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Nur-Sultan was called Astana

Then it was Nur Sultan, not called Astana

Been a short time gone, capital Astana

Now to Kazahk delight, gonna be Astana alright

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/14/kazakhstan-to-change-name-of-capital-from-nur-sultan-back-to-astana

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What happens when you get a professional photographer to snap hard-core hikers? This.

https://www.outsideonline.com/gallery/hiker-trash-vogue/

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Today in Covid

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Australian farmers upset about invasive species getting into their monoculture fields

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-13/warning-as-canola-crops-bloom-across-wa-/101411858

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Coal Roller FAFOs when he gets caught trying to sell his truck on Facebook, finds out that the cost of making his truck compliant is more than what it's worth. Government says "no, you can't use it to only use it offroad because it still will pollute." He is forced to crush his own car.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/diesel-ram-owner-forced-to-scrap-truck-over-deleted-emissions-equipment

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Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company

A half century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given the company away.

Rather than selling the company or taking it public, Mr. Chouinard, his wife and two adult children have transferred their ownership of Patagonia, valued at about $3 billion, to a specially designed trust and a nonprofit organization. They were created to preserve the company’s independence and ensure that all of its profits — some $100 million a year — are used to combat climate change and protect undeveloped land around the globe.

The unusual move comes at a moment of growing scrutiny for billionaires and corporations, whose rhetoric about making the world a better place is often overshadowed by their contributions to the very problems they claim to want to solve.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climate/patagonia-climate-philanthropy-chouinard.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20220914&instance_id=71940&nl=updates-from-the-newsroom&regi_id=95471140&segment_id=106298&te=1&user_id=306b84d28d01963dfbedd722aeae6377

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RE: the cartoon at the top - "You pays your monies, you takes your chances", comes to mind.

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What do you buy in a large size?

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What do you buy in a small size?

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DBD Lunch

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DBD AV

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Democracy Dumpster Fire

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Other Colleges

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Pro

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Cal

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