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Last night it was culinary mayhem with a side of thermodynamics. Tonight, it’s the #greensborosymphony.

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Great time last night with great friends.

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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

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🚨 Are you a researcher who's been asked by your institution not to talk to the public/media about certain topics - esp after Jan 20? Are you a PIO who's had to tell scientists not to talk to the media? Reach out on Signal at mkozlov.01 for a @nature.com story. Your identity will be kept private.

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My mode? Depeche. (Alt: my Weavers? Tannahill)

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Democracy doesn’t die in darkness after all; it dies in JIRA tickets filed by Palantir alums. www.wired.com/story/doge-e...

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One of my favorite “sleeper” charities is Project Gutenberg. For years, I’ve contributed as part of the Distributed Proofreader project. The reference section is especially good, and I recommend the following book to my folks. I suggest downloading it. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184

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I have reached the stage of adulthood where half-price pork roasts just happen to make it into my cart to stock the freezer for pulled-pork emergencies

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Symphony night!

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RFK Jr is saying that "autism is destroying our kids." Autism didn't destroy me, but ableism almost did, and eugenics/the mainstreaming of disinformation certainly threaten to.

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I mean, look. You can have an amazing kitchen and cook fine dishes with two types of materials: stainless steel and enameled cast iron. If you’re going to have anything else, add a carbon steel pan. And you don’t have to spend a lot to get good quality. My favorite carbon steel skillet was 60$.

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Three days on Xiaohongshu and I’m loving the home cooking videos. Some thoughts: they are not afraid of fats the way we’ve been taught in the US. But they’re also veggie heavy (yay!) And so many are using those damned Hexclad pans. Influencer culture?

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Frankly, my understanding of the situation is that creeps who insist on inspecting the genitals of minors before they are allowed to play sports is that those creeps are almost certainly pedophiles.

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She was so loved and will be deeply missed. Thank you Mama Nikki.

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Saturday’s cooking is turkey bone gumbo with the stock I made last weekend from the Thanksgiving turkey carcass and the turkey meat from some turkey wings I roasted this afternoon. The Cajun holy trinity is chopped and ready to go into the roux I’ll make with the turkey fat skimmed off the broth.

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Response to coups by elected leaders: - South Korea: blocked by mass mobilization of citizens - Brazil: coup leader indicted, barred from politics - United States: coup leader re-elected with majorities in the legislature and a compliant Supreme Court

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“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record. They run them bc people react to them the most. If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change. It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

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Folks on the Dem side wondering why they lost and deciding it's because they are too accepting of trans people and too mean to the crypto crowd is why they will keep losing forever until they wake up and grow a spine.

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Six decades later, Star Trek may still be the only franchise based on the ideas that diversity is strength, justice is the measure of civilization, bounty is to be shared, peace is worth the price, and all these things can be achieved. We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.

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Until abortion is legal in every state, lets require men to get a mandatory vasectomy until they are proven emotionally mature, financially responsible and ready to be a father. Wait, what do you mean regulations on men's bodies make you uncomfortable?

submitted 97 days ago • 1848 comments

How it started vs. now. Cooking ahead edition.

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i have been a dedicated libro.fm user for over a year now and at no point do i feel that i am missing out on anything from not using audible. also! if you subscribe you can direct a part of your subscription a local book shop

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Scoop: I spoke to Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong this evening about his apparent desire to stuff the newspaper's editorial board with dishonest pro-MAGA voices like Scott Jennings. Suffice to say, the convo didn't go super well. Details in Status: www.status.news/p/patrick-so...

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Given the current political reality and the expansion of attacks on science, it is time for scientists to be more effective, forceful, and vociferous as their own political advocates. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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"The next four years will be terrifying for anyone interested in truth. I want to read publications whose leaders are not afraid to call a fascist a fucking fascist. I worry what @laurahelmuth.bsky.social's loss means for Scientific American, and for anyone doing and covering science."

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Lemon-thyme chicken, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and stir-fried squash, zucchini, and onions. #weekdaydinner #justcook

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