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Pat Kobor

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Retired lobbyist, now in OBX, NC; living in hope that our democracy is resilient. Posts re government, science, music, birds—probably.

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Scientists, if you see something say something:

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Only YOU can prevent forest fires

Seriously. We've been defunded.  it's just you now.

Only YOU can prevent forest fires Seriously. We've been defunded. it's just you now.

14.02.2025 19:46 — 👍 847    🔁 246    💬 3    📌 3
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At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.

Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

15.02.2025 03:27 — 👍 22309    🔁 5929    💬 1565    📌 635
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NIH cuts billions from research overhead funding The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday made a significant reduction in grants reserved for research institutions, a decision that may significantly impact American higher education. The …

I can’t believe this needs to be said, but cutting funding for cancer research is not how you make America great.

thehill.com/policy/healt...

09.02.2025 02:16 — 👍 12300    🔁 3842    💬 459    📌 181

“Lust for Life.” Thanks, Iggy!

21.01.2025 21:04 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Give us courage like yours.

20.01.2025 18:22 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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and here’s the link to the LoC free to use and re-use trove of digital images

www.loc.gov/free-to-use/

11.01.2025 13:31 — 👍 475    🔁 126    💬 41    📌 12
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The richest man in the world says he wants to shut down the government, forcing millions of American workers - including our troops - to go without pay through the holidays.

Republicans are following his orders. This is insane.

18.12.2024 21:56 — 👍 3446    🔁 1371    💬 261    📌 150
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RFK Jr. Says Heroin Made Him a Top-of-Class Student in Resurfaced Clip: 'It Worked for Me' Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that using heroin as a student improved his academic performance in a resurfaced interview that has made waves on social media

Just — wow. I’m starting to think he might not be an ideal choice for HHS Secretary. people.com/rfk-jr-heroi...

28.11.2024 03:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I see what you did here—!

24.11.2024 14:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I guess this is the positive reaction I was searching for…

22.11.2024 13:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Grateful for this bright spot. It also looks as if the Rs no longer have a 3/5 majority in the NC House.

19.11.2024 13:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is significant of course—but given the Rs have the Presidency, Senate, House and a conservative Supreme Court, this doesn’t carry the weight I might wish.

16.11.2024 17:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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