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Virginia Supreme Court clears way for voters to counter GOP gerrymanders The decision restores the referendum and allows election preparations to move forward immediately.

Good news!

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, for the second time, that voters can decide whether the state can redraw its congressional map — clearing the way for a referendum that, if successful, could help counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I think we should have the right to vote out a president that doesn't follow the laws or rules.

The Aurora over Norway last week was absolutely breathtaking! I was onboard Fred Olsen’s Balmoral cruise ship working as one of the onboard astronomers.
I took this video with my iPhone 15 Pro.

On this day, in 1933, Frances Perkins was appointed by President Roosevelt as the first female cabinet member and served as Secretary of Labor.

During Women's History Month, and every month, we honor the many women who have made significant contributions to our country.

#WomensHistoryMonth

CNN found there were more ICE impersonation incidents in 2025 than the prior 4 presidential terms combined.

My bill with Rep. Obras and Sen. Cortes to address these incidents has now passed the House and Senate, and I look forward to signing it.

NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula in Orion.

NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula in Orion.

This image used the DBE (Dynamic Background Extraction) function on the Seestar app while stacking, and it helped with the moonlight present that night. But it processed a bit towards red.

About 2 hours of data captured with a Seestar S50.

Found this site for US mass shootings.

America is more violent than ever.

Violence begets violence

Please 🙏 stop, it’s not about mental health. It’s about a culture where the DoD is now the Department of War, intentionally.

massshootingtracker.site

We are entering a new planting and cropping season with far fewer farm workers. Farm jobs' minimum wage and working conditions are not palatable to Americans.

Increasing gas prices from war and tariffs are going to make prices spike.

Expect food prices to go even higher.

#TrumpsWarOnOurEconomy

NASA unveils dazzling new images of the ‘Cat’s Eye Nebula’ The space-based telescopes Hubble and Euclid combined forces to capture a dying star in stunning new detail

The space-based telescopes Hubble and Euclid combined forces to capture a dying star in stunning new detail

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🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (SJ0615-5746). RGB Filters: 444, 300, 150
PI: Fujimoto, Seiji, program 06882. CRVAL: 93.952012, -57.756765
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.

Every time...

#BlackHistoryMonth2026 26/28

𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝑹𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔𝒐𝒏 (1922-2021) was a civil rights activist best known for the 'The Cambridge Treaty" of 1963 signed by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and other state/local officials as an effort at reconciliation and commitment to change after a riot the month before

carved ivory salt-cellar

16th century,
Benin City, Nigeria.
-National Museum of Denmark
#randomxt

Back to the future? 🤔

Today’s #ThrowbackThursday takes us back to 1994, when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was approved for construction.

In these images, we see parts of ramp converters used for testing the superconducting #LHC magnets.

How California Can Neuter “Citizens United” and Improve Democracy for Us All The Golden State has an opportunity to save American democracy from big corporate money

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"...individual states have the authority to limit corporate political activity and dark money spending, because states determine what powers corporations have...the power to define their form, limits, and privilege has belonged only to the states..."
#blueCrew

Jesus. Netflix calls it quits, the Ellisons and Paramount will get all of Warner, including CNN. Bari Weiss's sphere of influence grows. And no matter what you think of CNN or news in general, it's a big legacy brand with a lot of reach, that will now shift rightwards pretty hard.

Ocean Warming Drives 'Deeply Concerning Loss of Marine Life,' Study Shows | Common Dreams "When we remove the noise of extreme short-term weather events, the data show that this warming is associated with a sustained annual decline in biomass of up to 19.8%," said the lead author of a ne...

🆘️ Ocean Warming Drives 'Deeply Concerning Loss of Marine Life,' Study Shows
www.commondreams.org/news/climate...

The Sierra Nevadas of California. Pushing past a smooth grooved tree trunk in the foreground, a bright blue lane gives rise to trees and ultimately snow capped mountains. This is 10k feet.

The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat. - Cicely Tyson

Pic of the day
#photography

The ocean as system Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere and absorbed by water lowers its pH level, making the ocean more acidic and less able to sustain life. In 2009 a group of scientists included this ocean aci...

Recommended reading: The Ocean as System – Overcoming policy fragmentation in the fight against ocean acidification.
An essay from the Back to Blue Initiative on ocean policy and why ocean and planetary stewardship matters:
backtoblueinitiative.com/the-ocean-as...

'My Wife's Lovers', 1893 painting by Carl Kahler (1856–1906).

Close up photo of the Moon at 69%

The Waxing Moon tonight at 69%.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara #ChingaLaMigra

Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/13
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO: 200
#Moon phase: Waxing 69%

Moore County armed man shot dead at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says Austin Tucker Martin rarely, if ever, talked about politics, seemed afraid of guns, and came from a family of Trump supporters, according to a cousin.

abc11.com/post/austin-...

Investigators believe Martin bought the weapon as he headed south for Florida, according to Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson for the Secret Service. Family and those who knew him said he never even knew how to fire a gun ! This whole story is as dodgy as they come 🤔

Whenever it turns out a shooter is from an entire family of trump-supporters, the news bury the story.

Does Maralago have 0 security cameras? Where is the evidence he tried to shoot the security guards? Photos of a gas can and a shotgun and nothing else?

Every single member of the U.S. Mens Hockey Team who laughed at/demeaned the women on the U.S. Hockey Team should be called out for being the misogynistic shits they are.

An image taken by the Perseverance rover on Mars

Sol 1783: Left Mastcam-Z Camera, imaged at 12:08:52.340 (local mean solar time), image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Close up photo of the waxing Moon at 58%

The Waxing Moon tonight at 58%.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara #ChingaLaMigra

Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/11
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 400
#Moon phase: Waxing 58%

A vintage sepia-toned portrait photograph of Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann taken in 1932, at around age 44. She is posed formally against a softly draped curtain backdrop, gazing directly at the camera with a calm, intelligent, and composed expression. She has short, neatly waved dark hair and wears a simple, elegant dark blouse or dress with a light-colored V-neck insert or scarf tied loosely. The photographer's signature, "Nachtwey 1932," appears in the lower right corner in a flowing script. The image captures her poised and thoughtful demeanor during the early years of her groundbreaking career in seismology, before her landmark discovery of Earth's solid inner core in 1936. #seismology

Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann fundamentally changed our understanding of the Earth's interior by discovering its solid inner core in 1936. Often referred to as 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘵 due to her incredible ability to interpret complex seismic records by hand.

She died #OTD in 1993 #WomenInSTEM