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Much respect to @ricksteves.bsky.social rewatching this explanationof fascism in the context of how it starts, how it continues, how it ends and is prevented from returning. "We are partipants, we are all responsible. "
youtu.be/aLWWqUUm2uk?...
youtu.be/aLWWqUUm2uk?...
Germany’s Fascist Story
YouTube video by Rick Steves' Europe
youtu.be
February 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Much respect to @ricksteves.bsky.social rewatching this explanationof fascism in the context of how it starts, how it continues, how it ends and is prevented from returning. "We are partipants, we are all responsible. "
youtu.be/aLWWqUUm2uk?...
youtu.be/aLWWqUUm2uk?...
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What’s happening in Sicily, Italy 🇮🇹 is absolutely extraordinary!
Mount Etna is erupting while its summit remains covered in snow—an incredible clash of fire and ice.
Here are some explorers skiing between lava flows and snowy slopes—a truly unprecedented sight! ⛷🔥❄️
Mount Etna is erupting while its summit remains covered in snow—an incredible clash of fire and ice.
Here are some explorers skiing between lava flows and snowy slopes—a truly unprecedented sight! ⛷🔥❄️
February 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
What’s happening in Sicily, Italy 🇮🇹 is absolutely extraordinary!
Mount Etna is erupting while its summit remains covered in snow—an incredible clash of fire and ice.
Here are some explorers skiing between lava flows and snowy slopes—a truly unprecedented sight! ⛷🔥❄️
Mount Etna is erupting while its summit remains covered in snow—an incredible clash of fire and ice.
Here are some explorers skiing between lava flows and snowy slopes—a truly unprecedented sight! ⛷🔥❄️
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“You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.”
—Alexander Solzhenitsyn
—Alexander Solzhenitsyn
February 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.”
—Alexander Solzhenitsyn
—Alexander Solzhenitsyn
We have leveled up our Canadian! Sam declares he now knows how to ice skate. Huzzah!
February 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
We have leveled up our Canadian! Sam declares he now knows how to ice skate. Huzzah!
By Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
February 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
By Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
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Over 2.5 billion years ago, trillions of tiny Cyanobacteria spent hundreds of millions of years creating an oxygen-rich atmosphere on Earth.
Take a deep breath. How are you using your oxygen today? Be present. Give freely. Care for others. Make your ancient microbial cousins proud. Exhale. Repeat.
Take a deep breath. How are you using your oxygen today? Be present. Give freely. Care for others. Make your ancient microbial cousins proud. Exhale. Repeat.
February 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Over 2.5 billion years ago, trillions of tiny Cyanobacteria spent hundreds of millions of years creating an oxygen-rich atmosphere on Earth.
Take a deep breath. How are you using your oxygen today? Be present. Give freely. Care for others. Make your ancient microbial cousins proud. Exhale. Repeat.
Take a deep breath. How are you using your oxygen today? Be present. Give freely. Care for others. Make your ancient microbial cousins proud. Exhale. Repeat.
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Musk's real innovation comes from finding whole new ways to shit up the planet on a large scale.
Something else to thank EM for.
"The sustained rate of daily reentries is unprecedented," says Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics who tracks satellites. "They are retiring and incinerating about 4 or 5 Starlinks every day."
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#astronomy
"The sustained rate of daily reentries is unprecedented," says Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics who tracks satellites. "They are retiring and incinerating about 4 or 5 Starlinks every day."
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#astronomy
February 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Musk's real innovation comes from finding whole new ways to shit up the planet on a large scale.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
This is really helpful.
This is really helpful.
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
This is really helpful.
This is really helpful.
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Scientists have created an actual treatment for prions, the cause of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans, chronic wasting disease in deer, & mad cow disease.
"Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor". #ShareGoodNewsToo
"Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor". #ShareGoodNewsToo
Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor
Prion disease is caused by misfolding of the prion protein (PrP) into pathogenic self-propagating conformations, leading to rapid-onset dementia and death. However, elimination of endogenous PrP halts...
www.science.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Scientists have created an actual treatment for prions, the cause of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans, chronic wasting disease in deer, & mad cow disease.
"Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor". #ShareGoodNewsToo
"Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor". #ShareGoodNewsToo
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As our new president and his favorite broligarch move to dismantle US foreign aid in the name of making America “great again,” consider this:
February 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As our new president and his favorite broligarch move to dismantle US foreign aid in the name of making America “great again,” consider this:
While the world is burning around us, I'm trying to focus on physical health while I still can, so I have one tip: if you want to approach a stranger with advice on their workouts... just don't, especially if you're profoundly ignorant on the topic. ;)
February 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
While the world is burning around us, I'm trying to focus on physical health while I still can, so I have one tip: if you want to approach a stranger with advice on their workouts... just don't, especially if you're profoundly ignorant on the topic. ;)
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In case any DC area friends didn't get these emails, the IUCN is starting a new networking happy hour for environmental professionals, and our first meeting is tomorrow night. Let me know if you didn't get the invite and would like to. 🧪🌎
January 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In case any DC area friends didn't get these emails, the IUCN is starting a new networking happy hour for environmental professionals, and our first meeting is tomorrow night. Let me know if you didn't get the invite and would like to. 🧪🌎
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10/ Is there reason to panic? NO. Democracies collapse but the fight for just government continues. We should be prepared for all outcomes, and we should *fight smart.* Let's talk first about resources to *stay informed*:
January 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
10/ Is there reason to panic? NO. Democracies collapse but the fight for just government continues. We should be prepared for all outcomes, and we should *fight smart.* Let's talk first about resources to *stay informed*:
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What made you feel hopeful or strong today? Thanks so much for Paul, Larry, David, and Adam and for their Joshua Tree, which saw me through a morning row.
Huge gratitude also for the great man whose birthday is today. We have work to do. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
Huge gratitude also for the great man whose birthday is today. We have work to do. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
January 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What made you feel hopeful or strong today? Thanks so much for Paul, Larry, David, and Adam and for their Joshua Tree, which saw me through a morning row.
Huge gratitude also for the great man whose birthday is today. We have work to do. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
Huge gratitude also for the great man whose birthday is today. We have work to do. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
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A rebirth of century-old ski routes means travelers can once again plan overnight ski expeditions through the winter wonderland of Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains. 🎿 https://on.wsj.com/4g1N9aC
January 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A rebirth of century-old ski routes means travelers can once again plan overnight ski expeditions through the winter wonderland of Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains. 🎿 https://on.wsj.com/4g1N9aC
Morning advice I want to give myself : 1. Random strangers I met yesterday were so very kind and so interesting. The kindness thing is something we can all do something about- be kind(er). 2. Swimming can be scary for those with body confidence issues (maybe all of us?), but you can do it.
January 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Morning advice I want to give myself : 1. Random strangers I met yesterday were so very kind and so interesting. The kindness thing is something we can all do something about- be kind(er). 2. Swimming can be scary for those with body confidence issues (maybe all of us?), but you can do it.
After watching the Carter service, a couple thoughts followed: 1. There was a lot of integrity in that room, and thus hope 2. the importance of "a sharp mind and an open heart", 3. the admonishment from Obama awhile back when the crowd booed the incoming fellow, "Do not boo!" There's work to do.
January 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
After watching the Carter service, a couple thoughts followed: 1. There was a lot of integrity in that room, and thus hope 2. the importance of "a sharp mind and an open heart", 3. the admonishment from Obama awhile back when the crowd booed the incoming fellow, "Do not boo!" There's work to do.
