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Our Extremely Large Telescope is already 70% complete!
But what would you see if you walked inside it today? The latest #ChasingStarlight episode takes you there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IUeLqC-xpo
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If I may:
"Or at least we haven’t heard of anybody complaining that their date turned out to be hotter than their Tinder profile suggested."
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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?
I can barely express how much I loathed that Hegseth Iran video, but I had a bash
Once again, it's #BandcampFriday and I have some recommendations for you!
The theme this time: "Break what tries to break you!"
Songs and albums that are not afraid to speak truth to power and sound good while doing it!
Have a listen, enjoy and maybe pick a thing or two for yourself!
1.5 megawatts, fuckin hell man. that's like half of a factory draw
In case you missed it…here’s the facts-only version of SOTU
"The men implicated in the Epstein files reinforces that I spend half my life explaining to men that their simplified, optimistic view of other men doesn’t line up with the experience of women and girls trying to dodge sexual harassment, assault and abuse attempts." - Leslie Morgan Steiner
"Show what you looked like before you joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
Ukrainian Defenders share photos from before they joined the military and after.
📷: drewndel / Threads
I my experience, people who ask this question are the same ones that think being poor, or homeless or even disabled is something you actively choose to be.
With a two-hour delay, the BBC could’ve removed the N-word slur from its BAFTA coverage, and chose not to.
Meanwhile, it cut Akinola Davies Jr saying “Free Palestine”.
A clear editorial decision driven by fear of pro-Israel lobby groups. Shame on them.
What is Trump going to sell to the country in the State of the Union on Tuesday? Tariffs, ICE, and a slower economy?
Let's look at some data. First, the tariffs are wildly unpopular. 1/
Playing the percentages, I would say that they were lying then, lying now, and lying every moment of every day between then and now.
And they'll lie every moment of every day about everything until Congress does its job and stops them.
So, there WAS fraud in the 2020 election and it WAS committed by an immigrant: Elon Musk.
The Trump administration is warehousing pregnant child rape victims in a Texas facility, away from adequate medical care, in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the US, so that these child rape victims won’t be able to get abortions.
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Which party is leading early primary turnout in each metro area?
Week 1 comparison: 2022 → 2026
DFW: 🔴 R +25.2 → 🔵 D +14.2
Houston: 🔴 R +25.1 → 🔵 D +5.8
Austin: 🔵 D +6.5 → 🔵 D +40.3
San Antonio: 🔴 R +13.9 → 🔵 D +26.1
RGV: 🔵 D +54.0 → 🔵 D +60.4
Double Hungarian veto disrupts the European Union's response to Russia's war on Ukraine on the eve of the fourth anniversary.
Here's where we are now.
People need to understand what’s happening in Washington state because it’s outrageous and barely being covered by the news media. But I think it matters, and I think you’ll agree.
The state is facing growing legal & public scrutiny over widespread sexual abuse of juveniles in state custody.
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Activists from the anti-billionaire campaign group "Everyone Hates Elon" went to the Louvre museum in Paris where they hung a framed photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, taken by Reuters photographer Phil Noble on February 19.
Kemi Badenoch getting irritated and talking over Martin Lewis as he calmly tries to explain why her student debt plans will only help the richest graduates
Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting.
She had some things she needed to get off her chest
To recap in light of breaking news out of the UK:
The French found a way to prosecute former presidents.
The South Koreans did the same.
Our British cousins now literally are prosecuting members of the Royal Family.
But U.S. presidents remain above the law.
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"From joining Sanders on the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to endorsing Mamdani to her comments in Munich, Ocasio-Cortez keeps showing prescience and depth. Perhaps the right woman is staring right in front of us, and we should embrace her leadership." newrepublic.com/article/2065...
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