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By our wits. By our tools. A December 2019 Nativity scene at Claremont United Methodist Church depicts the Holy Family separated as refugees in cages.(The Rev. Karen Clark Ristine)

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send JD out there to tell people to check the pressure on their tires and remind them they can carpool

09.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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Ice shanties & ear stones: A day in Lake Michigan’s last whitefish stronghold Photos from southern Green Bay’s world-class ice fishing scene help tell the story of ongoing efforts to protect the iconic Great Lakes whitefish.
09.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for β€œArmageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been β€œinundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

03.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 12841 πŸ” 6394 πŸ’¬ 1319 πŸ“Œ 4134
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Anthology Of Persian Experimental Music, by Various Artists 15 track album

Anthology Of Persian Experimental Music

unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/anthol...

Given current events, the label has made this album a free download

01.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 9036 πŸ” 2780 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 75
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It’s pretty much impossible to live a life free of environmental harm.

But there is one thing you could do immediately that would help the planet a heck of a lot: eat less beef.

Read more: www.vox.com/climate/4800...

28.02.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Being a Luddite Is Cool and All, but Have You Seen the Hilarious Tapestries These New Looms Are Making? Don’t get me wrong, I’m as invested in keeping my job as the next weaver. When the boss brought in that big new power loom, I was pretty skeptical....

"This machine-slop will lead to the death of my craft, all so we can reflexively consume mass-produced garbage and keep the working class poor. I get why Luddites are pissed, and if these tapestries weren’t so funny, I’d be right there with them, bashing those machines to bits."

24.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
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Opinion | The A.I. Disruption Is Actually Here, and It’s Not Terrible

NYT OpEd asked me to explain vibe coding to a general audience, and I took a swing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

18.02.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 37

Just, wow.

19.02.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

FYI @issuepress.bsky.social

16.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Puerto Rico x Bad Bunny: Beats & History Learn about Puerto Rican history through the music of Bad Bunny! The superstar singer worked collaboratively with Professor Jorell MelΓ©ndez-Badillo, author of Puerto Rico: A National History to releas...

Puerto Rico x Bad Bunny: Beats & History | Events | Chicago Public Library share.google/RQJ6gfbeoDda...

09.02.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Squarespace had the right level
of excess.

09.02.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Squarespace was a side splitter.

09.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Words That Could Conceivably Be Used to Describe Both the Super Bowl and a Superb Owl Unpredictable Head-turning Majestic Fast-paced Expensive Bone-crunching Spirited A hoot

Unpredictable
Head-turning
Majestic...

08.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Michael Daves Does Bluegrass Tribute to R.E.M's 'Fables of the Reconstruction' - Cover Me β€œIt was really important for me to try to make something that would stand on its own, even if people didn’t have any connection with R.E.M.,” said Daves. β€œI tried to make something that just works by ...

Wicked bluegrass EP of songs from @REM "Fables of the Reconstruction" by #MichaelDaves

www.covermesongs.com/2026/01/mich...

27.01.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A yellow warning sign that reads β€œCaution: Respirator Required Beyond This Point.” The sign is posted on a locked door inside The Pit, a series of R&D labs in a sub-sub-basement of ParaMorTorque, Inc. Bob stands outside the door in a bright orange Mylar suit. His respirator is, as the sign demands, securely attached to his face. He swipes his ID and punches in a passcode. The door slides open and a sulfurous blast hits Bob in the face. Bob steps inside the chamber and as the door slides shut behind him, he hears the chittering click-click-click of keratin claws on the concrete floor.

A yellow warning sign that reads β€œCaution: Respirator Required Beyond This Point.” The sign is posted on a locked door inside The Pit, a series of R&D labs in a sub-sub-basement of ParaMorTorque, Inc. Bob stands outside the door in a bright orange Mylar suit. His respirator is, as the sign demands, securely attached to his face. He swipes his ID and punches in a passcode. The door slides open and a sulfurous blast hits Bob in the face. Bob steps inside the chamber and as the door slides shut behind him, he hears the chittering click-click-click of keratin claws on the concrete floor.

SIGN049.BMF

26.01.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking: Minnesota and Denmark enter into a mutual defense pact.

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In 1995 a newscaster in a green suit and tie delivers an urgent report about a forest fire. The inset screen behind him shows a landscape burning orange. He’ll deliver this story every summer for the next 30 years. It will no longer be breaking news by that point. It will be everyday news, paired with the meteorology report. The fire becomes part of the weather.

In 1995 a newscaster in a green suit and tie delivers an urgent report about a forest fire. The inset screen behind him shows a landscape burning orange. He’ll deliver this story every summer for the next 30 years. It will no longer be breaking news by that point. It will be everyday news, paired with the meteorology report. The fire becomes part of the weather.

NEWS.BMF

05.01.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."

15.12.2025 11:57 πŸ‘ 562 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 24
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Convoy Steamroller: C.W. McCall’s Unexpected Christmas Music Tie The unexpected connection between advertising, a 1975 novelty song, CB radio, and some of your favorite modern Christmas tunes.

Not every musician can be into CB radios and synth-driven Christmas music. But the guy behind Mannheim Steamroller pulled it off.

tedium.co/2025/12/25/c...

25.12.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War βˆ’ and is being whitewashed today by the White House Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.

The Trump administration is reviewing Smithsonian exhibits on slavery, reportedly flagging materials like "The Scourged Back" βˆ’ a powerful 1863 photograph of a formerly enslaved man's scarred back βˆ’ for removal from public museums and national parks.

18.11.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6

Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.

18.11.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."

11.11.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 3938 πŸ” 1039 πŸ’¬ 125 πŸ“Œ 105

I Want You to Understand Chicago
Politics Chicago
2025-11-08

I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.

Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again.

An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next.

Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. β€œWe could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st.

Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…

I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. β€œWe could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

09.11.2025 20:49 πŸ‘ 10352 πŸ” 5679 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 338

#meijer gas station out of #vernors ?!?
#glitchinthematrix

09.11.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

09.11.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 11045 πŸ” 7293 πŸ’¬ 879 πŸ“Œ 1746
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California city tried to stamp out 10-year-old’s beehive project. Saving the bees was a lesson in love Before he goes out for lacrosse games, it's tradition that he has a spoonful of honey. Also, perhaps not coincidentally given what happened later, he gets a kick out of seeing tiny insects work together to get big things done.

California city tried to stamp out 10-year-old's beehive project. Saving the bees was a lesson in love

07.11.2025 08:14 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Polling Place Locator - Vote.org Wondering where you vote on Election Day? Use our polling place locator to find out.

Vote in your local elections today. If you are in Kent County, MI, please vote YES on the #KISD millage renewal. #ElectionsMatter #EducationMatters

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04.11.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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