There's something utterly fantastic about the WB-57 footage of launches, like the one we just got for Artemis II, and I clipped it just after SRB separation.

And here is where you can donate to @statesnewsroom.com --as little as $10--to keep this ship of local news afloat. Thank you. statesnewsroom.com/donate/

AI writing is best described by one word: gobbledygook

Lyme disease vaccine 70% efficacy in phase 3 clinical trials www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social

I still suspect you'll see a homogenized flattening of tone, voice, and substance caused by AI that puts a distinct premium on authentic people who actually have something useful and interesting to say

A complicated issue but dang: Alaska Senate advances bill to allow surrender of infants in climate-controlled boxes 📝: Sean Maguire alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask...

"That's no moon. It's a spa..." No, in this case, it's the Moon.

When I saw this headline I was expecting the hospital to be in a much less populated area. Hard to understand the justification for an off-site doc here. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

A few have suggested that some aspects of this mission--joy, international teamwork, diversity--are being played up to stick it to the hateful attitude of the administration. But I don't think it's that. I think it's just that those things are essential to and inseparable from a mission like this.

The Artemis II mission is excellent background listening during the workday. I need the NYC Council to replace all elevator music with astronauts describing lunar topography. www.youtube.com/live/z-j1uxB...

Here's the second image taken by the Artemis II crew. The whole world, in a window.

"Medetomidine, also known as 'rhino tranq' ... 👀

Researchers have sought evidence for the bold conjecture that there are two types of liquid water since the 90s – and now an international team claims to have found it. @philipcball.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/scienti...

And I oop: Trump administration sets up to 100% tariffs on some imported drugs 📝 Annika Kim Constantino and Angelica Peebles www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/t...

Um, what’s going on here?? Down at the end of an NYT story on the Bondi firing www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

BIG: Measles genome sequencing can trace an outbreak. For months, CDC withheld the data from the public. Great reporting from @amymaxmen.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

We’re so back?

In honor of (hopefully) today's launch of NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon in more than 50 years, here is a to-scale graphic of exactly how far away the Moon actually is. (Click image to expand.) You could fit about 30 Earths between the Earth and the Moon!

“A US freelance journalist has been kidnapped in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, and one of the suspects is linked to an Iran-backed militia, Iraqi and US officials say.” ✍️ Max Matza www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘Empty promises:’ Residents lament lack of protections as data center developments unfold across West Virginia 📝: Caity Coyne westvirginiawatch.com/2026/03/31/e...

Doctors Without Borders Accuses Gilead of Blocking Access to HIV Drug Lenacapavir ✍️: David Lim & Lauren Gardner www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Good news! The robots can find you in the dark ... theconversation.com/ultralightwe...

The Kool-Aid Man went too far this time ...

The Middle East is home to 6% of the world’s population but less than 2% of renewable freshwater. @iwmi.bsky.social's Youssef Brouziyne explains the potential humanitarian effects of attacks on water desalination plants during the Iran War.

Malaysia’s weather is so hot that it can warp a payment card 📝: Iman Muttaqin Yusof / SCMP www.scmp.com/week-asia/he...

Because of the Global Gag Rule ... 👀

Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC ✍️ Sean Ingle "The document also maintains that the SRY screen test is the best way to check someone’s biological sex..." www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

“Women working full-time, year-round, now earn 81 cents for every dollar men earn. That's down from 83 cents a year ago, and 84 cents the year prior.” ✍️📻 Andrea Hsu www.npr.org/2026/03/26/n...

But what is significant here is that there are 1000s of cases just like this waiting in the wings. That means even if you multiply $3M across 1000 plaintiffs, up to $3B in damages.

"See what coins you can find under the couch cushions." - drug companies (probably)

“Robert Malone, an ideological ally of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is stepping away from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee following a court ruling that effectively nullified the panel.” ✍️ Ariel Cohen / Roll Call

Sacré bleu ... apnews.com/article/trum...

VW to shift from cars to missile defence in deal with Israel’s Iron Dome maker ✍️: Laura Pitel, Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, and Sebastien Ash giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲? 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨/𝗘𝗘𝗔: ▪️ 38,249 cases were reported in 2024 ▪️ progress is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets of ending TB ▪️ drug-resistant TB remains a challenge. Read more: bit.ly/WorldTBDay2026 #WorldTBDay

The new movie Project Hail Mary features plenty of extraterrestrial life, both microscopic and large. As part of our regular Skeptic Checks, Big Picture Science gauges the scientific basis for Andy Weir's scifi worlds. bigpicturescience.org/episodes/ske...

Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of death worldwide among persons with HIV. In this report, the effect of the PEPFAR program on incident cases of tuberculosis and related deaths is presented. Read the full report: nej.md/4bt9UDV #WorldTBDay #MedSky #IDSky

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“…a job ad posted by Gilman shows that the company is seeking a veterinarian in Puerto Rico to “implant embryos, monitor pregnancies and help deliver healthy births” in nonhuman primates.” 👀👀👀

My guess is a 12th this year ... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘A Mass Disaster Nonstop’: Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s C.D.C. ✍️ Jeneen Interlandi www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“it’s mostly being used in terms of processing production, and less so in terms of the actual core function of journalism.” “These include tools to help with uploading content and images into the CMS as well as research and fact-checking.” ✍️: Charlotte Tobitt pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...

Wow I wonder why people don’t want to come to the US????

Big win for reality www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/t...

ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've arrested 📻 ✍️: Meg Anderson / NPR www.npr.org/2026/03/18/n...

Oh to be a fly on the wall when they decided to add viagra to their boner honey ...

Ah sh*t, here we go again … www.npr.org/2026/03/17/n...

“Ms. Drummond said Wired had added more than 200,000 new paying subscribers in the past year, and subscription revenue increased 24 percent last year in the United States. Wired currently has more than 500,000 paid subscribers.” 👀 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/b...

The ruling is a droll read. Here’s where RFK’s lawyers tried to argue that a CDC director could bypass experts and recommend “measles lunches” without facing judicial review … 😅

🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled in favor of @ameracadpeds.bsky.social and issued a preliminary injunction against the CDC. The ruling pauses the Jan 2026 childhood immunization schedule revisions, blocks RFK Jr's 13 recent ACIP member appointments, and pauses all votes taken by the committee.