David Ling πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ•πŸŽΈπŸ“šπŸ”­πŸŒŽ (@DrDavidDLing) header
David Ling πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ•πŸŽΈπŸ“šπŸ”­πŸŒŽ (@DrDavidDLing) profile picture

Husband, dad, dog lover, amateur musician, retired scientist/engineer/physics teacher, Harvard Physics PhD, U Mich grad, IBM Watson, WHS. Son of 2 KU profs.

Bergen Co., NJ
Joined April 2012
Just saw Musk giving the Nazi salute as part of the inauguration festivities. πŸ‘‡ times a trillion
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I came here over a decade ago to connect with professional colleagues, personal friends, and students (current and former). Current events and political discourse gradually became part of the reason I was here. Now the site is bloated with ads. I rarely see posts from my friends,
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If you are someone I follow or who follows me and you too have moved to the good place, please reach out to me and let me know.
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David Ling πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ•πŸŽΈπŸ“šπŸ”­πŸŒŽ retweeted
New on WSJ: Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022. At one point, Putin asked him to avoid activating his Starlink internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, said two people briefed on the request
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The number of people on here who throw the words communist and fascist around as generic insults without any understanding of the definition of those words is astounding. Hint: You cannot be both communist and fascist.
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David Ling πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ•πŸŽΈπŸ“šπŸ”­πŸŒŽ retweeted
I agree, the ABC moderators shouldn't have made him yell "THEY'RE EATING THE DOGS" at the volume of a PA announcer in an empty arena because he saw an AI-generated picture of a Haitian guy eating a cat posted by ImmigrantSlaughter1488 on TruthSocial.
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I am a newly-minted first time grandfather! I've waited a looooong time for this and delighted with my grandson Eric, who is a very good baby. He and his mom are doing well.
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She's the best!
Congratulations to Ms. McCann on being named the WMS Teacher of the Year. A well deserved honor. We are all proud of you!
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David Ling πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ•πŸŽΈπŸ“šπŸ”­πŸŒŽ retweeted
Congratulations to Ms. McCann on being named the WMS Teacher of the Year. A well deserved honor. We are all proud of you!
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David Ling πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ•πŸŽΈπŸ“šπŸ”­πŸŒŽ retweeted
Well it looks like Jonathan M. Katz has caught @SenKatieBritt in a pretty significant lie.
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David Ling πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ•πŸŽΈπŸ“šπŸ”­πŸŒŽ retweeted
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) says she'll seek unanimous consent on the floor Thursday for her bill to protect IVF access nationwide after the Alabama Supreme Court ruling: β€œThey aren't just going to stop in Alabama. ... If we don't act now, it will only get worse.”
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β€œWhen you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occassions, he’s like the 12-year old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. β€˜My hero!’ It’s really creepy.” @TurnbullMalcolm , 29th Prime Minister of Australia.
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Trying to get Molly to be a lapdog/cuddle pup. Limited success so far...
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42 years ago today: Jan 16 1982, St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Washington DC, Language of Ceremony: Old Church Slavonic (so I had no idea what I was agreeing to, but it seems to have worked out). Through good times & bad, we always supported each other. Love you always.
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