Sen. Cory Booker breaks Senate record for longest floor speech set by Strom Thurmond in 1957 | CNN Politics Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest floor speech in modern Senate history, surpassing the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 24 hour and 18-minute speech in 1957.

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01.04.2025 23:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How to Avoid News Burnout and Outrage Fatigue Outrage fatigue can wear us down—but we can take care of ourselves in an onslaught of overwhelming news.

Given the recent times, this discussion on outrage fatigue may be helpful to you…

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06.02.2025 17:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Radon

Looks like we picked the wrong solar system to set up shop…

xkcd.com/3037

25.01.2025 14:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trump's swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold

#because_hell_hath_frozen_over

17.01.2025 17:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Listening to the previous piece requires patience, as each minute of the song is aligned with each day of the uncontrolled wildfire, but well worth the listen. For more about this innovative artist’s more musical folk works on guitar, check out this story, which includes samples of his music.

12.01.2025 15:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

With the current Los Angeles wildfires, I'm sharing a work by Virginian folk guitarist, Daniel Bachman. In 2023, he documented the Quaker Run Wildfire over 25 days, creating a brilliant, visceral composition. Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR6C... My next post has more about his work.

12.01.2025 15:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looking forward to the mashup of Brahms and Radiohead that the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has cooked us for tonight.

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For your consideration...

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