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Nicholas Sammons

@NicholasCT

Biotech Scientist, News Junkie

Rockville, MD Katılım Kasım 2010
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Nicholas Sammons
Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@SmPotatoes And pyschopaths are folks who have no empathy, and no remorse. How does Moore fibbing about his Bronze Star mean that he has no empathy or remore?
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@SmPotatoes Alright.... so you realize on the Bronze Star thing, Moore had been recommended to receive a Bronze Star. His "lie" was claiming he had one, before it was awarded to him. I'm not saying it's OK he was inaccurate there, but on the scale of fibs, that's a 3 out of 10 pinnochios.
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@SmPotatoes Ok. So 1) even if it were true that he lied about military awards, that wouldn't be evidence for or against his ability to emphathize 2) if you actually care to delve into either of those stories they were both more "inaccuracies" than lies washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@SmPotatoes I usually presume people are empathetic, b/c that's normally true. If there's some evidence to the contrary (e.g. your pyschologist niece calling you out as a psychopath) I might believe otherwise.
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@SmPotatoes Narcissists can still be empathetic. Physcopaths aren't. Let's keep in mind that DT's own niece, who coincidentally is a trained psychologist, called him a psychopath. Haven't heard that charge leveled at Moore.
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@SmPotatoes I mean.... You could say Moore's "social media friendly" appearance gives him populist appeal. Similar to how Trump has populist appeal. But I think the comparison ends there. And we probably shouldn't convict people on the basis of popular appeal alone.... Good populists exist.
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
If y'all want/need help, please DM me. I will come out.
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@MarylandDOT - Hey guys. Genuine thank you for responding so fast to service request SR-0572131. One issue though; you left at least one rather large pot hole open among the several you filled. Please finish the job. Peoples' suspensions are suffering. @MCDOTNow
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@MarylandDOT - There are some gargantuan pot holes on the west bound portion of the bridge on 495 that goes over Cedar Ln. Something is wrong with the surfacing on that bridge. Pot holes open every winter. Please fix. @MCDOTNow

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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
It was interesting hearing y'all try to distinguish criticism of Israel from antisemitism. It's funny, cause I think I've heard you, in past interviews, argue the point he was arguing against you in this interview. You like being on both sides of a thing Steve?
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@NPRinskeep - Good interview. Skovlund is quite well spoken. It was a bit strange hearing him defend someone kooky like Kent. Seemed to border on apologism. I guess it's possible to respect someone for being an idealouge, despite crazy ideology. npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-…
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@MarylandDOT - There are some gargantuan pot holes on the west bound portion of the bridge on 495 that goes over Cedar Ln. Something is wrong with the surfacing on that bridge. Pot holes open every winter. Please fix. @MCDOTNow
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@JohnAnzo Taking a brief look at the stats paints a slightly more complex picture. This article itself points out that roughly 1 in ever 4 dollars of *all money* used to buy food pays for sugary drinks. Only a mere 2% of extra food stamp money goes to soda versus non-food stamp money.
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John Anzalone
John Anzalone@JohnAnzo·
The No. 1 item food stamps buy soda. Now states can say no. As a former food-stamp kid, myself, this seems like a reasonable policy change. Nearly $1 in every $4 of food stamps pays for sugary drinks, candy or snacks — about $25 billion every year. Soda is actually the No. 1 item bought with food stamps, and taxpayers in 2023 were projected to spend more than $60 billion on those sugary drinks over the next decade. wapo.st/475zi1b
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@StateDept - What the heck is this in response to? I just got back from Grenada. My folks retired down there. It's a wonderful, peaceful, crime-free place. The kind of place you don't have to worry about keeping your doors locked. usatoday.com/story/travel/2…
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Marc Porter Magee 🎓
Marc Porter Magee 🎓@marcportermagee·
This is a pretty crazy visualization of SAT results by parents’ income
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Nicholas Sammons@NicholasCT·
@DJSnM @davepl1968 I'm sorta surprised this question is still a debate really. There are hundreds of youtube videos where experts talk novices down to the ground in flight simulators. I think the jury is out. A novice, with a qualified instructor giving them step-by-step instructions, can land.
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Scott Manley
Scott Manley@DJSnM·
@davepl1968 Meanwhile, here's a recreation of a person without a pilot license landing a twin turboprop aircraft after the pilot died. Real ATC audio & real aircarft data. youtu.be/D3MVTOnxCrc
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MinistryofPanic@MinistryofPanic·
@MCPS You shouldn’t be making today’s decision based on your last terrible decision. You delay for rain but allow kids, parents and buses out in the middle of a snowstorm? What is going on with your decision making??
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MCPS@MCPS·
MCPS is Code Green—Normal Operations for Friday, Dec. 5, with schools and offices opening on time. Please use caution when traveling and allow extra time when driving or walking to bus stops. Read more on the MCPS website.
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