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Wandering mind. Trying to be still.
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In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited. n.pr/49WF6w1
How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology
In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited. n.pr/49WF6w1
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Happy Anniversary to those who celebrate cat attorneys.
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Happy Anniversary to those who celebrate cat attorneys.
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In Germany the camps did not begin as death. They began as temporary, legal and administrative. "For public order", they said. They grew because space existed, because citizens adjusted, because each step towards extermination felt small. It was built, justified, one "warehouse" at a time.
February 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
In Germany the camps did not begin as death. They began as temporary, legal and administrative. "For public order", they said. They grew because space existed, because citizens adjusted, because each step towards extermination felt small. It was built, justified, one "warehouse" at a time.
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The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones. n.pr/4rhM2JY
Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead
The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones.
n.pr
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones. n.pr/4rhM2JY
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⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉
September 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉
Many years ago my eldest told me she wanted to be a “fashion girl” when she grew up. I told her science was fashionable. She’s a chemical engineer now. I regret nothing.
September 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Many years ago my eldest told me she wanted to be a “fashion girl” when she grew up. I told her science was fashionable. She’s a chemical engineer now. I regret nothing.
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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
August 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
U-tubing “how to give a cat liquid medication from a syringe “ and he’s not my cat.
August 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
U-tubing “how to give a cat liquid medication from a syringe “ and he’s not my cat.
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Worn #onthisday in 1944 by college sweethearts Gordon Habayashi and Esther Schmoe at their #wedding in Spokane, WA. It made headlines because Hirabayashi was out on bail; he'd been imprisoned for refusing to complete a selective service form questioning Japanese-American loyalty to the US. #OTD 📷NPG
July 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Worn #onthisday in 1944 by college sweethearts Gordon Habayashi and Esther Schmoe at their #wedding in Spokane, WA. It made headlines because Hirabayashi was out on bail; he'd been imprisoned for refusing to complete a selective service form questioning Japanese-American loyalty to the US. #OTD 📷NPG
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#Theoutpost
As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside.
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As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
#Theoutpost
As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside.
More in alt
As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside.
More in alt
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Ground beef and ice cream hit their highest prices on record since the 1980s. Miller Lite and Coors Light six-packs are up more than 13%. Cookout essentials like aluminum foil, grill tools, and sunscreen saw hikes between 6% and 18%.
www.axios.com/2025/07/03/j...
www.axios.com/2025/07/03/j...
Fourth of July cookout: Food prices increase because of Trump tariffs, report finds
Tariffs and trade tensions are pushing up the cost of summer cookouts, according to a congressional report.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ground beef and ice cream hit their highest prices on record since the 1980s. Miller Lite and Coors Light six-packs are up more than 13%. Cookout essentials like aluminum foil, grill tools, and sunscreen saw hikes between 6% and 18%.
www.axios.com/2025/07/03/j...
www.axios.com/2025/07/03/j...
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Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.
June 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
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June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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I have a giveaway bag of clothes to take to goodwill. My husband dated it. It says 5/1/25 & it’s still in my house….
May 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I have a giveaway bag of clothes to take to goodwill. My husband dated it. It says 5/1/25 & it’s still in my house….
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Loving Day, the landmark case that overturned U.S. state laws against interracial marriage, is on June 12. NPR wants to hear from people who celebrate this day.
NPR wants to hear from interracial couples to commemorate Loving Day
Loving Day, the landmark case that overturned U.S. state laws against interracial marriage, is on June 12. NPR wants to hear from people who celebrate this day.
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May 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Loving Day, the landmark case that overturned U.S. state laws against interracial marriage, is on June 12. NPR wants to hear from people who celebrate this day.
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DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
May 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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I just started reading Octavia Butler’s trilogy.
May 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I just started reading Octavia Butler’s trilogy.
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Their healthcare plan is like a fire drill—except they burn down the hospital to save on sprinklers.
May 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Their healthcare plan is like a fire drill—except they burn down the hospital to save on sprinklers.