Gaurav
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“It is in our power to have no opinion about a thing, and not to be disturbed in our soul; for things themselves have no natural power to form our judgements.” (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 6: classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/me...)
The Internet Classics Archive | The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, part of the Internet Classics Archive
classics.mit.edu
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Merry Christmas, weirdos
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Merychippus to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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And Tiny Tim, who did not die, was soon borne away by the waves, and lost in darkness and distance.
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Despite a lot of sparkling winter sunshine it is a Christmas without thaw on nearby continent. The coldest since 2010.

The warming influence of English Channel/North Sea is keeping us from freezing temperatures.

In Berlin 🇩🇪 temperatures look unlikely to rise above -5C 🥶
December 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Me playing a Christmas carol (an arrangement of In Dulci Jubilo) on the Rockefeller carillon at the University of Chicago. At 105 tons, it is the largest musical instrument ever built. Have a happy holiday!
December 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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an annual tradition to post this @heatherchristle.bsky.social poem
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Just write what you know. If you just write "what you know", you've got three words, and no matter how many times you repeat it, it's still going to be a crappy story.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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My cat found the heating pad on the couch, still warm from my last use, and has been sitting on it patiently so I turned it on for him. Merry Catmas.
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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*at a christmas party* oh Rudolph is your favorite reindeer? That’s cool yeah yeah he’s pretty great

*in reindeer chat*
BlitzenBoy92: at the work thinh. take a guess

DonnerTime: buncha dolphies?

VixenLover: fuckin lame bro just keep ur cool change the subject

The Dasher Enjoyer: thinh
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Me every holiday season.
December 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Most New Yorkers can’t afford childcare.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Ya'll the footnotes. I have never seen anything like this.
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Merry Christmas Eve! I have nothing to do but wrap presents and bake cookies and make Cameos, which are on sale today! If you’d like a message from me (and the cats), you can get one here!

I’m also happy to share my cookie recipe or sing the alto part of a Christmas song.

v.cameo.com/e/yvSMnRsVmZb
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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his time has come
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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WHO GIVES A DAMN?

It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.

Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 1d
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s request to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.

It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
Two ancient humans, including famed ‘Iceman,’ had cancer-causing virus
Findings from ancient DNA may shed light on HPV’s history in our species
www.science.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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In 2021 I dressed in full PPE and held my phone to an intubated 45 year old man's ear while his daughter said goodbye to him.

I truly don't believe in hell but sometimes I wish I did.
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:

⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year

Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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One generous serving of orange loaf. Still warm
December 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Fewer than 150 murders in Baltimore is wild. When I was a kid it was almost always more than one a day
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Air to Ground Message:

GUTEN MORGEN MOC. TAL ENTRY. TEMPORARY, SELF ACTIVATION OF CABIN, EMERGENCY LIGHTS DUE TO, INTERMITTANT FAILURE OF, TEST SWITCH AT FWD FA

Area: Redditch, UK
A: #acadfad6dab
F: #f798a6aa4b8

#acars #vdlm2
December 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM