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A morning at the grocery store for Helene’s survivors • NC Newsline One year after the worst storm in North Carolina history, the Foscoe Home Team's store remains a "safety net for the High Country."

One year after the worst storm in North Carolina history, this store and its team remain “a safety net for the High Country.” ncnewsline.com/2025/09/22/a... Story by @galenb.bsky.social #Helene #wnc #nc #ncpol

Every day at 9 a.m., Ukraine pauses for a minute of silence, honoring the countless lives lost to Russia’s invasion.

China welcomes 183 Brazil coffee sellers in wake of US tariffs China has approved 183 new Brazilian coffee companies to export products to the Chinese market, according to a social media post of the Chinese embassy in Brazil on Saturday.

China welcomes 183 Brazil coffee sellers in wake of US tariffs reut.rs/4mp1Ise

"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees

Today I learned that IBM had a Corporate Songbook. Here is a copy of the 1937 version of your interested
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Good advice. It's not outrageously technical, but it's very unforgiving. 👀

Russia pays young Ukrainians to be unwitting suicide bombers in shadow war Oleh, 19, was offered $1,000 for a paint attack on a police station – but the bag he was given contained a crude bomb Oleh found the job via a Telegram channel offering day work and side gigs. It sounded easy enough: he was to travel from his home in eastern Ukraine to the western city of Rivne, pick up a rucksack containing a paint canister and spray it outside the local police station. It would require nimble feet to flee the scene without being caught, but the money on offer – $1,000 – was good, fantastic even, for what amounted to a morning’s work for the 19-year-old. Continue reading...

Russia pays young Ukrainians to be unwitting suicide bombers in shadow war

When he put his hand on his shoulder 😭

Army bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels The Army is swearing in top tech executives from Meta, OpenAI and Palantir as senior officers to be part-time advisors.

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"sponsored by palantir" (no joke)

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco
#nokings

We have entered the "The police is saying that if the police is at your door you are not safe call the police immediately" stage of making America great again

#GetLiteratureDrunk
The Handmaid’s Ale

They wanted max cruelty. Shock and awe for the cameras. But all they did was traumatize a bunch of poor kids who’ll never forget it.

An L.A. mom, US citizen, watched as unmarked vehicles rolled up. Masked, heavily armed ICE agents, guns drawn. And Cosplay Kristi Noem right there playing warlord!

Just awful. Despicable. I'm sorry.

D.C. Air Traffic Controllers Given Day Off To Attend Military Parade

D.C. Air Traffic Controllers Given Day Off To Attend Military Parade

How El Salvador's government impeded a probe of MS-13 ProPublica uncovered a previously unreported request where federal agents spelled out their suspicions that Bukele might have diverted USAID funds to MS-13 as part of the secret deal.

"In a previously unreported development, federal agents came to suspect that Bukele and members of his inner circle had diverted US aid funds to the gang."

Read the whole investigation, republished from @propublica.org ⬇️

Take a minute.

This is beautiful.

This is so beautiful! And such a wonderful effort.

❤️

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

#booksky

Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals A federal judge says the Trump administration must give migrants sent to an El Salvador prison a chance to challenge their removals. U.S.

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must give migrants sent to an El Salvador prison a chance to challenge their removals.

I. Can't. Even.

Alberta surpasses 700 confirmed measles cases as new public alert issued in Edmonton EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services has issued a new public alert for measles exposure in Edmonton as confirmed cases across the province climb to 710.

EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services has issued a new public alert for measles exposure in Edmonton as confirmed cases across the province climb to 710.

Negotiations in Istanbul:
Russia: "you have no cards"
Ukraine: "you have no bombers"

And thus did your Prez father a meme.