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Retired solid state physicist. I specialized in simulating nanoscale devices. Proud Canadian.

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EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.

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23.11.2025 04:28 — 👍 10    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 3
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I thought that he did a pretty good Hulk, but was totally hopeless with the Thing.

23.11.2025 02:14 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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U.S. senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan Trump says he wants Ukraine to accept the plan by late next week

So three senators were in on the Halifax talk with Rubio, and they all have the same account of what was said. Also keep in mind that Rubio's account aligns with the forensics which show the 28-pt draft was done in Russian, likely by Kirill Dmitriev. spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/coastal/i...

23.11.2025 01:56 — 👍 46    🔁 26    💬 2    📌 2
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Fox den in the neighborhood. The cub fox sits patiently for mom to bring dinner.
#blueskyartshow #wildlife #small #fox #den #photography

22.11.2025 13:51 — 👍 210    🔁 27    💬 4    📌 0
Trump for Zohran in the Zohran type style

Trump for Zohran in the Zohran type style

21.11.2025 23:14 — 👍 1275    🔁 159    💬 11    📌 7
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George W. Bush was below 30% near the end of his second term.

22.11.2025 17:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
photo of a fluffy black cat with wide yellow-green eyes looking oddly foreshortened with stumpy legs and no visible tail. (she does have a tail and normal legs; the perspective of the photo is just hilarious)

photo of a fluffy black cat with wide yellow-green eyes looking oddly foreshortened with stumpy legs and no visible tail. (she does have a tail and normal legs; the perspective of the photo is just hilarious)

sorry the perspective in this photo of Kalypso is sending me 😂

22.11.2025 09:43 — 👍 2393    🔁 105    💬 32    📌 6
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Almost a perfect sentence..

"An aide to a Republican congressman from New Jersey faked being the victim of what she claimed was a politically motivated slashing in July, a narrative that quickly unraveled when investigators found spare zip ties in her Maserati, federal prosecutors said."

22.11.2025 10:02 — 👍 13    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 2
"Nobody in history has ever lost $500 billion in a few weeks," Huang said. "You've gotta be worth a lot to lose $500 billion in a few weeks."

"Nobody in history has ever lost $500 billion in a few weeks," Huang said. "You've gotta be worth a lot to lose $500 billion in a few weeks."

it's actually really good our stock is down $500 billion, you fool, you absolute simpleton

www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang...

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Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with DHS for immigration enforcement A federal judge blocked the Internal Revenue Service from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and individual rights in its support for ...

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22.11.2025 03:32 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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This one deserves a Pulitzer prize.

22.11.2025 04:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Marjorie Taylor Greene to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics.

22.11.2025 01:51 — 👍 1484    🔁 133    💬 42    📌 12
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Sir 🖤Maxwell Foxtrot is defending his prized pickle from within the laundry basket castle. Have a warm & cozy #FurFriendsFriday.

21.11.2025 15:50 — 👍 54    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein

One asked for advice when facing sexual harassment allegations

One wrote, “Black kids in the US have slower cognitive development”

One defended Epstein, saying girls are maturing sooner: “By the time they’re 14 or 15, they’re like grown women were 60 years ago."🎁

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...

22.11.2025 01:19 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Lawrence Krauss - Wikipedia

Wikipedia on the allegations against Lawrence Krauss, Epstein confidant and now former Arizona State University Professor.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrenc...

22.11.2025 01:50 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Love, American Style TV theme song
YouTube video by 80sand70sMemories Love, American Style TV theme song

youtu.be/w3DpTs-iV7U?...

22.11.2025 01:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?”
The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy.

‘Transgender’ putting  describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly.

You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

22.11.2025 01:03 — 👍 11129    🔁 3056    💬 97    📌 131
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?"

The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

21.11.2025 21:10 — 👍 15626    🔁 2208    💬 145    📌 100

At a certain point, the only thing that state universities in Florida will be allowed to teach is right-wing ideology. Science and mathematics are too reality based and thus are "woke." History is something to be censored and denied. Objections to practically every subject could be raised.

21.11.2025 23:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pentagon Pete’s War Goons Accidentally Invade Mexico U.S. “contractors” planted signs declaring that a Mexican beach was U.S. territory.

DOD contractors “mistakenly” landed on a Mexican beach, declared it US property and planted “restricted area” DOD signs, triggering a tense confrontation with armed Mexican forces.

Mexico removed the signs, insisting the area is theirs.

Yet another example of total incompetence.

21.11.2025 06:48 — 👍 3954    🔁 1331    💬 402    📌 219
Two orange cats looking down from a shelf on the wall

Two orange cats looking down from a shelf on the wall

Huckle and Razz, the Berry brothers.
#cats
#orangecats

21.11.2025 21:59 — 👍 3157    🔁 158    💬 77    📌 7
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In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.

Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

21.11.2025 13:46 — 👍 10883    🔁 2631    💬 58    📌 215
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For #BirdOfTheDay theme #Thrushes
Redwing feeding on Rowan-berry

20.11.2025 09:48 — 👍 120    🔁 15    💬 5    📌 0

At what point does Halligan end up needing to testify under oath?

21.11.2025 02:08 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Notice he didnt say "unlawful" orders

20.11.2025 17:16 — 👍 382    🔁 8    💬 4    📌 0
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Page One in Iowa.

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The top 10 advertisers spending the most on host-read ads on the right-leaning podcasts are investing nearly four times more per month in 2025 than they did on average in 2023. So far this year, those brands have collectively spent about $5 million a month on podcast advertising, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of Podscribe data.

The top 10 advertisers spending the most on host-read ads on the right-leaning podcasts are investing nearly four times more per month in 2025 than they did on average in 2023. So far this year, those brands have collectively spent about $5 million a month on podcast advertising, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of Podscribe data.

And, using data from Podscribe, a 3rd party podcast analytics firm, we made an effort to quantify spending on right-leaning podcasts. The top 10 conservative brands quadrupled monthly ad spend from 2023 to 2025, reaching ~$5M/month in 2025. bloom.bg/3Kaio9w

20.11.2025 16:50 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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