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@kbsez Ahh the Mellon family. Tim's grandpa Andrew helped bring about the Great Depression, fought anything progressive, and got rich. The Mellon Foundation does a lot of good now, but Andy'd have hated it.

@tmbrown327
"The underrepresented groups were even more prone to leave, making the situation more daunting."

Huh. That needs more attention.

@phase2
*Shameless self-promotion* - if you're looking for new music - check out my podcast "Lets Play Ten". We also have stand alone playlists on Spotify with all the songs/artists we've played on the show to date.

40ficreations.com/letsplayten

open.spotify.com/playlist/7ett

open.spotify.com/playlist/612d

At the UN Climate Summit, the host (UAE) would like everyone not to ask questions about money laundering, war crimes in Yemen, political prisoners, surveillance and spying, LGBTQIA+ community, freedom of expression, women’s rights and people trafficking 🧐

Uhm, wouldn't have occurred to me but now...

theguardian.com/environment/20

Russia's attempt to bully/blockade the Black Sea going great. Not for them.

At least six ships have flaunted Russia’s threats after it withdrew from the grain deal, and an Israeli one was the first to enter the Ukrainian branch of the Danube. A US P8 anti-ship aircraft is ensuring their safety.

euromaidanpress.com/2023/07/31

Each power company update gives a later restoration time. I graphed the trend and we should have electricity again in October. By Thanksgiving. New Years Eve.

@phase2 Oh wow haven't heard that band mentioned in a long time. Great neo-post grunge punk.

@Museek super impressed the locals detected the garden hose though. Way to go.

@phase2 what's going on over there, everything okay? Push that aside. Pop it right off the desk.

Fun fact, as with so much of now male-dominated computer science, assembly languages are credited to a woman: Kathleen Booth.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathle

@catlynne333 or as my hero Monae says, " you fuck up the kitchen, then you should do the dishes"

youtu.be/8CFrCk6_0rM

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