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Trump Plans to Open Almost All of US Coast to Offshore Drilling The Trump administration is readying a proposal to open almost all US coastal waters to new offshore oil drilling despite opposition from state governors and the president’s previous efforts to close ...

This is going to be in the news the next few days. Here's a gift link to read about it.
#OffshoreDrilling #drilling

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman's fundraising woes continue • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The Democrat posts lowest quarter since declaring bid for U.S. Senate in 2021

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s third quarter haul is his lowest fundraising total over a three-month stretch since he announced his candidacy for the office in February 2021. Here’s my story breaking down Fetterman’s Q3 finance report. penncapital-star.com/campaigns-el...

Trump Is Demolishing the White House’s East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom

Not just the facade. Now it's the entire East Wing. Someone put the Kinks' "Come Dancing" on the turntable.

This kid straight up needs to be admitted to Auburn University. He's ready for Auburn football.

Brandon Graham is out of retirement and back with the Eagles, seeking a 3rd Super Bowl Brandon Graham has come out of retirement to rejoin the Philadelphia Eagles. The 37-year-old defensive end initially retired after helping the Eagles win the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs.

HELL YEAH!
#GoBirds #FlyEaglesFly

Freedom Means Something, by Dead Pioneers track by Dead Pioneers

Always here for new Dead Pioneers. Always.

Adam Driver on Jarmusch, 'Star Wars' and putting filmmakers first In an interview with The Associated Press, Adam Driver says he developed a Kylo Ren “Star Wars” movie that would have been directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Adam Driver to AP: "“I always was interested in doing another #StarWars.' I had been talking about doing another one since 2021. Kathleen (Kennedy) had reached out. I always said: With a great director and a great story, I’d be there in a second. I loved that character and loved playing him.”

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

For a moment, I thought the British were back in DC, but it turns out the threat is inside the house. Gift link to The Washington Post's dispatch here: wapo.st/4hqBNiU

Everyone, the bifurcated economy is growing.

May just have to reshare on a weekly basis:
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It’s striking how many local governments, school boards, and small businesses post official statements to Facebook or Instagram and nowhere else, occasionally with restrictions that mean you have to have an account and log in to read them.

An actual SEC win would be even bigger. Maybe he can find a way to correlate the two.

If only there was a way to generate such support, like not losing four SEC games to start the season for three consecutive seasons.

Or maybe being good at your roughly $6.5 million a year job.

Truly an unfathomable mystery. We may never know.

Running a Local Paper? In This Economy?

Some of you will find this of interest. Some of you won't. A community that's informed is a community that has a better chance of thriving or, at the very least, surviving.
#Maine #Journalism #News

Amazon cloud computing outage knocks out Zoom, Roblox and many other online services An Amazon Web Services outage is causing major disruptions around the world. Users reported problems on sites, including Roblox, Snapchat and Zoom.

BREAKING: Major Amazon Web Services outage disrupts online services around the world.

Fly, Eagles, fly! (Whew.)

Florida fires coach Billy Napier after four-year run that ends with a 22-23 record Florida fired coach Billy Napier a day after an error-filled win against Mississippi State. Athletic director Scott Stricklin made the move following a 23-21 victory that looked like it was going to be gut-wrenching loss until defensive tackle Michai Boireau picked off a pass with 21 seconds remaini

Florida fired coach Billy Napier a day after an error-filled win against Mississippi State.

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Ohio State was the only team to hold its spot, remaining No. 1 for an eighth straight week, but the rest of the poll got a makeover after nine ranked teams lost, including four in the top 10.

See where top teams land.

Weeks? We do it in decades. 🪦

Hiring graphic for Stars and Stripes

We are hiring!! 🌟 Stars and Stripes, the editorially independent daily newspaper and website covering the U.S. military worldwide, is hiring a quality REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER at Stars and Stripes Pacific, Camp Humphreys, Pyongtaek, South Korea.

Prince Andrew Surrenders Duke of York Title

York is plunged into chaos.

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Indiana announces new 8-year contract with coach Curt Cignetti worth nearly $93 million Indiana has announced a new eight-year contract with coach Curt Cignetti worth at least $92.8 million.

Indiana announced a new eight-year contract with coach Curt Cignetti worth at least $92.8 million, rewarding him for pushing the Hoosiers into national championship contention in just two seasons.

Army accelerates development of new tank, drawing lessons from Ukraine war The M1E3 tank is designed to be lighter, faster and more survivable. Four prototypes are expected by next year to be deployed.

The U.S. Army is fast-tracking a new main battle tank, the M1E3, designed to be lighter, faster and more survivable — reflecting lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

They're selling regular index cards, but because they call them "analog cards" it's $100.

Half of Americans polled consider buying a gun out of fear - AOAV Mass shootings are fuelling a culture of insecurity and self-defence

Half of respondents said that news of mass shootings had made them consider buying a gun:

Jim Crow is returning.

The Stretch 4: Welcome to a new era of Auburn basketball New head coach, new roster, even new uniforms — the Tigers showed at SEC Media Days they're ready to show they've still got it.

here are 3,500+ words from Auburn basketball's morning at SEC Media Days:

- Tahaad Pettiford stayed at Auburn to lead Auburn
- Keyshawn Hall has absolutely no shortage of confidence
- KeShawn Murphy is finally what he wants to be
- what we heard from Steven Pearl and his players

The image is a graphic featuring Aubie, Auburn University's mascot, and denoting its annual "Hey Day" tradition that celebrates Auburn students, faculty and staff always saying "Hey!" to each other on campus and around the world, along with "War Eagle!" (We're really big into doing the latter. Seriously.)

Hey, y'all!
#WDE

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇