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Progressive, liberal, retired public health professional, former archeologist born at CO2 315 ppm. Former citizen of Uruguay, Mexico, Hong Kong.
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"The majority of the common people loathe war and pray for peace; only a handful of individuals, whose evil joys depend on general misery, desire war." ~ Desiderius Erasmus
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September 19, 2026 at 3:21 AM
"The majority of the common people loathe war and pray for peace; only a handful of individuals, whose evil joys depend on general misery, desire war." ~ Desiderius Erasmus
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The “Coltrane Circle,” which resembles what any musician will recognize as the “Circle of Fifths,” incorporating John Coltrane’s own innovations. Coltrane gave the drawing to saxophonist/professor Yusef Lateef in 1967, who included it in his seminal text, Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns.
September 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The “Coltrane Circle,” which resembles what any musician will recognize as the “Circle of Fifths,” incorporating John Coltrane’s own innovations. Coltrane gave the drawing to saxophonist/professor Yusef Lateef in 1967, who included it in his seminal text, Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns.
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Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
September 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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The Ellisons on the rocks. Oracle has now plunged more than 26% this year, on track for its worst year since 2001
September 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The Ellisons on the rocks. Oracle has now plunged more than 26% this year, on track for its worst year since 2001
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Fun fact a falconer told me. A hawking glove's primary purpose is to stop the bird feeling the pulse in the hawker's wrist, otherwise it will tighten its grip with its talons until the pulse stops because that's how it kills prey. There's no way to override this instinct without hurting the bird.
This is no ordinary glove, it once belonged to Henry VIII and it was his hawking glove.
A hawking glove, or falconry glove is worn to protect the falconers skin from the sharp talons of the birds when they land.
A hawking glove, or falconry glove is worn to protect the falconers skin from the sharp talons of the birds when they land.
September 14, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Fun fact a falconer told me. A hawking glove's primary purpose is to stop the bird feeling the pulse in the hawker's wrist, otherwise it will tighten its grip with its talons until the pulse stops because that's how it kills prey. There's no way to override this instinct without hurting the bird.
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The video version of Episode 21 is coming for Patreon subscribers on Saturday!
This part of the world really has to be seen to be believed. With original reenactments and some of the best drone photography I've ever seen, find out how the Majapahit Empire of Indonesia rose and fell...
This part of the world really has to be seen to be believed. With original reenactments and some of the best drone photography I've ever seen, find out how the Majapahit Empire of Indonesia rose and fell...
Episode 21 is coming soon to video! | Fall of Civilizations Podcast
I'm really excited to announce the release of the video version for Episode 21 on the Majapahit Empire and the history of Java. This has bee
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September 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The video version of Episode 21 is coming for Patreon subscribers on Saturday!
This part of the world really has to be seen to be believed. With original reenactments and some of the best drone photography I've ever seen, find out how the Majapahit Empire of Indonesia rose and fell...
This part of the world really has to be seen to be believed. With original reenactments and some of the best drone photography I've ever seen, find out how the Majapahit Empire of Indonesia rose and fell...
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Male Cabot's tragopans go through a dramatic glow-up during courtship. They raise bright blue fleshy horns from their heads and inflate their colorful throat lappets to attract females.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Male Cabot's tragopans go through a dramatic glow-up during courtship. They raise bright blue fleshy horns from their heads and inflate their colorful throat lappets to attract females.
IG: @legable_grace
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Seen in the wild in Decatur GA
Kroger gas pump at Dekalb Industrial & N Decatur Rd.
Kroger gas pump at Dekalb Industrial & N Decatur Rd.
September 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Seen in the wild in Decatur GA
Kroger gas pump at Dekalb Industrial & N Decatur Rd.
Kroger gas pump at Dekalb Industrial & N Decatur Rd.
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Never thought I'd be sharing an Erick Erickson post, but he sure does name names about some of the most noxious authoritarians and white supremacists on the Right, how Claremont has helped spread their influence, and how their trail leads into GOP politics. Bonus: a bouquet for Luigi Mangione.
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Charles Haywood's money sits inside the Claremont Institute, American Reformer, and the Southern Baptist fight. Nick Fuentes is working the same end from outside.
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September 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Never thought I'd be sharing an Erick Erickson post, but he sure does name names about some of the most noxious authoritarians and white supremacists on the Right, how Claremont has helped spread their influence, and how their trail leads into GOP politics. Bonus: a bouquet for Luigi Mangione.
Today in 1897-- After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
September 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Today in 1897-- After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
Siberian Wolf, 5th–3rd Century BC. Wood with shell inlays. The subject, small scale, materials, and naturalistic style suggest that this sculpture was created by one of the nomadic peoples of Western or Central Asia, possibly the Scythians. The Cleveland Museum of Art.
September 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Siberian Wolf, 5th–3rd Century BC. Wood with shell inlays. The subject, small scale, materials, and naturalistic style suggest that this sculpture was created by one of the nomadic peoples of Western or Central Asia, possibly the Scythians. The Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Suebian knot (German: Suebenknoten) is a historical male hairstyle ascribed to the tribe of the Germanic Suebi. The knot is attested by Tacitus in his 1st century AD work Germania, found on contemporary depictions of Germanic peoples, their art, and bog bodies.
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September 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The Suebian knot (German: Suebenknoten) is a historical male hairstyle ascribed to the tribe of the Germanic Suebi. The knot is attested by Tacitus in his 1st century AD work Germania, found on contemporary depictions of Germanic peoples, their art, and bog bodies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osterby...
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Librarians Suing Over Wrongful Termination for Defending Books Are Winning.
A look at the librarians who've settled lawsuits for defending the right to read and where that stands in contrast to lawsuits about the right to read more broadly.
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A look at the librarians who've settled lawsuits for defending the right to read and where that stands in contrast to lawsuits about the right to read more broadly.
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Librarians Suing Over Wrongful Termination for Defending Books Are Winning: Book Censorship News, September 11, 2026
Librarians who've been fired for not banning books and sued are winning settlements in their cases.
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September 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Librarians Suing Over Wrongful Termination for Defending Books Are Winning.
A look at the librarians who've settled lawsuits for defending the right to read and where that stands in contrast to lawsuits about the right to read more broadly.
bookriot.com/librarians-s...
A look at the librarians who've settled lawsuits for defending the right to read and where that stands in contrast to lawsuits about the right to read more broadly.
bookriot.com/librarians-s...
Misreporting is large in magnitude: together, the countries we study reported 5.08 million Covid deaths during 2020-2021, whereas actual Covid mortality was more than double, at 12.47 million. Most misreporting cannot be attributed to a country’s capacity to accurately diagnose and report deaths.
Manipulation of information in times of crisis: evidence from Covid excess mortality - Journal of Economic Growth
Governmental information manipulation has been hard to measure and study systematically. This paper provides comparable country-level estimates of the extent of misinformation in official data, in a l...
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September 9, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Misreporting is large in magnitude: together, the countries we study reported 5.08 million Covid deaths during 2020-2021, whereas actual Covid mortality was more than double, at 12.47 million. Most misreporting cannot be attributed to a country’s capacity to accurately diagnose and report deaths.
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Archaeologists have found evidence of a person who used a psychoactive drug up to 25,000 years ago.
Tooth fossils in Indonesia suggest that ancient foragers in the region were sucking on betel nut, possibly as a painkiller.
Archaeologists have found evidence of a person who used a psychoactive drug up to 25,000 years ago.
Tooth fossils in Indonesia suggest that ancient foragers in the region were sucking on betel nut, possibly as a painkiller.
Oldest known evidence of human drug use discovered in fossil teeth
Archaeologists find evidence in Indonesia of a human who appeared to use betel nut for its psychoactive properties up to 25,000 years ago.
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September 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Archaeologists have found evidence of a person who used a psychoactive drug up to 25,000 years ago.
Tooth fossils in Indonesia suggest that ancient foragers in the region were sucking on betel nut, possibly as a painkiller.
Archaeologists have found evidence of a person who used a psychoactive drug up to 25,000 years ago.
Tooth fossils in Indonesia suggest that ancient foragers in the region were sucking on betel nut, possibly as a painkiller.
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September 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
32 x 40 inch pastel titled, West Texas Momento Mori by Nancy Lilly
September 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
32 x 40 inch pastel titled, West Texas Momento Mori by Nancy Lilly
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One of the most respected historians in the United States and a giant in the museums world—but above all, an incredible kind man. He will be president of the AHA in 2027 (taking the gavel during the January conference), and I could not be happier to have him lead the association in these times.
September 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
One of the most respected historians in the United States and a giant in the museums world—but above all, an incredible kind man. He will be president of the AHA in 2027 (taking the gavel during the January conference), and I could not be happier to have him lead the association in these times.
Unsurprising and really interesting.
Psychiatrist Maura Dupont and her team analyzed nearly half a million individual cells from brains donated by deceased individuals, comparing those living with untreated major depression to individuals without the diagnosis.
Major depression halts the factory of new neurons in the adult hippocampus - Sinaptica
A team from Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute built the largest molecular map ever made of the adult human hippocampus and found
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September 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Unsurprising and really interesting.
The world map as depicted by the Greek historian Herodotus in 520 BC.
North Africa is labeled as Libya and Herodotus once observed: "Out of Libya, something new always comes."
North Africa is labeled as Libya and Herodotus once observed: "Out of Libya, something new always comes."
September 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The world map as depicted by the Greek historian Herodotus in 520 BC.
North Africa is labeled as Libya and Herodotus once observed: "Out of Libya, something new always comes."
North Africa is labeled as Libya and Herodotus once observed: "Out of Libya, something new always comes."