@lunamangala.bsky.social
Reposted
Reposted
I love the summer Milky Way in dark skies on my mountain in southern BC. A small lake reflects our galaxy on a quiet and enchanting night. 9 frame panorama taken with a Canon R6 and Sigma 14mm lens.
#milkyway #nightphotography #pano
#milkyway #nightphotography #pano
August 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I love the summer Milky Way in dark skies on my mountain in southern BC. A small lake reflects our galaxy on a quiet and enchanting night. 9 frame panorama taken with a Canon R6 and Sigma 14mm lens.
#milkyway #nightphotography #pano
#milkyway #nightphotography #pano
Reposted
The Hummingbird is a beautiful little bird…. 🐦 🥰
July 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Hummingbird is a beautiful little bird…. 🐦 🥰
Reposted
>turning the White House into a fucking Trump convention center
July 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
>turning the White House into a fucking Trump convention center
Reposted
Most economists expected a decline in new jobs month-to-month, after fewer job openings were recorded in June.
Unemployment Rose To 4.2% In July As Hiring Fell Sharply
Most economists expected a decline in new jobs month-to-month, after fewer job openings were recorded in June.
www.forbes.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Most economists expected a decline in new jobs month-to-month, after fewer job openings were recorded in June.
Reposted
Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House.
Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House
They say it's emboldened bad actors, leading to death threats and political intimidation.
www.politico.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House.
Reposted
Reposted
Clashes to expand or halt the spread of tablets that end early pregnancies have intensified across the country, teeing up legal challenges that experts say could drag on for years before arriving at the Supreme Court.
As state battles intensify, what’s next for abortion pill access in U.S.?
Fights to expand or thwart the spread of abortion pills have intensified across the country, teeing up legal clashes that experts say could drag on for years.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Clashes to expand or halt the spread of tablets that end early pregnancies have intensified across the country, teeing up legal challenges that experts say could drag on for years before arriving at the Supreme Court.
Reposted
The aurora borealis could appear in parts of the Upper Midwest.
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Borealis Potentially Viewable From 8 States Tonight
The aurora borealis could appear in parts of the Upper Midwest.
www.forbes.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The aurora borealis could appear in parts of the Upper Midwest.
Reposted
2 more photos from this morning.
One showing the deep purples of pre-dawn sky reflected in the coastal river about to empty to the ocean.
Another with the rising sun streaming through the Surf Lifesaving lookout (which is visible also to the far left of the 1st photo).
Both photos from Wainui Beach
One showing the deep purples of pre-dawn sky reflected in the coastal river about to empty to the ocean.
Another with the rising sun streaming through the Surf Lifesaving lookout (which is visible also to the far left of the 1st photo).
Both photos from Wainui Beach
July 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
2 more photos from this morning.
One showing the deep purples of pre-dawn sky reflected in the coastal river about to empty to the ocean.
Another with the rising sun streaming through the Surf Lifesaving lookout (which is visible also to the far left of the 1st photo).
Both photos from Wainui Beach
One showing the deep purples of pre-dawn sky reflected in the coastal river about to empty to the ocean.
Another with the rising sun streaming through the Surf Lifesaving lookout (which is visible also to the far left of the 1st photo).
Both photos from Wainui Beach
Reposted
‘Swifts, swallows and Canada geese’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Summer, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Summer, 1960)
July 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
‘Swifts, swallows and Canada geese’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Summer, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Summer, 1960)
Reposted
No one can be truly free in a society considered by many to be unjust. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
Our job — the responsibility of all who seek a just society and a decent world — is to move as far as possible away from hateful violence, toward social justice.
Our job — the responsibility of all who seek a just society and a decent world — is to move as far as possible away from hateful violence, toward social justice.
July 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
No one can be truly free in a society considered by many to be unjust. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
Our job — the responsibility of all who seek a just society and a decent world — is to move as far as possible away from hateful violence, toward social justice.
Our job — the responsibility of all who seek a just society and a decent world — is to move as far as possible away from hateful violence, toward social justice.
Reposted
Reposted
Reposted
Trump Goes Totally Insane When Reporter Asks About Epstein
July 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Trump Goes Totally Insane When Reporter Asks About Epstein
Reposted
Mental health conditions, like suicides & overdoses, are the leading underlying causes of maternal deaths in the US.
Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe.
So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe.
So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Is the FDA about to keep pregnant women from taking antidepressants?
A panel of experts repeated what one women's health expert called "MAHA talking points."
www.motherjones.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Mental health conditions, like suicides & overdoses, are the leading underlying causes of maternal deaths in the US.
Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe.
So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe.
So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted
Things are so bad, the planet is calling for Batman.
July 27, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Things are so bad, the planet is calling for Batman.
Reposted
The shoebill stork looks like a dinosaur.. 🦖
Such a beautiful looking bird… 🐦
Such a beautiful looking bird… 🐦
July 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The shoebill stork looks like a dinosaur.. 🦖
Such a beautiful looking bird… 🐦
Such a beautiful looking bird… 🐦
Reposted
According to a new assessment by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, developing, testing, and launching a space-based missile defense system could take 20 years and cost at least $161 billion to $542 billion, depending on how extensive it is and the expense of launching it into Earth orbit.
US Space-Based Missile Defense Could Cost $542 Billion, CBO Says
The US may need to spend up to $542 billion over 20 years to develop and launch a network of space-based interceptors, the Congressional Budget Office said, putting a rough cost estimate on an unprove...
www.bloomberg.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
According to a new assessment by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, developing, testing, and launching a space-based missile defense system could take 20 years and cost at least $161 billion to $542 billion, depending on how extensive it is and the expense of launching it into Earth orbit.
Reposted
47 ilde çoğunluğu öğrenci 208 kişi gözaltına alındı. Suçlamalar bu devrin ve rejimin özeti gibi; Erasmus’a gitmek, yurt dışında ailesiyle buluşmak ve ev ziyareti yapmak. Bir önceki dalgada, birlikte ders çalışmak, beraber bowling oynamak suç sayılmıştı.
May 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
47 ilde çoğunluğu öğrenci 208 kişi gözaltına alındı. Suçlamalar bu devrin ve rejimin özeti gibi; Erasmus’a gitmek, yurt dışında ailesiyle buluşmak ve ev ziyareti yapmak. Bir önceki dalgada, birlikte ders çalışmak, beraber bowling oynamak suç sayılmıştı.
Reposted
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
Reposted
BREAKING: Second Circuit panel, one day after arguments, unanimously rejects government's arguments and orders that Rumeysa Ozturk be transferred to Vermont no later than May 14. ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/is...
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
BREAKING: Second Circuit panel, one day after arguments, unanimously rejects government's arguments and orders that Rumeysa Ozturk be transferred to Vermont no later than May 14. ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/is...
Reposted
Some of the study results suggest that we are “seeing fundamental changes to the environments around us.”
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
Bird populations are declining all across North America
They are "like the canary in the coal mine," one researcher cautions.
www.motherjones.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some of the study results suggest that we are “seeing fundamental changes to the environments around us.”
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org