I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
ABC’s Jay O’Brien is reporting that republicans in Congress were briefed ahead of the strikes, but that democrats were not briefed until after the attack was underway.
Andry José Hernández Romero, as a teen, sewing costumes for his town’s Three Kings Fest.
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
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The WHITE HOUSE But we are capable of so much more. Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity.
Good news guys
There's a press release out now for a galaxy discovered in JWST data described as the "oldest known spiral galaxy" noirlab.edu/public/news/...
..which is funny, because from a different (perhaps more correct) perspective, it's the youngest!
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A thread worth reading
Yup.
They saw such things as proof of tyranny.
Because they are.
US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
In San Jacinto, CA, changing your name back to your birth name through a court order will cost a $435 to $450 filing fee. You'll also need to consider additional costs for updating your Social Security card, driver's license, and other identification documents.
If you work for the SSA and want bulletins and updates, you have to create a Twitter account. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
The cuts "would kill the much-anticipated Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, an observatory seen as on par with [Hubble & JWST] that is already fully assembled and on budget for a launch in two years." Would also apparently close NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Huge, HUGE loss for science.
Infrared: grass, agave, hibiscus
feel better soon! Asking for help with so many things becomes a bit of of a spiritual adventure. Wishing you all the patience. Timothy Snyder's On Freedom is a great tome for this time. If you love audiobooks, his voice is wonderful.
y'all: join this merry gaggle tomorrow morning at 10am, Eastern. We reconvene weekly and there are smiles despite *gestures at temporal ambiance.* As a bonus there'll be a merrily chirpeting bird in the background encouraging us along.
public comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & strip care from DACA recipients ends at 23:59pm EDT tonite
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
This #OpEd explains how a Republican-led lawsuit is really a fight for the future of civil rights in America.
This is good. They marched on Newsom's house. Please remember to contribute towards the destruction of Newsom's political career at every opportunity. 48hills.org/2025/04/phot...
In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.
Take a moment to breathe in the air of resistance and community.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
helpful for gaining clarity
Every share helps! Someone GO GET THIS LOVEBUG!
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Awful
The "shining city" was always about knowing we would be externally observed.
Chicago!!!!!! You want this amazing cat in your life!
Chicago!!!!!! You want this amazing cat in your life!
