"We aren’t taking very good care of [Earth], but that could change. For me, that’s what Star Trek is all about. Not the promise of a high-tech future where we escape our world, but rather one where we learn to respect the incredible spaceship that is our home planet." -Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

In her @newscientist.com column, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein did not mince words: Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek.

The idea that a heavily corporate and militarized approach to exploration will create a prosperous future? Illogical.

@chanda.blacksky.app

Very cool Trek girls are the norm, not the exception!

I’m not a Trekkie but I’ve done enough basic research into the Star Trek fandom to know women basically invented it, and are why the show even continued to exist. This kind of writing is part of institutional sexism that denies women’s accomplishments and role in history and it infuriates me

At New York Comic Con, we asked: How does Star Trek inspire you? 🖖🌍

From lifelong Trekkies to one of Star Trek’s newest stars, Starfleet Academy cast member Kerrice Brooks, Trek has inspired many of us to dream big and lead with empathy.

#nycc
#startrek

Quote graphic featuring Tuvok. The quote is “We often fear what we do not understand. Our best defense is knowledge.” Tuvok appears at the right side of the graphic.

If humanity ever hopes to reach its full potential, we must set aside prejudice, hatred, and fear of the unfamiliar.

With an eye towards the stars, we’ll never stop learning and exploring for the sake of all humankind.

Our whole vibe:

DS9; "Paradise Lost"; Ben Sisko speaking sternly to Kira, with caption: The trouble is Earth.

Thank you! Duly noted

When the government can silence one artist, it threatens freedom for all.

#picard
#startrek

Who says it’s not real? 🖖

"I liked Star Trek before it was political"

Star Trek before it was political:

Somethings are black and white.

The Federation president says "This president is not above the law." Star Trek VI.

Happy Trek Tuesday!🖖🏿
#StarTrek #TrekTuesday

Screenshot from Star Trek DS9. Leeta, Rom, and the rest of the workers at Quark's Bar are all huddled together. Caption: "(all chanting): Union! Union!"

Happy Labor Day, comrades 🫡

Glad to see it! The blue states are stepping up where the federal government has failed us.

The Star Trek franchise is actually sort of ambivalent about the extent to which Starfleet is a military organization but one thing it’s clear about is that while Starfleet has military elements, its primary job is curiosity, exploration, and to function as Federstion ambassadors to the galaxy

Shax from Star Trek Lower Decks saying "Fighting Fascism is a Full-time Job!" the statment is done is Star Trek the next generation font.

Calling all NYC area Trekkies!

9/11 Day and New York Cares are looking for hundreds of volunteers to pack meals on 9/10 and 9/11.

In the Star Trek future, there will be no hunger.

You can help create that future right now.

Sign up at 911day.org

The tricorder is not simply a Star Trek prop we all wish we had, but a reality to come.

Over 15 years, we’ve provided millions of dollars in funding for extraordinary projects that are saving lives around the world, including these three ventures!

#startrek
#philanthropy

Happy Birthday Gene Roddenberry on a graphic with a photo of Gene

On this day in 1921, Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. was born in El Paso, Texas.

At a time when it feels like scarcity and human suffering will never come to an end, Gene’s legacy dares us to dream bigger and create a better future.

Happy Birthday, Gene. 🖖

Quote from @jessiegender: Transgender folks are like Galaxy Quest. Sure Galaxy Quest wasn’t assigned as a Star Trek film at birth, but only fools deny that it isn’t truly a Star Trek film. In fact, it’s one of the best Star Trek films of all time. The same with trans folks.

To our trans friends, we say: Never give up. Never surrender. 🏳️‍⚧️

IDIC: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity -- and the ways our differences combine to create meaning and beauty.

What was the acronym? IDIC? Infinite DIVERSITY in Infinite Combinations. THAT is the world I want to live in. surak.daughterofkrypton.com/idic.php

Washington honors an ancient tree that survived Hiroshima The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum marks the 400th anniversary of the Yamaki Pine, an ancient tree that survived the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and has since become a symbol of peace.

The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum marks the 400th anniversary of the Yamaki Pine, an ancient tree that survived the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and has since become a symbol of peace.

This is an excellent euphemism. 🏳️‍⚧️

Bigfoot is real

My reaction when someone says they don't like Star Trek

Mike Myers wearing a t-shirt reading “Canada is not for sale”

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.

We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy? Other countries have watched their democracies slip away gradually, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re headed—or where we already are.

Other countries have watched their democracies slip away quietly, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re headed—or where we already are.

mine is exactly 26 hours long