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Without asylum:

Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist

Queen would have been without a front man

The other queen wouldn't have had a husband

Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea

And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc

For the first time in *years*, we’re having real conversations about leaving this country. Make no mistake, this is privilege, many cannot just up and leave. But I just cannot justify why I live in America anymore. We’re not wanted or safe. I’m not reactionary, but I think I’ve reached my limit.

Robert Redford wasn’t just a great actor. He used his profile to help others. From environmentalism, Native American rights, LGBTQ advocacy, and independent film, he cared deeply about people, and preserving their culture and world.

Opinion | This six-minute scene was one of Robert Redford's best His restraint as a reporter trying to nail down a story showed the heart of journalism.

This six-minute scene was one of Robert Redford's best www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Check this out, over 30 leading economists have joined calls for a wealth tax!
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That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists — and that they both individually wield such massive power — is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.

AOC: “The girls are fighting, aren’t they?”

Sign the petition: don’t cut taxes for US tech giants! Trump’s threatening to raise tariffs for UK businesses and Keir Starmer is offering to cut taxes for US tech billionaires. Europe is fighting back - why isn’t the UK? Join me in calling on Keir Starme...

Unbelievable. Rachel Reeves is thinking about cutting a tax on US tech giants to appease Trump and his band of billionaires. If anything we should be taxing them more - not less! Agree? Sign today: 38d.gs/techgiantsta...

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

Spotted in Canada…

Some federal workers are going back to work.

The USDA has been ordered to temporarily give over 5,000 workers their jobs back.

Dozens of CDC scientists have been reinstated after being illegally fired.

The National Science Foundation has rehired half of the workers it fired.

Clip is here, for those so inclined:
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Agent Cooper (Kyle McLachlan) giving a thumbs up, with lines of text over photo: you are a valuable human being keep doing your best good work i like your outfit you should probably have some coffee i love you

#DavidBowie

euphoric photo of dolphins jumping under a rainbow

this is how it feels to reach 30 MILLION users!!!

WOW!! The number of @bsky.app users just hit the 30 MILLION milestone!! 👏

LETS KEEP GOING!

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Have we ever considered…

That maybe fact checkers feel left leaning

…because the left aligns itself more with fact?

Sounds like a plan

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Goodbye to Twitter. Good riddance to X. "Once a hub for news, debate, and connection, Twitter has devolved into a cesspit of hate and chaos. Today, I’m sending my final tweet."

"Once a hub for news, debate, and connection, Twitter has devolved into a cesspit of hate and chaos. Today, I’m sending my final tweet."

I love it ❤️ Need me some Severance 📺 Funko Pops

A fan-art of the TV show Severance. 8 characters are drawn in chibi-style on a green background, the names of their work department is written under them.

Welcome to Lumon! 🖥️🔌💧
Mark, Helly, Dylan, Irving, Seth, Harmony, Burt & Ms Casey. #severance #severanceappletv #fanart

‘Severance’ Season 2: Britt Lower Returns as Helly R. in Apple TV+ Series In the three years since her breakout role in the fantastical series, she ran off to join the circus — twice. Season 2 may raise her profile even more. What’s next?

🙌 Britt Lower 🙌

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The time we put Tramell on a dolly to make him float away from the camera which was on a dolly too…

#Severance