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DC's ABC affiliate is Sinclair's WJLA. If they don't agree to air Kimmel, it might be prudent to watch Colbert instead - perhaps let programming managers know you might like to decide what you want to watch in network content. mcdiehlmann@sbgtv.com is the email for WJLA programming. #kimmel #dmv

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Hey, guys. Guess what we’re not talking about any more.

‘Please Learn Math’: Newsom and Ted Cruz Trade Insults After Texan Flubs Jab at California Redistricting Threat Newsom vowed on Tuesday that he would go ahead and try to redraw California's congressional map after Trump and Texas Republicans ignored his deadline to back down.

I'm looking for the same F*ck YOU mentality Newsom has towards the MAGA maniacs from other Democrats and Independents. (just not Newsom) #growaspine www.mediaite.com/politics/ple...

What up Texas? What happened to your independence? You are letting a fascist dictate your future. That’s crazy. Grow a spine and reach out to your representatives.

NYC opens nation’s first publicly funded homeless shelter for trans people The 150 beds at Ace’s Place serve a population that is disproportionately likely to be without a permanent home, data shows.

New York City has opened what officials say is the nation’s first publicly funded homeless shelter dedicated to transgender and gender nonconforming people.

The Queens shelter, called Ace’s Place, offers 150 beds.

I guess it’s true, three wrongs do make an ult-right

Vintage '59 Fender Jazzmaster Sunburst W OHSC Owned by Danny Amis Los Straitjackets We are excited to present a great vintage example of an amazing Jazzmaster with the coolest of vibes. Up for sale is this 1959 Jazzmaster, with its own special story.  First, about the model itself......

Piece of guitar history for sale. www.truetonemusic.com/products/pre...

Media coalition sues to block enforcement of Tennessee police ‘buffer zone’ law It’s the third lawsuit RCFP attorneys have filed on behalf of media coalitions challenging the constitutionality of buffer zone laws.

In a federal lawsuit, seven news organizations argue that a new Tennessee law grants law enforcement officers limitless discretion to bar journalists and the public from reporting on protests and other newsworthy events. www.rcfp.org/tennessee-po...

BREAKING: French President Macron Files Lawsuit Against Candace Owens for Repeatedly Claiming His Wife Is a Man French President Emmanuel Macron has filed a lawsuit against far-right podcaster Candace Owens over her repeated claims that his wife is a man.

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French President Macron Files Lawsuit Against Candace Owens for Repeatedly Claiming His Wife Is a Man - clarelocke.com/wp-content/u...

Also check out history of Chiquita Brands International Inc. Formerly the United Fruit Company. Quite a sorted history #bananarepublic

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A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and o...

as recovery continues, more is learned about lack of city and county officials interest in putting in a warning system apnews.com/article/texa...

My heart hurts for the people of the hill country in Texas. I’ve had a special place in my heart for that area for decades. People know the challenges, but never have faced such extremes until now.

Remembering acclaimed public TV journalist Bill Moyers Bill Moyers, a legend in the world of journalism and a longtime member of the extended PBS family, died Thursday at the age of 91. Moyers was perhaps best known for his long-running programs and docum...

A fantastic journalist, rest well sir www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

If you silence free speech and trample the Constitution, you’re the lawless one.

“Just obeying orders” is not a defense.

YouTube video by K D Edward R. Murrow - A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy

Today’s political climate suggests rewatching this report from Edward R Murrow youtu.be/dMgoi9pBRwg?...

Kitchens Close to Avoid ICE at Steve Smith’s Broadway Bars Downtown kitchens shuttered over the weekend to avoid immigration agents in at least three locations owned by conservative restaurateur Steve Smith.

Pro-Trump Nashville Restaurateur Forced to Shutter Kitchens because of ICE raids www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

How I Made Google’s “Web” View My Default Search Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. You just need one URL parameter.

Does One Line Fix Google?: Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add "udm=14" to the search URL. tedium.co/2024/05/17/g...

These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.

HELP: reward websites for their content. Avoid JUST using Google's AI for your question. Make sure you click on the website that contributed to this answer below. Google AI yanks content from these sites and the site makes no money through pass through searches. People Create content. NOT AI

Lighting design nominations for Tony awards.

There is something wrong with this guy. Attacks church run colleges, medical journals and journalists. Clearly is not defending the constitution in my opinion. Something clearly wrong with this guy.

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Leica US price increase officially announced for May 1st - Leica Rumors The previously reported Leica price increase (see this and this post) resulting from the new tariffs introduced by President Trump is now officially announced and will take effect on May 1st. If you a...

Leica following other camera manufactures..
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Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? (Gift Article) An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.

Wow! Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” has been removed from the Naval Academy; “Mein Kampf” stays. So does “The Bell Curve,” which argues Black people are genetically less intelligent than white people; a critique of the book was pulled. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

This economy was fine until this tit for tat tariff bullshit started. Knock it off idiots.

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