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SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
April 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
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You are much more powerful than you think. These little actions pushing back against racism change the whole game.
There are at least 150 million people that want less racism in the US, and want racist people to have less power. ♥️👍🏿
A gentle nudge from you all, is the most powerful force known.
There are at least 150 million people that want less racism in the US, and want racist people to have less power. ♥️👍🏿
A gentle nudge from you all, is the most powerful force known.
April 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
You are much more powerful than you think. These little actions pushing back against racism change the whole game.
There are at least 150 million people that want less racism in the US, and want racist people to have less power. ♥️👍🏿
A gentle nudge from you all, is the most powerful force known.
There are at least 150 million people that want less racism in the US, and want racist people to have less power. ♥️👍🏿
A gentle nudge from you all, is the most powerful force known.
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As Mariam Kaba said, "hope is a discipline."
As Václav Havel said (well before he helped liberate his country from totalitarianism), “Hope is … is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something is worth doing, regardless of how it turns out.”
As Václav Havel said (well before he helped liberate his country from totalitarianism), “Hope is … is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something is worth doing, regardless of how it turns out.”
March 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As Mariam Kaba said, "hope is a discipline."
As Václav Havel said (well before he helped liberate his country from totalitarianism), “Hope is … is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something is worth doing, regardless of how it turns out.”
As Václav Havel said (well before he helped liberate his country from totalitarianism), “Hope is … is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something is worth doing, regardless of how it turns out.”
Amory Lovins on how to move forward towards a sustainable world.
rmi.org/revisiting-a...
rmi.org/revisiting-a...
Revisiting Applied Hope - RMI
On the eve of a major US political transition and geopolitical shifts globally, Amory Lovins explores why Applied Hope is as relevant today as it has ever been, and how it will continue to guide RMI i...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Amory Lovins on how to move forward towards a sustainable world.
rmi.org/revisiting-a...
rmi.org/revisiting-a...
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“Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.” Great perspective. (via @hillarymonahan.bsky.social) [bsky.app]
January 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.” Great perspective. (via @hillarymonahan.bsky.social) [bsky.app]
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Learning from Finland’s success in combatting homelessness. “It is the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy […] which provides people experiencing homelessness with immediate, independent, permanent housing…” [oecdecoscope.blog]
Finland’s Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story
By Laurence Boone, Boris Cournède, OECD Economics Department; and Marissa Plouin, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Following a period when homele…
oecdecoscope.blog
January 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Learning from Finland’s success in combatting homelessness. “It is the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy […] which provides people experiencing homelessness with immediate, independent, permanent housing…” [oecdecoscope.blog]
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
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Jeff Atwood steps up to be a thing that’s sorely needed in tech right now: a leader. He actually *gives* half of his current net worth (not a pledge — he already cut checks) to 8 organizations helping the most vulnerable. blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-am... An inspiring move, when it most matters.
Stay Gold, America
We are at an unprecedented point in American history.
blog.codinghorror.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Jeff Atwood steps up to be a thing that’s sorely needed in tech right now: a leader. He actually *gives* half of his current net worth (not a pledge — he already cut checks) to 8 organizations helping the most vulnerable. blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-am... An inspiring move, when it most matters.
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Still the best two sentences on climate action.
December 29, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Still the best two sentences on climate action.
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Imagine that, getting cars out of cities and encouraging people to walk, bike, take trains, etc drastically reduces pollution.
December 23, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Imagine that, getting cars out of cities and encouraging people to walk, bike, take trains, etc drastically reduces pollution.
How many powerful women is Trudeau going to take down before he looks in the mirror? The hubris is astonishing for a self-proclaimed feminist
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet | CBC News
In a shocking move, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday she's resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet — just hours before she was set to deliver the government's fall ec...
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December 16, 2024 at 5:39 PM
How many powerful women is Trudeau going to take down before he looks in the mirror? The hubris is astonishing for a self-proclaimed feminist
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Big fan of both Waxahatchee and NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series. This did not disappoint www.npr.org/2024/12/13/g...
Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk Concert
The Grammy-nominated artist returns to the Tiny Desk with a five-piece band and a built-out, Americana sound.
www.npr.org
December 16, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Big fan of both Waxahatchee and NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series. This did not disappoint www.npr.org/2024/12/13/g...
Highly recommended!
Years ago, myself and two colleagues did a podcast ("Earth's Mixtape") where we reviewed everything on the Voyager Golden Record. We even interviewed a geophysicist whose work was included. You can find it on most podcatchers or here:
demos.smu.ca?view=article...
#iteachphysics #iteachastronomy
demos.smu.ca?view=article...
#iteachphysics #iteachastronomy
November 21, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Highly recommended!
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trees:
trees:
trees:
hank green: i am going to give you an anxiety disorder
trees:
trees:
hank green: i am going to give you an anxiety disorder
I wish I could tell trees that the universe exists...
November 19, 2024 at 8:11 PM
trees:
trees:
trees:
hank green: i am going to give you an anxiety disorder
trees:
trees:
hank green: i am going to give you an anxiety disorder
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New data on PhD student mental health: "By the 5th year of studies, the likelihood that PhD candidates needed mental-health medications had increased by 40%, compared with the year before study"
This is why, when giving advice to students, I always mention self care
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is why, when giving advice to students, I always mention self care
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The huge toll of PhDs on mental health: data reveal stark effects
PhD students in Sweden accessed mental-health services at increasing rates as their studies went on.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2024 at 6:57 PM
New data on PhD student mental health: "By the 5th year of studies, the likelihood that PhD candidates needed mental-health medications had increased by 40%, compared with the year before study"
This is why, when giving advice to students, I always mention self care
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is why, when giving advice to students, I always mention self care
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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so have libraries, immigrants, state bureaucrats, judges, judicial aides, abortion providers, poll workers, elementary school children with gay teachers,
September 18, 2024 at 4:41 PM
so have libraries, immigrants, state bureaucrats, judges, judicial aides, abortion providers, poll workers, elementary school children with gay teachers,
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Cars Have Fucked Up This Country Bad. “On average, America is an ugly country. The median American scene…would be an exhaust-choked roadway flanked on both sides by fast food restaurants and big box stores.” [hamiltonnolan.com]
Cars Have Fucked Up This Country Bad
The car-centric age of development is one long mistake.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
September 5, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Cars Have Fucked Up This Country Bad. “On average, America is an ugly country. The median American scene…would be an exhaust-choked roadway flanked on both sides by fast food restaurants and big box stores.” [hamiltonnolan.com]
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Mocking fascists is good, necessary, and effective. “Good thrusting mockery cuts right through that. Yes, they’re dangerous. But they’re also insecure, stunted degenerates. They’re weird. Normal people don’t want to be around them.” [talkingpointsmemo.com]
Are You on Team ‘Weird’?
In case you hadn’t noticed, over the course of the first week of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign, when it was hard to know what was real or what was…
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 31, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Mocking fascists is good, necessary, and effective. “Good thrusting mockery cuts right through that. Yes, they’re dangerous. But they’re also insecure, stunted degenerates. They’re weird. Normal people don’t want to be around them.” [talkingpointsmemo.com]
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This is remarkable and compelling data.
For all the anti-vaxx and contrarian voices, this is exceptional direct real-world evidence. You don’t need to run an RCT on this. We have the data.
For all the anti-vaxx and contrarian voices, this is exceptional direct real-world evidence. You don’t need to run an RCT on this. We have the data.
July 26, 2024 at 5:01 AM
This is remarkable and compelling data.
For all the anti-vaxx and contrarian voices, this is exceptional direct real-world evidence. You don’t need to run an RCT on this. We have the data.
For all the anti-vaxx and contrarian voices, this is exceptional direct real-world evidence. You don’t need to run an RCT on this. We have the data.
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The heck? Both Esquire and the NYT have put out "best books" lists, and THE FIFTH SEASON is on both! Is there a holiday coming up or something? Anyway, yay! Esquire's is SFF-specific (#4) and the NYT's is this-century specific (#44). www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time
See if your favorites made our expanded list.
www.esquire.com
July 12, 2024 at 11:13 PM
The heck? Both Esquire and the NYT have put out "best books" lists, and THE FIFTH SEASON is on both! Is there a holiday coming up or something? Anyway, yay! Esquire's is SFF-specific (#4) and the NYT's is this-century specific (#44). www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@wilnerness.bsky.social sigh Rea has thrown only 69 pitches through 6 innings. This offence continues to limp
June 11, 2024 at 1:33 AM
@wilnerness.bsky.social sigh Rea has thrown only 69 pitches through 6 innings. This offence continues to limp
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Pretty suboptimal playoffs for #Bluejays, huh?
Offence did nothing and the high foreheads in the front office got too cute again, leaving us a whole new winter to see how they can try to fix things this time.
Hope you enjoyed Deep Left Field Daily - the last daily podcast is waiting for you!
Offence did nothing and the high foreheads in the front office got too cute again, leaving us a whole new winter to see how they can try to fix things this time.
Hope you enjoyed Deep Left Field Daily - the last daily podcast is waiting for you!
October 5, 2023 at 2:13 PM
Pretty suboptimal playoffs for #Bluejays, huh?
Offence did nothing and the high foreheads in the front office got too cute again, leaving us a whole new winter to see how they can try to fix things this time.
Hope you enjoyed Deep Left Field Daily - the last daily podcast is waiting for you!
Offence did nothing and the high foreheads in the front office got too cute again, leaving us a whole new winter to see how they can try to fix things this time.
Hope you enjoyed Deep Left Field Daily - the last daily podcast is waiting for you!
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1972: Gene Cernan becomes the last human to walk on the moon
1977: Dusty Baker & Glenn Burke of the LA Dodgers invent the High-Five
Ergo: no one who walked on the moon was greeted upon their return to earth with a high-five.
1977: Dusty Baker & Glenn Burke of the LA Dodgers invent the High-Five
Ergo: no one who walked on the moon was greeted upon their return to earth with a high-five.
October 4, 2023 at 3:33 PM
1972: Gene Cernan becomes the last human to walk on the moon
1977: Dusty Baker & Glenn Burke of the LA Dodgers invent the High-Five
Ergo: no one who walked on the moon was greeted upon their return to earth with a high-five.
1977: Dusty Baker & Glenn Burke of the LA Dodgers invent the High-Five
Ergo: no one who walked on the moon was greeted upon their return to earth with a high-five.