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Heads up.
"Might become as brilliant as Venus."
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A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall | Space

By the end of this summer, we may have a good idea as to whether we'll have a bright naked-eye comet gracing our early autumn evening sky, known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS).

06:49 PM - May 27, 2024
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James Duke
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Exactly.
“We all have our biases, but the good judge fights against them...When a judge celebrates his predispositions by hoisting them on a flag, that’s deeply disturbing.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/justice-alitos-beach-home-neighbors-sound-off-on-that-jan-6-flag
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Justice Alito’s Beach Home Neighbors Sound Off on That Jan. 6 Flag

The Supreme Court justice’s flagpole has caused quite the stir on the Jersey Shore.

12:17 PM - May 27, 2024
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James Duke
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They're not winnowing down to *likely* voters yet.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/24/2242572/-Nate-Cohn-just-put-asterisks-by-every-NYT-poll-o...
07:35 PM - May 26, 2024
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James Duke
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That they used 80 degrees to demarcate Oh-My-God-It's-Too-Hot-For-School. 🙄
Growing up going to school in Mississippi, where it may have reached 80 occasionally, I didn't have a/c until my senior year in high school.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/school-tempera
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07:05 PM - May 26, 2024
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James Duke
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Always heard the saying there's a fine line.
https://whyy.org/segments/is-giftedness-a-form-of-neurodivergence/
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Is giftedness a form of neurodivergence - WHYY

Research has found that giftedness can look a lot like different types of neurodivergence in the brain.

05:41 PM - May 26, 2024
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James Duke
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Who knew they had such a thing?
Fantastic!
https://www.wlox.com/2024/05/21/traveling-planetarium-puts-space-into-perspective-long-beach-school-...
03:01 PM - May 26, 2024
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James Duke
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03:57 PM - May 25, 2024
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Happy Towel Day.
https://towelday.org/
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Towel Day - Celebrating the life and work of Douglas Adams

Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams (1952-2001). On that day, fans around the universe carry a towel in his honour.

08:00 AM - May 25, 2024
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James Duke
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Ole Bilbo never looked better. Plenty of room in there for Jeff Davis too, don't you think?
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02:53 PM - May 24, 2024
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James Duke
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Enjoying a banana-mayo sandwich, and I do not care what y'all say.
10:12 PM - May 23, 2024
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James Duke
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05:21 PM - May 22, 2024
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James Duke
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Without fail.

Me: I'd like an order for here.
A combo #1 with a regular size Sprite.

Them: Is that for here or to go?
04:03 PM - May 21, 2024
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James Duke
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Because of course he did.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/16/2241012/-Gov-Ron-DeSantis-signs-bill-erasing-the-term-cli...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill erasing the term ‘climate change’ from Florida law

The legislation deletes more than 50 lines of previous state statutes dealing with climate change. By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (

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"In 2000 years"
Is any of this sinking in?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2023-hottest-summer-2000-years_n_664456d0e4b0411bd6ff3ca0
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Last Year Was Hottest Summer In Northern Hemisphere In 2000 Years | HuffPost Impact

“2023 was an exceptionally hot year, and this trend will continue unless we reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically,” said one of the study's authors.

01:45 PM - May 17, 2024
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James Duke
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"In 2000 years"
Is any of this sinking in?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2023-hottest-summer-2000-years_n_664456d0e4b0411bd6ff3ca0
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Last Year Was Hottest Summer In Northern Hemisphere In 2000 Years | HuffPost Impact

“2023 was an exceptionally hot year, and this trend will continue unless we reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically,” said one of the study's authors.

01:45 PM - May 17, 2024
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07:31 PM - May 16, 2024
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James Duke
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"The esteemed pathologist's experimental therapy is based on his own pioneering research on melanoma."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-69006713
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Richard Scolyer: Top doctor remains brain cancer-free after a year

Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.

05:02 PM - May 16, 2024
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James Duke
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This is the same league as the Mississippi Sea Wolves, so I suppose we will see them.
https://apnews.com/article/athens-rock-lobsters-b52s-hockey-4502c97c01c0158524e9c0b45cbac844
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It's not a rock, it's the Athens Rock Lobsters. New minor league team honors B-52s | AP News

It’s not a rock. It’s the Athens Rock Lobsters. Ah-ah-ah-ah! The minor-league hockey team that will begin play next season in the home of the University of Georgia paid homage to the city’s rich musical heritage by choosing a nickname associated with one of its most famous bands.

01:49 PM - May 16, 2024
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James Duke
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So, um...where exactly is this storm center?
https://www.wxxv25.com/look-inside-mississippi-powers-storm-center-dedicated-to-its-employees/
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Look inside Mississippi Power's storm center dedicated to its employees - WXXV News 25

Our cameras followed more than 30 government and emergency management officials from across the region today as they toured Mississippi Power’s storm center ahead of the start of hurricane season. Imagine this: disaster has struck. Homes are flooded. power is out, and the essential workers hav..

11:56 AM - May 11, 2024
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James Duke
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Folks always want to think Mary Mahoney's is the oldest restaurant in the state. It's not (Weidmann's, 1870). It's the *house* that goes back to the 1700's.
https://www.wlox.com/2024/05/06/mary-mahoneys-celebrating-60-years-business/
02:10 PM - May 08, 2024
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James Duke
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Whoa.
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-black-hole-visualization-viewers-brink.html
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New black hole visualization takes viewers beyond the brink

Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole's point of no return.

10:54 AM - May 07, 2024
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James Duke
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Betcha pretty soon there's gonna be a Spotify channel.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68957553
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Drake and Kendrick Lamar get personal on simultaneously released diss tracks

The rappers make allegations of domestic violence and secret children as their feud intensifies.

09:19 AM - May 05, 2024
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James Duke
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Jeez these Formosan termites.
11:08 PM - May 04, 2024
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James Duke
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Sherlock Holmes was the original Dr. Who,
05:13 PM - May 04, 2024
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They're going all in on this... Stupidest cult ever.
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06:34 PM - May 03, 2024
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James Duke
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Says here Sean Payton was going to pick Spencer Rattler if Bo Nix was off the table.
https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/schefter-rattler-draft-slide-rapoport-nix-penix/
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Broncos Rumors: DEN Eyed Spencer Rattler in 2024 Draft

One league insider shed light on the Denver Broncos' fallback plan had they missed out on Bo Nix in the 2024 draft.

05:59 PM - May 03, 2024
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Lovely! I do enjoy a good sign.
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A well maintained sign of the times 👇️
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James Duke
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So let me guess: the UMC congregations around here are going to leave now, right?
https://www.wxxv25.com/united-methodists-repeal-longstanding-ban-on-lgbtq-clergy/
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United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy - WXXV News 25

BY PETER SMITH CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers. Delegates voted 692-51 at their Genera..

05:20 PM - May 03, 2024
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James Duke
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Incredible image.
https://apnews.com/article/nasa-james-webb-telescope-horsehead-nebula-be88e5a1fc018f2407536f1d6f6d3c...
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04:21 PM - May 03, 2024
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03:45 PM - May 03, 2024
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James Duke
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I dunno. Remember when that Google engineer quit a year or so ago?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robots/a60606512/claude-3-self-aware/
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A Stunning New AI Has Supposedly Achieved Sentience

But just how self-aware is the tool we call Claude 3 Opus?

12:28 AM - May 03, 2024
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