Something that I don’t think we talk about enough is the fact that our (American) healthcare is directly tied to our employment. Sure, most of the world is probably aware that a significant percentage of Americans are one medical emergency away from financial ruin- 1/3

Quentin took a bit (a lot) of liberdy biberdy with this biblical quote

HEY SEATTLE did you know that 4 mega corps are currently courting Seattle City Light with data center proposals? Sabey, Prologis, Equinix and another unnamed real estate developer are in talks with our local power company to decide if they can build new centers here.

All of Ireland has been protesting the war and its effects on their economy, effectively shutting down the country, and it’s a struggle to find any reporting here on it at all. Is there an Irish community here on Bluesky?

Astronauts are officially safe on the ship! Our hearts and cups are full. Thank you Artemis II and NASA for restoring our faith in science and humanity! 💗

they’re home 🌎 #ArtemisII

Science is good. We should fund it.

doing my clients hair while we watch the #ArtemisII #splashdown and she shows me the FB pages of two different women she went to school with that now work for NASA and worked on the Orion program 🥹 this is girlhood

This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥 Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.

T minus 8 hrs 13 min until the crew comes home! #artemisII

GAME CHANGER: Montana just found the "exit ramp" to kill Citizens United. They aren't waiting for the Supreme Court—they’re going around them. 74% of voters are on board and corporate lawyers are PANICKING. This is how we win. 🏔️💸 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/army-secre...

It’s been so uplifting to follow the Integrity crew in realtime throughout their mission. What a ray of hope. 🥹 #artemisII

people are funny

hey, quick question, what the fuck is going on?

Living in America is like being locked in a windowless room with a chimp holding a hand grenade. Sure, I'm relieved when he gets distracted and throws his own poop instead of pulling the pin, but in the end I'm still locked in a room with him.

this mornings wake-up song for the Integrity crew #ArtemisII

His name is always trending, but it’s never for the reason we hope.

“And to all of you down there on Earth, and around Earth, we love you, from the moon.” - Victor Glover, signing off as they lose contact for 40 min while on the dark side of the moon #ArtemisII

I just want to know if the astronauts request these specific meal options, or if someone at NASA just really likes pickled beets #ArtemisII

Realizing that some of my inexplicable sadness about the Artemis II stuff is that it feels like a trans-dimensional communication from an America that took a different path and chose joy instead of fear and hate.

"I had an overwhelming sense of being moved by the moon...it is a real place, and when we have that perspective and we compare it to our home of the Earth it just reminds us how much we have in common - everything we need the Earth provides, and that is in and of itself somewhat of a miracle."

Can’t help but notice the individual feedback from the Artemis 2 astronauts regarding their experiences being this far from Earth and so close to the moon… overwhelmingly they all express some form of gratitude for our planet and other humans, and the importance of working together.

the astronauts aboard the Artemis Il sharing hugs and a few tears this morning as they propose naming a bright spot on the moon "Carroll" in honor of Reid Wiseman's wife that passed away in 2020.

moon flyby happening soon!

[Lucy from the peanuts voice] good friday? what’s so good about it?

for anyone that enjoys Rick Steves’ episode from Iran, here’s one of my other favorite travel bloggers - she’s excellent at sharing what daily life and culture is really like she has many longer videos from Iran and travels for weeks at a time, often in places westerners never see

In a world of Elon Musks, be a Rick Steves.

Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"

A federal judge permanently blocks Trump from defunding PBS and NPR. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Look who I ran into on my early morning overpass No Kings Protest. That Science Guy Bill Nye, pocket constitution in hand, along with other constitution, democracy supporting patriots. No Kings!

They hate us because the shrapnel in their bedroom wall says Lockheed-Martin on it.

Los Angeles trial verdict also just in: Meta and Google found liable for negligence and designing addictive social media features www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Give the bill a name like SAVE TSA Schedule a press conference EVERY DAY to provide updates on airport delays and to explain what happened to the American people. EVERY DAY. If it’s not on TV repeatedly most Americans don’t know it happened.

BREAKING: 49 Senate Republicans just VOTED DOWN our simple bill to pay TSA workers. Republicans have now blocked TSA pay SEVEN times. It’s a slap in the face to the men and women who have been working without a paycheck for weeks.

Othering is a useful tool to divide people, to drive stupid people to stupid decisions (points to the current American President). Just let people be who they are, accept that humanity is diverse. You can't hammer crystal glass vases into Tupperware, please stop trying!

I have a hairstylist joke, but it’s a little off…

The most embarrassing man alive is unfortunately also in charge of an entire nation

The Democrats have offered, again & again & again, to fund every part of DHS other than ICE, Border Patrol, & the Secretary's office. This ⬇️ is a result of Republicans refusing to do that, because they believe that if our lives are made hard enough, they'll get their money for their secret police.

Mark April 14 on your calendar.

$5 one of them expressed disbelief that he was stupid enough to actually do it, and he took it as a compliment

Surely this is what you’d demand if you’re winning bigly

Holy Santa Claus shit this guy OBVIOUSLY HAS DEMENTIA what are we DOING!?!

how could they? you cannot attain that level of wealth without doing irreparable harm to the planet and its inhabitants, can’t stop to think about that or they’ll go mad

This war continues to affect countless lives as it continues into the next day seemingly without an end in sight. The U.S. government is spending $1 billion dollars every single day on this war, money that could have been spent to fund healthcare and countless other programs

every single member of this administration would rather fistfight their own imaginary boogeyman than perform a single act that might actually align with the will of the people

the country is at war and the president is leaving DC this afternoon for a weekend at his private club in Florida that he'll spend with his paying customers

“…anyway, here’s Wonderwall”

I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment. Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off. The 25th is never happening.

4/ Ok, so what ARE the goals? It seems, primarily, destroying lots of missiles and boats and drone factories. But the question that stumped them: what happens when you stop bombing and they restart production? They hinted at more bombing. Which is, of course, endless war.