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Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki

@matthewwielicki

Earth science professor-in-exile, climate and cultural realist, political orphan, pluralist, husband, father, Polish immigrant, IrrationalFear.com

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Think the problem is the number of guns in the US? Think again. Here are gun ownership rates and the murder rates for all of the world's countries (top panel) and for selected countries (bottom panel).

Think the problem is the number of guns in the US?

Think again. Here are gun ownership rates and the murder rates for all of the world's countries (top panel) and for selected countries (bottom panel).
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One thing I know for sure: Whatever party loses in November will claim the other side cheated. This is our new normal. #EndTheDuopoly

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For about two years my youngest thought he was a fire truck. Because I'm a rational and sane adult, I didn't start injecting him with motor oil.

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This is going to be a problem for Russia Hoax Part 2 if Donald J. Trump wins in November. Putin claims support for Kamala Harris, jokes about "infectious laugh" newsweek.com/putin-claims-r…

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🤷‍♂️ "Putin Claims Support for Kamala Harris, Jokes About 'Infectious Laugh'" newsweek.com/putin-claims-r…

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I’m often asked if I miss academia after leaving the University of Alabama in 2023. Truth is, I do miss the students and the electric energy on campus, especially on game days. I miss the young, curious minds that were there to challenge ideas and truly explore intellectual

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Countries like Switzerland and Israel have high gun ownership but low homicide rates, while nations with fewer guns like Honduras and El Salvador face much higher violence. Gun ownership alone doesn't drive violence. #GunControl #GunViolence

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24 years of data is a blink in Earth’s climate history. Drawing major conclusions from such a short time frame ignores the natural variability and complexity of climate systems. Real climate trends take centuries to unfold, not decades. #ClimateChange

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Thus far, and we are two months away, neither candidate has expressed a single economic policy that isn't inflationary. Bottom line: start saving your money because things are going to get more expensive.

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Football season. As an immigrant from the People's Republic of Poland I am proud to live in the best country in the world. My parents left everything to give me the opportunities of freedom. Those that have been there, will never go back.

Football season. As an immigrant from the People's Republic of Poland I am proud to live in the best country in the world. My parents left everything to give me the opportunities of freedom. Those that have been there, will never go back.