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Wilson Dizard
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Punk's not dead
Guys, C-SPAN is momentarily in a state of lawless anarchy.
January 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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A man has been charged with murder in the gruesome killing of a woman who was lit on fire on a NYC subway train
Man Lit Sleeping Woman On Fire In NYC Subway Train, Killing Her, Police Say
Sebastian Zapeta is facing murder charges in connection with the woman's death in Brooklyn on Sunday.
www.huffpost.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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"Black men born between 1951 and 1970 accounted for nearly 38% of the city’s opioid fatalities in 2022, while only making up about 4% of D.C.’s total population. This disparity is worse than in any other jurisdiction in the data analysis."

@51st.news

51st.news/opioid-overd...
Opioids are killing older Black men in D.C. at some of the highest rates in the country
Black men in their mid-fifties to mid-seventies accounted for nearly 38% of the city’s opioid fatalities in 2022, while only making up about 4% of D.C.’s total population.
51st.news
December 20, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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The failure of blue states to build enough housing or take steps to combat displacement is going to continue to lead to population loss that makes winning nationally even harder.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/o...
Opinion | Blue States are Unaffordable. The Price Will be Political.
Americans are fleeing unaffordable blue states — and they’re taking the electoral college with them.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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the darkly funniest thing about Shatner in space is that you could see Bezos pop the champagne while you had Shatner doing the thousand yard stare
William Shatner on the grief of space. variety.com/2022/tv/news...
December 10, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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Sen. Mitch McConnell recovering from minor injuries after a fall, his office says www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Sen. Mitch McConnell is 'fine' after medical personnel spotted at his office, GOP senator says
McConnell, 82, "sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist" Tuesday, his office said. Sen. John Thune, who will take over as leader next year, said McConnell is "fine."
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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In the last few weeks, President Joe Biden pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys and his own son. But it remains unknown if he will extend that grace to the 40 men on federal death row. My latest for @theappeal.org. theappeal.org/biden-federa...
Biden Has 40 Days to Save the 40 Federal Death Row Prisoners
Multiple groups have now urged President Biden to save the 40 people on federal death row before Trump returns to power.
theappeal.org
December 10, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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NEW TONIGHT: Boeing failing to keep track of non-conforming parts, whistleblower says: "It's like Russian roulette" www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-...
Boeing failing to keep track of non-conforming parts, whistleblower says: "It's like Russian roulette"
Whistleblowers are speaking out after a door plug on a Boeing plane blew out shortly after takeoff earlier this year.
www.cbsnews.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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FBI renewing call for info that could lead to the safe return of Austin Tice "given recent events in Syria"

"We are still offering a reward of up to $1 million for information that leads to Austin’s safe return" per statement

Tice was kidnapped in Damascus in August 2012
December 9, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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in Sweden renewable energy has become so cheap that it's discouraging further decarbonization. that's a problem, but it's a good problem, and it's ~70% downstream of innovation www.thestar.com.my/business/bus...
I’ve really flipped on “tech won’t save us” because it seems to have gone from correctly noting that you can’t solve the collective action or principle-agent problems with apps to being resistant to ever admitting that technological change could change the underlying constraints of specific problems
December 9, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Bal kaymak
Your TOP GUN fighter tag is the last thing you ate. No more than two words.

GO.
December 8, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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I FOIA'd the FTC for complaints about Johnny Depp impersonation scams and the amount of money being lost is always shocking.
People Are Losing So Much Money to Johnny Depp Impersonation Scams
Gizmodo obtained complaints about Johnny Depp impersonation scams through a FOIA request to the FTC.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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"Inevitably, some far-right candidates have already turned to unfounded conspiracy theories to explain their loss. Steenson, for example, has claimed Hutch was a plant to take votes away from him in Dublin Central."
December 2, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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Georgian police and special forces cleared protesters and barricades from the main avenue in Tbilisi after a second night of clashes, triggered by the ruling party announcement that it will delay talks with the European Union on membership.
Georgian Police Begin Clearing Streets After Protesters Regroup
Georgian police and special forces cleared protesters and barricades from the main avenue in Tbilisi after a second night of clashes, triggered by the ruling party announcement that it will delay talk...
www.bloomberg.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Encouraging news: fentanyl deaths have been declining for 11 straight months, and now stand 20% below their 2023 peak.
Unclear why; a few theories offered by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social here.
www.ft.com/content/6b19...
November 29, 2024 at 10:43 PM
It happened to me.
November 29, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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Ain't Right (2022)
November 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
First TV president.
November 29, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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Pyramids in winter, Indianapolis
#photography #winter #snow #bwphotography #indianapolis
November 29, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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In 2023, our team created an interactive guide to rights the Supreme Court has established — and could take away.

Most rights are based in statute, but rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn. ⤵️
Supreme Risk: An Interactive Guide to Rights the Supreme Court Could Take Away
Most rights are based in statute, but dozens — such as rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings — are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn and that…
propub.li
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 AM
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Cool photo of the crescent Venus.

Oh, and the Moon, too.

Credit: herbraab (flickr.com/photos/herbr...)
November 28, 2024 at 2:15 AM
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"Food is scarce, and famine is imminent."

UN sends reminder that more than two million Palestinians are now trapped in the Gaza Strip with little access to food and no access to safe drinking water.

🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
Gaza ‘hammered’ as Lebanese army claims Israel ‘violates’ ceasefire
The Lebanese army says Israeli forces have violated the new truce ‘several times’ since Wednesday.
aje.io
November 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dines with Trump following months of exhibiting a more conciliatory tone towards the president elect. A company spokesperson says Zuckerberg "was grateful for the invitation."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump selects retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg as special envoy on Ukraine and Russia
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:37 AM