Jeff McNeill
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he/him born at 321 ppm
black & trans lives will always matter
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https://hachyderm.io/@jeffmcneill
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Jeff McNeill
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"Talent vs Luck", published in 2018 (and later awarded an Ig Nobel Prize), is still one of the most downloaded and most-read articles, ever, in the journal "Advances of Complex Systems"
www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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What really raises one’s indignation against suffering is not suffering intrinsically, but the senselessness of suffering.
— Nietzsche
— Nietzsche
December 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
What really raises one’s indignation against suffering is not suffering intrinsically, but the senselessness of suffering.
— Nietzsche
— Nietzsche
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As the year draws to a close, a crowd-sourced effort, as well as trackers from advocacy organizations and labor unions, show that the Trump administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in Project 2025.
Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year
As the year ends, The 19th takes a look at how the conservative policy wishlist for President Donald Trump’s second term affected women and LGBTQ+ Americans.
www.pbs.org
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
As the year draws to a close, a crowd-sourced effort, as well as trackers from advocacy organizations and labor unions, show that the Trump administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in Project 2025.
Reposted by Jeff McNeill
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There are at least four plant species with common name "MOTHER OF THOUSANDS" but I think Kalanchoe daigremontiana (formerly Bryophyllum) EARNED it.
See the little shapes around the leaves? Each of those is a new plantlet. This is a plant that covers itself in baby plants.
See the little shapes around the leaves? Each of those is a new plantlet. This is a plant that covers itself in baby plants.
March 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
There are at least four plant species with common name "MOTHER OF THOUSANDS" but I think Kalanchoe daigremontiana (formerly Bryophyllum) EARNED it.
See the little shapes around the leaves? Each of those is a new plantlet. This is a plant that covers itself in baby plants.
See the little shapes around the leaves? Each of those is a new plantlet. This is a plant that covers itself in baby plants.
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Coal collapses; renewables win nationwide. #econsky
US coal generation has collapsed from about 50% of electricity in 2005 to just 14% today. It’s one of the fastest energy transitions in modern history. Operating a coal plant now costs more than building new wind and solar in every state. buff.ly/lhSKS7D
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Can the war on coal still be won?
Ten years ago, the U.S. was on track to phase out coal by 2030, thanks to the Sierra Club. Now Trump and AI are delaying the fuel’s decline.
buff.ly
December 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Coal collapses; renewables win nationwide. #econsky
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In 1826, drunkenness at West Point Military Academy was such a problem that alcohol was banned from campus.
On Christmas, cadets smuggled in 4 gallons of whiskey, used as the base for an eggnog party.
The night ended in the Eggnog Riot of 1826.
Wait until you hear some of the names involved!
On Christmas, cadets smuggled in 4 gallons of whiskey, used as the base for an eggnog party.
The night ended in the Eggnog Riot of 1826.
Wait until you hear some of the names involved!
December 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In 1826, drunkenness at West Point Military Academy was such a problem that alcohol was banned from campus.
On Christmas, cadets smuggled in 4 gallons of whiskey, used as the base for an eggnog party.
The night ended in the Eggnog Riot of 1826.
Wait until you hear some of the names involved!
On Christmas, cadets smuggled in 4 gallons of whiskey, used as the base for an eggnog party.
The night ended in the Eggnog Riot of 1826.
Wait until you hear some of the names involved!
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Fair use still protects learning—whether it’s by humans or machines. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
December 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Fair use still protects learning—whether it’s by humans or machines. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Honestly, Trump's decision to offer pardons for $250,000 is his biggest move to reduce prices.
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Honestly, Trump's decision to offer pardons for $250,000 is his biggest move to reduce prices.
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President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
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Trump in 2024: I "was never on Epstein’s Plane".
Trump DOJ 5 years ago: "Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)".
Stop breaking the the law.
Release ALL the Files.
Trump DOJ 5 years ago: "Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)".
Stop breaking the the law.
Release ALL the Files.
Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s, according to prosecutor email
President Donald Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported," according to an email from a New York prosecutor that forms par...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Trump in 2024: I "was never on Epstein’s Plane".
Trump DOJ 5 years ago: "Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)".
Stop breaking the the law.
Release ALL the Files.
Trump DOJ 5 years ago: "Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)".
Stop breaking the the law.
Release ALL the Files.
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I try to find positive or amusing things to post, at least from time to time, because there's so much dark news. I address a lot of it. I think there's a responsibility to do that. But still--I wish I didn't have to put up this story. I, for one, think it's terrifying...The implications...
How the global fish trade is spreading 'forever chemicals' around the world
Eating fish may well be good for you, but it carries a hidden risk of exposure to so-called "forever chemicals." A new study published in the journal Science has revealed that the global seafood trade...
phys.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I try to find positive or amusing things to post, at least from time to time, because there's so much dark news. I address a lot of it. I think there's a responsibility to do that. But still--I wish I didn't have to put up this story. I, for one, think it's terrifying...The implications...
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“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
— Martin Luther King Jr.
December 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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Former slave states in the Deep South have the nation's lowest minimum wages or none at all, meaning some workers rely on the federal minimum wage, $7.25/hr.
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Former slave states in the Deep South have the nation's lowest minimum wages or none at all, meaning some workers rely on the federal minimum wage, $7.25/hr.
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Black art is revolutionary because we live in a society that seeks to keep us so busy we can't reflect and produce art.
November 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Black art is revolutionary because we live in a society that seeks to keep us so busy we can't reflect and produce art.
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These cowardly German banks are permitting Donald Trump to determine who they work with—despite the fact that the Trump administration has made it clear that not only do they oppose anti-fascism in general, they explicitly consider those who resisted the rise of Hitler to be "terrorists."
Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.
December 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
These cowardly German banks are permitting Donald Trump to determine who they work with—despite the fact that the Trump administration has made it clear that not only do they oppose anti-fascism in general, they explicitly consider those who resisted the rise of Hitler to be "terrorists."
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it's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
it's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set
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A dangerous path the United States is going down: US seizure of China-bound tanker near Venezuela escalates US conflict with Beijing countercurrents.org/2025/12/us-s...
US seizure of China-bound tanker near Venezuela escalates US conflict with Beijing | Countercurrents
The US Coast Guard seized an oil tanker bound for China off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday, in the second tanker seizure in two weeks, as Washington escalates a naval blockade aimed at…
countercurrents.org
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A dangerous path the United States is going down: US seizure of China-bound tanker near Venezuela escalates US conflict with Beijing countercurrents.org/2025/12/us-s...
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
