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There are still some great #Nazgul, #Gandalf, and #Frodo cels left at our eBay shop. Get your original #lotr production #art autographed by RB!

www.ebay.com/str/bakshian...

The 'Mona Lisa' is returned to the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, after being missing for two years, 1914.

#paintings #art #museum #oldtimes

I’m not putting anyone on a pedestal but at every opportunity to be a shithead who throws marginalized people under a bus this man chooses the opposite and he’s wildly popular because of it and I don’t understand what about that isn’t clicking for other dems

Who could it be?

Trippy and cool!

How Well Is Congestion Pricing Doing? Very. One hundred days in, honking is down; bus speeds are up.

Some stats from 100 days in on congestion pricing:
- Complaints about car-honking are down 70%
- The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48%
- 6 million fewer cars
- Half as many traffic-related injuries
- 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year

I enjoy this feed; it relaxes me. 😊

Parents of Students with Disabilities: Don’t Gut Federal Funding | NEA Millions of parents fear disruptions and loss of critical services if the funding and oversight of the Department of Education is shut down.

Did you know that one of the main roles of the U.S. Department of Education is to supplement state resources for the 7.5 million students with disabilities? Read about Jackson from Ohio: www.nea.org/nea-today/al...

#ProtectOurKids

Yes. I still believe in this day, do you?! #FightRacism 👊

Bring Back Joy Reid! MSNBC has canceled “The ReidOut” starring Joy Reid—a move that other network hosts like Rachel Maddow are calling a “bad mistake.” Reid has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, and her departure from ...

We need MSNBC to know that viewers demand Joy Reid’s commentary and expertise. Add your name to the petition NOW! sign.moveon.org/petitions/br...

aclusc.org/defend-dei "Defend diversity equity & inclusion." A bundle of lavender on red bricks.

H. 3927 would attack programs promoting diversity, equity, & inclusion. It would direct state agencies to pressure private companies and organizations to abandon their commitments to DEI.

Defend DEI. Write to your state representative today. action.aclu.org/send-message...

If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.

I love Reddit cuz you can follow a Bigfoot subreddit where someone asks “Can Bigfoots get human diseases?” and responses range everywhere from “yes but they’re better off because they don’t get vaccinated” to “actually the plural of Bigfoot is Bigfeet” to “the Bigfoot i saw definitely had the flu.”

Insurance company halts plan to put time limits on coverage for anesthesia during surgery | CNN After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount time it would cover anesthesia used in surgeries and procedures. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shiel...

Facing criticism, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said it will not proceed with a policy to put time limits on coverage for anesthesia during surgery.

It’s me, @mariabamford.bsky.social I’ve just left Twitter. I’m a comedian and had used Twitter to connect with fans and other comedians. I’m not sure how to let people know I’m here. Ha-ha.

Just a reminder to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE use the alt text when posting pix. This helps visually impaired folks, but also anyone if there is something in the photo that not everyone will get (like movie stills or pix of people who could be identified, for example).

House decorated with like to look like Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon cover

It’s beautiful

Six decades later, Star Trek may still be the only franchise based on the ideas that diversity is strength, justice is the measure of civilization, bounty is to be shared, peace is worth the price, and all these things can be achieved.

We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.

Are scientists even working on telekinesis?!

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing. Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.

They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.

The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

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Pick Your Top 10! - Comedy Bang Bang World

I forgot to mention it in today’s ep, but voting for the Comedy Bang Bang Best Ofs is now open! Pick ten (10) of your faves and raves

www.comedybangbangworld.com/vote/

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Someone referred to it as the Fall of the Broman Empire.

My superpower is I can tell whenever the coffee cups in a tv show are empty. Law & Order hasn’t seen a wet cup in 30 years.