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Emission nebula 2,400 LY away in Cepheus, imaged with APM 140mm doublet, asi1600mm, and ZWO narrowband filters.

IC-1396A, the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Hubble Palette - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2masBW1

On September 11, thousands of innocent lives were lost in an unthinkable tragedy that profoundly changed our nation.

On this day of remembrance, we mourn the lives lost, honor the heroism of our first responders, and reflect on the resilience of the American people.

The president went on TV to attack political opponents and blame them for the killing of Charlie Kirk, even though we don’t know who shot him.

If there is anything this man can do to worsen the situation, he will do it. Despicable.

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

The murder of Charlie Kirk was criminal, wrong, and should be condemned.

And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized.

I refuse to sanitize him.

This visualization provides a three-dimensional perspective on Hubble's 25th anniversary image of the nebula Gum 29 with the star cluster Westerlund 2 at its core. The flight traverses the foreground stars and approaches the lower left rim of the nebula Gum 29. Passing through the wispy darker clouds on the near side, the journey reveals bright gas illuminated by the intense radiation of the newly formed stars of cluster Westerlund 2. Within the nebula, several pillars of dark, dense gas are being shaped by the energetic light and strong stellar winds from the brilliant cluster of thousands of stars. Note that the visualization is intended to be a scientifically reasonable interpretation and that distances within the model are significantly compressed. Download here: hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2015/12/video/ Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Bacon, L. Frattare, Z. Levay, and F. Summers (Viz3D Team, STScI), and J. Anderson (STScI) Acknowledgment: The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), the Westerlund 2 Science Team, and ESO NASA image use policy. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Find us on Instagram

Hubble Space Telescope Celebrates 25 Years of Unveiling the Universe - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/sgGC11

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We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

I like the rebrand.

Lowkey obsessed with the lesbian movies that Alexandra Swarens writes, directs, and stars in. “The Holiday Club” was a cute play on “When Harry Met Sally”.

I want every blue state to do what Gavin Newsom is doing.

Give the GOP no quarter. 

I may not even like Gavin Newsom, but right now I love Gavin Newsom. His is the way to fight.

drop your best book recs 📚💙

Why hasn't anyone leaked the Epstein files yet

It's giving weak ass men

Started doing aerobic exercises everyday for the past month. Sad to say, it really does make you feel better, more relaxed, and sleep better at night.

A small, vividly colored hummingbird with iridescent purple and blue feathers perches on a textured branch. Its head is dark, almost black, and it has a long bill and it's sticking its tongue out.

Velvet-purple Coronet, sticking its tongue out at me. At @montezumalodge.bsky.social #Colombia

#birds #hummingbirds

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Me, accused of the most heinous crime imaginable: “But my veins, tho”

I’m told that the WSJ article about the Trump letter to Epstein is just the tip of the iceberg. “The dam is breaking”.

This is such a copout on his part, it almost makes me wonder if they’re responsible for the leaking of the birthday message to begin with. JD Vance’s outrage seemed theatric, and this will result in a nothing burger while Trump pretends to release new information knowing it won’t implicate him.

This is gross. I’d like to think this will be one step closer to bringing the Orange Felon down, but I don’t know if people are going to believe this or care over a bday card. More evidence needs to avalanche against him and come out.

a close up of mercury with blue spots on the surface ALT: a close up of mercury with blue spots on the surface

Mercury starts in retrograde today and lasts until August 11th. God speed, everyone.

Society really lost it's shit when we moved away from containing the internet to one room in the house.

#BillieEilish #Flowers #1Love #Photography

The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”

🚨🚨Newly uncovered metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”

Trump supporters were eagerly waiting for him to throw Pam Bondi under the bus over the Epstein cover-up. Instead, he fully backed her, admitted it all came from him, and called his own supporters stupid weaklings.

I can also see why Trump is flipping out because he’s used to lying and gas lighting and creating news cycles to block out his insane behavior bts. But up until now, his base would blindly defend him. There will be psychological case studies to do with this cult behavior for years to come.