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BA, Math & Philosophy
Peace Corps, Korea
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Real Name: Edward Cherlin
DOB: 4/29/46
Gender: Male
Location: Utbana, Illinois, USA, 61802
Occupation: Retired
Groups: KosAbility, Climate Hawks, History for Kossacks, Pro Choice, Meatless Advocates Meetup, Anti-Capitalist Meetup, Anti-Capitalist Chat, DKos Sangha, Readers and Book Lovers, SciTech, Spiritual Organization of Unapologetic Liberals at Daily Kos, Welcome New Users, DAILY KOS UNIVERSITY, Black Kos community, In Support of Labor and Unions, America Latina, LatinoKos, Elders of Zion, Street Prophets, Education Alternatives, Kosowatt, Good News, Keynesian Kossacks, Invisible People, Political Language and Messaging, Remembering LGBT History, Psychology of Conservatives and Liberals, Courtesy Kos, Kossacks for Marriage Equality, Climate Change SOS, Indianapolis Kossacks, More and Better Democracies, Whovians on DKos, This Week in the War on Women, Firearms Law and Policy, Obamacare Saves Lives, Climate Action Hub, Nuz Hounds , DK5 Manuals, 50 State Strategy Project, Religious Freedom Day, Tuxville, the End of the Republic, EV Revolution, Climate Change Anxiety Support Group, Regenerative Culture for an Altered Planet, GreenRevolution A Direct Action Environmental Protest Group, Covid19 State by State, Covid19 support group on Daily Kos, Kos Diabetes Group, Talk Radio Monitor, Foreign Policy & International Issues/Events, ClimateBrief, Truth Sandwiches, Boosting Biden Outreach Group, Cat Ladies for Kamala
Hobbies: Math, SF, languages, music, saving the world
Twitter: Mokurai
LinkedIn: Edward Cherlin
Diaries published: 1617 (61 days since last diary on Tue Dec 02, 2025 at 12:05 PM PST)
Comments posted: 60725 (61 days since last comment on Tue Dec 02, 2025 at 12:05 PM PST)
Diary frequency: frequent
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 10095
Total Comment Ratings: 3300
Most Recommended Diary: Thursday GNR: I Give Thanks That I Can Give Thanks, 69 comments, 101 recommends
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The day after Thanksgiving I commented to my friends in the Good News Roundup that I should write up our family’s plant-based Thanksgiving for this Christmas etc. holiday season, along with my ...
by Mokurai
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on Tue Dec 02, 2025 at 12:05 PM PST
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Are we at Peak Carbon? Probably. Are we at Peak Denial? Long past the worst, but still plenty bad. Did COP30 promise the end of Fossil Fuels? Sort of, without using the words. When can we talk about ...
by Mokurai
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on Fri Nov 28, 2025 at 03:01 AM PST
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When I was helping to set up Shasta Abbey, in the time of Nixon, some lay people objected to our mealtime prayer giving thanks and offering the merit of our training to the Buddha, President Nixon, ...
by Mokurai
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on Thu Nov 27, 2025 at 04:00 AM PST
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Three weeks ago we looked at Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum Dulcificum) . Now we have a different fruit, also from China, of similar appearance, showing similar benefits in research on diabetic miceâ...
by Mokurai
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on Wed Nov 26, 2025 at 09:00 AM PST
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Now, finally, COP30 is coming to the point, a global joint effort on four overarching issues for combating Global Warming. They didn’t get voted on, but it is significant that the issues were raised officially. Full proposals will be ready when COP31...
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on Mon Nov 24, 2025 at 05:09 PM PST
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