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Steven Keaton (played by Michael Gross) gives fatherly advice to his son Alex (played by Michael J Fox), in the last ever episode of Family Ties, while family friend 'Skippy' looks on. #gettingbondwrong #bondwrong @bondwrong @TheTchaikovsky #FamilyTies #QoS #JamesBond

About eight minutes after Artemis II lifts off, the Orion spacecraft and the astronauts aboard will be in space. But what happens after that? Check out the Artemis II daily agenda to learn about the activities of the 10-day lunar mission: go.nasa.gov/3NBxpmr

It's absolutely incredible that they managed to bring this space beast back like a motorless glider. We hurled a machine into the infinite, freezing void, then forced it to surf a 3,000-degree wave of plasma back to Earth.

Steve McQueen rocking the Benrus Series 3061 watch on the set of Bullitt. The Benrus watch was the civilian version of the wristwatches produced for the #usarmy in the mid-60s #tbt #throwbackthursday #benrus #benrusmilitary #benrusbullitt #60s #mcqueen #cool #benrus3061

Because I am over the top and like to rock climb, let's just make this post of me in a suit while rock climbing. 😜😘

Edward Hopper’s self-portraits form a wheel of self-scrutiny in youth, middle age, final years, unfolding, like Rembrandt’s self-depictions, in a decade by decade personal journey. Unassuming, dressed in a suit and tie, unless we know who he is, there's no indication in this work (1925/1930) of Hopper's identity as an artist.

It is clear the Eastern Romans had a “belief in shared ancestry and history, a common homeland, language, religion, cultural norms and traditions, and an ethnonym (Roman) to tie it all together along with a perception of difference from outside groups...Now, the Byzantines, like the ancient Romans, regularly took in foreign groups, gradually absorbed and assimilated them, and were moreover, aware of the fact they did so.” They were not a “race” but they were a clear ethnic identity with the markers listed above. They were recognized as such by themselves and by outsiders. People who came in and became Roman had to adopt their ethnic culture. Anthony Kaldellis points out many scholars do not treat the “Byzantine” Romans as an ethnic group - with confusing consequences. They study minorities inside the empire like Armenians and Jews, but “present us with the implausible picture of a society that had an undefined and nameless majority alongside manifest minorities that can easily be identified and named. Consider Cyril Mango’s popular introduction, Byzantium: The Empire of New Rome. Mango refers without difficulty to Slavs, Armenians, and other minorities, but when he turns to the bulk of the population, he says that it ‘had been so thoroughly churned up that it is difficult to tell what ethnic groups were living where.’” But then why are the minority groups clear? Mango’s is over 40 years old, so things have improved a lot since then! For scholars like Cyril Mango “this mixture does not for him raise the possibility of a new ethnicity emerging out of the ‘churning,’ or a possible loss of a previous ethnicity compensated by the acquisition of a new one...Mango imagines the world’s ethnic identities as a fixed set that includes Slavs and Armenians and excludes Romans. No reason is given for this distinction. It has no basis in the primary sources, which treat Armenians and Romans as formally equivalent ethnic categories.” Source - Romanland: Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium by Anthony Kaldellis

On this day in 1990, Pioneer 11 crossed the orbit of Neptune, beginning a journey beyond the planets of our solar system. We lost contact with the spacecraft in 1995, leading Pioneer project manager Fred Wirth to say “Pioneer 11 will travel as a ghost ship in our galaxy."

@BetoBautista @alexboge But we are going back. Nothing was lost, just the economics and the politics changed. And since the 60s-70s the technology has changed too. You'll notice most tech now it's quite different to 45 years ago.

@alexboge Oh, and “they lost” the cardboard box wrapped in tin foil technology to go back 😂

Moon landing denial collapses on one physical fact: Apollo 11 deployed a precision laser retroreflector at its landing site in July 1969. TLDR: Earth-based observatories verified its return signal before the crew left the Moon. It still returns photons today. No prior mission landed at that coordinate. Every translunar-capable launch was tracked during the Cold War. Multiple rival nations independently range the same hardware. If Apollo did not place it, produce: – The hidden launch – The hidden landing – The hidden installation – The hidden tracking failure – The hidden multinational conspiracy Absent that, Apollo put it there. ⸻ The Details What Apollo 11 Placed Apollo 11 astronauts deployed the first Lunar Laser Ranging retroreflector in Mare Tranquillitatis. It is a corner-cube optical array designed to return laser light directly back to its source. It was ranged from Earth after deployment and before crew departure. It still operates today. ⸻ Why We Know It’s the Reflector When a laser pulse hits the Moon: • ~1 photon returns for every 10^17 sent • Regolith produces diffuse, smeared scatter • A reflector produces a sharp, time-compressed return spike These signatures are measurably different. We aim at a mapped Apollo 11 coordinate and detect a device-specific optical return. This is not random lunar reflection. ⸻ Independent Verification Lunar Laser Ranging has been performed by: United States – Apache Point, McDonald, Haleakala France – Côte d’Azur (Grasse) Germany – Wettzell Italy – Matera (MLRO) China – Yunnan Observatories Historic USSR – Crimean Observatory Australia – Orroral Independent nations. Independent facilities. Same reflector. ⸻ Why “Something Else Put It There” Fails There are no pre-Apollo landings at that coordinate. Every translunar launch was tracked by the U.S., USSR, and others. There is no missing lunar mission. To deny Apollo placed it, you must produce: 1. An alternate launch 2. An alternate landing 3. Contradictory tracking data 4. A physical explanation for the reflector-specific photon return No such evidence exists. Meanwhile, the reflector continues to return photons from the Apollo 11 site - 50+ years later. Explain the mirror. Physically.

NASA teams successfully fueled the Artemis II rocket during tonight’s prelaunch test for the lunar mission. Our Artemis experts will answer questions about the important milestone and next steps during a briefing tomorrow at 11am ET (1600 UTC). go.nasa.gov/4aLGctK

@SpyHards I've always liked TND better than GE, for a whole swag of reasons. Brosnan is more comfortable in the role; better balance between humour and action; better ally; better score; better spectacle; and the structure of TND is like a Platonic Ideal of a Bond film.

Controversial Movie Opinion:

@tunde_jpg @ATRightMovies Also Punch Drunk Love.

@ATRightMovies Adam Sandler, solely because he was great in Uncut Gems

Who is a good comedic actor that ended up being a great dramatic actor?

Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: Entering Terminal Count at T-10 Minutes Terminal count is designed to confirm that all systems can perform flawlessly under launch conditions, ensuring readiness for Artemis II – the first crewed mission of the Artemis campaign. Follow along: go.nasa.gov/3MbtImJ

And how many nuclear submarines? #Stromberg

Regional areas most likely to vote PHON were least affected by recent surge in migration. Are oldest populations in OZ most likely to need health & aged care workers (increasingly immigrants). Never underestimate capacity of bigots to vote against their own interest (as in US).

Amazing story.

Federico Fellini's game-changing world cinema classic “La Dolce Vita” was released in Rome, Italy on this day, 3rd February 1960. “La Dolce Vita” was both a critical success and worldwide commercial hit, despite censorship in some regions. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Costumes. It was nominated for three more Oscars, including Best Director for Federico Fellini, and Best Original Screenplay. Its success proved a watershed moment for Italian cinema and European cinema-at-large, and it has come to be regarded as a masterpiece of Italian cinema, as well as one of the greatest films ever made.

@Bush1086 @JohnnyVomits @JoJoFromJerz They sure are human beings.

@JohnnyVomits @JoJoFromJerz They are disgustingly human beings.

Yeah, it’s a cult.

This, from @DavidAFrench: “One of the saddest things about the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti is that you could tell that neither of them seemed to know the danger until it was too late. They believed they were operating in some version of the normal state . . . where the police usually respond with discipline and restraint.” nytimes.com/2026/01/26/opi…

Guys have you ever been in a workplace where all the original coworkers have left so now you’re in season 5 with all these new characters

Seeing a child so empathetic and a dad that was so amazing. Thank you for saving those babies