Ryan Simmons
@rocketryans.bsky.social
Music lover, photographer, and rocket engineer.
Interesting and informative read.
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Hundreds of societies have been in crises like ours. An expert explains how they got out.
An analysis of historical crises over the past 2,000 years offers lessons for avoiding the end times.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Interesting and informative read.
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Years from now, when the current occupant of the White House is hopefully rotting in jail for all his corruption, I will be able to say I approve of at least one thing he did...
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No more pennies: In big change, Treasury will stop minting them
In a cost-cutting move, the U.S. Treasury will stop minting new pennies. Originally introduced in 1793, the one-cent coins will still be legal tender. There are more than 100 billion pennies in circul...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Years from now, when the current occupant of the White House is hopefully rotting in jail for all his corruption, I will be able to say I approve of at least one thing he did...
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
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Congratulations to Mark Carney!! Just a hint though, you might want to beef up the Canadian military and the RCMP, at least for the next four years...
April 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Congratulations to Mark Carney!! Just a hint though, you might want to beef up the Canadian military and the RCMP, at least for the next four years...
Thank you President Santa J. Ono and @umich.edu the University of Michigan for signing on! (I didn't notice Michigan State or Ohio State on the list... 🤔)
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A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
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April 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thank you President Santa J. Ono and @umich.edu the University of Michigan for signing on! (I didn't notice Michigan State or Ohio State on the list... 🤔)
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
@tychogirl.bsky.social I guess you must be pretty rich by now since you're getting paid to protest at those Tesla dealers! 🤣
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fortune.com/article/elon...
Elon Musk claims Tesla demonstrators are being paid by government ‘waste and fraud’ he is fighting with DOGE—they just won’t admit it
Musk offered no evidence for his claims but described the protests as “natural blowback” on Tesla from those on the receiving end of the fraud.
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April 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@tychogirl.bsky.social I guess you must be pretty rich by now since you're getting paid to protest at those Tesla dealers! 🤣
fortune.com/article/elon...
fortune.com/article/elon...
Has anyone else noticed that if NPR, PBS or any other news organization shows respect to the people they report on, such as the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants, or people of color, that the maga/repubs scream WOKE BIAS? Why is respect for differences so horrific to them?
The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the di...
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April 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Has anyone else noticed that if NPR, PBS or any other news organization shows respect to the people they report on, such as the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants, or people of color, that the maga/repubs scream WOKE BIAS? Why is respect for differences so horrific to them?