Eugen Rochko19h ago
Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
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@Gargron

yup, the #USA fucking sucks

that dampers enthusiasm for #Artemis #Artemis2 #ArtemisII

i say:

be happy for #JeremyHansen, first Canadian in deep #space

and his mission patch was designed by #Anishaabe artist #HenryGuimond, referencing the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers

"Hansen asked Guimond to design a personal patch for his flight suit after participating in a vision quest at Turtle Lodge Centre of Excellence"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-indigenous-artist-artemis-ii-patch-9.7148013

#Canada #Indigenous

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@Gargron

' #NASA astronaut #VictorGlover, recently named as the pilot of the #ArtemisII #Artemis2 #Artemis mission around the Moon, listens to #GilScottHeron's poem "Whitey on the Moon" twice a week on the way to work'

https://web.archive.org/web/20260330105128/https://www.axios.com/2023/04/18/nasa-astronaut-victor-glover-whitey-on-the-moon

A rat done bit my sister Nell
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill
(but Whitey's on the Moon)
Ten years from now I'll be paying still
(while Whitey's on the Moon)

#BlackMastodon

Apr 7 at 3:16pmWeb
Show threadJoe ❌👑18h ago
@benroyce @Gargron So Axios took this article down at some point?
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@not2b @Gargron

the axios article is paywalled so i linked to an archive.org screenshot of it. the link isn't working? you can see part of the article if you strip off the archive.org part from the front of the url and thus get the original axios link

edit: the archive.org link works for me

Show threadJoe ❌👑17h ago
@benroyce @Gargron The link works, thanks
Show threadBongolian18h ago

@benroyce @Gargron In 1969 and again in 2026, Science News editors also made the connections between accomplishments in space and failures on Earth:

"It is impossible to minimize the astronauts’ accomplishment. But the verdict of #history may well be that, while the world erupted, we ignored the real challenge and chased a rocket trail to the #moon."

#war #Artemis #poverty
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ed-note-april-2026

Science and armed conflict

Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United States as recently as a few months ago.

Science News
Show threadobscurestar13h ago
@Bongolian @benroyce @Gargron This claimed association always chaffs me. Science is always happening. People are actively researching and making great discoveries every day. It looks like there is more during militarized times but that's because the stupid apes that only lust for violence are fine throwing piles of money at murder but not so much when it comes to equity and betterment of life for all. In addition to this, it gets hyped more due to national pride.
We don't need violence.
Show threadA_Minion12h ago

@obscurestar @Bongolian @benroyce @Gargron

I wonder what the world would be like if we did half of what Carl Sagan said. The orange moron wants $1.5t for war. Lets try this $750 billion to war and the same to peace. Since President Biden already replenished our arms, even the outdated ones by giving them to Ukraine it wouldn't hurt us in the least. We're covered.

Peace

Show threadColes Street Pothole13h ago

@benroyce @Gargron This is awesome, I did not know that about Glover. I posted a Youtube earlier of Gil Scott Heron performing the poem, and how it's still apt.

I haven't looked—has the orange madman said anything about the composition of this crew? I can't imagine he lavish any praise without making some sort of snide remark.

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@ColesStreetPothole @Gargron

Of course

Trump found out there was a Canadian on board Artemis so he starts babbling about Wayne Gretsky

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/07/trump-artemis-ii-crew-call-nasa-cuts

Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budget

Astronauts had a call with the US president from space after setting record for the farthest-traveled humans from Earth

The Guardian
Show threadseachanged12h ago

@benroyce @ColesStreetPothole @Gargron

I watched it live. Over a minute of dead air, because Trumpo didn't have a minder, making sure his attention didn't just wander away entirely, like it did.
Everyone was very polite while the President of the United States fucked up in front of Canada and the United States and anyone else in the world that was watching.

Show threadColes Street Pothole11h ago
@seachanged @benroyce @Gargron Nothing racist or misogynist? I am shocked.