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An influential actress for my generation. RIP.

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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

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My niece wrote a book! A new Twist on vampires. a.co/d/1fyPA85

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Protect your peace. Love it. www.facebook.com/share/r/16kL...

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THE COUNTDOWN APPROACHES! We have 4 days to reach our fundraising goal & we have a LONG way to go!! Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support! Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #booksky

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This whole crazy world is just too frustratin' youtu.be/qfZVu0alU0I?...

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Spelling Bee really annoys me on days when it takes forever to get from Nice to Great, and then ONE MORE WORD takes you to Amazing. Today, even worse, it was just a variation on the word that flipped it to Great. Consistency is all I ask. Also, Gaol is a word in English. I'm just saying.

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So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.

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Listen and be bold. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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Here's a story from 1921 about how Hollywood producers were opposed to increasing tariffs on foreign films because they feared other countries would respond with their own tariffs on American movies

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I went to a talk last night about conversations on race, in which a sociology professor told a roomful of mostly white women how she cries easily and someone told her she can use her "White woman's tears" strategically on behalf of people of color. 1/3

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Voting for the Locus Awards? Uncanny Magazine is eligible for a Locus Award in the Best Magazine category, and Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas are eligible in the Best Editor category! Vote here: buff.ly/UcP7NSZ

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This.

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Today's word Spelling Bee is missing: Zoonotic. I mean, okay, I'm married to an immunology professor. But it's a household word in our house!

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It would have been nice if Harvard’s president had said something like the Princeton president’s final sentence here as opposed to sounding like a tortured defendant confessing at a Stalinist show trial. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

submitted 80 days ago • 4 comments

Yes We Can defend the rule of law. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Richard Chamberlain on coming out at age 68: "It was as if an angel had put her hand on my head...and said, 'It's over. All that negative stuff is over.'" interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/r... #RIPRichardChamberlain #RichardChamberlain

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How will we fortify the fourth estate? open.substack.com/pub/nicolefc...

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18F was a highly skilled and effective tech services unit in the US Federal Government. But Musk believed X influencer lies about it and ordered it disbanded. Keep paying attention.

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Interesting stats on the current US Congress. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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All I know is, I'm studying Chinese.

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Simpson Family Members With First Letter Changed. Sometimes Connections categories are such a reach.

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The public comment period for changing passports to misgender trans people is open. Please take a moment to let them know that you do not support that change.

submitted 116 days ago • 22 comments

As Gernot Wagner said over on Mastodon, Shutting down already installed infrastructure isn't "efficiency," it's sabotage. electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...

submitted 118 days ago • 21 comments

Because clearly having different Departments with distinctly different purposes is inherently inefficient. Or Something.

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and so goes our beloved nation.

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US managed to lose their Civil War, WW2 and Cold War in the last few weeks at same time… kinda impressive.

submitted 120 days ago • 2 comments

Wordle went hard core today. Fitting political commentary about Elon Musk and T Rump into a five-letter word puzzle is pretty impressive.

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