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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 10h

“But ever since a noisy cryptocurrency facility moved in about half a mile away in 2023, he said their rocking chairs have mostly sat empty. Other nearby residents also say they don’t spend much time outside anymore because of what many call “that roar.””

A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine

Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility.

www.texastribune.org

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CNN @cnn.com · 10h

"Repeatedly now, judges have said Trump’s proclaimed hellscape isn’t reality," writes Aaron Blake | Analysis
https://cnn.it/46OsBBd

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MADVoters @madvoters.bsky.social · 1d

Join @indivisiblecentind.bsky.social, @madvoters.bsky.social, @acluindiana.bsky.social, Women4Change, Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, and @indivisiblesci.bsky.social at No Kings 2: No Pawns. No Puppets.

⏰ Saturday, October 18, 11am-2pm
📍Indiana Statehouse

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Thad Ochocinco, Active Listener @thadochocinco.bsky.social · 1d

From the people that repeatedly shoot at the Emmitt Till Memorial Marker comes Brent Jones, who was arrested for pissing in the reflecting pool and destroying the eternal flame at Martin Luther King's burial site www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 1d

My First Wives club Annie 😭

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 1d

Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 1d

A strong challenger!

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the juice, I’m telling you!

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 1d

Also, is Thriller the Halloween-Season-is Coming song the way All I Want for Christmas is You is the Christmas-Season-is-coming song?

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 1d

I think a foolproof way to get your kids into Halloween for the rest of their lives is showing them the Thriller music video when they’re a toddler. It’s like Compound V for having a spooky child.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

t.co

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Claire Phillips @clairephillips.bsky.social · 1d

N+1 is looking for a managing editor. Who's got the time? The talent? Healthcare is a definite plus!!

www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

n+1 Seeks Managing Editor

n+1 is seeking a full-time Managing Editor to work in our Brooklyn office. Compensation will range from $58,000 to $64,000 and includes health and dental insurance. n+1 is a print magazine of literatu...

www.nplusonemag.com

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 2d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

Shoulda kept it in the booth.

CNN @cnn.com · 3d

A federal judge dismissed the defamation lawsuit Drake brought against his own record label, Universal Music Group, for publishing and promoting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Drake’s lawsuit in connection with Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ tossed by judge | CNN

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the defamation lawsuit Drake brought against his own record label, Universal Music Group, for publishing and promoting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

www.cnn.com

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CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 3d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

I get confrontational and interrupt them. I’m not saying it’s right, I just don’t have patience for it, and I don’t want the conversation to suffer!

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

Ewwwwww

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 3d

And if he’s repeating himself over and over instead of saying new things, he’s insisting on being obeyed.

Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

Must be!

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

😂😂😂

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know if it’s dismissiveness or an inability to feel time passing while speaking, but it’s so…common.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 3d

Needing multiple streams of income to stay afloat is a societal failure not a personal one. You should be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle with one job. You are not lazy.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

I think that’s sometimes true but the majority? I’m skeptical.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

I am sure, but I did join Hillel in college 😂

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