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Perhaps the most mindboggling thing about the universe is its enormous size compared to its young age. Imagine a balloon that expands about 186,000 miles in a single second, and continues doing so for 14 billion years . . .

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If trickle-down economics worked then those developing nations where the leaders steal all the aid money would be booming like crazy by now.

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Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature baby www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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Shock decision has raised fears ancient site with almost 2,000-year-old geoglyphs will be exploited by illegal miners www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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"To fulfill all your dreams, you actually have to start — as they tell us on airplanes — by putting on your own oxygen mask first, before helping others. Not because you are selfish, but because that is how you are going to be at your best and most effective." Arianna Huffington

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"Among those who fell for the hoax were Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, who released a statement praising immigration officers for arresting Morales-Reyes on 22 May, one day after the forged letter was received by an Ice field intelligence officer." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Yes please! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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"As you read this, military planners all over the world are scrambling to come up with defenses against the kind of raid that Ukraine just carried out."

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New images show extent of Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia youtu.be/R_YdTPvmBk8?...

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What happened to NATO? TACO.

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'Legumes have some remarkable properties. Perhaps most crucially, they can produce their own nitrogen. “Because of a symbiotic relationship that bacteria in the root nodules have with the plants, they are able to take atmospheric nitrogen and convert it into plant-usable form”'

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From the 100% pro-Trump Daily Mail: America's biggest bank JPMorgan warns US at risk of a fate more terrifying than a recession www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/ar...

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Someone on Reddit has pointed out that Purple Rain by Prince (1984) was released closer to World War II (ended 1945) than today and now I am convinced that the Earth is being sucked into some sort of unholy vortex where all of Time is being warped and shrunk.

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"Vanuatu sold passports – and with them visa-free access to the UK and EU – to thousands of individuals. Buyers included people linked to sanctions, or facing serious allegations, or with warrants out for their arrest." www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

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Good issue for Democrats. . . "Disaster recovery is incredibly difficult even with federal coordination and resources. Without it, we are setting communities up for failure. These actions have consequences — and they will cost lives." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Another gift 🎁 link for you, & especially for the millennials & zoomers in the room. A few excerpts: "when you are young and suffering and unsure of the cause of your pain and when you are presented over and over with a reason for it, it is actually very easy 1/3 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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Defence Blog seems to be an excellent source for unfolding Ukraine news: bsky.app/profile/defe...

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Explosions reported at Russian nuclear sub base defence-blog.com/explosions-r...

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Despite its unclear legal status, these 18th Century ads show that slavery did exist to some extent in Britain:

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One person who certainly has the goods on Trump is Ghislaine Maxwell. I expect Trump will pardon her on his last day in office. She can't do anything to him while he's still in power because he's her only hope for release: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Worth noting in passing that Trump has moved from targeting unauthorized immigrants (somewhat popular) to targeting refugees (somewhat less popular) because it is easier (they are already registered!) and fascism loves numerical goals.

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There's no such thing as a bridge to nowhere in the real world, but there might be a bridge to somewhere that you don't want people to go.

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"All men are created equal" implies diversity, equity and inclusion. ALL MEN = diversity ARE CREATED EQUAL = equity If you embrace all people and treat them equally then inclusion is the inevitable result. You can disagree with America's founding document but you can't deny that it's DEI!

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Business Tip A good tip when running an Airbnb joint is to announce to all new guests: "If you see a mouse, don't worry, his name is Eric and he belongs to my daughter." If they find more than one mouse just say, "Oh, how wonderful, Eric has made a friend."

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May 30, 2025

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We are on the brink of collapse because most people have chosen hate, having falsely convinced themselves that hate is safer than love. But hate just makes you smaller and smaller, more and more isolated, whereas love has the opposite effect. And now we are too proud to turn back!

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