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'No Kings' rallies ran from coast-to-coast; protesters waved signs, wore costumes Protesters turned out at roughly 2,700 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump administration's actions.

"’I was willing to die and lost a leg in a foreign country fighting for their rights,’ said Wofford, a lifelong Oklahoman who lives in Moore. ‘There’s no way I’m bending the only knee I have left for a king here in America.’”

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YouTube video by SpaceTime Flies First All-Woman Spacewalk: Koch & Meir - BCDU Replacement - U.S. EVA 58

#OTD in 2019, #NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir conducted the first-ever all-women spacewalk!

youtu.be/JiSFfJZyBwU

4,000 gone: Inside NASA’s brain drain In exclusive interviews, ex-NASA scientists speak out on the impact of the agency's mass departures.

“Roughly 4,000 NASA employees—over 20% of the agency—have left in the past six months. Some were fired or retired early. Many took voluntary buyouts. In all cases, the root cause was the same: orders from on high to prepare for devastating budget cuts.”

www.planetary.org/articles/400...

Well done, RFK, Jr., you ignorant, dangerous fool.

“Of confirmed #measles cases this year, 92% were in unvaccinated people: children too young to be vaccinated and people who have decided not to vaccinate themselves and their children.”

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YouTube video by Jo2Go Rod Serling’s Shocking Response to “Outrage” or “Cancel Culture!” What He Said Will Blow You Away!

This is an example of the unfortunate power of a small number of prudish voices. It still resonates today. #CancelCulture

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Did NASA's Perseverance Mars rover just see interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in the Martian night sky? NASA's Perseverance Mars rover may have captured an image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaking across the sky above the Red Planet.

“The date of the image coincides with when interstellar #comet 3I/ATLAS was set to make its closest pass to the Red Planet, but #NASA and #JPL can't comment due to the ongoing government shutdown.”

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Totally not referencing anyone in particular #ThrowbackThursdayLyrics

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Forces of evil in a bozo nightmare
Ban all the music with a phony gas chamber
'Cause one's got a weasel and the other's got a flag
One's on the pole, shove the other in a bag
With the rerun shows and the cocaine nose-job
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Today, the Earth suffered an inevitable but irreplaceable loss. I wish all of us could inherit just a bit of the compassion, patience, persistence, and wisdom of Jane Goodall.

#NASA is celebrating its 67th birthday - under a senseless government shutdown. Just think of the morale boost this is providing to the agency.

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

To be clear, Republicans control the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House. They could have passed a budget bill and avoided this Federal government shutdown if they wanted to. They didn’t.

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#OTD in 1980, Carl Sagan’s “COSMOS: A Personal Voyage” premiered on PBS.

I already had a deep interest in astronomy, but it opened my young mind to chemistry, biology, the history of science, and to the threat that we humans pose, not only to ourselves but to life on our precious planet.

After extensive investigation, I’ve discovered why the U.N. escalator jammed. Pam Bondi tried to hide the Epstein Files in it.

This greeted us as we left the theater after seeing the 30th anniversary release of #Apollo13 in #IMAX.

Maybe heed the science, there, mom?

Republicans declare 'war' on liberals in response to Kirk's death : The NPR Politics Podcast In the week since MAGA activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, some Republicans have responded by declaring "war" on liberals. We discuss that and other responses to Kirk’s death, as well as what his ...

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I say, now watch what you say
Now they'll be calling you a radical
A liberal
Oh, fanatical, criminal
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Good morning!

Behold the crescent #Moon, joined by #Venus (just below the branches).

Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says "I think it can be done in 30 years."

Do you remember when he said there would be ONE MILLION people living on Mars by 2050?

www.space.com/space-explor...

Astronaut Mae Jemison floats in the Spacelab module, carried in the cargo bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour on mission STS-47.

Actress Nichelle Nichols speaks with astronaut Mae Jemison on the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

#OTD in 1992, Mae Jemison became first African-American woman in space.

In 1993, she appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. On set, she met Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek. Nichols was the key figure in recruiting NASA’s first female and minority astronauts.

US supreme court clears way for Trump to withhold $5bn in foreign aid Trump had stopped foreign aid funds by use of ‘pocket rescission’; aid groups now have until Friday to respond

Once again this Court, or rather Chief Justice John Roberts acting unilaterally, is simply ignoring the Constitution. Congress appropriates funds, not the Executive branch. #fascism

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South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. for the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.

The South Korean government was forced to MAKE A DEAL for the release of illegally detained workers. This is just another reminder of just how bad things are getting. #fascism

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Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Trump immigration tactics in California The Supreme Court lifted restrictions against aggressive immigration enforcement tactics by federal agents in central California that had been challenged by critics.

R.I.P. Fourth Amendment.

“… and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

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#OTD in 1966, the seminal science fiction series #StarTrek debuted on American television.

It and subsequent series and films inspired generations to become scientists, engineers, doctors, and even astronauts. And it offered a hopeful, diverse view of the future.

YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50: "Don't dream it, be it"

#RockyHorrorPictureShow

I expect that CBS Sunday Morning is going to receive quite a few prudish emails and letters after airing this story this morning. 😂

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Fuck you very much, DeSantis and Ladapo.

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#OTD in 2017: the winning #MessageToVoyager: "We offer friendship from across the stars. You are not alone."

As part of the celebration of 40 years of #Voyager exploration, #NASA invited submissions of messages to be sent into deep space.

More information:
voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/message/

#OTD in 1989, #Voyager2 looked back and saw a crescent #Triton transiting a crescent #Neptune. Voyager's grand planetary tour was over, though its mission would continue to the outer heliosphere and beyond into interstellar space.

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There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me
Sign was painted, said, "Private Property"
But on the back side, it didn't say nothing
This land was made for you and me
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#OTD in 1989, #Voyager2 flew past #Neptune, imaging the planet up-close for the first-ever and so far only time.

A few hours later, the probe swept past #Triton, Neptune’s largest moon. Voyager 2 imagery captured geysers of nitrogen erupting from the surface!

Original Lunar Orbiter image of Earth taken from lunar orbit, on August 23, 1966. This is how the photo appeared as it was first processed.

Original Lunar Orbiter photo of the Earth from lunar orbit, after reprocessing of the original data by the Lunar Orbiter Image Reprocessing Project in 2008.

The famous “Earthrise” photograph taken by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, on December 24, 1968.

#OTD in 1966, Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first photo of Earth from lunar orbit. In 2008, this image was fully restored.

www.planetary.org/space-images...

In December 1968, Bill Anders would take the first COLOR photograph of the Earth from lunar orbit. This image is known as Earthrise.