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Rick Kress

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Old white guy who values travel, science, learning, art, music, sports, and architecture. I love Progressive Rock, especially the band Genesis. OH, and I love doggies. And Lionel Messi!

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · May 17

REVISED — THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY: NIGHTMARE or NIRVANA?

Music and lyrics by Genesis (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett and Rutherford)

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 16h

Either Benioff was lying all these years, or he is lying now. All I know is I am through with Salesforce and will be selling all of their stock this month. He is definitely on the wrong side of history.

(this article is a gift and can be read without a subscription)

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 9d

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Best Peter Gabriel Genesis album? "It was very risky!"

YouTube video by Planet Rock

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 11d

This is a 'gift article' from the NYTimes.
"Fitz still draws tornadoes. But recently, he has begun to color rainbows again."

This is about Hurricane Helene and how people in Western NC are coping. Art is at its core.
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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 13d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times.

At the root is respect and caring.....two things that seem in short supply right now, but are free to those who know how to access them. A little help from your friends doesn't hurt. And friends can come from surprising places.

How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting — Before It Happened

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 17d

Katie is extraordinary. She has the correct guests and asks the important questions. THIS is a hugely important subject and a very enlightening program. Enjoy.

The Groundbreaking Alzheimer's Study You Need To Hear About

YouTube video by Katie Couric

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 17d

Odd. I knew chickens had feet, but not fingers. What gives?

Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 18d

“Families deserve to know what professors really believe.” Really? Why?

Speech is free only if approved by those in authority (or by their parents)? No!

Universities are meant to have a free exchange of ideas. Free does not mean censored to fit the current regime or even the family's ideology.

The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 21d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

Freedom of speech should not be denied to comedians.

First, they came for the immigrants, then they came for the comedians......

Disney Pulled Jimmy Kimmel as Pressure Built on Multiple Fronts

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 23d

In the novel 1935, Windrip blames immigrants for joblessness, wins the Democratic nomination for president by promising voters that he will make America great again by restoring traditional values. After he is elected, Windrip establishes a militia who round up undesirables and suspected criminals!

Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 23d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

More Fake News!
At least that is what I expect our supreme leader to say as he pushes for less control to free his oligarchs to rape our country. Makes me think of Sinclair Lewis.

Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are, in Fact, a Danger

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 25d

Sorry, Loser!
"You want answers? I want the truth! You can't handle the truth!" spoken by Colonel Jessup (Jack Nicholson) in the film A Few Good Men (1992).

Sorry, Loser!

As long as there's a First Amendment, I plan to enjoy it.

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 26d

THE ANSWER......

Tim Berners-Lee: The internet needs compassion – and I have a solution

We need to regulate the most addictive algorithms, writes Tim Berners-Lee

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 26d

THE PROBLEM!

My opinion | Denys Davydov

Get more from Denys Davydov on Patreon

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 29d

BRAVO to Brazil.

"At the same time, the ruling will very likely escalate the conflict between Brazil and the United States. President Trump had demanded that Brazil drop the charges against Mr. Bolsonaro, saying that, like him, the former Brazilian president was being politically persecuted....."

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · 29d

And I thought I has a fairly broad view of Native American civilization. No. I did not. This is news to me and astounding!

The newly discovered desert city that's rewriting the history of the Americas

The discovery of Peñico in Peru's Supe Valley is reshaping our understanding of the Caral civilisation – a peaceful society that survived climate catastrophe 4,000 years ago.

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Sep 10

Explore this gift article from The New York Times.

Bizarro World gets more absurd. As if claiming "IT'S NOT MY SIGNATURE" is believable, it is almost irrelevant. And this administration claims it doesn't lie about everything.....

Trump Says It’s Not His Signature. But Personal Letters Look Similar.

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Sep 9

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RIP Rick Davies, Goodbye Stranger | A Classical Musician’s FIRST Listen and Reaction

YouTube video by Virgin Rock

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Sep 9

This ignorant administration is cutting funding to the wrong agencies. It is the worst possible administration to make policy to address climate change!

"Even as the need for integrated, future-oriented resilience systems becomes clearer, the United States is moving in the opposite direction."

Updating Mental Models of Risk

Disasters are no longer isolated events. This demands a fundamental change in how we think about and respond to complex risk.

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hoax?
Global Warming is not a hoax. This is the second-worst fire season in Canadian history. I doubt they would waste their breath asking this administration for any help.

Oh, Canada.

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Sep 5

Project Warp Speed was when Trump understood the danger COVID posed to the citizens of the US. And as Senator Warnock states "it was a success."

(of course, that was before Captain Chaos realized masks and illness could be turned into a political statement and a divisive force in American politics)

'You are a hazard to the health of the American people': Sen. Dem. to RFK Jr.

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Sep 4

Authenticity is needed now. This guy's got it!

Do What's Right - Dan Kleban for U.S. Senate

YouTube video by Dan Kleban for U.S. Senate

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Sep 1

Explore this gift article from The New York Times.

'Alma is irked by Maggie’s brand of Gen-Z entitlement......When Maggie tells her mentor that she’s making her uncomfortable, Alma snaps back with relish: “Not everything is supposed to make you feel comfortable.”

Venice Film Festival: Julia Roberts Courts Controversy

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Aug 31

It seems studying this event and others like these is worthless and now forbidden with experts fired if they believe in Global Warming and don't follow the party line. Instead, we learn that increasing ignorance will make America great again. Now, through our supreme leader's vision, we understand.

5 years after Oregon’s Labor Day Fires, scientists find surprises in streams | Oregon Field Guide

YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting

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Rick Kress @rk41gator.bsky.social · Aug 30

MUSSOLINI HERE WE COME
You can read this gift article from The New York Times for free.

“They are allowed their opinions, but this is a taste argument,” Waytkus said. “Where it gets more challenging and disturbing is when that is dictated by the federal government.”

Trump Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’