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They played this speech in my MBA class. He is speaking to a group of deserters. Rather than abusing them, he inspires them. My understanding is that almost all of them fought, turning back Pickets Charge, winning Gettysburg and the Civil War. Worth a watch
They played this speech in my MBA class. He is speaking to a group of deserters. Rather than abusing them, he inspires them. My understanding is that almost all of them fought, turning back Pickets Charge, winning Gettysburg and the Civil War. Worth a watch
Colonel Joshua Chamberlain Speech
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July 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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They played this speech in my MBA class. He is speaking to a group of deserters. Rather than abusing them, he inspires them. My understanding is that almost all of them fought, turning back Pickets Charge, winning Gettysburg and the Civil War. Worth a watch
They played this speech in my MBA class. He is speaking to a group of deserters. Rather than abusing them, he inspires them. My understanding is that almost all of them fought, turning back Pickets Charge, winning Gettysburg and the Civil War. Worth a watch
“Whether it’s pollinators on a Midwestern farm, an urban forest casting shade over a city sidewalk or a vast stretch of wilderness that takes your breath away, nature is not just a scenic backdrop. It’s infrastructure. It’s safety, medicine and memory.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
Opinion | Trump Tried to Derail Our Work. We Banded Together and Moved Forward. (Gift Article)
When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it.
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April 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“Whether it’s pollinators on a Midwestern farm, an urban forest casting shade over a city sidewalk or a vast stretch of wilderness that takes your breath away, nature is not just a scenic backdrop. It’s infrastructure. It’s safety, medicine and memory.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
"For decades, it has been a mystery why females in this species of great apes … are perched so high in the hierarchy. Now, scientists say they’ve found the secret to this paradox: Female bonobos maintain power by forming alliances to suppress male aggression." wapo.st/3GpLYWd
These female apes found a way to limit male aggression
For decades it had been a mystery how female Bonobos, cousins to humans, claim higher positions than males in their troop hierarchy.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"For decades, it has been a mystery why females in this species of great apes … are perched so high in the hierarchy. Now, scientists say they’ve found the secret to this paradox: Female bonobos maintain power by forming alliances to suppress male aggression." wapo.st/3GpLYWd
Red winged black bird and eastern bluebird of NH
April 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Red winged black bird and eastern bluebird of NH
“I have spent the better part of my career listening to loud men talk tough to disguise their weakness,” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’
Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.
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April 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“I have spent the better part of my career listening to loud men talk tough to disguise their weakness,” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
“The Republican Party’s descent into an authoritarian personality cult poses a mortal threat to American democracy. But it is also the thing that might save it.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Good News About Trump’s Tariffs
Authoritarian leaders are most dangerous when they’re popular. Wrecking the economy is unlikely to broaden Trump’s support.
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April 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“The Republican Party’s descent into an authoritarian personality cult poses a mortal threat to American democracy. But it is also the thing that might save it.”
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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What does it say about our society when the top 10% account for 49.7 OF ALL US Spending?
What does it say about our society when the top 10% account for 49.7 OF ALL US Spending?
Americans are spending less as they brace for new tariffs
Even the wealthiest households are cutting back on extras like plastic surgery, restaurant meals and travel.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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What does it say about our society when the top 10% account for 49.7 OF ALL US Spending?
What does it say about our society when the top 10% account for 49.7 OF ALL US Spending?
The greatest obstacle for us is a lack of imagination…Only a person without imagination could think that a butterfly is “really” a caterpillar. Or that a trans woman is “really” a man. Without imagination, it is easy to believe in things that are simple, and superficial, and wrong. wapo.st/4iUFdtN
Opinion | What is a trans woman, really?
“Scooby-Doo” offers a lesson about the riddle of gender identity.
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March 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The greatest obstacle for us is a lack of imagination…Only a person without imagination could think that a butterfly is “really” a caterpillar. Or that a trans woman is “really” a man. Without imagination, it is easy to believe in things that are simple, and superficial, and wrong. wapo.st/4iUFdtN
“The president of the United States ambushed a loyal ally, presumably so that he can soon make a deal with the dictator of Russia to sell out a European nation fighting for its very existence.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
It Was an Ambush
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
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March 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“The president of the United States ambushed a loyal ally, presumably so that he can soon make a deal with the dictator of Russia to sell out a European nation fighting for its very existence.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The more you know
February 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The more you know
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Here is a scatter plot of the percent Evangelical in 2004 and the state's population aged 45-64 death rate from 2001 thru 2010. The scatter plot and regression statistics summarized in the title show that Evangelicalism substantially increases death rates in the United States. 🧪☠️
February 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Here is a scatter plot of the percent Evangelical in 2004 and the state's population aged 45-64 death rate from 2001 thru 2010. The scatter plot and regression statistics summarized in the title show that Evangelicalism substantially increases death rates in the United States. 🧪☠️
More mergansers more of the time!
February 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
More mergansers more of the time!
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Funny not funny
Funny not funny
Jon on Trump’s Trade War, The War on DEI & Myth of “Meritocracy” | The Daily Show
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February 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Funny not funny
Funny not funny
“In 1999 the price-earnings ratio for the S&P 500 hit 33, which looked, and was, crazy. As I work on this post, the PE ratio is about 30.” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/have-we-be...
Have We Been Partying Like It’s 1999?
This bubble may end with a tech-bro bailout
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February 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“In 1999 the price-earnings ratio for the S&P 500 hit 33, which looked, and was, crazy. As I work on this post, the PE ratio is about 30.” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/have-we-be...
"Focus is the fundamental substance of democracy. If you overwhelm the media — if you give it too many places it needs to look, all at once, if you keep it moving from one thing to the next — no coherent opposition can emerge. It is hard to even think coherently." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Focus is the fundamental substance of democracy. If you overwhelm the media — if you give it too many places it needs to look, all at once, if you keep it moving from one thing to the next — no coherent opposition can emerge. It is hard to even think coherently." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
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This person speaks my mind
This person speaks my mind
Oppose, Oppose, Oppose — and Do It Loudly
Opponents of MAGA: Don’t despair and don’t appease
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January 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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This person speaks my mind
This person speaks my mind
Why is an abundance of standing dead trees and dead wood on the ground a critical component of a healthy forest? Audubon Vermont helps us see the value of dead wood for birds and the places they live. bit.ly/3Wl1dVH
A Reverence for Dead Wood
Reimagining a "messy" forest
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January 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Why is an abundance of standing dead trees and dead wood on the ground a critical component of a healthy forest? Audubon Vermont helps us see the value of dead wood for birds and the places they live. bit.ly/3Wl1dVH
"I think I first heard this phrase from Tim Shriver: the culture of contempt. We are living in a time when we are being socialized to respond to those who disagree with us on anything as if it were the worst possible thing that anyone could possibly think or feel."
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Why Bishop Mariann Budde Wanted to Speak to Donald Trump
“If you know what people are thinking about when they’re coming into church on Sunday morning, it’s very important to acknowledge that,” Budde says.
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January 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"I think I first heard this phrase from Tim Shriver: the culture of contempt. We are living in a time when we are being socialized to respond to those who disagree with us on anything as if it were the worst possible thing that anyone could possibly think or feel."
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Using poetry to heal the soul <3
Using poetry to heal the soul <3
This pharmacy prescribes poetry to help people through hard times
YouTube video by TODAY
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January 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Using poetry to heal the soul <3
Using poetry to heal the soul <3
is impressed to be reminded that Charles Wesley wrote the lyrics of 23 of hymns currently in use in the modern Episcopal hymnal. Yes, that is only 3% of the total but the guy died in 1788. What a legacy.
January 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
is impressed to be reminded that Charles Wesley wrote the lyrics of 23 of hymns currently in use in the modern Episcopal hymnal. Yes, that is only 3% of the total but the guy died in 1788. What a legacy.
Mergansers of NH
January 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Mergansers of NH
Departing the New York Times
I left to stay true to my byline
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January 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM