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December 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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New data from @brookings.edu says the US is home to some of the most expensive cities in the world, and middle-class residents are struggling to afford a decent life for themselves and their families. 🧵 www.brookings.edu/articles/in-...
In every corner of the country, the middle class struggles with affordability | Brookings
This report also examines the state of affordability for middle-class families across racial groups, finding that affordability across the country is often further out of reach for families of color.
www.brookings.edu
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
open.substack.com/pub/paulwald...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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FUCK JOHN ROBERTS!
When we get to the other side of this WE ARREST THIS MOTHERFUCKER FOR BETRAYING THE CONSTITUTION!
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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#ShareTheGood

it just arrived!
this is a very special #scape for me

I won this painting at the Big Heart
Charity Auction. I’m so happy it will
stay with me.
Big Hearts work miracles and bring
smiles to children’s faces.

“Venice” by Małgorzata Bundzewicz
#ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #smArtist
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life — We will always refute it & combat it"

Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Roman fresco from the Domus Fulminata, #OstiaAntica, AD 200-250. It depicts Odysseus in his ship.
The house was built c. 70-75 AD but altered c. 150 AD and c. 250 AD. Inside the west wall an iron sword was found, perhaps a building sacrifice.

#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own.
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Scientists: “The study shows… technologies for harvesting are too damaging.”
The Metals Company: “We're ​encouraged ​by these ​data.” 🤔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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St John the Baptist, Barnack presents another of her treasures. A remarkable 15th Century image of the Immaculate Conception. Mary is pierced by light rays emanating from a Trinity grouping (God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit). How this piece survived the Reformation is miraculous.
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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It’s Friday. May I be blunt? F*ck this. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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#FrescoFriday and we're at the Verulamium Museum in St. Albans.

Here is a large section of surviving fresco wall, painted in a way to replicate marble.

#AncientBlueSky🏺
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Greener times 🌳🌳🌳 #trees #woodland #treeclub
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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#BirdOfTheDay today is #Borbs - birds looking round, with the alternative of #Black birds.
The closest I could get to a twofer.
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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See Northern Lights in Norway for epic views - Learn how to choose the perfect telescope --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-choose-a-telescope.php and Get started with this beginners telescope --> https://amzn.to/3JaxN9u #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space
Best Place to See the Northern Lights? - 100 Facts Aurora Borealis
Where is the Best Place to See the Northern Lights? - 100 Interesting Facts About Aurora Borealis
www.jameswebbdiscovery.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Big sky over Derwentwater with the Newlands Valley in the distance, Cumbria.

#Scape
#Landscape
#ForestFriday
#EastCoastKin
#Cumbria
#Derwentwater
#Fujifilm #X-E3
#photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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A tick... on an ELECTRIC EEL???
That's like finding a cymothoid isopod on an elephant
#Invertebrate 🧪
entomologytoday.org/2025/12/03/t...
Ticks on an Eel: Museum Specimen is a First of its Kind
Two ticks found on an 1873 electric eel specimen mark the first recorded case of ticks parasitizing a fish—but only documented just this year.
entomologytoday.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Something beautiful for this day: Pansy, Yakima, Washington (December 2025). #flowers
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Please tell me this is for real, and if there was a response from the moron in chief for finally being called on his rudeness.
December 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Typical CEO In Chumplandia......
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM