Tweet from Hegseth that says The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.

Public health got started largely in the
military for a reason, Hegseth.

Remember the 1918 flu pandemic.

Remember Walter Reed’s work on yellow fever.

Remember George Washington ordering his troops to be inoculated against smallpox.

Here a way to start the week reflecting on what you want more and less this week ❤️ From the amazing Amber Rae buff.ly/kpAOHXW #AcademicSky #ECRchat #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #Postdoc #NewPI

I call it food porn.

April 18, 2026 And, just like that, President Donald J.

April 18, 2025
And, just like that, President Donald J. Trump’s triumphant boasting that the Strait of Hormuz had been permanently reopened has unraveled in less than 24 hours. Citing the continuing U.S. blockade, Iranian officials announced they were closing the strait again.…

The Film That Explains Contemporary America The Sorrow and the Pity has lessons for how authoritarianism takes root—and how to fight against it.

A four-hour documentary from 1969 about life in Nazi-occupied France chronicles the way that many ordinary citizens simply lived their lives as if nothing had changed, @dgraham.bsky.social writes. "The Sorrow and the Pity" is more relevant than ever:

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

These incredible Buff Tip Moths blend in so well with branches that you might mistake them for sticks. Nature's masters of disguise are truly fascinating!

This is a cool tool. Find your name in Landsat images. science.nasa.gov/mission/land...

Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

Feels like this paper on protein-templated DNA synthesis by a natural enzyme warrants some comment.
So here's a 🧵. /1
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Child: I know your name. Mamdani.

Obama: What’s his first name?

Child: Mayor.

Why are Koch-funded activists trying to derail a US city's public transit? Phoenix will vote Tuesday on a light rail system expansion. It faces opposition from business owners backed by activists affiliated with the Koch network

“Koch brother groups have tried to derail public transit plans in other cities around the country, from Little Rock, Arkansas and central Utah, to Nashville and Michigan. They have frequently called such projects ‘wasteful spending’. The Koch organization is also heavily invested in fossil fuels.”

We already KNOW how to make super babies, you eugenicist creeps! And it's all the things you fucking fucks are fucking up! THREAD!

I read the title as: Trump nominated dr. Who.
And honestly I accepted it.

Here's the article which includes the actual interview in question. Yes, he absolutely said this and yes, it's in context.

wordinblack.com/2025/02/rfk-...

And also it’s obvious how these ppl have never defended their views outside their bubble.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Koch, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, April 10 at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07p.m. EDT). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha.

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

flic.kr/p/2s7aCi3 #Artemis 🧪🔭

This nerve could help reduce inflammation from rheumotoid arthritis.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Kevin Tracey talked with Science Friday on how stimulating the vagus nerve can slow down inflammation in the body.

Listen to our podcast to learn more: https://bit.ly/4smSkYL

Illustration by Molly Magnell

so happy for my emotional support astronauts

I'm deep down the rabbit hole on FROGFISH, 60 species of anglerfish in family Antennariidae.

They are deeply, utterly WEIRD & MARVELOUS.

Most walk on modified fins.
Others use jet propulsion.
Some are capable of air-breathing.
Some are "hairy", others blend perfectly in sargassum.

Artemis II Crew Wakes Up to 'Pink Pony Club' on Day 4 of Moon Mission! APT YouTube video by APT

youtu.be/92dlcYRQdPg?...

Has anyone checked on the flatearthers?!

art002e009288 - NASA art002e009288 (April 6, 2026) – Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright wh...

www.nasa.gov/image-detail...

The global oil shock, mapped YouTube video by Max Fisher

This is helpful.

A text from my uni-aged daughter today:

And blocked within a min!!

Probably because it’s AI !!!

NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) YouTube video by NASA

www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...

NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) YouTube video by NASA

I highly recommend putting this NASA #Artemis II mission livestream on and just leaving it playing as you go about your weekend. Live views of the spacecraft, occasional visualizations of the current config, views of the control room, space-ground radio audio. www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...