Islandcat
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The Coast Guard spent $172 million on the jets, according to The New York Times.
Coast Guard Reportedly Spent $172 Million On Private Jets For Kristi Noem’s Use
The Coast Guard spent $172 million on the jets, according to The New York Times.
www.forbes.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Coast Guard spent $172 million on the jets, according to The New York Times.
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Insurance rates up $2000.
Food benefits cut off.
Farmers unable to sell their crops.
Skyrocketing national debt.
$40 billion to Argentina.
America First!
Food benefits cut off.
Farmers unable to sell their crops.
Skyrocketing national debt.
$40 billion to Argentina.
America First!
October 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Insurance rates up $2000.
Food benefits cut off.
Farmers unable to sell their crops.
Skyrocketing national debt.
$40 billion to Argentina.
America First!
Food benefits cut off.
Farmers unable to sell their crops.
Skyrocketing national debt.
$40 billion to Argentina.
America First!
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In memory of John Lodge 💔
In memory of John Lodge 💔
I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band) by The Moody Blues on Apple Music
Song · 1972 · Duration 4:17
music.apple.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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In memory of John Lodge 💔
In memory of John Lodge 💔
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Why does it take a BRITISH newspaper to break a story like this? Where the hell is the American media? 🤨
September 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why does it take a BRITISH newspaper to break a story like this? Where the hell is the American media? 🤨
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Plants use more than color to talk to pollinators - there’s a whole world of chemical communication, too! In this #BugBanterPodcast, we dive into the intriguing world of plant chemistry! 🌻🐝
Audio & transcript 🔗
xerces.org/bug-banter/b...
Video w/ captions ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVpE...
Audio & transcript 🔗
xerces.org/bug-banter/b...
Video w/ captions ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVpE...
Bitter Nectar, Toxic Pollen: Pollinators and Plant Chemicals
YouTube video by The Xerces Society
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Plants use more than color to talk to pollinators - there’s a whole world of chemical communication, too! In this #BugBanterPodcast, we dive into the intriguing world of plant chemistry! 🌻🐝
Audio & transcript 🔗
xerces.org/bug-banter/b...
Video w/ captions ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVpE...
Audio & transcript 🔗
xerces.org/bug-banter/b...
Video w/ captions ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVpE...
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On social media Wednesday night, after Kimmel’s suspension was announced, The Onion’s Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social wrote: “[it’s] Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love.”
Who’s after Kimmel?
Corporate-owned media is bending the knee to our dim-witted dictator
www.thealtmedia.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
On social media Wednesday night, after Kimmel’s suspension was announced, The Onion’s Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social wrote: “[it’s] Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love.”
The U.S. said it would burn $9.7 million of birth control. Its fate is still unclear. - NPR
September 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The U.S. said it would burn $9.7 million of birth control. Its fate is still unclear. - NPR
LifeLine Animal Project offers free pet adoptions across Atlanta shelters
September 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
LifeLine Animal Project offers free pet adoptions across Atlanta shelters
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NEW: Trump has targeted political foes — including Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.
But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.
But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...
www.propublica.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NEW: Trump has targeted political foes — including Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.
But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.
But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.
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Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
September 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Massie: I'm calling on my colleagues: be one of the next two who sponsors this discharge petition. I think it's shameful that this has been called a hoax. Hopefully today we can clear that up. This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors.
September 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Massie: I'm calling on my colleagues: be one of the next two who sponsors this discharge petition. I think it's shameful that this has been called a hoax. Hopefully today we can clear that up. This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors.
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For a regime that boasts about putting "Workers First," they seem more focused on busting unions & stripping workers of their protections than they do about strengthening the pay or benefits for our workforce.
September 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
For a regime that boasts about putting "Workers First," they seem more focused on busting unions & stripping workers of their protections than they do about strengthening the pay or benefits for our workforce.
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Republican governors have sent National Guard troops to Democratic-led Washington, D.C., even though cities in their states all have higher rates of violent crime than the nation’s capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
September 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Republican governors have sent National Guard troops to Democratic-led Washington, D.C., even though cities in their states all have higher rates of violent crime than the nation’s capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
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It’s corruption, plain and simple.
September 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It’s corruption, plain and simple.
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I’m old enough to remember when we had 47,000 congressional hearings over Hunter Biden allegedly making money off his father’s name.
Meanwhile, Trump’s corruption, in the billions, gets openly celebrated.
Meanwhile, Trump’s corruption, in the billions, gets openly celebrated.
September 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’m old enough to remember when we had 47,000 congressional hearings over Hunter Biden allegedly making money off his father’s name.
Meanwhile, Trump’s corruption, in the billions, gets openly celebrated.
Meanwhile, Trump’s corruption, in the billions, gets openly celebrated.
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Netflix could fund some of the shows PBS is cancelling.
August 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Netflix could fund some of the shows PBS is cancelling.
Seasoned pro wanted to harvest French island’s sea salt - The Times of London
August 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Seasoned pro wanted to harvest French island’s sea salt - The Times of London
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NEW: A federal judge in Miami has ruled that operations at the controversial detention facility Alligator Alcatraz must begin to wind down, ordering state and federal officials to stop transferring detainees there and relocate current detainees within 60 days.
Judge: Tear down Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days
"This decision sends a clear message that environmental laws must be respected by leaders at the highest levels of our government."
www.motherjones.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Miami has ruled that operations at the controversial detention facility Alligator Alcatraz must begin to wind down, ordering state and federal officials to stop transferring detainees there and relocate current detainees within 60 days.
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The CEOs of the country's lowest-paying large companies made $17.2 million on average last year. Their workers made $35,570.
The Wage Gap Between CEOs And Workers Is Widening—And This Popular Company Is The Biggest Offender
The CEOs of the country's lowest-paying large companies made $17.2 million on average last year. Their workers made $35,570.
www.forbes.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The CEOs of the country's lowest-paying large companies made $17.2 million on average last year. Their workers made $35,570.
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@colbertlateshow.bsky.social,
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.
August 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social,
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.
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Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
August 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
Leaf Peeping 🍁
Leaf Peep Without the the Crowds at These 9 Underrated National Parks — Outside
Catch the colors and miss the crush at these often-overlooked autumn destinations. Our parks columnists reveals where leaf peepers can go to see fall’s best shows.
apple.news
August 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Leaf Peeping 🍁