EDITOR’S NOTE: “After several attempts to try to make the world around me conform to the kind of work I wanted to do, I was ready to surrender: I’d settle for a career I wasn’t passionate about, but that I could at least hope to make enough to be able to save for retirement,” Ashton Pittman writes.
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Editor’s Note | I Almost Gave Up on Journalism Until the Free Press Found Me
News Editor Ashton Pittman writes about why he almost gave up on a career in journalism before he began working for the Free Press.Ashton Pittman (Mississippi Free Press)
Our gardening columnist’s new favourite festive plant - All For Gardening
There is something thrilling happening on the low shelf that I walk past on my way to the washing machine. This is where most of the houseplants live and, aGardening (All For Gardening)
After outcry over prices, FIFA to sell $60 tickets for the World Cup -- with a catch
FIFA said it would sell $60 tickets to the World Cup, including for the final — but only for supporters of qualified teams. And the actual number of available tickets is limited.
#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Three of my small pieces are in the Third Annual Postcard show:
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Third Annual Postcard Show
This collection is available for immediate pickup at the gallery. All postcards are Pay & PickUp - if purchased while visiting the gallery. We will do weekly fulfillment of postcards purchased online with a shipping option.Brassworks Gallery
We Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRocca: Review by Gabino Iglesias
We Are Always Tender with Our Dead, Eric LaRocca (Titan Books 978-1-80336-867-2, $27.99, 304pp, hc) September 2025. Author Eric LaRocca has established himself as one of the finest new purveyors of…Locus Online
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2026 Honda HRC Progressive Team Introduction - EVSHIFT
Heat. Heat. Heat up here. Heat up here.EVSHIFT
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Bummer about the rain! That's just our luck isn't it? We head out, rain... We get back and don't need to leave the house again, dry... 😊
Good job on the shower head. Yay for not swallowing the bolts. Although, that could have made the poop more interesting 😂.
Hope you're having a good night sweets! Catch you when you're up again.
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#HandSalve recipe using #soapmaking oils was a success! Test batch was good, so made a couple more batches for those who would not like tallow as an ingredient. This recipe does involve beeswax, though -- so it isn't vegan.
Soapmaker's Hand Salve
2 Tablespoons palm oil
1 Tablespoon coconut oil
1 Tablespoon shea butter
1/4 oz beeswax
1 Tablespoon olive oil
A few drops vitamin E
7 drops EO - (I used 3 drops of Sandalwood, 2 drops of Myrrh and 2 drops of Frankincense)
Heat solid oils in a double boiler (including beeswax) at low temperature. When the beeswax has melted, then remove from heat, add olive oil and other ingredients, stir, and pour into a jar.
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In the spirit of John Mastodon Day, I just want to reiterate how grateful I am for all of you.
You’ve been a source of joy and a lifeline of sanity (and, when necessary, insanity) all year. ❤️
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Bondi Beach attack casts a shadow on Hanukkah celebrations in Israel
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/g-s1-102420/israel-hanukkah-bondi-beach-attack?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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That is the correct take. Thanks, @electrek.co:
> #Europe has proposed to roll back its 2035 all-electric target, instead replacing it with a softer 90% reduction in automakers’ fleet CO₂ emissions, in what will be a major blow to the European auto industry’s global competitiveness which they, for some reason, are celebrating.
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EU bends to automakers’ pleas to let them lose the EV race to China
Europe again loosens EV targets after automaker lobbying, which will only result in further irrelevance in the face of foreign competition.Jameson Dow (Electrek)
‘Ik wil niets liever dan vrede, maar schiet Amerika ons echt te hulp als Rusland weer aanvalt?’
Verslaggever Iris Koppe communiceert met de Oekraïense Elena (70), bij wie ze studeerde in Kyiv. Elena zat eerst ondergedoken, vluchtte naar Hongarije, keerde terug in Kyiv en verblijft nu weer in Hongarije.Iris Koppe (DPG Media)
This actually seems to be good news from #ukgovernment direction for a change.
Now if only #starmer could stop the #policestate agenda, we might have a more positive view on life in #Britain
Oh! And let’s do away with the old fogey house (of lords)?
Tackle the #corruption in westminster
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Labour’s employment rights bill set to become law after Lords battle
Unions hail ‘generational shift’ as legislation introduces new rights on sick pay, parental leave and zero-hours contractsJessica Elgot (The Guardian)
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2026 Ultimate Predictions for Creative Fiction Writers.
Fresh trends, bold opportunities, and practical insights.
#2026 #2026Predictions #writingtrends #newyear #newyear2026 #medium #writing #writingtips
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