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Scott Burdette
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I’m an atheist in my late 40s. I enjoy nature and bowling. I have a math degree and a master’s in forestry. I’m trying to be healthy. Looking to make friends in the Grass Valley/Auburn, California area.
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If something can be destroyed by the truth, then it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
May 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A little beauty that brightened my day to share with y’all.
February 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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Super Bowl Confetti Made Entirely From Shredded Concussion Studies theonion.com/super-b...
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Can climate change work in their favor? Can homeowner insurance get so high that banks foreclose because you can’t afford the payments, and you can’t find someone to buy?
February 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Housing in America is about to get even more expensive thanks to climate change.

www.propublica.org/article/clim...
How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wondering how this will affect atheists. apnews.com/article/trum... Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back'
After prayer breakfast, Trump creates task force to root out 'anti-Christian bias'
President Donald Trump says at a private religious group's Washington prayer breakfast he's forming a commission on religious liberty.
apnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Enjoying the pup and the wood stove on this rainy day. #woodstove #lucifur #rainyday
February 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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🧵 👋 I'm a political scientist who wrote a book about the recent collapse of two democracies (Egypt & Tunisia).

Given the anxieties of today, let me present a 🧵 with thoughts & resources for:

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DEMOCRACY COLLAPSES:
January 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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If you’re feeling despair today, I understand.

But Trump’s second term will expose a reality that's been hidden from many Americans: the raw, stinking power of the American oligarchy.

I’m hopeful that America will see this reality for what it is and respond to it. youtu.be/bepjl3orz1A?...
HOPE in Spite of Trump | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM