Scott marsroverdriver Maxwell

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On a small red light in the night sky lives hundreds of pounds of thinking metal sent from Earth. I used to tell it what to do.

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God damn it, I love The Onion so much. // White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kkt-s39bwWY&si=56VurE08RwmFUvY3
White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off

YouTube
In โ€˜Star Warsโ€™ [1977], simple farm boy Luke Skywalker is radicalised by a bearded religious fanatic and joins a terrorist organisation, then carries out a deadly terror attack on a government facility, murdering thousands.
We sternly warn the left not to politicize the tragedy caused by our politics.
"[Trump's pick to head NASA, Transportation Secretary Sean] Duffy has no scientific background, but does have experience with transportation, as a former contestant on the MTV reality TV game show Road Rules, a Winnnebago driving contest." -- The Guardian ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Top three stories in my #Feedly just now. #mildlyinteresting
Sound familiar?

When I was younger I used to read science fiction, some which predicted a post scarcity world where weโ€™d cured diseases and aging while others predicted technology powered dystopian police states.

When you see a budget with $4B for curing cancer and $170B for mass deportations & detention centers, itโ€™s clear which future America has chosen.

Happy 4th of July.

The worst people in the world are all freaking out about a mayoral candidate, reminding me inevitably of this quote: "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-- Jonathan Swift
https://gizmodo.com/trump-and-his-online-alpha-males-have-a-meltdown-over-nycs-newest-socialist-star-2000621801
Trump and His Online Alpha Males Have a Meltdown Over NYC's Newest Socialist Star

Zohran Mamdani is facing a flood of Islamophobic and anti-immigrant attacks from Trump, influencers, and even some Democrats.

Gizmodo

I am very serious about wearing my mask indoors in public. I don't take it off for anyone.

Except @georgetakei.