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Twitter Refugee. Science maven. Spaceflight and space exploration. Science fiction fan of LONG standing. Politically Liberal. Retired IT professional.
Joined Nov 2022
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Our presidential election outcome can be explained by the fact that millions of voters placed a higher value on harming “others” than benefiting themselves and their loved ones. #Politics
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@GhostsOfWar50 War is big business and huge profits,always has been.
Oh, this gets funnier and funnier. I had my wife give me the phone number of the health department guy who called her initially. I called him and we discussed it. It turns out that the REPORT and associated information (the name, our address, and my wife's phone number) came from the local hospital...reporting an animal bite.
The same hospital that my wife spent most of her weekend in (ER and ICU) due to pneumonia and a UTI.
WTF? Anyway, the guy apologized nicely.
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Presidential election is suspicious. Harris was up by 3-4% in state polls day before election. Bullet ballots were extremely high in swing state counties. Does anyone really believe Trump won all swing states & popular vote? Putin took credit. Musk conspired #InvestigateElection #RecountSwingStates
Get this. This morning my wife got a call from the county health department. They wanted to speak to a Janet (not our last name). Someone had reported being bitten by a cat, and gave them our our address and phone number, together with a presumably phony name. And we don't have a cat. Haven't for 25 years.
My wife straightened them out, then 2 hours later a county animal control officer was in our driveway, wanting to "take our cat into custody". Sheesh, red state bureaucrats are morons.
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Iceland - August 2024
Almost all utilities are buried underground. Even the last mile in rural areas.
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Mindful birding
intentional use of birding for cultivating mindfulness.
Anyone who has been entranced by seeing a murmuration (a phenomenon in which a flock of birds, sometimes thousands of individuals strong, flies in perfect harmony as one shifting, undulating mass)
has had a taste of the wonder and grace available in such moments.
These kinds of experiences can connect us with the present moment, and the gentleness and appreciation.
https://shambhala.org/community/blog/the-art-of-mindful-birding/
VERY interesting video my wife was listening to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt-gPjjQw1M
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For relaxing music while doing busywork or just chilling, tune into Atomic Radio, 24/7 livestream. Short instrumental tracks with flavors of jazz, big band and early 1950s rock, with retro future scenes, all imagined by AI. Enjoy! 😊👍
I believe that in 10-15 years, we'll be seeing the first entirely AI generated movies, without a single living actor anywhere in them.
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#Maga literally elected the devil incarnate to "own the libs" And "because egg prices".
Way to go "Christians".
Can't wait for them to experience hell on earth.
They fully deserve it.
The rest of us, on the other hand.
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Joe Scarborough & his side kick are viewed as hypocrites due to siding with Trump now.
Do you agree?
This is nothing new when one is dealing with social climbers who put on an act for gain!
https://nypost.com/2024/11/19/us-news/joe-scarborough-visits-donald-trump-and-raises-ire-of-dems/
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The cost of hypocrisy.
"In other words, it was an issue ginned up by the Trump campaign to exploit voters by demonizing trans people."
https://popular.info/p/pro-lgbtq-republican-launches-vicious
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HiRISE 3D: Raised Glacier-Like Forms in Arabia Terra
Glacier-like forms are interesting due to their raised nature, showing possible previous extent of caldera ice fill. GLF also appears to have a sedimentary fan from ice build up.
Full image: https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_085109_2150_ESP_085043_2150_RED
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She asked what happens if the American families of the immigrants resist in any way.
"Does the U.S. military then fire upon our own citizens? Does the U.S. military fire upon civilians if there's resistance? The United States military should never be used like a Gestapo," said McGrath. "And that is where we're headed."
Former Marine Corps fighter pilot Amy McGrath.
#snort My wife insists that I go back to work today. After the shit show that was this weekend, I'm literally making myself sick with worry. Good thing we have a Ring camera that points straight at her rocker-recliner.
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- Liberal Democrat
- FDR Knew His Stuff
- Science
- Nerd
- Space Flight
- Maven
- Science Fiction
- OLD Fan
Twitter Refugee. Science maven. Spaceflight and space exploration. Science fiction fan of LONG standing. Politically Liberal. Retired IT professional.
Joined Nov 2022