Normal chaos has returned 4:06pm.

2 Car crash into building Cambridge MA

2 Car crash into building Cambridge MA

2 Car crash into building Cambridge MA

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Car crash at Lowell and Mount Auburn Cambridge, MA

Avoid Mount Auburn Street past Fresh Pond Parkway going into Harvard Square. Cars crashed into building at Lowell. #CambridgeMA

The afternoon sun spills down the stairs and into the lobby of Boston Public Library’s McKim Building.

Closeup of the afternoon sun spilling on down the stairs and into the lobby of Boston Public Library’s McKim Building

It’s that time of year! At around 4pm, from now and into late summer the afternoon sun spills down the stairs and into the lobby of Boston Public Library’s McKim Building!
@bpl.boston.gov #BPLHenge

“The guard stared at me with the expression of a man trying to decide whether the person in front of him is a threat or simply an idiot” In this edition of the Weekender: sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, chasing a black-beaked swan, and the Cinnamon Gum Olympics

A great read on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz:
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Dinner scene with pizza, NASA pint glass, Canadian lager and Artemis2 return on TV.

Watching #Artemis2 return with sourdough pizza, a NASA pint glass, and a good Canadian lager. #bettertogether 🇺🇸🇨🇦

No way that is a picture of a 71 year old man!

April 8, 2026 On April 8, 1865, General Ulysses S.

This is a Gettysburg Address-level read by @hcrichardson.bsky.social . Short on words, long on meaning, and deeply felt:

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Artemis 2 eclipse.

Annotated Artemis 2 Eclipse photo with corona, earthshine, and starshine.

It seemed impossible to me that whole shadowed side of the moon was lit up by earthshine during the #Artemis2 eclipse yesterday.

Now it makes sense. What seemed impossible is revealed in today’s photo #NASA photo drop.

Earthshine and starshine can coexist on the shadowed side of the moon.

Artemis 2 Eclipse Photo.

Annotated Artemis 2 Eclipse Photo with Corona, Earthshine, and Starshine.

Ah, now it makes sense. What seemed impossible is revealed. Earthshine and starshine can coexist on the shadowed side of the moon.

Video: Artemis II Crew Names Crater After Mission Commander’s Late Wife As the Artemis II mission approached lunar flyby on Monday, the crew shared an emotional moment when they called down to mission control to request that a previously unnamed moon crater be dedicated t...

BRB, there’s something in my eye.

Artemis II Crew Names Crater After Mission Commander’s Late Wife www.nytimes.com/video/scienc...

The Astronauts are referring to earthshine, which I assume means earth relected sunlight lighting up the shadowed side of the moon. This seems impossible given the current locations of the 3 body system. Is it starshine lighting up the shadowed side or does earthshine refer to another phenomena?

nutella free in space on artemis orion

THE NUTELLA HAS COME LOOSE

Let’s get #merrygoroundthemoon trending! #Artemis2

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon (Official Broadcast) YouTube video by NASA

www.youtube.com/live/z-j1uxB...

Watch NASA #Artemis2 live feed here!

Still shot of Artemis2 camera on NASA live feed.

Watching the NASA live feed of the merry-go-round-the-moon and can see the moon wiggling on the camera shot outside because the astronauts are using their flywheel exercise machine. #Artemis2

During the holiest time in the Christian calendar, I think it is important to emphasize:

This is not what Jesus would do.

OMG!

American Conversations: Vanessa Williamson YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

Bumping this must-see!

One takeaway (of many):

Funding the renovation of Our White House’s East Wing with private money is a bribe.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social

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Artemis2 solar panel glistening in sunlight.

The Artemis2 solar panel is beautiful in the sunlight. #Artemis2 #NASA

Who Is The Administrator Of DOGE?

See also: “My vote doesn’t matter.”

Bumping for March 28, 2026

Typing a search for: “If I redact his name from the new 250th dollar is it still legal tender.”

A user named AI answers: “Drawing, stamping, or "redacting" a name usually does not make the bill unspendable…”

Typing another search for: “Is the
user named AI dependable…”

#RedactTrump

Trump is “a former President”.

US Mint takes down video of meeting criticizing proposed Trump 24K gold coin A coin advisory committee called the design for the America 250 coin something only produced by "kings or dictators."

SCOOP— Trump wants a 24k gold coin w/ his face on it for America 250, but an official at a late February coin advisory committee meeting called it something only done by "nations ruled by kings or dictators." After NYT reported the criticism, US Mint yanked online vid of the meeting w/o explanation.

Thousands Rally to Support the Need for Science in a Democracy - Eos Dozens of Stand Up for Science gatherings nationwide focused on the importance of science for federal policymaking.

“We’re fighting to save science, we’re fighting to protect health, and we’re fighting to defend democracy,” @cdelawalla.bsky.social, founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social, about today’s Stand Up for Science rallies. eos.org/articles/tho...

This is why proportional representation works better than plurality rules in multiple candidate elections (think the 2025 NYC mayoral primaries).

This is why proportional representation works better than plurality rules in multiple candidate elections (think the 2025 NYC mayoral primaries).

Spent the morning digging a MBTA bus off light pole. Many helping hands involved. #2026blizzard #CambMA.