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Brook Taylor
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Love animals, music, films, art. Climate collapse aware + still masking. Worked in math then museum education. Born at 327 ppm. 🎶time is running out, I don’t know what I’m waiting for
EPA Just Approved New ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticides For Use On Food

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EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Trump Says Zelensky Can Agree to Peace Plan or “Fight His Little Heart Out”

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Trump says Zelensky can agree to peace plan or ‘fight his little heart out’
President Trump on Saturday heaped pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky, as he pushed Ukraine’s leaders to agree to a 28-point plan to help bring an end to the war.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Finished The American Revolution last night, caught some of an Exterminate All the Brutes marathon on HBO today - note, Rhiannon Giddens music appear in both! - now on to The Great Dictator at AFS, part of their Nope to Nazis series, and my first Chaplin film. More synthesis to do after all this.
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How The ‘Disintegration Loops’ Saved William Basinski’s Life

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How ‘The Disintegration Loops’ Saved William Basinski’s Life
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November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
A MAGA Senator Promised Hope For A Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.

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A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
‘Take On Me’ Has Been Stuck In Our Heads For 40 Years. Here’s How It Got There.

A-Ha!

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‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.
“Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes have chilled the Norwegian trio.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Surviving Trauma, Yoko Ono Became an Artist of Exemplary Generosity

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Review | Surviving trauma, Yoko Ono became an artist of exemplary generosity
A Yoko Ono retrospective in Chicago reminds us of her enduringly radical art.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Meg White’s Drumming Spoke Louder Than Words

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Meg White’s Drumming Spoke Louder Than Words
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November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
How Gun Blasts From Indoor Shooting May Cause Brain Injuries

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The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add up to potentially harmful exposure.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Alps Are Melting, But The Villagers Will Not Be Moved

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The Alps Are Melting, but the Villagers Will Not Be Moved
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November 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
hours later, I’m still rattled by Bugonia. Also had Sentimental Value, Testament of Ann Lee, and Frankenstein this week, so lots of punches
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
NC GOP guy threatening Propublica!?!

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N.C. GOP spokesman urges reporter to drop news story, citing Trump ties
Communications director Matt Mercer later said in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”
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October 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Some great content from another site a year ago. Happy Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Frankenstein Has Always Held Up a Mirror. What Does It Show Us Now?

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‘Frankenstein’ Has Always Held Up a Mirror. What Does It Show Us Now?
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October 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Been in a moviepalooza this month and am surprised at the deep admiration I am feeling for The Testament of Ann Lee. I don’t enjoy musicals but I loved this film.
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
In Utah, Trump’s Vision For Homelessness Begins To Take Shape

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In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
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October 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hurricane Melissa, Now Stronger Than Katrina, Closing in on Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa, now stronger than Katrina, is closing in on Jamaica
Melissa’s 175 mph winds rival the most intense Atlantic storms on record. The Category 5 hurricane is threatening Jamaica with a storm surge of up to 13 feet.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
No luck at Austin Film Fest screening of Hamnet w/ a Lone Star badge, 30 minutes pre-show, laughably inadequate - ALL 300 seats gone - so I’m spending time bonding with the new foster, a sr gal who has been neglected. I’ll see that film next month tho it was the reason to get this year’s badge 😭
October 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Happy with the Blackwing pencil goodie in this year’s Austin Film Festival bag. I think I spotted one of the pencils in E.B. White’s hand in Linklater’s Blue Moon tonight as well too, possibly?
October 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most

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A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most
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October 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes Escalated At A Record Pace

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In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes Escalated at a Record Pace
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October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“The artist Kara Walker has sculpted a disordered new centaur: an American centaur, American in its bones and in its burdens. Her centaur is tall, midstride but weary. It rattles its metal parts through American purgatory.”
October 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fallen Confederate Statues Take Center Stage in the Year’s Boldest Show

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Fallen Confederate Statues Take Center Stage in the Year’s Boldest Show
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October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It’s Hard To Be A Maple: How Climate Change Is Remaking DC’s Treescape

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It’s hard to be a maple: How climate change is remaking D.C.’s treescape
Decisions being made now about what trees to plant in place of dying ones will change how the city looks and feels.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reposted by Brook Taylor
US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.

Block on sight.

Protect your digital space.

Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.

The detach quote function will come in very handy here…
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM