Photograph of Saturn, seen with only a dark line across the planet's surface where the thin rings appear to be missing. Set against a blue daytime sky.

#PPOD: One of the interesting celestial events happening this year would be the seeming disappearance of Saturn's rings from our perspective on Earth. Astrophotographer Sebastian Voltmer captured this view of the gas giant, sans rings, using his C11 EdgeHD telescope. Credit: Sebastian Voltmer 🧪 🔭

Trump urges Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy, adding new wrinkle to massive GOP bill Trump privately pressed Johnson to increase the tax rate on the highest earners and close the so-called carried interest loophole.

Trump urges Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy, adding new wrinkle to massive GOP bill www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

www.newsweek.com Catholics overseeing Gaza church send message as new pope inherits war

Catholics Overseeing Gaza Church Send Message as New Pope Inherits War https://twp.ai/4inUJK

Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.

www.newsweek.com Israel closes Ben Gurion airport after Houthi ballistic missile strike

Israel Closes Ben Gurion Airport after Houthi Ballistic Missile Strike https://twp.ai/4inNcd

Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy quietly cuts funding for affordable housing, homelessness groups Many Bay Area housing orgs were caught up in the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s push to end ‘social advocacy’ grants in the wake of DEI scrutiny.

Mark Zuckerberg’s charity quietly cuts funding for affordable housing, homelessness groups

As we’ve said before now confirmed. FOIA requests reveal that DOGE employees are pulling in six-figure salaries, with many holding the title of “Expert,” a specific Office of Personnel Management (OPM) designation that pays around $190,000 a year.

Earlier this week: heat wave in Paris.
Today: hail storm.

Maybe our planet is trying to tell us something?

🤬 Russia attacked Slovyansk with six Geran-2 drones, all of which hit a construction site in the Zaliznychny microdistrict.

❗️Equipment and premises were damaged, but there were no casualties.

Asking Trees to Solve a Roman Conspiracy Tree-ring records suggest that drought played a role in Roman Britain’s decline

The collapse of Roman Britain in 367 AD was preceded by three summers of severe drought, according to a study of tree-ring records, suggesting environmental crisis as catalyst for Roman Britain’s decline. 🧪

How Neanderthals Kept Our Ancestors Warm New DNA studies reveal more benefits from our hominin friends

The traits humans inherited from Neanderthals likely helped us adapt to different climates and spread across the world. 🧪

A New Story for Malta Evidence of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers on the island could reshape our understanding of human settlement in the Mediterranean

Evidence of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers on the island of Malta could reshape our understanding of human settlement in the Mediterranean. 🧪

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Uncertainty | Nautilus Narrations with @PaulMSutter "Quantum mechanics is confusing, nonintuitive, and seemingly nonsensical. What I found through my journey is that this confusion and senselessness isn’t a bug, but a feature, and creates a new way to see our everyday life," writes cosmologist Paul M. Sutter. "Instead of interpreting quantum mechanics, I ultimately realized, maybe we should just submit to it—and let quantum mechanics interpret our own lives." In this episode of Nautilus Narrations, join Sutter on his journey through the four stages of “quantum grief" and find out how he learned to stop worrying, and love uncertainty. You can enjoy more of Paul M. Sutter's work on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulMSutter Follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/paulmsutter/ And visit his website: https://www.pmsutter.com/ This article originally appeared in Nautilus Magazine. Read it online: https://bit.ly/4d0AJjs Get more Nautilus: Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://bit.ly/4gAlFul Join Nautilus: https://bit.ly/4do5pte Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nautilusmag/ X: https://x.com/NautilusMag Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NautilusMag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nautilusmagazine Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nautilusmag Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nautil.us Shop: https://bit.ly/3XYXNce Nautilus is the foremost literary science publication to find rigorous science writing told with impeccable style. Our stories will light up your emotions, and introduce you to a delightfully weird and surprising mix of big ideas — ideas that will be debated long into the future. #quantummechanics #nautilus #nautilusnarrations

In this new episode of Nautilus Narrations, join cosmologist Paul M. Sutter on his journey through the four stages of “quantum grief" and find out how he learned to stop worrying, and love uncertainty.

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This Plaintive Song Is From a Land Without Lullabies A rare tribe lacks music for dancing or soothing their young ones

Most scholars understand music is an evolutionary adaptation enabling social bonding through lullabies and dance. Yet in Paraguay, the indigenous Northern Aché society does not sing to children or dance together. Why? 🧪

#ICYMI: On this week's SETI Live, Franck chatted with scientists Artem Y. Burdanov and Julien de Wit from MIT about how they used JWST to find 138 small asteroids, improving our planetary defense capabilities. Watch the full interview: youtube.com/live/Igqlj7r... 🧪 🔭

BUFFETT this am:

“Trade should not be a weapon. In the United States, we've won. I mean, we have become an incredibly important country starting from nothing 250 years ago. There’s nothing like it.”

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been losing with corporate America, with one big exception: the people who actually own the companies. cnn.it/44OgrYb

✅ DEI Update of the Day™

Shareholders from these 11 corporations have voted to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025:

American Express
Apple
Boeing
Coca-Cola
Costco
John Deere
Disney
Goldman Sachs
Levi Strauss
Pfizer
Visa

#WorldPressFreedomDay 🔥

@froomkin.bsky.social

Saw this at the University of Maryland last week.

What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:

“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."

[applause] 🙏🏼

YouTube video by LivingColourVEVO Living Colour - Cult Of Personality (Official Video)

Full clip on YouTube for those who need it (me, I need it!)

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Great song!

Living Colour releases their debut LP today in 1988 — with “Cult of Personality”, a song inspired by a chat during rehearsal about what makes a leader charismatic.

“Vernon played a riff,” said drummer Will Calhoun. “And next we knew we had a song. All while we were setting up for sound check.”

Should this happen, the event would be countered by a massive turnout of citizens protesting his birth.

Elephants heading back from the waterhole under the setting African sun. Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

#earth #wildlife #wildlifephotography #bluesky #blueskyphotography #zimbabwe #photographersofbluesky #photography

Charles Barkley is "concerned" for his "great friend" Bill Belichick If there's no such thing as bad publicity, North Carolina coach Bill Belichick has had a very good week.

Charles Barkley is “concerned” for his “great friend” Bill Belichick www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

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