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Liberal, humanist, skeptic. Always in pursuit of the perfect Canelés de Bordeaux and petit four. I do like odd and interesting people and proper punctuation.
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View from the office for the last in-office week for February. Cape Town, South Africa.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Worth reposting!

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Large epidemiologic studies have consistently shown an association between coffee and improved health outcomes. This may be one of the reasons: favorable changes to the gut microbiome 🏢🏢 www.scientificamerican.com/article/coff...

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Good night blue sky

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Trump’s “golden age” was actually called the “gilded age” aka era of robber barons. Paradise for plutocrats; hell for plebs. If you voted for this, you believe you owned the libs. But: the plutocrats own you. www.studentsofhistory.com/gilded-age-r...

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Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

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Dreadful. Fully Preventable. More of this to come www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Seeing as it's Valentine’s Day an' all and you're looking for the most beautiful pick-up line in the world...this is IT: "Won't you come into my garden, I would like my roses to see you." (Richard B. Sheridan)

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It's not "Breaking News" now, since it was announced by NIH yesterday. But it is breaking....... washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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So, what kinda fucked up shit is happening today?

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It's Friday, the sky is blue and Led Zep is playing on the radio. All is well.

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The clouds look like the surface of the moon tonight. "We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars" (Oscar Wilde)

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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

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Here's a proposed solution The 1st world's recycling plant in the UK, with an ambitious goal www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com feature

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Folks, I don't intend to post about every single horrible thing that's happening at the moment because I'm not a direct news source and also because my mental health has an upper limit. Don't confuse lack of obsessive news updating for lack of concern or lack of personal action. Also, here's a cat.

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Oh just bugger off you racist arsehole. Nothing like that is happening

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"Our nation, our beloved Canada is under threat." "It's a threat to our sovereignty, and our very future as a nation." "The threat comes, of course, from the president of the United States a convicted felon and known predator (rapist)." - Charlie Angus, MP #cdnpoli #tariffwar

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Another good show.

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This is what we called state capture in South Africa. Stop it fast, otherwise you will struggle to get a functional system again. Our excuse: we have only had democracy since 1994. What is yours? www.bbc.com/news/world-a...

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If this little face looks at you while you're working, you HAVE to get up RIGHT THERE and chuck a few nuts. Even if you're on a deadline. That's just what you do.

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Goodnight Bluesky ✌️

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The FAA is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. The former FAA administrator stepped down on Jan. 20th after Musk called on him to resign. Musk was angry after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes.

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So far so good.

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Just say it.

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Sugar cravings? Your gut may be the basis erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-gu...

submitted 27 days ago • 36 comments

Yeah, that tree again

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Goodnight Bluesky.

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I know you all already know this, but this is going to get really bad.

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if they want to go back to the 1950s, we’re bringing the cuisine back to the 1950s too. you put me in the kitchen, I will spend 100% of my time in there finding how much horseradish and shrimp I can put in Jello before God personally comes down here to stop me.

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I was skeptical at first, but Bluesky really is a fantastic platform for scientists who want to engage in broader public conversations. Thank you @bsky.app and @jay.bsky.team for this amazing resource!

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