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_The_ famous beetle elytra dress (1888) designed by Alice Laura Comyns Carr for Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth; and of course, the Sargent painting (1889). From the exhibition, 'Sargent and Fashion,' Tate Britain.

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As well they should. I'm so glad this is getting attention

President Biden and other Democrats are increasingly focusing their attacks on an aggressive right-wing agenda called Project 2025 that is being pushed by allies of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump — prompting Trump and his team to lash out in recent days at supporters of the effort.

Democrats focus attacks on right-wing Project 2025 pushed by Trump allieswww.washingtonpost.com The former president has sought to disavow the plan being touted by former advisers and aides, but Trump has endorsed many of the same ideas.

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If you steal $1000, you can be sent to prison. When health insurance companies steal $50,000,000,000, they get tax breaks, subsidies and government contracts, while the people they steal from die or go into debt. But keep blaming immigrants and poor people for rising crime.

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Just had the incredible experience of overhearing folks in the coffeeshop picking up and talking about my book & the acknowledgements' shoutout to this place I was contentedly beaming to myself but chimed in when they asked 'does she come here all the time?' to be like 'yea she does...it's me lmao'

Gifted my local coffeeshop a copy of my book today 😁 It felt right considering that I wrote much of The Originalism Trap there, fueled by iced lattes and almond lemon loaves www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353...

The Originalism Trap by Madiba K. Dennie: 9780593729250 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Bookswww.penguinrandomhouse.com A rallying cry for a more just approach to the law that bolsters social justice movements by throwing out originalism—the theory that judges should interpret the Constitution exactly as...

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I sometimes see people discuss the American left as being intrinsically self-sabotaging, and it feels like any discussion that doesn't factor in the extent to which the mainstream reflexively shuts out and frequently actively crushes leftist activism is wilfully naive.

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More than 400,000 people were denied a vote in the UK General Election because of the Tories’ voter suppression, mainly from ethnic minority groups. This needs to be tackled immediately.

Voter ID rule may have stopped 400,000 taking part in UK election, poll suggestswww.theguardian.com Exclusive: 3.2% of those surveyed say they were turned away at least once, with minority ethnic people worse affected

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The only man known to have participated in both the newsman fight in Anchorman (2004) and the U.S. Capitol attack (2021) has formally pleaded guilty in connection with the latter. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Comedian from 'Anchorman' and 'Mr. Show' pleads guilty in Jan. 6 Capitol attackwww.nbcnews.com Actor Jay Johnston, who also had a voice role on “Bob’s Burgers,” had been No. 247 on the FBI’s Capitol Violence list.

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WELCOME TO BLUESKY, NEW USERS!

Just found out about a massive data leak at Twitter/X. I don't use it anymore but I keep my account alive so no one else can claim my username. I just changed my password and suggest others do too. Also use 2FA whenever you can. More: cyberpress.org/9-4gb-twitte...

9.4GB Twitter(X) Data Leaked - Over 200 Million Records Exposed Onlinecyberpress.org The Cyberpress Research Team made a significant discovery with the Massive 9.4 GB of X (Formerly the Twitter) Database.

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Oh hey y’all guess what I have a new book coming out in March 2025 & you can pre-order it if you want! You can do so from anywhere, I recommend your local indie, but meanwhile here’s Macmillan’s link us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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North Carolina: this is the man running for governor on the Republican ticket. Work to keep him the Fuck away from more levers of power, & realize that not a single elected NC Republican has repudiated or denounced him since he won the primary; he's just their quiet parts "this-one-goes-to-11" loud

"Mark Robinson’s newly explicit calls for killing perceived enemies show just how seamlessly Christian nationalist extremists can glide into promoting real violence." Good @sarahposner.bsky.social look at the violent rant we reported on, putting it in deep context: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | ‘Some folks need killing’: North Carolina Lt. Gov takes Christian nationalism to dangerous lowwww.msnbc.com Mark Robinson’s newly explicit calls for killing perceived enemies show how seamlessly Christian nationalists can glide into promoting real violence.

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Another fantasy: Biden, getting a question from Maggie Haberman about taking a neuro-test, answering, “You seen the other guy? On stage he spouts nonsense sounds. He forgets who he ran against last time. He didn’t do the job last time-remember “executive time.” Why do you think he’s up to it now?”

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9/9 Seriously, if you like gay anarchist comedies, you really have to see this movie.

The Talk of the Town (1942) ⭐ 7.5 | Comedy, Drama, Romancewww.imdb.com 1h 58m | Approved

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What this article leaves out is that if you hand your unlocked phone to a police officer, they can legally search it. Unless companies develop a method that allows you to show officers insurance cards and driver license without unlocking the rest of your phone, don't. www.zdnet.com/article/digi...

This state is introducing digital driver's licenses. Here's what you need to knowwww.zdnet.com Your physical wallet is being replaced piece by piece. Here's what you need to know about using digital IDs.

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You'll have to bear with me.

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"history"

Scorched by history: Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods

Scorched by history: Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoodsapnews.com Millions of Americans are facing major heat waves with temperatures consistently exceeding 90 degrees.

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Reminder that AC can cause dehydration. I know that there is a heat wave hitting and it’s super easy to think “I’ve got AC so I’m good” and not realize that you’re getting dehydrated. Keep water close to hand and take a drink regularly, even if you don’t feel thirsty.

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A reminder for Sunday eve: We historically lived and died blithe little lives concerned only with an area the size of a small town. You do not need to be plugged into the mainframe to work for justice. Just keep holding the light for those nearest; you are doing your bit already.

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Did you know there’s no such thing as a “canola,” and the word, which combines “Canada” and “oil,” was invented by a Canadian rapeseed marketing association? tastecooking.com/called-canol...

Why Is It Called Canola Oil?tastecooking.com There’s no such thing as a canola plant, but there is CANADA OIL.

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I for one am glad the Cybertruck exists bc what other vehicle is out there providing nonstop hits like this

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This learned helplessness around “no one is going to care about these things (that a lot of normal people do demonstrably care about)” I’m seeing some people display is just so counterproductive.

The number of people who have replied to either argue or bemoan that “MAGA doesn’t care” like that’s the voting bloc we have to mobilize is going to make my brain melt out my ears like taffy on a warm summer’s day

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The lesson from France is that sometimes you have to hold your nose to defeat fascism. You can't beat it with your own ideological purity.

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Wow, “Alice Munro was a monster” is a plot twist I didn’t see coming

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Do not give money to the New York Times. Do not let people you know give them money.

NY Times: You thought this election might be about an unprecedented convicted criminal running to overthrow Constitutional democracy? You think you decide the narrative? Oh no. That’s our turf. And we say the most important thing in the election—nay, the world—is Joe Biden’s age.

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New post at CAMPAIGN THREADS on the hot new trend of *not* voting in order to get what you want. kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/not-voting

Not Votingkevinmkruse.substack.com In the wake of the recent rout of the far right in France — with all the deserved attention to the ways in which leftists and centrists put aside their infighting to defeat a common foe — I thought I’...

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The more I read over the Supreme Court's decision in the Trump immunity case, the worse it gets

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David Zaslav is an eel who sucks at his job. He’s destroying HBO. He’s destroyed what bare credibility the DC Universe had left with moviegoers. He’s forced GQ to willingly debase itself. He’s destroyed TCM. ...

David Zaslav kills everything he touches, including GQwww.sfgate.com David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, killed HBO and "Batgirl." Now, he has taken aim at GQ by having a critical piece about him deleted.

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see this is the kind of thing I'm talking about with packaging the French election for US voters. it's just wrong---blocking of the right came through only because the Neoliberal party and the Left joined forces, not because the Left coalition defeated the Neoliberal bloc

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Did you know that there were a few 13th century women working in the exchequer- if not, here you go! All that we know about Rachel Reeves' medieval predecessors at the treasury: medium.com/@elizabethcb...

“First Female Chancellor of the Exchequer in Eight-Hundred Years”medium.com So said most of the UK media on Friday about Rachel Reeves’ appointment. But was there a woman in the role 800 years ago?

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What Trump doesn't want you to know about Project 2025 popular.info/p/what-trump...

What Trump doesn't want you to know about Project 2025popular.info Project 2025 is a radical blueprint for a potential second Trump administration, spearheaded by the right-wing Heritage Foundation. The plan calls for withdrawing approval for the abortion pill, banni...

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you're in hell. the second worst song ever made, on loop forever, is your punishment. what song is it?