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Stefan would like a word.
December 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Stefan would like a word.
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Just in: Missouri organizers have turned in ≈300,000 signatures to block the GOP's new gerrymander there.
That's an impressive haul in the very compressed window they had. They need roughly 110,000 signatures to succeed, though the GOP will now throw everything it has to disqualify them.
That's an impressive haul in the very compressed window they had. They need roughly 110,000 signatures to succeed, though the GOP will now throw everything it has to disqualify them.
Campaign to put gerrymandered Missouri map on the ballot turns in 300,000 signatures • Missouri Independent
Roughly 300,000 signatures demanding Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map be placed on the 2026 ballot were submitted.
missouriindependent.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just in: Missouri organizers have turned in ≈300,000 signatures to block the GOP's new gerrymander there.
That's an impressive haul in the very compressed window they had. They need roughly 110,000 signatures to succeed, though the GOP will now throw everything it has to disqualify them.
That's an impressive haul in the very compressed window they had. They need roughly 110,000 signatures to succeed, though the GOP will now throw everything it has to disqualify them.
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The authoritarian takover of the state bureaucracy might not *sound* like a big deal. But SCOTUS giving Trump the ability to fire the federal government is a God-King power, and represents a failure of the American Revolution.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Supreme Court Is About to Give Trump His Crony State
During oral arguments, the conservative justices made clear that they intend to allow Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—and reorder the separation of powers.
www.thenation.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The authoritarian takover of the state bureaucracy might not *sound* like a big deal. But SCOTUS giving Trump the ability to fire the federal government is a God-King power, and represents a failure of the American Revolution.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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A New Material Could Finally Unlock the Incredible Power of Supercapacitors - Popular Mechanics
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A New Material Could Finally Unlock the Incredible Power of Supercapacitors — Popular Mechanics
By creating a new graphene material, engineers were able to facilitate the movement of ions and increase the power and energy capacity of their supercapacitors.
apple.news
December 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A New Material Could Finally Unlock the Incredible Power of Supercapacitors - Popular Mechanics
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Nasty water and bureaucratic bullshit? Is this a plan to grab more land on the cheap?
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Arkansas
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Arkansas
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Nasty water and bureaucratic bullshit? Is this a plan to grab more land on the cheap?
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Arkansas
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Arkansas
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& guess what?
We’ve had quite a rash of lynchings in 21st Century America.
Stop trying to appeal to their humanity. There is none left.
Denial is a hell of a drug, but it can also be a deadly one.
Normalcy bias isn’t worth your life.
They’ll take your diplomacy and stab you to death with it.
We’ve had quite a rash of lynchings in 21st Century America.
Stop trying to appeal to their humanity. There is none left.
Denial is a hell of a drug, but it can also be a deadly one.
Normalcy bias isn’t worth your life.
They’ll take your diplomacy and stab you to death with it.
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
& guess what?
We’ve had quite a rash of lynchings in 21st Century America.
Stop trying to appeal to their humanity. There is none left.
Denial is a hell of a drug, but it can also be a deadly one.
Normalcy bias isn’t worth your life.
They’ll take your diplomacy and stab you to death with it.
We’ve had quite a rash of lynchings in 21st Century America.
Stop trying to appeal to their humanity. There is none left.
Denial is a hell of a drug, but it can also be a deadly one.
Normalcy bias isn’t worth your life.
They’ll take your diplomacy and stab you to death with it.
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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Xoxoxoxo
December 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Xoxoxoxo
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In July, a five-day flare-up displaced more than 200,000 people, left 40 dead and affected flights and land routes.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/QOTw
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/QOTw
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In July, a five-day flare-up displaced more than 200,000 people, left 40 dead and affected flights and land routes.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/QOTw
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/QOTw
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⚡️ Zelenskyy responds to Trump's call for presidential elections in Ukraine
Zelenskyy responds to Trump's call for presidential elections in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on US President Donald Trump's latest remark that it is time for Ukraine to hold presidential elections.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
⚡️ Zelenskyy responds to Trump's call for presidential elections in Ukraine
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COMMENTARY: In West Virginia, we talk a lot about work. We want people to show up, punch the clock and pull their weight. But there is an uncomfortable truth we keep dodging: you can’t have a strong workforce if parents have no safe, reliable places to leave their children, writes Jennifer Trippett.
West Virginia can’t grow its economy on discount child care • West Virginia Watch
It’s time for West Virginia to pay the true cost of child care for families who use the state child care subsidy.
westvirginiawatch.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
COMMENTARY: In West Virginia, we talk a lot about work. We want people to show up, punch the clock and pull their weight. But there is an uncomfortable truth we keep dodging: you can’t have a strong workforce if parents have no safe, reliable places to leave their children, writes Jennifer Trippett.
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Many parents think kids develop strong social skills from memorizing phrases like “please” and “thank you.”
But the real foundation comes from an environment where emotional safety and authentic connection are modeled.
Here are nine things that parents of the most socially adept kids do early.
But the real foundation comes from an environment where emotional safety and authentic connection are modeled.
Here are nine things that parents of the most socially adept kids do early.
I've studied over 200 kids—the ones with 'exceptional' social skills have parents who do 9 things early on
Want your kids to be emotionally intelligent with good people skills? Child psychologist Reem Raouda has studied more than 200 child-parent relationships. Based on her research, she's identified the nine things successful parents do to raise kids with strong social skills.
cnb.cx
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Many parents think kids develop strong social skills from memorizing phrases like “please” and “thank you.”
But the real foundation comes from an environment where emotional safety and authentic connection are modeled.
Here are nine things that parents of the most socially adept kids do early.
But the real foundation comes from an environment where emotional safety and authentic connection are modeled.
Here are nine things that parents of the most socially adept kids do early.
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⚡️ Update: Zelensky meets Italy's Meloni as he continues seeking support amid peace talks.
"We had an excellent and very substantive discussion on all aspects of the diplomatic situation," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"We had an excellent and very substantive discussion on all aspects of the diplomatic situation," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelensky meets Italy's Meloni as he continues seeking support amid peace talks
"We had an excellent and very substantive discussion on all aspects of the diplomatic situation," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
⚡️ Update: Zelensky meets Italy's Meloni as he continues seeking support amid peace talks.
"We had an excellent and very substantive discussion on all aspects of the diplomatic situation," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"We had an excellent and very substantive discussion on all aspects of the diplomatic situation," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Lindsay Lohan's younger brother Michael is one of seven real estate speculators accused last week of conspiring to illegally deregulate more than 150 rent-stabilized apartments in Brooklyn and Queens
Mean Girl Tish James Sues Lindsay Lohan's Brother for Alleged Scheme to Destabilize More Than 150 NYC Apartments
Michael Lohan is one of the Peak Capital Advisor principals named in a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General.
hellgatenyc.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lindsay Lohan's younger brother Michael is one of seven real estate speculators accused last week of conspiring to illegally deregulate more than 150 rent-stabilized apartments in Brooklyn and Queens
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Nightmares predict suicide risk more than anxiety or depression. Yet psychiatrists rarely ask about them. Carr: dreams aren't random brain noise. They're essential for mental health. Medicine needs to catch up.
Book Review: Harnessing the Power of Dreams and Nightmares
In "Nightmare Obscura," dream scientist Michelle Carr argues that our dreamscapes are essential pillars of who we are.
f.mtr.cool
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Nightmares predict suicide risk more than anxiety or depression. Yet psychiatrists rarely ask about them. Carr: dreams aren't random brain noise. They're essential for mental health. Medicine needs to catch up.
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Deer with ‘pet’ spray-painted on body walks into business: ‘No fear of anyone’
Deer with ‘pet’ spray-painted on body walks into business: ‘No fear of anyone’
Police in Pennsylvania were stumped when a deer walked into a business with the word “pet” spray-painted on both sides.
www.1011now.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Deer with ‘pet’ spray-painted on body walks into business: ‘No fear of anyone’
U.S. president told Politico he would not rule out strikes on the country.
Map Shows Possible Targets as Trump Weighs Land Strikes in Venezuela
www.newsweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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U.S. president told Politico he would not rule out strikes on the country.
Map Shows Possible Targets as Trump Weighs Land Strikes in Venezuela
www.newsweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
U.S. president told Politico he would not rule out strikes on the country.
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A public-private housing project on the Bridger-Teton National Forest could be a first for the nation. Supporters see it as a novel approach to housing vital forest workers on the public lands they manage.
Critics see a "slippery slope" toward privatizing public assets.
Critics see a "slippery slope" toward privatizing public assets.
Forest Service looks to public land, local tax dollars to house its workers - WyoFile
Proponents see Bridger-Teton National Forest project as a novel approach to keep vital forest workers close to the lands they manage. Critics see a “slippery slope.”
wyofile.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A public-private housing project on the Bridger-Teton National Forest could be a first for the nation. Supporters see it as a novel approach to housing vital forest workers on the public lands they manage.
Critics see a "slippery slope" toward privatizing public assets.
Critics see a "slippery slope" toward privatizing public assets.
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Maternal deaths in Washington state rose in 2021 and 2022 compared to previous years, according to a report released by the state health department Monday.
Pregnancy-related deaths are increasing in Washington state. Most could be prevented
Maternal deaths in Washington state rose in 2021 and 2022 compared to previous years, according to a report released by the state health department Monday.
www.kuow.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Maternal deaths in Washington state rose in 2021 and 2022 compared to previous years, according to a report released by the state health department Monday.