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She/Her. Law book editor, mom of 2 college students and 1 dog. Reader of history of medicine & forensic sciences, writer of nothing. Trans rights are human rights. #Humanist #GuilCo #Mefite
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Sept. 7, 1926: Five men are lynched in a Texas mass shooting apparently carried out by the police as revenge for the killings of two officers. The episode targeting Mexicans in Raymondville will eventually lead to a revelation that local authorities are operating a modern-day slavery ring. 1/8
September 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Sept. 7, 1926: Five men are lynched in a Texas mass shooting apparently carried out by the police as revenge for the killings of two officers. The episode targeting Mexicans in Raymondville will eventually lead to a revelation that local authorities are operating a modern-day slavery ring. 1/8
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Having a FaceTime at lunch and explaining to our toddler “You can see Daddy’s at work, because he’s wearing a tie and his hair’s all neatly combed”. I think I won’t try to explain the unusual extra dimension for now. She might as well just assume he’s got a real job.
September 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Having a FaceTime at lunch and explaining to our toddler “You can see Daddy’s at work, because he’s wearing a tie and his hair’s all neatly combed”. I think I won’t try to explain the unusual extra dimension for now. She might as well just assume he’s got a real job.
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Don’t lose track of what else is going on while Trump draws headlines with clownish efforts at cartography.
Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Don’t lose track of what else is going on while Trump draws headlines with clownish efforts at cartography.
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Marvel, I dare you
August 23, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Marvel, I dare you
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Deregulation is going great.
Outshine Frozen Fruit Bars Recalled Over Glass Contamination Concern (Gift Article)
The parent company, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, voluntarily recalled five flavors nationwide. No injuries linked to the recalled products have been reported.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Deregulation is going great.
Such a cute little baby. Long life to Merle!
So, we found a live bat in our galleries.
🦇 a thread🦇
🦇 a thread🦇
August 19, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Such a cute little baby. Long life to Merle!
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His conviction was thrown out after a prosecutor admitted he had failed to turn over key fingerprint evidence. Eligible for up to $480K in state compensation, he hasn't received a cent.
The Louisiana attorney general has opposed 22 of 23 compensation claims by wrongfully convicted people.
The Louisiana attorney general has opposed 22 of 23 compensation claims by wrongfully convicted people.
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore...
www.propublica.org
August 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
His conviction was thrown out after a prosecutor admitted he had failed to turn over key fingerprint evidence. Eligible for up to $480K in state compensation, he hasn't received a cent.
The Louisiana attorney general has opposed 22 of 23 compensation claims by wrongfully convicted people.
The Louisiana attorney general has opposed 22 of 23 compensation claims by wrongfully convicted people.
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There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
August 6, 2026 at 10:08 AM
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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England vs Norway is going to be rough for us ever since we learned that the etymology of Ødegaard is 'abandoned farm'
July 7, 2026 at 12:08 PM
England vs Norway is going to be rough for us ever since we learned that the etymology of Ødegaard is 'abandoned farm'
This is the best. My dog's only trick is trying to lick the skin off my face.
This is Penny. She came up with her own trick. Really hopes you like it, and will repeat it as many times as necessary until you acknowledge that you do. 14/10 (IG: pennycorgipoo)
July 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This is the best. My dog's only trick is trying to lick the skin off my face.
I guess they thought she might be hiding immigrant children under her habit? /s
To be crystal clear here -- the nun was **wearing her habit** and walking to Sunday mass when ICE arrested her and hauled her off:
apnews.com/article/nun-...
apnews.com/article/nun-...
ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit
Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun walking to church dressed in her habit was detained by ICE officers and later released after members of Congress intervened.
apnews.com
June 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I guess they thought she might be hiding immigrant children under her habit? /s
This is really disturbing.
Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why?
They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...
They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...
Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE
She believes the warning was related to a post about the ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
www.syracuse.com
June 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is really disturbing.
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Instead of worrying about what our neighbors are buying with food stamps, why aren't we asking whether they have enough to eat in the first place?
June 21, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Instead of worrying about what our neighbors are buying with food stamps, why aren't we asking whether they have enough to eat in the first place?
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Lebanese celebrity chef Abir E Saghir making S'mores/Marshmallow chocolate chip cookies.
The cookies feature a gooey marshmallow center. The recipe involves stuffing cookie dough with marshmallows that have been dipped in chocolate spread beforehand.
#baking #cookies #chocolate #marshmallow
The cookies feature a gooey marshmallow center. The recipe involves stuffing cookie dough with marshmallows that have been dipped in chocolate spread beforehand.
#baking #cookies #chocolate #marshmallow
June 15, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Lebanese celebrity chef Abir E Saghir making S'mores/Marshmallow chocolate chip cookies.
The cookies feature a gooey marshmallow center. The recipe involves stuffing cookie dough with marshmallows that have been dipped in chocolate spread beforehand.
#baking #cookies #chocolate #marshmallow
The cookies feature a gooey marshmallow center. The recipe involves stuffing cookie dough with marshmallows that have been dipped in chocolate spread beforehand.
#baking #cookies #chocolate #marshmallow
Science is cool. #histmed
June 12, 1926: Richard C. Cabot examines a patient in Boston using a new device that records heartbeats on a phonograph. The device, co-invented by Cabot and a fellow doctor, Clarence Gamble, offers a new way to research heart and lung ailments and make diagnoses.
June 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Science is cool. #histmed
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My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/
June 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/
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New in PN: Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all
"No one in the administration has offered a remotely plausible explanation for Trump’s various physical ailments, and any questions about his clear cognitive challenges are met by the White House with disdain, denial, mockery, and lies."
"No one in the administration has offered a remotely plausible explanation for Trump’s various physical ailments, and any questions about his clear cognitive challenges are met by the White House with disdain, denial, mockery, and lies."
Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all
It's undeniable if you actually watch him.
www.publicnotice.co
June 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
New in PN: Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all
"No one in the administration has offered a remotely plausible explanation for Trump’s various physical ailments, and any questions about his clear cognitive challenges are met by the White House with disdain, denial, mockery, and lies."
"No one in the administration has offered a remotely plausible explanation for Trump’s various physical ailments, and any questions about his clear cognitive challenges are met by the White House with disdain, denial, mockery, and lies."
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I am having a bad day. I've got two major speaky-things early next week and have broken The Evil Tooth. No dentists can fit me in, so I'm going to have to just... drug up and carry on.
To cheer me, you, everyone up, let's talk about murder.
To cheer me, you, everyone up, let's talk about murder.
June 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I am having a bad day. I've got two major speaky-things early next week and have broken The Evil Tooth. No dentists can fit me in, so I'm going to have to just... drug up and carry on.
To cheer me, you, everyone up, let's talk about murder.
To cheer me, you, everyone up, let's talk about murder.
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At around 5am, after voting all night, Senate Republicans voted to give ICE $70 BILLION more in your taxpayer dollars. No reforms or changes made.
We can still fight this.
We can still fight this.
June 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
At around 5am, after voting all night, Senate Republicans voted to give ICE $70 BILLION more in your taxpayer dollars. No reforms or changes made.
We can still fight this.
We can still fight this.
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This is Baby. She is celebrating her first ever International Corgi Day today. Personally thinks she should be celebrated every day, but this is a good start. 14/10 (IG: cooperandbaby_corgi)
June 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This is Baby. She is celebrating her first ever International Corgi Day today. Personally thinks she should be celebrated every day, but this is a good start. 14/10 (IG: cooperandbaby_corgi)
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Fighting my wrongful termination by the Washington Post.
After Charlie Kirk was killed, I was accused of gross misconduct simply for stating the truth about America’s racial double standards when it comes to political violence.
We head to arbitration tomorrow.
Let’s go.
After Charlie Kirk was killed, I was accused of gross misconduct simply for stating the truth about America’s racial double standards when it comes to political violence.
We head to arbitration tomorrow.
Let’s go.
June 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Fighting my wrongful termination by the Washington Post.
After Charlie Kirk was killed, I was accused of gross misconduct simply for stating the truth about America’s racial double standards when it comes to political violence.
We head to arbitration tomorrow.
Let’s go.
After Charlie Kirk was killed, I was accused of gross misconduct simply for stating the truth about America’s racial double standards when it comes to political violence.
We head to arbitration tomorrow.
Let’s go.
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This is…not gonna happen.
Faulkner: "Sanctuary cities include Boston, Chicago, Denver, LA, NY, Philadelphia, SF. All of those airports handle 1,100 int'l flights per day. They're not just gonna not fly. They're gonna go to red states and cities. A boon for red states. People will just really hate living in blue states."
May 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
This is…not gonna happen.