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James Marion Sims, who died OTD in 1883, was a pioneer of gynecological surgery, thanks to his experimental operations on non-anesthetised enslaved black women; see his memorial in #Alabama cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/m #CivilRights #history

WTF. We wuz robbed of our steampunk musical future decades ago.

A Pocket-Sized Record Player Circa 1924

Before the iPod, before the Walkman, there was the Mikiphone, a portable record player that folded up into a case that you could fit in your pocket. Invented circa 1924, this portable phonograph was powered by a hand-crank and could play 10-inch records.

kottke.org/23/11/a-pocket-size

@Luke Maybe this is the steampunk version of the #MiniDisc?

That time when you find a really interesting post, which you're about to boost, but then realize it leads to ... you guessed it, image with no description.
As a blind guy, I'm not going to post things I can't fully get myself.
Sorry, them's the rules.

#HappyHourForNonDrinkers
#HashtagGames

The next morning when you’re the only one not suffering from a massive hangover.

I tried to play the #HappyHourForNonDrinkers hashtag game but... I don't know any Non Drinkers or hung out with them at #happyhour

PROVE ME WRONG
He's murdering fascist, BUT WORSE, if he flames out, there still will be a huge operation in place to carry on.
#puppet #cognitivefail

#AllOurRelations: Ants are generalist predators and hunt pests that damage fruits, seeds and leaves, leading to a drop in crop yields. A greater #diversity of ants generally provides more protection against a wider range of pests, the study found. ants do best in diversified farming systems such as agroforestry

#SiblingBeings #StopEthnicCleansing #WhitePhosphorous

theguardian.com/environment/20

Happy Birthday Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson (November 13, 1850–December 3, 1894)

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