGA kids watch at home, on television?

I am genuinely curious.

How can MAGA moms be behind cutting and gutting PBS programming?
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In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids - The Boston Globe
Federal funding cuts have put PBS under some of the greatest pressures of its half-century existence.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“James Diossa has committed $60 million in state deposits to help first-time homebuyers secure 30-year mortgages under a pilot program unveiled Thursday.”
More of this, please.
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R.I. first-time homebuyers get a boost from state treasurer’s office • Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island General Treasurer James Diossa has committed $60 million in state deposits to help first-time homebuyers secure 30-year mortgages under a pilot program unveiled Thursday.
rhodeislandcurrent.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Took a vacation today to chaperone the North Kingstown High School's trip to PPAC's marvelous ‘Water for Elephants.'
Then shimmied on over to the State House for a @momsdemand.bsky.social event and spied the Christmas tree.

The youth, PPAC, and safe gun laws are alright.
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Riddle me this: Erika Kirk is the president of Turning Point USA and was on ‘Southern Charm’ a few years ago, but is talking smack about career women?

Help me make this sense.
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thanks to @thevalleybreeze.bsky.social for sharing this story.

How can we help this soup kitchen continue, RI?

“Ask Jesus what he would do, says Pawtucket Soup Kitchen Director Adrienne Marchetti”
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Pawtucket Soup Kitchen director says they’re being forced out
PAWTUCKET – Ask Jesus what he would do, says Pawtucket Soup Kitchen Director Adrienne Marchetti, and she’s quite certain it wouldn’t be for a church to close down a place
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December 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Quentin Tarantino’s most important act was annoying Fiona Apple so greatly, she never used coke again.

Paul Dano’s pinky is cooler than Tarantino’s entity.
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
My Spotify wrap lists my age at 43, so why so I feel 82 or 14?
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Let’s hear it for science!

“No matter what a federal advisory committee recommends later this week, RIDOH on Monday reasserted the state’s commitment to preserving continued access to the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.”
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R.I. health officials back hepatitis B birth dose ahead of federal vaccine panel meeting • Rhode Island Current
No matter what a federal advisory committee recommends later this week, the Rhode Island Department of Health on Monday reasserted the state’s commitment to preserving continued access to the hepatiti...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Save Cheryl Hines.
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
RFK Jr. wrote, “I mean to squeeze your cheeks to force open your mouth. I’ll hold your nose as you look up at me to encourage you to swallow. Dont spill a drop. I am a river.You are my canyon…”

While married to Cheryl Hines. The Trump dump is a bad reality show.
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Part 2: She Did It Again
If you are new to this series, start here.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My eyes burn thinking of RFK writing a poem about his ejaculation during a sex Facetime encounter with writer Nuzzi, conducted while he was married to Cheryl Hines!

Can someone tell me why anyone would find this Kennedy garbage good looking?
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
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December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Nobody should be shot and I ache for the victims’ families.
- Trump has the National Guard there FOR NO REASON.
- Trump’s administration granted shooter asylum.
- It’s the guns, too.
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Noem says National Guard shooting suspect was 'radicalized' in the U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also said the Trump administration would resume the asylum process after dealing with a backlog of cases.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
For Thanksgiving, Trump used the ‘R’ word, something most schools have pledges that kids sign NOT to say.

Trump went on a hate-filled rant while families digested pie.

Wonder where kids are learning to treat folks w/disabilities like trash? Disgusting.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hosted Thanksgiving and adore my MAGA-annoyed family!

We ate, watched ‘South Park,’ and played song requests.

My 84-year old mom was amused and requested Kris Kristofferson. Also, 5 pots of coffee for this sober Thanksgiving, a family record!
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Rogers High School assault is beyond disturbing; it is criminal.

IF you watch the video of the abuse, watch with care. It’s so hard to shake, can you IMAGINE being the victim?!

Kids AND adults with special needs MUST be protected. What is going on?!
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2 more students accused of assaulting student with special needs at Rogers High School
Newport police announced two additional students were arrested after they allegedly assaulted a student with special needs at Rogers High School.
turnto10.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Last night’s @60minutes.bsky.social on dead children’s untouched bedrooms, all killed in school shootings.
160 kids last year.
How many this year?
These families are amazing and I thank them for sharing.
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Parents share emotional look inside empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings
Parents of children killed in school shootings often don't know what to do with the bedrooms left behind. Several shared an emotional look at the reminders of what they've lost.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Tatiana’s words moved me to tears and heavy sadness. The power of motherhood, mixed with familial and worldwide horror at the systems her family put into place being dismantled by an unhinged uncle.
Shakespearean but also just life. ‘Imagine being a Kennedy?’
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A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Stirring and heartbreaking story about Tatiana Schlossberg’s terminal cancer. She battles for her life while her great uncle upsets the American healthcare system keeping her alive.

Diagnosed with leukemia on the day she gave birth. My gosh.
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A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
David Tikoian is a Rhode Island DEMOCRAT who voted for Donald Trump.
Unbelievable.
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I live the Talking Heads/ Rhode Island lore, it illuminates coolness.

‘Ahead of Record Store Day on Nov. 28, drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.’
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In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a R.I. apartment. Now, it’s finally being released. - The Boston Globe
Ahead of Record Store Day on Nov. 28, drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Well “The Beast in Me” got predicable pretty damn fast.
Not even Claire Danes can act her way out of this one.
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What do I do?
Twitter/X is actually down.
Did the cesspool collapse?
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM