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Dec 10, 2017

UN News - Put ‘people, not cars’ first in transport systems, says UN environment chief un.org/apps/news/stor

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More on recovery: “We will provide under NORTHCOM command & control a Salvage Vessel, the US Navy, which will be on scene w/in a couple of days. The debris is in 47 feet of water, primarily--The recovery that will make it fairly easy. Actually, we planned for much deeper water."

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Senior defense official to reporters just now: "The surveillance balloon's overflight of US territory was of intelligence value to us... we were able to study and scrutinize the balloon and its equipment, which has been valuable."

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Who knew that Tina Forte, the Republican stunt artist who ran against AOC last year, had a checking account stuffed with between $25 million and $50 million? With no reported income or other assets disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/fi

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The greatest threat to our national security is not a red Chinese spy balloon. The greatest threat to our national security is the fact that an Insurrectionist -- who stole 300+ top secret documents and unlawfully concealed them from the FBI/DOJ -- is running for President again.

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It’s time for Congress to pass the Junk Fee Prevention Act. No one should have to pay extra to sit next to their child on the plane, pay a surprise “resort fee” for a hotel stay, pay more to terminate their cable plan, or pay huge service fees to buy concert tickets.

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Pretty cool postage stamp:

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Hucksters, fraudsters, and ripoff artists, people like Donald Trump and George Santos, will always look for new ways to defraud the American people, but we can use strong oversight as a defense against the conmen who would take advantage of social relief programs.

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9. Dust blowing from the Sahara desert brings over half of the Amazon Rainforest's fertilizer. It's so much that it replaces the phosphorus washed away yearly in Amazon soil from rains and floods.

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8. With so much heat, humidity, rain, vegetation, and isolation, it has the world's highest concentration of biodiversity

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7. There’s so much forest that you can see its boundaries from satellite images.

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6. Its jungle is so dense, hot, and humid, that 50% of its rainfall comes not from Atlantic water, but from the trees' own transpiration

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4. The Amazon river basin is so big that it’s about the same size as the US’ 48 contiguous states (7.5M km2 vs 8M)

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3. It’s so big that it continues flowing for up to 100 miles into the Atlantic before mixing with saltwater, allowing sailors to drink freshwater out of the ocean before sighting the South American continent!

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What are the most surprising facts about the Amazon river, watershed, and rainforest? Here are the 9 craziest ones I found:

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Here’s another surprising fact: parts of the Amazon have gone 4,000 years without a single wildfire. But thanks to humans, much of it is now prone to burning. I wrote about this transformation here:

Has the Amazon Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’?

Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna — with profound effects on the climate worldwide.

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New study of Norway makes an important point about road safety: "Traffic volume has consistently had the strongest association with the number of accidents." Implication: Less driving (i.e., better transit service, denser cities, etc) ➡️ Fewer crashes doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.

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Turning Nairobi’s Public Libraries Into ‘Palaces for the People’ Abdi Latif Dahir 04FEB2023 nytimes.com/2023/02/04/boo A Kenyan nonprofit is restoring iconic public libraries, leaving behind a segregated past and turning them into inclusive spaces.

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Archives of the McMillan Memorial Library are being digitized. nytimes.com/2023/02/04/boo Kenyans are also being invited to bring items such as photographs or letters to create an archive anchored in collective memory

Turning Nairobi’s Public Libraries Into ‘Palaces for the People’

A Kenyan nonprofit is restoring iconic public libraries, leaving behind a segregated past and turning them into inclusive spaces.

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Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live

Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live

Talks in Montreal this month could be a big victory, or a missed opportunity, for the planet’s wildlife. We explain why, and show you some of the species losing habitat fast.

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Visualizing Population Density Patterns in Six Countries

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Visualizing Population Density Patterns in Six Countries

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These maps show the population density of several countries, using 3D spikes to denote where more people live.

Visualizing Population Density Patterns in Six Countries

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These maps show the population density of several countries, using 3D spikes to denote where more people live.

5 of the 6 conservative Supreme Court Justices were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote, 1 of those was stolen through Senate obstruction, and then you got Clarence Thomas whose delusional wife tried to end democracy. The SCOTUS is an international embarrassment.

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Archives of the McMillan Memorial Library are being digitized. nytimes.com/2023/02/04/boo Kenyans are also being invited to bring items such as photographs or letters to create an archive anchored in collective memory

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Turning Nairobi’s Public Libraries Into ‘Palaces for the People’ Abdi Latif Dahir 04FEB2023 nytimes.com/2023/02/04/boo A Kenyan nonprofit is restoring iconic public libraries, leaving behind a segregated past and turning them into inclusive spaces.

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Archives of the McMillan Memorial Library are being digitized. nytimes.com/2023/02/04/boo Kenyans are also being invited to bring items such as photographs or letters to create an archive anchored in collective memory

Turning Nairobi’s Public Libraries Into ‘Palaces for the People’

A Kenyan nonprofit is restoring iconic public libraries, leaving behind a segregated past and turning them into inclusive spaces.

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Turning Nairobi’s Public Libraries Into ‘Palaces for the People’ Abdi Latif Dahir 04FEB2023 nytimes.com/2023/02/04/boo A Kenyan nonprofit is restoring iconic public libraries, leaving behind a segregated past and turning them into inclusive spaces.

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Infrastructure is tough in the US.

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New York City Completes Construction on Latest American Transit Disaster Aaron Gordon 25JAN2023 vice.com/en/article/xgy East Side Access is 60 years in the making, 14 years late, $7.5 billion over budget, and a curse on the agency that built it.

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Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live

Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live

Talks in Montreal this month could be a big victory, or a missed opportunity, for the planet’s wildlife. We explain why, and show you some of the species losing habitat fast.

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Analysis | House GOP embraces mainstream media after years of bashing ‘fake news’

House GOP embraces mainstream media after years of bashing ‘fake news’

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House Republicans have begun to blitz the airwaves they previously shunned. Last Sunday four of the five traditional Sunday talk shows featured House Republicans, a stark contrast to recent years...

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‘Historic Arctic outbreak’ crushes records in New England

‘Historic Arctic outbreak’ crushes records in New England

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Mount Washington in New Hampshire logged the U.S.'s coldest wind chill ever recorded: minus-109.

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Wildfires Raging Across Chile Leave 13 Dead

Wildfires Raging Across Chile Leave 13 Dead

More than 150 fires burning in the country have also destroyed thousands of acres of forest, as the country faces a scorching heat wave.

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In Big Sur, Living With Nature’s Beauty but Trapped by Its Fury

In Big Sur, Living With Nature’s Beauty but Trapped by Its Fury

The succession of storms last month that left some residents in that treasured region cut off from the rest of California is another reminder of the perils and adventure of Central Coast life.

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Hopes for Peace in South Sudan Are Pinned on a Papal Visit

Hopes for Peace in South Sudan Are Pinned on a Papal Visit

Pope Francis ended his trip to Africa on Saturday by meeting with displaced people and urging his clergy not to “remain neutral before the pain caused by acts of injustice and violence.”

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This Is What It Looks Like to Try to Count America’s Homeless Population

To fix a problem, you need to know its scope. To do that, you need sheriffs, social workers, volunteers, flashlights and 10 days in January.

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The Queen of Everest Trains While Working at Whole Foods

The Queen of Everest Trains While Working at Whole Foods

Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest 10 times, the most ascents ever by a woman. She has no plans of slowing down.

Democrats Overhaul Party’s Primary Calendar, Upending a Political Tradition

Democrats Set to Vote on Overhauling Party’s Primary Calendar

The proposal would radically reshape the way the party picks its presidential nominees, putting more racially diverse states at the front of the line.

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amazing how fast safe advanced agile bike infrastructure highsnobiety.com/p/best-e-bikes remains in the shadows promised land

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GET READY FOR 2023'S E-BIKE REVOLUTION 01FWB2023 TAYLER WILLSON highsnobiety.com/p/best-e-bikes As of 2021, the e-bike market was said to be worth almost 30 billion USD, with projections estimating that it will grow to $55 billion by 2027, and almost $120 billion by 2030.

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