Katherine Johnson, whose precise calculations helped ensure the success of the Mercury and Apollo space missions, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
"All empires, when they are dying, worship the idol of war. War will save the empire; war will resurrect past glory; war will teach an unruly world to obey. But those who bow down before the idol of war— blinded by hyper masculinity and hubris— are unaware that while idols begin by calling for the sacrifice of others, they end by demanding self sacrifice."
— Chris Hedges
The first photo was taken by the Apollo 8 crew, the first crewed mission to leave Earth's orbit and orbit the Moon, about 58 years ago.
The second was taken by Artemis II this morning.
Historic moment.
Just my opinion, but there should be a Constitutional remedy for when the President of the United States addresses the nation and everything out of his mouth is either pure lunacy, an unhinged claim or a blatant fabrication.
Just like the 25th amendment, but real.
It was inspiring to watch the Artemis II launch yesterday — @NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon since 1972. Our space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to reach beyond what we thought was possible, and I hope the four brave astronauts on this mission will inspire a new generation to follow in their footsteps.
Peter Theil and Elon Musk were raised in Apartheid South Africa. Conditioned in an authoritarian society and now using their wealth to create it here. They have found the perfect opportunity with this MAGA movement. Coporate greed and fascism is a dangerous alliance. With Putin, Ormand, LaPen, Trump, and others this is a global threat. They share the belief that they will shape the world by force and have the right to do so. This idea of superiority is the rationale for violence if they don’t get what they want.
Just because Donald Trump acts goofy doesn’t mean his presidency wouldn’t be dangerous. And you don’t have to take my word for it. Lately, some of the people who know Trump the best have been saying in no uncertain terms that he should not be president again.