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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · 19h

I fell into a Dorothy Thompson hole this weekend and her article (1941) on who goes “MAGA” is worth a revisit.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

harpers.org

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · 2d

The 10 most wanted lost films including Hitchcock’s 2nd picture. Got one hiding in your basement?

www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-national...

BFI Most Wanted

The hunt for Britain’s missing films.

www.bfi.org.uk

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Itai Sher @itaisher.bsky.social · 5d

An excellent response by MIT’s President Sally Kornbluf rejecting the Trump compact.

Other universities should do the same.

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · 6d

Is there a reason to assume this is different for any other beverage in single use plastic?

Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · 17d

I appreciate the depth of that answer, however, for the layman sometimes a simpler, but accurate, statement is useful. “IF” we stay on the trend of the last 30 years the summer ice will be gone “when?”. How do I say this for grandma who listens to the media and thinks climate change is a hoax?

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · 17d

If we draw that trend line down from 1950-60 when do we hit zero?

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · 18d

Very informative interview with @tuthill.bsky.social on what’s going on with grant funding. @npr.org www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Trump v. Tylenol. Plus, How Charlie Kirk Became a Martyr for the Christian Right. | On the Media | WNYC Studios

President Trump has declared that Tylenol should not be used during pregnancy. On this week’s On the Media, how funding cuts and disputed claims linking the drug to autism have sent s...

www.wnycstudios.org

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Aug 20

Autism research in the RFK era. www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...

RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.

While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

www.propublica.org

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Aug 3

Sunday reads.

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Aug 2

www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...

U.S. Science Has Weathered Attacks Before and Won

Federal officials seized 3,000 copies of Scientific American in 1950 in a “red scare” era of attacks on science. The move backfired and offers lessons for today

www.scientificamerican.com

Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Aug 2

Don’t forget to support PBS. Here’s a Reading Rainbow remix to make your day. youtu.be/-FD1K8OvVCs?...

Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios

YouTube video by PBS Voices

youtu.be

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Aug 1

July 31, 2025 Atlantic article

www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 31

The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, writes @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage:

How Scientific Empires End

And what it means for America

www.theatlantic.com

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 30

Seeking asylum or escaping the asylum?

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 26

Saturday morning reading. @aaas.org and The Russian Rockefellers.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 25

Not the first time and he’s not much better in person.

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/...

A prominent venture capitalist’s Islamophobic posts stir outrage among Middle Eastern and Muslim tech founders | CNN Business

Some Muslim and Middle Eastern tech founders and leaders are among people protesting a prominent venture capitalist’s recent comments blasting New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

amp.cnn.com

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 23

Maybe this is how the world’s obscure books get archived? Are they the heroes of preservation? (Trying to find the positive spin)

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 20

@weatherprof.bsky.social you might like this book too.

Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 20

The Smithsonian crowdsourced the data collection. “It has also distributed blanks to all the observers of the different systems alluded to and has received, in return, copies of all the observations which have been made.”

Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 20

A global plan to monitor the climate…which the US did not participate in. This official US is throwing the earlier US actions under the bus regularly.

Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 20

I picked up the 1855 Patent Office Report on Agriculture at the antique store. It has some beautiful writing on climate you would like @michaelemann.bsky.social. One of the first reports by our government on our climate change actions?

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jul 13

“New” book - Report of the Commissioner of Patents, 1855 Agriculture. The initial pages ring loudly true today on the need to fund well constructed federal statistics. #stats #data #history

Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jun 19

This is one of the best museums I’ve ever been to. Highly recommend if you’re in Phoenix.

My Modern Met @mymodernmet.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Musical Instrument Museum has an exhibition celebrating over 70 string instruments from European makers of the 16th to the 19th centuries. https://trib.al/3sFsPYf

Musical Instrument Museum Showcases the Extraordinary Craft of 16th-Century Stringed Instruments

If you’re fascinated by musical instruments, you’ll want to visit this museum.

trib.al

Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jun 15

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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · Jun 15

The April 25th Science editorial does a good job explaining how people should think about the “skeptic” commentary on vaccines, climate, etc. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Convergence and consensus

In these days of political instability, geopolitical tensions, and social discontent around the world, there are continued threats to the principles, conduct, and findings of science. This assault on ...

www.science.org

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