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The global climate disaster misinfornado will end up killing way more people than the Texas ice storms First Dog On The Moon Texas freezes and the power goes off across much of the state. Whose fault was it? Donald Trump knows TMC for ek hornbeck

On HBO’s Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver explains how raids became a favorite tool of police, how few guardrails there are on their use, and what we should do about that. TMC for ek hornbeck

The Lost Forests of New England – Eastern Old Growth The story of New England’s ancient, old growth forests… what they once were, what changes have taken place across central New England since European settlers arrived, and what our remnant old growth stands look like today TMC for ek hornbeck

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The “Long Winter” of 1880/81 The winter of 1880/81, popularized by author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 1940 novel “The Long Winter,” was variously described as “the hard winter,” “the black winter,” the “long winter,” the “starvation winter,” or the “snow winter.” Journalist J Mark Powell wrote in January, 2018 “Think you’ve seen severe winter weather? No …

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ek hornbeck and I traveled through Nova Scotia twice and spent several days in its capital Halifax. The city has a large maritime museum that houses artifacts from the Titanic, which sank in April if 1912 and cemetery where some of the victims are buried but that is just some of the city’s history. On …

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Everyone is familiar with spice, vanilla from its distinct aroma to its taste in deserts to drinks. Vanilla is even used to enhance the flavor of chocolate in baking. It also has an interesting history. Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily obtained from pods of the Mexican species, flat-leaved …

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How Rich People Keep Screwing Up Global Health – SOME MORE NEWS Hi. Here’s a video about the ultra rich and how their totally screwing up the pandemic and vaccine rollout. Sigh. BobbyK for ek hornbeck

Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Earth’s Rotation We know the Earth rotates…but why can’t we feel it? On this StarTalk explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice investigate centrifugal force and the Earth’s rotation. What is centrifugal force? Well, if you’ve been on a carnival ride, you probably know. However, Neil tells us …

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It’s snowing here in Stars Hollow South, started a couple of hours ago. It’s cold – 25°F – and no wind, so the flakes are fine, light, making very fluffy snow that is sticking to everything but shouldn’t be too heavy to shovel. The forecast here is 5 – 6 inches at the most. Our …

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