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Derek John Boczkowski

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University writing center guy (The Ohio State University at Newark). Composition and literacies researcher. Chicago Cubs fan. Teacher, learner, molder of minds and minder of molds.

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Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

Meanwhile in #Portland

10.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7470    πŸ” 1859    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 40
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BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

10.10.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 12134    πŸ” 7120    πŸ’¬ 1163    πŸ“Œ 1032
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sherman, for the love of god!

10.10.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5065    πŸ” 1604    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 404
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Marc Rowan says the "compact" will "protect free speech," but First Amendment scholars across the political spectrum are of one mind that the compact is flagrantly unconstitutional, and every major free speech org--from the ACLU to FIRE to PEN--agrees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

10.10.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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At the Saint Louis Zoo, one-year-old rockhopper penguin Bumi had a blast with bubble enrichment! Keepers set up a bubble machine for the indoor habitat at Penguin & Puffin Coast for a fun bubble party!! 🫧πŸ₯³πŸ«§ #WildlifeWednesday

09.10.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 20
a black and gray long-haired yorkiepoo sits at a desk in a university classroom. a piece of paper lays on the desk in front of her, her paws propped up on the desk as if she's bracing herself. there are students in the background hunched over and working on paper in front of them. the pup looks at the camera with a concerned side eye. she's realizing she probably should have read some of the homework before eating it.

a black and gray long-haired yorkiepoo sits at a desk in a university classroom. a piece of paper lays on the desk in front of her, her paws propped up on the desk as if she's bracing herself. there are students in the background hunched over and working on paper in front of them. the pup looks at the camera with a concerned side eye. she's realizing she probably should have read some of the homework before eating it.

This is Clio. She did not study for the test today. Also does not know how to read. 12/10 (IG: paspastotoro)

08.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4190    πŸ” 515    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 58

When faced with absurd actions, sometimes the proper response is an equally absurd reaction.

08.10.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WarRavagedPortland

08.10.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 36180    πŸ” 11298    πŸ’¬ 1292    πŸ“Œ 1810
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Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s…

1. On Monday, Trump delivered a $70 million windfall to his billionaire buddy, John Paulson.

Paulson hosted the biggest fundraiser of Trump's 2024 campaign, raising over $50 million.

This week, Trump returned the favor.

Follow along for details.

08.10.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 627    πŸ” 437    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 49

boost to help this beautiful boy find a home fast

07.10.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This strikes me as pretty bad

07.10.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22713    πŸ” 9199    πŸ’¬ 2089    πŸ“Œ 767
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πŸ‘ŒWe’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πŸ‘ŒWe’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. Β£325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

06.10.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15416    πŸ” 5269    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 795
SAICO (@ATOMIKSAICO) on twitter: "BREAKING: New photo of Scrooge McDuck with Goofrey Epstein and Ghislaine Quaxwell released"

Image is an expertly drawn Disney style comic panel showing just that.

SAICO (@ATOMIKSAICO) on twitter: "BREAKING: New photo of Scrooge McDuck with Goofrey Epstein and Ghislaine Quaxwell released" Image is an expertly drawn Disney style comic panel showing just that.

07.09.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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Lastly, from a business pov: this is such a dogshit deal. Spending $150 million for a publication that has fewer than 200k paid subs subscribers, no advertising, and revenue about $10 mill a year. This is not a money making business but instead an outrage making business.

And now it’s CBS.

06.10.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Bessent Picks Social Security Chief Frank Bisignano as IRS CEO The Social Security head will do double duty at the tax agency while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent retains his formal title as acting IRS commissioner.

Alarming news this morning that Social Security head Frank Bisignano has been named β€œCEO” of IRS, a move that raises 3 major concerns:

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

06.10.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 186    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 46

Too much Nash

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Pete Peepee

United States, Census, 1910

06.10.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6
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06.10.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

​I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.

06.10.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6284    πŸ” 1193    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 56

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

06.10.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7640    πŸ” 2037    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 92

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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None of this seems good for our country

04.10.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1603    πŸ” 337    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 15
Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

06.10.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6304    πŸ” 1262    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 80
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Skid Row, Chicago 1968

06.10.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home! is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Corinth, MS.

Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home! is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Corinth, MS.

Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home! is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Corinth, MS.

Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home! is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Corinth, MS.

Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home! is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Corinth, MS.

Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home! is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Corinth, MS.

Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home! is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Corinth, MS.

Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home! is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Corinth, MS.

Your loyal friend and adventure buddy awaits: Albert – A Sweet, Loving Boy Looking for His Forever Home!, located in Corinth, MS.

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05.10.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was taken two nights ago outside Portland’s ICE facility. According to the Trump administration a guy in a chicken suit counts as a reign of terror.

03.10.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2456    πŸ” 799    πŸ’¬ 188    πŸ“Œ 72
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ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

03.10.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9849    πŸ” 4715    πŸ’¬ 852    πŸ“Œ 946
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West Side leaders say a border patrol agent put a man in a "chokehold" after a car crash. blockclubchi.co/3VND7lW

03.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

#Rescue #Adopt #Dogs #MD

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