The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision… Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter. If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.

I will be enjoying a Folk Horror Summer this year!

I'd like to share with y'all a project I've poured my heart and soul into over the last couple of years: a database cataloguing every single older (pre-21st century) LGBT science fiction book I've managed to track down - currently just over 200 titles 🚀 LINK: tinyurl.com/oldgaySF

You guys don’t need to try to convince me that any form of AI has merit. It doesn’t. It is boring and half-assed. I am fine getting by with human brain power. If the world nears its end and AI has one hater left, good news! I am still alive.

the thing I hate most about that rfk quote is that autistic lives have value and worth and beauty and dignity whether they are able to do the things other people do or not. no one is defined by ability or lack thereof and to frame divergence as lack is monster stuff, utterly godless

NASA Announces Bold Plan To Still Exist By 2045

RFK Jr. is speaking to a specific slice of parents (mostly) who believe their autistic child is not like the autistic people who, for example, post on this app. Those parents are committed to a diagnosis of "profound" autism. They are wrong. Please read this from me and @juststimming.bsky.social

important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:

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It drives me crazy. To dare to talk about protecting the Earth when all you're doing is a PR stunt that pollutes the equivalent of a decade of a Westerner's life who already pollute a lot. I love space exploration, but space tourism for selfish rich people is a cancer.

I hope everyone remains safe and also that people know that a corporate spaceflight of only women astronauts for a company owned by a deeply destructive billionaire who is enabling fascism is just public relations for fascism and has absolutely nothing to do with feminism

starting a conspiracy that the katy perry who came back from space isn’t the same one who went up.

Five teeth taken out, and she is completely zooted.

There's a lot of talk about inspiring future STEM workers, including girls, at Jared Isaacman's hearing today to be the next NASA administrator. That will be harder to accomplish since NASA has recently demolished many initiatives to bring underrepresented groups into science.

Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

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Just finished reading an ARC of "These Heathens" by @miamckenzie.bsky.social - a longer review on GoodReads is to come, but can I just say: what a hilarious, bittersweet, fascinating look at the intersection of the civil rights movement and Black queer history. Doris is now one of my fav protags.

My birding life might have peaked.

Bad news: you read Bloodmarked by @tracydeonn.bsky.social when you had COVID and can't remember any of it. Good news: Now you have an excuse to reread the series from the beginning in order to enjoy Oathbound! (Fajita is very excited.)

My favourite episode is the one where Poirot gets a shoulder-mounted cannon.

The TL is bleak but Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, donated her Tesla to @npr

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

There are days where I feel like we are slipping and losing this program, but I am often reminded of those who wont give up on the dream of doing this and doing it right. NASA has represented a better and brighter future, it is not time to let that be changed by others. youtu.be/ma6wr5mTsbg?...

Via the US House Science Committee - Wednesday, February 26th at 10:00 AM EST! SST Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee hearing: "Step by Step: The Artemis Program and NASA's Path to Human Exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Beyond" 2318 Rayburn House Office Building science.house.gov/hearings?Con...

This Fajita Friday, we're trying to figure out our next book to read. We need something to escape. 😑

You can buy t-shirts and other swag with this awesome design by @tombofnull.bsky.social that benefit Huntsville's Free LGBTQ+ Closet. www.greenpeapress.com/shop/p/prote...

Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man

Their rap album drops in April, and there are three songs dedicated to hating Drake.

"The National Park Service's Loss is Our Loss" 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/the-nation...

We had a tornado warning last night and the weather radio didn't go off, but hey, at least we didn't blow away.

Look @kosmicpossum.bsky.social it's us that time in Asheville

Also if the universe is listening, I'm not saying a Bloodborne-related announcement at the State of Play will make everything better, but man would it be nice.

Used some free time yesterday to try out some new editing tools/stylings for me, enjoyed the work and final product quite a bit! youtube.com/shorts/jxSM0...

Day Three of Flu: Am upright again, but can smell nothing. Kate baked homemade focaccia and I could detect about 1/20th of its aroma; it was the La Croix of bread.

I have the flu and just sneezed and got snot on the cat, so that's what I've got going on right now.

You can try to erase whichever members of our NASA family you want on our websites, but you can never erase our achievements. Imagine trying to hide America’s history and accomplishments in space of all places. gizmodo.com/nasa-ordered...

While I stay awake worrying about the present and future of our country, this is how Fajita sleeps.

Only two motor segments and the nosecones remain until Artemis II’s twin Solid Rocket Motors are fully stacked and ready for the core stage. 📸 NASA

I'm not surprised by trump's disgustingly negative attitude about disabled people. It's who he is, and who he's always been. This should have been the end.

“Screaming. A million mouths screaming but also laughing the sky will bleed and there shall be a great flensing a burning away of the flesh it is coming there is no way to stop what is coming.”

Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner

The new regime's racism just helped inspire what I predict will be the Blackity Blackest Black History Month in a while. Reposting this photo to commemorate the festivities. Also, a whole mood. #LiftEveryChairandSwing

💀 Happy Fajita Friday! 🦴 Are you currently reading anything you want to talk about? Last night Fajita and I finished up The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap, a queer historical fiction about the butchering art in Edinburgh! What a fun, atmospheric read. It was a great distraction from real life.

hello foam roller my old friend i’ve come to scream on you again

don't know who Tom Yum is but his soup is fucking killer

are we even sure those astronauts want to come back right now