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The Field of Dreams strategy for colonizing the moon

05.08.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How long does it take to build a nuclear reactor? The average time is 6 to 8 years. Some can be built in under 5 years, but others have long over-runs.

www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/nuclear-co...

05.08.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jokes gonna be on them when the crew from Armageddon arrives on the lunar surface only to encounter MY nuclear reactor humming along.

(There is no way in hell they can build a nuclear reactor on the moon in five years!)

05.08.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Then he’s going to have to compete with the nuclear plant I plan on building on the moon

04.08.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think enough good things can be said about the people who worked hard to build the political pressure for his and everyone else's release, including senator van hollen. otoh there is no bottom to my contempt for the people who were urging the opposite course of action

03.08.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3129    πŸ” 694    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5

Just heard the Wings of Voice version of that Evanscence song over the sound system at the trampoline park. Felt like spotting a celebrity nobody else could see.

01.08.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Senate Democrats could have united behind Mangi and called out the GOP smear against him as religious bigotry. Instead, ~3 Dems decided to buy into that smear (and Schumer declined to fight), and now Bove has a 3d Circuit seat.

There's an obvious lesson here...

30.07.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 348    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5

Actual sincere LOL

29.07.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tom Hamilton is a treasure.

26.07.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The way you square low party favorables with an okay generic ballot and very strong special election performance is that the Democratic base is ready to crawl over broken glass to oppose Republicans and furious at party leadership for not feeling the same.

26.07.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3167    πŸ” 713    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 47

This is your periodic nomadic warrior reminder that you don’t have to get groceries or cook from scratch: you can always just raid the next settlement over and force the people you enslave there to cook for you.

Youd also be amazed at the mileage you can get out of horse milk and dried game meat!

26.07.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Credit where it’s due

18.07.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
17.07.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the litmus test now.

14.07.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know it’s AI bc he’s saving a kid rather than endangering one

10.07.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitionally a public employee cannot be doxxed for doing their job.

09.07.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hollow Knight

06.07.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The resistance to make declarative statements about someone vis a vis their actions. We see this with 'racist' all the time. How many acts of racism make someone a racist? 'Evil' falls into this category.

05.07.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You should cancel your subscription to the NYT.

04.07.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Prison is insufficient for these crimes

02.07.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose β€œno” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.

01.07.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 27281    πŸ” 6419    πŸ’¬ 511    πŸ“Œ 209

punting on 2nd and 3 at the opponent’s 20 is something we will never ever see in football, because if a coach was trying to throw a game there are many more subtle ways of doing so. this is probably the closest thing to that we’re likely to see

29.06.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2570    πŸ” 411    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 5

Jeffries has been a remarkably effective leader for the Republican majority.

29.06.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

S4 of THE BEAR is very good.

29.06.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is fine. In a weird happenstance, no Muslims live in Goodman’s district.

28.06.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re with me

24.06.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
David Hogg
@davidhogg111
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The same establishment that is spending millions to destroy Zohran will say in a few months that we need to spend millions on polling and testing to win back young people. Open your god damn eyes- it's free.
Adam Carlson @admcrlsn β€’3h
The final three days of early voting were the youngest of the entire period.
47% of early voters are age 18-44. x.com/ gothamist/stat...
Early Voting By Age Group
(Raw Votes Cast)
Age Group
Days 1-4
Days 5-6
Days 7-9
Total (Days 1-9)
18-24
8,487
4,941
13,096
26,524
25-34
29,557
15,620
45,195
90,372
35-44
20,591
10,365
31,488
62,444
45-54
14,438
7,411
23,252
45,101
55-64
19,159
10,548
27,079
56,786
65-74
23,131
14,055
24,861
62,047
75+
16,071
10,346
15,483
41,900



Early Voting By Age Group (Share of Early Electorate)


Age Group
Days 1-4
Days 5-6
Days 7-9
Total (Days 1-9)
18-24
6.5%
6.7%
7.3%
6.9%
25-34
22.5%
21.3%
25.0%
23.5%
35-44
15.7%
14.1%
17.4%
16.2%

David Hogg @davidhogg111 Follow The same establishment that is spending millions to destroy Zohran will say in a few months that we need to spend millions on polling and testing to win back young people. Open your god damn eyes- it's free. Adam Carlson @admcrlsn β€’3h The final three days of early voting were the youngest of the entire period. 47% of early voters are age 18-44. x.com/ gothamist/stat... Early Voting By Age Group (Raw Votes Cast) Age Group Days 1-4 Days 5-6 Days 7-9 Total (Days 1-9) 18-24 8,487 4,941 13,096 26,524 25-34 29,557 15,620 45,195 90,372 35-44 20,591 10,365 31,488 62,444 45-54 14,438 7,411 23,252 45,101 55-64 19,159 10,548 27,079 56,786 65-74 23,131 14,055 24,861 62,047 75+ 16,071 10,346 15,483 41,900 Early Voting By Age Group (Share of Early Electorate) Age Group Days 1-4 Days 5-6 Days 7-9 Total (Days 1-9) 18-24 6.5% 6.7% 7.3% 6.9% 25-34 22.5% 21.3% 25.0% 23.5% 35-44 15.7% 14.1% 17.4% 16.2%

david hogg off the top rope on the other site

24.06.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 17924    πŸ” 3242    πŸ’¬ 251    πŸ“Œ 146
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The Swan, No. 24, Group IX, by Hilma af Klint, 1914, πŸ“Έ by me

23.06.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2409    πŸ” 345    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 14

I’ve had my calves dry needled a few times and it’s awful. I can’t imagine doing it weekly. Sorry man.

23.06.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty amazing that a former president will sit quietly as one of his successors orders US troops into American cities and ships innocent people off to concentration campsβ€”but feels compelled to speak up when a fellow HR nightmare is at risk of losing to another member of the same party.

22.06.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 12077    πŸ” 2493    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 137

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