Look at this surviving part of a Roman legionary soldiers shield. This is the metal boss found in middle of the shield. It was found in the River Tyne in NE England & dates to the 1st century CE. On display at Legion, British Museum

The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, more than seven months into the war between the two sides, based on a request by the court’s chief prosecutor.

Thank you.🙏

CARTOON OF THE DAY

How do you hold a ton of coal in your fingertips 🤏?

Replace it with one uranium fuel pellet.

Learn more: bit.ly/3asPL5a

The EA published their Business Plan for 2024/25 today. In the section on water there's not a single mention of pollution from highway runoff. Frankly, I despair. You can read the report on this link, but if I were you, I wouldn't waste your time. I wish I hadn't.

Mangroves matter to each and every one of us. They are #RootsOfHope for:
🦀 #Biodiversity
🌱 #CarbonCapture
🐠 #LocalEconomy
Read the report showing why #mangroves are critical to life on Earth
➡️ bit.ly/3eAj7kq

via @iucn @wwf @wetlands international @greenhousecomms

Oh Lord. 😂😂😂 Jasmine Crockett when answering if the days of “when they go low, we go high” are over, Crockett responds,

“She (MTG) goes to Hell and I’m just trying to remind her of why not to cross me.”

Sometimes fire puts out fire.

#Fresh

Heat pipe reactors rely on long, thin tubes to transfer heat away from the reactor core without any pumps or moving parts.

The heat from the core evaporates a working fluid inside the pipes. The collected heat from the condensing vapor is used for electricity production.

Honored to attend the 69th annual DETROIT BRANCH NAACP Fight For Freedom Fund dinner this evening. Thousands gathered to hear from President Biden about the work our nation still has before us to ensure equality and justice for all. I left “not tired, but inspired!”

Blinders on, everyone -- A report on the need to mitigate wildfire hazard in B.C. fails to address one of if not the the primary land mgmt issue that's responsible -- logging old forests & replacing them with uniformly dense, fire-prone tree plantations.

2022 - the red wave which never came
2023 - the recession which never came
2024 - the strong Trump campaign which will never come

The global Rights of Nature movement is taking root in UK. Although political & legal context isn’t optimal there are many grounds for hope, with a UK network & growing local & national campaigns: all explored in this article co-authored with Alex May

lawyersfornature.com/the-english-ri…

Some people believe Vincent depicted himself in the foreground of this painting, ‘The Prisoners' Courtyard’ (after Gustave Doré), as the blonde person looking at us in the middle. Look a little closer… Vincent can be found further back, with a ginger beard. 😉 (2)

The sound of bioabundance. The small river and marsh passing through Białowieża village in Poland, alive with amphibians and birds at dusk. I grew up next to marshes and ponds in the East Yorkshire fens, and they never sounded so alive as this.

Vertical farming takes place inside, grows crops in stacked layers, and uses artificial growing systems such as hydroponics.

With a total of 14 aeroponic towers and a planting capacity of 616 plants, this farm grows crops year-round.

[📹 agrotonomy]

In this clip, vaccine specialist Dr. Paul Offit says RFK Jr. is directly responsible for the deaths of 83 people in Samoa, most of whom were young children, due to his role in depressing vaccination rates on the island. Decoding Fox News

On Monday, June 3rd, a rare event known as the Parade of Planets will occur, where six planets of the solar system will align in a straight line. They will be visible just before sunrise here in the northern hemisphere.

Possibly the best footage of the fireball observed over Portugal on May 19, 2024.

[📹 milarefacho]

Enjoy this orchestration by composer Alejandro Vivas Puig of Grupo Talia of the work of John Fogerty performed by the Madrid Metropolitan Orchestra and the Talía Choir under the direction of Silvia Sanz Torre at the Madrid National Music Auditorium at Christmas 2023🎶

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