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I don't know ANYONE on the Right who fact checks.
September 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I don't know ANYONE on the Right who fact checks.
If you’re planning a trip soon, here are some expert recommendations to stay safe from travel scams: apnews.com/article/trav...
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September 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
If you’re planning a trip soon, here are some expert recommendations to stay safe from travel scams: apnews.com/article/trav...
Repubs are increasingly targeting the state's growing Muslim communities, BBQ joints like Goldee's that offer halal options are thriving in TX. Across TX Muslim pitmasters are gaining recognition for putting their own spin on 1 of TX most iconic culinary traditions. www.npr.org/2026/09/06/n...
American Muslims are giving Texas barbecue a halal makeover
Even as anti-Muslim rhetoric rises in Texas, Muslim pitmasters are winning over diners and reshaping one of the state's most iconic culinary traditions.
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September 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Repubs are increasingly targeting the state's growing Muslim communities, BBQ joints like Goldee's that offer halal options are thriving in TX. Across TX Muslim pitmasters are gaining recognition for putting their own spin on 1 of TX most iconic culinary traditions. www.npr.org/2026/09/06/n...
Fun fact!
When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.
September 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Fun fact!
Where are the profits going?
The deal gives the United States 55% effective output of the new private company -- including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost. The company would be the 2nd largest corporate holder of proven reserves after Saudi Aramco.
www.npr.org/2026/08/28/n...
The deal gives the United States 55% effective output of the new private company -- including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost. The company would be the 2nd largest corporate holder of proven reserves after Saudi Aramco.
www.npr.org/2026/08/28/n...
Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.
www.npr.org
August 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Where are the profits going?
The deal gives the United States 55% effective output of the new private company -- including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost. The company would be the 2nd largest corporate holder of proven reserves after Saudi Aramco.
www.npr.org/2026/08/28/n...
The deal gives the United States 55% effective output of the new private company -- including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost. The company would be the 2nd largest corporate holder of proven reserves after Saudi Aramco.
www.npr.org/2026/08/28/n...
In Norway this morning they were "Up and crying" (IFYKYK) Row on my friends. apnews.com/article/king...
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII
King Harald V of Norway has died at 89. He went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European nobility in order to marry his lo...
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August 28, 2026 at 4:54 PM
In Norway this morning they were "Up and crying" (IFYKYK) Row on my friends. apnews.com/article/king...
From Separation of Church and Hate by @johnfugelsang.bsky.social Read the last sentence again.
August 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
From Separation of Church and Hate by @johnfugelsang.bsky.social Read the last sentence again.
Hopefully Friday morning is this clear. #lunareclipse
August 27, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Hopefully Friday morning is this clear. #lunareclipse
we will always love you too Dolly.
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"I Will Always Love You" - Dolly Parton (2007) | Opry 100: Country's Greatest Songs
YouTube video by Grand Ole Opry
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August 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
we will always love you too Dolly.
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We knew it would happen but nothing prepared us.
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Dolly Parton, country music icon, dies at 80
Her death came after in May 2026 she announced she was canceling a Las Vegas show and said she’d been undergoing treatment for kidney stones for several years.
www.nbcnews.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
We knew it would happen but nothing prepared us.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Yuppers.
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes:
Superior: gichi-gami (great sea)
Erie: erielhonan (long tail)
Michigan: michigami (long body of water)
Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water)
Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
Superior: gichi-gami (great sea)
Erie: erielhonan (long tail)
Michigan: michigami (long body of water)
Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water)
Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
August 25, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Yuppers.
August 23, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
Frank Herbert, Dune
Frank Herbert, Dune
August 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
Frank Herbert, Dune
Frank Herbert, Dune
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MYSTERY MEAT: Trump says he struck a deal to flood the U.S. with cheaper foreign beef.
There’s just one problem: He refuses to tell Americans which countries the beef is coming from.
And U.S. ranchers are furious.
There’s just one problem: He refuses to tell Americans which countries the beef is coming from.
And U.S. ranchers are furious.
Mystery Meat: Trump Refuses to Say Where His New Flood of Foreign Beef Is Coming From
Trump says he has struck a deal to bring 300,000 metric tons of cheaper foreign beef into the United States. There’s one detail he won’t reveal: who the deal is actually with.
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August 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
MYSTERY MEAT: Trump says he struck a deal to flood the U.S. with cheaper foreign beef.
There’s just one problem: He refuses to tell Americans which countries the beef is coming from.
And U.S. ranchers are furious.
There’s just one problem: He refuses to tell Americans which countries the beef is coming from.
And U.S. ranchers are furious.
Momofuku noodles, spinach and Lap Xuong. Made 4 lunches. #mealprep #homecoming
Am I supposed to say please clap?
Am I supposed to say please clap?
August 16, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Momofuku noodles, spinach and Lap Xuong. Made 4 lunches. #mealprep #homecoming
Am I supposed to say please clap?
Am I supposed to say please clap?
Professional business emails in Comic Sans MS simply are not.
August 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Professional business emails in Comic Sans MS simply are not.
PSA - THIS is what "grooming children" actually looks like.
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apnews.com/article/defe...
AP Exclusive: US military family schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity
The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families.
apnews.com
August 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
PSA - THIS is what "grooming children" actually looks like.
apnews.com/article/defe...
apnews.com/article/defe...
Trump White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in MONEY FROM US COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS as countries dodge tariffs @apnews.com FIFY
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump White House says it's losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs
The Trump White House reports that countries are routing exports through third nations to avoid U.S. tariffs, causing tax revenue losses of $19 billion to $26 billion annually.
apnews.com
August 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Trump White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in MONEY FROM US COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS as countries dodge tariffs @apnews.com FIFY
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
What's the best potato roll and why is it Martin's?
August 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
What's the best potato roll and why is it Martin's?
ICE will release video of shootings & other encounters which its agents cause death or serious injury after determining “it is in the best interests of the agency”. Gives its boss discretion to release records that reflect well on ICE while working to keep others secret. apnews.com/article/ice-...
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the public should not expect to quickly see footage of every critical incident.
apnews.com
August 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
ICE will release video of shootings & other encounters which its agents cause death or serious injury after determining “it is in the best interests of the agency”. Gives its boss discretion to release records that reflect well on ICE while working to keep others secret. apnews.com/article/ice-...
We need to start using “Up and Not Crying” a translation of the deadpan Norwegian expression “Oppe og ikke gråter,” a common response to a "Morning, how are you?"
August 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
We need to start using “Up and Not Crying” a translation of the deadpan Norwegian expression “Oppe og ikke gråter,” a common response to a "Morning, how are you?"
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. - Mitch Ratcliffe
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Mitch Ratcliffe
"Mitch Ratcliffe" published on by Oxford University Press.
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August 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. - Mitch Ratcliffe
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