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Charlie Watts, gone five years ago today. 🙏🏼 “The thing about Charlie was that he was always there, always played beautifully,” Jagger said. “He held the band together for so long, musically, because he was the rock the rest of it was built around.” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”

The idea that abject cruelty & the people that embrace it to the point of obsession should be granted some sort of pass from the most vicious, personal, and comprehensive mockery, derision, and social sanction is absurd. Antifascism is a contact sport and we aren’t even talking about actual contact!

It would be fun if Democrats commissioned an architect to come up with a proposal to modify the ballroom to scale it down and turn it back into useful office space. Release renderings and cost analysis. Just act like they will ignore the red tape and just do in 2029, like Trump did to build it.

Facebook showed me a news story about an Indian restaurant with a bunch of health code violations. I opened the comments, expecting racism, and instead I got puns. They were naan-compliant. It’s a chaat-astrophe. We won’t be going anywhere paneer that place. I think we’re gonna make it.

GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine has SUCCEEDED in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. Phase III trial results in MORE THAN 1,100 patients shows the vaccine SIGNIFICANTLY extended the time patients lived without their melanoma returning AND reduced the risk of metastasis.

Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial

A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.

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🚗☀️ Solar panels are moving beyond rooftops. Chinese automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass says it now has mass-production capabilities for vehicle-integrated solar roofs, with PV cells built directly into laminated car glass.

Chinese automotive glass giant announces vehicle-integrated solar roof - pv magazine Global

Fuyao Glass has confirmed mass-production capabilities for solar sunroof glass, with photovoltaic cells embedded in laminated automotive glass to power auxiliary vehicle loads. While reports have link...

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There are high-up editors at prestigious publications who wrote or greenlit like dozens of “Moon Base to Open Within Six Years” or “Space Hotel Slated for 2026” headlines. Nothing happened to them. They just get to keep doing it. Wild.