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And who spells it in all caps? What does each letter stand for, Evan? Is it an acronym, or a portmanteau of anti-fascism? Evan is losing me, to be honest 😒

Þ/þ makes the unvoiced th sound, like in Thursday/thunder.

Ð/ð makes the voiced th sound like in this/that.

Anyway, that’s why it’s a debate - we don’t know yet.

Slowed expansion doesn’t mean contraction, it means getting bigger less quickly (and then collapsing later, probably, but not now).

But yes, what’s providing the resistance to make galaxies not drift apart so quickly? Is it dark energy, is it regular ass gravity, is it wishy thinking?

Nah, someone’s just summoning John Dillermand

Well sure, gotta keep your eyes on the road and a knee on the wheel (because the other hand shoving a burger in your mouth)

Considering that mice live for 2-4 years and naked mole-rats can reach 40, one might expect gene therapy to increase lifespan by 10-20x, but in their ‘superflies’ it only increased their 70 day lifespan by a couple weeks. That’s good news for anyone who was worried that Putin and Xi will live over 1000 years.