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Was @TxTbUk. Voter turnout, Rorshok, big ideas (as in "What's the..."?). 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇪🍉
Barcelona, SF, Tbilisi, Wesleyan, Dallas, https://www.3m.fyi/

Emeritus Professor of Intersectional Factoids

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mmm, to iran
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Raisi's Helicopter Crashes on Mossadegh's Birthday

-Headline of a newspaper too cool to actually exist.

mmm, to math
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I am trying to figure out a tough #math #maths problem in #combinatorics. Anybody into that kind of thing? Know anybody to tag?

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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A word about left-wing conspiracy theories.

Yesterday I sent about 10 people to this page because they were saying the same untrue things about Merrick Garland that I disproved here with facts:

https://terikanefield.com/can-democracy-work-in-america-part-iii-an-msnbc-cnn-conspiracy-theory-and-the-perils-of-legal-punditry/

That's when I realized a new Merrick Garland conspiracy theory had taken hold.

My initial reaction was pure irritation.

A knew what it would take to disprove it. . .

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mmm,
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@Teri_Kanefield

You're so great. I learn tons from you. Keep doing what you're doing.

mmm, to random
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What are your favorite not well known little historical things?

Like car manufacturers inventing the term and concept of jaywalking for example.

mmm, to random
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Is there a term for news about things that are not big or obvious like volcanoes, elections, sports, or wars? But events, maybe less visible or striking, that point to how things are shaping up? Things that have influence that insiders know about?

If so, what's that called? If not, and you post about something that fits that description, may I suggest hashtaging it Thanks.

mmm, to languagelearning
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Is there a word in any language for the sadness and ennui felt by people who have moved around lots and everybody they know and love live in different places, far from each other, and most of those people don't know each other so they rarely see them and are never surrounded by close people?

mmm,
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@NatureMC This may be the closest. But again implies that there is an original location that you've been removed from, but the real problem is the dispersal of the friends not your location or move.

Hey_Beth, to random
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    @Hey_Beth Until he changes his mind.

    mmm, to random
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    Prediction for 2024: MORE ARRESTS.

    People have been discussing how there is an unusual amount of war, fascism, and corruption in 2023. Yup, that's true. But something else too.

    mmm,
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    COP28 in Dubai showed us that oil companies and oil producing countries will fight the real solution to climate change, which is to stop using fossil fuels as quickly as possible, any possible way then can. They will not be part of the solution and must be pushed into it by governments, which must be pushed into it by us. Meanwhile corrupt, incompetent regimes like the Tories in the UK pass laws that if you hold up a sign that says STOP OIL, you will be arrested.

    mmm,
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    Clearly they are afraid of a climate focused groundswell. Now is the time to give it to them.

    mmm,
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    There are many other similar local laws throughout the world. For those who live in the US states that have made abortion illegal, what specifically are you doing about that that involves some personal sacrifice or risk?

    mmm,
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    The only thing that will stop Bibi Netanyahu's Isreal from killing Palestinians is if Israelis start refusing in large numbers to serve in the military or to bomb civilians. Hundreds are already doing that and more will join. Netanyahu survived months of enormous demonstrations against his takeover of the judiciary and he is still trying to take it over in order to conceal his own corruption and avoid prison under the cover of war.

    ParadeGrotesque, to random
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    @kissane just wrote the ultimate 'Threads vs Fediverse' explainer.

    If you want to understand what all the debate is about, this is mandatory reading:

    "Untangling Threads"

    https://erinkissane.com/untangling-threads

    (another one for you @mmm !)

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    @ParadeGrotesque @kissane Thank you again so much! I posted the Myanmar piece on Facebook to help my fellow hostages there.

    gabek, to random

    I just heard somebody say "I'm sure nobody has forgotten the Cambridge Analytica scandal". And the sad thing is I'm pretty sure most people have completely forgotten about it.

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    @gabek

    Otherwise known as "The Facebook Scandal"

    GottaLaff, (edited ) to random
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    I often get 2 a day, after I charge my EV at a vegan store, get gay-married for the 32nd time, take my Woke pills, and read 17 banned books at my Our Lady of the Godless Vaccinated church.

    Via Acyn:

    Kellyanne: I think Democrats wake up every morning and they look at the calendar on the iPhone and it says January 6th. The date never changes. And then they get into an electric vehicle and go get an abortion.

    mmm,
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    @GottaLaff

    Pro-tip:

    Alternate the abortions with dropping an anchor baby for an immigrant. This replacement isn't just gonna happen all by itself people!

    mmm, to threads
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    I am not sure about and , In general I want to grow and replace particularly, but I don't feel like I need lots more people than are already here. But if I don't follow them, who cares. What's the worst that can happen? I'm not so technical so go easy on me.

    mmm,
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    @ParadeGrotesque Wow, great, thank you.

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    Gonna try something new for a while and see if it catches on.

    Attach the above hashtag, and teach something you know. It can be something useful or just some random knowledge you have acquired. 🏫

    Please boost for a wider audience and response. There's so much negativity at the moment. Let's remind ourselves what makes social media great - learning from each other!

    mmm,
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    @dancinyogi milk of magnesia is a much better deodorant than all commercial deodorants. It's cheap, a big bottle lasts for months or you can easily make it at home. Decant into smaller bottles and carry in your gym or ditty bag. Particularly good if you have sensitive skin. Doesn't discolor or stain clothes, even Marino wool. And you'll smell lovely.

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    @cloudguy

    In what way?

    Daojoan, to random
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    December 18! 🍕

    How can I support you today?

    Share your work, critique a draft, brainstorm together?

    I'm here to help. In any way.

    mmm,
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    @Daojoan Wow, thanks! I'm writing something (long read, 15,000 words, one of these https://rorshok.com/ourzines/ ) on how to adult. Sort of half check list, half how to. Chapters on food/health, money, jobs, nature, infrastructure, relationships/community, among other things. I want a chapter on the technology that lists what people should know about how to do the Internet and computers not intermediated by giant corporations, open source stuff, how to get things done, stay safe. Thoughts? Resources?

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    Today is the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. I only learned this year that the Great Bengali Famine of 1770 was a precipitating factor in the protest, and so I collaborated with my historian colleague, Dr. Robert Martello, to share the globe-spanning story of colonialism and corporate power that we think should be much more widely known.

    https://tinyletter.com/metafoundry/letters/metafoundry-80-tea-and-famine

    mmm,
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    @debcha Wow!!!

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    @debcha Wow, just found out about your cool new book on how infrastructure works that my hero @pluralistic loves. Everybody FAST buy this for somebody for the holidays. It's really cool.

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    @lzg @jay At age 15 within three pages of The Fountainhead I realized she was a diptard but I powered through to have ammo with my more impressionable classmates. Dallas 1981. A rough ride.

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    The “industry standard” modules used in digital braille displays are custom piezoelectric devices, costing around $100 per “letter,” making such displays impractically expensive for most applications.

    I just learned about this hackaday prize winner, who has designed digital, refreshable #braille modules that cost less than $1 each, using teeny-tiny magnets and 3D printed parts.

    https://youtu.be/BXi1tG78AW4
    #OpenSource #accessibility technologies FTW!

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    @cmdrmoto OMG this is the coolest thing I have ever seen.

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