a screenshot of a google search for "nearest star" with a pop-up asking if you'd like to "see results closer to you?"

i don't think that'll make the result any more precise, but sure

It's the likes of Jim Jordan. This should be ignored.

Heimaklettur, the tallest point on that island, is 283 meters, so the plane is certainly below that judging from footage

Icelandair 757-200 with a super low pass over the island town of Vestmannaeyjar today. The captain that was retiring had not been given a permission by the airline for the detour.

www.ruv.is/frettir/innl...

If you’ve been moved & inspired by Artemis, NASA needs your help. Literally during A2, the president proposed cutting NASA science 47%, canceling 54 missions, including many already in-flight. To help stop these cuts, check out @planetarysociety.bsky.social www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...

Hitler wanted to build a similar arch in Berlin as part of his campaign to remake Berlin into Welthauptstadt Germania. This is what it would have looked like. (Credit: J.M. Charbin) The name is even the same.

Melania Trump Slams Baseless Reports Linking Her To Wrong Wealthy Pedophile

Melania Trump Slams Baseless Reports Linking Her To Wrong Wealthy Pedophile theonion.com/melania-trump-slams-base...

Hard pass.

the chicago pope is over on twitter being christlike and everyone's biblesplaining him in the replies lol

Start with Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, and Eastern Germany.

As aside, this is one speech Melania didn’t plagiarize from Michelle Obama.

I wanna point out something serious. The admin has been complaining about Iran winning the information war.

This same administration shut down Voice of America, and other information operations the US govt does.

It’s a self goal. Actions have consequences

The 28th Virginia battle flag is a Confederate battle flag that belonged to the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Captured by the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, the flag was brought to Minnesota and exhibited at the state's capitol for several years before passing into the permanent collection of the Minnesota Historical Society after 1896 where it has remained since.

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up.

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I just learned that Hamas and Hezbollah are two different groups. Here's my plan for lasting peace in the Middle East....(1/73)

It's all immaterial given the nebulous copyright status of generative output, per recent court rulings. IP holders can't be assured that they will be able to enforce ownership.

Happy Appomattox Day to all that celebrate

The FY 2027 NASA budget request hides its science cuts by omitting mission names instead of explicitly zeroing them out.

We did the work and found 54 missions cancelled in this proposal.

This is another extinction-level event for NASA science.

Full list: planetary.org/save-nasa-science

NYT: US Fertility Rates Drop to Another Record Low The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, in large part because of a plunge among teenagers

There are some clues in the age breakdown: The fertility rate for teenagers dropped by 7 percent from 2024’s figure, setting another record low for the group. Since 2007, the rate for teenagers is down by 72 percent, and since 1991, when teenage fertility rates were at a high, the rate is down by 81 percent.

Why I don't trust anyone a little too obsessed about falling fertility rates

I hope it's not just wishful thinking. And the other hand, Orban's polling numbers dropped after Vance's endorsement. Kiss of death.

The Chain - The Up Front © The Up Front / Longformist Ltd 2026

Well, we’re at the point in the timeline where companies in the commercial airline supply chain are telling me openly and on the record that the best thing that could happen to the supply chain is, and I quote: “sideline Trump”, end quote.

theupfront.media/tag/the-chain/

I have seen one good example of this plate

"[Dr. Bhattacharya] has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half ...r"
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/... via @lenasun.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

STAT: Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs

by Megan Molteni @statnews.com @mmolteni.bsky.social

bit.ly/4tVncB5

Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budget Astronauts had a call with the US president from space after setting record for the farthest-traveled humans from Earth

The hypocrisy is astronomical: Trump slashed NASA’s budget by 23% and then took credit when astronauts made history. Artemis II does not belong to politicians dismantling American space science. Join the fight for science: standupforscience.net

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A New Law Voids IDs of Transgender Kansans. It Also Threatens Their Voting Access. - Bolts Almost as soon as Kansas lawmakers passed a new law targeting transgender people in late February, state officials started invalidating some people’s driver’s licenses without warning. The law, which ...

Just to spell this out…

You need ID to vote in Kansas. For most, that means a driver’s license.

Kansas has canceled valid licenses of people who’d updated their gender marker. Many of those affected will need new licenses to be able to vote.

A new license costs $16.

= Poll tax on trans people.

Transportation isn’t just logistics—it’s essential to dialysis care.

Read the new Journal of Nephrology Social Work article:
“It’s Part of Dialysis”: Lived Experiences of Transportation Challenges Among Patients and Staff in In-Center Hemodialysis

Poll: Here’s what MAHA actually believes www.politico.com/news/2026/04... @politico.com

71% self-identified MAGA and they support:

- 80% remove artificial dyes
- 74% ban GMOs
- 67% eliminate fluoride
- 65% reduce vaccines
- 65% restrict access to abortion
- 68% eat more meat

estimates from 👇