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Went to #Costco for sweetener & gas. Basically bought everything I sampled. Tortilla-crusted Tilapia was definitely not on my shopping list, but in the store, it was quite tasty. Still obsessing about the hand truck I did not buy & wondering whether the 2 times I needed it year justify a purchase.

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Looking for a good book club? Join me for this one! It's virtual and this month, we have an interesting read that challenges long held beliefs about racial segregation in the U.S. It should be a fascinating discussion! Learn more and sign up at the link. social.redwine.blue/s/G38ZTI9A

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Looking for a good book club? Join me for this one! It's virtual and this month, we have an interesting read that challenges long held beliefs about racial segregation in the U.S. It should be a fascinating discussion! Learn more and sign up at the link. social.redwine.blue/s/G38ZTI9A

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Are you looking for a way to take positive action in the midst of everything so heavy? Join me for this virtual Social Bank to spread positivity on Instagram. Red Wine & Blue will give us everything we need. You don't have to be a mom, you just have to want to do good! social.redwine.blue/s/YztrXl0w

‘Snapshots’ of history: How the first stamps changed communication in the U.S. Chief curator of philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum Daniel Piazza talks about the significance of the first stamps issued by the federal government.

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I had planned to not renew my @newyorker.com subscription & was slightly irritated when it auto-renewed (note to self: check settings 4 all subscriptions), but being able to read this in-depth reporting made it all worthwhile. Bravo @newyorker.com & Bravo Dexter Filkins for the spectacular analysis.

I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal. One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.

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How recall of career diplomats fits into Trump's foreign policy shift In an unusual move, the Trump administration is recalling the ambassadors from nearly 30 countries around the world. William Brangham discussed this move with John Dinkelman, president of the American...

Preach. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Opinion | What we can learn from the senator who nearly died for democracy The brutal caning of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 shows the difference between courage and concession.

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Seeing #Sinners for the 2nd time only made me want to see it yet again. Still grimaced when I heard the hard T at the end of #griot but loved every moment of this spectacular piece of art.

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Saw #Sinners in #IMAX at #Smithsonian's #Udvar-Hazy Center & loved, loved, loved the 📽️. Ready to see it again because I know there are elements I missed. Bravo Ryan Coogler. But did anyone else hear #griot pronounced w/ the "t" & have their brain short-circuit? Are there alternate pronunciations? 🍿

One aid worker’s fight to honor USAID’s legacy USAID has been dismantled. But for Shawn Siochain, that doesn't mean its impact should be erased.

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Meet the conservationist saving gorillas in Uganda’s ‘impenetrable forest’ | CNN As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years working to restore Uganda’s mountain gorilla population, which until recently, was critically endangered. Thanks to her pu...

Going gorilla-trekking with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka during my time in Uganda was an experience I'll never forget. Being able to call Dr. Gladys my friend is the true honor. 🦍https://www.cnn.com/world/africa/uganda-gorilla-conservation-gladys-kalema-zikusoka-cte