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Now Finneas (@billieeilish’s brother) pulls out of his @edsheeran dates in solidarity with @macklemore & 🇵🇸
Maybe Lee Greenwood or Kid Rock are available? 🤷🏼
www.instagram.com/p/DdUdYF1zZ4...
Maybe Lee Greenwood or Kid Rock are available? 🤷🏼
www.instagram.com/p/DdUdYF1zZ4...
September 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Now Finneas (@billieeilish’s brother) pulls out of his @edsheeran dates in solidarity with @macklemore & 🇵🇸
Maybe Lee Greenwood or Kid Rock are available? 🤷🏼
www.instagram.com/p/DdUdYF1zZ4...
Maybe Lee Greenwood or Kid Rock are available? 🤷🏼
www.instagram.com/p/DdUdYF1zZ4...
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What an utterly fascinating, heartbreaking look at what can happen to kids promised MLB bonus money in the Dominican Republic. www.propublica.org/article/how-...
How the Dominican Baseball Factory Traps Young Players and Their Families With False Promises
Teams make handshake deals with players as young as 11 while moneylenders prey on their families. The industry is corrupt, but Major League Baseball and the players union have done little about it.
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
What an utterly fascinating, heartbreaking look at what can happen to kids promised MLB bonus money in the Dominican Republic. www.propublica.org/article/how-...
New season, new Golden catch and run out of bounds. Grrrrr.
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September 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
New season, new Golden catch and run out of bounds. Grrrrr.
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I enjoyed Mike Luckovich for years, and then he created this cartoon.
I sat and cried for several minutes.
Then I cut it out of the Los Angeles Times, and I've kept it ever since.
Thank you, Mr. Luckovich.
I sat and cried for several minutes.
Then I cut it out of the Los Angeles Times, and I've kept it ever since.
Thank you, Mr. Luckovich.
September 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I enjoyed Mike Luckovich for years, and then he created this cartoon.
I sat and cried for several minutes.
Then I cut it out of the Los Angeles Times, and I've kept it ever since.
Thank you, Mr. Luckovich.
I sat and cried for several minutes.
Then I cut it out of the Los Angeles Times, and I've kept it ever since.
Thank you, Mr. Luckovich.
Another three days of not being able to watch the Brewers because of MLB's stupid blackout rules. 😡
September 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Another three days of not being able to watch the Brewers because of MLB's stupid blackout rules. 😡
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The Way We Live Now: 11-11-01; Lost and Found
By Colson Whitehead
Nov. 11, 2001 www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/m...
The Way We Live Now: 11-11-01; Lost and Found
By Colson Whitehead
Nov. 11, 2001 www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/m...
The Way We Live Now: 11-11-01; Lost and Found (Gift Article)
Colson Whitehead essay about when he first defined himself as New Yorker through memories of riding subway; says New Yorkers always see city through eyes of first glimpse; each person defines it for h...
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September 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
🎁Gift Article to share full article
The Way We Live Now: 11-11-01; Lost and Found
By Colson Whitehead
Nov. 11, 2001 www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/m...
The Way We Live Now: 11-11-01; Lost and Found
By Colson Whitehead
Nov. 11, 2001 www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/m...
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/n...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/n...
She Filmed the Towers That Morning. 25 Years Later, She Finally Watched. (Gift Article)
A young college graduate filmed the World Trade Center attack from the fire escape of her Chinatown apartment. For many years, she avoided looking at the footage.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/n...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/n...
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This is my last Globe 🎁 story for the month and it's worth it.
I teared up multiple times, from the children's birthday party right through to the last story of the New Yorker who keeps returning every year.
This is such a reminder that there are so many good people in our world.
#GiftLink 🎁
I teared up multiple times, from the children's birthday party right through to the last story of the New Yorker who keeps returning every year.
This is such a reminder that there are so many good people in our world.
#GiftLink 🎁
On a sombre anniversary, Gander welcomes the ‘plane people’ back to the Rock
With Canadian-American tensions at a fever pitch, the kindness and generosity of townsfolk still overwhelms 25 years after 9/11
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
This is my last Globe 🎁 story for the month and it's worth it.
I teared up multiple times, from the children's birthday party right through to the last story of the New Yorker who keeps returning every year.
This is such a reminder that there are so many good people in our world.
#GiftLink 🎁
I teared up multiple times, from the children's birthday party right through to the last story of the New Yorker who keeps returning every year.
This is such a reminder that there are so many good people in our world.
#GiftLink 🎁
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On 9/11, I was at the US Capitol, as a Capitol Police Officer. Faxed my thin resume to a CIA recruiter on 9/12. The next 25 years have been, in profound ways, a direct result of those two days.
It’s what you do with your days that makes your life, not what you almost did.
It’s what you do with your days that makes your life, not what you almost did.
September 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
On 9/11, I was at the US Capitol, as a Capitol Police Officer. Faxed my thin resume to a CIA recruiter on 9/12. The next 25 years have been, in profound ways, a direct result of those two days.
It’s what you do with your days that makes your life, not what you almost did.
It’s what you do with your days that makes your life, not what you almost did.
RS with your home river.
Clinch River TN and the Tennessee River
Clinch River TN and the Tennessee River
September 10, 2026 at 4:56 AM
RS with your home river.
Clinch River TN and the Tennessee River
Clinch River TN and the Tennessee River
Do you think if the events of Sept. 11th 2001 happened today, that we would pull together as countrymen like we did back then?
Or are we irredeemably fractured as a society?
I don't know.
Or are we irredeemably fractured as a society?
I don't know.
September 10, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Do you think if the events of Sept. 11th 2001 happened today, that we would pull together as countrymen like we did back then?
Or are we irredeemably fractured as a society?
I don't know.
Or are we irredeemably fractured as a society?
I don't know.
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One insurance denial for Teressa’s husband stated, “your newborn does not meet the criteria for coverage.”
“This is when I really start to think they’re just denying,” she recalled. “They’re not even looking. They’re just ‘deny, deny, deny.’”
(Published Sept. 2025)
“This is when I really start to think they’re just denying,” she recalled. “They’re not even looking. They’re just ‘deny, deny, deny.’”
(Published Sept. 2025)
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
www.propublica.org
September 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
One insurance denial for Teressa’s husband stated, “your newborn does not meet the criteria for coverage.”
“This is when I really start to think they’re just denying,” she recalled. “They’re not even looking. They’re just ‘deny, deny, deny.’”
(Published Sept. 2025)
“This is when I really start to think they’re just denying,” she recalled. “They’re not even looking. They’re just ‘deny, deny, deny.’”
(Published Sept. 2025)
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Can I interest you in a Thomas Pannone perfect game (after he fell behind 3-0 on the 27th batter no less)?
September 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Can I interest you in a Thomas Pannone perfect game (after he fell behind 3-0 on the 27th batter no less)?
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If Hitchcock made films today.
September 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
If Hitchcock made films today.
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I read today in an article in The Daily Beast that some military leaders have privately begun referring to Pete Hegseth with the nickname "No Tab Pete" and I nearly spit my drink out.
I then realized that everyone should have the knowledge to appreciate this ruthless nickname.
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I then realized that everyone should have the knowledge to appreciate this ruthless nickname.
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September 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I read today in an article in The Daily Beast that some military leaders have privately begun referring to Pete Hegseth with the nickname "No Tab Pete" and I nearly spit my drink out.
I then realized that everyone should have the knowledge to appreciate this ruthless nickname.
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I then realized that everyone should have the knowledge to appreciate this ruthless nickname.
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Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.
September 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.
Post a 90s pic of yourself
September 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Post a 90s pic of yourself
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September 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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September 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Timeline cleanse......🎶
Made me smile.
Ahhhh. Take me back to my band and orchestra days in Jr high and high school, please. (He knows that he is the vibe shifter in the room). Lol. Gotta love the kids. 😆
Made me smile.
Ahhhh. Take me back to my band and orchestra days in Jr high and high school, please. (He knows that he is the vibe shifter in the room). Lol. Gotta love the kids. 😆
September 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Timeline cleanse......🎶
Made me smile.
Ahhhh. Take me back to my band and orchestra days in Jr high and high school, please. (He knows that he is the vibe shifter in the room). Lol. Gotta love the kids. 😆
Made me smile.
Ahhhh. Take me back to my band and orchestra days in Jr high and high school, please. (He knows that he is the vibe shifter in the room). Lol. Gotta love the kids. 😆
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"...the stimulating effect is often absent," the health institute advised. "This increases the risk of overdose." Users are being warned they could experience symptoms such as nausea, an increased heart rate and convulsions hours after ingesting the pills.
Not The Onion...
Not The Onion...
Dutch health institute issues warning over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
The drugs have a delayed effect which "increases the risk of overdose", the health institute says.
www.bbc.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"...the stimulating effect is often absent," the health institute advised. "This increases the risk of overdose." Users are being warned they could experience symptoms such as nausea, an increased heart rate and convulsions hours after ingesting the pills.
Not The Onion...
Not The Onion...
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Goodnight, friends.
"Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train. Take this country. Come take me home again."
I love you.
"Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train. Take this country. Come take me home again."
I love you.
Peace Train/Isitimela Sokuthula: Dolly Parton (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
YouTube video by Dolly Parton HD
youtu.be
August 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Goodnight, friends.
"Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train. Take this country. Come take me home again."
I love you.
"Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train. Take this country. Come take me home again."
I love you.
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your nephew is hooked on opioids because cops took the drug prevention money and spent it on flock cameras to stalk their ex wives
“A review of meeting minutes, local reporting, state opioid expenditure disclosures, and invoices obtained via public records requests reveals that at least twelve sheriffs’ offices and police departments have since 2024 spent their opioid funds on Flock cameras.”
Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
www.motherjones.com
August 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
your nephew is hooked on opioids because cops took the drug prevention money and spent it on flock cameras to stalk their ex wives