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Jim Mulhearn
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Lover of science and cursed sports franchises
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Editors' Choice alert! Plunkett, et al. in #OrgLett: A Simplified, One-Pot, Procedure for the Deoxygenative Alkylation of Aryl Bromides

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A Simplified, One-Pot, Procedure for the Deoxygenative Alkylation of Aryl Bromides
Advancements in the field of C(sp2)–C(sp3) cross-coupling using alcohols as feedstocks have resulted in widespread adoption in analogue synthesis. Using high-throughput experimentation, an in situ alc...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Dan is a chemical warfare expert and his advice is sound: tear gases (CS, CN, and OR pepper spray) sting and burn like acids, but chemically they aren’t. Antacids don’t help.

Milk is also not any more useful than water to remove them (another myth) and will end up irritating your eyes on its own.
Tear gas and pepper spray are not acids. They don’t cause a burning sensation because they are acids. Using antacids is a placebo at best and, in your eyes, a cause of injury
June 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Ever heard of Tony Campolo? He's the kind of evangelical who cared for social justice and the poor and never got the headlines. Rest in power. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u...
Tony Campolo, Preacher Who Challenged Religious Right, Dies at 89
A mesmerizing speaker, he urged his fellow evangelicals to turn away from politics in favor of the values of charity and love espoused by Jesus.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:39 PM