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British TV Station to Air Marathon of Trump's Lies as He Visits UK British station Channel 4 will broadcast a marathon of Donald Trump's lies during the president's planned state visit with King Charles III.

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States for $600:

“This state has the fewest natural lakes.”

In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.

A black and blue butterfly with white spots on it's body and an arch of orange dots on it's wing, stansd in front or a yellow butterfly with black tiger stripes.

Pipevine Swallowtail and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail puddling on a hot summer day.
#butterflies #nature #photography

"I asked Grok"

"I asked ChatGPT"

I asked Dr. Robotnik if he needed any help and he told me

Article excerpt: When police used stun batons to hit garment workers seeking a $14 monthly raise from a Nike factory in Cambodia in 2013, reportedly leading one pregnant woman to miscarry, Nike said it was “deeply concerned.” The following year, when Cambodian police opened fire and killed four garment workers during widespread demonstrations over low wages, Nike and other brands sent the government a letter expressing “grave concern.”

Despite repeatedly raising concerns about labor rights, Nike has grown its presence in Cambodia from about 16,000 factory workers in May 2013 to more than 57,000 as of March.

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MOVE bombing 40 years later: A day of reflection and remembrance Forty years ago today, city officials made the unconscionable decision to bomb its own people.

40 years ago on this date, police dropped a bomb on a West Philadelphia neighborhood

“Roll that beautiful bean footage.”

Extremely Bare-Bones $20,000 Electric Pickup Truck Doesn't Even Have a Radio A Michigan-based startup called Slate Auto has shown off an extremely affordable, all-electric pickup truck.

Still more durable than a Cybertruck.

Trump approval rating dips; many wary of his wielding of power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds President Donald Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his efforts to broaden his power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday found.

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@ncaa #ncaamarchmadness

Trump Was Reading Notes for His Tesla Sales Pitch and a Photographer Got a Shot of Them A photo clearly shows Donald Trump's speech notes, which read like a blatant sales pitch for Elon Musk's Tesla.

The President of the United States: "Teslas can be purchased as low as $299/month or $35k."

You got it!!

Issa Rae, Shonda Rhimes withdraw from Kennedy Center amid Trump takeover The “Scandal” creator has resigned from the Kennedy Center board, while the “Insecure” creator canceled her sold-out event.

Issa Rae just canceled her sold-out event and Shonda Rhimes resigned from the board amid Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center

Headline: One of Elon Musk's DOGE Boys Was Fired by Previous Job for Leaking Company Secrets Photo of Edward Coristine, also known by the online moniker "Big Balls"

"Every hour new disturbing details emerge." futurism.com/elon-musk-do...

How Empire and Environmental Destruction Go Hand-In-Hand “The Burning Earth” examines over 800 years of history to demonstrate how violence against people and the planet are one and the same.

The book “The Burning Earth” covers 800 years of history to explain how we arrived at the current environmental crisis.

Beyoncé extends her record as the most-awarded artist in #GRAMMYs  history with 35 wins.

Why Bill and Crissy Haslam, Candace Parker and others put in WNBA bid for Nashville team Bill Haslam, Candace Parker, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have bid for a WNBA franchise. Here's why they want to bring women's basketball to Nashville.

A star-studded ownership group has submitted a bid for a WNBA expansion team in Nashville — the Tennessee Summitt

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Air Force reverses decision to pull course with Tuskegee Airmen following backlash The Tuskegee Airmen were the country’s first all-Black military airmen who fought during World War II.

UPDATE: The Air Force has reversed its decision to remove courses with videos relating to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen following backlash.

An owl stares into the camera from atop a family’s Christmas tree

An owl perched on top of a Christmas tree inside a Virginia home

A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top www.wusa9.com/article/life...

Sign me up! One sip tho 😅

Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas in Christmastown

Why does Friday the 13th during December kinda feel like

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A white Kansas detective accused of preying on Black women for decades faces trial A white Kansas City, Kansas, police detective who is accused of sexually assaulting Black women and girls and terrorizing those who tried to fight back is facing trial this week.

The federal trial of Kansas police detective Roger Golubski, accused of sexually assaulting Black women & girls in poor neighborhoods and terrorizing those who fought back, is set to begin this week

Collage of Billy Ray Cyrus and Beyoncé.

Billy Ray Cyrus Instagram post.

Billy Ray Cyrus says Beyoncé was snubbed at the CMA Awards:

“I was surprised to see Beyoncé wasn’t nominated??? Her album was brilliant... her single ruled. But she knows that. She doesn’t need a trophy from the CMA... or permission .... or approval from any of their judges.”

One of the things I always notice about book recs during times like these is that they leave out some critical books by and for bw. IMO, your analysis is incomplete if your rec doesn’t include :

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