I'm not going to be satisfied until I've got a video of Mitch McConnell doing clamshell exercises, in a pair of Lululemon dupe joggers, a Fancy Farm Picnic 1997 t-shirt, and a pair of Crocs. #wheresMitch #mitchmcconnell #fancyfarmpicnic #mutton
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Always listening for the heartbeat of a story to tell.
In @timemagazine.bsky.social today @debbiemillman.bsky.social wrote a fantastic essay about successful women aging publicly on their own terms and what it can mean for living a good life. time.com/article/2026...
What Octogenarian Pop Divas Show Us About a Life Well-Lived
Cher, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, and Dionne Warwick, all in their 80s, show us that conviction outlasts fashion, writes Debbie Millman.
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BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.
jentrification@jentrification.com · 4w agoTwo Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
Ten years ago, J. D. Vance called Trump “cultural heroin” in The Atlantic: “To every complex problem, he promises a simple solution … He never offers details for how these plans will work, because he can’t," Vance wrote of Trump. Read the piece:
Opioid of the Masses (From 2016)
To many, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s growing social and cultural crisis, and the eventual comedown will be harsh.
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When my pup knows where to look anticipating a response from Alexa is a sign we ask Alexa the time and weather too often. #dogsofbluesky #katharinehepburnthedog #alexa
The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority has filed suit to prevent the state from taking control of its board of commissioners, following a similar suit by the Metro Nashville Airport Authority.
Chattanooga airport board sues to stop state takeover • Tennessee Lookout
The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority has filed suit to prevent the state from taking control of its board of commissioners.
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ICE plans to sell or give away seven warehouses it bought for $700 million to detain migrants, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. The decision, a major reversal, is a rejection of a signature initiative under the previous homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem. trib.al/o5iUEu3
this is honestly an excellent celebratory and motivational speech from Mamdani at the Knicks parade. i'm ready to run through a wall, and i'm not even a Knicks fan
Bette Davis with Kim Carnes in 1981, not long after "Bette Davis Eyes" hit No.1 on the billboard charts.
Trump got called out on his lies? Time for his singnature move: a hissy fit
@wkrnnews2.bsky.social any chance you can move your weather scroll to the top of the screen? Grateful you're letting the people of Trigg County know there's a severe thunderstorm, but I can't see through Knicks score. 💙🧡
If you have an itch for the current playoffs narrative, I will share that the wonderful doc WINNING TIME: REGGIE MILLER VS. THE NEW YORK KNICKS is currently on Netflix, and it is among other things a very endearing look at Spike Lee’s fandom. If you’ve never seen it, treat yourself. Truly.
From @theathletic.com: Karl-Anthony Towns came up big for the New York Knicks in Game 1, and for not the first time, described feeling his late mother's presence as he played. nyti.ms/4aq0ppl
From @theathletic.com: So many tennis players travel with their pets that the French Open hired a dog concierge to look after them so that their owners can focus on performing at their peak. Ten dogs were given their own credential badges. nyti.ms/4e5cWj8
Martin Luther King, III has weighed into the Tennessee redistricting mess: "This is not just a political issue. It is a moral and civic one."
EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life.
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most momentous pieces of civil rights legislation, was passed almost 100 years after the 15th Amendment prohibited racial discrimination in voting after the Civil War. Here's what to know after the Supreme Court decision on Wednesday to weaken the act.
What to Know About the Voting Rights Act
The 1965 law was mean to address fundamental inequities in American life, and was one of the signal accomplishments of the civil rights movement.
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"To be included as a stop along the Civil Rights Trail helps to guarantee the histories, the stories, the music, the songs and the civil rights events that happened on and near historic Jefferson Street will not be forgotten,” said Lorenzo Washington of the Jefferson Street Sound Museum.
Two Nashville museums curating musical history added to Civil Rights Trail • Tennessee Lookout
The Jefferson Street Sound Museum and the Museum of Christian and Gospel Music in Nashville have been added to the Civil Rights Trail.
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A few new key announcements today: United Way has partnered with the Airbnb Foundation to enable free emergency stays to Nashvillians impacted by the storm. To access these accommodations call 211 or text your zip code to 898-211.
The biggest signal an American human can ever receive that they are deeply and profoundly fucking up is finding themselves as the bad guy in a Bruce Springsteen song.
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Singing through the bloody mist We’ll take our stand for this land And the stranger in our midst Directed by Thom Zimny Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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After 30 years, today is the last day to buy a MetroCard. @matteowong.bsky.social mourns an underrated technological marvel.
A Symbol of New York Is Gone
The MetroCard never got its due.
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Tatiana Schlossberg has passed away at 35. Please read this beautiful essay she published last month. It's one of the best things I've read in a long time. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.