@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.im2026-05-22 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…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-23 19:48:35
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-05-23 02:35:44
A Sinkhole Has Swallowed Part of a LaGuardia Runway Just Days Before Memorial Day, and Hundreds of Flights Are Already Cancelled https://aeroxplorer.com/articles/a-sinkhole-has-swallowed-part-of-a-laguardia-runway-just-days-before-memorial-day-and-hundreds-of-flights-are-already-cancelled.php
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-22 18:30:31
Woman Allegedly Cited After Dipping Hand Into Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (TMZ.com)
https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/22/woman-cited-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-for-dipping-hand-in/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260622/p66#a260622p66
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-05-17 06:05:00
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-04-23 17:19:11
Mike Reid, who served as chief science officer for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, has quit the position because the State Department is considering withholding assistance from people with HIV in Zambia to push the country into signing a favorable critical-minerals deal with the U.S. (hand to ear as if getting an update) I’m now hearing: the United States is the bad guys.
@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…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-22 15:04:44
Five people have reportedly been arrested for vandalizing Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC,
with Donald Trump insisting repair work will begin “immediately”.
CBS News reporter Emma Nicholson tweeted on Sunday that an administration official told her five people had been arrested for vandalizing the pool
and another five issued federal citations,
bringing the total number of police reports filed to 14, including one related to an alleged 250ft gash in …
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-24 02:39:48
Trump's motorcade drove directly across the drained Reflecting Pool while it was being painted.
On May 7, Trump paid a visit to the Reflecting Pool to meet with reporters and inspect the new paint personally.
To get there, the motorcade drove across the drained Reflecting Pool from the Washington Monument side.
It made an impressive spectacle,
but may have damaged the bottom of the pool in the process.
Not that this administration cares much about science, …
