Artemis II crew returning to Earth.

“Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking. If you look to the left side of the aircraft, you will notice flight 198 challenging us to a race. I've turned the fasten seatbelt back on because shit is about to get real.”

Merry Christmas one and all, from the Vaders 🎄

It would cost $38 billion dollars to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for another year and ensure Americans don’t lose their healthcare. The republicans said no. Trump sent $40 billion to Argentina and they didn’t object. Argentina first, America last.

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement. Check out how tiny the crowds were: Philly: 200 DC: "several hundred" Boston: 500 Austin: 1,000 Houston: 2,000

“.. Newsom is counting on the press corps to be .. oblivious to their double standard. .. He suggests: You notice my trolling? You notice it sounds like I’m a demented old man yelling at clouds? But not Trump? Why?” @editorialboard.bsky.social www.editorialboard.com/newsom-shows...

When history marks the point where we lost the future to China, this will be it.

A simple idea that could save your life and help you to be found

There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”

Just when you thought American politics could not get any stranger this happens….

And if you think it's bad now, the Billionaire Bailout Bill that passed the House this morning will be the biggest transfer of wealth in history if enacted.

Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3

Trump's tariff war could reduce the supply of Christmas toys. But deporting children could reduce the demand.

This should be the top story in Axios’s morning read. But it isn’t. It’s the FIFTH top story. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...

Please everyone, worth reading… georgiatoday.ge/former-us-co...

Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.

I would be making a big deal out of this if I were an elected Democrat

Thinking about this quote, from JPMorgan's Michael Cembalist, today: www.jpmorgan.com/insights/out...

Good morning, Bluesky!

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

Something that's been clear to me for some time is that a lot of progressive advocacy and politics has overindexed on finding just the right combination of words to say while ignoring the fact that no media ecosystem exists where people might actually hear you say them. New from @mmfa.bsky.social

Who made this. 🤣

One of these things is not like the others

musk illegally seized control of the treasury and now wants to end social security and medicare and plunge tens of millions of americans into destitution so that we won’t go “bankrupt,” a thing that practically-speaking can’t happen

🚨SOS!!🚨 a whistleblower who works in the federal govt just got this info to me. You guys they are dismantling Social Security. It’s happening right now. Like, NOW. With an interruption in services in 2-3 months. I can’t say who this person is but they’re in a position to know. SPREAD THE WORD! 🧵

If one thinks about what Europe is evaluating right now, Ukraine & European security are at the forefront. And that's correct. At the same time, I encourage people to recognize that an outside observer doesn't just see us as trashing our allies; they see us as self-destructing from within.

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.

We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.” Who needs a gallon of ketchup?

In case you’re confused or on the fence about what a Nazi salute looks like -

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For over a thousand years, the main purpose of Britain’s Royal Mint has been to make coins. But as the use of cash declines, the mint is undergoing a transformation. Its new purpose: recovering precious metals from electronic waste. And turning that metal into jewelry. See how: nyti.ms/3BHSDt8

here come old laptop he come bootin up slowly he got broken touchpad he need one more update he got no space on this pc one thing i can tell you its got no warranty

I'm completely OBSESSED with this list

I don't love it either, but I'm not sure how you tell a man that he should let his only surviving son rot in prison to respect norms, institutions, and the rule of law, when the country you devoted your life to serving just pretty comprehensively voted they don't give a shit about any of that.

wtf do trains do to people in leeds?!

Some incredible data in here:

Extraordinary letter from my former professor, Archibald Cox.

I love the community that is forming on Blue Sky but the instability in scrolling on my iPad is getting tedious. I fully realize that the Blue Sky team is dealing with a massive scale up but please address the scrolling issue as soon as practical.

Expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed.

Elissa Slotkin on Trumpworld's talk of purging generals: "We're really at risk of politicizing the military in a way that we can't put the genie back in the bottle."

Chris Hayes is giving a plug to Blue Sky on his program tonight.