astrojog

Interest in science, planetary stuff, political things and technology

[TizzyEnt @TizzyEnt]

BREAKING: Sean Grayson, the deputy who killed Sonya Massey has been sentenced to 20 years in prison 

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Pope Leo's second-in-command at the Vatican enrages MAGA by slamming Trump's brutal ICE crackdown as "unacceptable" in a bold new takedown.

The Catholic Church is bringing out the big guns now...

“The position of the Holy See is always to avoid any kind of violence, obviously, and therefore we cannot accept episodes of this kind. That is our position, as you know," Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin stated of the ongoing ICE operations in Minnesota.

“Difficulties, problems, and contradictions must be resolved in other ways,” he continued, describing the state of affairs on the ground as “unacceptable.”

Parolin's remarks are in lockstep with the escalating rhetoric that we are witnessing from American Church leaders after Pope Leo urged them to be more vocal in their defense of migrants.

Just this week, Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago compared the dehumanizing rhetoric of the Trump administration to the rhetoric used in the lead-up to the Holocaust.

"The Holocaust didn’t begin when they opened concentration camps. It began with words,” said
Cupich. "And I think that we have to keep that in mind and learn from history that words do matter. And so it is important to call people out."

Under the leadership of Leo, the Catholic Church is turning into one of the strongest bulwarks against the cruelty, nihilism, and violence that define the second Trump administration. Contrast the Church's outspoken opposition to the rampant MAGA abuses sweeping our country with the silence — and in many cases outright support — we are witnessing from right-wing Evangelical "faith leaders."

Please ❤️ and share to urge the Church to keep speaking out!

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

To my haters….

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

Great question, Joy!

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Jason Bateman just spoke out in opposition to Donald Trump’s silencing of Jimmy Kimmel. Trump doesn’t realize this yet, but his efforts to silence Americans who dissent will only make our calls stronger.

[astrojog @astrojog]

Wise words

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

Our country has fallen‼️ #Fascism

[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

Check out the view from up here! As the Curiosity rover continues to climb the flanks of Mt. Sharp, it has captured an extraordinarily clear panorama of Gale Crater's rim...and even the lands beyond. Details:
https://t.co/Zv9gQzybLO

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

So, not poor ratings, or an insensitive response to Charlie Kirk, or the citizens demanding ABC pull the show… But a government agency threatening to withhold the business license of a private company if they don’t do what the government wants. Got it.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Senator @ChrisMurphyCT is showing up across the country to talk to Americans where they live, because Republicans are running away.
And I am so fucking here for it!!!

[UTEP Men’s Basketball @UTEPMBB]

The entire UTEP basketball family is saddened by the passing of Mary Haskins, wife of the late Don Haskins.

The First Lady of UTEP Basketball will forever be remembered for her love & support of the Miners.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Haskins family during this time.

[Emir Han @RealEmirHan]

Michael Keaton once again proving that he is the greatest BATMAN ever

https://t.co/ZgB37gKhYB

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

What the Night Sky on Mars may look like...

[Erika  @ExploreCosmos_]

Astronomers have discovered a rapidly disintegrating exoplanet, BD+05 4868 Ab, located about 140 light-years from Earth in the Pegasus constellation.

This Mercury-sized planet orbits its host star every 30.5 hours at a distance ~ 20 times closer than Mercury's orbit around the Sun, resulting in surface temperatures nearing 3,000°F (1,600°C). The intense heat causes the planet's surface to vaporize, forming a comet-like tail of mineral dust stretching over 5.5 million miles (9 million kilometers), which is about half of its orbital path.

The planet loses a mass equivalent to Mount Everest with each orbit, and this mass loss accelerates as the planet's gravity weakens, leading to further disintegration. Astronomers estimate that BD+05 4868 Ab will completely disintegrate within 1 to 2 million years.

This discovery was made using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which detected irregular dips in the star's brightness caused by the planet's extensive dust tail.

BD+05 4868 Ab is only the fourth known disintegrating exoplanet, but it stands out due to its exceptionally long tail and rapid rate of mass loss. Its relative proximity to Earth makes it an ideal candidate for further study with instruments like the #JWST, which could analyze the composition of the dust tail to gain insights into the planet's internal structure.

👉 https://t.co/QSwAWWPl2E

[NWS El Paso @NWSElPaso]

207pm A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for Sunday. Winds of 25-35 mph and low humidity will likely produce critical fire conditions. #txwx #nmwx

[NASA Marshall @NASA_Marshall]

Fired up to land on the Moon!🔥

Engineers at #NASAMarshall recently completed a test fire campaign of a 14-inch hybrid rocket motor to help teams prepare for future flight conditions when commercial human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, touch down on the Moon for crewed #Artemis missions. The testing will help teams understand the physics behind the interaction of exhaust from the landing systems and the Moon’s surface.

READ MORE >> https://t.co/tHYdQnGdh8

[Financial Times @FT]

China tells US to ‘cancel all unilateral tariffs’ if it wants talks https://t.co/jJsyx9PIvC

[ABC News @ABC]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Actor Al Pacino is 85 today. https://t.co/jaQoUe0aRs

[NWS El Paso @NWSElPaso]

We've never heard these clouds call this before, but today, we are going to go with "jellyfish" clouds over Santa Teresa, NM. Feel free to correct us on their proper name, or offer up a unique name of your own. #nmwx #txwx

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

NASA’s #DragonflyMission, which will send a rotorcraft to explore Saturn's moon Titan, has passed its Critical Design Review, meaning its mission plans have been approved and the team can now turn its attention to the construction of the spacecraft itself
https://t.co/c93NXZqlZy