The new song from #BryanAdams — “51st State” — reminds me that a nation is ultimately measured not by its symbols, but by the opportunities it creates for people seeking hope, freedom, and a future. Happy #CanadaDay. 🇨🇦🍁 youtu.be/LyyFIbaU45w?...

Bryan Adams - '51st State' (Official Lyric Video)

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Happy #CanadaDay. 🇨🇦 I’m not the flag-waving patriotic type but Canada gave my family a 2nd chance after we were expelled from Uganda in 1972. My family’s story is on #Medium. 🔗 medium.com/@shanil.vira... Fitting that one of Canada’s great rock musicians released a new song today. Link in comment.

From Flight to Freedom: How Canada Gave My Family a Second Chance

Canada welcomed us from Idi Amin’s Uganda and showed what it means to belong to a nation of justice, compassion, and hope.

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When policymakers argue that the nation cannot afford to invest in science and education, it is worth remembering that 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.

Megan Watzke@mwatzke.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“A single Tomahawk cruise missile runs about $3.6 million, roughly what it takes to fund one scientist’s multiyear grant. The entire National Science Foundation budget is less than what we spent in the first week of the war with Iran.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...

MALHOTRA IS JOINING THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS! Caleb Malhotra has been selected by the Vancouver Canucks as the third overall pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

Beluga Whale Escapes Research Facility And Swims Hundreds Of Miles Back To Her Baby. It is wrong and immoral to hold beings of self awareness captive if they have committed no crimes.

Some patterns take a generation to discover. Every 18.6 years, the Moon reaches the limits of its journey across our horizon. Long before telescopes and written records, people noticed. The cycle belongs to the Moon. Recognizing it belongs to us. 🔭🧪 🔗 skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-bl...

Four worlds and one Moon in a single twilight sky. Venus, Jupiter, a delicate waxing crescent Moon, and elusive Mercury gathered above Pasadena this evening. Even during a week spent talking about the cosmos at #AAS248, the 248th Meeting of the @aas.org, it’s worth pausing to look up. 🌙🪐🔭🧪

Four worlds and one Moon in a single twilight sky. Venus, Jupiter, a delicate waxing crescent Moon, and elusive Mercury gathered above Pasadena this evening. Even during a week spent talking about the cosmos at #AAS248, the 248th Meeting of the @aas.org, it’s worth pausing to look up. 🌙🪐🔭🧪

New from our Cosmic Engagement Specialist Shanil Virani on Sky & Telescope's new blog series: a deep dive into Stonehenge and what we can learn from how ancient people engaged daily with the sky.💫 The first article of many to come, "Stonehenge and the Geometry of the Sky" (link below) reminds us...

For thousands of years humans looked to the sky not just to find patterns but to understand themselves. Excited to launch a new cultural astronomy series with @skyandtelescope.bsky.social. The first piece explores Stonehenge & our ancient relationship with the sky.🧪🔭 bit.ly/AncientSkies-Stonehedge

Stonehenge and the Geometry of the Sky

For most of human history, the sky was not something we studied — it was something we lived with.

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For most of human history, the sky was not something we studied. It was something we lived with. Excited to launch a new cultural astronomy series with @SkyandTelescope.bsky.social. This first piece explores Stonehenge & our ancient relationship with the cosmos.🧪🔭 🔗 bit.ly/AncientSkies-Stonehenge

For most of human history, the sky was not something we studied — it was something we lived with. skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-bl...

Stonehenge and the Geometry of the Sky

For most of human history, the sky was not something we studied — it was something we lived with.

skyandtelescope.org

I just signed Boston’s Transfer Fee Home Rule Petition, a proposal to place a 2% fee on real estate transactions over $2 million (with the first $2 million exempt to limit impacts on middle-class homeowners). Transfer Fee revenue would fund the creation and preservation of affordable housing.

Tina releases “What’s Love Got to Do With It” 42 years ago today — a song she hated, but she deferred to her manager, Roger Davies, who was sure it would be a hit. When it won Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Vocal, she gave one of the awards to him. 🔥

My favourite colour is the forest 🌿 🌲 🦎 #greenwitch #animism #nature #forest #trees #peace

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

250 years of looking up. 250 years of asking questions that changed who we are. As part of #America250 festivities, @astrosociety.org’s annual meeting will explore how #astronomy has shaped not just what we know but how we see ourselves in the #universe. 🧪🔭 📅 Save the date. 🔗 bit.ly/Astro250-Dates

exactly! and the disbalance of the stories about it doesn't change the fact that each one of those accomplishments belongs to humand kind 🌎

We have always looked up & found not just #stars but ourselves. Today the sky is no longer untouched: crowded above by satellites, constrained below by shifting priorities. #Astronomy is not a luxury. It’s how a species learns its place in the #cosmos. To protect it is to protect curiosity itself.🧪🔭

I watch posts about Artemis II with teary eyes (just like I did about Pluto images), but there are still things people in the USA & EU don’t learn in school. A visit to Venus is one example. 2nd photo: Moon rocks that USA astronauts brought to Tito, along with the YU flag that traveled to the Moon.

LANDERS: Why did the FBI seize election records in AZ? TRUMP: They probably thought the election was rigged LANDERS: It wasn't though TRUMP: Oh really? How do you know? LANDERS: Your own AG said it TRUMP: If you say it wasn't rigged, you're a rotten reporter LANDERS: Where's the evidence?

Eddie Olczyk said it: Canada is Team USA’s biggest rivalry but the USA isn’t Canada’s. USA Hockey now have their gold medal. Hearing the emotion in Eddie’s voice warmed my heart. It mattered to him. To Boucher. To every player on that team. If this makes more girls & boys play hockey it’s worth it.♥️

Why am I now in tears???!! This has to be the sweetest, kindest, and a gesture that transcends sports that I’ve ever seen. In a world right now that is filled with so much evil, darkness, and injustice, this one act shows there will always be light, hope, and love. Well done Team USA. ♥️♥️♥️

When you still pander to a man who PLEAD GUILTY to heinous crimes in ‘08, what does that say to survivors who have been denied justice? Why would they ever feel safe when not just one person, but the entire community looks the truth in the face and decides it doesn’t matter? Is that worth a check?

Here’s why this matters: 80% of sexual assaults go unreported because of r*pe culture, where even when people KNOW the truth, they decide it’s not important enough to change anything. We owe it to the survivors in the scientific community to reverse this behavior that has persisted for far too long.

Emma Scales@emmascales.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It is beyond insulting for @aaas.org to plan to host Brian Greene, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a plenary talk at #AAAS2026, then cancel it the day before, only for the replacement to insist Greene was a “good scientist” and that he wished we could all hear from him.

To be clear, Greene socialized with Epstein several years after he plead guilty to egregious crimes in 2008. He has claimed that he was seeking donations from Epstein. It’s time to stop tolerating evil to secure financial support in science, and I only wish AAAS had the courage to lead.

It is beyond insulting for @aaas.org to plan to host Brian Greene, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a plenary talk at #AAAS2026, then cancel it the day before, only for the replacement to insist Greene was a “good scientist” and that he wished we could all hear from him.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6mo ago

REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “It’s important to remember there’s more of us than them — every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice.”

Seeing this reminds me of how much as been accomplished since 1967 civil rights act which enabled so many to reach for the stars We can't go back.

Our Island Universe@ourislanduniverse.space · 6mo ago

Across time, while women have carried the flame of discovery, the history of #science is filled with #women whose light was dimmed or ignored. Today, the women of the @astrosociety.org are charting a more inclusive future where the stars belong to us all. Their light helps us all see farther. 🔭🧪👩‍🔬

Across time, while women have carried the flame of discovery, the history of #science is filled with #women whose light was dimmed or ignored. Today, the women of the @astrosociety.org are charting a more inclusive future where the stars belong to us all. Their light helps us all see farther. 🔭🧪👩‍🔬

The Astro Society@astrosociety.org · 6mo ago

Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! The women of ASP are focused on building inclusive futures for women and girls by bringing astronomy and space education to all.💫🪐🌠 #womeninSTEM #girlsinSTEM #STEMEducation #womensrights #astronomy