@servelan@newsie.social2026-05-25 16:01:00
The history of Memorial Day and how it has evolved from its Civil War origins | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/memorial-day-decoration-civil-war-memorial-b2983170.html
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-05-25 15:30:18
@doktrock@toad.social2026-06-24 00:33:06
Mineralogical Society: The Special Collection (Vol. 1) issue - ALL papers are available to read:
"150 years of the Mineralogical Society: Past Discoveries and Future Frontiers" #Mineralogy #MinMag
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-25 01:00:21
Like Narcissus, the mythical figure who gave name to Trump’s most prominent personality flaw,
the president became fixated on the famous Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool,
hoping to repaint it so that it mirrored his imagined brilliance.
Instead, the algae-ridden water has turned into an on-the-nose metaphor for his own decrepitude,
as tourists have begun swarming it so they can mock this totem of Trump’s failures.
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-25 21:45:48
Army Will Lease Land on Bases for Critical Mineral Production (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/army-will-lease-land-on-bases-for-critical-mineral-production-e714d576
http://www.memeorandum.com/260625/p113#a260625p113
@karlauerbach@sfba.social2026-05-25 19:23:39
It's Memorial Day. A proper day of remembrance and appreciation.
Ought not Memorial Day be mirrored by a day in which we remember the errors and follies of our leaders that led to the deaths of soldiers, sailors, and airmen?
Examples: Polk's war against Mexico, McKinley's war against Spain, Kennedy/Johnson/Nixon's Vietnam, trump/hogsbreath wars against Iran and Venezuela, etc etc.
Such would be a good day to remember that in the USA, the decision to engage …
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-23 19:48:35
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-24 04:47:25
Federal law enforcement agents were spotted installing AI-powered surveillance towers at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the latest escalation of Donald Trump’s weird obsession.
In one video shared by TMZ Tuesday, U.S. Marshals escorted an LVT Mobile Security Unit to the edge of the Reflecting Pool.
In another video a day earlier, Daily Mail reporter John Michael Raasch witnessed a surveillance tower being towed in circles around the supposedly embattled landmark by U.S. Pa…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-05-25 18:21:27
to those who made the ultimate sacrifice 🇺🇸 #usa #memorialday #fyp
@cdarwin@c.im2026-05-22 23:13:19
Memorial Day, an occasion to honor America’s war dead, originated from attempts to heal from war and prevent its recurrence.
First called Decoration Day, the holiday involved decorating the graves of Civil War soldiers and commemorating their sacrifices.
Some leaders at the time promoted the idea that the holiday could advance post-war reconciliation between the North and the South.
(Though that desire for reconciliation conflicted, to some extent, with advancing redress fo…
