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Love that city.

Not sure why on every new Papacy we end up running through this phase of shock on discovering thst the Pope is, actually, a Catholic.

RIT students fight deportation, including one with NASA-funded research An RIT student whose research is funded by NASA is one of the local college students targeted for removal from the country, records show.

Expecting more cases like this in federal court here: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2025/04/23/rit-students-fight-deportation-including-one-with-nasa-funded-research-rochester-ny/83233741007/?tbref=hp

Populism

Did the hometown package arrive?

Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.

Interview of Musk daughter. The writer and interviewer is @ellayurman, daughter of friend and former colleague Will Yurman: www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...

Makes perfect sense to us in Rochester. Chocolate almond the best.

Perhaps Bluesky should become the repository, for now, if the history being erased. Here is another link with the info: cmohs.org/recipients/charles-c-rogers

trying to imagine how loud the calls for my firing would be if i didn’t know who FDR was

Barbara Kingsolver Uses ‘Demon Copperhead’ Royalties to Build Rehab Center Barbara Kingsolver has put royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to work in the region it portrayed, starting a home for women in recovery.

Barbara Kingsolver remains a real one. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/b...

This NBA trade is bonkers.

Chaos, pain, loss, then support: Survivors of Kodak Center attack bond after tragedy The past year has brought some healing to survivors of the deadly attack. Unexpectedly, they all pulled together.

The strength of these families and individuals, in the light of unthinkable tragedy, is something to behold. (Subscriber alert): www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...

Great movie and terribly under appreciated.

Obituaries Brighton Memorial Chapel provides obituaries for Jewish people who passed away in the Rochester NY and surrounding areas.

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Having seen this post on X also it’s nice to see responses without the misogyny and sexism.

So true.

I’m a Bills fan and want to see Allen get it but is it just me or is this chatter way too much? I wish our fan base wasn’t so focused on it and - no offense - wish the multitude of sports talk folks would shelf the topic.

Calling that weird seems a vast understatement.

“hole in the ozone layer” levels of erasure. my mom was a project manager who busted her ass for years to make sure IBM was ready for Y2K and completely succeeded, only for it to get turned into a late night joke. funny how the stories of mass collective action to avoid disaster rarely get told

Thanks.

'It's a Wonderful Life' touched a group of men you wouldn't expect: Here's their story In 1947 and again in 2018, the movie was brought to a group of men who responded to the message of hope.

Enjoyed learning of this, and writing of it: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifest...

I can do some checking also but will be in a few days.

Historical Newspapers from the 1700's-2000s The largest online newspaper archive. Used by millions every month for historical research, family history, crime investigations, journalism, and more.

If need me to dig in via newspapers.com I can Sean.

just totted up all the substacks I pay for and found myself thinking ‘wow wouldn’t it be better if all these writers were in one place and I could just pay a flat fee’ so anyway that’s how today I invented the concept of the ‘newspaper’

Please remember that while Travis Hunter was playing nearly every snap on offense and defense on his way to winning a Heisman, this young man also earned a 4.0 GPA. #CUBuffs

George Washington died 225 years ago tonight at Mount Vernon. Anxious about being buried alive, he told his aide, “Do not let my body be put into the vault in less than three days after I am dead. Do you understand?”

Come on out today.

This Saturday, come visit me and many more local authors at the Irondequoit Public Library. This annual event is always one of my favorites.

I think I used about 80% of my jokes…didn’t get to this one: “Dan, Joe Burrow is tremendous. He’s amazing. I’m running out of synonyms…oh no I’m losing my perscipacity!”

Josh Allen, Bills defense prepare for 12-1 Lions; Ownership takes on Limited Partners Podcast Episode · Bleav in Bills · 12/11/2024 · 27m

Here's today's BLEAV in Bills podcast as @AdamBenigni and I begin previewing the showdown against the @Lions. Give it a listen and please, follow and subscribe the show.
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