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DOGE, the gift that keeps on giving dead children.
The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
DOGE, the gift that keeps on giving dead children.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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If you identify as African American and are 18–44 years old, you can participate in a 45-minute virtual interview and receive a $20 Visa e-gift card as a thank you.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If you identify as African American and are 18–44 years old, you can participate in a 45-minute virtual interview and receive a $20 Visa e-gift card as a thank you.
You can learn more about the project and sign up for an interview at the link below:
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Despite the fact Amazon screwed up my pre-order of the Tom & Jerry anthology set (reserved in September, but changed my received date to the end of December), still looking forward to it.
So of course, I have to share the one song from the series that has lived in my head rent-free since age 6:
So of course, I have to share the one song from the series that has lived in my head rent-free since age 6:
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Despite the fact Amazon screwed up my pre-order of the Tom & Jerry anthology set (reserved in September, but changed my received date to the end of December), still looking forward to it.
So of course, I have to share the one song from the series that has lived in my head rent-free since age 6:
So of course, I have to share the one song from the series that has lived in my head rent-free since age 6:
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
This video illustrates something I'm always telling new Tennesseans: our weather is so variable because the jet stream moves back and forth right above us. This shows how the temperature can drop 30 or 40 degrees overnight.
The Arctic flood gates are opening up, as a strong & warm (relatively) block grows over Greenland. That warmth will shove the frigid Polar Vortex south, with multiple cold plunges in the batters box for the next 10-15 days in the Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This video illustrates something I'm always telling new Tennesseans: our weather is so variable because the jet stream moves back and forth right above us. This shows how the temperature can drop 30 or 40 degrees overnight.
The Boring Company says about their tunnels: "the final transportation system is zero-emissions with the most energy-efficient (as measured by kW-hr per passenger mile) available". The last part seems incorrect. Can someone who knows something about electric buses help me?
December 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The Boring Company says about their tunnels: "the final transportation system is zero-emissions with the most energy-efficient (as measured by kW-hr per passenger mile) available". The last part seems incorrect. Can someone who knows something about electric buses help me?
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Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
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My neighborhood just canceled the 71 year old holiday parade because of ICE
Milpas Holiday Parade | Santa Barbara Eastside
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December 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
My neighborhood just canceled the 71 year old holiday parade because of ICE
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Many viruses don’t just cause one disease. They have “sequela” that can be devastating. The way the chicken pox virus causes shingles is one example, but others are far worse.
The COVID vaccine doesn’t just reduce suffering, it saves lives. Millions of lives. …
The COVID vaccine doesn’t just reduce suffering, it saves lives. Millions of lives. …
COVID Shots Tied to a Lower Risk of Death From Any Cause
Advantage held even after removing coronavirus-related deaths from the mix
www.medpagetoday.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Many viruses don’t just cause one disease. They have “sequela” that can be devastating. The way the chicken pox virus causes shingles is one example, but others are far worse.
The COVID vaccine doesn’t just reduce suffering, it saves lives. Millions of lives. …
The COVID vaccine doesn’t just reduce suffering, it saves lives. Millions of lives. …
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If you have students interested in an extremely trans- and interdisciplinary PhD in humanities, check out our new PhD in Magic: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...
Magic and Occult Science | PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter
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December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If you have students interested in an extremely trans- and interdisciplinary PhD in humanities, check out our new PhD in Magic: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...
Cool picture, cool thread.
Greenland without its ice sheet looks like a big bath tub. Inside the ringing mountain ranges, the ice, covering 85% of Greenland, is a mile thick (1.7 km) on average.
The weight of this massive layer of frozen freshwater pushes down on the land, meaning the bedrock is mostly under sea level.
The weight of this massive layer of frozen freshwater pushes down on the land, meaning the bedrock is mostly under sea level.
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cool picture, cool thread.
Fascism has been here all along.
On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Fascism has been here all along.
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Latest painting (acrylic on canvas)
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Latest painting (acrylic on canvas)
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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
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December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Here's Marsha, backing up T's racism and helping speed climate change. She's not good for Tennessee.
WV Sen Shelly Moore Capito
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
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December 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Here's Marsha, backing up T's racism and helping speed climate change. She's not good for Tennessee.
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Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar: It's always hard to find the perfect tree-topper, but I think I've done it! #wildlife
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar: It's always hard to find the perfect tree-topper, but I think I've done it! #wildlife
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I genuinely think this (from: sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/08/woke...) is going to be lots of people's unironic take on these years. I do think Woke 2 will be a thing, and I don't think this was inevitable but rather the result of very bad strategic choices being made by the right and centrists.
December 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I genuinely think this (from: sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/08/woke...) is going to be lots of people's unironic take on these years. I do think Woke 2 will be a thing, and I don't think this was inevitable but rather the result of very bad strategic choices being made by the right and centrists.
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The interesting thing about the TN-07 vote is that Van Epps doesn’t seem like a terrible candidate—the 15 point swing in favor of Democrats isn’t primarily a candidate effect.
If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.
If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The interesting thing about the TN-07 vote is that Van Epps doesn’t seem like a terrible candidate—the 15 point swing in favor of Democrats isn’t primarily a candidate effect.
If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.
If 2026 is anything close to a +15 environment for Democrats, it’s going to be the biggest wave election in a long time.
It looks like the GOP lead shrank from 22% to 9%?
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It looks like the GOP lead shrank from 22% to 9%?
Note that the map is misleading in this election-- Only half of Davidson County votes are in, but many of the rural counties have 80-90 % in. There's a lot more Beyn votes to be counted.
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Note that the map is misleading in this election-- Only half of Davidson County votes are in, but many of the rural counties have 80-90 % in. There's a lot more Beyn votes to be counted.
Montgomery County was Green's home, hahaha.
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Montgomery County was Green's home, hahaha.