Of all the absolutely terrible things Trump and this US administration has done, the thing I personally hate the most is:

A) I don't care about this Moon stuff, and I was a big space kid

B) Even if aliens are real, Trump is absolutely the worst person in the world to disclose - I'd rather not know.

Basically these fuckers have destroyed the joy in so many things

Apple turned 50 years old yesterday. The web is full of reminiscences about Apple products and Saint Steve. I haven’t been an Apple user for as long as many have, so here are my five top Apple memories.

https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/apple-at-50-my-top-five-apple-moments/

I feel I need to say something about Artemis as a former NASA employee, Space scientist and engineer.

I hope more than anything that the astronauts get back safely. But let us not be fooled by what this is.

Is it spectacular, yes. Is it a feat of engineering, yes. Does it make any advance in science, no. Does it help mankind explore the universe, dubious at best.

Why exactly are we sending humans to the moon? With our technology we will never send humans much further than Mars. The only way humans can possibly go further is through a scientific breakthrough. Good luck with that when Trump is gutting science.

Human exploration needs money spent on long-term advances - not using the same technology to do what we did before, however, glamorous it is.

So why do this and why do it now? Political theatre, a win for a Trump led NASA if it succeeds.

So I hope all works well and all return safely. But let us be clear what this is and why it is being done.

This is my opinion, I do not represent anyone.

"US striking civilian structures a sign of 'moral collapse', says Iranian foreign minister"

I think its actually kinda cute how people in other countries think Americans had morals to collapse tho. I mean he's not wrong, blowing up bridges is absolutely the full Hitler shit, but also - man, lemme tell you about the invasion and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan because... woah boy. We're WarCrimesTheCountryTM my friend.

Aside: I think it is extremely funny to me that every hour, on the hour, someone appears on my news to talk about how outrageous it is that Iran is attacking "uninvolved Gulf countries" WITH US MILITARY BASES WHO ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED TO BOMB IRAN.

My dude, whatever you think of the specific actions they've taken, the Iranians are FUNDAMENTALLY CORRECT that there is no separation between the US, Israel, and its Gulf regional security partners. They are all part of the Pig Empire.

40 (mostly) Pig Empire countries just got together to figure out how to keep the Straight of Hormuz open. They settled on pressuring Iran to open the Straight and sanctions. At literally NO POINT IN TIME did they mention pressuring the US and Israel to STOP BOMBING IRAN which is why the Straight is closed (to some... us, for example.)

I got nothing. Why are we allowing these muppets to lead us when storming the Winter Palace is right there?