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rlpaulprodn

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Author & space historian, specializing in the link between the founding of #NASA and #CivilRights. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCArhen1_Be-raSihk1IZySw

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rebeccawatson, to random
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What are the chances that RFK, Jr.'s brain was eaten by a worm at the same time he got mercury poisoning AND was going through a contentious divorce in which he testified that his cognitive problems impacted his ability to pay spousal support? https://skepchick.org/2024/05/did-a-worm-really-eat-rfk-jr-s-brain/

rlpaulprodn,
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@rebeccawatson You are very, very funny. But then, we’ve known that for a long time. Thank you for this.

drcaberry, to steam
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Introducing Malika, a young girl with a curious mind, and her robot Rovie! @rebellion_reads
https://buff.ly/3TVm4xO

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rlpaulprodn,
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@drcaberry Perhaps of interest to people who like this topic: https://youtu.be/jrlfqaKd1BA (real life Malikas and their experiences in ).

cdarwin, to random
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When the story of the Third Reich is told, several explanations are put forward for
how a party that gained only 2.6 per cent of votes in the German elections of 1928
was able to establish a radical dictatorship just five years later:

the Wall Street Crash, the legacy of the First World War and Hitler’s charisma, to name a few.

But one aspect that often receives less attention is
💥the influence of Germany’s elite on the events of the late 1920s and early 1930s. 💥

According to University of Edinburgh historian Stephan Malinowski, contributor to a new BBC Two series, The Rise of the Nazis, a small group of powerful actors played a critical role in the creation of the Third Reich

https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/hitler-millionaire-backers-how-german-elite-facilitated-rise-nazis-third-reich/

rlpaulprodn,
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@cdarwin @Scotter Seasons 5 & 6 of Peaky Blinders do a remarkable job of illustrating exactly how it happened. Because its story is based in the UK, it likely resonates even more strongly with Americans. It’s all just so vividly obvious how the Germans could have bought it.

black_intellect, to random
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Social Security benefits could be dramatically changed under new bill https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-benefits-could-dramatically-changed-new-bill-1893741

rlpaulprodn,
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@black_intellect This was introduced by a Democratic member of a Republican-controlled House; one that has accomplished nothing, except passing essential bills and one foreign assistance bill. It is also late April of an election year. Articles like this are irresponsible.

rlpaulprodn,
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@joeinwynnewood Stories about bills being introduced are garbage stories. Stories about bills going to the Floor are worthwhile. This is something that Capitol Hill reporters just do not understand, and it’s why press secretaries continually plant these kinds of stories (I did it myself for six years in the Senate). A story like this is equivalent to a story where the Congressman says something in passing, or in a speech. It is 100% aspirational and 0% news.

mcnees, to random
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Biochemist Marie Maynard Daly, who studied correlations between heart attacks and cholesterol, and between smoking and lung disease, was born in 1921.

She was the first Black woman to receive a chemistry PhD in the US.

Image: National Institutes of Health

rlpaulprodn,
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@mcnees Highly recommend this book for stories of more women like her. https://tinyurl.com/3v6crjrm

qurlyjoe, (edited ) to random
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is The Blues Brothers, by Daniel de Visé, about the making of the movie by that name. For someone who grew up in the 50s 60s and 70s like I did, this is a fascinating reminiscence of those times. 1st couple chapters are exclusively on John Belushi & where he came from, & then gradually other contemporaries he played with come in, , . Haven’t got to yet. Recommend.
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rlpaulprodn,
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@qurlyjoe Because you are “largely ignorant of the music they celebrate and the artists who made the music,” you don’t see the massive cultural appropriation that the Blues Brothers phenomenon represented. Two rich white guys played the music of Black men who mostly died in obscurity. In doing so, those white guys made themselves richer and even more famous. It’s disgusting, in retrospect.

drcaberry, to random
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Happy Celebrating NoireSTEMinist.com

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rlpaulprodn,
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@drcaberry Folks will likely be interested in this video. It’s all about Celebrating . https://youtu.be/kQbrg_XmB_c?si=hKh_15oCfdJ79588

gutenberg_org, to books
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Happy !

Some of the most eminent scientific women. Top row, lefth to right: Émilie du Châtelet, Ada Lovelace, Maria Mitchell, Elisabetha Koopman Hevelius, Laura Bassi, Marie Curie. Bottow row, left to right: Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Rosalind Franklin, Hedy Lamarr, Jane Goodall, Katherine Johnson, Lise Meitner.

Images via Wikipedia Commons under public domain.

rlpaulprodn,
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@gutenberg_org @ChemicalEyeGuy You missed a few.

rlpaulprodn, to random
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Lyndon Johnson was kept off the Presidential ballot in Alabama in 1964. This wasn’t mentioned in yesterday’s SCOTUS Decision. Here’s a look at what happened: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4JzNRWNqKl/?igsh=MWp4NTBxcnp2bm1jeQ==

flexghost, to random
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When the New York Times finally shuts its doors in failure…

I will be a very happy girl

rlpaulprodn,
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@flexghost It clearly says “Opinion” and “Letters” above the headline. Are they not supposed to publish opinions anymore, or can they only publish opinions you agree with? If it’s the former, that’s not a world worth living in.

Free_Press, to news
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Right-Wing News Sites See Traffic Plummet at Start of 2024, Compared to 2020 – Breitbart Down 87%

https://www.mediaite.com/news/right-wing-news-sites-see-traffic-plummet-at-start-of-2024-compared-to-2020-breitbart-down-87/

rlpaulprodn,
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@Free_Press @julescelt01 First, while the headline says Breitbart is down 87%, the article does not. It lumps them in with others that total 87% (Townhall, Free Beacon, &Breitbart plummet a whopping 87%).Second: Deep in the article: *CNN is down 20%. *New York Times is down 22%. *Washington Post is down 45%. I understand the desire to say “Ha, ha! MAGA news consumption is down!” But perhaps it might have made more sense to look at the problem & its cause more broadly.

shoq, to random
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I am so sick of this shit. Our country has wasted two important decades being governed by @Foxnews. And we are all just watching them try to make Trump president again. A known traitor, who will now be in so much debt, he’ll have no choice but to sell America out to someone. And still, we just let Fox and its allies run amok. it’s sickening that we can’t take them down. We’re inert and culpable.

rlpaulprodn,
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@Catawu @shoq @Foxnews The FCC’s jurisdiction is exclusively over-the-air broadcasting, not cable. The FCC is not your savior here.

rlpaulprodn,
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@Catawu @shoq @Foxnews “Should be” or is? And what’s the definition of “technically” here? Are you expressing an opinion with this comment? I’m not clear. My understanding of the Communications Act that set up the FCC is that it refers to towers. There are specific regulations about attending to the tower, monitoring the tower, etc. That’s the FCC’s jurisdiction. They also regulate phones.

kravietz, to random
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Valuable, science-based debunks of firehose of lies started to be published by world media, for example this one from BBC, citing numerous historians:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68255302

A question: why are they popping up after the interview, when its contents were 99% known well in advance? As usual, Western countries and media took an entirely responsive attitude, after easily predictable harm has been done, and didn’t use a great opportunity to disarm Russia’s massive disinformation campaign.

rlpaulprodn,
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@kravietz So, you’re saying that people in media organizations should have predicted that this is what he was going to focus on in the interview? I’m really not clear what your critique is here. He said something, they debunked it. You’re saying they should have been debunking it all along? I really don’t know what you want.

rlpaulprodn, to random
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I was Today Years Old when I learned that, in the 2nd verse of “Sledgehammer,” Peter Gabriel isn’t singing about fruitcake.

drcaberry, to RomanceBooks
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What is ?
Changing the face of STEM by telling the stories of Black Women in STEM.
CarlottaArdell.com

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rlpaulprodn,
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@drcaberry

rlpaulprodn,
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@drcaberry

spocko, to space
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convinced to stay on Star Trek. But did you know Nichelle played an important role helping to drive recruitment for in the years after playing in ?
She recruited Ride, & the first black female astronaut, .
Watch this fun Drunk History video narrated by Ashley Nicole Black with Raven-Symoné as Nichols.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-uJOzkrJV4
I celebrate the power of black women & on
@georgetakei

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rlpaulprodn,
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@spocko The thumbnail on this is Dr. Jemison being suited by Sharon Caples McDougle, the first Black woman to lead a NASA suit tech team. This is me with Sharon at the National Air and Space Museum last year.

rlpaulprodn,
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@spocko This is Sharon speaking underneath the shuttle that she worked in for many years. This day was her first seeing the ship since NASA retired it.

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Free_Press, to Florida
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Abortion on FL Ballot!

A coalition of Florida abortion rights supporters surpassed the required number of signatures needed to put a referendum on next year's ballot, according to the latest data from the state Division of Elections.

Why it matters: If advocates succeed in enshrining abortion rights in Florida's constitution through the ballot measure, it would have massive implications for reproductive health care across the South.

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/05/florida-abortion-ballot-vote-2024

rlpaulprodn,
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@Free_Press Also in the article: “Whether the amendment will end up in front of voters hinges on the state's conservative Supreme Court, which has until April to decide if it'll approve the language for use on the ballot.”

rlpaulprodn, to random
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TikTok lets you talk about racism, but only obliquely. They let you talk about sexism, but only obliquely. I posted a video about a man who took on the KKK. They blocked it. Said it violated community standards. I posted a video about the women who took down the NASA beauty pageants. They blocked it. Said it violated community standards. I’ve posted other, more anodyne videos about racism & sexism and they’re fine with them. Something about skin & robes rub the moderators the wrong way. <sigh>

cstross, to random
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Brexit bonus! Martian hyper-scabies epidemic hits the sunlit uplands of brexitannia! Supply chain whoopsie hits supply of meds for treating the condition causing multi-month delays! Merciless itching intensifies! Happy new year!

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/01/doctors-report-nightmare-surge-in-scabies-across-uk

rlpaulprodn,
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@michaelgemar @cstross The problem isn’t the mites, the problem is shortages of permethrin and malathion. There aren’t more parasites, there’s less medicine. https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/01/doctors-report-nightmare-surge-in-scabies-across-uk

mcmullin, to random
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Question for any out there: how do you interpret slurs in a part?

For example, if you see a melody or arpeggio spanning a few octaves in a bar or two, and it's obviously one single gesture, do you play it differently if it's under a slur than if it isn't? Which do you prefer to see?

I've noticed I'm not at all consistent about this in my scoring, which makes it look like I want different things when that's not necessarily so.

rlpaulprodn,
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@mcmullin @teledyn @composers If we’re doing Bernstein anecdotes (sorry, I can’t help w/your harp question) - one autumn, he & his family were staying in Westport, CT. When the Jewish High Holiday came, they went to my synagogue. They sat him in the 1st row. There were windows into the sanctuary that were 7 ft. off the ground. I was 4 or 5, but I remember adults coming in and jumping up to look in these high windows to see if they could see him.

adhdeanasl, to random
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OF COURSE Trump never read Mein Kampf. He had a lackey give him the Cliff Notes version while he was on the golf course.

rlpaulprodn,
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@accretionist @peterbrown @adhdeanasl To lightly paraphrase Andrew Gillum re: Ron DeSantis, “I’m not calling him a racist, I’m simply saying the racists believe he’s a racist."

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