Subdivide and conquer!!
It's good old apartheid, except they are fooling red and blue Americans into fighting, so the greedy cowards can have it all.
WE are playing right into their hands.

Nothing a grand national strike couldn't fix!!

drawing by @saddrawingsbyjace

Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz, who uses the preferred name Ted, has introduced a bill to limit the use of preferred names and pronouns.

They never fail to impress with their incredible level of hypocrisy!

TOOLS one and all.

Xmas Tardigrade and alien friend pay us a visit for
the holiday!!
We had a grand day and hope you all did too!!

The moon with Saturn in one eyepiece!!

Does anyone get the feeling that the next cabinet is going to much paler and terrifyingly unqualified to do anything other than break things.

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS along with Venus over Griffith Observatory!!!
Photo by Laura May Abron!!

Saturn's moon Enceladus has cryovolcanoes. Plumes of water & and ice are shot into space, feeding Saturn's E ring. A study revealed that Enceladus has all 6 of the necessary ingredients for life in its subsurface ocean. Phosphorus being detected for the first time.
This view from Cassini!

Jupiter & it's 4 giant Gallian moons. Those moons are constantly shifting!
Moon Europa will getting a visit from the geniuses at JPL in about 8 years. Crust of ice over an ocean thanks to a volcanic core, keeps that water nicely above freezing. Could there be wee beasties having a swim?
We'll see!

I have the great priveldge to operate the telescopes of the Griffith Observatory. Here's a shot from the a few months ago!
Cheers!!