Patricia Blommel Smith

How studying evolution in college made one creationist reevaluate her beliefs When Ella al-Shamahi went to college, she thought she'd be able to prove Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong. Instead, she was convinced the science was right.

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What he said Part 2: 💯 🎯

What Happens after Young Victims Testify? For Most Kids, Not Enough They face the trauma of abuse, then the trauma of the courtroom. A new program wants to fix that

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Misty Copeland A Reason To Smile

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Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says Democratic lawmakers and various advocacy groups have been calling on the administration to use a contingency fund to provide partial benefits into November

Trump administration won’t tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says

Zadie Smith on Optimism and Despair “Progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated and reimagined if it is to survive.”

“Progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated and reimagined if it is to survive.”

An immensely timely forgotten treasure from Zadie Smith, who turns 50 today: www.themarginalian.org/2018/02/08/z...

Here is a spell against forgetting why we are here. Available as a print at bit.ly/hummingbird-.... See more bird divinations and the story behind them at almanacofbirds.org

How’s that sports betting?

Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal

Whoa

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Ya think?

Binance Founder Zhao Pardoned by Trump in Latest Crypto Clemency Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has received a pardon from President Donald Trump after he went to jail for failing to safeguard the world’s largest crypto exchange against money laundering.

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has received a pardon from President Donald Trump after he went to jail for failing to safeguard the world’s largest crypto exchange against money laundering

That third yacht is essential for their image! And that Pastor can’t do without his jet!

It's important to show voters that Trump doesn't lie to make their own dreams come true -- he lies to protect himself, to con rather than comfort them. bsky.app/profile/meid...

On top of the fact it’s a good idea to keep humans from starving.

“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”

“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”

~Center for Budget and Policy

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

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I was born at the children’s hospital in Washington DC

At least he could read a script and stay on point.

I love that humanity made stories about jinn and faeries and demons and how you shouldn't trust anything that claims to fulfil your wildest wishes without understanding the costs thousands of years ago. At least we've always known how fucking stupid we are.

Sadly, we no longer live in a functioning democracy.

In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.

Death Star

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

The hospital where this nut was born was a little too enthusiastic with the cranial forceps.

GOP. Congress. ‘Nuff said

The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law

"The irreversible gravity of killing, coupled with the lack of a substantive legal justification, is bringing into sharper view a structural weakness of law as a check on the American presidency."

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First, came the Louvre heist. Then came the memes From brands and influencers to a viral "Inspector Clouseau," the world's most glamorous theft is also quickly becoming one of the year's most profitable memes.

From brands and influencers to a viral "Inspector Clouseau," the world's most glamorous theft is also quickly becoming one of the year's most profitable memes. n.pr/3Wk9DfF

That's the authoritarian dream

GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “They’re talking about getting rid of the Voting Rights Act — that may likely happen in months… they’re rewriting history… ANTI-WOKE IS ANTI-BLACK… we’re not doing enough. We’re not calling this out.”

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Congress may as well not exist at this point under this Spineless Speaker.

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