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Words, Art, and Literally Letters | Ponies, Hunter Fat or Racing Fit | "I've lived in London...Kentucky, that is." | Possibly the first person to live skeet a Kentucky Derby draw | Whatever you may've heard, it was an Akzidenz.

PA 14th Congressional District candidate Alan Bradstock visiting the Indiana PA Dem's downtown Indiana, PA headquarters on No Kings Day.
Crowd on Philadelphia Street during the May 28 I Diana, PA No Kings rally.
Close up of a lit candle in a broken pottery holder
An open cardboard box on a blue halftone background. The text above in Cooper Black typeface reads "Yep. It's Still Christmas."
Worm's eye view of a Santa hat lying in the gutter, against the curb and on a grate. The photo is in color but has a halftone effect. Text over the photo reads "Season's Greetings [in cream all-caps sans serif with a red drop shadow] from the Christmas Tree Capital. [in a black sign painter-style script" For context, the photo was taken looking east on Philadelphia Street in downtown Indiana, PA, outside the Jimmy Stewart museum.
A brown winter hat made of fur is hanging on a wooden surveyor’s stake in an empty lot. A small brick, mid-century ranch house is in the background. The ground and hat are lightly dusted with snow.
Close up lower leg of hunt seat rider on a bay horse during the 2025 Maclay Finals Flat Phase, Group C.
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Screen shot of USEF email detailing changes to their fee structure as follows: "Noting that the membership fee structure has not changed in more than eight years, the Board reviewed and approved changes to the fee structure listed below that will support our future. These increases will allow us to continue offering existing benefits and to expand key areas of our work that members have told us they value most. These changes are not about maintaining the status quo -- they are about investing in progress. Beginning December 1, 2025, administrative fees (formerly $8) will increase to $10. Show passes (formerly $45) will increase to $85. Beginning April 1, 2026, the following fee changes will apply: • Competing Membership fee will increase from $80 to $100 • Subscriber Membership Fee will increase from $25 to $35 • Annual Horse Recording will increase from $95 to $115 • Lifetime Horse Recording will increase from $300 to $500 • Individual Lifetime Foal Recording will increase from $35 to $50 You can save on your competing membership by enrolling in a three-year membership for $285. Equestrian sport is not standing still, and neither are we. Thank you for your commitment to equestrian sport and to US Equestrian. Together, we are building a stronger, more innovative, and more compassionate future -- for horses, for athletes, and for our entire equestrian community. Thomas F. X. O’Mara President William J. Moroney Chief Executive Officer"
CVS Website Vaccines Unavailable message - specifies due to state restrictions or inventory
Gray kitteh!
Overhead view of a gray cat and black cat napping on a bed amidst paperwork and next to a laptop computer.
Screen shot of Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Live coverage. Split screen with America's Best Racing panel and Walker Hancock of Claiborne Farm on the left and a view of Hip 38, a dark bay horse, in the sales ring on the right. A viewer question on the bottom of the screen reads "why wouldn't you just buy 12 horses for that money"
Newspaper clipping with headline “‘Hordes’ of tarantulas set to emerge in United States.”
Adult amateur hunter rider (English-style) and horse on course, seen cantering along the rail, at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show in the outside ring. Rider is wearing a wine-colored jacket. Horse's mane and tail are braided.
A gray cat is sitting possessively on a white quilted saddle pad.
A black cat crouches on a folded, dirty white quilted saddle pad with gray binding and orange piping.
Flag and sign-waving crowd on a sidewalk in downtown Indiana, Pa. Lots of American flags and red, white, and blue attire!
close up of large bag of Cheetos carried by a woman, whose lower leg and shirttail are seen from behind, against a rainy brick and concrete sidewalk.
Flag and sign-waving crowd on a sidewalk in downtown Indiana, Pa. Lots of American flags and red, white, and blue attire!
Protest sign with No Kings logo below the word “Cosign”
Cartoon of a person on a horse with text that reads 'Welcome to the Sunday after Derby week. Yes, it DOES feel like we just finished a week in Vegas."
Rider and brown and white horse on course during a hunter derby.
Screenshot of survey about horse fly sprays asking where participant purchases, what they like best about the brand, and what would make their horse's care routine easier (answer: "holding still.").
Screenshot of LA Times email newsletter with photo of Bernie Sanders and the headline "Bernie Sanders makes a surprise appearance at the Coachella music festival"
Screenshot of Back Market email graphic reading "Recession Special... we can't stop them from taxing the penguins ..." and offering the discount code "ELON."
Protesters at a four-way intersection along a small town's main street.
Sign: “Daddy Has Another $ Family”
Screenshot from today's Lexington Herald-Leader PM Newsletter with the headline: LOCAL Lexington officials: Whether UK wins or loses, please don’t burn couches or break stuff
Screenshot of Library of Congress webpage that says “we are experiencing technical difficulties” and features a vintage photo of a man changing a tire on a US Department of Commerce Coast and Geodetic Survey truck.
Screenshot of Facebook ad for Fascist Tears vodka from Republic Restoratives. Text reads "Pairs Well With Drunk Dialing Congress."
Drawing of a groundhog carrying a pipe and a parasol with repeating text reading “No whammies.”
Screenshot of text about pardon power from Protect Democracy's website: "The pardon power is not unlimited. It cannot be used to place the president above the law; to subvert other parts of the Constitution, including constitutional rights; to violate criminal law with impunity; or to license future lawbreaking on the president’s behalf. Like any executive power, it is constrained by the rest of the Constitution, including the duties imposed upon the president to act in the public interest. However, constraints remain theoretical unless and until those vested with the authorities to effectuate them do so. Congress, the judiciary, and the executive branch itself each have access to critical constitutional tools to appropriately constrain the pardon power in order to prevent its abuse. The specter of any president who intends to abuse the power, or who attempts to do so, must prompt swift responses within our system of checks and balances."
Tater tots and small plastic containers of cheese sauce are strewn on a sidewalk that stretches uphill. Text on the photo reads “On the road to 2025.”
An abandoned , Furbee-like toy, faded and weathered, with big eyes lays on its side in the grass in front of a wrought iron gate.
An open and empty cardboard box with the caption “yep. It’s still Christmas.”
Black cat, with big eyes, sitting next to decorated Christmas tree.