The streets of this Tokyo suburb are still much deader than I expected on Sunday morning at the end of the New Year’s holidays.
This gym is also nearly empty.
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#science #skepticism #technology #futurism #fintech
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence. 証拠なしに主張できることは、証拠なしに退けることができる。
Incredible claims require incredible evidence. 信じがたい主張には、信じがたい証拠が必要である。
With all due respect to the skills of the US armed forces, who professionally disabled Venezuela’s air defenses and captured Maduro with minimal losses, decapitation was the easy part.
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
I know the US Constitution is of little relevance lately, but:
Section 8
"The Congress shall have the power... To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;"
The Maduro regime is evil, amd the world will be better without him.
However, Trump’s military operations in Venezuela have not been authorized by Congress are illegal. I strongly oppose this illegal and illegitimate use of military force.
#venezuela #usa #trump
My country seems determined to revive diseases that have already been eradicated.
It's very bizarre, but because the effects are delayed, the perps in administration in charge of this fiasco won't have to deal with or be held accountable for the unnecessary future deaths.
The premise of Plur1bus (Apple TV+) is interesting, but the main character must be the most unpleasant human ever conceived.
In #japan a run on the Grace Delight Tote as an A4 sized tote bag makes a political statement.
The Most Impactful Political Handbag Since Mrs. Thatcher’s
Sanae Takaichi, the new prime minister of Japan, makes a statement about work — with style.
The venerable penny is still legal money but will become scarce in practice. Looks like merchants will round down cash prices to the nearest .X0 or .X5.
US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies as the 1-cent coin gets canceled.
AP News
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.
Listening to The Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, perhaps most interesting is how oft heard was the lament “this is the end of western civilization.” #history #depression #perspective
Reminder to boost your immunity with the Tdap vaccine every ten years.
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Behrens Science Museum (@bsmuseum.org)
"A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough, the Mississippi State Department of Health announced on Monday, marking the state’s first whoo...
What works in the battle space versus what expensive systems van get contract administrators promoted with cushy consulting gigs after retirement. #pentagon
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Molly McKew (@mollymckew.bsky.social)
The Ukrainian military—the toughest, most experienced, most adaptable, most successful on the modern battlefield—is beardy old men, women, arti...
Now “enjoying” a 36 hour fast.
This morning I did a 32m cardio on the cross-trainer and followed with 10,000 steps to burn through the remaining carb stores.
21 and a half hours to go. Tonight’s sleep may be rough.
#fasting #health #exercise
Quarterly reporting? Semiannual reporting? Which is best? For whom? The question needs more data.
Sounds like the Anti-dog-eat-dog Rule of Atlas Shrugged, with the usual BS about customer service and efficiency.
Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Railroad Deal 
Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Railroad Deal
The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.
With Calls for Retribution Over Kirk, Some See Rise of a ‘Woke Right’
Conservatives have pressed for consequences for those who make negative comments about Charlie Kirk. But a few on the right say they worry about li...
Cancelling my subscription to Disney+ is one decision that I will never regret.
#disney #authoritarianism