RoscoeBeanz

Hobby nerd. Remainer. Parleur de Franglais (poorly). Human catflap.

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[The White Bear @ScotsWhiteBear]

To give you an idea of how British politics has degraded into deranged radical-right lunacy, just consider what the public reaction would have been had a politician in the 60s or 70s proposed the following:

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

In July 1943, British intelligence recorded an SS Lance Corporal describing two separate mutinies by SS guards inside a concentration camp years before the Final Solution.

The guards even fired on each other & tried to free the prisoners...

'Follow' & Repost this thread:
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[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

David Lammy’s proposals to restrict the right to jury trial have been examined by the Justice Committee of the House of Commons.

And. Well. Um.

It’s *quite* the report.

I think it’s actually worse than politely scathing.

It’s embarrassing 👇🏼🪡🧵

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

She was a female double agent who single-handedly delayed an entire SS Panzer division near Bordeaux just before D-Day.

This is the incredible story of Agent Bronx and her crucial role in 'Plan Ironside':
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[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

I did indeed nab all the flight info from @flightradar24 once this happened. So hey @united just a heads up you might want to let the crew of the flight know I got a neat photo of them at work.

Flight UAL2460 IAH-LAX May 11th, 2026.

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

Elon absolutely hates being called Sissy SpaceX™ so double check if you're still following me, and retweet for visibility

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Of all the pigeons awarded the Dickin Medal, the Imperial War Museum recognised Gustav as the greatest to have served his country during WW2.

Gustav even had a ‘wife’ named Betty, who was also active in the National Pigeon Service.

Let's explore:
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[Danny Trejo @officialDannyT]

Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi... May the Fourth Be With You!

[Signal @signalapp]

A response to recent reporting in Germany, in service of clarity and accountability:

First, it’s important to be precise when it comes to critical infrastructure like Signal. Signal was not “hacked” — in that our encryption, infrastructure, and the integrity of the app’s code was not compromised.

However, sophisticated attackers have engaged in a harmful phishing campaign, posing as “Signal Support” by changing their profile display name and using social engineering to trick people into handing over their credentials — information that allowed these attackers to take over some targeted Signal accounts. This is something that plagues any mainstream messaging app once it reaches the scale of Signal, but we know how high the stakes are given the trust people place in us.
In the coming weeks, you’ll see us rolling out a number of changes to help hinder these kinds of attacks.

Because we don’t collect user data, what we know about these attacks comes from the victims of phishing. And from what victims have told us, the attacks followed a broad pattern: after tricking people into revealing their Signal credentials, attackers then used those credentials to take over their account and also frequently changed the associated phone number. Because such a change results in de-registering your Signal accounts, attackers prepared people for this by telling them that being de-registered was intended behavior, and that all they would need to do is “re-register,” or, create a new account. When they moved to create a new Signal account — one that was now decoupled from their hijacked account — the victims thought they were logging back in to their primary account. As a result, many didn't notice the takeover. The compromised accounts were then weaponized to target the victims' contact lists by posing as the owners of the account.

We understand the trust that people put in Signal, and how devastating this kind of social engineering can be. While it’s true that all messaging platforms are susceptible to scammers and phishing that betrays people’s trust and convinces them to “unlock the front door” where no backdoor exists, we are looking to do everything we can to help people avoid and detect such scams.

For the time being, please stay vigilant against phishing and account takeover attempts. Remember that no one from Signal Support will ever send you a message request or ask for your registration verification code or Signal PIN. For an added layer of protection, you can enable Registration Lock in your Signal Settings (Account -> Registration Lock).

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

Only one chance in this lifetime…

Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him.

I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

[G R I F T Y @GriftReport]

ITS JURASSIC PARK ITS A MASSIVE PARK 😂😂

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

“The Rise of Humanity”

A bucket list photo of a historic spaceflight, and a reminder that when we work together, we can do incredible things.

Get the certified limited edition print at the link in my bio and have a piece of spaceflight history on your wall. Go Artemis!

[Adrian Bliss @adrianbliss]

Jesus on Good Friday

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

This photo has a very personal meaning for me if you care to read it.

I saw a photo from @johnkrausphotos on reddit nearly a decade ago of the engines on a Falcon Heavy launch. I was working at a tough sales job at the time. The shot inspired me to learn more about space and spaceflight.

Shortly after, I bought my first telescope. I saw Jupiter, Saturn, and Nebulae, and started social media accounts where I shared my amateur photos.

Then I was laid off, and Covid happened. Moved from Sacramento to Arizona for clearer skies, cheaper cost of living, and a chance to go all-in on space photography. My audience started to grow.

Then, NASA contacted me, asking me if they could use some of my moon photos for something called Artemis. I said yes.

During the Artemis I rollout my DMs blew up “Andrew- your photo is on the Mobile Launch Platform!”. Now I knew that astrophotography wasn’t enough… I should probably pay attention to spaceflight. I spent a lot coming out to the first launch attempt, which would be my first rocket launch if it flew. Sadly, it was a scrub.

I came home from Florida, sharing my stories of touring the VAB and facilities with my grandfather, who worked on Apollo. He passed shortly after, which affected my ability to return to watch the SLS flew.

Feeling bummed out, I focused back on my deep sky work, but then I started hearing about something called “Starship”. I caught a video from @Erdayastronaut where a rocket ship fell through the air belly-first and flipped upright and landed. Inspired, I knew I had to witness one of these machines fly, so I flew to Starbase the moment I could afford it, which was for the second fully integrated flight test.

The moment Starship lifted off the pad, I was hooked. There was nothing quite like the experience. I did everything I could to catch every launch I could, and worked to become credentialed media to get better access.

Last year I flew from Arizona to Florida & Texas over a dozen times specifically to sharpen my launch photography skills with our first human spaceflight to the moon in over 50 years looming.

A decade of preparation for a split second moment. When I picked up my camera from the launch pad yesterday morning and peeked at what was captured, I knew it was all worth it.

Thank you, NASA, Artemis, and the all people who inspired me along the way.

This is still only the beginning.

[Mike Martin MP 🔸 @ThreshedThought]

The US-Israeli attack on Iran

A few thoughts in a 🧵

[RoscoeBeanz @roscoebeanz]

@Cathrinmachin @AJamesMcCarthy Awesome work, both!

[RoscoeBeanz @roscoebeanz]

@AJamesMcCarthy Superb!

[Jayroo @jayroo69]

So thankful that I have people in my replies to let me know this is "AI SLOP" 😂😂😂😂Thanks for the heads up, guys. Appreciate ya

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

The Thing (1982) recreated with Pingu. A crossover that never stops being funny.

[Signal @signalapp]

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously.

To be clear: Signal’s encryption and infrastructure have not been compromised and remain robust. These attacks were executed via sophisticated phishing campaigns, designed to trick users into sharing information – SMS codes and/or Signal PIN – to gain access to users’ accounts. 1/4