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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her)
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At this since dinosaurs roamed the Earth & Lynx was a thing. Multimedia designer/author/webmaster. Past lives include theatre admin & production, fiber artistry, & endless reruns of M*A*S*H. Living "This Old House" for reals.

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Let’s be very clear-eyed about this: Today is December 10th. The Epstein Files are due to be released on December 19th—so the war with Venezuela will start sometime between then and right now.
December 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross — theonion.com/white-house-...
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
theonion.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
If you're a donor, pull your funding now, not later.

They only understand bottom lines. Give them yours ASAP.
In a historic first, Arkansas PBS plans to disaffiliate from National PBS.

Tomorrow, Arkansas PBS - the state’s only PBS network - becomes Arkansas TV.
#altfam #altgov
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I own upwards of 2k titles and this movie remains in my top five, "will watch wherever it happens to land, will pop it in the DVD for no reason at all" movies of all time.

If you've never seen it, why the hell not? Come over here, let me brew up a pot of tea and drop some knowledge.

SO good.
December 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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I can’t believe how much of the Trump era is about solving problems that *don’t* exist while making all the problems that *do* exist, worse.

There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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HOLD UP. Trump wants his business buddies to takeover CNN because he doesn’t like the network’s fact based news coverage? That is some straight up North Korea dictator bullsh*t. We should all be appalled & doing everything we can to stop Trump & the Ellison’s from another state tv takeover.
If you think Paramount is just trying to buy Warner Brothers so Ellison can stop CNN from criticizing Trump… you’re right!

www.wsj.com/business/med...
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Some women are unable tp produce enough milk to feed their infants. This is nonsense.

Entirely on brand for RFK, Jr.
These creeps love telling women what they must do with their bodies.
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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"Vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccines let autistic children live long enough to become autistic adults. Autism is not a tragedy to be prevented; it is a way of being deserving of support and respect." From @autisticadvocacy.org:

autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
ASAN Condemns Dangerous Disinformation at ACIP Meeting - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
For the past two days, the Advisory Council on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss various topics related to vaccination. At this meeting, ACIP members continued to spread false information a...
autisticadvocacy.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
G_ICE_STAPO can do whatever they want, right?

The difference between 1930s Austria and 2025 USA is the little device in my hands with the recording device built in. That's all.

Do with this information what you will.

#ACLU
There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented.

ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.

Why is ICE harassing women?
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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While I’m lying here feeling the vaccine after-effects, just wanted to let other folks know that Boston still has a few free vaccine clinic dates left this month, for flu & COVID shots! No insurance required, so if yours is being cranky you can still protect yourself! www.boston.gov/government/c...
Free Vaccine Clinics in Boston
Everyone ages six months and older is encouraged to get the updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Pregnant parents, babies, and older adults should consult their health care professional about RSV vaccin...
www.boston.gov
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Polls open NOW till 7PM, find your polling location: iwillvote.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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“I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”

RIP Tom Stoppard—you left many right words in the right order that will live on.
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Yes.
Aftyn Behn has actually gone up in the polls since Republicans began attacking her as “radical.” Behn, a Tennessee Democrat with down-home style and a focus on affordability, fairness and clarity in a time of chaos, has cut through the noise of the attack ads by speaking directly to voters.
Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week?
The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026).
www.thenation.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🧵

218 seats wins the US House.

Reasons to be hopeful about next year's election, from Wikipedia:

"Texas 18: Sylvester Turner (D) died on March 5, 2025.[2] The special election was held on November 4, 2025. As no candidate won a majority, a run-off election will be held on January 31, 2026."

1/4
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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I hope if you're shopping today, you stop by a local indie bookstore. Here's my list of my favorite 25 books from this past year, some old, some new, fiction, history, and current events — something for almost anyone on your list (and, of course, yourself!): www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
My favorite books of 2025
25 books that changed the way I look at the world this year
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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FYI 👀

(There are a load of half price offers on selected books and games too...)

💙📚🪐
Time to buy all those books you've been wanting...

#BlackFriday means double or triple stamps in #Waterstones shops and on the website, from today til the end of 1st December!

#Booksky
November 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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“History shows us that the right to literacy came at a heavy cost…those oppressed recognized that literacy is liberation. To my students & to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write & think when others once risked their lives & died for the freedom to do so”
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Wicked: For Good is EVERYTHING.
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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A an angry reminder that

1. There is no causal link between vaccines & autism

2. Autism has a strong genetic component, involving ~500 genes

3. Tylenol is not linked to autism

4. RFQuack failed to get a journal to retract a large Danish study that showed no link btwn aluminum & autism
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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The classic Oz books are great fun (especially the sequels), anyone with a bit of spare time and a penchant for whimsy should burn through them. We have a set of all but one of the ones written by L Frank Baum, and the one we did not have, I read on Internet Archive! They truly do essential work.
Hearing a lot about Oz this week? 🧙🏼‍♀️ Did you know many of the original Oz books & early media are in the public domain? Explore these classic works & how you can access them in our blog!
📖 Learn more ⬇️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t...

#PublicDomain #Oz #ClassicLiterature #LFrankBaum
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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I know it's had problems both in construction and staffing -- but HOT DANG I'm excited for this to open in Los Angeles. It's gonna be a helluva museum for comics, sequential storytelling and narrative art.
After years of delays, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced its 2026 opening date. Take a first look inside the $1 billion, 300,000-square-foot museum.
Lucas Museum sets opening date: Take an exclusive first look inside
After nearly four years of delays, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has announced its opening date.
www.latimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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“There’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old.”

I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM