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John Leavitt

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Three weeks ago, my Dad tested positive for COVID-19. He passed away today a little after noon. We don't have a specific cause of death. I don't suppose it matters. Not really. He was my Dad and he is gone.
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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.

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Richard Kadrey@Richard_KadreySep 1
I’m starting KILL CITY BLUES—a five week online horror and dark fantasy writing class later this month. Each week you’ll get lesson notes and writing assignments, plus Zoom chats. KCB is open to everyone. For details: [email protected] Include KILL CITY in the subject line
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MC Squared@mcsquared34Aug 24
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Watching The Odyssey in just a few minutes! #유정연난잘지내
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Luke Ganoe@steel_city_crtvApr 17
Pittsburgh has the world's first: radio station tv station organ transplant emoji big mac polio vaccine gas station aluminum can Nickelodeon Movie Theatre World Series baseball stadium retractable roof banana split ferris wheel
Górski Lion (@gorski_lion) profile pictureGórski Lion@gorski_lionApr 16
Philadelphia, the birthplace of America. > Pittsburgh, we put fries on salads and sandwiches. 🙃
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Johnny Cadillac
@lippyentMar 9
Truth
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The Golden Age@thegoldenagedJan 4
Happy 85th birthday to one of Japan's greatest anime directors, Hayao Miyazaki 🎉❤️
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Avengers: Endgame — Back in theaters, September 2026.
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RIP Jim Shooter 1951-2025 Marvel’s Editor In Chief during one of the most creatively fertile time periods which yielded the greatest Marvel runs of all time and served as writer for the original Secret Wars series.
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Hayden
@the_transit_guy25 Jun 2025
It’s clear that populist messaging on both sides of the aisle works, full stop.
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Five years already.
John Leavitt (@jrrl) profile pictureJohn Leavitt@jrrl2 May 2020
Three weeks ago, my Dad tested positive for COVID-19. He passed away today a little after noon. We don't have a specific cause of death. I don't suppose it matters. Not really. He was my Dad and he is gone.
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cbsnews.com/news/bee-deaths-…

Millions of bees have died this year. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper...

Bees play a key role in the U.S. food supply, and the mass deaths could jeopardize that.

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JUST IN: The U.S. beekeeping industry is in crisis over the unexplained deaths of hundreds of millions of bees over the last eight months.
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Replying to @jdawsey1
The Smithsonian isn’t under the executive branch—executive orders don’t direct it. While it gets federal funding and the VP sits on its board, it operates independently as a unique federal trust, not a government agency. Part public, part private, totally autonomous.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.
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I don’t care how much billionaires give to charity, the existence of billionaires is why we need charities.
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Trump's Commerce Secretary is worth at least $2 billion. According to Census Bureau data, 22% of seniors are trying to survive on less than $15,000 & nearly half are trying to make it on less than $30,000 a year. What would happen if they didn't get their Social Security checks?
Social Security Works ❌👑 (@SSWorks) profile pictureSocial Security Works ❌👑@SSWorks21 Mar 2025
BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.
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BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.
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