The top part of the Moon is illuminated. The gray cratered surface stands out against the blackness of space. The Earth appears in the far distance as an upside-down crescent moon shape. There is some lens flare in the top part and center of the image. Credit: NASA
okay i change my mind, THIS is one of the best and most beautiful images from artemis ii
If you really want to game out the confrontation, taking this last point seriously is how Congress can force a president from office even if supermajorities are unobtainable. The power of the purse is the ultimate power. Not one dime for a tyrant, demand he resign or else *nothing* gets funded.
You could force an impeachment vote at an time. As your constituent it enraging that you and your colleagues are not using the powers you have.
Washington Post Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal The president had issued a deadline of 8 p.m. Eastern time for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz, pledging destruction by midnight if leaders don’t comply. April 7, 2026 at 9:22 a.m. EDT26 minutes ago 2 min
Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.
Obviously not a substitute for Congress doing its job, but now would be a good time for Clinton, W, Obama, and Biden to say something jointly.
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Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)
Wow what a crazy ordeal, very happy that caught it in time, hoping for a quick recovery!
Apple is adding video support to its podcasting apps — that’s great. But the way it’s doing so might jeopardize the openness that’s kept podcasting from getting enshittified like every other form of media. It’s not too late for them to fix this. anildash.com/2026/02/28/a...
in real terms, #7 would give states leverage to put an end to surges, #8 would give states the ability to outright stop construction of new detention facilities, #1 and #6 would slow the rate at which DHS could train and deploy officers, #2 and #10 would likely shrink the pool of recruits
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I have 3 mikrotik wireless routers connected with cat 6 to cover my house. Haven't had any issues, highly recommended.
Just watched it for the first time this past weekend. I love how they handled the time reset by not always showing us what happened each time. Such a great film.
The voice of the fighter pilots in the late 90s Mac games “Escape Velocity” and “Escape Velocity: Override” was recorded by speaking through a Radio Shack walkie-talkie for a radio effect.
I know this because I am the voice and recorded it myself.
That is awesome! I played so much Escape Velocity back in my teenage years. Such an amazing game.
I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
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This is highly related to my main takeaway from my jury duty earlier this year: "beyond a reasonable doubt" for _every element_ of the crime charged is a HIGH STANDARD TO MEET in a jury trial, esp when the gov is doing all this. Every juror should be prepared to hold the government to that standard.
I have a similar takeaway from my just completed jury duty for a civil trial in MA and the plaintiff only had to meet the the preponderance of the evidence standard.
Me (42 yr old 32 wk pregnant woman in grey sweater) smiling while holding a large sign saying "Abolish I.C.E." and a small one saying "No Trump No KKK No Fascist USA!" Standing next to the road.
Person in an inflatable frog costume with a bubble gun in the foreground with people sitting and walking around behind on a lovely fall day
Pics from today's No Kings protest in my small town. Was a lovely day for it. People driving by were mostly supportive, big 'insult' thrown at us was being called communist. (Close enough label I guess, def not the insult they think it is when compared to fascist)
Senator Ed Markey speaking to a crowd on the Battle Green in Lexington MA
Crowd on the Battle Green in Lexington MA
A man in a red sweater holding a sign that reads "No kings! 250 years and more!"
Good turnout for #nokings in Lexington MA to hear @markey.senate.gov speak!
The expectation, from the complicit mainstream media, that every single person on social media hold themselves to a HIGHER standard of respect than the freaking PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES will never cease to amaze me.
The reason Trump got his ass handed to him on Friday is bc ALL Trump's power is built on Russian disinfo--"RussiaRussiaRussia." And Putin just made it clear he can destroy that with glee.
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Read this: “There are really better ways to fight fascism than focusing on what magical ponies we’ll ride if we “win.”
Constitutional Cope in the Time of Texas Hold'em (a response to @jvl.bsky.social and @froomkin.bsky.social).
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Boston has moved up to 101F, the hottest June day ever recorded in the city (since at least 1872). #wbz
Can’t get over how great this is.
People who say they don’t understand what we want Dems to do: do this. Make them sound as dumb as they are, attack, don’t use caveats or hedge, stand up for the people you say you protect, act fucking mad.
Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.
Showing up but then walking out would be a great demonstration of the gravity of the current situation. Would be great to see my rep @whipkclark.bsky.social and senators @markey.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov rise to the occasion!
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social You can't have Dems sit quietly tonight. Do a dignified walk-out if you must. Sitting there and pretending this is all normal is affirming Trump and all that he is doing.
Posting to @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social in hopes his staff are counting the pushback: sitting in the room for the SOTU like everything is normal validates what Trump is doing as in the range of normal political disagreements.
This is not normal, and you need to demonstrate that you recognize that