Pale Blue Dot is a photo of Earth that was taken by the Voyager 1 space probe in 1990 from a distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) as it was leaving our solar system. This is what Carl Sagan said about the photo:
"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor, and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every 'superstar,' every 'supreme leader,' every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
Garcia: That this person would come in to gut the NIH I think is shameful
*clapping*
Garcia: Ms. Greene, you can clap all you want but it is shameful and dangerous
I would urge everyone to be very careful with the “Starlink stole the election” posts.
There will be security audits — and if anything was fucky, we’ll find out about it — but so far, CISA has said they’ve seen no evidence of foul play.
Don’t act like the GOP. Wait for proof.
@bk13k@VanessaBravoCR@VABVOX Very typical for NC. People chose presidential candidate based on what they thought was best for their pocket. The other races impact them on other levels.
To anyone who intends to come take away the freedom, opportunity, and dignity of Illinoisans, I would remind you that a happy warrior is still a warrior.
You come for my people – you come through me.
Swalwell: If a young woman in Florida, where a six-week ban is now law, can get up today and find her way through, we can too. And if a soldier in a trench in eastern Ukraine, who just saw their best ally walk away, can keep fighting, we can too. And if a high school student, who’s going to school today in a country that arms mass shooters to the teeth, can get through it, we can too. It doesn’t feel good to lose—it sucks. I hate it, and I hate what this winner says about our country and the people who make it great, but we have work to do. We’ve dealt with this guy before; he’s a one-term president coming in and in serious cognitive decline. We’re not helpless—we’re privileged to be among those who can do something.
This makes the most sense out of everything I’ve read 🙁
“No president running for re-election in modern times or vice-president running under the incumbent party, has received a higher number than the incumbent President’s job approval number! Until this election.”
Breaking:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom just called for a legislative special session to be held in Sacramento on Dec. 2, just weeks before Trump takes office, "to safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration."
It will initially focus on funding state litigation around Trump administration actions that might impact civil liberties, reproductive rights, immigrant protections and climate action in the state. https://t.co/kXsPoZW2G2
🇵🇷 Eyes on Puerto Rico:
Tonight Puerto Ricans amassed the second largest political rally this ENTIRE cycle - behind only Harris’ 75k-person Ellipse speech.
Over 50,000 Boricuas rallying for the anti-Trump, anti-corruption Alianza movement & @juandalmauPR.
Political earthquake.