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Tom Lambert

@tomagain

I drink tea and look out the window. Sometimes I climb or ski or run or read or write or drive a snowplow. I'm not an expert in anything. Read accordingly.

 Yosemite, CA, USA
Joined May 2009
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Scott Stossel@SStosselOct 12
"Our current leaders are shameless and ignoble. They have no sense of dignity or honor. They seem to believe that the performance of cruel power is what makes a nation great: the crude theatrics of a tough guy. Nothing could be further from the truth." theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
Admiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble

Admiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble

A government livestream of Nidal Hasan’s killing would put America in extremely poor company.

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Max Roser
@MaxCRoserOct 6
The share of children who died before they were 5 years old in 1950 and 75 years later. Africa: 33% ↘ 6% Asia: 25% ↘ 2.5% Oceania: 9.3% ↘ 2% Latin America: 21% ↘ 1.5% Northern America: 3.8% ↘ 0.6% Europe: 10.5% ↘ 0.4% Globally: 23% ↘ 3.5%
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Statement from The Atlantic:
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The Intuitive Athlete

The Intuitive Athlete

When I was training seriously the only wearable technology available was a stopwatch. In those pre-GPS days, I would estimate the distance I’d run by using a London A-Z and a ruler. Despite these r…

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Casilli@AntonioCasilli23 Aug 2016
While you are all busy wondering if you have impostor syndrome, actual imbeciles are uttering nonsense and making irreversible decisions.
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If the Walton family can receive billions in taxpayer subsidies, maybe it's OK for working people to get health care and paid family leave.
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ian bremmer
@ianbremmer6 Nov 2016
A timely message from our German friends.
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Pet Care Advice from the Middle Ages dld.bz/cMBs6
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Dries Buytaert@Dries26 Dec 2012
"The guy who invented the mohawk was originally just trying to get his sideburns the same length."
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