Billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over a traditionally nonpartisan agency that oversees the federal workforce culminated in the government’s stunning proposal Tuesday offering employees an inducement to resign, according to four people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal talks. The proposal, emailed late in the day to many of the nation’s 2.3 million federal workers, blindsided some advisers to President Donald Trump, including officials in the budget office and agencies that typically would be consulted in advance of such monumental changes to personnel and spending policies, the people said.

Musk's people did the "Let's just do it and be legends" thing with those mass resignation emails without telling anyone. Or Trump's people just want everyone to think that, so Musk gets the, uh, credit for how it all went down www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

If vaginal dryness was a picture

A planet parade of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars shines in the skies this month All month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy.

All month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy.

This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (stars at lower right represented in blue). Leo P is a star-forming galaxy located about 5 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. A team of scientists collected data from about 15,000 stars in Leo P to deduce its star formation history. They determined that it went through three phases: an initial burst of star formation, a “pause” that lasted several billion years, and then a new round of star formation that is still continuing.

Stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a timely reminder that there is so much beauty to be found in this universe, if we look for it.

Kennedy speaking at his inauguration, looking young and vital.

Jan 20, 1961. A blizzard the day before. Temperatures well below freezing. Without a coat or hat, JFK gave a speech we still quote today. Robert Frost, 86, recited a poem. Steinbeck and Hemingway and Rothko were among the VIPs. A million people gathered in the cold to hear it.
This is the precedent.

Sigh. We tried to warn them.

I just spit out my tea.

Just dumped my Dogecoin finally. Don’t want to be anywhere near Elmo Fuck

It’s there—his hand is just too small to see

Another masterful water drop from Canadian aerial firefighters in California.

Thank you, Canada!

The smoke is making it hard to see the bigger picture #wakeupamerica YouTube video by Pearlmania500

We can’t afford the country we already got, and they want to buy more?

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A spiral galaxy seen in visible light. The spiral arms appear red/brown, with the centre appearing really bright. Some star clusters can be seen in the arms, appearing blue. Some Milky Way stars are photobombing the image, as well as background galaxies.

These days are not good at all for so many people around here, so I'll try to brighten the mood, even for a second, with a new Hubble image! 🔭

This is the NGC-5530 galaxy, as seen by Hubble earlier today. This galaxy is located some 40 million light years away.

HD: flic.kr/p/2qEpfnz

Honestly, I don’t see how fact-checking stops free speech.

If anything, it protects it by keeping conversations grounded in truth.

Without it, lies spread like wildfire, and that’s not free speech—it’s chaos.

Prioritizing truth doesn’t silence anyone; it just keeps the dialogue real.💯

I don’t know if this meme makes sense to the median voter, I also don’t care.

It seems a fair assumption to me that whomever is responsible for this boss hack job is also on here. I’d like to extend my appreciation and if it’s not too much to ask, I’d love if you could just maybe share that info. Thanks!
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