Justin Noormand

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pianist, engineer, cat-lover, an actual burrito

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The first episode of my new video series, Cosmology 101, is out now! This one is about cosmic expansion. Check it out and subscribe to the Perimeter Institute’s YouTube channel to get the whole series! youtu.be/7GC8XOKwRpM?... #Cosmology101

Expansion of the Universe Explained | Cosmology 101 Episode 1youtu.be In this episode of Cosmology 101, we dive into the concept of an expanding universe. From the first moments of the Big Bang, our cosmos has been stretching i...

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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

if you’re waiting for everyone around you to wake up, you’ll wait forever. this is how the people grinding our bones to make their bread WANT you to be. paralyzed, alienated & purposeless

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just watched 74 people speaking at least a dozen different languages become american citizens in a ceremony at monticello, where the speakers were themselves children of immigrants. inspiring stuff and a vivid illustration of what reactionaries want to snuff out

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America is not perfect. Far from it. But there are ideals worth fighting for, values worth pursuing, even when we fall short. Don’t abandon it to the totalitarians. https://www.popehat.com/p/the-fourth-of-july

The Fourth Of Julywww.popehat.com The America That Could Be

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I learnt a new word today - "tyromancy", which means 'divination by means of cheese'.

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and even if someone thinks "well I don't like/look at porn so why should it be a priority for me?" it's important to remember that when christofascists say "porn" they also mean age-appropriate comprehensive sex education, media with queer/trans people in it, and picture books about gay penguins.

I know smut may seem like a frivolous thing to be upset about, but crushing it is part of fascism. Controlling all forms of sexual expression is fascism. Only allowing certain kinds is fascism. Smut peddlers are always canaries in the coal mines.

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I'mma say this for all the people in the back. Don't vote for a person. Vote for your rights, for the rights of others. On page 5 of Project 2025's 180-day plan they openly call for outlawing porn, recommending imprisoning anyone who creates it. Are you an NSFW artist, or like the art? THIS IS YOU.

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Few things in life have shocked me as profoundly as learning some people have no inner voice/monologue. I’ve always thought I was pretty good at putting myself in other’s shoes, but this is a thing, in literal terms, I can’t fathom, at all. Veritably alien to me www.sciencealert.com/we-used-to-t...

We Used to Think Everybody Heard a Voice Inside Their Heads – But We Were Wrongwww.sciencealert.com A mysterious new condition emerges.

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BREAKING -- New York Public Library for the win! After a massive public backlash, NYC's libraries are getting their funding back -- and will be open on Sundays again. Take a bow, folks -- WE did this.

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The project is complete. The feline has expressed her satisfaction.

I gutted an old CRT TV today. It's eventually gonna be a cat bed. 3

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at this point if i'm a law professor i'm just handing out weed gummies and putting on my cousin vinny for the entire semester

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tweeted this four years ago and it pretty much sums up my feelings on this shit

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We’re fighting to restore access to more than 500,000 books in court on Friday. You can show your support in a number of ways - learn more: blog.archive.org/2024/06/26/w...

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We Are Israelis Calling on Congress to Disinvite Netanyahu “Netanyahu’s appearance in Washington will not represent the State of Israel and its citizens, and it will reward his scandalous and destructive conduct toward our country.” 🎁🔗

Opinion | We Are Israelis Calling on Congress to Disinvite Netanyahuwww.nytimes.com We believe the prime minister is driving Israel downhill at an alarming speed, to the extent that we may eventually lose the country we love.

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Every climate scientist I know reacted to this bill like it was Christmas and Mardi Gras rolled into one, and hardly anybody has any idea it happened at all.

THERE’S A QUIET NEW DEAL GOING ON The antidote to Project 2025 is happening now and will die if Trump seizes power. So let’s make some noise.

Why is The Quiet New Deal so quiet? | the earlyworm societywww.patreon.com Get more from the earlyworm society on Patreon

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Daily bunny no.2530 is busy making a duck boat

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"Two months after Dobbs, 22 percent of adults said they were uncertain whether eggs inside a woman’s ovaries have shells (they do not)." *rubs temples*

Abortion Debate Shifts as Election Nears: ‘Now It’s About Pregnancy’www.nytimes.com Two years after Roe was struck down, the conversation has focused on the complications that can come with pregnancy and fertility, helping to drive more support for abortion rights.

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My favorites:

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Every album from The Decemberists

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if i was a woman in a french movie and i found out my husband was having an affair, i would say "yeah. i know. i'm a woman in a french movie."

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hell yeah north side

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I need to write a whole novel about these kids on my bus Four teenage boys and one girl and they're all arguing with increasing volume in French and finally the girl switches to English to announce "This is not going to work because you are all IDIOTS" The youngest boy: "Not ALL!"

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"Within weeks, the nation will deploy 9,000 people to begin restoring landscapes, erecting solar panels, and taking other steps to help guide the country toward a cleaner, greener future...More than 20,000 young people are expected to join during the program’s first year" grist.org/solutions/am...

The American Climate Corps officially kicks offgrist.org This month, 9,000 people will be deployed to restore landscapes and erect solar panels, helping guide the country toward a greener future.

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The real conspiracy

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currently seven “that’s crazy”s into this convo with my neighbor can someone please hit me with a car

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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

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i could swear it used to be called "the mandala effect"

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It's really worth listening to what this nephew of an Israeli hostage has to say. www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch...

Israeli hostage families push for ceasefire in Gazawww.msnbc.com “The whole military maneuver is not beneficial for the hostages at all. It’s not helping them,” says Zahiro-Shahar Mor, a spokesman for hostage families who is urging a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Ha...

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Behold: the most “so you hate waffles” post imaginable