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Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge blocks Trump administration order to end funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Nancy Pelosi credits Kamala Harris for saving the Democratic Party “She ran a great campaign. She turned out so many more people than who would have voted….she doesn’t deserve enough credit…we would have probably lost 14 (House) seats…if she had not been the candidate.”

@Kurrco He’s not wrong. I wrote about this a few months back: open.substack.com/pub/thehalfada…

J. Cole says the word “culture” has been watered down: “It's an empty word now. It used to mean something. Now it’s just a buzzword that don’t mean nothing.” (via Lost In Vegas)

WSJ: After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics in 2023, she received hundreds of invitations and requests. She accepted just three. One of them was advising the WNBA players union as the women prepared to negotiate a new labor deal with the league.

Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end 40-day shutdown nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime against humanity' bbc.in/3PnDIe6

@druski “Yeah druski not funny anymore”

The tide is shifting

How Conservative Women in America act 😂🇺🇸

A jury determined that Meta and Google were negligent and failed to warn users of the dangers associated with using YouTube, Instagram in a landmark social media addiction trial cnbc.com/2026/03/25/met…

A federal judge is allowing the release of deposition videos of two former DOGE staffers, ruling that the risk of "embarrassment and reputational harm" is not enough to overcome the public interest in the videos. abcnews.link/tuiDw9D

To follow up: Stevie and Elmiene ended up playing Rocket Love together while Stevie’s family surrounded them 🙏🏾❤️ Credit: @Rnbmoneypod

The OKC Thunder will skip a visit to the White House this year, per @JoelXLorenzi

Ossoff: Was it the assessment of the intelligence community that there was an imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime? Gabbard: The only person who can determine what is and is not an imminent threat is the president. It is not the intelligence community's responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat. Ossoff: It is precisely your responsibility. This is the worldwide threats hearing where, as you noted in your opening testimony quote, you represent the ic's assessment of threats.

Jay Z is the headliner for the Roots Picnic on May 30th, the festival announces

Please share: The Williams-Franklin Foundation is offering twenty $5,000 scholarships to undergraduate students at HBCUs wmsfranklinfoundation.org/scholarships/

The Timberwolves or Grizzlies are expected to move to the Eastern Conference if the NBA approves expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle, per @ShamsCharania

Nasty work ngl. Gotta give something😅