Oh, the former Duke of York
Was friends with nasty men
He gave his pal confidential intel
And he won't be prince again

In my lifetime, dentist office music has gone from Mantovani Orchestra to Backstreet's Back

@crockett.house.gov

Bringing truth and fire 🔥🔥🔥

Director: we open in 2 days and you're still not off book?

Me: The Dow is over 50,000!

"DO NOT DISCARD" on a piece of mail is your first clue that you can absolutely discard it

It's one thing to know the scholarly consensus is that the classical Latin /v/ was pronounced /w/, quite another to hear someone pronounce convivium as conweeweeum

Something will be roaring, may not be the economy ...

Healthy holiday hopes derailed by 50% off chocolate at CVS

I watched this air, I was 13, turned 14 two weeks later.
PBS
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:

I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care. 

Your health care is still legal and protected. 

I'll always fight for you.

Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.

The thing is, these polls may have scared people off their collective asses and got them to actually vote. I was at that Montclair rally and the anger and energy was palpable. But I live 2 towns to the west where it is an entirely different ballgame. (The legacy of redlining, which is another story)

As a Smith, I hate evil Smiths

Floating around with mum!

Yup! We learned this the hard way this year

Mildred and Richard Loving. Photo credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images.

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1967: The Supreme Court rules in Loving v. Virginia that state miscegenation laws violate the 14th Amendment. The case served as precedent for federal court rulings that restrictions on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. /1

Shocked

"Tough on immigration" actually just means racist. Please don't parrot their dog whistles

He didn't do it for approval, or to find "waste and fraud" - he did it to steal our data and destroy the agencies that were investigating him and his companies. $288 million is a drop in the bucket for him, and is paying off handsomely. Our job is to make sure all his ventures tank going forward

Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94

Breaking News: Charles Rangel, the former dean of New York’s congressional delegation who became the first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, died at 94.

America! America!
God mend thine every flaw
Confirm thy soul in self-control
Thy liberty in law.

My finger slipped and instead of typing "mapmyrun" I typed "mapmyruin"

I knew the day would come, and it finally has. When I would look out the window at the rain, nod, and say, "We needed this"

Most guys who list "School of Hard Knocks" under education seem to have gotten a couple hard knocks too many

Thank you Scott Pelley. That was powerful!

You know, I'm starting to think you may be on to something

Good morning to everyone except people with the right of way who hold up traffic to INSIST that you go

The oldest trick in fast fashion - outsource your production to overseas contractors that promise to do the right thing, and then look the other way when they don't

Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much. Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one…

NEW: Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.

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