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Connor Stedman
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Land, ag, climate, systems thinking, history. A Holocene, if you can keep it.
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Just one more page:
July 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Like, this was written in 1980:
July 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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A Doonesbury comic strip from 1976. (Fictional) US Ambassador Duke is speaking to (fictional) Honey, Chairman Mao's interpreter. D: "Tell me, Honey - since you're the only translator in China who can still understand the Chairman, how faithfully do you actually carry out his wishes?" H: "Well, sir, he changes his mind a lot, and although his word is absolute law, I have to account for that. For instance, last Monday, he told me to have the Great Wall torn down, since it's a symbol of ancient tyranny. On Tuesday, I reported that all 1500 miles had been dismantled. Then on Thursday, he told me he had second thoughts, and he wanted the wall rebuilt at once. Friday night, I told him I had personally directed the mobilization of 20 million workers, and the entire Wall had been restored to its former condition. Actually, I spent the whole week watching TV, but he thinks I'm a genius" D: "In a way you are, Honey..."
April 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM