Mike Seilback

In his strongest condemnation yet of the Trump-Vance war against Iran, Pope Leo XIV said today: “We are surrounded by a delusion of omnipotence that’s becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive.” “We are met by threats instead of invitations to come together. “Those who pray don’t threaten death. Death enslaves those who have turned their backs on God and turned themselves and their own power into a mute, blind, and deaf idol. “They demand the whole world bends their knee. Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! “True strength is shown in serving life!”

🚨🚨 NEWS: just received this statement from senior staff of California’s 14th Congressional District and Eric Swalwell for Governor 2026 ⬇️ “As leaders of teams working for Eric Swalwell, we’re horrified by the recent reporting in the San Francisco Chronicle and by CNN. We stand with our former colleague, and the other women who have come forward. We believe you should stand with them, too. The behavior detailed in these reports is abhorrent, beneath the dignity of those serving in public office and betrays the trust of all Californians. We also understand that we lead teams who need guidance and stability now, more than ever. We are focused on supporting our colleagues during this challenging time. Any decision of staff members to remain in their roles in the interim should not be viewed as support for Eric Swalwell. We recognize that not everyone — in particular our junior staff — can immediately forfeit their income and benefits without significant personal risk or consequence. Our responsibility now is to them. We, more than he, understand that we have obligations to the people we lead and to the constituents of California’s 14th Congressional District. Those of us that remain on staff do so for the sole purpose of ensuring that as many of those obligations are fulfilled as possible.”

I assume I’m late to this thought, but within 48 hours of credible SA allegations against a high profile Democrat, a Democrat DA launches an investigation. Democrats across the board are fine with it. This is how it’s supposed to work. Politics should play zero part in justice.

I made Trump's takedown of podcasters he doesn't like into the opening credits of Star Wars... because it fit perfectly. This is pretty incredible. 🤣🤣🤣

Taco Tuesday.

To think that we aren't just going "to the Moon," but rather traveling to meet it at an exact point in space... changes everything. ​It all comes down to orbital mechanics: arriving at the precise location, at the precise moment. ​One tiny error... and it simply doesn't happen

Anyone want to take a bet that Trump extends Tuesday’s deadline based on supposed negotiations?

EDITORS: If the full “Fuckin’” quote is not in the lede of your story today, you’re not doing it right. Stop editing for this guy.

FOX: We can confirm that the second crew member of the downed F-15E fighter jet has been rescued, and that he and the members of the rescue team that extracted him from behind enemy lines in Iran are all safely out of Iran

@GlennThrush @chayesmatthew 😂

From my Newsday (on Long Island) era: I ask Bill Clinton at a state fair (across a prize cow?) about a Hillary donor charged with fraud. “I’m shocked,” Clinton said. “He’s been hiding in plain view.” I call it in — and editor posts: “He’s been hiding in Plainview.”

An Iranian one-way drone attack last month on the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh did more extensive damage than previously disclosed, penetrating a secure part of the embassy and heavily damaging three floors as well as a station for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), while sparking a blaze that raged for half a day, current and former American officials have told The New York Times. The Iranian attack on the embassy, which occurred March 3rd when an Iranian drone evaded air defenses guarding Riyadh’s gated Diplomatic Quarter and slammed into the American compound. A minute later, a second drone flew into the hole made by the first one and also exploded, the officials said. More drones were intercepted that night a few hours later, one was thought to be targeting the residence of the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat in Saudi Arabia, located a few hundred feet from the U.S. Embassy.

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

3 years after infection, women who had COVID have higher risk of pre-cancerous & invasive HPV-related cancers. Invasive cancer risk increased by 67% for cervical, 131% for vaginal, 98% for vulvar, 92% for anal, & 78% for oropharyngeal cancer. link.springer.com/article/10.100… #LongCovid

If you're under 53 years old, you have never once been alive while a human was farther than 250 miles from Earth. Tonight, four astronauts are heading 252,000 miles out. That's a thousand times farther than any person has gone in your lifetime. The 250-mile ceiling is where the International Space Station floats. Every astronaut since December 1972 has been stuck in that zone. Spacewalks, science experiments, cool photos from orbit, sure. But nobody left the neighborhood. The last crew to go farther was Apollo 17. December 1972. Nixon was president. The internet didn't exist. Cell phones were 11 years away. The youngest member of that crew is now 90 years old. The farthest any human has ever been from Earth is 248,655 miles. The Apollo 13 crew set that number in 1970, and they didn't mean to. Their oxygen tank blew up, and the emergency route home took them farther out than anyone before or since. Tonight's crew will break that record on purpose. And the crew itself. Victor Glover becomes the first Black astronaut to leave Earth's neighborhood. Christina Koch becomes the first woman. Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian fighter pilot, becomes the first non-American to do so. When they come home, they'll slam into the atmosphere at 25,000 mph, faster than any human has ever traveled. The Moon's south pole has ice. Water ice, sitting in craters so deep that sunlight hasn't hit them in billions of years. A 2024 NASA study found way more of it than anyone expected. You can split water into hydrogen and oxygen, which gives you rocket fuel, breathable air, and drinking water, all made on the Moon instead of hauled up from Earth. George Sowers at Colorado School of Mines calculated that Moon-made fuel could shave $12 billion off a single trip to Mars. The Moon is a gas station on the road to Mars. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced last week a $20 billion plan to build a permanent base at the South Pole over the next seven years, with landings every six months. China is developing its own lunar lander and spacesuit, aiming for a crewed landing by 2030. The Artemis program has burned through $93 billion so far, and the first actual surface landing is penciled in for 2028. There's a real question of who gets there first this time around. Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon in December 1972 as part of Apollo 17. He's 90. Asked about it this week, he sounded pretty relaxed. "Mars is attainable," he said. "We're humans. That's what we've always done."

BREAKING: Judge Leon finds Trump likely lacks the authority to build the ballroom, blocks Trump admin from building unless Congress actually gives that authority. "[N]o statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

New nutrition guidance from the American Heart Association advises getting protein from plants rather than meat and choosing low-fat or fat-free dairy. The recommendations clash with recommendations from RFK Jr.’s Health department. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4bSiJaF

BREAKING | NBC News: The FBI says they've determined that the vehicle-ramming attack that occurred earlier this month at Temple Israel near Detroit and conducted by Ayman Mohamed Ghazali was a Hezbollah inspired terror attack.

This is unprecedented: An entire IDF reserve battalion has been pulled from duty following last week's incident in which a CNN crew was detained and a photographer assaulted in the West Bank. (Ynet)

@just_mets So absurd that they’re booing.

The boo birds are out in Queens. It's the third game of the year.

Two more teenagers have been detained in a thwarted "terrorist" attack at a Bank of America building in Paris, officials say. abcnews.link/XqrZBow