Astronauts are so funny man. Here's just a couple of things I've found hilarious from this past week of space stuff:
It's probably already been spread around here enough already, but in case anyone's missed it; 7 hours after launch, commander Reid Wiseman, dealing with tech issues, uttered the generational quote "I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working."
After fixing the issues that were afflicting the onboard toilet, mission specialist Christina Koch (who has quickly become my favourite of the four) laughingly said âIâm the space plumber, Iâm proud to call myself the space plumber.â
On Easter Sunday, the Artemis II crew hosted a makeshift egg hunt, by hiding packets of dehydrated scrambled eggs around their Orion capsule.
The way the crew always makes sure to make it very clear they're in space when doing interviews. From stuff like Wiseman just hanging out floating sideways on screen or Koch letting her hair loose so it can freely span out flowing around her.
While in transit, the crew decided to record a parody of those bad 80s sitcom intros where everyone turns and smiles at the camera.
When the crew reached the furthest point from Earth in the mission, they jokingly clambored over each other in an effort to get to the far side of the capsule, so that they could individually claim to be the furthest person from earth.
At the same time, on the ISS which was at the time on the other side of earth, the 7 astronauts onboard had a light-hearted race to the far side of the station, making jokes about being the furthest humans from Artemis.
On the way back to earth, NASA actually managed to establish an audio call between the crews of the ISS and Artemis II (where they shared the above info), and Koch called one member of the ISS crew, Jessica Meir, her "astro-sister" as the two of them previously spacewalker together in 2019. Meir then responded I'm so happy that we are back in space together, even if we are a few miles apart" (a few here being 230,000).
While Jeremy Hansen was doing an interview, Wiseman and Koch were just in the background swatting the mission mascot (a little moon plush toy named Rise) back and forth between each other.
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US president violates UN charter just days into his Board of Peace era, and chooses to take the biggest gamble of his administration
Terrible, terrible things were happening in Iran, but an illegal war is not the solution. Fellow Americans, you can find your local governmental representative here. Write them as often as you like and let them know it is their duty to take action and put an end to The trump Administration's criminality.
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This is a result of the inhumane decisions that members of this administration want you to be silent about in public for fear of a loss of âcivilityâ.
IMG 1: Tweet from Laura Berrera, Esq. @/abogada_laura on 6/28/2018 reading:
Today my client was excited to push the elevator buttons on the way to her first deportation hearing. Afterwards | congratulated her on tying her shoes by herself. Sheâs 6 and @/TheJustice Dept thinks she should only get a lawyer if she can pay for one
And linking a thehill.com article: âCourt rules children facing deportation have no right to court-âŠâ
Img 2: Quote tweet by Laura Berrera, Esq. @/abogada_laura on 6/28/2018 of original tweet by Beto O'Rourke @/BetoORourke. Original post reads:
âThe child âin the middle of the hearing started climbing up on the table. It really highlighted the absurdity of what weâre doing with these kids.â
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Reply reads:
My 5-yr-old client canât tell me what country she is from. We prepare her case by drawing pictures with crayons of the gang members that would wait outside her school. Sometimes she wants to draw ice cream cones and hearts instead. She is in deportation proceedings alone.
IMG 3: Twitter comment by barbara bales @/barbtries and reply by Laura Berrera, Esq. @/abogada_laura on 6/29/2018. Comment reads:
where do i send money to support your work? this is heartbreaking.
Reply reads:
netcommunity.unlv.edu/immigrationdi⊠I work in the UNLV Immigration Clinic! Thatâs the link. Thank you so much for asking.
Call script because phone calls are harder to ignore than emails:
"Hi, I'm calling to tell you that the reports you received of sexually abusive content on Steam and itch.io are fraudulent and were made by religious extremist groups.
As a [insert company] customer I'm expressing my discontent and requesting that you rescind your demands to these platforms."
use overdrive, libby, hoopla, cloudlibrary, and kanopy instead of amazon and audible.
use firefox instead of chrome or opera (both are made with chromium, which blocks functionality for ad-blockers. firefox isn't based on chromium).
use mega or proton drive instead of google drive.
get rid of bloatware
use libreoffice instead of microsoft office suite
use vetted sites on r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH for free movies, books, games, etc.
use trakt or letterboxd instead of imdb.
use storygraph instead of goodreads.
use darkpatterns to find mobile game with no ads or microtransactions
use ground news to read unbiased news and find blind spots in news stories.
use mediahuman or cobalt to download music, or support your favorite artists directly through bandcamp
make youtube bearable by using mtube, newpipe, or the unhook extension on chrome, firefox, or microsoft edge
use search for a cause or ecosia to support the environment instead of google
use thriftbooks to buy new or used books (they also have manga, textbooks, home goods, CDs, DVDs, and blurays)
use flashpoint to play archived online flash games
find books, movies, games, etc. on the internet archive! for starters, here's a bunch of David Attenborough documentaries and all of the Animorphs books
burn your music onto cds
use pdf24 (available online or as a desktop app) instead of adobe
use unroll.me to clean your email inboxes
use thunderbird, mailfence, countermail, edison mail, tuta, or proton mail instead of gmail
remove bloatware on windows PC, macOS, and iOS X
remove bloatware on samsung X
use pixelfed instead of instagram or meta
use NCH suite for free software like a file converter, image editor, video editors, pdf editor, etc.
feel free to add more alternatives, resources or advice in the reblogs or replies, and i'll add them to the main post <3
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Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old running for Congress in Illinois, is spending her campaign dollars in a whole new way.
"Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old running for Congress in Illinoisâ 9th congressional district, isnât shy about her belief that politicians need to do things differently.
âWe have a representation problem,â the first line of the âAboutâ page on her website reads.
âAs in, about half of Congress are millionaires and people born before the Moon landing. And that's part of the reason we're in this mess: Our leaders are out of touch.â
A journalist, social media influencer, and political commentator that GQ called âa lefty,â with a mission to revitalize the Democratic party, Abughazaleh built a following online before she launched her campaign in March of 2025.Â
But now, sheâs leveraging her platform â and campaign dollars â to help people in her community before ballots are even filled in.
âMy congressional campaign is feeding people right now,â she starts in a recent TikTok video.Â
âPart of the reason I decided to run was because I saw how much money gets wasted in politics, and I thought, âWhat if we spent it differently?ââ
She adds that the campaign is focused on âdirect action and mutual aid,â emphasizing that she wanted her run for office to be âdual-purpose,â in which she can get her message out and help people in the process.Â
Itâs a stark pivot from the traditional way of campaigning in the United States, which often includes pricey fundraising galas, attack ads, big billboards, and perhaps the most criticized and unpopular feature: massive donations from private businesses and interest groups.Â
Abughazaleh has publicly congratulated the former incumbent of this seat â 80-year-old Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who has held the title since 1999, the year Abughazaleh was born â for her âdecades of service.âÂ
Rep. Schakowsky will not seek reelection, but Abughazaleh called for others to run, hoping to participate in the âfirst competitive Democratic primary in the District since 1998.â
Abughazaleh has also shared that the average donation her campaign receives is $31. And according to GQ, 1,000 people signed up to volunteer for her campaign within a week of her initial announcement.
And while that volunteering does include marketing, canvassing, and getting the word out, it mostly adds up to actual on-the-ground volunteer work to help people in the local community.
âOur kick-off event, for instance, didnât charge $500 a plate,â Abughazaleh shared in her TikTok. âPeople just had to bring a box of pads or tampons, which were donated to Chicagoâs period collective. By the end of the night, we had gathered over 5,600 period products, which went to people who canât afford them.â
Most recently, the campaign hosted a food drive for a local community fridge program.
âWe asked folks to come out and donate food in exchange for a campaign yard or window sign,â Abughazaleh said. âAnd by the end of the day, we were able to fully stock the empty pantry and fill the fridge with frozen meals, produce, and eggs. Thatâs feeding people right now.â
âDonât worry, we checked to make sure this is legal," she added. "And it is."
The campaign has also launched a High School Public Serve Grant program that encourages local youth to submit ideas for how to make the community better, and Abughazalehâs campaign will support it with money, materials, volunteers, and her online platform...
âSomething youâll rarely see is concrete help in their communities during the campaign,â she said. âAnd frankly, to me, that just seems stupid. Not only do you get to help people â supposedly what youâre running to do â but it also shows what youâre about, instead of just providing lip service.â ...
âIf every campaign adopted this model, then we wouldnât be wasting money every single cycle. Every city, town, and village across America would be improved by their election process, and I think it would also get people more involved,â she said.
âWe have local folks who have never voted in an election, but they joined our volunteer Discord server because they want to help, they feel like they have something to vote for.â
For those who might be inspired enough to run for office with this model, she says: Full steam ahead.
âFrankly, I would love it if other campaigns took our model. Use it, pretend itâs yours, I donât care!â she wrapped up her TikTok.Â
âPair with organizations in your community that have been doing the work, talk with local experts, and try to spearhead any initiatives you can to show your values and help your constituents. Itâs really that easy.â
Now that he is a convicted felon, fraud, and adjudicated rapist, he wants to skip judicial process and one-way ticket innocent people to concentration camps in El Salvador.
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