The New York Times

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David Crosby, an original member of the Byrds and a founder of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died. He was 81.

Mr. Crosby was inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He brought jazz influences to both groups, in the process broadening the possibilities of vocally driven folk-rock.

@pennyphilosophy I was 11 and had a pair of metal skates. While skating my feet went up into the air and I fell on my back knocking the wind out of me for the first time. While laying there and wondering if I would ever get my breath back. You never forget that, That's how I feel about the world we live in now.

America; Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
GOP; Give me your liars. your crooks, your perverts, your con men. your swindlers and grifters...

A tribute to MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We celebrate him today in America. He is world famous, but he is indisputably one of us. He was an American. He was a citizen like you and me. He is an American founding father like Washington.
https://open.substack.com/pub/steveschmidt/p/a-tribute-to-mlk

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press release
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1188

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cats: take a number and they'll get back to ya

https://twitter.com/SlenderSherbet/status/1613625724220637186

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The Taliban have reportedly ordered male doctors NOT to treat female patients.

So, if women are BANNED from university & can’t study to become doctors, and now can’t be treated by male doctors, then what are they supposed to do? Die from sickness?

https://twitter.com/NasimiShabnam/status/1612926261772296194

Kentucky senator says transgender son has died by suicide
Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg said “a lack of acceptance took a toll" on her 24-year-old son, Henry Berg-Brousseau. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/kentucky-senator-says-transgender-son-died-suicide-rcna62747

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One of the many revelations of these texts is that
@TedCruz
was more directly involved in the plot to overthrow the constitution and the results of the 2020 election than previously known. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/mark-meadows-exchanged-texts-with-34-members-of-congress-about-plans-to-overturn-the-2020-election

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Elon Musk confirms that Twitter’s character limit will be raised from 280 to 4000 characters.

this is what 4000 characters looks like. no ty.

hmmm
https://post.news/article/2IhJMl6sQ1g1OWvLO9McyToCEHm

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On Tuesday, President Joe Biden will sign legislation to protect gay unions. It's the latest piece of Biden's legacy on gay rights, which includes his unexpected endorsement of marriage equality on national television when he was vice president.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biden-gay-marriage-20221210-3llgaba7yjgmtamoludgnpknta-story.html

I shit you not. He actually said this. Out loud. On the internet. An hour ago.