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Been reading a little mythology and it seems like one of the main cross-cultural themes is, “do not, under any circumstances, get on a boat.”

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”[I]t feels like the machinery of late stage capitalism coughed up the internet for us with its empty promises of connecting us all through social media – only to leave us in a mirrored fun house of confirmation bias.” —Nadia Bolz-Weber

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Guess how many moons Saturn has (that we've found so far)! (Answer is in the article below.)

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What's in your toolbox? youtu.be/iKnAQMUWnJI?...

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Pi Day, when MakeIt Labs has a fabulous laser cutter. (Lesson learned; Don't do this on a commercial crust that has baking powder in it. Pumpkin pies are always safe.) #MakeItLabs

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The Veracode (volunteer) Escape Room committee is publicly releasing this Escape room from the pirate-themed Hackathon from a year ago. It can be played in Pine Studios' Escape Simulator. We had a blast making this, and are immersed in creating a new one now. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...

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Now we can tour the Third World without ever leaving home! #SoMuchWinning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Signs of the times. Long waits for this at the library.

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My fellow Americans, we officially hit a new low today. Thanks to felon Trump’s all out assault on democracy, we are now on a civil rights loss warning list with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan & Serbia. Nonviolent civil resistance is a must! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Orwell was just a little early. Welcome to 2025's Newspeak. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Today I learned that the theft of bread in the book was a real-life event observed by Victor Hugo, and one that had a profound effect on him and was part of the inspiration for _Les Miserables_. www.npr.org/sections/the...

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Éowyn is celebrating her second birthday in style! We are so grateful to have such a wonderful dog. Many happy wags to her brothers and sisters! My wife, Sarah Latimer, insists that "Pink Collar Girl" was the best of the lot.

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One more time for the people in the back.

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Something lighter for today.

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Liz Cheney: “Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day—when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.”

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Mad at your teacher or your child's teacher or that-teacher-with-brown-skin for presenting factual history? Now you can get even. ----------------------------------------- ”… This submission form is an outlet for students, parents, teachers, and the broader community to report …” enddei.ed.gov

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May the Lord silence … those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?” … “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord. “I will protect them from those who malign them.” bible.com/bible/111/ps...

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This is how I roll.

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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

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Not just in Japan! I was delighted to encounter this coffee robot at Sip Coffee on West 27th Street in Manhattan. 🤖 youtu.be/4ZhZdQMwPnw

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#ukraine

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February 16, 2025

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Kennedy is in as Health Secretary. 💀💀💀💀💀 We are forked. 💀💀💀💀💀

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If you are curious about how, if maintained, all the administrative malignancy will impact science in the United States please please please watch my buddy Zach Hancock’s video about it. It’s sober and important. youtu.be/GagHHh1KenU?...

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RACE YOU TO THE BOTTOM! N.H. is very high in the ranks of US states in education. While diverting tens of millions of dollars from public education to fund mostly students already in private schools, the Republicans are now trying to gut graduation requirements. www.wmur.com/article/nh-b...

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“All these are the beginning of sorrows.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-6...

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When galaxies collide! Coming to OUR galaxy (in 4.5 billion years). hubblesite.org/contents/new...

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So, it's Black History Month. Want to learn the parts of Black History that racists can't handle? Subscribe to the Equal Justice Initiative email about the history of racial injustice in "The Land of the Free." (Or buy their calendar.) calendar.eji.org/sign-up