Anthony Mendina NT5TM
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Ham radio operator and computer person. Lover of birds, butterflies, NAFO, and dogs. Hater of Putin. I do not speak for my employers.
This is outstanding! Every government needs a law like this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hillsborough, Grenfell, Windrush, the Post Office scandal: the guilty escape justice. Well, not any more | David Lammy
The Hillsborough campaigners have always said those who harm and mislead the public must be held to account. A new law, in their name, will do that, says justice secretary David Lammy
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is outstanding! Every government needs a law like this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Just wow.
TIL that for some people with irreparably damaged corneas, you can pull one of their teeth, drill a hole in it, install an artificial lens, sew it into their cheek (so tissue attaches), then pull it out and stick it in their damaged eye, and ... it works fine!?! www.nbcboston.com/news/health/...
Man, 34, is no longer blind after tooth is implanted in eye in 'crazy' surgery
Tooth-in-eye surgery sounds like science fiction, but it can help people with severely damaged corneas see again. A patient and his doctors describe what it's like.
www.nbcboston.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just wow.
This. Exactly this.
I'm just an astronomer and not a legal philosopher, but I always kinda figured that one reason we *have* laws is to make sure we don't let someone's immediate emotions overwhelm actual justice.
Uwu but hawwv you considered the epistemological standpoint of da vice president, including his twauma
September 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This. Exactly this.
How do you say, "I told you so," but in Dog?
August 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
How do you say, "I told you so," but in Dog?
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
July 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
Pat of what was wonderful about "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" was that we did get to learn about his problems with exploding diarrhea. Since my brother and I both have bowel diseases, we felt like we still had a chance to be heroes, despite all that.
4. "WHAT did you just say?", roared my teacher.
"He must not have had a butthole. They told us everything he did when he was growing up and he never once went to the bathroom."
(I was somewhat serious; I knew he had a butthole but thought the biography was poor to have omitted his bathroom trips.)
"He must not have had a butthole. They told us everything he did when he was growing up and he never once went to the bathroom."
(I was somewhat serious; I knew he had a butthole but thought the biography was poor to have omitted his bathroom trips.)
May 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Pat of what was wonderful about "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" was that we did get to learn about his problems with exploding diarrhea. Since my brother and I both have bowel diseases, we felt like we still had a chance to be heroes, despite all that.
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on this date eight years ago, Tom Holland wowed Zendaya on Lip Sync Battle with his cultural critique of impervious surface stormwater runoff.
May 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
on this date eight years ago, Tom Holland wowed Zendaya on Lip Sync Battle with his cultural critique of impervious surface stormwater runoff.
And apparently latrine disasters keep happening all through history.
I learned that something similar happened here in Cincinnati, 120 years ago, so that reference in your book refreshed my horror.
beltmag.com/cincinnati-p...
beltmag.com/cincinnati-p...
The Cincinnati Privy Disaster of 1904 - Belt Magazine
Although the morning paper said it would be a fair, warming day, the horizon darkened with looming rain. Principal Thomas L. Simmerman watched the fidgeting children lined up in the hall and decided t...
beltmag.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And apparently latrine disasters keep happening all through history.
This is not what I expected to learn about today... But that's the Internet at its best!
I do meticulous research y'all (although come on, me being me, I've known about the Erfurt Latrine Disaster since I was a kid)
Didn’t think I could enjoy @scalzi.com ‘s “When the Moon Hits Your Eye” more - then a character referenced the Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184 and after thinking “surely not” I looked it up and OMG it’s real! The image of 60 nobles plunging into a cesspit is just what I needed 😏
May 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is not what I expected to learn about today... But that's the Internet at its best!
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Kenyan #journalist Alvin Kaunda was reporting live from Nairobi when a curious baby #elephant, Kindani, decided to join the broadcast. The playful elephant stuck her trunk in Alvin's mouth, making for a hilarious moment! A joyful reminder of wildlife's charm and the work of the Sheldrick Trust!
April 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Kenyan #journalist Alvin Kaunda was reporting live from Nairobi when a curious baby #elephant, Kindani, decided to join the broadcast. The playful elephant stuck her trunk in Alvin's mouth, making for a hilarious moment! A joyful reminder of wildlife's charm and the work of the Sheldrick Trust!
For the hard-working crew who did intensely their very best! I always think about them steaming through the night at better than their best speed, sweating and straining to help others.
In the afternoon, a committee of survivors met in the Carpathia's saloon to collect subscriptions for a general fund, including a loving cup for Captain Rostron and medals for the officers and crew. #Titanic
April 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
For the hard-working crew who did intensely their very best! I always think about them steaming through the night at better than their best speed, sweating and straining to help others.
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🔥 here it comes - 7 Ukrainian Swearings to say instead of f*ck. (so you can lose it even near your parents (or your corgi) - and they will have no idea!)
All here in a neat thread🧵⬇️ save to have it handy🔥
All here in a neat thread🧵⬇️ save to have it handy🔥
a woman is making a funny face and making a funny face with her hands .
ALT: a woman is making a funny face and making a funny face with her hands .
media.tenor.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🔥 here it comes - 7 Ukrainian Swearings to say instead of f*ck. (so you can lose it even near your parents (or your corgi) - and they will have no idea!)
All here in a neat thread🧵⬇️ save to have it handy🔥
All here in a neat thread🧵⬇️ save to have it handy🔥
No step on snek!
December 31, 2024 at 2:27 AM
No step on snek!
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Jimmy Carter was a Christian politician who actually sought to model the teachings of Christ even after leaving politics, rather than using Christianity as a political bludgeon against his opponents or as a tool of supremacy in the godforsaken "culture wars."
December 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Jimmy Carter was a Christian politician who actually sought to model the teachings of Christ even after leaving politics, rather than using Christianity as a political bludgeon against his opponents or as a tool of supremacy in the godforsaken "culture wars."
So, today I learned about an important Estonian tradition: singing together in choirs so large I don't understand how the speed of sound doesn't stop them from staying together. youtu.be/iWSMdxAxW3c #TIL
Thousands of Estonians Sing “Oi u luzi chervona kalyna” to Support Ukraine
YouTube video by Estonia Sings for Ukraine
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 10:17 PM
So, today I learned about an important Estonian tradition: singing together in choirs so large I don't understand how the speed of sound doesn't stop them from staying together. youtu.be/iWSMdxAxW3c #TIL
"Victory has been won and should be won by such as he. May there never be wanting in this realm a succession of men of like spirit in discipline, imagination and valour, humble and unafraid."
This four-video series is really very much worth watching.
youtu.be/Q601tmyBBkc?...
This four-video series is really very much worth watching.
youtu.be/Q601tmyBBkc?...
Frederick 'Johnnie' Walker - Gladiator of the Convoys (Part 1 - 1896 to early 1942)
YouTube video by Drachinifel
youtu.be
December 3, 2024 at 5:06 AM
"Victory has been won and should be won by such as he. May there never be wanting in this realm a succession of men of like spirit in discipline, imagination and valour, humble and unafraid."
This four-video series is really very much worth watching.
youtu.be/Q601tmyBBkc?...
This four-video series is really very much worth watching.
youtu.be/Q601tmyBBkc?...
At the Dallas YMCA #TurkeyTrot! The 8 mile finish line is ready for runners!
November 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
At the Dallas YMCA #TurkeyTrot! The 8 mile finish line is ready for runners!
Every time I read about someone dying of cholera in the past, I feel sad and I want to go back in time and teach the simple cure, available to everyone in every age. Drink lots of *clean* water! Add a little salt and sugar if your condition doesn't improve quickly enough.
November 17, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Every time I read about someone dying of cholera in the past, I feel sad and I want to go back in time and teach the simple cure, available to everyone in every age. Drink lots of *clean* water! Add a little salt and sugar if your condition doesn't improve quickly enough.