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@HasanKhanSuri @StateDept We don’t give a shit, Pakistani man.

SECRETARY RUBIO: Why are we in NATO? You have to ask that question. Why do we send trillions of dollars and have all of these American forces stationed in the region, if in our time of need, we won't be allowed to use those bases?

@yasteve20 @StateDept Shithead Steve, the mullahs thank you.

This is the worst administration and the worst sec of state . How many allies have you lost ??? You have tarnished America’s imaging by fighting a self destructive war . Historians will write about this stupidity. Stop the war and Negotiate you fools . Iran did not start this war Israel is the aggressor and the world knows it .

President Trump and Republicans funded NASA through the OBBB, which is what has made this possible. You voted against it.

To the moon 🌕, Artemis II! God speed and have a wonderful flight! 🚀🙌🏻

@JaymalGreen @Eamus_Catuli16 Brandon Johnson is responsible, period. Living/dying this way is a choice.

Chicago, I’m SICK, an 8 year old girl was shot a few hours ago. An 18 year old was killed as well. Shootings are up 78% this past week. Almost 400 people have been shot this year, 102 of them dead. Much higher than last year at this time. My condolences to the families and the neighbors who have to experience this madness. We have to get tough on accountability and clean up our streets for our kids sake. 🙏🏾

@CBSNews Means nothing. Why? Because in this industry only competency matters. Otherwise people die. Focus on competency only. That’s the lesson.

"It's also important to remember how much more inclusive this era is than Apollo ever was." CBS News' Mark Strassmann describes watching the Artemis II launch from just a few miles away, and how the crew's diversity signals a new era for inclusivity in space travel. cbsn.ws/4vcQ21d

It never gets old. Godspeed Artemis II.

@RepJeffries Fuck you Hakeem.

Statement on the Trump-Republican DHS Shutdown.

Bill Nye. That’s who @cnn has on my screen 20 minutes prior to Artemis launch.

@SenSchumer This makes you happy, nearly gleeful. Why?

NEWS: House Republicans caved. They’ve agreed to pass the Senate bill to fund DHS except for ICE and CBP that unanimously passed a week ago.

@CBSNews Cicada off.

A new COVID-19 variant called "Cicada" is spreading. Here's what to know. cbsn.ws/4tfo6I2

What will the Artemis-2 astronauts do during the entire 10-day mission? Day by day overview: Day 1. Launch. Launch on the SLS rocket, stage separation, orbital insertion. Maneuvers around the spent stage, initial system checks, change from spacesuits to everyday clothing. Day 2. Beginning the journey to the Moon: Simulator exercises, then the main maneuver—translunar injection (TLI), which places Orion on a trajectory to fly around the Moon and return to Earth. Day 3. Preparation Rehearsals for lunar observations in zero gravity, corrective maneuver, emergency procedures training (e.g., CPR). Day 4. Course correction Second minor maneuver, communication with Mission Control, media sessions, photography of Earth and the Moon at the midpoint. Day 5. Lunar Entry For the first time since 1972, humans will be in cislunar space. Spacesuit tests: rapid pressurization, life support systems checks. Another course correction. Day 6. Lunar Flyby The main day: The Orion spacecraft will fly at an altitude of 6,400–9,650 km above the lunar surface. This distance is approximately 15–24 times greater than the orbital altitude of the ISS. Plus, the Moon itself is smaller. Visually, the Moon will look like a basketball at arm's length to the astronauts. There will be only three hours for observations during closest approach. The astronauts will take photographs and record geological data. Depending on the launch time, the Artemis 2 crew could break the record for the longest distance from Earth. Day 7. Lunar Exit Data transfer to scientists, psychological and physical debriefings. Symbolic call with the ISS crew. First maneuver of the return trajectory. Day 8. Demonstrations Radiation protection training (using water and thermal protection as barriers). Testing the Orion attitude control systems in various modes. Day 9. Preparing for reentry The last full day of the flight. Technological demonstrations, course corrections, fitting of compression suits to help the body adapt to weightlessness. Day 10. Return Final maneuver, atmospheric reentry, during which the temperature will reach 1650°C. Parachute deployment, splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco. Crew pickup by US Navy ships.

In California, roads are crumbling. Mismanaged wildfires have turned neighborhoods into ash. Drug addiction and homelessness have turned parts of Los Angeles and San Francisco into no-go zones. The state continues to spend billions of dollars on social programs. Taxpayers are beginning to ask: Where is all this money going?

@ImMeme0 Savages

🚨BREAKING: A 7-month-old girl was shot in the head and killed in Brooklyn while being pushed in a stroller by her parents in the afternoon. Two suspects were seen fleeing the scene and remain at large.

The pain Democrats caused. For what?

Misael Lopez Gomez is NOT a “Virginia dad.” He is an illegal alien from Guatemala and a cold-blooded killer accused of murdering his own three-month-old daughter. He admitted to illegally crossing the United States’ southern border in July 2023 near Albuquerque, New Mexico, under the Biden administration. The lengths that @wusa9 and the mainstream media will go to run cover for criminal illegal aliens is astonishing.

@NYMag Let’s hope so. The DSA types will never win another significant election.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she will oppose all military aid to Israel, including defensive weapons. Will it set a new standard for Democrats? nymag.com/intelligencer/…

@USof_Arsenal I hear you. They cannot improve on the Carpenter version. It’s iconic.

@TheBlueMask1964 I don't disagree, but it did come out 45 years ago. I don't mind remakes when it's been a while.

Hollywood continues its descent. The Carpenter version was perfect. Just f’ing leave it.

@TheEconomist You're essentially a running Onion piece now.

We spoke to diplomats, advisers, scholars, experts and current and former officials in China. Almost all of them see the war in Iran as a grave American error. Register for free to read why: econ.st/416vZDK