Agricultural Economics Volunteer - Peace Corps Tanzania

Joined July 2009
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Matthew Valenti retweeted
11 Jun 2023
Elephants are thought to be highly altruistic animals that aid other species, including humans, in distress. This is how a young one, believing Darrick Thompson (founder of Kham La sanctuary) was drowning, rushed to save him [šŸ“¹ buff.ly/3CAm79s]
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The underfunding of pediatric cancer research by the biotech industry and the US government is an absolute disgrace
Celebrity fundraiser for pediatric cancer breaks a record, raising over $3.5 million for Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City @JakeTapper reports.
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Fuck you ESPN for ruining this

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Did you know Obama put in place a safety regulation requiring trains to modernize their breaking systems to prevent derailments of hazardous materials? Do you know who got rid of that regulation? Donald Trump. khq.com/news/trump-administr…
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Matthew Valenti retweeted
14 Feb 2023
Alexandria Verner, 20, was a junior at Michigan State University. She was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing basketball, volleyball and softball all four years. Her father described her as a ā€œbeautiful soul.ā€
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Matthew Valenti retweeted
14 Feb 2023
Brian Fraser, 20, was a sophomore at Michigan State University. He played varsity lacrosse in high school and was the chapter president of his fraternity at MSU. His sister said he was a light in his family's lives.
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Matthew Valenti retweeted
14 Feb 2023
Arielle Anderson, 19, was a sophomore at Michigan State University and aspired to become a pediatric doctor. She was close with her grandmother and had just stayed with her on Saturday night. Her grandmother said she was ā€œkind, loving, caring, compassionate, driven."
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#1 - 50,000,000 chickens have died in the U.S. due to Avian flu. #2 - Supply and demand made egg prices increase. #3 - That's classic capitalism, which y'all love...until you pay $5 for a dozen eggs. Then you want the government to do something about it. That's socialism.
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Matthew Valenti retweeted
9 Jan 2023
š™š™ƒš˜¼š™ team.
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Replying to @elonmusk
Tell me you don't understand Lord of the Rings OR the website you now own without telling me you don't understand them.
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I grew up in a union household. Collective bargaining is a key to economic justice. Today, our Congress not only voted to impose a contract on workers who rejected it, but the GOP and Manchin also failed to include the paid sick days workers were demanding. Shameful.
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Matthew Valenti retweeted
all i wanted when i was little was to be a redwall mouse and as i get older i become increasingly confident that i was right
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if you want to connect with me outside of twitter, look to my coming on the first light of the fifth day. at dawn look to the east
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If this is it for Twitter, we'd like to use our last tweet to offer some final thoughts: - Ohio is eh - It's pop - It's not the Zilwaukee Bridge - It'll always be Michigander - Detroit style pizza > Chicago/New York - The Michigan Left Turn is underrated šŸ‘‹šŸ‘‹šŸ‘‹
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It’s a November regular season basketball game and MSU kids say ā€œfuck it let’s burn a couchā€
Love you East Lansing
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For $8/month you can come to Gratiot and we’ll dump a cup of bbq seasoning right in your mouth.
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Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.

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i only care abt stuff like this from now on
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SCAM ALERT: do not accept a ring of power as a gift, for another ring was made, forged in secret, a master ring to control all others
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