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What are you reading? I'm currently reading "Ancestral Whispers, a Guide to Building Ancestral Veneration Practices", by Ben Stimpson.

My beautiful full Moon tonight!

two posts from threads first is from @camillecardonaa and says: I just found out that only 1.5% of Japan's population is Christian and I'm heartbroken. second is a reply from @orangedweller and says: Hi. Japan's homicide rate is 07% per 100K. United States homicide rate is 5.7% per 100K. Japan's unhoused population in 2024: 2,820. United States unhoused: 653,104. Japan also has one of the highest food security rates in the whole big world. Meanwhile, in the US, 18 million people are food insecure. Maybe this Sunday you can ask the Christians what their bible says about poor people and murder. Sorry bout your heart.

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BREAKING: Syria’s Assad has fled Damascus as rebels enter capital.

Here’s the takeaway.

Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.

His allies are alone.

This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.

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South Korea fought back an attempted coup, a CEO was assassinated, Syria overthrew a dictator.

The season finale of 2024 is popping OFF.

I'm once again asking for a show where a librarian, a bookseller, and a carpenter travel around helping people manage their out-of-control book collections. Discuss their sentimental value, their rarity, their histories, then build amazing book nooks and shelves and little libraries to organize them

In the past 24 hours, Joe Biden secured a ceasefire deal in Lebanon and deal that brought three wrongfully detained Americans home in advance of Thanksgiving.

That’s leadership.

These world leaders are not messing around. Catch up on all the latest news 👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/resistance...

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.
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There it is

God, make it so!

Every single member of congress has their own private bathroom. Regardless of your position, this is nothing but performance art.

I have never been prouder to be the owner of a Gibson electric guitar.

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O-ligarchs
G-rifting
E-veryone

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BREAKING:

House Speaker Mike Johnson announces that male Republicans neutered by Donald Trump may continue to use the men's bathrooms.

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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Both, please!

Yay! I can't wait to see it!

I don't know French but I know Lune, Fromage and Vert, so I can guess this is saying something like "the moon is made of green cheese". How close am I?

I've said this for years.

You have to tap on the comment to open it up and then you see comments.

The "Dept of Efficiency" is Monty Python level satire.

This Is Why You Did All That Spellwork This isn’t what we wanted, but it is what we prepared for. This is why we’ve been working magic regularly for the past several years, even if we didn’t have a need that was so great it required magic ...

This isn’t what we wanted, but it is what we prepared for. This is why we’ve been working magic regularly for the past several years, even if we didn’t have a need that was so great it required magic to fill. And so we’re ready.

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No, I didn't have any problems.