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Bleeding heart lefty gay humanist. πŸ³β€πŸŒˆ Fan of #EliteDangerous #StarTrek #Babylon5 #TheOrville #TheExpanse #Firefly #DoctorWho space exploration, science fiction, comedy #MST3K , horror, gay love stories #HeatedRivalry & beautiful men. CMDR Wildstar he/him

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13.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Truly disgusting. Shame on you, America.

13.03.2026 05:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Download full size here: www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/53854681823/sizes/o/
See license below.

Credit: 
Image processing: AndreaLuck CC BY
Raw data: NASA/JPL/Voyager-ISS

This is a composite image of three OGV filters of Jupiter (with a smaller Amalthea) taken 8 minutes apart, plus one filter of a zoom-in on Amalthea taken 10 minutes later to add more details. Jupiter has been upscaled to match the zoomed-in Amalthea as it was in the original image.

Image created processing data from Opus: opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/insthost=Voyager+2&mis...

Jupiter Opus IDs:
vg-iss-2-j-c2065507 Orange T. 1979-07-09T18:59:09.640
vg-iss-2-j-c2065519 Green  T. 1979-07-09T19:08:45.910
vg-iss-2-j-c2065515 Violet T. 1979-07-09T19:05:33.820
680693.002 km approx from Jupiter

Amalthea Opus IDs:
vg-iss-2-j-c2065532 T. 1979-07-09T19:19:57.910
572810 KM approx from Amalthea

Credit: 
Image processing: AndreaLuck CC BY
Raw data: NASA/JPL/Voyager-ISS


Feel free to share, giving the appropriate credit and providing a link to the original image or tweet: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Download full size here: www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/53854681823/sizes/o/ See license below. Credit: Image processing: AndreaLuck CC BY Raw data: NASA/JPL/Voyager-ISS This is a composite image of three OGV filters of Jupiter (with a smaller Amalthea) taken 8 minutes apart, plus one filter of a zoom-in on Amalthea taken 10 minutes later to add more details. Jupiter has been upscaled to match the zoomed-in Amalthea as it was in the original image. Image created processing data from Opus: opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/insthost=Voyager+2&mis... Jupiter Opus IDs: vg-iss-2-j-c2065507 Orange T. 1979-07-09T18:59:09.640 vg-iss-2-j-c2065519 Green T. 1979-07-09T19:08:45.910 vg-iss-2-j-c2065515 Violet T. 1979-07-09T19:05:33.820 680693.002 km approx from Jupiter Amalthea Opus IDs: vg-iss-2-j-c2065532 T. 1979-07-09T19:19:57.910 572810 KM approx from Amalthea Credit: Image processing: AndreaLuck CC BY Raw data: NASA/JPL/Voyager-ISS Feel free to share, giving the appropriate credit and providing a link to the original image or tweet: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Amalthea over Jupiter - NASA's Voyager 2 1979 - From Andrea Luck (andrealuck.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2q3XjCX

13.03.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Into The Quasar (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for "Wing Commander")
Into The Quasar (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for "Wing Commander") YouTube video by Kevin Kiner - Topic

One of the best soundtracks around, one of my favorite pieces (besides the epic theme) is 'Into The Quasar'.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjYR...

13.03.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a white shirt with the word legislation on the sleeves Alt: a man in a white shirt with the word legislation on the sleeves
13.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can you imagine how insufferable he must've been at that academy?

13.03.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Banning social media for minors would hurt everyoneβ€”adults included | Xtra Magazine A social media ban would disproportionately harm queer and trans people, and restrict LGBTQ2S+ materials

For the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on why banning social media for minors is just age verification by stealth, which will infect the entire internet #cdnpoli

13.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quick! What kinda scientist would you want to be?

12.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse
11.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can add that to the list for the history books, along with "casualties walking around with no arms and no legs". lol

11.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great stuff. Highly recommended.
#StarTrek #TOS #sciencefiction #parody #humor #funny

10.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good bet there will be a snap federal election in the very near future.

09.03.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€˜Heated Rivalry’ wins big at GLAAD Media Awards
β€˜Heated Rivalry’ wins big at GLAAD Media Awards YouTube video by Etalk

Nicely done. #HeatedRivalry #GLAAD

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pZN...

09.03.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung
Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung YouTube video by Historica Canada

Happy International Women's Day! β™€οΈπŸ
#InternationalWomensDay #HeritageMinutes #WomensSuffrage #Canada
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdbG...

09.03.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

'Rules for thee, not for me' is the Republican mantra

08.03.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Netflix's Shadow And Bone
Wish there had been more.

08.03.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I loved it, such a fascinating time travel series, with plenty of wonderful creative twists.

08.03.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Iranians crippled two vital radars. They seem to have pretty good accuracy. And WTF is 'gaggles'? Is the orange turd just inventing words now?

08.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Best place to hid a USB drive if you get raided by law enforcement?
In a binder labeled "Unredacted Epstein List".

Best place to hid a USB drive if you get raided by law enforcement? In a binder labeled "Unredacted Epstein List".

Nice! 🀣(stolen from Reddit)
#funny #Epstein #FBI

07.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only job she's truly qualified for. Well, that and animal cruelty expert.

07.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

True. This is like the shit show of shit shows.

07.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, he's been my hero since childhood.

07.03.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

...in charge of America's armed forces. JFC.

07.03.2026 05:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah the same excuse Dubya used to attack Iraq ...and we all know how well that turned out.

07.03.2026 05:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
07.03.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If anyone deserved extra terms in office, it was this man.

06.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black hole and neutron star pair

Black hole and neutron star pair

When you think about it, black holes are like cosmic fun mirrors. #EliteDangerous #StellarScreenshots

06.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For a nation that makes the outrageous claim that it's the "home of the brave", the number of boot lickers and pushovers there is surprising.

05.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"I've set the wedding date. I've not asked her out yet." - how software projects are managed

"I've set the wedding date. I've not asked her out yet." - how software projects are managed

Got a good laugh from this. #softwarehumor #computing #projectmanagement #funny #humor

05.03.2026 05:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can just schedule this video to go out at this time every year. That's how bad the situation feels.

04.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0