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A Terrorism of Vengeance -- Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism ... (Jacob Ware/Lawfare)

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Trump makes pick to lead NSA spy agency after months of leadership limbo (Washington Post)

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KNOCK. To knock a woman; to have carnal knowledge of her. To knock off; to conclude: phrase borrowed from the blacksmith. To knock under; to submit.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Searchlight: **The far-right candidate for London mayor – based in Dubai**

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Ant Middleton has spent recent months presenting himself as the man to “fix London” as he pitches voters to elect him as its next mayor. Which is odd, because the former soldier and television personality does not live in the capital – or anywhere in the United Kingdom, come to that. In fact, Middleton is […]

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BREAKING: At least ten Palestinians have been injured after an Israeli attack targeted a gathering of civilians in central Gaza City, marking yet another violation of the ceasefire agreement, which Israel has breached more than 800 times since October 10.

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Tune In To Some Excellent 2025 YA Author Interviews

10+ author interviews from 2025 to check out, including conversations with Jason Reynolds, E. Lockhart, Mariko Tamaki, and more.
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Two Countries -- The side-by-side comparison between Australia's response to a gun massacre ... (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian)

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Democrats need a theory of power, but democracies need a theory of accountability (Don Moynihan/Can We Still Govern?)

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BBC News hires Lindsay McIntosh, previously Head of News at The Sunday Times, as its Executive News Editor (BBC Press Office on LinkedIn)

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Lauren Connolly: I Live To Make People Laugh With My Writing

In this interview, author Lauren Connolly discusses the real-life aviation experience that helped inspire her new romance, Love in Plane Sight.
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#BBC Macclesfield forward McLeod dies in car accident w.st/uEw8R
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Two More Heritage Foundation Trustees Resign Over Support for Tucker Carlson (David A. Fahrenthold/New York Times)

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Bluesky claims its new contact import feature is ‘privacy-first’

Bluesky says its friend-finding system will only work if both people participate, so no sneaky coworkers searching your number.



For our wedding we put the kids on the same tables as their parents. We got feedback from parents that this was very bad form and kids should always be relegated to a toddler table and fed spaghetti with red sauce instead of lobster. The kids loved it, though.


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