Lee Ann Thill, PhD

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79 The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died

Sad news. I always really liked her.
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Bari Weiss to be named top editor at CBS News Paramount Skydance will acquire the journalist’s publication, the Free Press, which she started after quitting the New York Times in 2020.

Barf to this. Walter Cronkite must be rolling in his grave. Fun fact: I went to the same middle school as him for 6th grade.
Bari Weiss to be named top editor at CBS News

Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats.

The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit

That's what I most wanted to share – how generous with his time he was, his recognition of the need to contact me as soon as he had results, and how kind he was. AC Health Dept doesn't appear to be on Bluesky, but nonetheless, kudos to them. 4/4

The Atlantic County Health Dept just called to tell me the results were neg, which is a relief. But I have to tell you the person who called was so kind. He asked about Candy and seemed genuinely touched, and he thanked me for efforts to help feral cats. 3/

While treating her, I tried to give her a bit of food with medicine, and she chomped on my finger, giving me a puncture. She'd been too young for a rabies vax, so the ER had to send her to the state (NJ) to be tested. No indication she had rabies, but waiting for results has made my anxiety soar. 2/

Black and white kitten lying down and looking at the camara

We rescued a 6w old kitten 2w ago, she walked out of the woods after we trapped her mom to get her spayed. Candy was sick within days. Through the week, we went to urgent care, our reg vet, and finally the ER. She was too sick to be saved. 1/

The presidency has been very good for Trump's finances. From Axios:

I'm old enough to remember when Tylenol was removed from shelves because of product tampering. Now we get to find out which is more poisonous – Lump and that quack RFK Jr. or cyanide.

Guessing the higher-ups at Kenvue, manufacturer of Tylenol, are sorry they voted for him. Because you know they did since everyone knows someone who plays a businessman on TV is GoOd FoR BuSiNeSs

They are literally canceling culture

“Debate Me” culture is not organic, endemic, or apolitical. This mode of high jacking discourse is and has been central to a 30-year conservative training program that has produced untold numbers of people to do this for every reason but “civil discourse”

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

DeSantis Declares War on Woke Sidewalk Chalk He says it’s about safety, and if you believe that…

Still waiting for a hurricane to wash DeSanctimonous out to sea. This alone warrants it because it's that gross.

Frankenstein – the creation, not the doctor – was vegetarian. I really hope there's some reference to that, even if it's oblique. That would be the cherry on the oat milk ice cream sundae for me.

Don't forget vegetarian

Four journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital, say health officials Deaths take the number of Palestinian journalists killed in the conflict since 7 October 2023 to at least 192

"192 Palestinian journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)...The CPJ said in August that Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza was 'a deliberate and systematic attempt to cover up Israel’s actions'."

Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko) holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second

John Turek running against Joni Ernst in IA substack.com/@adamparkhom...

Considering Alito referenced 17th century English law to justify ending abortion rights, this sounds fair. Tit for tat for that shriveled sanctimonious sycophant and his co-conspirarators

The NWS is soliciting comments through January 26, 2026, on the potential utility of Bluesky in the NWS mission. Bluesky is a social media platform that can provide a way for the NWS to share posts providing additional information that is complementary to official NWS products and outreach information. For a limited time, NWS will be engaging in a prototype activity to examine the potential utility of this social media platform to support operations. This prototype effort will utilize a national NWS Bluesky account, with posts being publicly visible via the following NWS Bluesky account page: https://bsky.app/profile/nws.noaa.gov . Additional information on the prototype use of Bluesky can be found at the following link: https://nsdesk.servicenowservices.com/api/g_noa/nwspc/res2/d664da9797aa62 148881bb7de053af4f The prototype period will last approximately through January 26, 2026. Based on the findings, NWS will determine whether to continue to pursue use of Bluesky at field offices. If NWS decides to pursue use of Bluesky and offer this service on a more consistent basis, another Public Information Notice announcing an experimental implementation date will be sent. Bluesky content and response to real-time comments will be provided on a time-available basis. Users should not rely on this service as the primary means of receiving NWS information about hazardous weather conditions. Users should tune to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) or local/national media sources for the latest critical information. NWS alerts and warnings are also available on the official NWS website:

The NWS is doing a test run of using Bluesky.

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We live in a woodsy area in NJ. Probably 90% of ticks we or the dogs get are Lone Star. "Luckily" I've developed an allergy so tick bites itch and I find them right away. Even after removal though, I'm itchy for days. Bad itchy, no meds help, only ice packs.

Stephen Colbert's late-night show on CBS to end in May 2026 "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on CBS will end in May 2026 after the upcoming broadcast season, the network said on Thursday.

What a bunch of greedy cowards at CBS. Pathetic.

Concentration Camp Labor Cannot Become Normal

"... detained people will be offered back to the companies for which they were just working. Their stay in the concentration camp will be presented as a purge or a legalization for which companies should be grateful. Trump has already said that this is the idea, calling it 'owner responsibility.'"

Sad that I think international participants & attendees would be at higher risk than those who went to the 1936 Olympics, but I never looked into it. Did Germany refuse entry, detain & deport people who were going to the Olympics?

Nancy Mace via Twitter: https://x.com/NancyMace/status/1940825505504313450 Did Hakeem Jeffries just say the Declaration of Independence reads like an INDICTMENT? Did I hear that right? 1:30 PM · Jul 3, 2025

She has not read the Declaration of Independence.

ICYM: Eight-foot-tall ‘Dictator Approved’ sculpture appears on National Mall

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Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’ When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

Ok, that checks.

as many have already pointed out more eloquently than i, there is nothing more politically expedient for a dictator than a war

at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans