In her @newscientist.com column, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein did not mince words: Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek. The idea that a heavily corporate and militarized approach to exploration will create a prosperous future? Illogical. @chanda.blacksky.app

I’m not a Trekkie but I’ve done enough basic research into the Star Trek fandom to know women basically invented it, and are why the show even continued to exist. This kind of writing is part of institutional sexism that denies women’s accomplishments and role in history and it infuriates me

Earl Grey Memes Club@earlgreymemes.club · 10mo ago

okay grandpa, let's get you to bed

At New York Comic Con, we asked: How does Star Trek inspire you? 🖖🌍 From lifelong Trekkies to one of Star Trek’s newest stars, Starfleet Academy cast member Kerrice Brooks, Trek has inspired many of us to dream big and lead with empathy. #nycc #startrek

If humanity ever hopes to reach its full potential, we must set aside prejudice, hatred, and fear of the unfamiliar. With an eye towards the stars, we’ll never stop learning and exploring for the sake of all humankind.

Our whole vibe:

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission@cpsc.gov · 11mo ago

We have inadvertently referenced Star Trek.

When the government can silence one artist, it threatens freedom for all. #picard #startrek

Who says it’s not real? 🖖

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra@fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Things I thought were real because of Star Trek: hope for the future

"I liked Star Trek before it was political" Star Trek before it was political:

Scalawag Jack@scalawagjack.bsky.social · 11mo ago

"I liked Star Trek before it was political" Star Trek before it was political:

Somethings are black and white.

The Orion@gettheorion.bsky.social · 11mo ago

working on something new.

Happy Trek Tuesday!🖖🏿 #StarTrek #TrekTuesday

Happy Labor Day, comrades 🫡

Glad to see it! The blue states are stepping up where the federal government has failed us.

The Star Trek franchise is actually sort of ambivalent about the extent to which Starfleet is a military organization but one thing it’s clear about is that while Starfleet has military elements, its primary job is curiosity, exploration, and to function as Federstion ambassadors to the galaxy

Calling all NYC area Trekkies! 9/11 Day and New York Cares are looking for hundreds of volunteers to pack meals on 9/10 and 9/11. In the Star Trek future, there will be no hunger. You can help create that future right now. Sign up at 911day.org

The tricorder is not simply a Star Trek prop we all wish we had, but a reality to come. Over 15 years, we’ve provided millions of dollars in funding for extraordinary projects that are saving lives around the world, including these three ventures! #startrek #philanthropy

On this day in 1921, Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. was born in El Paso, Texas. At a time when it feels like scarcity and human suffering will never come to an end, Gene’s legacy dares us to dream bigger and create a better future. Happy Birthday, Gene. 🖖

To our trans friends, we say: Never give up. Never surrender. 🏳️‍⚧️

What was the acronym? IDIC? Infinite DIVERSITY in Infinite Combinations. THAT is the world I want to live in. surak.daughterofkrypton.com/idic.php

IDIC: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity -- and the ways our differences combine to create meaning and beauty.

surak.daughterofkrypton.com

The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum marks the 400th anniversary of the Yamaki Pine, an ancient tree that survived the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and has since become a symbol of peace.

Washington honors an ancient tree that survived Hiroshima

The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum marks the 400th anniversary of the Yamaki Pine, an ancient tree that survived the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and has since become a symbol of peace.

npr.org

This is an excellent euphemism. 🏳️‍⚧️

Will Burrows 🖖🥖🥀@reforest-kelley.bsky.social · last yr.

I've been wanting to rework my "Friend of Dax" design for a while, and I'm finally ready to share it. New enamel pins should be here in time for pride month. I'll also be ordering shirts; if you want to make sure you get one, preorders are 10% off and will ship in 4-5 weeks. www.willburrows.art/shop

Bigfoot is real

Thomas O’Connor@thomasoc.bsky.social · last yr.

What if in a Star Trek they just casually revealed that Bigfoot was real. Someone just mentions it to make a point or something, like "well people didn't think bigfoot existed until 2078". And then they never bring it up again, but canonically in the Star Trek universe, Bigfoot exists now.

My reaction when someone says they don't like Star Trek

a bald man with a star trek badge on his chest

Alt: From Star Trek Voyager. The Doctor looks surprised and then resigned.

media.tenor.com

Admiral Funnest Frontier Prime 🏴‍☠️🖖@deckslower.bsky.social · last yr.

Good Morning #StarTrekFamily I hope y'all have a Marvelous #StarTrekMonday 😂🤣😂🤣🖖 LLAP

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

Other countries have watched their democracies slip away quietly, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re headed—or where we already are.

Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy?

Other countries have watched their democracies slip away gradually, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re headed—or where we already are.

newyorker.com

mine is exactly 26 hours long

sweetie π@sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · last yr.

finally came to the conclusion that my sleep schedule isn’t on earth time

no one: fanfic writers:

whoever wrote this line was spitting facts back in 2004. it’s still relevant today (i also want to point this out because there are people saying “star trek isn’t political” and, uh….)