Everyone being upset by #mercury being very mercury and made of chaos is just reassuring me I definitely picked the most chaotic choice. 🤣🤣 #MinCup23

First time I saw natural elemental #mercury was a microscopic cinnabar sample with tiny drops of mercury held onto it by surface tension, that silver drop over the scarlet cinnabar was amazingly beautiful. However today for #MinCup23 I'm going with #sepiolite because of its historical use at making pipes. I'd definitely had gone for cinnabar though.

Vote here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-9

I haven't decided how to vote yet, but I would definitely vote for #mercury if this were #mineraloid cup.
#mincup23
https://mastodon.social/@MineralCup/111032134582526134

(Seriously we'd be here An While if I tried to list all the chaos #mercury does. As fun as it probably is to play with a metal that's liquid at room temp - which is a chaos factor in itself! - lets leave that to the people with fume hoods!) #MinCup23

Alrighty, #mercury vs #sepiolite! Obvious chaos merits: it's gonna be mercury.

That said, the fact that sepiolite's primary use has been for carving tobacco pipes out of... for like three or four centuries? That's badass. (See also meerschaum pipes, y'all.)

But ah, mercury. Mercury, that can absorb thru the skin! Mercury, that can poison you thru the fish you eat! Mercury, alchemists' darling! Mercury, scientist's toy! #MinCup23

Hang on - the token jazz act ACTUAL WON?!!

Wow!!!

#jazz #mercury

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-66733694

🪷 If your phone explodes, blame #Retrograde #Mercury, which aligns today with the #Sun for searing confusion. Ancient astrologers warned of this #ScorchedMercury. But #Antinous says open your heart to the light. Let it to burn away doubt & fear. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2012/07/retrograde-mercury-is-your-key-to.html 🪷

🪷 This week #Mercury forms a fortuitous trine aspect with lucky #Jupiter. Go ahead: play the lottery. And because Mercury is #retrograde, an old lottery ticket may turn out to be the jackpot winner. Full #Antinous #MoonMagic #astrology forecast: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/08/astro-forecast-aug-30-10-2023.html 🪷

#freddie #mercury #freddiemercury #birthday

Non voglio andare in paradiso. No, l’inferno è molto meglio. Pensa a tutte le persone interessanti che incontrerai laggiù.

❤️ Auguri colosso della musica

I'm all about #cinnabar, for the color, for the fact that it's from around where I live, for the fact that my mom let me have it when I was young (she also let me play with liquid #mercury), it's just a beautiful #rock to look at, too.

#mincup23

https://bsky.app/profile/mineralcup.bsky.social/post/3k6envovktq2x

🪷 Computer glitches, travel disruptions, shipping snafus! #Mercury is #Retrograde (going "backward") now until 16 Sept. But it's a good time to make up, make over, make anew: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2012/07/retrograde-mercury-is-your-key-to.html Next week's #Antinous #MoonMagic #Astrology forecast: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/08/astro-forecast-august-24th-3rd-2023.html 🪷

Benchmarking #Mercury As The "Fastest Firefox Fork" With AVX, AES, LTO + PGO

https://www.phoronix.com/review/mercury-firefox-perf

"due to the frequent use of mercury […] by the Maya of the Classic Period, between 250 and 1100 CE […] pollution is in places so heavy that even today, it poses a potential health hazard
[…]
ancient Maya frequently used cinnabar and mercury-containing paints and powders for decoration. This mercury could then have leached […] into the soil and water. […] just like we live today in the Anthropocene, there also was a […] #Mayacene."

https://blog.frontiersin.org/2022/09/23/frontiers-environmental-science-maya-cities-polluted-with-ancient-mercury/
#Maya #Mercury #Mesoamerica #Archaeology

@FranckLeroy #Bitcoin :bitcoin: is a #Shitcoin and it should he banned harder than #LeadedGasoline, #Asbestos and #Mercury as it has 0 redeeming qualities whatsoever.

#ASIC production should be banned as #EnvoirmentalCrime!

Not to mention there is no valid use-case for it.

Unlike #Monero :monero: which is better in every way...

#WNBA

New York (24-7) trying to sweep all three games from Phoenix (9-21) in the regular season.

#Liberty 75 #Mercury 54 End 3rd

#Basketball

#RegulatoryCapture: Combined these three plants alone emit close to a thousand pounds of #mercury per year, out of a U.S. total of six thousand pounds & unknown amounts of other #toxicmetals. impacts include neurological damages to #children and #developingfetuses & #cardiovasculardamage, #endocrinedisruption, #diabetesrisk, and weakened #immunesystems.

https://legal-planet.org/2023/08/10/spewing-out-mercury/

#FavoredTreatment

#Mercury nie prostował zębów, żeby głosu nie stracić, a #Ziobro już stracił podczas ważnego wystąpienia. Może wcześniej mamuśka mu zaszkodziła swoimi dentystycznymi "umiejętnościami", ale zostało w rodzinie. Teraz wspólnie latają po Unii, żeby skazać lekarzy za śmierć ojca.

Well, nice that the HUMANS get warnings. What about all the critters who eat fish?!!! You know, #bears, #birds, other #fish, etc., etc.! Humans seem to think they're the only ones who live on planet Earth, it seems...

Citing #PFAS levels, MDH says some people shouldn’t eat fish from #LakeRebecca, part of #MississippiRiver

Krystal Frasier KSTP
Published: July 31, 2023

"State health officials say certain people should now avoid eating fish caught in both Lake Rebecca near the city of Hastings and the Mississippi River from St. Paul’s Ford Dam to Hastings Dam, also known as Pool 2.

"The updated guidance is due to what state officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) say is new data showing a mix of pollutants — including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, or forever chemicals — in the fish.

"According to the agencies, children under the age of 15, people who are or could become pregnant and those who are or plan to breastfeed shouldn’t eat fish caught in those areas.

"Health officials say the update to the fish consumption guidance is only for higher-risk populations and stress that the PFAS risk is based on long-term exposure, not short-term exposure after only a few meals. In addition, anglers can still enjoy fishing at those sites, but on a catch-and-release basis.

"Other areas for fishing include Lake Nokomis, Rogers Lake, Bald Wagle Lake, White Bear Lake and the St. Croix River south of Stillwater.

"Exposure to a few types of PFAS has been linked to some kinds of cancer.

"Previously, the state’s guidance for fish consumption in those same areas was not eating certain kinds of fish due to levels of #mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls, also known as #PCBs."

Source:
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/citing-pfas-levels-mdh-says-some-people-shouldnt-eat-fish-from-lake-rebecca-part-of-mississippi-river/

#Minnesota #WaterIsLife

🪷 Now bad news from the past catches up with you as #Mercury is in opposition to #Retrograde #Saturn. On the positive side, though, you find you have the tenacity and determination to tackle the most intransigent task. #Antinous #astrology forecast: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/07/astro-forecast-july-27th-6th-2023.html 🪷

🪷 Now bad news from the past catches up with you as #Mercury is in opposition to #Retrograde #Saturn. On the positive side, though, you find you have the tenacity and determination to tackle the most intransigent task. #Antinous #astrology forecast: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/07/astro-forecast-july-27th-6th-2023.html 🪷