1st female airman, Capt. Lacie "Sonic" Hester, an F-15E instructor weapons systems officer, receives Silver Star for a shoot down of Iranian drones. The award comes amid new controversy over women in combat. http://abc7ne.ws/3UU8sD4

"I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses."

- Johannes Kepler

Good morning from Steamer Lane

I'm going to share a few more pictures today of Iceland. I can't express how grateful and lucky I am to have visited that beautiful country with my family.

Iceland - August 2024

wow! appx 50% of US🇺🇸ians read so poorly that they cannot perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels

At least 45 million are functionally illiterate & 130 million more can't finish a children's #book📚

#reading #illiterate https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-statistics-2022-2023

Racial Injustice

#History

The Orangeburg Massacre: A Tragic Chapter in the Civil Rights Movement

November 15th, 1968, marks a somber anniversary in the struggle for racial equality in the United States. On this day, the Orangeburg Massacre took place on the campus of South Carolina State University, a historically Black college. This tragic event saw three unarmed Black students killed and 28 others injured when state highway patrolmen opened fire on a crowd of peaceful protesters.

Friday the 15th - 6 AM - the bobcat was back on the property a few minutes ago - it’s chilly out - 49F and 68F with winds.

This is perhaps the coolest thing I've seen in a while.

This took at a year to capture the neutrinos.

Good morning.
Maryland Golden Aster
#photography

I'd like two large pizzas. I'm on 34th street.

@gemswinc The questions have been around longer than the solutions.

#20Artists20days. Your favorites, those that move you etc. Any reason. Post with art example if you like.

Some take issue with Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky’s work because it aestheticizes the climate crisis, but I think the visual tension between beauty and violence compels viewers like me to slow down and take the time to really see the scars we've made, and to contemplate the environmental crisis and its many injustices.

Thank you for not mentioning fascism, BBC. Wouldn't want to upset your relationship with the incoming administration.

#MediaFAIL #MAGA

#FactOfTheDay

FACT OF THE DAY:
About 50 million years ago, whales walked on land and were about the size of a wolf.

@gemswinc

I love his stuff!

Chihuly Mille Fiori
https://youtu.be/a72cwvId-IA

#20Artists20days.
Your favorites, those that move you etc. Any reason. Post with art example if you like.

Day 7 : Weegee