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You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Fight them, without becoming them!

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

“When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re gonna use it.”

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Oh FFS you might as well trust a 6-year-old with a flamethrower.

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

Books are my comfort food!

Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

There are no moderate republicans – only extremists and cowards.

Innocent people do not delay justice.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Those who are easily outraged are easily manipulated.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

If you thought you’d already seen people saying the stupidest things possible on the internet, prepare yourselves.

Republicans: “Abortion is murder but you can take a bus to get one.” Easy peasy.

These days, even the boring Republicans are nuts.

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Folks,

Barring more upper-atmosphere wind issues that postponed yesterday’s launch, between 6:35 and 8:31 pm Eastern today, Space X will launch their first commercial Falcon Heavy Flight. Should be exciting!

Perhaps most exciting is their attempt to land three boosters simultaneously, two on the pad on terra firma and one on a autonomous drone ship. I’m hoping for an exceptional show.

 

 

URL is https://www.spacex.com/webcast

 

This video should go live approx 20 minutes before launch.

This really is a week for space. Yesterday’s amazing release of the first picture of a black hole and today’s earlier crash-landing on the moon by Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft will make this week one for the history books. Let’s hope the launch tonight isn’t postponed and is perfect. Fingers crossed!

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  1. 1.

    Brachiator

    Perhaps most exciting is their attempt to land three boosters simultaneously, two on the pad on terra firma and one on a autonomous drone ship.

    Hope they get it done. In honor of a possible three booster landing, a snippet from The Mothership Connection.

    If you hear any noise
    It’s just me and the boys
    Hit me, you gotta hit the band
    All right, all right, starchild here

    Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip
    And come on up to the Mothership
    Loose booty, doin’ the bump
    Hustle on over here

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    Uncle Cosmo

    Well, hot damn, 3 for 3 on booster recovery & the primary mission is nominal. Well played, Musk(rock)eteers!

  6. 6.

    Marcopolo

    Always nice to see technology work the way its designers intended.

    And glad to see there are still fans of our having a presence in space.

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    Uncle Cosmo

    @debbie: Next try Israel could do the planet a mitzvah & stuff that motherfucker NuttinYahoo into the payload section

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    J R in WV

    @cope:

    Thanks for all those photos!! Still amazed by actual launches, even after seeing the Apollo guys land on the Moon.

    I guess we just gotta go to FLA someday when launches are scheduled.

  13. 13.

    Hoodie

    Yeah, but no one will remember Musk because he doesn’t have his name plastered all over those rockets.

  15. 15.

    Amir Khalid

    @Hoodie:
    Musk tried to plaster his name all over a Royal Thai Navy rescue operation that was doing fine without him and his tech. He came out looking like an arsehole. Everyone remembers that.

  16. 16.

    Ohio Mom

    @debbie: I can’t help but wonder if the universe wasn’t sending Bibi and the rest of Israel a message in Beresheet’s crash.

  17. 17.

    Emerald

    Even more for space! Our Curiosity rover finally fulfilled her dream and drilled into Martian clay! It was so soft that when she removed her drill, the whole area around the drill moved a bit.

    Science about that to come!

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