Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳
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If you crave a story that will unsettle and electrify you, and make you question what seemingly ordinary people are capable of, pick up this dark thriller. www.amazon.com/Catch-Brothe... #darkthriller #psychologicalthriller books2read.com/u/4jzZ7o
DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote against justice for Epstein survivors.
These signs should be on every hiking trail in Oregon and across the US .
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I did it! I beat second sock syndrome! Now we just have to wait until it stops being too hot to wear wool & mohair socks #knitsky
Lord of the Rings Online reveals its ambitious Wolves of Mordor expansion with two new systems
Lord of the Rings Online reveals its ambitious Wolves of Mordor expansion with two new systems
In the last developer letter, Standing Stone Games promised to reveal Lord of the Rings Online's 2026 expansion at Gen Con, and so it came to pass that The Wolves of Mordor was announced this past…
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For #AUGUST 1975 ‘Galadriel’ Tim Kirk (b. 1947) *The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1975* (Ballantine Books 1974) for August. #JRRTolkien #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TimKirk #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Galadriel
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New blog post: Two powerful graphic novels about genocide by @artsypabster.bsky.social and @nadinetakvorian.bsky.social. #booksky #graphicnovels www.lisayelon.com/blog/reveali...
Uncovering History through Graphic Novels — Lisa Yelon
History should not stay hidden; these books share truths, no matter how painful.
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L&L began as a dare. They were investigating the nearby Priory Mansion because of gossip... "The Mystery of Priory Mansion" Book 1 of L&L Investigates by @nathaliemlromer books2read.com/MysteryPrior... #sleuth #nathaliemlromer
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Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.
Today is the birthday of cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911-Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was read nationally in the US. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger. Patty Jo became a toy doll.
This might not be a popular opinion, but I think it's perfectly fine to walk through gnarled doors that materialize in the basement overnight. Sometimes there are just snacks in there.
Breathtaking courage and determination. Well deserved honor! Michael J. Fox will receive one of the Television Academy’s biggest honors, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, at this year’s Emmys “in recognition of his transformative contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy.”
Michael J Fox To Get Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
Michael J. Fox has been tapped to receive one of the Television Academy's biggest honors, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, at this year's Emmy Awards.
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Judge Esther Salas: I can’t remember a time when we had leaders literally calling us monsters and criminals, which, unfortunately, we’ve been called by the leader of this country.
Craving a tale that will unnerve and electrify you—and force you to rethink what seemingly ordinary people can do? Pick up this dark, psychological thriller: www.amazon.com/Catch-Brothe... #darkthriller #psychologicalthriller books2read.com/u/4jzZ7o
My dad grew some chillies this year, and dried them into flakes. He knows I love hot food, and told me they have "a bit of a kick". I tried some yesterday, and have since been unable to blink in unison, for fuck's sake.
When Barack Obama sat down with former NBA player Matt Barnes, a biracial American with Black and Italian heritage, their conversation turned to questions of identity. In a June interview, Barnes asked Obama whether there was a moment when he realized that, (cont.) www.theroot.com/obama-s-answ...
In 1944, MN teenager Jeanne Gibson went to work in the Seattle shipyards welding destroyers for the Allies. She then moved to Juneau and joined the Army Transportation Corps supplying ships in the Pacific. She later got a Master’s and her pilots license. RIP, hero. 🫡 www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
He was targeted by the feds at 18. Now at 43, he's back in the government's crosshairs—for helping his neighbors fight ICE.
This programmer wants to use your phone to fight ICE
Sherman Austin's text alerts are powering community defense.
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No one told me how much math was involved in being an author and I regret all my choices now. 😭
As today is support day for me, I can't help but think that my now late wife was as appalled as I am that they continue to protect the child rapists and killers that are in the Epstein files! #darkthriller #psychologicalthriller #coverup www.amazon.com/Innocent-Chi... books2read.com/the-innocent
Seattle, stopover for the 2026 Intertribal Canoe Journey: Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch. 80-over 100 ocean-going cedar canoes arrived from across the PNW: Alaska, BC & the Olympic Peninsula. As a Native Hawaiian, it was an honor to witness a sacred Native American living ceremony.