Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335 Image date: 23 April 2025, 16:00 The Hubble Space Telescope captured in exquisite detail a face-on view of a remarkable-looking galaxy. NGC 5335 is categorized as a flocculent spiral galaxy with patchy streamers of star formation across its disk. There is a strikin...

Daughter: “Why do you always have to be right?” Me: “It’s hereditary. You’ll see.”

A silent catastrophe.

ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes. (Published Dec. 2024)

Democrats are treating Rep. Eric Swalwell like a person who has been credibly accused of sexual misconduct, including rape. It doesn’t matter that he’s a Democrat — they’re appalled and not in denial. That’s the difference between the two parties.

>> @katiephang.bsky.social: “Trump has given clemency to more than 70 people that have been convicted of fraud.” “Because of Trump's clemency efforts for these people that have been convicted of fraud — there is more than $700 million in restitution and fines that are now poof, gone.”

Trump saying that Iran has “no cards” is laughable - the world is hurting from their control of the Strait of Hormuz. Seems like a pretty powerful card! Inflation is up and fuel is up over 40% in just a month.

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All four of NASA's Artemis II crew members have been extracted from the Orion spacecraft off the coast of San Diego. Watch live with us as recovery operations continue: www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-...

What a great photo just added on the NASA Johnson Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...

She refuses to give up. With the help of our team she and weeks of patience this very senior lady is making progress

“Crowds watch the Artemis II Orion capsule splash down off the coast of San Diego at the Air and Space Museum in San Diego, California.” Photo by Sandy Huffaker

So you mean to tell me, this was an open secret in DC, everybody knew, but folks endorsed him anyway? And now they’re pulling those endorsements? If you knew, why the fuck didn’t you say something sooner? Why let this go on for years? There’s additional culpability here if this is how it works.

Ally and Adam are warriors for democracy and I’m so terribly sorry for stepping in it big time earlier. I stand with her.

We Needed This🩷 Thank you Artemis II Crew #artemis #splashdown

Parachutes popping open on cue, and the capsule splashing down EXACTLY when it was projected to. I hope Elon Musk is sadly gazing towards Houston right now, a tear in one eye, and feeling painful pangs of competence-envy.

The amazing, letter-perfect performance of NASA this week is a ferocious rebuke to the right-wing fools who constantly tell us that for-profit businesses always do a job better than the government.

Notice how the most celebrated and successful space mission in *decades* was run by at least 50% “DEI hires”—not all white men? And not even all Americans. Maybe diversity *is* strength . . .

Interesting, in all of Melania Trump’s speech strenuously yet unconvincingly exonerating herself, she never once said these five, quick words: “My husband is innocent too.” Seems a rather deliberate omission. But, clearly, the speech itself was not intended to help Donald.

The pressure campaign is working. The USDA Forest Service just spoke out, attempting to explain what they’re calling “fact vs. fiction.” Don’t trust this administration, all they do is lie. They know they’re losing businesses are pulling away, and everyone is speaking out.

I dunno about you, but I don’t have the email addresses of randoms I see at parties “from time to time.” I certainly don’t know their travel history either. Here’s looking at Melania Trump…

Melania called her email to Ghislaine Maxwell a "trifle." It began "Dear G!" and ended "Love, Melania." Nothing to see here. Just two women who barely knew each other…writing love letters.

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." -- George Orwell 1984. We are going to get something horrific about Melania dropping from the Epstein files.

Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Trump's ceasefire and says the war will continue against Iran at any time he chooses. "We are ready to resume the fighting at any moment." "Our finger is on the trigger."

All of Us Should Be Able To Agree With This…..

🚨Newsflash: Democrats do not hold the Majority in Congress. Republicans need to get their lazy do nothing asses back to DC and end this fucking war. They are led by SUPER STUPID Speaker Mike Johnson, who has the power to reconvene the House in this crisis, but wont. PS. He also cant count votes!

The repercussions of this war will last decades. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/w...

The Art of the Deal

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OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

This makes me sad, and because of madman Trump, I believe it to be true. “The United States will no longer be viewed as a stabilizing force in the world, but as an agent of chaos…” And Joe Kent is MAGA saying that.

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. (Published May 2025)

I know many believe we’re in a political crisis which is half true. But we’re also in a deeply moral crisis. There’s just a plethora of rotten people out there who don’t want to share, want to cause trouble, spread suffering all over etc. and we silently go along with it. Messed up. 100% nihilism.

It was not that long ago when conservatives had a chokehold on every branch of Wisconsin government, piles of Koch and Uline money, and seemed unstoppable. People worked FUCKING HARD to change that shit and now look at em. Change is always possible and never ever easy.

100% this!

Inside the Whipple Concentration Camp Credit: 50501 Minnesota

Trump is trying to take credit for getting Iran to take a deal. Why wouldn't they? He gave them *everything* they asked for. #TheArtOfTheDeal But China, Iran's rich ally and top trading partner, interceding made the difference. Iran can say no to Trump (and has), but is afraid to rebuff China.

Very peculiar and unhinged behavior from the FCC chair here. He is pretending a statement read on CNN, which came from Iran's Supreme National Security Council, is fake, and he is threatening CNN over it.

America’s favorite sport: saying the right thing and hoping no one checks the scoreboard.

Trump has failed so epically in Iran that not only was there no regime change or surrender, but now the rogue country controls the formerly open Strait of Hormuz A truly stupendous political and economic disaster for America-and the entire world

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MacFarlane: There is this rare bipartisan coalition that formed in the Trump era over the Epstein files, where you had Republicans and Democrats actually working in concert to pressure him to do something. Could that be replicated over war powers? We're seeing early signs of that…

Whoa. 54% Be thankful if you’re not a truck driver.

Thank you, @kim.senate.gov .

Money will be made by Iran, since your deal just allowed them to charge $2 million per ship to pass through—a fee that never existed prior to the war.

Israel insists they can keep bombing Lebanon even though not doing that was part of what Iran said the deal is

Pressure from American public seems to be having an effect. More than 50 Members of Congress are now calling for Trump's removal either via impeachment or the 25th Amendment. Keep calling your MOC's especially the GOP members. #sheshed

This is nothing short of miraculous. Trust in God

The first time Trump gives a flying f*ck about the troop’s lives is to take credit for the rescue of one of them.