"Orion, the Moon, and the Earth. EVERYONE, in that picture" - #Artemis II Mission Control.

Reid Wiseman on #Artemis II: "We have Earth out window 4 and Moon out window 3... the Moon is about 3-4 times the size of the Earth and it is almost full, and the Earth is just a small crescent out there... it's magnificent... such a majestic view out here" Mission Control: "Amaze, amaze, amaze!"

Happening tomorrow!

About 20% of Germans denied that Hitler was to blame for anything while they while their country was in ruins and they were under occupation.

Also Pittsburgh PA is awesome. ❤️

I am a big fan of Oklahoma City. If you turn up your nose, you haven't been there lately.

Trust in Tom! Or, trust in Tom's Yiayia and her recipe, handed to me by my Irish mom who learned it from her.

Pete is obviously still an idiot and that NYT piece has some...."colorful" prose, but nothing about the successful rescue of a downed airman during a big boy war from deep in hostile territory is a "colossal fuckup"

This is all for tomorrow, April 6. (Sorry, should have specified in the post!)

NASA #Artemis II flyby coverage schedule; all times in Eastern. You can follow along live on NASA+ (plus.nasa.gov) or on the NASA YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@NASA). It should be amazing to watch!

We are so, so small. #Artemis

Feels like so much of the rise of Donald trump is the institutions and people who can hold him to account repeatedly saying "alas, woe is me, why won't someone hold him to account" and then choosing to let him off the hook again

"If you start with an expensive destination, all other cost-cutting attempts become much harder and less effective. If you travel to somewhere that’s a great value instead, staying on a budget is effortless."

Guys, not sure if anyone has noticed, but I don’t think the emperor has any clothes on

"A properly executed dead drop, for instance, allows an intelligence officer to securely receive information while also verifying that it came from a specific human source, rather than an AI-generated deception."

happy birthday to 'Carrie', published April 5th, 1978 📚

Constitutional lawyer here. I don't think it would violate the Constitution for the VP/Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, but the intended constitutional remedy for this behavior is impeachment & removal. The fact that that remedy is politically impossible is a scandal and a crisis.

"open the fuckin strait" apostrophe and all? no he didn't write this, the racist handler has the phone rn

A selection of #Roman glassware, which has survived in beautiful condition despite being up to 2000 years old #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

I’m surprised by how often I think about a line from Toni Morrison’s SULA: “…more tranquil than the curve of eggs.” What an image. The first time I read it, I was so startled that I went in the kitchen and got an egg out the damn fridge to look at its curve.

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

I highly recommend putting this NASA #Artemis II mission livestream on and just leaving it playing as you go about your weekend. Live views of the spacecraft, occasional visualizations of the current config, views of the control room, space-ground radio audio. www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...

based on my experiences as a parent i genuinely believe that if someone is feeling irritable the first thing they should ask themselves is “have i pooped today?”

This got a cheer that might end up being the loudest of the season at Target Field.

Yes, VPNs can help you get around certain types of geographic restrictions, but it’s very important you do your due diligence before downloading one. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...

Sometimes circumstances require an out-and-back road trip, but if you can, take a circle route or loop trip. Here are a couple of ideas, in the latest post on my personal blog: www.sheilascarborough.com/2026/04/02/l...

Some truth to this.

Hegseth firing Generals who wouldn't go along with his purge of Black and female officers www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

Set yourself up for a perfect Austin, Texas morning - a pancake flight breakfast at Snooze, art at Umlauf Sculpture Garden, and a walk with peacocks in Mayfield Park: perceptivetravel.com/blog/2026/03...

At the Indian Gaming Association's annual convention in San Diego this week, two words have dominated the agenda: Prediction markets.

In 3.5 hours something will happen in space that hasn't in 54 years: A nearly 6 minute engine burn will boost a human-crewed spacecraft out of earth orbit and send them on their way to the moon www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

An actually achievable goal! 😊

Look at my boy go

"It still looks like what no one is quite yet willing to call a massive, almost unimaginable strategic defeat."

Ever wondered why North is at the top of our maps? If you're assuming there are logical, scientific, Nature-driven reasons for it - yeah, me too. In fact, they're often whimsical, arbitrary or just plain ridiculous! Hold onto your hat. This may turn your world upside-down. 1/

Each year I do an updated article on the cheapest places to live in the world, something I’ve been doing for more than a decade now. https://www.rfr.bz/bd0905c

I did wonder when someone would look at a map and realize that another country besides Iran is located on the Strait.

Fucking hell these people are off their tits

This morning @petereharrell.bsky.social coined “Aya-Toll” and @brendanvduke.bsky.social coined “HORMU-ZPass”, not sure any of us can top that

This is the sort of thing I talk to my therapist about, because I intellectually know the NSS and NDS weren't worth the paper they were printed on but you still feel like you're taking crazy pills when they do a war with Iran a month after releasing a NDS that says "don't do a war with Iran"

Trump gave a speech arguing for war in Iran 33 days into the war in Iran because his polls are at the lowest point of his presidency and 70% of voters oppose a ground invasion

A few people have replied to my Artemis posts with links to Gil Scott-Heron's "Whitey on the Moon." Here's a story from Space.com about Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, currently en route to fly around the Moon, and his connection to that piece. www.space.com/space-explor...

dunno what folks expect tbh don't do big boy wars of choice for no reason because this is the position you get put in during big boy wars, is basically the only useful takeaway from any of this

Instant classic

Official broadcast of the countdown for NASA's Artemis II: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBMI...

3 things I'm worried about at our national parks - overcrowding from shutting down reservations, rewriting history, & overcharging international visitors. I put my keyboard on blast for @perceptivetravel.bsky.social: perceptivetravel.com/blog/2026/03...

was just reminded that tomorrow is april fool’s day and especially this year can we just… not, please

I don’t think any of us are truly prepared for how hard the administration is going to go “no, trump did not get his ass handed to him by Iran”

I may need one of these. Think I saw a version worn by @nerdseyeview.bsky.social store.crooked.com/products/f-c...