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"a conniving colossus of canards, a freak of fabrication, a behemoth of balderdash."

Charlie Gross was born on Leap Year 1936 in Flatbush, NY & passed away on April 13, 2019 in Berkeley, CA. neuroscientist, photographer, longtime Princeton professor.; Red Diaper Baby, "old leftie" & long-ago Eagle Scout. love of books, love of spirited discussion, love of life. terribly missed.

@joycecaroloates.bsky.social Why don't you give up your postings on X as an objection or boycott? So many of us have.

Trump administration wants to un-fire some nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

Spot on.

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BREAKING: “Hamas Proposes Invading Palm Beach, Florida to Forcibly Convert Clubs and Condos into a Luxurious Palestinian State.”

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Don’t ever tell me this wasn’t carefully choreographed…

Over time, ivy can work its way into small cracks in the building’s structure, potentially causing significant damage by weakening the walls and compromising the integrity of the building.

Albert Jacques Franck (1899-1973) Carlton Street 1964

So it's dangerous for China to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps. But it's okay for America's billionaires to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps. Do I have this right?

In January 20, 1961, the temperature at noon was 22 degrees and 8 inches of snow had fallen in the morning. John F. Kennedy still had his inauguration on the steps of the Capitol.

When I pray for the devastated on the left coast, I conjure how hard it is to be another person, which takes me outa my noisy self. Nonbelievers say prayer doesn’t change things. But it often changes me, and I change things. #LosAngelesFire #PrayForLA #Prayer #YouDontHaftaBelieveSquatToPray

When you're too stupid to get the joke.

Alito's Slim Shady - Zero ethics

A priest a teacher and a rabbit enter a clinic to donate blood. The nurse asked the rabbit what is your blood type. The rabbit replied "I'm probably a Type-O"

Poet Weldon Kees still jolts my cardiac region like defib paddles. Read it if you dare....#PerfectPoem #poetrycommunity #Poetry

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"Albany under the Snow" (1871) Walter Launt Palmer

Blue birds huddling together for warmth

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please, persons requesting contributions for your charitable organizations: keep your records updated & do not continue to solicit individuals who have passed away 15 years ago. this is not a good look for your organization or for you.

Theodore Roethke: Words for Young Writers open.substack.com/pub/poeticou...

The Miraculous Birth open.substack.com/pub/joycecar...

Bought a cybertruck today. Doing my part to keep President Musk happy.

how you know you've made the big time....