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A news.com.au article headline reads: “Country music star dead at 59 after mysterious illness and arrest.” Below the headline is a large photo of country musician Todd Snider smiling, with a beard and long hair, wearing a brown hat and tank top. He’s lit by blue and pink stage lights while performing on stage, with the background softly blurred.

"Country music star Todd Snider, known for his alt-country hits like Alright Guy and Just Like Old Times, has died following a battle with a mysterious illness. He was 59."

Source: www.news.com.au/entertainmen...

UPDATE: Person infected with bird flu in Washington state has H5N5. It's the first time H5N5 has been found in a human

The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.

The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.

🎯

Indiana won't redraw congressional maps due to lack of votes in Senate Indiana Senate will not redraw congressional maps due to lack of votes, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced.

NEW: Indiana will NOT redistrict. They don’t have the votes. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...

By tern @1goodtern

So... this young woman is very excited, because she has been told by a neurologist that she has FND not Long Covid... because her symptoms started two months after her covid infection.

Doctors are so whack.

Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...

A tweet from Roy Doorenspleet (@DoorenspleetR) reads: “Someone told me if 400,000 papers documenting the harms of COVID won’t convince anyone, then 500,000 won’t either. This is a sad situation.” He links to the LitCovid database and notes there are currently 472,000 publications. A LitCovid preview card with an illustrated virus icon appears below. The tweet timestamp shows November 13, 2025, with 17.9K views.

Almost 500k studies showing COVID causes lasting damage… if that doesn’t convince anyone, nothing will.

Source: x.com/Doorenspleet...

Two true things.

1. Marjorie is crazy and has no greater ambition than self-promotion.
2. She has a keen understanding of where the Republican base is, and moves there before her other colleagues do.

(1) is why I don’t trust her. (2) is why Trump is scared of her.

The Precedent is Dead: We have to recognize the realities of our situation. Bottom Line Up Front: You can't bring a strongly worded letter to a knife fight.

“They've brought a gun to a knife fight and made it illegal to fight back. You don't beat authoritarians by playing by rules they've abandoned while they consolidate power.”

Apparently, rich people like to live in places that don’t suck, even if it costs them a little extra scratch.

Great idea!!

A pair of posts on X from the user @1goodtern. The first post lists explanations given each year for high flu levels: 2022: “There’s so much flu because you didn’t catch it last year.” 2023: “There is so much flu because the season started earlier than expected.” 2024: “There is so much flu because circulation patterns are unusual this year.” 2025: “There is so much flu because it is a worse strain.” The second post is tern’s reply, which reads: “Perhaps there’s so much flu now because Covid infections make people vulnerable to flu.”

Tern makes a good point — years of COVID infections have weakened immunity for many, which could explain why recent flu seasons are hitting harder than before.

Tern’s reply: "Perhaps there's so much flu now because Covid infections make people vulnerable to flu."

Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...

YouTube video by Briarcliff Entertainment GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE | Teaser Trailer | February 13 - Only in Theaters

A man I love in a time travel film where he saves the future from evil Al?
Hell yes.
youtu.be/CaSxNAZUKsM?...

The Moment

Leaves spiral downward;
the lesson of sakura -
Ev'rywhere I look.

#poetry #Haiku

Nature is confused. Usually this blooms in Spring.

And just like that… the GOP’s dirty deal is passed. This is why I voted no. The fight continues.

Whatever you do, don’t show him this text from Assange to Don Jr in 2016.

You caved. I'm beyond disappointed in you. Selfish.

BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.

pro tip: innocent people don't work this hard to keep the files that prove their innocence a secret

If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath.

“I don’t think that’s appropriate at all.”

REPUBLICAN @RepGregSteube opposed the funding bill because @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn and others snuck in a provision to hand themselves millions of taxpayer dollars. #MarshaMoneyGrab 💰

Trump spent his first Thanksgiving after getting elected President with Jeffrey Epstein. 2017.

Mike Johnson refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 7 weeks after she won her election by about 40 points. Mitch McConnell refused to give Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even a hearing for most of a year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked all military nominations for 10 months /

Just to be clear, a Utah judge didn’t throw out the GOP’s biased new map because of a “partisan opinion.” Utah voters approved redistricting standards. The GOP ignored them. The map violated the voter-approved rules, that’s why it was rejected.

Voters > politicians.

I guarantee you that Jeffrey Epstein sold Melania to Donald Trump

Northern lights through trees

Northern lights through trees

Northern lights through trees

PA FOLKS LOOK OUTSIDE !!

Always feel so blessed to see a celestial event 🌌

Sorry to be this person but because it reinforces the point: if you lose 1 of every 4 birds that means there should be 33% more birds than currently

Also there should be almost 30% more butterflies in order to bring their population up to the level they were in *2000*

Nancy Mace on why Nancy Mace isn't a woman.

Breaking: Mike Johnson just announced that he'll swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday at 4pm ET.