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ICYMI, House Speaker Mike Johnson released thousands of hours of video from the January 6 insurrection to supposedly reveal the ‘truth’ about what happened that day. As The NY Times reported 11/23/23, Johnson’s Release of Jan. 6 Video Feeds Right-Wing...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Nov 29, 2023 at 12:07 PM PST
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Antisemitic hate crimes on American college campuses are nothing new. But things have gotten much worse since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in which Hamas raped, murdered, and kidnapped civilians in Israel—overwhelmingly Jews, but those of other...
by Ian Reifowitz
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on Thu Nov 09, 2023 at 08:00 AM PST
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No matter what your work as an activist looks like, it’s all too easy to begin to feel burned out and wonder if and when change will ever really happen. We have some great inspiration coming to us via the work of climate activists and advocates,...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Fri Sep 10, 2021 at 02:22 PM PDT
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David Letterman use to have a spot on his show called “Brush with Greatness.” Audience members would volunteer to share their experiences with celebrities, shorts figures, etc. And then they ...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Mon Jul 06, 2020 at 06:30 PM PDT
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In episode 111 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Linda Shi, an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. Doug and Linda talk about coastal development and adaptation economics; what happened to...
by AmericaAdapts
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on Mon May 11, 2020 at 11:54 AM PDT
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One of the biggest barriers for people hoping to access medical school is the sheer cost of it. Cornell University announced on Monday that it’s offering completely free education to all accepted Weill Cornell Medicine students who qualify for...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Tue Sep 17, 2019 at 10:52 AM PDT
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There’s a new Koch organization in town. Instead of trying to buy politicians to do the bidding of billionaires, as Charles and David Koch have historically done, this foundation will support community groups trying to cure the miseries of eons –...
by Leo W Gerard
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on Thu May 23, 2019 at 07:36 AM PDT
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This isn’t a diary, but I have a question and can’t find an answer. Bernie brought Cornell West to the platform committee table. Now this isn’t an anti-Bernie question or a pro-Hillary question. Just a point of information question. My understanding is...
by MillieNeon
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on Tue May 31, 2016 at 07:45 AM PDT
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February is Black History Month
Little known fact: African American Arctic Explorer, Matthew Henson co-discovered the North Pole with Robert Perry, however, Perry got all the credit.
by Tara Thralls
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on Fri Feb 05, 2016 at 06:52 PM PST
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1) The citizens of Flint are STILL receiving water bills! Like $200/month! The nerve!
2) The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be doing a Benefit Concert for Bernie Sanders at the Theatre at the A
by Tara Thralls
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on Thu Jan 28, 2016 at 06:59 PM PST
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A national call to action and walkout has been called for today in solidarity with black students at the University of Missouri (Mizzou). The students have faced increased hostility and threats to the
by Thandisizwe Chimurenga
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on Thu Nov 12, 2015 at 01:13 PM PST
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Meredith Ramirez Talusan seems to be an amazing young person. Here she is giving a TEDx talk in January:
Meredith is founder and director of ...
by rserven
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on Sat Dec 27, 2014 at 02:13 PM PST
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Merlin. No, not the wizard and not the bird, but a bird app from Cornell which is perhaps a bit of wizardry. For both iOS and Android.
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard ...
by enhydra lutris
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on Wed Jul 16, 2014 at 06:30 AM PDT
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I learned about this 'phantom problem' when watching Josh Fox's documentary Gasland II , last night . It's only a 'phantom problem' because the leaking Methane from Fracking is largely invisible (...
by jamess
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on Tue Jul 09, 2013 at 08:52 PM PDT
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A hat tip to Sam Knight over at Washington Monthly for picking up on a story in The Guardian by John Vidal .
Sumant Kumar was overjoyed when he harvested his rice last year. There had been good ...
by xaxnar
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on Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 10:23 AM PST
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New York, N.Y. Cornell NYC Tech is headed to Roosevelt Island, New York City -- 'Silicon Island of the East.' Architect Tadeusz Sudol of the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association ( RIVAA ) ...
by jimluce
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on Thu Oct 04, 2012 at 06:59 PM PDT
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by Julie Waters
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on Tue Apr 03, 2012 at 01:11 PM PDT
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entelechy
en-TEL-uh-kee\ , noun;
1. A realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality.
2. In vitalist philosophy, a vital agent or force directing growth and life.
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by TPau
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on Sun Jan 01, 2012 at 03:00 PM PST
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About: The Cornell Daily Sun recently posted a piece penned by Barack Obama concerning student loans and his pending efforts to make education more affordable and accessible to young Americans. ...
by BigRedBlackGuy
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on Wed Nov 09, 2011 at 11:24 PM PST
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"Probably as dirty as coal -- could be marginally better or substantially worse"
Those are the "error bounds" of shale gas impacts on greenhouse effect and global warming ...
by good grief
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on Sat Sep 18, 2010 at 09:53 AM PDT
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