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Politics / Re: Duke of Bullshit: "The" Do...
Last post by Icarus - Today at 06:29:21 AM
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Politics / Re: Duke of Bullshit: "The" Do...
Last post by billy rubin - July 13, 2025, 01:34:39 PMhe doesnt have any kind of authority like that, but his minions can make life difficult for his critics.
trumps habit is to throw the spaghetti on the wall, and then see how far the supreme court will go to hold it up there for him.
trumps habit is to throw the spaghetti on the wall, and then see how far the supreme court will go to hold it up there for him.
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Science / Re: James Webb Space Telescope...
Last post by Tank - July 13, 2025, 09:15:04 AMWonderful!
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Science / Re: James Webb Space Telescope...
Last post by Recusant - July 13, 2025, 06:16:22 AMCelebrating three years of brilliant observations, the JWST team used the telescope to look at a relatively nearby nebula. You can click on the image below to enlarge it a bit and there is a much larger version available at the link below.
"Cat's Paw Nebula (NIRCam)" | European Space Agency
Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334)
Image Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA
The article from Science Alert goes into more detail, with a bit of whimsy from the writer. I've noticed that tendency in her before.
"Cat's Paw Nebula (NIRCam)" | European Space Agency
Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334)
Image Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA
QuoteTo celebrate the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region. This area is of great interest to scientists, having been subject to previous study by NASA's Hubble and retired Spitzer space telescopes, as they seek to understand the multiple steps required for a turbulent molecular cloud to transition to stars.
Webb's view reveals a chaotic scene still in development: Massive young stars are carving away at nearby gas and dust, while their bright starlight is producing a bright nebulous glow represented in blue. This is only a chapter in the region's larger story. The disruptive young stars, with their relatively short lifespans and luminosity, will eventually quench the local star formation process.
The Cat's Paw Nebula is located approximately 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.
[Continues, but it's just a description of the image . . .]
The article from Science Alert goes into more detail, with a bit of whimsy from the writer. I've noticed that tendency in her before.
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Politics / Re: Duke of Bullshit: "The" Do...
Last post by Recusant - July 13, 2025, 04:51:17 AMIt's possible to assume that he's trolling. Trolling from one of the most powerful people on the planet is in itself notable and troublesome. Regardless, I think such an assumption is foolish. He's already shown his cards and they're repressive and authoritarian. His musing about banishing a disfavored show business personality from the kingdom is not out of character.
He already shat on the US Constitution by claiming to nullify the 14th Amendment via executive fiat. Some may scoff but Trump claiming the power to issue an executive equivalent to bills of attainder doesn't surprise me. That's more or less what he's doing. Such skulduggery was part of the inspiration for America telling Britain to take a hike, but the character of the country has changed over 250 years.
He already shat on the US Constitution by claiming to nullify the 14th Amendment via executive fiat. Some may scoff but Trump claiming the power to issue an executive equivalent to bills of attainder doesn't surprise me. That's more or less what he's doing. Such skulduggery was part of the inspiration for America telling Britain to take a hike, but the character of the country has changed over 250 years.
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Politics / Re: Duke of Bullshit: "The" Do...
Last post by Icarus - July 13, 2025, 04:05:18 AMDoes the Donald Have the authority to revoke Rosie O'Donnels citizenship? Does the Donald really believe that he has that power? What are the alternatives for removing him from his high and mighty position? Trump himself is a serious problem for our nation. I have a sneaking suspicion that he is much influenced and possibly greatly controlled by Stephen Miller.
Must we wait for a hero to put a spider in Donald's noodles.?
Must we wait for a hero to put a spider in Donald's noodles.?
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Politics / Re: Duke of Bullshit: "The" Do...
Last post by Recusant - July 12, 2025, 03:32:06 PMThe narcissistic malevolent buffoon really believes he should/does have monarchical power.
"Donald Trump Threatens To Revoke Rosie O'Donnell's Citizenship" | Deadline
Just to note: The "conservative" supermajority of the US Supreme Court and the party controlling Congress appear willing to act as if he has monarchical power. Their supposed devotion to the US Constitution is a sham.
"Donald Trump Threatens To Revoke Rosie O'Donnell's Citizenship" | Deadline
QuoteDonald Trump posted on Saturday that he is giving "serious consideration" to revoking Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship.
The president posted on Truth Social, "Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship. She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!"
O'Donnell is a longtime Trump nemesis. She moved her family to Ireland earlier this year, saying in a TikTok video that "when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that's when we will consider coming back."
O'Donnell is a longtime Trump nemesis. She moved her family to Ireland earlier this year, saying in a TikTok video that "when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that's when we will consider coming back."
O'Donnell has continued to be critical of Trump on TikTok and other social media, posting earlier this week that Trump "has put this country in danger" with his "horrible decisions." She said that the cuts to the National Weather Service to the deaths in the flash floods in Texas. "These are the results that we are going to see on a daily basis," she said.
The president does not have the authority to unilaterally strip citizenship from Americans born in the U.S., many legal scholars note, while the Constitution gives Congress the power of naturalization and denaturalization.
Just to note: The "conservative" supermajority of the US Supreme Court and the party controlling Congress appear willing to act as if he has monarchical power. Their supposed devotion to the US Constitution is a sham.
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Philosophy / Re: Uploaded Minds
Last post by Ecurb Noselrub - July 11, 2025, 08:31:11 PMVery late to this conversation. Imagine you have a 45 vinyl disc of "Day Tripper". The disc gets old and scratchy, and eventually "dies". But there is a master recording and it is either transferred to a new disc or onto some other form, say a digital recording. You play the song, and it is the same "Day Tripper". No difference - the same old song. If we can do this with music, why not with a human mind. Just a thought.
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Science / Re: new cosmology stuff
Last post by zorkan - July 10, 2025, 12:41:33 PMQuote from: Dark Lightning on July 09, 2025, 05:24:42 AMCosmology is an area of physics where there is little enough knowledge that physicists can still run wild.
Quote: The cosmos is a term that generally refers to the universe, often with the connotation of it being an orderly or harmonious system. It can be used in both scientific and philosophical contexts to describe the totality of existence."
Except that it isn't an orderly harmonious system.
Look into the night sky and you could be excused for thinking it's all quiet up there.
Not so.
It works off entropy which means it is destroying itself.
Life is only allowed to exist on this lump of space rock because either it helps to increase the entropy or it doesn't interfere with the process.