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Stoic-in-training looking for eudaimonia, virtue, arete', and phronesis, while striving to live in accord with nature. Deep dive fact checker. Fan of 2425 years of democracy. Climate realist-actionist. Likes:Pointed questions, power electronics, and banjo.
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Ecocide is the endgame of homo economicus. #fermiparadox

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Let’s talk about brains. #brains #psychology

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

(🧵) THREAD: I am shocked at how many people here think Trump has the upper hand in his feud with Musk—and I am convinced that it is the urgency of the media narrative in this direction that has made so many take this counterfactual position. As a biographer of both men, I’ll outline the situation.

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Since 1985, the House price-to-income ratio has risen from 3.6 to 5.3, making it more difficult to own a home *Housing supply is constrained by increased investor buying *The majority of new houses are now built by large corporations, rather than local contractors *Union membership has declined

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I think the authoritarian mindset ultimately requires abandonment of the Honor System(lying, cheating, etc) to satisfy competitive arousal. hbr.org/2008/05/when...

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Intriguing Polar Vortex on Titan, Saturn’s Moon Captured using calibrated red, green, and blue filtered images from Cassini. The polar vortex is brightened and sharpened relative to Titan’s sunlit sides. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill)

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"Cars didn't exist in Bible times so they didn't know what to call it. You see this firebird roaring by to pick up Elijah and your mind just shatters. A chariot of fire was the closest parallel in their time," she said. "It was wicked cool." babylonbee.com/news/scholar...

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"We were born of stars, and in death, we will return to them. Let's not strive to be black holes in the meantime. Let's illuminate the world instead of darkening it, instead of tearing it to pieces. Let's prove we are worthy of being stardust." Courtney M. Privett

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youtu.be/0WqJkx6vCjE?... Robby Roadsteamer at the Hands OFF Boston Protest 💙😆✊ #TheResistance #Resist 4/5/25

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For 40 years, Americans have lived shorter lives than people in other rich countries. For 10 years, that's been rapidly getting worse. New research: in 2022-2023, there were 1.5 million "missing Americans," who died--but wouldn't have, if America didn't have such uniquely high death rates.

submitted 11 days ago • 26 comments

GOP run on promises to reduce violent crime The truth? Violent crime INCREASED an average of .7% under GOP presidents and DECREASED an average of 3.4% under Democratic presidents. Who is better on crime? (Spread the word)

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

The budget deficit for each president is shown in the graph below. The Democratic presidents each reduced the budget deficit as a % of GDP and GOP presidents each increased the deficit Which party is better for the economy?

submitted 12 days ago • 11 comments

Barnes & Noble link: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/science-un... Publisher's (@publicaffairs.bsky.social/ @hachetteus.bsky.social) link: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha... #ScienceUnderSiege @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

I've seen shapeshifters gradually shrink in size and then disappear: #GeorgeKnapp

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Send more "Lucy" and Radio Caroline. #RyanWrecker

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Tonight's Topic: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence #RyanWrecker

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FWIW, I ended up opening 2 browser tabs with bsky for live tweeting on laptop so I could use one to edit a post, and keep one for 'latest', and then refreshing it. But the next day I still find new posts I have not seen. #RyanWrecker

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

#RyanWrecker

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Caller proposes exploring exoplanets while paying homage to Matt Helm movies. #RyanWrecker

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The 98% of my DNA that is from the chimpanzee wants #pie right now. #RyanWrecker

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Listening on knzr bakersfield. #RyanWrecker

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hard to believe but true: scientists expect conditions extreme enough to seriously harm/destroy civilization while dooming 25-50% of species to extinction in a couple of decades The Most Important Graph in the World 😢🤬

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

This stormtrooper hit the shot. #AltGov #AltFam #AltCitizen

submitted 22 days ago • 6 comments

"Live according to nature" -Zeno www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9v5...

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Cat Vader inspecting his Dog troopers..🐈‍⬛🐾🐶😅 Maythe4thBeWithYou

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Join me for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents live stream event on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00pm (EST) for a discussion on “Science Under Siege”: skepticalinquirer.org/video/scienc...

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

We have a winner

submitted 90 days ago • 14 comments