Greg Wimpey

FACT OF THE DAY. 8 November 1939. Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by Georg Elser (pictured). Hitler was making his annual speech at a Munich beer hall on the anniversary of the 1923 Munich Beer Hall Putsch but he left 13 minutes before the bomb exploded.

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But his bomb missed killing Adolf Hitler by 13 minutes.

>>I wanted to prevent the war<<

>>Ich habe den Krieg verhindern wollen<<

#KeinVergessen
#GeorgElser

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November 8 1939, Georg Elser, a German carpenter, almost changed the course of history.
While celebrating the anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch, Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by Elser, who planted a time bomb near the speaker's platform.
#GeorgElser

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Why declining aquifers in Colorado matter - Big Pivots Colorado River rightfully gets attention. So should the groundwater depletion underway in the Republican and other basins

Limited water supplies are an issue throughout the arid west, not just in the Colorado River basin. Here’s a short piece from Allen Best of BigPivots about some of the issues around groundwater depletion. bigpivots.com/why-declinin...

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Milky Way, airglow and old windmill in Westcliffe, CO

Milky Way, airglow and old windmill in Westcliffe, CO. I often experience complete silence at this location. #photography #milkyway #astrophotography #stars #Colorado #nightskyphotography #photographersofbluesky #weareroamers #photographersunited #darksky #nightsky #starry #airglow

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Pick a few topics and learn how to recognize valid authorities on those topics. Source from those authorities. Realize that “authorities” may have bias but are still useful. Uncover your own cognitive biases. Don’t conflate agreement with truth.

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The Theft, Harm, and Presidential Grift of Privatizing the National Weather Service  Our investment in National Weather Service is repaid many times over in economic benefit.

"The country has invested in, and innovated through, this scientific public service for over a century, not for selling it to the highest bidder, but for the common good. Dismantling NOAA and the National Weather Service is a presidential grift that we must oppose."

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By participating in Globe at Night, you can help track changes in light pollution by making simple observations from your backyard (or wherever you happen to be). globeatnight.org

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Dark tidings as Kansas Statehouse overflows with anger, confrontation and confusion • Kansas Reflector A confrontation in the Kansas House led to suspension of business, a private caucus among Democrats and little clarity about what happened.

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Dark tidings as Kansas Statehouse overflows with anger, confrontation and confusion #ksleg

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Stopping HIV drug distribution overseas is ignorant cruelty. These drugs save lives. The president has also nominated a known HIV denialist to be Secretary of HHS. After all the lessons learned in 40+ years, how can the USA even be considering going in this direction?

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Confirmation Bias - The Decision Lab Confirmation bias describes our underlying tendency to notice, focus on, and provide greater credence to evidence that fit our existing beliefs.

Always remember to ask yourself: do I believe this because it is true, or do I believe it because it aligns with my prior beliefs? thedecisionlab.com/biases/confi...

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Time to see what this platform is like…

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