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Republicans are buying their way into billionaire bunkers. They have no interest in fixing the problems that they'll have a place to run from.

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Since the 1960s, mathematicians have been trying to figure out the biggest shape that can fit through an L-shaped hallway. A recent proof uncovered the answer without any computer assistance. It instead took a fresh approach to solving optimization problems. https://buff.ly/4b6Vkli

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You have done the Mashed Potatoes, the Watusi, and the Jerk. This weekend, try doing THE MONKEY.

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Kash Is King. Newsday.com/matt

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After the Brown v. Board decision, white people across the South opened hundreds of private schools. 70 years later, most of the ones still open in Alabama’s Black Belt remain overwhelmingly white. In this town, one school keeps kids divided. (Published May 2024)

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Helpful explanations here. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

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Here’s a quick summary of what we know about Bird Flu. Please reshare if you find it helpful!

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February 21, 2025

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What are Musk and his hackers doing in the Social Security Administration? Americans paid into these accounts with our hard earned money. It has nothing to do with the deficit. That was caused by GOP tax cuts largely for the rich and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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22 Feb 1934📽️

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We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people. 22 Feb 1788🎂

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Acceleration in the expansion of the universe more recent observations add weight to a different theory that does away with the dark energy. Astronomer Ryan Ridden said the "timescape theory" suggests time simply runs differently in the large empty regions of the universe. @neildegrassetyson.com

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Over the years, mathematicians have struggled to connect their most ambitious project, a Rosetta Stone of math, to geometry. After 30 years and an 800-page proof, the bridge is finally built. youtu.be/xuLCPv6smwo?...

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The next time you move, consider mathematician Joseph Gerver’s 18-piece sofa. It’s the biggest shape that can slide down an L-shaped hallway… though maybe not the easiest to assemble. https://buff.ly/4b6Vkli

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The premise of American foreign policy to Ukraine, today, is one of grievance. It is worth patiently considering the proposals. They reveal little about Ukraine, but much about America in February 2025. snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

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"But you've got... possibilities." @anuncivilphd.bsky.social

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NEATO. Newsday.com/matt

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A Friday laugh... rueful, but a laugh.

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If for some reason you want to read STUFF by me, I regularly post a variety of pieces on my substack page. Today I posted this analysis of NY Fashion Week: WHO WORE IT BEST?...trying to carve out a dept. full of Things That Have NOTHING To Do With (shudder) You-Know-Who, substack.com/@merrillmark...

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When you were here before Couldn't look you in the eye You're just like an angel Your skin makes me cry You float like a feather In a beautiful world I wish I was special You're so fuckin' special But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doin' here? I don't belong here Radiohead 22 Feb 1993

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Galveston, oh Galveston I still hear your sea winds 🌬️ I still see her dark 👁️👁️ glowin' She was 21 When I left Galveston Galveston, oh Galveston I still hear your sea 🌊🌊 crashing While I watch the cannons flashing I clean my gun🤔 & dream of Galveston I still see her standing by the water 22 Feb 1969

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Baby I know you've got to go I have no right To tell you not to go The road Just isn't there for us There never was A 🙏 for us You know How much I want you now I don't wanna stay here Give you fits & 👻 your mind & for now, baby Since you're free 2 choose again Your life 2 win/lose again 22 Feb 1969

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22 Feb 1969

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Why don't you 🛑 And look me over Am I the same girl You used to know? Why don't you 🛑 And think it over Am I the same girl Who knew her soul? I'm the one you want And I'm the one you need I'm the one you love The one you used to meet Around the corner every day We would meet & slip away 22 Feb 1969

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Ev'ry time you 💋 me I'm still not certain that you 💑 me Ev'ry time you 🫂 me I'm still not certain that you care Though you keep on saying You really really REALLY 💑 me Do you speak the same words To someone else when I'm not there? Suspicion Torments my ❤️ Keeps us apart Why torture me? 22 Feb 1964

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He's a good guy Yes he is Just as sweet as he can be & I don't care what the people say I'm gonna love him Come what may Oh oh oh He's a good guy Yes he is Some girls say he's bad But I can't agree Cuz if he makes them sad He's still sweet to me I never saw a guy Sweeter than my guy 22 Feb 1964

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Here's your old friendship ring I can't wear it no more Here's your old 💌 letters I can't read 'em anymore Lover you've gone from me & left behind So many memories Here's that old 🧸 That you won for me at the State Fair Here's some old 💝 cards Give them to your new sweetheart Vandellas 22 Feb 1963

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Oh oh woah oh oh I've got a lover WAY OVER THERE on the mountainside & I know that's where I should be Don't you know I've got a lover way over there across the river-wide I can hear her calling to me Oh she's calling my name So sweet so plain I can hear her saying: Come to me, baby 22 FAB 1960

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If Barbara were an 👼 I 🙏 she'd watch over me If Barbara were a 👸 Her servant I would be If Barbara would be mine & wear my high school ring Then I'd climb the highest ⛰️ Do just anything If Barbara were the ❄️ chill I'd stand out in the 🥶 If Barbara were a 🌳 Her branches I would hold🤣 22 Feb 1960

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