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Wait ... so ~20 of American adults are functionally illiterate, and ~50 read at a 6th grade level or below? That explains a few things about why we are in this hideous situation

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TFG: Tariffs, its a beautiful word Mickey Johnson: chortle chortle ... oh that wag

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I've written about NOAA, one of the most important agencies hardly anyone knows much about. They're out here doing God's work, and DOGE is out to kill them. A lot of us might go with them if we can't stop these ghouls. https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/06/noaa-the-biggest-little-agency-in-america/

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💉 Via Kyle Griffin: The American Medical Association is urging the public to get vaccinated against the measles: "Measles is extremely contagious and can cause life-threatening illness. There is no cure or specific antiviral treatment for measles. Vaccination remains the best defense […]

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TFG and Musk seem to follow Kissinger's (who is still dead, btw) dictum of acting like a madman and swinging a big stick around as a bargaining policy. The flaw, as ever, is that you tick off some of the factors in what makes societies collapse - you lose goodwill of friends, you lose trading […]

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Lawson Whiting unhappy about Canadians giving Jack Daniel's a miss https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brown-forman-misses-quarterly-sales-estimates-muted-spirits-demand-2025-03-05/

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"Elon Musk and his “CoD waiting room-cum-audit team” continue their clumsy speedrun through the federal government. Each day brings another comical cockup from DOGE’s teenaged staff" […]

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Migrating from WhatsApp to Signal

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So if VA positions are being eliminated by the Muskenjugend, does that include residency slots? The VA has provided around 45,000 clinical rotation positions, so if those are cut there will be fewer physicians overall Or is there some deep thought going on that is not obvious?

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There are four ramps They are all the same length All the same height at start and end They all have different slopes. The exit velocity of ball bearings released at the top and measured at the end will be Highest for the one that slopes ... A. sharply […] [Original post on med-mastodon.com]

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When Kelly-Anne proudly announced that there were "alternative facts", I thought back to another pompous baldfaced git talking reproachfully about the "reality-based people" who just didn't get that "we create reality" I mean, sure, you are welcome to imagine any reality you like, but I can […]

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Not with a bang, but a whimper Exit Republican Party

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Attending MAXQDA Tailwind AI webinar, and holy whack, this technology greatly improves the ability to analyze qualitative data, but at the same time creates massive questions about validity

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I did not watch the State of the Union Address, because two hours of waffling, bullshit, lies, and word salad would be a terrible waste of time. Instead, I wrote about a girl who kills a would-be abductor, and read about the neuropsychological underpinnings of aggression To those of you who […]

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I want RFK to meet Bart Curlish Just for funsies

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#TrumpTax Via Lawrence O'Donnell: Fun fact about #Trump #tariffs you won’t see in 99% of the reporting: Trump tariffs are illegal. Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates. President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.

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When I first went to primary school, I wore a sailors cap (Tintin influence). I had to give it up because other kids kept grabbing it and throwing it to other kids. Of course that meant I had to punch a lot of kids in their snout, and the teachers didn't like that a lot.

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I'd argue that this is a feature, not a bug. Fascists rise to power by arguing that 1) nefarious forces (Jews/globalists) have conspired to create 2) an "unnatural" order (Weimar, DEI) where 3) the "weak"(minorities) are succeeding at subjugating the "strong" (Aryans, white Christian men, etc)

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When it's your turn to walk the dragon and you are not into it: #Dragon

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Dumbass Overzealous Goobers from Elon

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"The Trumpian Void", indeed

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Resubmitting manuscript to MedRXIV because I didn't have the authors in the manuscript under the title. This is part of why the whole process is fucked. The full names of authors, their contact details, and affiliations are captured in the submission form. So why must they also be in the […]

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We are not a reliable ally https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-pauses-military-aid-ukraine-media-reports-2025-03-04/

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Hey buddy ... wanna free short story? http://eepurl.com/i_gUXw

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So let me get this straight, the Colorado Republicans want Trump to withhold all federal funds to Colorado unless the Governor pardons a criminal who was found guilty by a Colorado jury of breaking election law. Also, the same Republicans want the DoJ to investigate the judge in that case So […]

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A whole bunch of people intoxicated and addicted to outrage does not make it "grassroots"

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So I didn't know, but Europe already has a backup of PubMed, the database of biomedical research publications. The US PubMed broke down over the weekend. And here is our alternative: https://europepmc.org/ #pubmed #pmc

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Good piece on RTO https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2025/02/28/the-real-reasons-companies-are-forcing-you-back-to-the-office/

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Huh, who saw this coming? Kremlin Says U.S. Foreign Policy Shift Aligns With Its Own Vision - The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/02/kremlin-says-us-foreign-policy-shift-aligns-with-its-own-vision-a88217

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I detect your desirables, and they will be mine if you abandon them by looking away

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I have doubts about the intentions of this crocoduck blanket

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#dogsofmastodon

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NATO chief Mark Rutte: “Europe is stepping up.” At the London summit, key priorities are: more support for Ukraine, a lasting peace deal, and stronger NATO with increased European defense spending. Every country must do more now. #AureFreePress #News #press […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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