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German Physicist Arnold Sommerfeld was born #OTD in 1868. He pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students for the new era of theoretical physics.

He introduced the second quantum number, azimuthal quantum number, and the third quantum number, magnetic quantum number. He also introduced the fine-structure constant and pioneered X-ray wave theory.

#science #physics

A morning recap of the latest:
The US State Dept said that the truce between Israel and Hamas fell apart because Hamas refused to free women hostages, as it did not want them to speak publicly about sexual violence

The UN warned that thousands of people in Gaza could once again be relocating, despite the fact the US urged Israel to avoid further mass displacements. Earlier, the Israeli military published a map on social media telling civilians to leave areas to the north-east of Khan Younis

English Poet Christina Rossetti was born #OTD in 1830. In 1862 Christina published Goblin Market and Other Poems and in 1866 The Prince’s Progress and Other Poems, both with frontispiece and decorations by her brother Dante Gabriel. These two collections, which contain most of her finest work, established her among the poets of her day.

Books by Christina Rossetti at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7041

#books #literature

this the sort of shit i would write in my diary when i was 14, high, and thought i was going to be the next great thought leader. deep man

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The things a man will do to not answer a text from his wife!

"Putin is my president, and this is my answer to sanctions!" - the Russian said and smashed his iPhone with a hammer.

Let's give him an idea of what else he can smash to stop the sanctions?
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin

“A successful COP28 is not about a single individual or nation, but the collective will and concerted efforts of all countries in these negotiations. The science compels us: phase out fossil fuels, rapidly accelerate renewable energy adoption, and radically scale up finance.”

Mary Robinson,
Former President of Ireland.

#COP28
#ClimateAction

The master of low expectations, lowers expectations.

#ukpolitics #green #climate #starmer #labour

Someone stopped from walking past to let me take this and I said, “Thank you, I wanted to get the ghosts.”

The sadness of a #CyberTruck owner.
"Days after launch, you sit at a red light. The novelty is gone, you aren't any happier. Maybe it's your imagination but the gaps in the door looks off. You think you saw a car full of teens laughing at you earlier. You're now 100k debt for a meme, and you feel nothing."

OTD in 1975 Hannah Arendt died.

"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact & fiction and the distinction between true & false no longer exist".