Andrew Guisbond

Giverny in Springtime - 1899/1900 #artbots #monet
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Philosophors on Substack “It is a little embarrassing that, after forty-five years of research and study, the best advice I can give to people is to be a little kinder to each other.” — Aldous Huxley

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Philosophors on Substack “The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” — Bertrand Russell

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According to the National Institute on Retirement Security, some 40 percent of older Americans rely solely on Social Security for retirement income. The estimated average retirement benefit for January 2025 was $1,976, according to the Social Security Administration website.

Nenad Georgievski on Substack The 10-millionth visitor to the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands was given the unique opportunity to spend the night in front of Rembrandt’s painting The Night Watch, accompanied by a bottle of wine and...

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Texas cities are running low on the MMR vaccine as measles outbreaks expand and drive demand.

The measles epidemic in Texas is growing rapidly, and demand for the MMR vaccine has become overwhelming. Pharmacies are struggling to maintain supplies. Some pharmacy locations report the supply of the..

So way back in January 2025 we had a strong economy and stock market, low unemployment and prices were coming down am I right?

🧵 Y'all ever think about the way things that don't seem related very much are? I was thinking about America's literacy problems.

Around half of American adults read at or below a sixth grade level. Only 37% read a novel or short story last year.

That's bad. For multiple reasons.

When De Niro walked into the Oval same

The Caligula who 2000 years ago was quoted as saying, “I am allowed to do anything to anybody”?

Misunderstanding of race as biology has deep negative biological and social consequences
Heidi L Lujan 1,✉, Stephen E DiCarlo 1 Exp Physiol. 2024 May 3

This means there is greater genetic variation within groups than between them, making biological races in humans invalid.

Biologically, race does not exist as a distinct category within the human species. The concept of race is largely a social construct, not supported by genetic evidence. Human genetic variation is predominantly within so-called racial groups.

Slovenian photographer Maruša Puhek has won the grand prize for the World Nature Photography Awards 2025 for their stunning image of two deer running through a vineyard blanketed in snow.

RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.

Claims that trade deficits are harmful often oversimplify complex trade relationships. Economists argue that deficits are not subsidies but rather a reflection of integrated supply chains and mutual economic benefits.

As of 2024, the U.S. trade deficit with Canada was approximately $45 billion USD for goods and services combined. Excluding energy, the U.S. actually runs a trade surplus with Canada, estimated at $63 billion USD in 2023.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

Edward Abbey

I know some truly brilliant lawyers who passed the bar on a second or even third attempt. Test taking ability not exactly the same set of skills is an understatement.

—Paul Krugman

“One way of saying this is that until just the other day there was really no such thing as U.S. manufacturing, Canadian manufacturing or Mexican manufacturing, just North American manufacturing — a highly efficient, mutually beneficial system that sprawled across the three nations’ borders.”

The End of North America Trump pulls the trigger on tariffs

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From Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, to Rosalind Franklin, whose work was key to discovering DNA’s structure—women have always been at the forefront of innovation, often without the recognition they deserve.

The olive grove in the Moreno garden, Claude Monet, 1884.

Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop factchecking ‘really shameful’ The president strongly criticized Meta’s decision to replace factchecking department with community notes Joe Biden has pushed back on Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to replace Facebook factchecking departments with…

Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop factchecking ‘really shameful’

California is receiving incredible support from Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Nevada in the battle against wildfires.

California is receiving incredible support from Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Nevada in the battle against wildfires. These out-of-state resources are essential in helping to mitigate these fires and protect lives and property. #Lafires

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