Parsons

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Father, husband, helluva engineer. Other things too. Ex-Space Shuttle Program Ex-Jet Propulsion Laboratory Opinions my own.

WaPo Make it Make Sense homepage showing their Bluesky account has only 77 followers. Also showing at the bottom is their post of an interview with whiny rich kid reality tv villian turned LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt.
Senate Minority Leader The Senate Minority Leader, more commonly referred to as the “Democratic Leader,” serves as the senior official for Senate Democrats and is selected by a vote of the Democratic Caucus. [(Highlighted) As leader of the minority party in the Senate, the Democratic Leader works with the Democratic Conference to set the Democratic agenda, message, and strategy. From time to time, the Democratic Leader appoints Democratic members to task forces and also has statutory responsibilities to fill positions on Commissions.] Website for the Senate Minority Website for the Senate Democratic Leader: Senator Chuck Schumer
From congressionalinstitute.org: Senate Minority Leader The Senate Minority Leader, more commonly referred to as the “Democratic Leader,” serves as the senior official for Senate Democrats and is selected by a vote of the Democratic Caucus. As leader of the minority party in the Senate, the Democratic Leader works with the Democratic Conference to set the Democratic agenda, message, and strategy. From time to time, the Democratic Leader appoints Democratic members to task forces and also has statutory responsibilities to fill positions on Commissions. Website for the Senate Minority Website for the Senate Democratic Leader: Senator Chuck Schumer
Torment Nexus Author: The concept of the Torment Nexus is a fantastical hyperbole of what I thought the Tormenters would build if they had remained in power unchecked after the Great Torment. Candidate Psycho Felon: I don't think the Tormenters went far enough, vote for me and I'll hire soulless ogres to build a real Torment Nexus. Chief Tormenter: Psycho Felon's plan for an actual Torment Nexus goes too far. Vote for Candidate *gulp* Torment Fighter. Candidate Torment Fighter: The Chief Tormenter's endorsement of me shows just how dangerous Psycho Felon is. Very Smart Voter: I can't believe Torment Fighter accepts the Chief Tormenter's endorsement. If she wins, it will just be the Great Torment all over again. Guess I'll vote for Psycho Felon.
Theater seating chart for an 8pm opening night showing of Melania. It's in a auditorium with 4 rows, 40 seats total. 9 seats have been purchased.
NBC article from 2016: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says "We plan to launch people to Mars in 2024". Obviously, that did not occur.
From Wikipedia: 2025 In a talk in November 2024, Starbase General Manager Kathy Lueders announced that SpaceX hoped to be able to catch a Starship upper stage sometime in the next 6 months and have as many as 25 launches in 2025.[37] This did not occur. Starship was launched just five times by mid-October, with no planned launches during the remaining months of 2025.
Image of user "EveningStarNM" bio page stating 45 years in IT.
Mad Men ' I don't think about you' meme. 'Wherever the f*ck you live' says 'i feel bad for you'. Los Angeles responds, 'I don't think about you at all'
A GenAI-created image for a Save-the-date card. It features Gabby from Gabby's Dollhouse with a cat friend (mostly normal), a sad, green, tweaking Paw Patrol dog, Sonic the Hedgehog with two noses and one white ear, and a nearly faceless 'Barbarie' doll.
A photo of a cup of Brunswick Stew from the website of Lane's BBQ in Georgia.
Baby name rankings for the 1960s. Michael is #1. Jason is not in the top #14.
Image of MCU character Peggy Carter.
The Peter Parker/Harry Osborne meme. Peter says," I'm for the govt shutdown". Harry replies,"But 200,000 DHS officers will go without pay indefinitely. Peter responds," Kristi, I already told you I'm for it. You don't have to sell me on it."
A screen shot of Senator Markey's post showing that Bluesky moderation has flagged the image of an enslaved man showing the scars on his back as 'self-harm'.
Google search of "number of middle schools in the US". AI overview: In the U.S., there are ap-proximately 16,298 mid-dle schools, including both traditional public and private schools. Additionally,: 2,080 ju-nior high schools also exist, bringing the total number of schools serving this age group to 14,677.
Google query: number of middle schools in the US Google's AI overview responds there are approximately 16,298 middle schools plus 2,080 junior high schools, totalling 14,677 schools. Then provides a 'more detailed breakdown' which is just the same three numbers in a bullet summary.
Image of a Local Motors Rally Fighter.
Tortelli Cremaschi are the most typical “cremasco” dish in the town and throughout the surrounding area, but they are almost unheard of beyond the historical boundaries of the Diocese of Crema. Although these tortelli have a sweetness to them, they are traditionally eaten as as a real first course. They are made of pasta, with a filling of “amaretti” cookies, candied citron peel, mints (the sweets not the herb!), raisin, nutmeg, “mustasì” (in dialect) cookies and “grana” (parmesan) cheese. They are served with melted butter and sage leaves and with a generous sprinkling of parmesan cheese. They are served all year round in the town of Crema and in traditional trattorias and restaurants in the surrounding area. They can also be purchased in bakeries and fresh pasta stores.
Snippet of article from Gizmodo on Kat Abughazaleh's background: Abughazaleh has been making videos online for years. She worked for Media Matters where she critiqued and dissected right wing media and talking points. She’s also produced videos for Mother Jones. In 2023, Media Matters published an investigation revealing how advertisers on X often had content appear next to Nazi propaganda. Advertisers fled the platform. Musk sued the company for defamation in Texas and the case is still ongoing. The company then laid off staff, including Abughazaleh, saying it couldn’t pay its legal bills and its workers at the same time.
A Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) board of education member named Russell Stuart publicly posted on Instagram an image of the BHUSD logo, using the D to spell 'DOGE'. He added the hashtag #TakingCareOfBusiness, and added music to the post: Bachman-Turner Overdrive's 'Taking Care of Business' This indicates he is likely planning to do something very stupid that will cause lasting damage to the quality of education those students receive.
Daniel Kibblesmith posted nostalgically about a genre of late 70s to early 90s movies one would find on VHS, and a Russian bot with the handle @ joseharris538.bsky.social... posted in Russian something about Ukraine.
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In an interview with The Canadian Press, the country's Liberal Party leadership candidate, Chrystia Freeland, suggested 100% tariffs be applied to a number of U.S.-sourced goods in response to President Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. Freeland said those could include wine, beer and all Teslas, specifically. And yes, this is because of Tesla CEO's financial and operational support of Trump, Freeland said.
Image of Maslow's hierarchy of needs pyramid, showing physiological needs like food and water at the base because they are most vital to survival and must be satisfied first, while things like creativity and experience are at the top.
A T-Rex menorah, often referred to as a menorahsaurus rex.
A photo of Neelix, from ST Voyager, who is definitely not my favorite character.
AC-130 Hercules gunship deploying flares.
Daily Mail Headline reads," Everyone is saying the same thing about the billionaire Trump has chosen to run NASA". The opening paragraph claims "Americans are all saying the same thing about the billionaire space tourist Donald Trump nominated to lead NASA - he's the best person for the job."
Molasses pie cooling on the stovetop
screenshots from a message about the closure from one of the senior members of the team, Ota Lutz, posted to Facebook. Yesterday marked the end of an era at NASA JPL (and arguably at NASA itself). Along with hundreds of talented scientists, engineers, computer scientists, and business, outreach and support professionals, the JPL Education Office was gutted. Half my esteemed colleagues remain to carry on with some university intern programs and a few informal education programs. But the K-12 education program has come to an end. As the last bastion of a fully intact NASA center Education Office, we knew our days were numbered, but we held out hope that we'd be allowed to continue doing the right thing for educators and students everywhere. We'd been on borrowed time for over a decade past the decimation of NASA education offices elsewhere across the agency.
Side by side photo of Trump campaign manager and future White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Assistant Mayor Bellwether from the movie Zootopia.
A snippet from the wiki article about velociraptors, stating that the dinosaurs were about the size of a turkey, and Jurassic Park portrayed them much bigger than they really were.
Advertisement for Shoney's strawberry pie.
AC Transit finds battery buses are cheaper than fuel cell buses, but were not as available, or as reliable.
Foothill Transit discusses having a fleet of 33 fuel cell buses, with 19 more ordered. They seem pretty satisfied with the fuel cell buses.
Fuel Cell vs Battery bus comparison showing that Foothill Transit would need to buy 34 battery buses to do the work of 23 Fuel Cell buses. Buying more buses is more expensive.