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phi!ip james shaw
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Reflections of loneliness in peculiar manners: www.philipjamesshaw.com

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I'm not above begging! Please pre-order my book. I'll apologize in our afterlives.

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Beginning in late 2019, Shaw began painting a simple motif of a chair, over and over. He went on to make hundreds of these paintings in ink and decoupage on leaves of ledger papers and time cards, unt...
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Precincts with the highest concentration of corporate ad spend saw a 4.2 % drop in turnout compared with precincts receiving predominantly progressive outreach, suggesting that fatigue translates into reduced participation—precisely the outcome desired by those seeking to blunt progressive momentum.
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Seems like a good day to promote this charity that buys and forgives medical debt in the United States.

unduemedicaldebt.org
Undue Medical Debt Homepage
Undue Medical Debt makes it easy for donors to make an impactful difference in the lives of those struggling with medical debt.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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JMWW Journal is open for poetry, CNF, fiction, and hybrid/beyond genre submissions. Closes 11/15

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JMWW Submission Manager
jmww is a literary journal publishing fiction, flash, poetry,  hybrid work, essays, interviews, and other miscellany weekly. We are happy you found us!We want to see your work, but don't be all stalke...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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red aurora said: what if all 3 at once

“Aurorae are said to have foretold the death of Julius Caesar (44 BCE) and predicted the American Civil War (1860), and the French Revolution.”
Extremely Rare Blood Red Aurora Dancing Over Iceland
Witness the rare and stunning blood-red Aurora over Iceland. A celestial phenomenon like no other. Learn more about this rare sighting today!
aurorareykjavik.is
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Mayor Harrell Threatens to Move Back to Bellevue If Katie Wilson Wins This Fall: tinyurl.com/yc3k4xhd
August 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
But eventually…when he dies, right!?! I mean it has to happen and when it does…we do get to celebrate right? I mean people have to grieve in all kinds of ways.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Time to tax the rich.....
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Reporter: Dr Oz said that—

Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
@cantwell.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov
An anecdotal w/ data. We’re 54&55, on AppleCare for & when she needed to get surgery, no one would even meet with us. Then we got kicked off Apple Care & had to pay $998 a month for a plan that did get her surgery done but will now be $3268 a month!!!
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@schumer.senate.gov you’ve done nothing and too much and it’s time your ‘leadership’ is over.
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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‘End of SNAP Benefits Could Be Good for Business,’ Says Owner of Torch & Pitchfork Emporium: tinyurl.com/48mw8sr6
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
metaphors
Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a black hole. The cosmic outburst likely happened because a large star wandered too close to the black hole and got shredded to pieces.
Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole
Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a black hole. It was first spotted in 2018 by a camera at the Palomar Observatory in California.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
everytime I put this back into the algorithm, a handful of you supportive and dear literary community, jump on the pre-order. I can't tell you how encouraging that is for me. This being my first book and all and a horrible one at that.
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.

“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Great. Half of an insult is still an insult.
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JUST IN: Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
SNAP benefits will restart, but it will be half the normal payment
Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I never find good shit in my candy.
Reports of tampered Halloween candy almost always turn out to be hoaxes created by the people who reported them, or done by someone the family knows.
And the staple could easily be something random that happened to the package at the store or warehouse.
Police across Canada warn parents after morphine, staples, needles found in candy | Globalnews.ca
Police in Ontario and Saskatchewan are warning parents to check Halloween candy after reports of tampered treats, including a suspected opioid in Mattawa and metal in Regina.
globalnews.ca
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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❌️ No more in-network or out-of-network
❌️ No prior authorizations
❌️ No denials
❌️ No expensive premiums
❌️ No copays or coinsurance
❌️ No deductibles

✅️ Everyone is enrolled.
✅️ Funded by taxes.

Universal healthcare 🟰 Universal eligibility. Comprehensive coverage.
Universal healthcare would be so much cheaper and better than this shit show of administrative burden and hundreds of different plans.
October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is horror.
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The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm not above begging! Please pre-order my book. I'll apologize in our afterlives.

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prepositions for elijah
Beginning in late 2019, Shaw began painting a simple motif of a chair, over and over. He went on to make hundreds of these paintings in ink and decoupage on leaves of ledger papers and time cards, unt...
itascabooks.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Strange that no one saw such a thing coming…
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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ooooo. what a cool gig!
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Third Reich
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM