Really happy to see my chuch take a clear position on this. And boy oh boys is this ever making it easy to clean house!Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Black Lives Matter. cross-posted on Facebook

Looking forward to listening to this.Thick Blue Line | Snap Judgment | WNYC Studios Police shootings, mistaken arrests, and growing up Black / Brown in America. Snap presents amazing stories from people facing our nation’s original sin. cross-posted on Facebook

“I am a racist. Chances are, you are, too. The good news is that it is probably not your fault. The hard news: It’s still your damned responsibility. Own it. And make amends.”I Am a Racist — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE cross-posted on Facebook

A Scolding in Seven Pieces Warning. This isnt my usual style of writing, it is full of cuss words and frustration and darkness and struggle in the attempt to recover and heal. Read at your own discretion. This is my reaction… cross-posted on Facebook

“I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled,” Mattis writes. “The words ‘Equal Justice Under Law’ are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding. It is a wholesome and unifying demand—one that all of us should be able to get behind. We …

Some valuable context.On the Media What we’re reading: cross-posted on Facebook

De-escalation Keeps Protesters And Police Safer. Departments Respond With Force Anyway. MINNEAPOLIS — Last Wednesday, Marcell Harris was hit by a rubber bullet. He had joined the second day of protests in this city over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for more …

George Floyd Reverberates Globally: Thousands Protest In Germany, U.K., Canada The killing of George Floyd has sprung a global movement against inequality and racism; protests were seen over the weekend in the U.K., Germany and Canada. cross-posted on Facebook

“PSA For ANYONE who might be interested in how to pull down an obelisk* safely from an Egyptologist who never ever in a million years thought this advice might come in handy” “*might be masquerading as a racist monument I dunno”Thread by @indyfromspace: PSA For ANYONE who might be interested in how to pull down …

I just split the universe! In this branch, I was told I should not have hot chocolate, but I did anyways. And in the other one, I was told to have hot chocolate, and I very likely did. UniverseSplitter – Home Scientists say that every quantum event plays out simultaneously in every possible way, with …

The first manned space launch from the US since 2011 is scheduled for today at 4:33 p.m. EDT, or 20:33 UTC!Crew Demo-2 SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 27 for Falcon 9’s launch of Crew Dragon’s second demonstration (Demo-2) mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s… cross-posted on Facebook

The first crewed launch from the Kennedy Space Center since 2011 is scheduled for 4:33 p.m. EDT (2033 GMT) today!Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX counting down to crucial crew launch today – Spaceflight Now Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX counting down to crucial crew launch today May 27, 2020 Stephen Clark If you would like to see …

Mass Grief in a Divided America | On the Media | WNYC Studios cross-posted on Facebook

Under Pandemic Prohibition, South Africans Resort to Pineapples A strict lockdown has meant a spike in homebrewing. cross-posted on Facebook

OMG! Christina Keppie!The Language Nerds Someone please stop French 😂 cross-posted on Facebook

Chris Renoud I feel like you can relate… Building the Perfect Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder Squirrels were stealing my bird seed so I solved the problem with mechanical engineering 🙂 Get your first month of KiwiCo for FREE!!! https://bit.ly/36xwDwV… cross-posted on Facebook

QPS maritime geomatics software solutions QPS is proud to work with Craig Brown, Ocean Frontier Insitute and Dalhousie University as an industry contributor to the OFI BEcoME project, which addresses the role benthic habitat plays in the shifting patterns in species and biodiversity caused by climate change. #Fledermaus visualized an amazing fly-through video of the …

I have fallen down a sudoku youtube video filled rabbit hole and it all started with The Miracle Sudoku…The Miracle Sudoku You can try one of the most extraordinary puzzles we’ve ever seen by Mitchell Lee here: https://bit.ly/2X9cPNv ▶ OUR NEW THER… cross-posted on Facebook

Excellent read, well worth the read to understand the risks of indoor spaces.The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them It seems many people are breathing some relief, and I’m not sure why. An epidemic curve has a relatively predictable upslope and once the peak is reached, the back slope can also be predicted. We …

I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but…“KISS FROM A ROSE” BY SEALS They sing the song. Thanks to the Melni Pinniped Choir for barking. cross-posted on Facebook