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I live in Colorado, USA. I'm almost constantly hiking. I'm interested in humanities, computers, physics, and other sciences. I worked in physics and computer science for 30 years. I am a lucky guy!

Chrononaut: In my current, I'm traveling into the future at close to 1 sec/sec.

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chrisgeidner, to random
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BREAKING: Supreme Court, on 5-4 vote, grants DOJ request to enforce immigration policy over Texas decisions to install razor wire fencing along the border. The 5th Circuit had sided with Texas. The Chief Justice and Justice Barrett joined the three Dem appointees.

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@chrisgeidner @thepoliticalcat So, for now, it's official. No one in the US can use a state to officially torture and kill women, children, and anybody else. Good luck to us all. And thank you Justices Roberts and Barrett, for your heartfelt help.

outer, to random
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She's happy, really...Penny's just pensive.

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@me
Welcome! Have good times!

shoq, to random
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Notice you never hear the media talking about Fox News, much, if at all? If you don’t think they are a huge driver of this stylish fascism, you haven’t watched Fox lately. THEY are the true enemy of the people, and the Left, or whatever you call ‘not fascist’ is not only powerless to stop them, they don’t even seem too interested in stopping them. Nothing worries me more than that.

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@lin11c @steter @shoq FOX screeches "FIRE" in crowded theaters every chance they get. They should be squelched.

is not

MikeDunnAuthor, to 411
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Today in Labor History January 11, 1911: Leonard Abbott, Alexander Berkman, Emma Goldman opened the first American Modern School in New York City. They modeled it after the Modern Schools that anarchist Francisco Ferrer had created in Spain. 1909, Ferrer was wrongfully convicted of fomenting an insurrection. He was executed in 1909, leading to worldwide protest. The creators of the American Modern Schools designed them to counter the discipline, formality and regimentation of traditional American schools. Regular working people ran the schools for the children of workers. They sought to abolish all forms of authority, including educational, with the goal of creating a society based on free association and free thought. By the time of the World War I in 1914, Modern Schools were operating in Philadelphia, Detroit, New York, Seattle, Portland, Chicago and Salt Lake City, with more soon to follow in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and Paterson. They taught classes in English, Yiddish, Czech, Italian and Spanish. Some of the students at the original New York Modern School were visual artist Man Ray and early birth control advocate Margaret Sanger’s son. Organizers of the Modern Schools believed that learning was a life-long process that never ended. Therefore, parents were encouraged to participate in the operation of the schools and to attend evening and weekend lectures. Some of the speakers at these lectures included Clarence Darrow, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Jack London, Upton Sinclair, and Man Ray. The schools also served as cultural centers for the promotion of unionism, free speech, sexual liberation, and anti-militarism. The last Modern School in America was in Lakewood, New Jersey. It operated from 1933 to 1958. Two of its last students were the sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were accused of giving secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviets.

You can read my article on the U.S. Modern School movement here: The Modern School Movement (Fifth Estate, , Spring, 2022): https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/411-spring-2022/the-modern-school-movement/

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@MikeDunnAuthor Thank you for the great message/toot, and thanks for your article at
https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/411-spring-2022/the-modern-school-movement/

I'm going to look up more info on Elizabeth Gurley Flynn right away.

MikeDunnAuthor, to philosophy
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Today in Labor History January 11, 532: One of the first documented sports hooligan riots escalated into a full-scale revolt against Emperor Justinian I in Constantinople. The Nika Riot began as a quarrel between fans of two different chariot teams, the Blues and the Greens. Over the course of a week, participants burned down nearly half of the city. Up to 30,000 people died. They were particularly angry at Justinian’s corruption, and the high taxes he levied on them.

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@MikeDunnAuthor Simmer down, now. 30,000 deaths is a going a little overboard for a chariot race.

RepDonBeyer, to random
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The gun lobby has long claimed, falsely, that commonsense reforms to prevent gun violence like bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines are "unconstitutional."

The most conservative Supreme Court in nearly a century just disagreed with no noted dissents.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-declines-block-illinois-assault-rifle-ban-2023-12-14/

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@RepDonBeyer Now it's time for each state to step up!

C'MON Colorado! (Yeah, right.)

trumpet, to random
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What starts with 'M' and rhymes with 'feta'?

There's lot of discussion about Threads.net and its impact on the fediverse. Here are two quick points I'd like to make in response to queries I've received.

  1. I'm aware that users are unable to post links to mas.to on Instagram. This may be due to website reputation rankings rather than any malfeasance on their part. Maybe!

  2. Some time ago we blocked Threads as a precautionary measure. We will monitor the situation and review as required.

outer,
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@trumpet You GO, @trumpet ! We're safe (almost all of us), and happy (most of us) so far. Great job!

outer, to animals
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Here's Pensive Penny on

outer, to news
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In Feb 2023, US FDA and the CDC identified bacteria in EzriCare Artificial Tears. In total, the outbreak affected 81 people across 18 states, including 14 who suffered vision loss, 4 who required removal of an eye, and 4 deaths.

I'm truly sorry these people suffered and died. It is disastrous and terrible.

Here's a heartfelt THANK YOU to the FDA and CDC, and other investigators and reporters, for preserving MY eyes and MY life.
#PublicHealth #USGovernment #Epidemiology #Recall #News

bojacobs, to nuclear
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"‘Atomic Fallout’: Records reveal government downplayed, ignored health risks of St. Louis radioactive waste for decades"

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2023/jul/12/st-louis-landfill-toxic-superfund/

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@bojacobs Thank you @bojacobs ! What a horrible story, though.
mismanagement,

Thank you for clueing me in about https://muckrock.com , what a great news organization.

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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But really, has anyone seen a pattern of folks who you thought were reasonable suddenly becoming unhinged? Or is it just me just generally being disgusted with the world? Lol

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@BlackAzizAnansi It seems like everyone has been on edge, more often and longer--especially since Covid-times.

lisamelton, to random
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I arrived on Mastodon one year ago today. Here's what I wrote to celebrate that anniversary:

https://lisamelton.net/2023/11/03/one-year-of-mastodon/

outer,
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@lisamelton Yay, Lisa! I'm really happy with Mastodon, and these wonderful people, too!

futurebird, to random
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I am that weird teacher. Tomorrow is the day I do the dramatic reading of:

Geometry
by Rita Dove

I prove a theorem and the house expands:
the windows jerk free to hover near the ceiling,
the ceiling floats away with a sigh.

As the walls clear themselves of everything
but transparency, the scent of carnations
leaves with them. I am out in the open

And above the windows have hinged into butterflies,
sunlight glinting where they've intersected.
They are going to some point true and unproven.

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@futurebird @andrewhinton Just...wow!

fraser, to random
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Ion engines have been used on various spacecraft to achieve huge accelerations over long periods. The thrust is weak but added up over months and even years, and it's the most energy-efficient way to move around the Solar System. NASA is testing a more powerful ion engine called the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) at the Glenn Research Center. It uses 12 kilowatts of power and will be installed on the Lunar Gateway to keep it in orbit near the Moon.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/true-blue-high-power-propulsion-for-gateway/

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@fraser @Adam_Cadmon1 The Psyche deep space spacecraft had about 1 ton of Xenon gas onboard. That's a pretty heavy lift, but I think it's about 5 times better by weight than the older chemically burning stuff.

ppatel, (edited ) to random
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Does anyone know the reasons for FSA accounts existing and who decided that unused funds for the year would disappear, leading to either profligate spending or people losing their money. And where does the money go? Correction re Flexible Savings accounts. I do know they exist and the differences between the two. My real purpose is to find out why the funds are lost in the inflexible accounts.

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@ppatel Replying to @ppatel about HSAs:
It's a Grand Tradition, going WAY back, of our gambling system, to keep poor people squabbling internally instead of, e.g., slaughtering overlords.

Modern version was erected by a U.S. monkey-eared President and his Insurance/IRS/Drug LawyerHordes, after part of the U.S. systems of genocide/fratricide were boosted by R. Reagan.

Wikipedia's Health Savings Account article has no "HSA" in its title.

lisamelton, to TransJoy
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Ever since my orchiectomy two weeks ago, the idea of No Nut November has taken on a delightful new meaning. 😊

outer,
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@lisamelton Big step! You go, girl!

lisamelton, to random
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Has everyone seen enough toots today? 'Cause, ya know, I can always find some more. And, TBH, I probably will. I'm crazed and it's what I do.

BTW, it's not like I didn't warn you that I would fill your timeline with boosts. Just sayin'.

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@lisamelton Keep 'em coming. They're great, thanks!

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    You and your team are absolutely tireless and resolute! Thank you so much, Marc! @marcelis (https://DemocracyDocket.com)

    QueenOfCoffee, to random
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    If anyone has kids older than 12 at what age do they learn how to correctly open cereal boxes? Asking for a friend.

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    @mentallyalex @QueenOfCoffee @the_etrain Yes, but it takes luck, determination and grit!

    GottaLaff, to random
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    👍🏻Update on earlier personal toot: Hospice nurse fixed up Father in Law so he’s feeling better, gave him a talkin’-to. We just spoke to him, still sharp as a tack…now joking about how nobody will let him die, incl his own heart. FYI: FIL was successful TV comedy writer (wrote Dean Martin roasts, series like 3’s Company, Jonathan Winters show, so much more). So it was good to hear that humor coming through, albeit dark. He assured us he’d see us tomorrow. Thanks again for all the good thoughts. ❤️

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    @GottaLaff I loved my FIL with all my heart. He was a top-notch guy. My wife and I love our memories.

    ZachWeinersmith, to random
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    Caught the 9-year-old reading Edith Hamilton. It's just one book, probably just experimenting, but I'm worried she might fall in with classicists. Anyone know a way to get her back on the right track?

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    @ZachWeinersmith Only certain Marvel comics can save her, now!

    futurebird, to random
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    USPS just dropped some sick new stamps I know all you nerds will love. (They are forever stamps so you can put them on your bills and cards and mean letters to Clarence Thomas for the next six years or whatever. )

    "Life Magnified" features wonders of the microscopic world. (Sorry for the $14 hit to your bank account.)

    https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/life-magnified-stamps-S_484004

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    @futurebird Replying to @futurebird
    Thanks, myrmapropagandist!
    These are fabulous forever stamps. I'm getting some right away!

    https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/life-magnified-stamps-S_484004

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    @supernovae Thanks for everything.

    brianklaas, to random
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    Sheepish request I'm new to Mastodon, but a lot of my former Twitter followers don't know I'm here yet. Someone suggested I could simply ask you fine people to boost me. Would you be so kind? (I promise to post a photo of my dog to say thanks).

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    @brianklaas Welcome to Mastodon! Here's a boost.

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