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Wine and coffee aficionado. Writer of nursery rhymes, editor of everything. I believe in justice and accountability and women leaders. Fled to France after the orange criminal’s first election. Cats and dogs! #Resist. Fuck the Nazis. Pro LGBTQ/planet
Bluesky has got to be the quietest social network I've ever used. I don't get much engagement here, but I always find something interesting, often intellectually engaging, and occasionally something soulful. Unlearning my social media expectations might be the whole ball game.
Peter Thiel’s theology is literally his attempt to reverse-engineer an interpretation of Christianity he can use to trick stupid people into letting him turn them into serfs. What’s remarkable is how many years of effort he has put into this — and that he thought it could plausibly work.
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Sorry, not sorry. The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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BREAKING: The state of New York is suing Polymarket, claiming the company operates an illegal gambling platform in violation of state gambling laws.
I’m writing at the library before my event, and there is a gentleman at the next table who is clearly having a bit of an episode. (It’s fine, that’s part of why libraries are awesome.) I bring this up because he just yelled “If you drive a Tesla, you’re not worth my time!” into the aether.
QUESTION: What’s going on with Susan Collins and the bribery scandal? But explain it to me like I’m five. ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽
The party never ends at the WH, as no expense will be spared at the latest lavish dinner since we are paying.
For the past 10+ years a demanding dog would wake me up at 6:30am and remind me to feed him and drive our son to school. Sadly the "dog alarm" is no longer with us. This morning the teen got up, made his own breakfast and drove himself to school. Phoebe is still sleeping. The house is silent.
Today's distraction, brought to you by, BAN NEWS OUTLETS from the WH press room. Sorry Donnie! We are NOT forgetting about the EPSTEIN FILES!
Actors, entertainment workers rally in Hollywood against Paramount-WBD merger deal share.google/n1jNn7H6Rhm8...
Actors, entertainment workers rally in Hollywood against Paramount-WBD merger deal
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In Another Instalment of: “Didn’t Age Well” 🤭
Happy Birthday! 🎉🎂 Mark Hamill 🎈🎁 @markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Scientists are going to study MAGAts for years to better understand pre-Neanderthal brains.
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I’m challenging him to a debate on Fox News — his safe space. I’ll go into the lion’s den. I know what I believe and I’m not afraid of hard questions. Ken has been running from accountability his whole life. It’s time to stop running.
Did I love seeing Erling Haaland 🇳🇴 beat Denmark 🇩🇰 for the first time since 1998? Since I'm Danish - no. But since Norway has been the underdog for 25 yrs: i.e. longer than Haaland has been alive... I say ⚽️✌🏻 Great game! Great rivalry between vikings. #UEFANationsLeague Norway 3-2 Denmark
Mitch McConnell 👀👀 He may not be dead yet, but this is clearly elder abuse.
Today's distraction, brought to you by, BAN NEWS OUTLETS from the WH press room. Sorry Donnie! We are NOT forgetting about the EPSTEIN FILES!
Christ almighty this is awful, very brave of him to come forward. #NUFC
Andy Carroll: Former England striker reveals he was sexually assaulted in 2021
Former England striker Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted in 2021, by a man who has subsequently been jailed for three years.
bbc.co.uk