@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

@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

@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.

@ColesStreetPothole @Gargron

Of course

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

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

@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.