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When I hear men worshipping guns and talking about how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to Naaman in the Bible. Do you remember Naaman? He was a great military leader, and he also had leprosy.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When I hear men worshipping guns and talking about how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to Naaman in the Bible. Do you remember Naaman? He was a great military leader, and he also had leprosy.
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US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
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Ok! Let's start with explaining some background to set up the Navratri festival, which traces the stages of a woman's life through the life story of the Goddess Parvati, consort of Shiva and mother of the universe. Today is the 1st day in honor of Ma Shailaputri, which means daughter of the mountain
September 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Ok! Let's start with explaining some background to set up the Navratri festival, which traces the stages of a woman's life through the life story of the Goddess Parvati, consort of Shiva and mother of the universe. Today is the 1st day in honor of Ma Shailaputri, which means daughter of the mountain
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Hey so it's a time for my favorite fight to pick with the medical establishment on the night before surgery: have you ever been told before surgery that you aren't allowed to eat or drink anything after midnight ("NPO after midnight", from the Latin for "nothing by mouth")?
August 13, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Hey so it's a time for my favorite fight to pick with the medical establishment on the night before surgery: have you ever been told before surgery that you aren't allowed to eat or drink anything after midnight ("NPO after midnight", from the Latin for "nothing by mouth")?
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Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
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So. I've been on field manual labor crews where most of my coworkers were convicts.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."
July 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
So. I've been on field manual labor crews where most of my coworkers were convicts.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
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Oh, dead. Definitely dead.
June 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Oh, dead. Definitely dead.
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Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
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A couple weeks ago I said "Hey, subsidies aren't why the US grows so much corn & soybeans!"
People got mad & demanded an explanation, so pls enjoy. Buckle up bc this is NOT your the standard-issue "we just gotta fix the Farm Bill!!" situation.
(if you want to see the video, youtu.be/NlSRyPcc-so)
People got mad & demanded an explanation, so pls enjoy. Buckle up bc this is NOT your the standard-issue "we just gotta fix the Farm Bill!!" situation.
(if you want to see the video, youtu.be/NlSRyPcc-so)
Why Corn And Soy Are In EVERYTHING
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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May 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A couple weeks ago I said "Hey, subsidies aren't why the US grows so much corn & soybeans!"
People got mad & demanded an explanation, so pls enjoy. Buckle up bc this is NOT your the standard-issue "we just gotta fix the Farm Bill!!" situation.
(if you want to see the video, youtu.be/NlSRyPcc-so)
People got mad & demanded an explanation, so pls enjoy. Buckle up bc this is NOT your the standard-issue "we just gotta fix the Farm Bill!!" situation.
(if you want to see the video, youtu.be/NlSRyPcc-so)
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I regularly share Niels his cartoons, so here is a thread of my favourites.
More here;
facebook.com/CouldBeWorse...
More here;
facebook.com/CouldBeWorse...
May 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I regularly share Niels his cartoons, so here is a thread of my favourites.
More here;
facebook.com/CouldBeWorse...
More here;
facebook.com/CouldBeWorse...
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RAW MILK TIME
I was surprised to find most of the "raw milk cures ___" talking points from the last 20+ years come from one (1) raw milk dairy farmer in California.
Let's get to know him!
I was surprised to find most of the "raw milk cures ___" talking points from the last 20+ years come from one (1) raw milk dairy farmer in California.
Let's get to know him!
May 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
RAW MILK TIME
I was surprised to find most of the "raw milk cures ___" talking points from the last 20+ years come from one (1) raw milk dairy farmer in California.
Let's get to know him!
I was surprised to find most of the "raw milk cures ___" talking points from the last 20+ years come from one (1) raw milk dairy farmer in California.
Let's get to know him!
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Pope Leo's first sermon and, uh, his using the phrase "be ever more fully a city set upon a hill" and cf'ing it to Rev 21:10 instead of any of the others before saying "many baptized Christians" are "living in a state of practical atheism" is. Well. Shots fired!
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
Read Pope Leo XIV's first homily as pope
During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their beliefs.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Pope Leo's first sermon and, uh, his using the phrase "be ever more fully a city set upon a hill" and cf'ing it to Rev 21:10 instead of any of the others before saying "many baptized Christians" are "living in a state of practical atheism" is. Well. Shots fired!
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
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Como prometido, darei início a uma série de fios para analisar o que os dados abertos mostram sobre os desvios do INSS.
Começarei falando de um grupo esquecido: as entidades que não funcionam mais (em amarelo no gráfico) - obs.: sempre em valores atualizados pelo IPCA.
Começarei falando de um grupo esquecido: as entidades que não funcionam mais (em amarelo no gráfico) - obs.: sempre em valores atualizados pelo IPCA.
May 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Como prometido, darei início a uma série de fios para analisar o que os dados abertos mostram sobre os desvios do INSS.
Começarei falando de um grupo esquecido: as entidades que não funcionam mais (em amarelo no gráfico) - obs.: sempre em valores atualizados pelo IPCA.
Começarei falando de um grupo esquecido: as entidades que não funcionam mais (em amarelo no gráfico) - obs.: sempre em valores atualizados pelo IPCA.
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Sarah’s rules of looking for life with only chemical signatures:
1) the smaller the molecule(s) the more likely they can also be produced by abiotic processes
2) one molecule, if it can be produced by any abiotic process, will never be enough to definitively claim detection of life
1) the smaller the molecule(s) the more likely they can also be produced by abiotic processes
2) one molecule, if it can be produced by any abiotic process, will never be enough to definitively claim detection of life
April 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Sarah’s rules of looking for life with only chemical signatures:
1) the smaller the molecule(s) the more likely they can also be produced by abiotic processes
2) one molecule, if it can be produced by any abiotic process, will never be enough to definitively claim detection of life
1) the smaller the molecule(s) the more likely they can also be produced by abiotic processes
2) one molecule, if it can be produced by any abiotic process, will never be enough to definitively claim detection of life
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Por que é impossível clonar um mamute:
Nessa semana nós vimos uma startup com mais dinheiro que Deus e menos escrúpulos que uma certa família de milicianos prometer que vai trazer o mamute de volta. Neste fio eu quero argumentar que isso não só não é ético, como também não é nem sequer possível.
Nessa semana nós vimos uma startup com mais dinheiro que Deus e menos escrúpulos que uma certa família de milicianos prometer que vai trazer o mamute de volta. Neste fio eu quero argumentar que isso não só não é ético, como também não é nem sequer possível.
April 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Por que é impossível clonar um mamute:
Nessa semana nós vimos uma startup com mais dinheiro que Deus e menos escrúpulos que uma certa família de milicianos prometer que vai trazer o mamute de volta. Neste fio eu quero argumentar que isso não só não é ético, como também não é nem sequer possível.
Nessa semana nós vimos uma startup com mais dinheiro que Deus e menos escrúpulos que uma certa família de milicianos prometer que vai trazer o mamute de volta. Neste fio eu quero argumentar que isso não só não é ético, como também não é nem sequer possível.
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It is difficult to convey how monumentally idiotic Trump’s tariffs are.
Allow me to try.
Let’s begin with Adam Smith.
In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.
Allow me to try.
Let’s begin with Adam Smith.
In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.
April 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It is difficult to convey how monumentally idiotic Trump’s tariffs are.
Allow me to try.
Let’s begin with Adam Smith.
In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.
Allow me to try.
Let’s begin with Adam Smith.
In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.
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Pesquisadores usam dados de localização e velocidade de app de corridas e veem que minorias (negros, latinos, etc.) cometem o mesmo número de infrações que brancos. Mesmo assim, são mais parados e mais multados pela polícia da Flórida.
High-frequency location data show that race affects citations and fines for speeding
Prior research on racial profiling has found that in encounters with law enforcement, minorities are punished more severely than white civilians. Less is known about the causes of these encounters and...
www.science.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pesquisadores usam dados de localização e velocidade de app de corridas e veem que minorias (negros, latinos, etc.) cometem o mesmo número de infrações que brancos. Mesmo assim, são mais parados e mais multados pela polícia da Flórida.
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Rudolph Valentino serenades in THE SHEIK. Interestingly enough, Kashmiri Song was dropped and Beautiful Dreamer added in when the film was reissued. I am not sure if this was due to copyright issues (the original poem was only published in 1901) or changes in taste.
January 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Rudolph Valentino serenades in THE SHEIK. Interestingly enough, Kashmiri Song was dropped and Beautiful Dreamer added in when the film was reissued. I am not sure if this was due to copyright issues (the original poem was only published in 1901) or changes in taste.
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I see a common argument that Americans still use Fahrenheit instead of Celsius because it's more precise and natural for humans. This is wrong. The reason America uses Fahrenheit is because of Ronald Reagan. Surprised?
An autistic infodump thread on temperature scales.
An autistic infodump thread on temperature scales.
December 19, 2024 at 7:57 AM
I see a common argument that Americans still use Fahrenheit instead of Celsius because it's more precise and natural for humans. This is wrong. The reason America uses Fahrenheit is because of Ronald Reagan. Surprised?
An autistic infodump thread on temperature scales.
An autistic infodump thread on temperature scales.
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Cat food is over-ripe when the can peels open. Experienced cat food harvest workers know to harvest when the can is full size but still tightly closed.
November 28, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Cat food is over-ripe when the can peels open. Experienced cat food harvest workers know to harvest when the can is full size but still tightly closed.
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Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
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pardon me as I explain why Danforth is a right bastard, because this is one of my areas of intense nerdery
November 22, 2024 at 10:33 PM
pardon me as I explain why Danforth is a right bastard, because this is one of my areas of intense nerdery
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Vou fazer um fio sobre pq os próximos meses serão decisivos para gripe aviária e pq vale tomar alguns cuidados desde já.
Na Califórnia, já detectaram gripe aviária em mais de 1/4 dos rebanhos leiteiros. Isso na beira de uma temporada de gripe sazonal, que pode mascarar casos e misturar vírus.
Na Califórnia, já detectaram gripe aviária em mais de 1/4 dos rebanhos leiteiros. Isso na beira de uma temporada de gripe sazonal, que pode mascarar casos e misturar vírus.
A quarter of California's dairy herds have been infected with #H5N1 #birdflu since spread began there in the summer. 18 more herds confirmed today for a total of 277 in the state. Cumulative national total: 491 herds in 15 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
November 12, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Vou fazer um fio sobre pq os próximos meses serão decisivos para gripe aviária e pq vale tomar alguns cuidados desde já.
Na Califórnia, já detectaram gripe aviária em mais de 1/4 dos rebanhos leiteiros. Isso na beira de uma temporada de gripe sazonal, que pode mascarar casos e misturar vírus.
Na Califórnia, já detectaram gripe aviária em mais de 1/4 dos rebanhos leiteiros. Isso na beira de uma temporada de gripe sazonal, que pode mascarar casos e misturar vírus.