First light for my AP155 platform is in the books! I pointed it at M81, M82, and NGC 3077 for a proper shakedown cruise & came away w/ a result I’m pretty happy with - despite the short integration! Full project write-up here: cosgrovescosmos.com/projects/m81... #astrophotography #astronomy

Yaroslavl oil refinery in russia got sanctioned 🔥

Some people may find this hard to swallow...

Proof that the U.S. government social media accounts are in fact white nationalist propaganda accounts, funded by our tax dollars. You’ve got to see this…

Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people

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Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.

"My dearest Cordelia, How I long to gaze upon your smiling face again. The platoon assembled in full battle regalia. The men are jubilant in anticipation. Today, we storm the capitol. The smell of victory hangs in the air. Or maybe it's coffee. It could be coffee. A mocha with a hint of cinnamon."

Fun times for scary times. Mel Brooks once said the greatest victory against Hitler was turning him into a punchline.

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#astrophotography The Lagoon and Trifid nebulae. Redcat51 ASI183 8 hr total exposure.

WIP Veil Nebula mosaic

What happens when we’re looking elsewhere is as important as what’s happening in the headlines. Have you noticed any other CDC data missing? Let us know! To complement the resources from @statnews.com, here’s the pull of what was available as of Jan. 28 from our archive.

Despite all his bluster about fighting gangs, Trump’s corrupt bargain with Salvadoran Pres. Bukele is doing the opposite — covering up evidence of Bukele’s own dealings with MS-13 and undermining US efforts to fight the gang. Trump makes a big show but the real killers get off.

Glenn Thurmond works for Oasis Ministeies in Winter Haven, FL. She's selling Alligator Alcatraz metch.

Right now in Maryland, there's a mom whose son relies on lifesaving chemotherapy treatments. She told me that if he loses access to his health insurance, it would be a "death sentence." If this bill passes, people will die. Keep calling. Keep fighting. We must stop this bill.

George Carlin had his "7 words you can't say on television" routine. Well, now Trump has "7 words you can use in public" based on the journalistic rule of thumb, "If the president says it, you can print it." Shit Shithole Pussy Cunt Goddamn Fuck Motherfucker George would be proud.

#TACO is so on brand. Putin tugs on the collar and donnie dipshit comes to heel.

If you ever wonder whether or not we live in a simulation, here's the proof it isn't. A simulation, like all fiction, has to make sense. Reality does not have to obey that constraint in a universe that was not created for us.

First hit of the day, and it's already a winner.

We cannot move on from what happened yesterday. A Senator being roughed up and handcuffed for trying to ask a question is what you see in a DICTATORSHIP. Our country is at a crossroads and we need EVERY American to stand up to defend freedom, democracy and our Constitution.

Bukele and Trump are complicit in an illegal scheme to use US taxpayer dollars to ship people to El Salvador in violation of their constitutional rights. Today we introduced sanctions against the Bukele regime to fight this cash-for-collusion deal & assault on our Constitution:

Good morning from Nashville. Kilmar Abrego Garcia heads to a detention hearing this morning in federal court, and I'm covering the proceedings live in court for @AllRiseNews.com In my preview, I focused on his habeas attorneys playing offense in Maryland. www.allrisenews.com/p/garcia-civ...

A Marine serves. His wife gets taken while nursing their baby. This isn’t safety. It’s state violence. 📕 Fck Around & Find Out* is your 50-state guide to fight back. Grab it. Use it. Mobilize: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

@riseandresist.bsky.social takes over the lobby of Trump Tower to read the names of the immigrants Trump illegally deported to CECOT prison in El Salvador. All 24 were arrested by the NYPD

Find your closest rally on Saturday and go. You can tell your kids where you were on the other side of this. Outnumber him everywhere. www.nokings.org#map

Snoop had the world in the palm of his hand during the 2024 Olympics and threw it all away to lick the white man’s boot.

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In 1912, a Black man was lynched before thousands—then shot full of bullets. Days later, two Black teens were hanged. Forsyth County forced out every Black resident. They erased the truth. 📖 ERASED tells the truth they tried to bury. Read it. Share it. Never forget: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

Trump’s dream of a deportation machine is a nightmare reality. 18-year-old honors student Marcelo is one of many examples. This administration is detaining high school volleyball players. ICE should be going after terrorists, human smugglers, and drug traffickers. Let’s be serious.

Bear witness to the ritualistic “laying of the chains” that precedes the arrival of ICE’s human cargo. 👀

"Since the 1990s, 80% of the Eastern Monarch butterfly populations have dropped as a result of the loss of milkweed and climate change." We're calling for the protection of these important pollinators under the Endangered Species Act. Add your voice: fwwat.ch/4cI64XO

This is dire and ominous.. "A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

NEW: In the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, Judge Xinis grants the plaintiff’s request to file a motion for sanctions. Motion due June 11.

This is a time when we need courage. Courage to stand up and be peaceful but loud. Make your voice heard...but not cross into violence. This is a time when your fears are real but you can't let them hold you back. Way too many people in positions of power are self muting. I'm not one of them.

So… Abrego Garcia… still down there huh?

Flood the line.

HAPPENING NOW: Texas just passed a bill making it easier to ban books and harder to access truth. This isn’t about protecting kids—it’s about controlling the narrative. 📚 Erased was written for this moment. 👉🏼 Read what they’re still trying to bury. Get the book: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

Amanda Cahill died in her cell in a Philly jail. Screaming for help for over an hour. Women jailed near her pleaded for medical attention, but nobody responded. Philly voters just approved a ballot measure to bolster oversight over the city’s deadly jails.

Grateful for these brilliant scientists brave enough to sign this Open Letter calling out 5/23/2025 Trump Admin EO, “Restoring Gold Standard Science” which will undermine scientific rigor and the transparent progress of science. Pass along this Open Letter www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...

250 years ago, Americans made it clear that we weren’t going to be ruled by kings. In 18 days, we’re taking to the streets again to reject Trump’s authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. We hope to see you on June 14 for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

What last night was like for Khmelnytsky region. #Ukraine

Yes please. Origami Ballet - Agnes Obel - "The Curse"

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MUST WATCH: They didn’t just burn Tulsa — they burned proof. Black wealth. Black futures. Gone. And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened. 📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of. Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

Two staff members at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were fatally shot Wednesday night outside the FBI field office in Washington D.C. It's right around the corner from the Capital Jewish Museum. What's Patel doing?

Trump Regime just sent this plane to South Sudan with deported immigrants from Asia. They could have loaded the plane with $100 million of food spoiling in warehouses after Musk and Trump closed USAID. But they didn’t. Imprisoning innocent immigrants in South Sudan is their priority. #ProudBlue

Pupation. Asian Lady Beetle. #naturephotography