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'We must be still and still moving.' T. S. Elliot. 🇮🇪~🇩🇪~🇿🇦~🇬🇧~🇧🇬~🇪🇺
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'We must be still and still moving.' T. S. Elliot. 🇮🇪~🇩🇪~🇿🇦~🇬🇧~🇧🇬~🇪🇺
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"Ban harmful content from social media instead of us, say Australian teens" www.bbc.com/news/article...
Australia social media ban: Get rid of harmful content instead of us, say teens
From 10 December, social media firms must ensure Australians aged under 16 cannot have accounts.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"Ban harmful content from social media instead of us, say Australian teens" www.bbc.com/news/article...
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You know, the real kitchen table issues like Christianity and country music…
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
You know, the real kitchen table issues like Christianity and country music…
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My book Regional Development is just $15 in @edinburghup.bsky.social's sale. For folks in #modernism & #novelstudies, it considers how capitalism's uneven developments & regional politics informed C20 US coming of age novels. Comes with an Aaron Douglas stunner on the cover: bargain! #modwrite
November 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
My book Regional Development is just $15 in @edinburghup.bsky.social's sale. For folks in #modernism & #novelstudies, it considers how capitalism's uneven developments & regional politics informed C20 US coming of age novels. Comes with an Aaron Douglas stunner on the cover: bargain! #modwrite
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For #MaryTrump & #psychologists #psychiatrists on here:
His insults seem to be getting more & more puerile. Is it possible that his mind is regurgitating cruel statements his father or mother made to him as an incorrigible kid? Especially “piggy” - there was something primal about it.
His insults seem to be getting more & more puerile. Is it possible that his mind is regurgitating cruel statements his father or mother made to him as an incorrigible kid? Especially “piggy” - there was something primal about it.
Real men don’t punch down, and they especially don’t punch down at women.
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
This mashup of Trump’s disgusting attacks on female reporters — the same reporters who consistently show the most courage. And it’s past time for the other reporters in the room to have their backs!
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For #MaryTrump & #psychologists #psychiatrists on here:
His insults seem to be getting more & more puerile. Is it possible that his mind is regurgitating cruel statements his father or mother made to him as an incorrigible kid? Especially “piggy” - there was something primal about it.
His insults seem to be getting more & more puerile. Is it possible that his mind is regurgitating cruel statements his father or mother made to him as an incorrigible kid? Especially “piggy” - there was something primal about it.
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Colombia President Petro to the US: "A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen and threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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It’s still unlikely that Trump plans to seek permission before making any changes to the Reflecting Pool. Last month, Trump fired all six members of the Commission on Fine Arts, which is charged with advising the federal government on the art, design, & architectural development of Washington.
Trump Threatens to Destroy Another Priceless American Landmark
Donald Trump reveals that the Reflecting Pool is next on his renovation chopping block.
newrepublic.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It’s still unlikely that Trump plans to seek permission before making any changes to the Reflecting Pool. Last month, Trump fired all six members of the Commission on Fine Arts, which is charged with advising the federal government on the art, design, & architectural development of Washington.
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MAGA's are sooooo stupid. Who wants to tell him that's the Irish flag 🇮🇪 😂🙈 🇮🇪
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
MAGA's are sooooo stupid. Who wants to tell him that's the Irish flag 🇮🇪 😂🙈 🇮🇪
Netflix...
Movies are so porous a mixture of intentions and accidents that when cultures are crossed the resonances may become confused. Dubbing is the most egregious example, but the resonances can go more subtly wrong, as when the locale of a story is changed. (1971)
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Netflix...
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Every time he talks about his health, he proves the opposite.
Nothing about this is normal.
Nothing about this is normal.
December 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Every time he talks about his health, he proves the opposite.
Nothing about this is normal.
Nothing about this is normal.
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
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J'ai beaucoup aimé le thriller psychologique The Beast in Me sur Netflix.
www.lapresse.ca/arts/chroniq...
www.lapresse.ca/arts/chroniq...
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
J'ai beaucoup aimé le thriller psychologique The Beast in Me sur Netflix.
www.lapresse.ca/arts/chroniq...
www.lapresse.ca/arts/chroniq...
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'The beast in me is spannendste Netflix Original van het jaar.'
Zou goed kunnen. Ik kijk niet veel series, maar deze is inderdaad HEEL goed. www.gelderlander.nl/show/the-bea...
Zou goed kunnen. Ik kijk niet veel series, maar deze is inderdaad HEEL goed. www.gelderlander.nl/show/the-bea...
The beast in me is spannendste Netflix Original van het jaar: ‘Serie zorgt constant voor kippenvel’
De Netflix-serie <i>The beast in me</i> is allesbehalve een kopie van <i>Homeland</i>. De fenomenale acteur Matthew Rhys weet constant voor kippenvel te zorgen.
www.gelderlander.nl
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
'The beast in me is spannendste Netflix Original van het jaar.'
Zou goed kunnen. Ik kijk niet veel series, maar deze is inderdaad HEEL goed. www.gelderlander.nl/show/the-bea...
Zou goed kunnen. Ik kijk niet veel series, maar deze is inderdaad HEEL goed. www.gelderlander.nl/show/the-bea...
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19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.
Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?
He gets a full presidential pardon.
Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?
He gets a full presidential pardon.
Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.
Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?
He gets a full presidential pardon.
Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?
He gets a full presidential pardon.
Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
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When Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev met in Miami last month to craft a peace plan in Ukraine, they were also privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line to beat European competitors.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
When Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev met in Miami last month to craft a peace plan in Ukraine, they were also privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line to beat European competitors.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Every day we get to see the results in real time.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Every day we get to see the results in real time.
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Some might be angry about this...
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
November 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Some might be angry about this...
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Pete Hegseth is the ultimate DEI hire
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Pete Hegseth is the ultimate DEI hire
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DON’T LET THEM FOOL YOU
Black Friday $ sales are higher this year because things are more expensive. So consumers aren’t buying more items, they’re just paying more them.
Black Friday $ sales are higher this year because things are more expensive. So consumers aren’t buying more items, they’re just paying more them.
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
DON’T LET THEM FOOL YOU
Black Friday $ sales are higher this year because things are more expensive. So consumers aren’t buying more items, they’re just paying more them.
Black Friday $ sales are higher this year because things are more expensive. So consumers aren’t buying more items, they’re just paying more them.
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"There's not an acre of ground on the globe that's in the possession of its rightful owner."
Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Mark Twain to most - was born on 30 November 1835.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Mark Twain to most - was born on 30 November 1835.
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"There's not an acre of ground on the globe that's in the possession of its rightful owner."
Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Mark Twain to most - was born on 30 November 1835.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Mark Twain to most - was born on 30 November 1835.
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“Berg's point is that AI doesn't merely automate tasks — it automates the very processes through which people develop their skills.”
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“Berg's point is that AI doesn't merely automate tasks — it automates the very processes through which people develop their skills.”
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Sunday cheer!
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November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sunday cheer!
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Convicted felon frees convicted felon. 🇺🇲⛈️
Fraud and deception, greed and mendacity, grift and hucksterism—these are the favorite things . . . of this wholly corrupt regime.
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Convicted felon frees convicted felon. 🇺🇲⛈️
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Both of these photos we're taken this weekend
They are not photoshopped
Joe in Nantucket fighting Cancer
The audacity of Dementia Low Energy Don in Mar-a-LARDO
Always saying Sleepy Joe
Houston
We have a problem
They are not photoshopped
Joe in Nantucket fighting Cancer
The audacity of Dementia Low Energy Don in Mar-a-LARDO
Always saying Sleepy Joe
Houston
We have a problem
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Both of these photos we're taken this weekend
They are not photoshopped
Joe in Nantucket fighting Cancer
The audacity of Dementia Low Energy Don in Mar-a-LARDO
Always saying Sleepy Joe
Houston
We have a problem
They are not photoshopped
Joe in Nantucket fighting Cancer
The audacity of Dementia Low Energy Don in Mar-a-LARDO
Always saying Sleepy Joe
Houston
We have a problem