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Mel.

@hamaia

Film/TV focus puller. Hawaiian. I’m quite shy, but trying to spread Aloha. 🌺 Hoping to find a balance between staying informed with our politics, news, being engaged, and staying positive through it all.

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"Shrimp. Bowl. I gotta draw you a map?"

10.03.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Girl, 13, shot while filming social media videos in South Side park

Good Samaritans carried a 13-year-old girl to a bus stop after someone opened fire into a park where she was filming social media videos and hit her Friday night in the Oakland neighborhood, police said.

10.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When asked why he was the only person in my class claiming that the US Constitution had a secret amendment written in 2015 about orange cats, Skinner replied β€˜because I just don’t know enough about it.’

10.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

This senator hasn’t done a thing for his state in decades. All he does is scream on tv about how much he loves the man who hates him.

10.03.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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No matter where you stand on this war, we can all agree on this: Lindsey Graham is a douche. It’s just gross to see him drooling every day at the thought of war & killing. Somebody put Lindsey in a uniform, give him a gun, put him on a plane, parachute him into Iran, and let him fight all he wants.

10.03.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 4
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Gonna make falafel for the nieces tomorrow evening. Which means I made Zhug, the Yemeni hot sauce that’s like a chimichurri. Goes so well with fresh hot falafel.

10.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Risks and challenges of getting news of the war to Stripes’ readers Stars and Stripes remains committed to reporting, editing and delivering the news during the war in Iran, despite the risks and challenges.

FROM THE OMBUDSMAN | Stars and Stripes remains committed to reporting, editing and delivering the news in wartime despite the risks and challenges. It must continue to do so with editorial independence.

10.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

He finally gets a little pushback on his lie and then he’s got nothing. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

09.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 1449 πŸ” 387 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 12
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Made the super/easy always-tasty classic Guangdong dish Gailan with oyster sauce. Wash & trim a pound of gailan (Chinese broccoli), blanch in boiling water & a bit of oil. In wok, mix and heat sauce of shoaxing wine, oyster sauce, white sugar. Pour over & enjoy. It’s that easy.

09.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Darby the floofy golden white husky mix sits amongst 463846 pink flower petals scattered on retaining wall boulders. She has a huge goofy grin

Darby the floofy golden white husky mix sits amongst 463846 pink flower petals scattered on retaining wall boulders. She has a huge goofy grin

β€œHey I heard you didn’t get enough sleep for work & need a pick me up - how about some sunny Seattle walkies with your best goofy pal Darby?!” 🧡

10.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 276 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Brew. He heard how bad the sock market is right now. Thought it would be a good idea to save up. 13/10 (TT: brewthegoldenn)

09.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 2777 πŸ” 304 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 29
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Tommy DeCarlo, the one-time fan of classic rock band Boston who would later spend nearly 20 years fronting the group, has died at age 60.

Read the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

09.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
Governor Pritzker sits behind the podium.

Governor Pritzker sits behind the podium.

Governor Pritzker poses for a photo.

Governor Pritzker poses for a photo.

For the first time, CSL's full manufacturing process will be entirely in the US β€” with Illinois set to supply 100% of its immunoglobulin therapies demand.

Their new manufacturing facility in Kankakee County will create 300 new jobs and retain more than 1,200 existing positions.

09.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 641 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation | TechCrunch Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD's actions "unprecedented and unlawful."

Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD's actions "unprecedented and unlawful."

09.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone who earns $1 million a year stops paying into Social Security today. Meanwhile, 94% of Americans pay in all year long.

It’s time for the wealthy to pay into Social Security all year long on all of their income, so we can protect and expand benefits.

09.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

09.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 14670 πŸ” 3704 πŸ’¬ 503 πŸ“Œ 178

Trump's DOJ just gave a slap-on-the-wrist settlement to LiveNation/Ticketmaster.

The deal doesn't break up the ticket monopoly, and comes after its lobbyists boasted about getting the DOJ's antitrust chief fired last month.

Trump's promise to fix a rigged economic system was always baloney.

09.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1098 πŸ” 367 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 12
a chocolate lab snuggles with a person on a sofa, laying on their lap with one front arm tucked around their legs. his face looks up at the person with enormous eyes, dilated with little rings of golden brown. his ears are back, and the result is one of the most effective begging faces we’ve ever seen.

a chocolate lab snuggles with a person on a sofa, laying on their lap with one front arm tucked around their legs. his face looks up at the person with enormous eyes, dilated with little rings of golden brown. his ears are back, and the result is one of the most effective begging faces we’ve ever seen.

Moose rests on a brown sofa, his chin tucked on a rawhide bone and the flap of one lip squished up by the couch cushion. he has one front paw extended out, and the other tucked into his body like a little chicken wing. he’s looking up a bit, showing a little sliver of the whites of his already-enormous eyes, making them look even bigger under his cutely furrowed eyebrows.

Moose rests on a brown sofa, his chin tucked on a rawhide bone and the flap of one lip squished up by the couch cushion. he has one front paw extended out, and the other tucked into his body like a little chicken wing. he’s looking up a bit, showing a little sliver of the whites of his already-enormous eyes, making them look even bigger under his cutely furrowed eyebrows.

the big-eyed brown pup as a puppy. he’s sitting in a white bathtub, slightly damp. he’s mostly in shadow, but his eyes are like two glowing orbs in the center of his face, almost human in their coloring and shape.

the big-eyed brown pup as a puppy. he’s sitting in a white bathtub, slightly damp. he’s mostly in shadow, but his eyes are like two glowing orbs in the center of his face, almost human in their coloring and shape.

This is Moose. He has very big eyes. They are the result of a rare and painless ocular condition. Doesn't seem to mind it. Makes his puppy dog face even more powerful. 13/10 (credit u/aGooseyMoose)

(We know his Disney princess eyes look fake, but we can confirm these photos are not AI generated)

09.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 2854 πŸ” 236 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 18
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I don't often get emotional seeing the dogs off as I know they get a forever home and it free's up some space.

But seeing Twix leave yesterday was hard as I've known him since feeding him as a dumped tiny puppy. He's made it off the streets!!!

09.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 1234 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 3

Over the past year, Trump has pushed nearly 7,000 workers out at the Social Security Administration and reassigned thousands more away from field office work.

The result?

A swath of "ghost offices" that are open in name only after being drained of the staff required to function.

09.03.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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Ummmm

09.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 433 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 7

Fox News using the body of a service member who sacrificed his life for his country to scrub the image of an incoherent narcissist who lied to avoid his own service. Disgraceful.

08.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1741 πŸ” 425 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 11

Beauty in the world. ❀️🐘

08.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Outside the Chicago area ICE facility in Broadview this afternoon, people are gathered for what should have been a relatively uneventful press conference explaining what happened with US citizens detained by CBP on Friday.

Folks are now running down the street bc their vehicles were just towed.

08.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 459 πŸ” 224 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12
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Obama Presidential Center's opening date set for Juneteenth on South Side

Chicago will get its first full look at the Obama Presidential Center during a full slate of grand-opening celebrations over Juneteenth weekend, officials announced Saturday.

08.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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MeanCat did not approve of my taking photographs of his camellia stockpile without his written authorization. And so there were, let us say, repercussions.

07.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Sun Is 'Glitching.' Scientists Investigated and Solved a Cosmic Mystery Scientists studied tiny, abnormal vibrationsβ€”called β€œglitches”—to discover what happens inside the Sun while it undergoes phases of low activity.

Scientists studied tiny, abnormal vibrationsβ€”called β€œglitches”—to discover what happens inside the Sun while it undergoes phases of low activity.
www.404media.co/the-sun-is-g...

07.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Sound way up and eyes wide open:
New world record for petting MeanCat. And without a mauling…so far.

07.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 293 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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07.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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National Weather Service issues hail alert for parts of Houston area A wide swath of southern Texas was also under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m.

A wide swath of southern Texas was also under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m.

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