Prof. OBear
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Jane Goodall’s final message is clear: we are part of nature, yet destroying our only home. She urged us to act now, before the small window to change closes. Her legacy is a call to rethink growth, embrace renewables, and live in harmony with Earth.
tinyurl.com/bddephcj #JaneGoodall #ClimateAction
tinyurl.com/bddephcj #JaneGoodall #ClimateAction
Listen to Jane Goodall’s final — and urgent — message
Her final interviews are essential listening for everyone.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jane Goodall’s final message is clear: we are part of nature, yet destroying our only home. She urged us to act now, before the small window to change closes. Her legacy is a call to rethink growth, embrace renewables, and live in harmony with Earth.
tinyurl.com/bddephcj #JaneGoodall #ClimateAction
tinyurl.com/bddephcj #JaneGoodall #ClimateAction
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Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
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7 reasons why new large+small nuclear reactors are useless for solving air pollution, climate, or energy security
12-23 years from plan to operation
2-6x the cost of wind
9-37x the CO2e as wind
Weapons proliferation
Meltdown risk
Waste risk
Mining lung cancer
nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-...
12-23 years from plan to operation
2-6x the cost of wind
9-37x the CO2e as wind
Weapons proliferation
Meltdown risk
Waste risk
Mining lung cancer
nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-...
Why New Large and Small Nuclear Reactors are Not Green
Despite their considerable allure in the eyes of many as the solution to the climate crisis, nuclear reactors are not green.
nationalinterest.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
7 reasons why new large+small nuclear reactors are useless for solving air pollution, climate, or energy security
12-23 years from plan to operation
2-6x the cost of wind
9-37x the CO2e as wind
Weapons proliferation
Meltdown risk
Waste risk
Mining lung cancer
nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-...
12-23 years from plan to operation
2-6x the cost of wind
9-37x the CO2e as wind
Weapons proliferation
Meltdown risk
Waste risk
Mining lung cancer
nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-...
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Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
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There are concerns about a "mysterious illness" going through the pelaton at the top cycling event Tour de France. Several racers were reported to be affected already days ago. Since then, star M. van der Poel has withdrawn with pneumonia while World champion R. Evenepoel left feeling "empty"
July 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There are concerns about a "mysterious illness" going through the pelaton at the top cycling event Tour de France. Several racers were reported to be affected already days ago. Since then, star M. van der Poel has withdrawn with pneumonia while World champion R. Evenepoel left feeling "empty"
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Are you sure you want a King?
Have you watched Handmaid's Tale?
Pass this bill and find out.
Have you watched Handmaid's Tale?
Pass this bill and find out.
June 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Are you sure you want a King?
Have you watched Handmaid's Tale?
Pass this bill and find out.
Have you watched Handmaid's Tale?
Pass this bill and find out.
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Thread...
I was 19 when 9/11 happened. I lived through post-9/11 hate, the "anti-Shariah" movement, & hype around the Muslim ban.
But with Zohran's primary win, I don't think I've ever seen THIS level of Islamophobia & anti-Muslim hate from BOTH GOP and Democrats.
And the sad truth is this—
1/4
I was 19 when 9/11 happened. I lived through post-9/11 hate, the "anti-Shariah" movement, & hype around the Muslim ban.
But with Zohran's primary win, I don't think I've ever seen THIS level of Islamophobia & anti-Muslim hate from BOTH GOP and Democrats.
And the sad truth is this—
1/4
June 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Thread...
I was 19 when 9/11 happened. I lived through post-9/11 hate, the "anti-Shariah" movement, & hype around the Muslim ban.
But with Zohran's primary win, I don't think I've ever seen THIS level of Islamophobia & anti-Muslim hate from BOTH GOP and Democrats.
And the sad truth is this—
1/4
I was 19 when 9/11 happened. I lived through post-9/11 hate, the "anti-Shariah" movement, & hype around the Muslim ban.
But with Zohran's primary win, I don't think I've ever seen THIS level of Islamophobia & anti-Muslim hate from BOTH GOP and Democrats.
And the sad truth is this—
1/4
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Love y’all 🖤
Happy Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth
June 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Love y’all 🖤
Happy Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth
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Why is germ theory in the same air quotes as "miasma theory," I ask as a historian of medicine who is very very tired
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
n.pr
June 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Why is germ theory in the same air quotes as "miasma theory," I ask as a historian of medicine who is very very tired
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Like, this guy isn't normal, and we do have to talk about the fact that a certain group of uber-wealthy people have invented a fictional promised land and they're using all their money and power to drag us there, kicking and screaming.
June 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Like, this guy isn't normal, and we do have to talk about the fact that a certain group of uber-wealthy people have invented a fictional promised land and they're using all their money and power to drag us there, kicking and screaming.
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French footballer Marcus Thuram brings his shopping home from Goyard in Milan in a Ferra…uh, bicycle, because it's the most efficient way to get around cities.
May 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
French footballer Marcus Thuram brings his shopping home from Goyard in Milan in a Ferra…uh, bicycle, because it's the most efficient way to get around cities.
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For some of you, this book could save you from being on #Dateline. It’s free. freebooksmania.com/2021/01/why-...
May 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
For some of you, this book could save you from being on #Dateline. It’s free. freebooksmania.com/2021/01/why-...
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I think about this comic at least once a week
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I think about this comic at least once a week
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Beautiful 🥹….you belong here buddy!
May 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Beautiful 🥹….you belong here buddy!
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degrowth should probably start with mark zuckerberg’s $300,000,000 yacht and not like your cousin’s adderall
I've encountered a few people arguing that tariffs are good, actually, because they will force us to consume less and while I think our consumer culture is problematic in many ways, I don't think things such as 'food' and 'medical supplies' fall under the category of unnecessary purchases.
April 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
degrowth should probably start with mark zuckerberg’s $300,000,000 yacht and not like your cousin’s adderall
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Lots of people I know that were furious about kids having to wear masks are real quiet about a two year old citizen being wrongfully deported
April 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Lots of people I know that were furious about kids having to wear masks are real quiet about a two year old citizen being wrongfully deported
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND AND A SUPERSTATUTE AND THE PRESIDENT CANNOT UNDO IT.
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
April 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND AND A SUPERSTATUTE AND THE PRESIDENT CANNOT UNDO IT.
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination