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Dr. Mehmet Öztan
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Turkish seed keeper, farmer and public scholar of anything seeds. Co-owner at Two Seeds in a Pod Seed Company. Ph.D. in civil engineering from Michigan State University.
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Over 116,000 Americans visited the Expatsi website to research moving abroad in 2024. Popular destinations include Canada, Spain, and the UK.
The No. 1 country Americans want to move to most, says survey of over 100,000 people
Over 116,000 Americans visited the Expatsi website to research moving abroad in 2024. Popular destinations include Canada, Spain, and the UK.
cnb.cx
June 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress — the first woman and first African American to hold the position.

She was informed of the decision in a terse, two-sentence email.
Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Ben rakibinden bu kadar korkan, kontrolünü kaybeden ve panikle aynı anda bütün tuşlara basan başka siyasetçi ne gördüm ne duydum. Beni hapse de atsan, sosyal medya hesaplarımı da engellesen unuttuğun bir şey var; bu ülkede milyonlarca Ekrem var.
#İmamoğluHerYerde
May 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This is an astoundingly good interview. The LA Port Director explains very clearly how profoundly trade is coming to a screeching halt. This summer will be tough.
Is this bad? I'm no international shipping expert, but this sounds bad.
May 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Kurtuluş Yok
Tek Başına;
Ya Hep Beraber
Ya Hiçbirimiz
#cumhuriyethalkpartisi
#chp
#ekremimamoğlu
#imamoğlu
#türkiye
March 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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On today’s episode of the Twilight Zone 😵‍💫
"Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court
The Trump admin is leaning on a pre-14th Amendment law in its fight to redefine birthright citizenship.
www.salon.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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As part of his directives targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI), President Donald Trump revoked a landmark executive order signed by Lyndon B. Johnson to prevent discrimination in government employment and advance racial equality.
Trump revoked an anti-discrimination hiring rule. Here’s what it means.
Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246, promoting affirmative action in federal contracting, was among the number of DEI policies targeted by the president.
wapo.st
January 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I wrote about my experience as a WVU student—and the heartbreak and helplessness I feel now as a professor at a public university. Thanks to @evankindley.bsky.social for the editorial panache.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/west-virginia-u-changed-my-life
Opinion | West Virginia U. Changed My Life
Will future generations of students have the opportunities I had?
www.chronicle.com
October 10, 2023 at 6:13 PM
Look at this amazing zine prepared by artists Hannah Bae and Adam Oelsner in collaboration with my dear friends at Second Generation Seeds. Seeds and this companionship never failed me in life, especially when the times are trying. Farmers in solidarity!

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October 3, 2023 at 10:59 PM
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The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two scientists whose research laid the groundwork for messenger RNA vaccines that transformed the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to scientists who laid foundation for messenger RNA vaccines
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman. Their breakthrough in 2005 is the backbone of two leading coronavirus vaccines.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2023 at 3:49 PM
What is a better first post here than that shows a few winter melons from Western Turkey?! 😊
September 20, 2023 at 3:17 AM