People are making an awful lot of fuss about the SpaceX upper stage that impacted the moon. It was just one of the DOZENS of such events to happen over the years, including around 50 from NASA vehicles. Most of these impacts are monitored and provide all kinds of valuable science data.
Simon Jessey
@scjessey.bsky.social
A grumpy optimist. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 British American 🖖🏻 Star Trek fan ⚽ Tottenham Hotspur fan. COYS! 🤍 🏏 Surrey cricket fan 🏈 Philadelphia Eagles fan 🦅 📺 YouTuber "TrekkieMoto" 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ straight ally 🤝 Joined August 30, 2023
SPACEX PLANS ROCKET LAUNCHES POWERED BY FARTING TARDIGRADES
SPACEX PLANS CYBERNETIC CITIES RUN BY SENTIENT FUNGUS ON TREADMILLS
It was only a matter of time before this was found. It is something we have all intuitively understood. Some families are blessed with the ability to stay at a healthy weight while eating like a black hole, whereas other families are overweight however daintily they nibble.
Scientists have long suspected that how our bodies deal with calories is somewhat determined by our genetic makeup. Now, they’ve zoomed in on one gene—FNIP1—which plays an outsize role in how we burn energy www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
🏏 A fantastic catch from Surrey skipper Rory Burns! Tom Lawes gets Dawkins in his first over. #OneDayCup #MetroCup #SurreyCricket
🏏 Dan Worrall has started the innings bowling two maiden overs. Not bad! #OneDayCup #MetroCup #SurreyCricket
"The windfall war profits have reignited calls for oil and gas supermajors such as Saudi Aramco and BP to pay for the environmental damage caused by 'cashing in on human misery' and fund a rapid transition to renewable energy." YES! DO THIS! www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
theguardian.com
A vote for this guy is a vote for sex offenders and traffickers and unaccountabilty for their crimes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination will advance to full US Senate vote
Blanche, one of Trump’s most trusted legal aides, had confirmed in writing that $1.8bn slush fund for president’s allies was dead
theguardian.com
Isn't the alternative SOMEONE FUCKING ELSE?
Cornyn: "As to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it's highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the DOJ. And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word" 🙃
This is some dystopian shit right here. There's no way I would buy from a brand that did this.
This sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.
Instead of making me pay an insurance company for #healthcare, let me use that money to buy my way into Medicare. Medicare costs about $18,000 per beneficiary, but imagine how much cheaper it would get if millions of young, healthy people could buy their way in too? #MedicareForAll #M4A
BUT ALMOST EVERYONE IN AMERICA HAS "UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES"
Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.
What the actual fuck? www.scientificamerican.com/article/dadd...
Daddy long legs perform fellatio—and other wild facts about how these arachnids mate
Some female daddy longlegs will perform fellatio, perhaps to avoid potential violence from males, while males of another species entice females with a secretion on their penises
scientificamerican.com
Here's Trump's approval from the RIGHT WING CONSERVATIVE Rasmussen (daily tracking).
Trump: “My REAL Polling Numbers, not those made up by the Fake News Media, are the best they have ever been”
On this day in 1798, a British fleet, led by Horatio Nelson, decisively defeated a French fleet under François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers at the Battle of the Nile. The French lost 13 ships, and the British lost none whatsoever.
Thousands of people are DEAD because this absolute motherfucker spent DECADES spreading LIES about vaccines all over the world, especially about MMR. Only now, when the number of measles cases has SKYROCKETED, does this shit stain embrace vaccines. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak
Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR
theguardian.com
Clotted Cream & Raspberry Ripple Arctic Roll. I had Arctic Roll as a kid, but never with clotted cream. 😍 Recipe: www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/clot...
Clotted cream & raspberry ripple Arctic roll
A stunning version of the retro classic, complete with seasonal berries, home-churned ice cream and light sponge
bbcgoodfood.com
🗳️ Nigel Farage should be made to personally pay for these gigantic ballot papers. The Clacton by-election is only happening because Farage is pulling a stunt to evade scrutiny for undeclared gifts he has received. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Clacton by-election ballot list costing four times more
The list of 34 candidates standing in the Clacton by-election is nearly a metre long.
bbc.com
We've had a week of beautiful riding weather and I've been sick the whole time. 😡 Fortunately, I still have some #RawSoundSunday videos in the can. youtu.be/usfpTRnt1sc
Triumph Speed Twin 1200 - Raw Sound Sunday 184
YouTube video by TrekkieMoto
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Trump may have been involved in money laundering! No wonder he is suddenly into crypto. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump
theguardian.com
The lack of gun control in the USA is crazy. Do regular Americans REALLY need to own AR-15-style weapons? The 2nd Amendment was CLEARLY written to service the needs of a country without a standing army, which is no longer the case. It must be REPEALED. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Shooting at In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Idaho leaves multiple people dead, police say
Police chief says the shooter is among the dead in ‘very chaotic scene’ near busy shopping area in Twin Falls
theguardian.com
Warehouse 13? In this economy?
Oceans ELEVEN? In this economy?
⚽ 10-man #Spurs win the #SydneySuperCup and Chelsea win HUMILIATION. #COYS #THFC
Bwaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaaaa ::: draws breath ::: haaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaa!
FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
🏏 That was a nice win from Surrey. I'm particularly impressed by the young spinners. #GLOvsSUR #GLOvSUR #MetroCup #OneDayCup
🏏 The kids are alright! #GLOvsSUR #GLOvSUR #MetroCup #OneDayCup