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#willtrent Was that a real-life piece of music the symphony was playing, or just something written for the show?

@thomasforth Classical Liberalism = freedom for (doing what you want). US politico-economic Liberalism = freedom from (hunger etc). US politico-econ Conservatives and Libertarians = adopted a renewed emphasis on freedom for.

See look.

I learned from this that The New Deal is considered Liberalism in the USA. (I asked Gemini to confirm that, and it says yes it is).

@DrewBMcIntyre In the old days they used to say, wherever there’s 4 Episcopalians there’s a fifth.

But at least there is champagne!

@DrewBMcIntyre @RealLAKnight The Sopranos on the mean streets of Reidsville. youtube.com/watch?v=t9YITu…

This was already a fantastic segment but with the Sopranos audio? Perfection. YEAH! @RealLAKnight

That was a good thing they did on the #WillTrent episode “We’re Looking for a Vampire” - showing how to administer Narcan to someone experiencing a drug overdose. (Also very good growth in character relationships.)

My heart is full of things that I can’t own. My babies smiles, last nights sunset, the taste of my favorite wine, the smell of tea olives, an owls hoot late at night, the sound of a distant train, the touch of my mother…

This place is the only national park besides the Grand Canyon that I just stood in awe and couldn’t comprehend. Every other place I have visited I thought “yep, looks like the pictures.” Not this one. Your eyes can’t reconcile their enormity until you see someone standing on the other side, even then, it doesn’t quite compute.

The mysterious Paris photographer When France fell in June 1940, Paris came under German military control and the Swastika replaced the Tricolour flag of the former French republic. Someone took a camera and snapped forbidden photos of the occupier, writing sarcastic texts on the back of the photos. Then, in 2020, an album containing 370 of these photos was purchased at a flea market in southern France. Nobody knew who the photographer was.... 1/

"The future is not a place we are going to, but a place we are creating. The path to it is not found, but built, and the act of building it changes both the builder and the destination." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

A performance that still gives us chills decades later. David Bowie and Annie Lennox honoring Freddie Mercury with "Under Pressure" is pure rock history.

@CeliaBedelia What a kind thing to do!

Speaking of this, I was headed to the train station and saw many sidewalks are still covered in thick ice. Halfway there, I saw a gentleman in a wheelchair being pushed by presumably his wife. They were older, and she was having a hard time. I’ve mentioned this before, but I grew up with a father who is a paraplegic. He’s been paralyzed since I was born, and I grew up surrounded by many friends who are wheelchair users. My German is still pretty terrible (and that is truly my own fault), but I’ve learned a smile and kindness does go far. She was struggling to push, so I motioned and said I could try for a bit. I’m by no means the strongest person, but I was able to safely navigate the wheelchair to the street (which was a smaller side street and not busy). We decided that this was the only real option and walked down it together until we got to sidewalks that were treated. It all worked out, but it was a reminder to myself that I complain too much some days about small things that don’t really matter.

@RichardBratby Keble is rather magnificent.

A man was rescued from a deserted island after a decade of isolation. As the ship sailed away, the Captain asked the man, "Did you build those structures on the ridge?" The man replied, " Yes,that's my home, and that one is my church." "What's the third building?" "Oh," said the rescued man with disdain, "that's where I USED to go to church.'

Each winter from November through February, hundreds of bald eagles migrate to the Lake Coeur d’Alene area in Idaho, drawn by spawning kokanee salmon. 🦅 Photo by Derek Butler

PSA: if you’re staying at a hotel during a con, the shower is completely free to use and even comes with free shampoo and body wash. You don’t have to pay to use it, it comes with your room. You should use it actually.

@Retacof Happy Birthday!

On this day in 15 years I will turn 100.

Happy Public Domain Day! An extensive of what notable works are entering the public domain in the USA today! 🧵

It's today I learnt men have a pocket system This is why women often don't have pockets, men are taking the pockets

One of the best rainbows I've seen all year. Out in the Wolds this pm for a walk and saw the start of a bow form. After 2mins the rain came and this full bow appeared in the sky. Shooting it is one thing but doesn't show the emotion of actually seeing it ! #rainbow

@AntonThomasMaps @cardamomkiss Thanks!

@prof500 @cardamomkiss Great question, I used Natural Earth. It’s a beautiful projection. I spent a lot of time deciding, testing, talking to people with expertise about it. Couldn’t be happier with the choice en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_E…

I've been looking for a world map for my son's room but I'm very particular about maps and I finally found a perfect one. No political borders just geographic features and 1,642 wild animals