Christopher Michaels

I thought I should do something out of character & promote my writing. My author page on Amazon with 7 titles—5 poetry collections and 2 short story. Please take a look, click the follow button, maybe even buy a book or two and write a review. amazon.com/stores/author/…

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Yi Sun-sin remains undefeated in 23 naval battles, securing decisive victories against overwhelming odds during the Imjin War. Outnumbered and often commanding fewer ships, he never lost a single vessel under his command.

Don't forget your smile today..

1931

@sciencegirl We have a similar geological phenomena here in Australia in the Warumbungles

Devils Tower was formed from molten rock (magma) that cooled and fractured into striking vertical columns. It is not a volcano itself; rather, the magma solidified underground and was later exposed over millions of years as surrounding rock eroded away.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Saturday that Jews are committing killings, "ethnic cleansing," and "crimes against humanity" in the West Bank v.aa.com.tr/3892115

@ITattum is back in the host hotseat next week. 🤩 80 words max on an overlooked thing, natural, unnatural, human or quality which is precious to you. Include two inventive compound words, experiment with sound, use a barely known colour-shade, a strange metaphor. No cliches!

Thinking about Australia's international relationships in the future, which of the following most represents your view? 🇺🇸 Prioritise maintaining US relationship: 35% 🌏 Prioritise strengthening South Korea/Japan/Canada relationships: 65% Essential | 18-23 Mar | n=1008

Lidia Thorpe told to stop quoting the vile words of QLD cops who used a choke hold on Indigenous man Steven Nixon-McKellar who died in their custody. Cop: “choke this c*** out” Too vile for our parliament but not too vile for the standards of QLD police. #auspol

This photo is of a lighter from the American soldiers of the Vietnam War. The inscription reads, "We the unwilling, led by the unqualified to kill the unfortunate, die for the ungrateful." Perhaps these words capture well the essence of that war through the eyes of a soldier. The essence of many wars, maybe including the current one! #war

Labor, the Coalition and One Nation all just voted against an amendment I put up to call on the Government to get a fair deal on the sale and export of Australian gas by instituting a 25 per cent tax on LNG export revenue, which is estimated to generate $17 billion a year. They're running a protection racket for the gas industry rather than standing up for Aussies. *Senators Lambie, Payman and Thorpe were unable to attend the vote for personal reasons.

In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected — they actually struggled and grew more slowly. Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals — sometimes between entirely different species. She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines. Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks. What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network — built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.

Mark of the Vampire (MGM 1935)

Light can be produced by collapsing an underwater bubble with a sound wave A phenomenon called sonoluminescence

Isaac Newton’s cannonball thought experiment shows that orbit is continuous freefall. Objects like the International Space Station fall toward Earth but move forward fast enough to keep missing it as the planet curves away—creating orbit.

A Colombian startup has created a device that turns salt water into light and power

Schools were not forcing kids to have transgender surgery. Babies were not being aborted after they were born. Migrants were not crossing the border to vote for Kamala Harris. Donald Trump is a pathological liar and, if you believed this shit, you are a pathological dumbass.