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ben chan @AnotherBenChan

It's basically me IRL but... the internet version...

Joined January 2013
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Predatory conference email coming in strong with the, "probability suggests that you're not feeling well" angle by opening with, "hope this email makes you feel better."
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:-/ aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/u…
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Bill Gates
@BillGates
8 Jun 2019
I’m thrilled about the elimination of malaria from Algeria and Argentina. This news gives me hope that we’ll one day get rid of the disease forever. b-gat.es/2WqcrpT

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Bristol academic cracks Voynich code, solving century-old mystery of medieval text phys.org/news/2019-05-bristo…
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Union of Concerned Scientists@UCSUSA
14 May 2019
Exxon had this science more than three decades ago. #ExxonKnew and continues to know while they actively push climate doubt.
Ortal Ullman@UCSOrtal
13 May 2019
Replying to @UCSOrtal
Here's a graph from Exxon's 1982 "CO2 Greenhouse Effect: A Technical Review." They're pretty much spot on with their modeling. We hit 415ppm on Friday. #ExxonKnew
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Ben, in a desperate attempt to feel alive, got in the shower and then turned on the water. He did not feel alive. He felt regret. Lots of regret. He also started self-narrating in third person... Not sure what that's called. A mental break, perhaps?
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Daughter: "dad! Liza threw up in class today!" Son: "Liam threw up on the bus this morning!" Likelihood of a Chan family vombomb? Rapidly increasing... #parentLyfe
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Current #LabMood (if only those were agar plates)
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I'm not saying that this is my favourite gif of all time, but I'm also not-not saying that...
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Google autocomplete is on point. (I'm fine, but dang google...)
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Every squad needs exactly one crazy thude/wildcard... Like someone who doesn't use a phone case to protect their phone. They'll keep the mission interesting.
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Am I the only one who invites people over as motivation to clean up the house?
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Mark Hamill
@MarkHamill
7 May 2019
George's wallet.
Propstore
@propstore_com
7 May 2019
You have 5 mins alone in this room... what would you grab?! #StarWars
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statnews.com/2019/05/07/ebol…

'On a knife edge': Ebola outbreak threatens to escalate as violence rises

As violence aimed at response workers increases, the #Ebola outbreak in the Congo threatens to spiral out of control.

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independent.co.uk/news/world…

Trump administration forces UN to water down resolution opposing rape in war

'It's incomprehensible the Security Council is incapable of acknowledging women who suffer sexual violence should have right to terminate a pregnancy'

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I'm not saying that I'd let any ol' kree get me pregnant as I'm definitely not into [most] aliens, but if #CaptainMarvel wanted to impregnate me, I'd definitely be down.
It's been 14 hours since I saw Endgame and I still can't believe that Thanos killed Arya AND Tyrion. Oh, also... **SPOILER ALERT**
And here I was hoping to go to #SpringFling at @yale and learn mountain man skillz from Playboi Carti that'd help me sell more pelts to the French and English.
Opinion, possibly unpopular: people that go out of their way to say that they have, "more important things to do than [X]." Don't actually.
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