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One of humanity’s best ideas ever was taking the darkest time of the year, as cold temperatures set in, and doing celebrations with lights, loved ones, generosity, and food.
Various cultures independently came up with something along those lines, and others picked it up.
Fantastic idea, people.
Various cultures independently came up with something along those lines, and others picked it up.
Fantastic idea, people.
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
One of humanity’s best ideas ever was taking the darkest time of the year, as cold temperatures set in, and doing celebrations with lights, loved ones, generosity, and food.
Various cultures independently came up with something along those lines, and others picked it up.
Fantastic idea, people.
Various cultures independently came up with something along those lines, and others picked it up.
Fantastic idea, people.
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
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Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
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The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
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time.com/7335723/auto...
Guy was great as Yuri in Red Alert 2
Oh, man. One of cinema's most reliable weirdos, and I mean that in a highly complimentary fashion. RIP.
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Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Guy was great as Yuri in Red Alert 2
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September 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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"Respond" to what? Brazil applying its own laws to a Brazilian in a fair and transparent process?
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro reut.rs/4piCG0f
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would "respond accordingly to this witch hunt" after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
reut.rs
September 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"Respond" to what? Brazil applying its own laws to a Brazilian in a fair and transparent process?
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Oh no! Now it won’t mean anything! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date
Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Oh no! Now it won’t mean anything! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
Man on the Moon
September 4, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Man on the Moon
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A US-China team has developed a groundbreaking one-step process to efficiently convert mixed plastic waste directly into petrol (gasoline) and hydrochloric acid, with conversion efficiencies reaching up to 95-99% at ambient temperature and pressure.
interestingengineering.com/science/us-c...
interestingengineering.com/science/us-c...
World's first method turns plastic into fuel with 95% efficiency
A US-China team has unveiled a one-step method that converts toxic plastic waste into petrol with over 95% efficiency.
interestingengineering.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A US-China team has developed a groundbreaking one-step process to efficiently convert mixed plastic waste directly into petrol (gasoline) and hydrochloric acid, with conversion efficiencies reaching up to 95-99% at ambient temperature and pressure.
interestingengineering.com/science/us-c...
interestingengineering.com/science/us-c...
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Global solar deployment hit 380 GW in H1-2025 — 64% more than last year! It took until September to reach 350 GW in 2024. In 2025, we got there by June. This isn’t just a China story—it’s 🌍. Each year we add more, faster. No orange idiot or petrostate can stop exponential change. #EnergyTransition
September 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Global solar deployment hit 380 GW in H1-2025 — 64% more than last year! It took until September to reach 350 GW in 2024. In 2025, we got there by June. This isn’t just a China story—it’s 🌍. Each year we add more, faster. No orange idiot or petrostate can stop exponential change. #EnergyTransition
Right-on-red was a bad idea in the US that has resulted in a lot of needless injury and death. Australia shouldn't copy this policy.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has launched a renewed push to allow drivers to turn left at some red lights in Brisbane, which he spruiked as a practical solution to get congested traffic moving.
Turn left at red lights? Push to resurrect road rule in Brisbane
The Lord Mayor said the change would help keep traffic moving and “bring Queensland’s road rules into the 21st century”.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
September 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Right-on-red was a bad idea in the US that has resulted in a lot of needless injury and death. Australia shouldn't copy this policy.
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The Soothingly Blue Ridge Mountains
September 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Soothingly Blue Ridge Mountains
Space Command will now be located about one mile further down from space.
President Donald Trump said that he will move the military’s US Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama — undoing a decision by the Biden administration to keep operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Trump announces Space Command move to Alabama, reversing Biden-era decision | CNN
President Trump said Tuesday that he will move the military’s US Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama — undoing a Biden-era decision to keep operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
www.cnn.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Space Command will now be located about one mile further down from space.
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I was just listening to a Charlie Kirk rant about how millions of people in the USA don't speak English ("unity is our strength," he says), then uses India as an example of a "unified country."
Buddy I have news for you about the linguistic diversity of India.
Buddy I have news for you about the linguistic diversity of India.
September 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I was just listening to a Charlie Kirk rant about how millions of people in the USA don't speak English ("unity is our strength," he says), then uses India as an example of a "unified country."
Buddy I have news for you about the linguistic diversity of India.
Buddy I have news for you about the linguistic diversity of India.
Accidentally hitting the Alt key while I type out something
I love a thrill... like when you hold down backspace and it starts erasing like 10x faster fuck
August 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Accidentally hitting the Alt key while I type out something
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Queensland flu season marked by high rates of hospitalisations.
"82 per cent of Queenslanders admitted to hospital with the flu to date this year were not vaccinated"
-Yes. That's why it's a great idea to get vaccinated in April
Get a dedicated science reporter, ABC
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
"82 per cent of Queenslanders admitted to hospital with the flu to date this year were not vaccinated"
-Yes. That's why it's a great idea to get vaccinated in April
Get a dedicated science reporter, ABC
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
RATs are potentially skewing official case numbers this flu season
Queensland hospitals have reported being overwhelmed with patients suffering from respiratory illnesses as experts sound the alarm about growing vaccine mistrust.
www.abc.net.au
August 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Queensland flu season marked by high rates of hospitalisations.
"82 per cent of Queenslanders admitted to hospital with the flu to date this year were not vaccinated"
-Yes. That's why it's a great idea to get vaccinated in April
Get a dedicated science reporter, ABC
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
"82 per cent of Queenslanders admitted to hospital with the flu to date this year were not vaccinated"
-Yes. That's why it's a great idea to get vaccinated in April
Get a dedicated science reporter, ABC
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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They just have to look at the Bill of Rights and ask a political scientists if they are confused. It’s not “explicit”
because it’s not his authority to have.
because it’s not his authority to have.
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
August 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
They just have to look at the Bill of Rights and ask a political scientists if they are confused. It’s not “explicit”
because it’s not his authority to have.
because it’s not his authority to have.
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
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not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
August 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.
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Sand batteries are literally just silos of sand that retain heat exceptionally well -- so well that they can be tied to heat exchange systems to serve as proxy *electrical* batteries. Finland's new model can store enough power (100 MWh) to heat an entire town for a week.
newatlas.com/energy/large...
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The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland
Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's s...
newatlas.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Sand batteries are literally just silos of sand that retain heat exceptionally well -- so well that they can be tied to heat exchange systems to serve as proxy *electrical* batteries. Finland's new model can store enough power (100 MWh) to heat an entire town for a week.
newatlas.com/energy/large...
newatlas.com/energy/large...
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In places with good bike infrastructure, cycling is a practical and natural way to get around, not a statement about fitness or the environment.
August 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In places with good bike infrastructure, cycling is a practical and natural way to get around, not a statement about fitness or the environment.