Angela Speck

Yesterday, I reposted this with a bit of sarcasm, but the gross ignorance of Duffy with regards to the very basics of how we do space exploration keeps gnawing at me. JFK in starting Apollo said, "...landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" in a single sentence. (continued)

it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people

reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous

TIL turmeric is fluorescent!
(The set of circumstances that led to this discovery is unexpected - it involves disco-lighting at the gym, Ethiopian food, and fancy nails)

1 in 3 doctors were born overseas.

1 in 2 builders were born overseas.

1 in 6 nurses were born overseas.

1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas.

1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas.

1 in 5 university academics were born overseas.

The UK would be screwed without them.

Hey followers of @startorialist.com - I started ONLY wearing astronomically themed clothing almost a decade ago and now I am purging my closet. You can check out what is available to purchase here: www.mercari.com/u/user632151...
Full disclosure - its more whimsical than realistic space patterns

Everyone should be watching this #AOC speech from extra early this morning, right before MAGA Republicans voted to strip away Medicaid/ Medicare and end Planned Parenthood. While giving gun nuts the most rights since the 30s.

She's right. This is a "Xmas gift." But not for us.

#SheShed #Medicaid

Scaring kids shitless is an important function of art and, given the eternal power of grisly nursery rhymes and campfire ghost stories, might be one of literature's purest origins. IMO your first big jolt of horror is as important a milestone as losing your first tooth or learning to ride a bike.

I saw the video earlier tonight.

This legend parted the crowd, casually walked on up, and threw a right hook in.

💪 🙌🏽 👏🏽

Cis women in Ireland need to talk to other cis women in our lives and pour water on the kind of thinly veiled, soft-sounding bigotry that's creeping into people's social media and minds before we fully go the way of the UK. TERFs are claiming to speak FOR us - we need to speak for ourselves. Loudly.

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old American citizen born in the U.S., was jailed in Florida under a controversial state immigration law, even though he had a valid U.S. birth certificate and Social Security card. A judge confirmed both documents were real, but said she

Last week, DHS and Secretary Noem's staff and spokespeople suggested that because Mr. Abrego Garcia had $1,100 in cash on him when arrested outside Home Depot seeking day labor, that was strong evidence that he was a member of MS-13.

I guess that raises a similar question about her $3,000.

New Mexico teen visiting Arizona detained by immigration agents, family says Jose Hermosillo and his girlfriend were visiting family in Tucson when he was detained, his family said. The case against him was dismissed on Thursday.

Among other things, please notice the extremely brazen lies DHS told the media about this American citizen:
McLaughlin said Hermosillo…wanted to turn himself in and complete "a sworn statement identifying as a Mexican citizen who had entered unlawfully."

L I E

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

What It Means to Tell the Truth About America And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”

In an executive order, Trump targeted the Smithsonian and the National Museum of African American History & Culture suggesting that it is “divisive” and pedaling “improper ideology.”

So, I took a trip back to the museum, and what I saw was a place trying to tell the unvarnished truth about America.

As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows At least 28 detainees were placed on buses Friday evening at ICE’s Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas, and then driven toward an airport about an hour away.

During the Friday night hearing, DOJ's Ensign told Judge Boasberg "he understood there would be no flights Friday night and that he was 'not aware of any plans' for flights on Saturday ...

AT THE SAME TIME, the ICE buses were nearing their approach to the airport exit."

Van Hollen on Fox News Sunday: "I'm not vouching for the man. I'm vouching for the man's rights. His constitutional rights to due process."

Trump tariffed every country, even penguins, but not Russia.

He said it’s because he’s negotiating the wars end. But he DID tariff Ukraine.

Hmmm

Key point that doesn’t get enough attention - tariffs are deeply regressive

On this day we remember that he died for us and was indeed resurrected

One of the reasons we have a United States in the first place is King George III was arresting people in the 13 Colonies, shipping them abroad without a right to see a judge, and then imprisoning them after sham trials in England.

The men in CECOT didn’t even get sham trials!

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is said to have shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.

What to know about the Supreme Court case that could take away your access to PrEP and other care Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.

I’ll be at SCOTUS on Monday for oral arguments in a case challenging whether insurance companies have to cover preventative care, including PrEP for HIV prevention, which conservatives claimed "encourages homosexual behavior.”

Here’s why it affects everyone.

www.advocate.com/news/supreme...

American citizens keep getting rounded-up by ICE.

And it's gonna keep happening.

During the first Trump admin, 70 Americans were mistakenly **deported.**

From March, by @nicolefoy.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/more...

Angel of the Lord: He is not here, He is risen, just as He said.
Come and see the place where He lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead.

Alito: Okay, first of all, this violates ALL sorts of rules

Thomas: This was a LAWFUL execution, who is God to interfere

Fake ICE agents are now targeting immigrants, creating dangerous and chaotic situations. Americans have Second Amendment rights, and people won’t just stand by while masked men grab young women off college campuses. If you’re making an arrest, show a warrant and ID. Period.

This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.

Eugenicists are so stupid.

Coolest Subaru I have ever seen

Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services.

Breaking NYT:

The Trump admin is taking drastic steps to pressure certain immigrants to "self-deport" by effectively canceling the Social Security numbers they had lawfully obtained, according to docs NYT reviewed and interviews with 6 people familiar with the plans. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...