Cumberland
@cumberland.bsky.social
Retired blue dot in a Southern red sea. Husband, father, and grandfather. Traveler, often to England. Believer in democracy.
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Staggeringly heartbreaking.
"'He does not know where he was born,' it said. 'He knows that his mother’s name is Mrs. Scott; however, he does not know her first name. He knows that he has three brothers and one sister. He does not know their names.'"
"'He does not know where he was born,' it said. 'He knows that his mother’s name is Mrs. Scott; however, he does not know her first name. He knows that he has three brothers and one sister. He does not know their names.'"
He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Staggeringly heartbreaking.
"'He does not know where he was born,' it said. 'He knows that his mother’s name is Mrs. Scott; however, he does not know her first name. He knows that he has three brothers and one sister. He does not know their names.'"
"'He does not know where he was born,' it said. 'He knows that his mother’s name is Mrs. Scott; however, he does not know her first name. He knows that he has three brothers and one sister. He does not know their names.'"
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The “I-don’t-want-to-hear-about-the-affordability” line (like the ballroom renderings, the Gatsby party, the feces/fighter jet video) must be like catnip for the oppo research archivists.
November 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The “I-don’t-want-to-hear-about-the-affordability” line (like the ballroom renderings, the Gatsby party, the feces/fighter jet video) must be like catnip for the oppo research archivists.
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"Department of Defense (DOD) officials told Democratic lawmakers in a brief on the U.S. military’s strikes against boats off the coast of northern South America that the military is not identifying the occupants of the boats before they bomb them."
Pentagon Admits to Striking Caribbean Boats Without Identifying Victims’ Purported Drug Links
The White House cannot “satisfy the evidentiary burden” to prosecute those they have been killing, one lawmaker said.
truthout.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
"Department of Defense (DOD) officials told Democratic lawmakers in a brief on the U.S. military’s strikes against boats off the coast of northern South America that the military is not identifying the occupants of the boats before they bomb them."
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AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.
Two legends. At 83. Life is good.
We pause from the madness for a picture of 83 year old Graham Nash playing chess with his 83 year old friend, Art Garfunkel .
October 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Two legends. At 83. Life is good.
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Trump sent 20 billion to Argentina for a bailout.
China brokered a deal to quit buying American soybeans and buy beans from Argentina.
Trump bailed out the country that swept the knees of American farmers.
The Art of the Deal…
China brokered a deal to quit buying American soybeans and buy beans from Argentina.
Trump bailed out the country that swept the knees of American farmers.
The Art of the Deal…
October 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Trump sent 20 billion to Argentina for a bailout.
China brokered a deal to quit buying American soybeans and buy beans from Argentina.
Trump bailed out the country that swept the knees of American farmers.
The Art of the Deal…
China brokered a deal to quit buying American soybeans and buy beans from Argentina.
Trump bailed out the country that swept the knees of American farmers.
The Art of the Deal…
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Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side
Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...
techxplore.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
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Untreated learning disabilities can result in poor coping skills, poor self esteem, and other psychological issues. This is why funding for education is important.
Trump: "Asceda -- well, let's see how we say that. Ascenem -- enophin. Acetaminophen. Is that okay?"
September 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Untreated learning disabilities can result in poor coping skills, poor self esteem, and other psychological issues. This is why funding for education is important.
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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There’s a persistent myth that new solar farms don’t really help tackle climate change because panels are “made with coal” and “never pay back” their carbon debt.
This is simply false.
- UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh
- panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
This is simply false.
- UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh
- panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
August 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
There’s a persistent myth that new solar farms don’t really help tackle climate change because panels are “made with coal” and “never pay back” their carbon debt.
This is simply false.
- UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh
- panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
This is simply false.
- UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh
- panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
Folks, we’re on our own. Buckle up out there.
The 17 experts who were ousted from an HHS vaccine committee have published a commentary on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, saying that Robert Kennedy, Jr., and his self-picked panel are abandoning rigorous scientific review and open deliberation.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
August 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Folks, we’re on our own. Buckle up out there.
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You need to go on Bronze Orientation Day
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That Mitchell & Webb Look - Bronze Orientation
YouTube video by analogmoose
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July 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
You need to go on Bronze Orientation Day
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…and likely played a half dozen rounds of golf at his clubs on our dime!
This past week, the 79-year-old president announced he’s ended six wars (some that have been going on for centuries), asserted that windmills drive whales insane, called for Beyoncé to be prosecuted, claimed Obama committed treason and complained a convicted pedophile “stole” teenage girls from him.
August 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
…and likely played a half dozen rounds of golf at his clubs on our dime!
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These DC bureaucrats need to learn how the world actually works: by having things handed to you because your dad was a Senator.
July 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
These DC bureaucrats need to learn how the world actually works: by having things handed to you because your dad was a Senator.
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The actual real Confederate Flag. The dishrag General Lee waved to surrender at Appomattox, April 9, 1965.
June 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The actual real Confederate Flag. The dishrag General Lee waved to surrender at Appomattox, April 9, 1965.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has affirmed that it will continue to follow its own evidence-based childhood vaccination schedule, regardless of the recommendations made by RFK Jr.'s American Institute for Childhood Protection (AICP).
That’s what responsible leadership looks like.
That’s what responsible leadership looks like.
June 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The American Academy of Pediatrics has affirmed that it will continue to follow its own evidence-based childhood vaccination schedule, regardless of the recommendations made by RFK Jr.'s American Institute for Childhood Protection (AICP).
That’s what responsible leadership looks like.
That’s what responsible leadership looks like.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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The Republicans new healthcare plan just dropped.
June 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Republicans new healthcare plan just dropped.
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari... important to acknowledge these people are fucking nuts
Trump and his crew are nuts
It’s time to stop rationalizing the craziness
open.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
open.substack.com/pub/contrari... important to acknowledge these people are fucking nuts
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