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John Walling @johnwalling
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John Walling@johnwalling
9 Nov 2016
We have met the enemy and he is us.
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When we eliminate carbon emissions, it will reduce air pollution that reflects sunlight back into space, which will raise the earth's temperature.
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This is not an reason to not eliminate carbon emissions. If we don't do it, growing areas of Earth will be uninhabitable by humans or animals due to extreme heat.
ASMR en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASMR Autonomous sensory meridian response is a tingling sensation that moves from scalp down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia, it has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia and may overlap with frisson. 1/3

ASMR - Wikipedia

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Frisson en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisso… (French for "shiver"), also known as aesthetic chills or musical chills is a psychophysiological response to rewarding auditory and/or visual stimuli that often induces a pleasurable or otherwise positively-valenced affective state ... 2/3

Frisson - Wikipedia

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and transient paresthesia (skin tingling or chills), sometimes along with piloerection (goose bumps) and mydriasis (pupil dilation). 3/3
Don't play loud music that causes fights. Play Debussy - Deux Arabesques. youtube.com/watch?v=hWTe3C_R…
Florida substitutes ventilators for masks.
Peter Schorsch
@PeterSchorschFL
10 Aug 2021
Florida requests 300 ventilators from federal government as #COVID19 cases keep rising local10.com/news/local/2021/…
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Barbara J King@bjkingape
10 Aug 2021
They're heading home! At least it looks that way. #elephants #animals theguardian.com/world/2021/a…

China’s herd of wandering elephants finally heads for home

Fourteen wild Asian elephants have been guided across the Yuanjiang river in Yunnan, and a path leading back to their nature reserve is being made

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Republicans want an authoritarian right-wing government, modeled on Hungary. The odds are improving their favor. Red states are paving the way with draconian anti-voter laws and gerrymandering Congressional districts. 2020 and Jan-6 was a rehearsal.
The Tango Never Lies | by Frances Madden youtube.com/watch?v=4dI00Bq_…

The Tango Never Lies | by Frances Madden (Improver) line dance |...

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Cat Digest: "She who operates the can opener is our leader."
Cake Digest: "How to eat your cake and save some for later."
Who's turn is it to be the world's hegemonist?
Katrina vandenHeuvel
@KatrinaNation
8 Aug 2021
Andrew Bacevich on the Establishment’s Post Cold War Syndrome— for shorthand try “INS” (Indispensable Nation Syndrome) tomdispatch.com/answering-th…
Donut Digest: "Are you stuck on maple bars? There are 50 varieties of donuts. Be bold. Try some."
Dawg Digest: "How to be a good dog and get more treats."
Lindsey Graham might have infected 10 other senators at a weekend meeting. dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/…

COVID-19 hits Senate, potentially complicating already fraught infrastructure work

Bipartisan infrastructure bill stalls amid Senate COVID-19 cases and partisan clashes. Discover how this affects future legislation.

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Dating Digest: "It's not you. It's your dumplings."
If you take Last Train To Clarksville, you'll be late. youtube.com/watch?v=ZcXpKiY2…
I got my old account back. Twitter had me flagged as a spam bot.
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When Twitter blocked my account they deleted my followers. That sucks.
How often do identical twins grow up using the wrong first names because their parent got confused? Thanks to @JennyJohnsonHi5 for raising this important question.
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