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What Goes Up…

by Cheryl Rofer|  May 8, 20219:34 pm| 40 Comments

This post is in: Live Blogging, Science & Technology

Satellite watchers are counting down. A 23-ton Chinese Long March rocket has been circling (ellipsing, actually) down and should re-enter the atmosphere any time now. Here’s a list of sites and people to follow who will be following the rocket’s trajectory.

The orbit has been erratic as it dips toward the atmosphere, so its exact entry and ultimate end can’t be predicted. It passed over Australia a few minutes ago, or should have if it didn’t disintegrate into the sea before that.

It will most likely fall into the sea, since that’s 70% of the earth’s surface. WordPress won’t let embed a tracker, but here’s Jonathan McDowell’s latest tweet. He makes a practice of tracking space junk.

Rocket now passing over the South Pacific – if it is still up. Next landfall will be Savegre, Costa Rica at 0144 UTC (7.44pm local time). It will pass over Limon, Costa Rica seconds later. Very interested in any reports of it being seen passing over at that time.

— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) May 9, 2021

Open thread!

What Goes Up…Post + Comments (40)

House Judiciary Committee Hearing

by Cheryl Rofer|  June 24, 202012:52 pm| 90 Comments

This post is in: Live Blogging, Trump Crime Cartel

Repubs in disarray! They really don’t want this to happen.

House Judiciary Committee HearingPost + Comments (90)

House Hearing On Coronavirus Response

by Cheryl Rofer|  June 23, 202011:52 am| 71 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Live Blogging

Here you go –

House Hearing On Coronavirus ResponsePost + Comments (71)

Tonight In Washington

by Cheryl Rofer|  June 2, 20206:40 pm| 192 Comments

This post is in: Civil Rights, Live Blogging, Open Threads, Political Action

Peaceful demonstrations are starting. There are a lot of military in DC and more on the way. Let’s hope it remains peaceful.

An Awesome Zoom View down 16th from Scott Circle https://t.co/SI4KEX8pSZ pic.twitter.com/yYsJ4TRSpx

— PoPville (@PoPville) June 2, 2020

Absolutely massive street protest heads back towards the White House, demanding #JusticeNow This video doesn’t capture the size- it took at least 5 minutes to pass picking up folks all the way. #WeNeedChange #DCProtests #Peacefulprotest #BlackLivesMattter @PoPville @cmclymer pic.twitter.com/414jEoYf66

— Monica Schneider (@MGSchneider76) June 2, 2020

#NOW: Hundreds are taking a knee and chanting near the White House for a fifth day of protests over George Floyd’s death, back even after two days of escalating force from police. This might be the most people I’ve seen gather this early in the evening. pic.twitter.com/NvB6gaUTL2

— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) June 2, 2020

As good a time as any to note, again, that DC is a historically black city of 700,000 people — more people than Wyoming — who pay taxes, have been denied the rights granted to states, and because of that have no ability to stop federal law enforcement from occupying the city.

— Addy Baird (@addysbaird) June 2, 2020

Washington, DC this hour pic.twitter.com/b3B3sGQXGY

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) June 2, 2020

Crowd arriving at Congress. pic.twitter.com/vbqStRe9RZ

— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) June 2, 2020

Lafayette Park. The crowd is huge and from all walks of life. pic.twitter.com/n4ZU1BQ6oz

— Jim Townsend (@jteurope) June 2, 2020

Just interviewed @ewarren who came down to see the protest outside the White House- she’s getting cheers. She told me she came here because she had an obligation to bear witness to this moment pic.twitter.com/nkWenYJy8b

— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) June 2, 2020

Crowd goes crazy as Senator Warren, her husband and her dog walk through the protesters in front of White House a half hour before curfew pic.twitter.com/YoVD58q288

— Perry Stein (@PerryStein) June 2, 2020

pic.twitter.com/xJhk6kcD2x

— Ted Mann (@TMannWSJ) June 2, 2020

Seeing a major movement of military hardware and personnel on the streets of downtown DC today as #GeorgeFloyd protests continue. @Fox5DC pic.twitter.com/Qk2cgi2AQa

— Tom Fitzgerald (@FitzFox5DC) June 2, 2020

17th and L St NW, 5:43 pm. The US military blocking off a Washington street. America, 2020. pic.twitter.com/l10S5qfMvq

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) June 2, 2020

Imperial March of border patrol and CBP headed into White House entrance down Pennsylvania #dcprotests pic.twitter.com/IKbSqLuTRG

— Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein) June 2, 2020

Also: 700 members of the 82nd are at Joint Base Andrews and Fort Belvoir. 1,400 more soldiers are ready to be mobilized within an hour. Soldiers are armed and have riot gear. They also were issued bayonets—standard issue but some feel could be inflammatory https://t.co/Ieo86bc4yF

— James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) June 2, 2020

Other cities too

Wow. Huge rally in Paris #France today paying homage to #GeorgeFloyd & Adama Traore who died in French police custody in 2016.

Rally itself defied a police ban:
pic.twitter.com/42zqoeT3Co

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) June 2, 2020

New Zealand https://t.co/ZvciUDozKR

— Borzou Daragahi ?? (@borzou) June 2, 2020

Don’t let anyone tell you the people behind the protestors are agitators and looters. I have seen every walk of life marching peacefully on the streets of #Philadelphia and they are the ones demanding genuine change. pic.twitter.com/CPqdgcRCEk

— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) June 2, 2020

San Diego

Group we were following is now back at Balboa Park. This is what a peaceful rally looks like….organizers urging people to say something if they see anyone causing trouble (violence,vandalism,etc.) @CBS8 @News8 @thecwsandiego pic.twitter.com/smGM1DLSwO

— Shannon Handy (@ShannonNews8) June 2, 2020

#LIVE: A gathering is still occurring in Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles. Our reporter, @abc7carlos, said it is a very quiet and peaceful protest. https://t.co/40YKhrCnYn pic.twitter.com/pzMIlhOR7f

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 2, 2020

One of the most powerful images yet.

Black Cowboys on horseback march peacefully in Houston. #BlackLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/YIq0b05CjJ

— Aaron Vallely (@Vallmeister) June 2, 2020

Open thread

Tonight In WashingtonPost + Comments (192)

Graduate Together 2020 – Live

by Cheryl Rofer|  May 16, 20208:06 pm| 153 Comments

This post is in: Live Blogging

Here you go –

Graduate Together 2020 – LivePost + Comments (153)

Live – HBCU Graduation

by Cheryl Rofer|  May 16, 20202:13 pm| 65 Comments

This post is in: Live Blogging, Open Threads

h/t lamh36

Open thread!

Live – HBCU GraduationPost + Comments (65)

Continued Debate Thread

by Cheryl Rofer|  February 19, 20209:58 pm| 292 Comments

This post is in: Domestic Politics, Live Blogging

Elizabeth Warren is on fire, Joe Biden is getting into the fray, Amy Klobuchar is holding her own. Bernie is Bernie and Mayor Pete is Mayor Pete. Mike Bloomberg is watching $400 million go up in smoke.

Update: live feed here.

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