Sarah Thurmond
@sarahthurmond.bsky.social
Native of Del Rio, Texas. Proud cat mom to Lola. Freelance editor/writer, web and events editor for Texas Highways, alum of Austin Monthly, Tennis, SI. Interests include tennis, pop culture, theater, politics, and celebrity couplings.
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Trump has always reserved his worst language for women of color.
It is beyond a pattern at this point.
It is beyond a pattern at this point.
Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you."
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Trump has always reserved his worst language for women of color.
It is beyond a pattern at this point.
It is beyond a pattern at this point.
Allred dropped out? Probably for the best. Two strong yet different personalities fighting to go up against Cruz will be fun to watch. We already know Crockett can bring the feisty fighter, so it will be fun to see how Talarico counters her and how she'll respond to him.
NEW: Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches Texas Senate run, shaking up Democratic primary.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches Texas Senate run, shaking up Democratic primary
Former Rep. Colin Allred dropped out of the race Monday morning, but state Rep. James Talarico remains as Democrats try to contend for GOP Sen. John Cornyn's seat.
nbcnews.to
December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Allred dropped out? Probably for the best. Two strong yet different personalities fighting to go up against Cruz will be fun to watch. We already know Crockett can bring the feisty fighter, so it will be fun to see how Talarico counters her and how she'll respond to him.
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Crockett is holding an event later Monday to announce her election plans.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett files for U.S. Senate in Texas
Crockett is holding an event later Monday to announce her election plans.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Crockett is holding an event later Monday to announce her election plans.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Philippe Dufour’s daughter, Danièla, describes the magic of watchmaking.
“You see the heart of the watch beating for the first time, and you understand that he just created life, and you want to do the same thing,” says Danièla, a 24-year-old watchmaker. cbsn.ws/4pvD5fI
“You see the heart of the watch beating for the first time, and you understand that he just created life, and you want to do the same thing,” says Danièla, a 24-year-old watchmaker. cbsn.ws/4pvD5fI
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Philippe Dufour’s daughter, Danièla, describes the magic of watchmaking.
“You see the heart of the watch beating for the first time, and you understand that he just created life, and you want to do the same thing,” says Danièla, a 24-year-old watchmaker. cbsn.ws/4pvD5fI
“You see the heart of the watch beating for the first time, and you understand that he just created life, and you want to do the same thing,” says Danièla, a 24-year-old watchmaker. cbsn.ws/4pvD5fI
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England is also a major draw for AT&T Stadium.
It'll cost $800 to see Ronaldo in Houston, $1,100 for Messi in Dallas
England is also a major draw for AT&T Stadium.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
England is also a major draw for AT&T Stadium.
I’d respect these performers a smidge more if they would stop this charade and just fess up that this is not about drugs.
WELKER: The US doesn't shoot people at the border who are bringing drugs in. Why should it be different at sea? Are you saying we should start shooting people at the border?
COTTON: No I'm not, Kristen
COTTON: No I'm not, Kristen
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I’d respect these performers a smidge more if they would stop this charade and just fess up that this is not about drugs.
FFS. The ego of this man.
The National Park Service will no longer offer free admission to Americans on Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, but will waive admission costs on President Donald Trump's birthday.
National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday
The National Park Service will no longer offer free admission to Americans on Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, but will waive admission costs on President Donald Trump's birthday. The change...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
FFS. The ego of this man.
This is from several days ago but worth posting. What Mark Kelly says is something I'll try to remember whenever people defend Trump. He's absolutely right that Americans are not loyal to a president. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZMq...
Senator Mark Kelly on Trump Suggesting He Be Executed & Hegseth Opening an Investigation into Him
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is from several days ago but worth posting. What Mark Kelly says is something I'll try to remember whenever people defend Trump. He's absolutely right that Americans are not loyal to a president. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZMq...
Who are we? This is just sick.
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Who are we? This is just sick.
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Not since the 1800s have so many states tried to redraw U.S. House district boundaries without a new Census.
What's next after Supreme Court approves pro-Trump Texas map for 2026?
Not since the 1800s have so many states tried to redraw U.S. House district boundaries without a new Census.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Not since the 1800s have so many states tried to redraw U.S. House district boundaries without a new Census.
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I just filed for re-election in Texas’s 37th district in Austin. We’re going to fight to ban gerrymandering nationwide, stop Trump’s corruption, and make Congress work for workers, not just the billionaires.
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I just filed for re-election in Texas’s 37th district in Austin. We’re going to fight to ban gerrymandering nationwide, stop Trump’s corruption, and make Congress work for workers, not just the billionaires.
Someone on here made an interesting point that because the Wicked films were shot at the same time and the second one just picks up where the first one left off, Wicked 2 shouldn't be nominated for anything since it's just the same movie cut in two.
The Critics Choice Awards nominations were unveiled on Friday, and, in a surprising turn of events, Cynthia Erivo did not receive a Best Actress nod for her performance as Elphaba in 'Wicked: For Good.'
Cynthia Erivo gets snubbed by Critics Choice nominations
The Critics Choice Awards nominations were unveiled on Friday, and, in a surprising turn of events, Cynthia Erivo did not receive a Best Actress nod for her performance as Elphaba in 'Wicked: For Good.'
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December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Someone on here made an interesting point that because the Wicked films were shot at the same time and the second one just picks up where the first one left off, Wicked 2 shouldn't be nominated for anything since it's just the same movie cut in two.
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Frank Gehry No Longer Allowed To Make Sandwiches For Grandkids
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Frank Gehry No Longer Allowed To Make Sandwiches For Grandkids
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"Rudolph" will air on NBC for the second time this year after five decades on CBS.
'Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer' is back on NBC. How to watch, stream
"Rudolph" will air on NBC for the second time this year after five decades on CBS.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Rudolph" will air on NBC for the second time this year after five decades on CBS.
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Frank Gehry's first big project in New York City was this building. I worked there for ~7 years. The place was insane. The walls curved, and came together at odd angles. The rooms were the strangest sizes. You'd find a balcony or whole other wing to a floor where you'd least expect it. It ruled. RIP
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Frank Gehry's first big project in New York City was this building. I worked there for ~7 years. The place was insane. The walls curved, and came together at odd angles. The rooms were the strangest sizes. You'd find a balcony or whole other wing to a floor where you'd least expect it. It ruled. RIP
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Ikea announces new child coffin collection: The Høeg
Wow. Tracy Beth Høeg, the FDA's new acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) just put this slide up during her presentation to ACIP.
We have left reality.
We have left reality.
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ikea announces new child coffin collection: The Høeg
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If you need to understand what's happening, this farce is a perfect place to begin.
A broken, unhappy man is being given a fake award he doesn't deserve by a corrupt group looking to bribe him and earn favors. It's meaningless, everything he wants, and it won't matter to him within an hour.
A broken, unhappy man is being given a fake award he doesn't deserve by a corrupt group looking to bribe him and earn favors. It's meaningless, everything he wants, and it won't matter to him within an hour.
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If you need to understand what's happening, this farce is a perfect place to begin.
A broken, unhappy man is being given a fake award he doesn't deserve by a corrupt group looking to bribe him and earn favors. It's meaningless, everything he wants, and it won't matter to him within an hour.
A broken, unhappy man is being given a fake award he doesn't deserve by a corrupt group looking to bribe him and earn favors. It's meaningless, everything he wants, and it won't matter to him within an hour.
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We at Portland Tennis Courterly are honored and humbled to feature the brilliant writing + brave reporting of @marisakabas.bsky.social in our latest issue. This is a reprint of her dispatch from the US Open, which first appeared in The Handbasket on September 8th www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-us-o...
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We at Portland Tennis Courterly are honored and humbled to feature the brilliant writing + brave reporting of @marisakabas.bsky.social in our latest issue. This is a reprint of her dispatch from the US Open, which first appeared in The Handbasket on September 8th www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-us-o...
This story took over the ATX area when Kelley was arrested and convicted. people.com/how-texas-te...
Teen Football Star Was Wrongly Convicted as a Pedophile. His High School Sweetheart Didn't Give Up on Him (Exclusive)
At 19, Greg Kelley was found guilty of being a pedophile — then exonerated five years later. Earning his freedom, he says, “was the biggest fight of my life”
people.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This story took over the ATX area when Kelley was arrested and convicted. people.com/how-texas-te...
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Today’s action to weaken the birth-dose recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine disregards data supporting the effectiveness of the Hepatitis B vaccine, and creates confusion for parents about how best to protect their newborns. Full statement: spr.ly/633227f3XE
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Today’s action to weaken the birth-dose recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine disregards data supporting the effectiveness of the Hepatitis B vaccine, and creates confusion for parents about how best to protect their newborns. Full statement: spr.ly/633227f3XE
Don't tell me I'm going to have to choose between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett. Ugh.
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Don't tell me I'm going to have to choose between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett. Ugh.
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Lastly, we get to ‘Donner’ and ‘Blitzen.’
‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”
‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”
We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.
‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”
‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”
We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Lastly, we get to ‘Donner’ and ‘Blitzen.’
‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”
‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”
We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.
‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”
‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”
We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream