EvilK @EvilK@qoto.org

In high school, I was voted Most Likely To Get Beat Up For Sarcastically Playing A Slide Whistle When People Say Stupid Things

Day 7, Dr. Shirley Jackson

Dr. Jackson is a physicist and was the first black woman to earn a doctorate from MIT & chair the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

She conducted groundbreaking scientific research that enabled the invention of portable fax, touch telephone, solar cells & fiber optic cablet to name a few

Whilst you can’t predict what life may throw at you, you can always make sure your underpants are clean just in case.

#SETI

Is it just me or do headlines feel like they're being generated randomly by AI lately #NotTheOnion

"Holy anointing oil for King Charles III's coronation will not contain the intestinal wax of sperm whales or civet secretions"

https://www.businessinsider.nl/holy-anointing-oil-for-king-charles-iiis-coronation-will-not-contain-the-intestinal-wax-of-sperm-whales-or-civet-secretions/

Freedom is not a zero-sum game.

You don’t lose yours by allowing others to have theirs.

The ancient city of Nimrud stood for 3,000 years (in what is present-day Iraq) until 2015 when it was reduced to dust in a single day by ISIS militants.

#SomeGoodNews
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/luke-scarmazzo-marijuana-medical-cannabis-california/

Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state

“Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. DeSantis, Attorney General Moody, and other members of the executive cabinet or legislature to register with the state or face fines.”

He says bloggers are lobbyists. I’m speechless— or literally about to be

https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/florida-bill-would-require-bloggers-who-write-about-governor-to-register-with-the-state/

Nurses pay their own tuition and work 2300 without pay during their training.

Also, Christopher Chope this you?

"During the expenses scandal of 2009, Chope claimed £136,992 in parliamentary expenses in a year. This included £881 to repair a sofa."

https://nursingnotes.co.uk/news/politics/nurses-should-be-forced-to-pay-their-dues-if-they-leave-the-nhs/

The Ukrainian postal service released a new stamp to mark the one year anniversary of the invasion. It's a Banksy mural with the shorthand “FCK PTN!” in Cyrillic 🇺🇦

Today marks the start of Women's History Month - let's celebrate the amazing contributions of women!

#WomensHistoryMonth

Art by: Karen Hallion

#Mars picks of the day

➡️ @astroptere - NASA JPL systems engineer, works on Perseverance & Curiosity rovers & other missions

➡️ @kevinmgill - NASA JPL engineer & martian photographer

➡️ @debarati - NASA Mars geochemist

➡️ @tom30519 - Engineer & photographer posting about space & Mars

➡️ @PaulHammond51 - Exploration of martian surface

➡️ @65dBnoise - Engineer, info & photos about space, Mars

➡️ @Del_4Ri - Posts about Mars, processes martian images

➡️ @andrealuck - Processes spacecraft photos

The collective noun for a group of children is called a burden.

You know how when everyone is clapping along to the song and you join in and it's fun at first but after a while you're like oh shit do I have to keep this up for the whole song? That's what life is like.