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RIP Tom Lehrer, one of the funniest and cleverest men who ever lived. nytimes.com/2025/07/27/arts/…

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 (Published 2025)

A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly cheerful.

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Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. bit.ly/40is3yQ
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Dear @UberEats @DoorDash @Grubhub why do you make me use the Notes app? You all love recommending I order from places I’ve ordered from before, but why not let me leave myself helpful notes, like “Medium spicy is way too spicy” or “I didn’t actually like this dish I ordered.”
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I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: Stop The Eviction & Save ESG. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/st…

Stop The Eviction & Save ESG

NEW URGENT ACTION! Send a letter to Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) demanding they stop the eviction and work with the community to save Elizabeth Street Garden!...

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Philosopher Daniel Dennett has died. dailynous.com/2024/04/19/dan…
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I’ve only been waiting for this game for like 30 years!
The Ur-Quan Masters (🦋@pistolshrimpgames.com)@theurquanmaster16 Apr 2024
The Kickstarter for Free Stars: Children of Infinity is now live! kickstarter.com/projects/pis…
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RIP
darren aronofsky
@DarrenAronofsky4 Aug 2023
“Once you lose your scientific rigor you are no longer a mathematician, YOU’RE A NUMEROLOGIST!” MARK MARGOLIS LEGEND!
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Everyone evacuated from baggage claim at Newark airport. No one is answering any questions
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Why Not Mars (Idle Words) idlewords.com/2023/1/why_not…
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Best known for his collaborations with David Lynch (including TWIN PEAKS, BLUE VELVET, and MULHOLLAND DRIVE), famed composer Angelo Badalamenti has passed away. (1937-2022)
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Disobey. It’s the law. youtu.be/oKuZCIBCy-0
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NASA
@NASA26 Sep 2022
IMPACT SUCCESS! Watch from #DARTMIssion’s DRACO Camera, as the vending machine-sized spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid Dimorphos, which is the size of a football stadium and poses no threat to Earth.

DART Successfully Impacts Asteroid Dimorphos

IMPACT SUCCESS! Watch from #DARTMIssion’s DRACO Camera, as the spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid Dimorphos, which is the size of a football stadium and poses no threat to Earth.

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Damn. A tremendous loss.
Saul Kripke Center@KripkeCenter16 Sep 2022
We mourn the passing but celebrate the life and achievements of Saul Aaron Kripke (Nov. 13, 1940–Sep. 15, 2022). His family and friends ask for privacy at this time.
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Given Amazon’s positive reputation with consumer satisfaction, and the American medical–industrial complex’ treatment of American “consumers”, I can’t see how this could possibly be worse for healthcare “consumers” (god that word again) . And that’s a truly depressing notion.
The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ2 Sep 2022
The FTC is investigating Amazon’s deal to buy One Medical’s network of primary care clinics for $3.9 billion on.wsj.com/3emr1O8

FTC Investigating Amazon Deal to Buy One Medical Network of Health Clinics

The probe of the $3.9 billion deal adds to the issues Amazon faces at the antitrust enforcement agency and comes as technology and retail giants try to make inroads into the nation’s $4 trillion...

wsj.com
So… Plague, War, now Famine?
Global Citizen ⭕
@GlblCtzn8 Apr 2022
Many countries that rely on Russia and Ukraine for food and agricultural supplies are now at risk for major food shortages. globalcitizen.org/en/content…

5 Ways the War in Ukraine Has Worsened Global Hunger

“We are already seeing price hikes and this could cause an escalation of hunger and poverty.”

globalcitizen.org
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Pretty sure I saw this Cybermen episode of @bbcdoctorwho. iclarified.com/85410/dyson-u…
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A Digital Archive of Hieronymus Bosch’s Complete Works Zoom In & Explore His Surreal Art openculture.com/2022/03/a-di…
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At bedtime the 8 yo told me his teacher said: “Think of your mind like a pond full of fish and each fish is a feeling. Try to be the pond, not the fish.” And all I can say is primary school has significantly improved.
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