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Dogs Build Their Vocabularies Like Toddlers

Maybe my dog would learn more toy names if she didn’t gut them so quickly.

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Goodreads 2025 Year in Books Check out My 2025 Year in Books on Goodreads!

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As Idaho Grows Ever Redder, Boise Worries About Its Isolation

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Zero

Stop what you’re doing right now and go see #OneBattleAfterAnother.

Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company The Capture of the World's Greatest Company

Finished reading and definitely recommend.

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I read this book after seeing your post. I was hoping it would help me understand my daughter’s fascination with the metaphysical. I’m not sure it did that but it was still fascinating. Thanks to your wife for the recommendation.

Concentration Camp Labor Cannot Become Normal

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No words. Just joyful tears.

Thousands participate in ‘No Kings Day’ protest at Idaho State Capitol in Boise • Idaho Capital Sun “No Kings Day” protests coincided with President Donald Trump’s birthday and a military parade celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th birthday.

The crowd covered the Idaho Capitol steps, filled the section of Jefferson Street in front of the building and stretched deep and wide throughout nearby Cecil D. Andrus Park as people chanted “No more kings” and “Love, not hate, makes Idaho great.”

Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent' NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.

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A bit of schadenfreude to make my day.

Boise included on Trump administration's 'sanctuary jurisdiction' list The Department of Homeland Security demands non-compliant jurisdictions revise their policies to align with federal immigration laws.

Don’t Fight Lies With Fear—Fight Them With Truth If we abandon integrity in the name of urgency, we lose ourselves.

A viral post is spreading fear on all platforms, supposedly from Liz and Me, about a nonexistent bill—just like the far right used to do. We cannot become what we’re fighting. The truth still matters. We win by being better, not louder.

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AOC: I was watching earlier today on TV, someone was saying, “Why are AOC and Bernie going to Idaho?”

I’ll give you one simple answer: It’s because you matter

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The White Potus - SNL YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

This Saturday Night Live White Potus take on White Lotus is just as amazing and equally disturbing. Watch until the very end.
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Idaho Rep. Simpson co-sponsors bill to prevent sell-off of public lands The Public Lands in Public Hands Act would prevent the sale or transfer of most public lands managed by the Department of the Interior and Forest Service.

Thank you , Mike Simpson,for protecting Idaho's public lands!
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Twitter post from Idaho white nationalists calling for people to demand the City of Boise remove a pride flag from in front of City Hall in the wake of Idaho HB96 which attempts to limit the types of flags government entities may fly in Idaho. Dark mode screengrab of X post with image of a random City Hall lol and link to petition site.

City of Boise flag + pride flag flying outside stoic brick facade of Boise City Hall on sunny blue bird day in the City of Trees #everoneiswelcomehere

Idaho White Nationalist policy center did not get the memo that #everyoneiswelcomehere at Boise City Hall.

You can send your message of support for Boise's pride flag here: www.cityofboise.org/CityWideCont...

Sometimes, when he fails badly enough, Trump can be forced to do the thing he says he never does: back down.

Today is just one more turn on the roller coaster - but it is more evidence of why we can't give up or let up.

An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has acknowledged that it grabbed a Maryland father with protected status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador—but claims that courts are powerless to order his return, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/Bot5mE4O

Idaho legislators shave heads to support colleague, raise awareness for breast cancer screening • Idaho Capital Sun Rep. Brooke Green sponsored a new law this year that requires health insurance companies to cover supplemental breast cancer screenings.

When Rep. Mike Pohanka, R-Jerome, learned Rep. Brooke Green, D-Boise, would be losing her hair and beginning treatment, Pohanka offered to shave his head too to symbolically go through the battle with her. Pohanka then recruited other legislators to join him. #idleg #idpol

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY

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This. Shout this from the rooftops. Add in the propaganda that tricks voters into thinking this is the American way and you’ve got the MAGA playbook.

Pete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan The former transportation secretary, who moved to Michigan from Indiana in 2022, had been seen as the most prominent potential candidate in next year’s marquee contest.

Breaking News: Pete Buttigieg is said to have decided he will not run for Senate in Michigan, opening the door to a 2028 presidential bid.