Happy April 20!

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

We live in a country where the two most dynamic, charismatic, eloquent politicians of this century have the first names Barack and Zohran. This is what bothers the white supremacists so much.

i’m such a stupid fucking mark for trying to “work” and “follow the law”

I maintain that among the media's biggest mistakes has been continuing to ask Trump questions as if he's a normal guy instead of asking things like "Can you explain who Jesus is" or "Describe the process of pumping gas"

Call it a VIP club charge and they’ll line up to pay it.

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.

Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars

The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.

Why aren't we doing this?

As the father of a middle schooler I have seen the rebellion against AI forming there — even using “that’s AI, bro,” not indicating something is literally AI, but that something is metaphorically so — it’s sus, it’s bullshit, it’s bad weird

So if we can automatically register people for selective service with no ID issues, why can't we do the same with voting?

One hopes images like this, when paired with the knowledge that everything we burn ends up in that tiny slice of gasses, would help contextualize why we need to move away from energy sources we set on fire.

One hopes. Climate communicators should make some hay of this.

Your reminder that even if the war truly ended tonight, and Iran let every tanker sail through the Strait tomorrow, oil does not teleport, wells have been shut down and will take weeks or months to reopen, storage facilities have been destroyed, and refining capacity has been significantly damaged.

art002e009287 (April 6, 2026) - Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the Moon's curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Orientale basin is perched on the edge of the visible lunar surface. Hertzsprung Basin appears as two subtle concentric rings, which are interrupted by Vavilov, a younger crater superimposed over the older structure. The lines of indentations are secondary crater chains formed by ejecta from the massive impact that created Orientale. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth's day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. Credit: NASA

Here’s a wide view of ‘Earthset.’ Jaw dropping. I can’t imagine what it was like for the #Artemis crew. Their lives and perspective on our place in the cosmos must be forever changed.

Whether it happens 6 hours from now, 6 days from now, 6 weeks from now, 6 months from now, or 6 years from now, it will be one of the largest worldwide celebrations in the history of the human race.

hmm. odd, that. who could've predicted. oh you say there were constant warnings. from myriad reputable experts. ah well nevertheless. etc etc

This is the kind of speech Christian nationalists claim Muslims are giving in America.

In reality, it’s coming from them—and it’s the real threat we’re facing.

Artemis II Mission Fails After Astronauts Miss Connection Rocket In Atlanta

Artemis II Mission Fails After Astronauts Miss Connection Rocket In Atlanta theonion.com/artemis-ii-mission-fails...

Pam bondi ignoring Epstein survivors

may this define her for the rest of her life.

she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired.

girl, bye.

It's much better that this is happening than not happening, of course, but also, it's frustrating to live in a nation where this keeps happening - Bush ended up here too, and you could avoid it by NOT ELECTING REPUBLICANS A SECOND TIME

Trump criticizes European allies for not helping fix the damage his war against Iran has caused

It’s actually possible to write headlines that don’t obscure who did what. Thanks, AP.

We are going to see an accelerating tide of these admissions and conversions as the coming weeks and months pass. And the job of those of us who have opposed Trump for years is to resist saying "I told you so," or "you knew better," but rather to say "thank you for seeing the light"...

Thank you for calling it a VCR and not a “VHS player.” 🤦🏻‍♂️

So MAGA, GOP, and cult members...

Trump could've paid the TSA agents all this time but CHOSE NOT TO?

Wtf, honestly?

You either have this sort of political juice or you don't. Cannot be taught.

12.7M acres of solar is is about 82% of the solar required to decarbonize the US in the Net Zero America E+ scenario (there's wind and existing nuclear and stuff in there too, but that's the solar portion).

Or we can have 5% of our gasoline displaced.

I’m in the Des Moines area. I’m sure you can imagine what it’s like for such a smaller market. I appreciate that the main NWS posts here, but it’d be nice if the individual offices did, even if all they did was mirror “the other place.”

a man and a woman are sitting on a couch in a living room while a man stands behind them . ALT: a man and a woman are sitting on a couch in a living room while a man stands behind them .

I can’t see real good. Is that Tom Skilling over there? 🤣 Just kidding.

So you’re telling me this might impact the 1:20 start time for the Cubs… 😭

Three right-wing talking points whose logic contradicts each other:

1. No voter ID means illegal immigrants are voting.
2. You need an ID to fly on a plane so you should need one to vote.
3. We need to send ICE to airports to arrest all the illegal immigrants flying on planes.