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I was interrupting bathtime. So rude.

Two cats lay on a chair atop a crocheted blanket. Ada, the black and white cat, has her paws around Tendi, a black cat with a white patch on her chest. Tendi looks smug. Ada looks resigned.

They're (sort of) pals now, mostly because Tendi is relentless. :D

Tendi, a black kitten with a white spot on her chest, sits on a window perch. Behind her, Ada, a black and white cat, is also on the perch with a deeply annoyed look on her face. Her ears are in the "do something about this" position.

Ada knows that feeling, Fiasco.

Holy shit this is a good playlist. I'm amused that I knew exactly which song it would be when I saw the Synchronicity cover on the thumbnail. :D

Artemis II Return NASA's Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), splashes down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, at 5:07 p.m. PDT, (8:07 p.m. EDT) on Friday, April 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight launched on Wednesday, April 1, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin its 10-day journey around the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars. NASA’s Landing and Recovery team and the U.S. military are coordinating efforts to extract the Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

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

I spent half an hour fishing toys out from under various bits of furniture this morning, all because Ada let me know she was Bored and it was My Problem. Now it's crinkle ball-spring-jingleball-mousey palooza here for all the cats. Ada is v. smug about this.

I wonder if we could get the shop up to 6k followers.

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I know it's late, but I need you all to realize that as soon as we started paying attention to these races, Moms for Liberty & their ilk, started losing. They exploited a window of apathy & did a lot of damage, but they just cannot win when actually opposed. No unopposed elections anywhere.

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Hey, pick up a phone. It'll help. Be kind to the staffers. You'll probably be speaking to an intern, if someone answers. They didn't do this. They very possibly agree with you if you call a DC office.

But let your senators and representative know that Trump's genocidal threat cannot stand.

New over here so introducing myself with some commentary on Artemis II!

Realizing how much the human moments are what gets me in these missions. I was dry-eyed during Curiosity's landing, too, until the room at JPL erupted in cheers and people started celebrating.

I love the science, so much. But it's the people that make it so real and so personal and so powerful.

Screenshot of Artemis II astronauts in Integrity (Orion spacecraft) doing a group hug

Group hug on Orion after the announcement of the astronauts suggestion to name a Moon crater in honor of Reid Wiseman's deceased wife. 😢

(April 6, 2026) In this fully illuminated view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth), is visible on the right. It is identifiable by the dark splotches that cover its surface. These are ancient lava flows from a time early in the Moon’s history when it was volcanically active. The large crater west of the lava flows is Orientale basin, a nearly 600-mile-wide crater that straddles the Moon’s near and far sides. Orientale's left half is not visible from Earth, but in this image we have a full view of the crater. Everything to the left of the crater is the far side, the hemisphere we don’t get to see from Earth because the Moon rotates on its axis at the same rate that it orbits round us. Image Credit: NASA

👨‍🚀 The #Artemis II crew are now further from home than any humans ever, and European engines brought them there 🚀.
🌍 The record of 400 171 km was previously held by the Apollo 13 mission 🌕.

Donate to Help Us Escape Poverty and Rebuild in Baltimore, organized by David Castro My partner and I are two disabled nonbinary people trying to move from ru… David Castro needs your support for Help Us Escape Poverty and Rebuild in Baltimore

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"What you feel in your heart towards the series is almost entirely irrelevant. What matters is what you do, because J. K. Rowling is out there doing a lot of things...Nothing is adequate to the situation except the truth. There is no way to watch the new Harry Potter show subversively"

A vertical sign for the UCLA blood and platelets center that is in the shape of a red blood drop with white letters, sticking out on a silver bracket from a light blue wall.

It’s the first week of the quarter, so what do we do? We stop hoarding our precious fluids and share them with the world! Set the reminder on your phone.

Never got salty potatoes after drooling on my leg, ever.

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There's a new Patreon post up, with music playlists from our in-house DJ, @bardiclady.bsky.social!

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Donate to Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need, organized by Dianne M On March 30th, the Rutherford County Library Board terminated Luanne James from her pos… Dianne M needs your support for Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need

Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content.

"I will not comply."

They sacked her and cops escorted her out.

She's a hero. This banned author just donated.

Photo of Christina Koch

Astronaut Christina Koch (no relation) is set to become the first woman to ever orbit the moon..

Victor Glover is not only on track to become the first person of color to ever leave low Earth orbit, he is also currently *piloting* #ArtemisII

Neither of us moved until after core stage separation was complete.

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is taking Indigenous culture past the Moon: his mission patch was designed by Henry Guimond, an Anishinaabe artist, incorporating one Indigenous perspective about the seven sacred laws, which are represented by animals.
🧪 #ArtemisII

"We've got a beautiful moonrise and we're headed right at it." -Wiseman

"Humanity's next great voyage begins" #Artemis

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Several of my followers have put some $ in the hat for this baby and her family, and many more have boosted. Thank you so, so much. Their goal is $4k and they have almost 600. Can we get them halfway today?
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