Mark Sumner 🌒

@devilstower.bsky.social

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Author, journalist, old guy. Science, climate, space, transportation, energy, and how human selection drives the evolution of all of the above. www.unchartedblue.com

Quartiles stats showing 200 perfect puzzles
Trump tweet: “Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD. Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD. Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD. Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD. Venezuela War: 1 day, O DEAD. Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18 DEAD.”
Information on Bruce Taylor from Open Secrets
Large yellow spider daylily
Red spider daylily with yellow throat
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Weather data showing 100 degrees and heat index of 118
Message from Cruz saying Mamdani doesn’t believe in AC attached to post saying to turn AC to 78 to protect power grid.
Russian casualty report for 30 June 26, from Ukraine General Staff
Image of golden eagle attached to White House
Weather in St. Louis. Heat index 113.4
Newsweek headline: “COVID vaccine linked to new side effect, especially in older adults”
Cast of “The Chronicle: News from the Edge.” Sci-fi Channel 2001-2002.
Original cover for “The Monster of Minnesota”
Harold Sumner (left) in the American Sectir of Berlin
Original cover of Charles Portis’ “True Grit”
Image from Ryan Hall Y’all of storm near Charleston, IL
John F Kennedy Jr in the White House rose garden
Red spider daylily
Trump “truth:” I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump sleeping
Cover of the novel “King’s Quest: Kindgom of Sorrow”
Elephant skull
Bruhathkayosaurus, a Titanosaur estimated at up to 170’ in length
Scene from “Brain Dead” where infected senators place a hand against their ears.
Large Rat Snake.
Elon Musk posts that using billionaire as a pejorative is immoral. The first reply is “eat shit, oligarch.”
Image from the film “Valley of Gwangi” shows an allosaur struggling with a styracosaur while a cowboy on a horse looks on.
Double chocolate zucchini bread
Chief Justice Taney and Chief Justice Roberts.
Chicken of the Woods mushroom. Large orange and white mass about the size of a head.
Black fluid dripping down Rudy Giuliani’s face
Peonies
Article: RFK Jr halts $500 million for mRNA vaccine research
Poll results on “If you could choose when you live” >50 yrs in the past 18%, <50 yrs in the past 27%, present 43%, <50 yrs in the future 4%, >50 yrs in future 8%.
Mushrooms in a garden bed
Flower on a broccolini plant.
Moon occluding Earth as Artemis II moves around the far side.
Integrity splashdown.
Last view out window before blackout.
View as integrity approaches Earth.
View through Integrity’s window. Earth appears very bright.
Orion separating from service module
Earthset. The Earth being occluded by the Moon as Artemis II slides toward the far side.
Earth becoming visible again as Artemis II rounds the Moon.
Lights back on in Orion capsule after passing around Moon.
Image of Orion and Earth after lunar flyby.
Moon and Earth as Integrity moves to lose of signal.
Image showing both earth and Moon.
Crescent shaped view of the lunar far side.
Inside of Orion capsule with moonlight through window.
Almost completely dark image from inside the Orion capsule with just a bit of light at the windows.
“An NBC News survey found Newsom was even less popular than Trump, with Trump underwater by 12 points and Newsom by 18. Conversely, AOC polled ahead of Trump, Newsom and the Democratic Party itself.” Image from Twitter
Image from camera on Artemis solar panel looking toward Moon
Area around Glushko crater as imaged by the LRO.
External camera view showing a portion of the Artemis II craft and the Moon.
Alexander Kustov post calling on academics to leave BlueSky.