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I post articles I read that I think should be read. Gift article sharer, awkward moment creator and enthusiast, midiochre debater, public school mom, twin mom, atheist, liberal, emotional support human, trying to keep up.

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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Another mass shooting. Yet we work harder to control access to books instead of guns. Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured - CBS Minnesota share.google/PEzh7rIDPDAK...
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Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured
Two young children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting during a Catholic Mass packed with young students in south Minneapolis Wednesday morning. The gunman is also dead.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
One can only hope
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I fucking hate this. "Everyone is welcome" is too woke & offensive but "Thou shall not commit adultry" is important for kids. Maybe Paxton is upset he didn't obey that one? Texas AG Paxton warns schools to comply with Ten Commandments law – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth share.google/hlSpkUmpnrRG...
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AG Paxton warns Texas school districts to comply with Ten Commandments law despite court block
Texas AG Ken Paxton warns schools about new law on displaying donated Ten Commandments posters, facing opposition and legal challenges.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business share.google/88Mtbk0X5jUX...
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Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business
Not long ago, American conservative orthodoxy held that when it comes to doing business, the government that governs least governs best.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Of course the answer is a woman and compassion is the key. The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI | CNN Business share.google/sOPLzDkxttmV...
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The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI | CNN Business
Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI,” fears the technology he helped build could wipe out humanity — and “tech bros” are taking the wrong approach to stop it.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Texas Republican DA smokes weed on TikTok to battle THC ban: 'Free the plant Dan' | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth share.google/srjGzyN3Ym6R...
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Texas Republican DA smokes weed on TikTok to battle THC ban: 'Free the plant Dan'
District Attorney Sarah Stogner lit a joint on TikTok in an effort to bring attention to the looming special session item; a near carbon-copy of the ban vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott at the end of the re...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
“Our system of courts cannot long endure if disappointed litigants defy court orders with impunity rather than legally challenge them." Appeals court blocks contempt proceedings against Trump officials over deportations share.google/WbGZImEfptgj...
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Appeals court blocks contempt proceedings against Trump officials over deportations
The 2-1 decision finds that Judge James Boasberg abused his powers in seeking compliance with a court order that had been thrown out by the Supreme Court.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Abbott, you don't give a shit about Texans. You don't give a shit about the will of the people. Fuck you. ‘Special session after special session’: Abbott says he’ll continue until redrawn maps are passed - POLITICO share.google/Tq4lTnXUJhuD...
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‘Special session after special session’: Abbott says he’ll continue until redrawn maps are passed
The Texas governor has tried multiple tactics to bring quorum-breaking Democrats back to the Lone Star State, including threatening their arrests.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say | PBS News share.google/ozf1FgapUTAC...
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Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say
“It's like we have been creating a state-of-the-art telescope to explore the universe, and now we don’t have money to launch it.”
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
“I do not know any faculty who are not incredibly stressed right now, wondering how long they will be able to keep their labs going and if/when they will have to let laboratory staff go,” LaBonne said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving research
Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital work
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
What is wrong with us as people? When did we lose the desire to exercise our humanity? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...
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As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Bet there's no information sharing and directed influence as part of this deal. OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1 share.google/PejmOIwSHcVX...
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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1
OpenAI said agencies will get access to its frontier models through ChatGPT Enterprise, and it will also offer access to features like Advanced Voice Mode.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Fucking seriously. US sides with El Salvador on eliminating presidential term limits, prompting democracy debate | CNN share.google/XSB0rQqkwVmo...
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US sides with El Salvador on eliminating presidential term limits, prompting democracy debate | CNN
The US State Department has voiced rare support for El Salvador’s decision to abolish presidential term limits, paving the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite reelection. Critics argue t...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
This. "What's the big deal, I thought everything was working now except the DEI stuff?" But everything isn't working and scientists are demoralized. Imagine trying to support a family and make life decisions when your job security changes on a daily basis. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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How Many Times Can Science Funding Be Canceled?
Whether or not Congress cuts NIH’s budget, the Trump administration has devastated its ability to operate.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
“It’s an attempt to exploit public office for private profit.” Company advised by Trump sons said it hoped to benefit from fed money, then took it back | AP News share.google/muX0BnF6OGaJ...
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Company advised by Trump sons said it hoped to benefit from fed money, then took it back
A public document filed by a company that just hired President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons as advisers included a sentence early Monday that said it hoped to benefit from grants and other incentive...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Exactly.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
All the coolest world leaders are doing it... Netanyahu moves to fire attorney general prosecuting him for corruption share.google/O3aCFIIALRdW...
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Netanyahu moves to fire attorney general prosecuting him for corruption
Netanyahu is standing trial, and his aides are under investigation.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I don't know enough about Diddy's letter writer to understand why she would suddenly support him. I hope it is for financial gain instead of threats and fear. As for Nancy Mace, fuck that lady.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I love this so much. I'm definitely a dabbler, and sometimes using 100 hours to make something ugly is just good for the soul. www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
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Eight Books for Dabblers
Casual pursuits can enrich our lives, regardless of whether we’re any good at them.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I genuinely hope it's a shame on her and she's getting something out of this. Otherwise she's being threatened and coerced. Either way I bet it feels pretty shitty.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Men also need to stop getting away with abusing women and being able to buy their way into and out of anything and everything. It makes it hard to stand up to abusers when they can threaten you over and over and ruin you emotionally & financially by dragging you through the legal system for decades.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I hope she got paid and not just threatened.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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a man in a suit and tie says " i have to agree with this " in front of a map
Alt: a man in a suit and tie says " i have to agree with this " in front of a map
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Is this how it works now? Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex Gina Huynh, who dropped out of his case as ‘Victim-3,’ writes letter to judge pushing for his release | CNN share.google/DoMo7u20LNYc...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex Gina Huynh, who dropped out of his case as ‘Victim-3,’ writes letter to judge pushing for his release | CNN
An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was supposed to testify against him in his criminal case, but mysteriously dropped out days before the trial began has written a letter to the judge pushing ...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
ChatGPT is "the stranger" method of ego masturbation.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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a cartoon of donald trump sitting at a desk with a laptop
Alt: a cartoon of donald trump sitting at a desk with a laptop
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
So many rapists in his circle. Former UFC champ Conor McGregor loses appeal in his rape case : NPR share.google/m5jRSst3qkO2...
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An MMA fighter Trump hosted at the White House loses appeal in his rape case
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor used to be the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. President Trump, a UFC fan, hosted him at the White House for St. Patrick's Day this year.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2025
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas
According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.
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Mad Matthew @mattman089.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Langston Hughes
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Mad Matthew @mattman089.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Here it is. Proof Tronald Dump is screwing America and Americans. This jobs report is weak, sad, and pathetic. Is this Making America Great? Are we great yet? Are we great NOW?! #JulyJobsReport #TrumpDidThis #FedInterestRate www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/j...
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U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 100,000 in July, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I beg your PARDON... Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to lower-security prison in Texas | Ghislaine Maxwell | The Guardian share.google/jLuaI05Pjb2k...
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Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to lower-security prison in Texas
Move comes after Maxwell met with deputy attorney general about those involved in late sex offender’s crimes
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Yes, especially since there is now threat of denaturalization.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Oh but it isn't. He is an immigrant, regardless of legal status. You are asking if he has his papers in order. He is a white, highly educated man from a western European country. Sadly, I bet that answers your question.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
He's a person.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Oh my, that is quite a statement. My husband is an immigrant and I don't think their existence is in any way the problem we need to solve.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Here we go... Any guesses what happens next? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...
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El Salvador Changes Constitution, Ending Term Limits for Nayib Bukele
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I don't need you to put me back together. I've found better uses for each piece.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Oh goodness!
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
In what other situation are victims tried more rigorously than the perpetrators? Victims of sex crimes like this aren't afterthoughts, they are targets. In the Epstein scandal, like other Washington storms, the victims are an afterthought | CNN Politics share.google/yzLJHRkRgapX...
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Analysis: In the Epstein scandal, like other Washington storms, the victims are an afterthought | CNN Politics
Virginia Giuffre endured decades of torment after her alleged abuse by accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his jailed accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Mardi @irreverentginger.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail
Analysis of $20m spent on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ shows some contracts went to governor’s donors or allies
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I mean it would just be super considerate if they kept the disastering to normal business hours.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Gift article. This is such bullshit. We have comprehensive disaster plans to protect DATA, why not PEOPLE?? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
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County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The finger pointing and lack of accountability is breathtaking. How is it possible that all 3 top emergency officials can be off at the same time during the national blow shit up holiday weekend without violating major protocols? www.expressnews.com/politics/tex...
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Kerrville hearing: Officials were not home, out sick in lead up to flash flood
Flood relief is one of many items the Texas Legislature is taking up in the 30-day special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Yep. Good point to call out.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Agreed. And when it happens, they will say it could never have been predicted...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
What could possibly go wrong? Florida lacks hurricane plan for Alligator Alcatraz | Miami Herald share.google/0d8gJO9Fi8lH...
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Florida has no formal hurricane plan for Alligator Alcatraz
‘I promise you that the hurricane guys have got the hurricane stuff covered.’
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
THIS. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/pres...
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Opinion | Don't Be Fooled: Trump Is Gutting Our Healthcare System
The administration's small 'wins' are a distraction from their real agenda
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Your sister was a hero and I'm so sorry. Research like that is impossible without people brave enough to put themselves out there for it, often when they are going through the worst time of their lives, to give hope to the future.
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