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Connoisseur of sublimity. Liberation pedagogue. Nature lover. Animal fan. Art maniac. Mermaid. Dance fiend. Novel reader. Writer, academic, photographer. Doesn't suffer fools gladly... if at all.

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A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize

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10.11.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.

The Great Gatsby Redux

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07.11.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michelle Obama’s book details how the media’s fixation on her arms was used to β€˜otherize’ her The Look, a new photo book, aims to offer insight into how the former first lady used fashion as a tool for visibility and representation

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05.11.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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He Left a Museum After Women Complained; His Next Job Was Bigger (Published 2020)

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05.11.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Hallowe'en Meet-Up Anniversary to us! 34 years hanging out with this sweetie. πŸ‘«πŸ‘©β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘¨

01.11.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spain expresses regret over β€˜injustice’ suffered by Mexico’s Indigenous people during conquest Acknowledgment shows shift in tone after six years of diplomatic spats over colonial-era abuses

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01.11.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Halloween pumpkin waste is a methane problem, but chefs and farmers have solutions Every year, more than a billion pounds of pumpkins end up in U.S. landfills after Halloween, releasing methane as they decompose.

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β€˜A good moment in time for us’: Firefox head on AI browsers and what’s next for the web After the release of a slew of other AI-integrated browsers, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo discusses ChatGPT Atlas, the Google monopoly trial – and the future

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The longer the shutdown lasts, the harder it is to mask The White House has tried to blunt the shutdown's impacts on Americans. But that may not last much longer.

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26.10.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These Judges Are Warning Us We’re on the Fast Track to Martial Law If there is one question everyone in America is trying to game out at the moment, it’s this one.

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26.10.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black Americans and Latinos feel alienated in Trump's America: poll Most say they feel like "strangers in their own country"

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26.10.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do populists always crash the economy? Argentina is counting the cost of its turn to Javier Milei. Politicians from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage will be closely watching what happens next

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UM Employee Sues After Losing Her Job for Criticizing Kirk Former University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes is suing Chancellor Glenn Boyce for firing her after she criticized Charlie Kirk.

The University of Mississippi fired Lauren Stokes after she shared an Instagram post from another user who called Charlie Kirk a β€œyt supremacist and reimagined Klan” member who β€œwreaked havoc on our communities."

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A middle-aged white man in a dark suit seated next to Cookie Monster. They are both wearing poppies for remembrance of WWI. I believe that Cookie was a key advisor to Field Marshal Haig.

A middle-aged white man in a dark suit seated next to Cookie Monster. They are both wearing poppies for remembrance of WWI. I believe that Cookie was a key advisor to Field Marshal Haig.

As November approaches, never forget that the BBC pinned a poppy on Cookie Monster.

"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."

27.10.2024 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 973    πŸ” 259    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 30
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Shadow President: How Russell Vought Is Using Shutdown to Gut Federal Agencies We look at the influence of Trump’s top budget adviser and the architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought, over the Trump administration’s policies and Trump himself. Vought is β€œthe driving force behin...

Trump's budget chief Russell Vought is β€œbasically a second commander-in-chief, a shadow president,” says ProPublica reporter Andy Kroll.

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Trump backer Timothy Mellon identified as donor of $130m for US troop pay during government shutdown Reclusive Republican donor is descendant of gilded aged industrialist and former treasury secretary Andrew Mellon

19th c robber barons live on

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Nothing screams Marie Antoinette more than taking away SNAP & WIC before Thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall.

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Homeless shelters don't normally allow pets. A man sleeping in the open with his dog, just before a big rain.

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Yes, tiniest possible!

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Heat Has Essentially Wiped Out 2 Key Coral Species on Florida Reefs

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Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings Leaders of groups behind mass protests against Trump administration map out their vision

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Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump Hundreds of thousands of Americans, many in costumes, aligned behind message that US is sliding into authoritarianism

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Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

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β€˜Gen Z’ protesters lead global wave of generational discontent From the Andes to the Himalayas, a new wave of protests is unfolding across the world, driven by generational discontent against governments and anger among young people.

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Faculty at Texas university fear entire liberal arts departments will be slashed University of Texas at Austin faculty fear changes from new taskforce that could restructure humanities programs

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U. of Southern California Declines to Sign Current Trump Compact, Bringing Rejections to 4 A letter from the interim president said that USC β€œwould be eager to contribute its insights and expertise” to a conversation with the federal government about higher ed’s future.

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75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation β€˜over’ Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on β€˜day one’

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