A deep-space astrophotography image of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). The large, face-on spiral galaxy displays prominent blue spiral arms filled with dust lanes and star-forming regions, swirling around a bright yellowish-white core. A smaller companion galaxy, NGC 5195, is visible at the end of one of the spiral arms, appearing as a glowing yellowish nebula. The pair is set against a dark, velvety black background punctuated by several sharp, distant stars.
Messier 51, the Whirlpool Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. Distance around 24 mio ly. Image taken on March 7, 2026, at the peak of the Saharan dust cloud. Therefore, only 118 out of 351 images turned out reasonably well. Total exposure time: 1 hour 58 minutes.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
11.03.2026 19:58
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Tell Congress: NO more funding for ICE and Border Patrol violence
Everyone deserves to live free from harm. But ICE and Border Patrol are making our communities less safeβassaulting people in the streets, tearing families apart, and creating fear.
Right now, Congress is considering sending more money to fund ICE and CBP. But ICE and CBP are assaulting people in the streets, tearing families apart, and creating fear.
Tell Congress: NO more money for ICE and Border Patrol!
11.03.2026 19:48
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βThese kinds of operations, and this kind of detention, donβt arise in a vacuum.β I talked to @nberlat.bsky.social for his piece on ICE/CBP abuses and the Illinois Accountability Commission.
11.03.2026 19:50
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Trump was telling us your kids only needed 1 baby doll and 1 pencil anyway.
It is robbery.
The people in ICE detention didnt get Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners
11.03.2026 19:59
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Stephen Miller is not above the Constitution.
Trump is not a king who can sic an army of masked thugs on whatever city he wants to punish next.
The American people are demanding reforms for ICE & CBP agents NOW.
11.03.2026 19:36
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Imagine masked ICE agents outside your polling place.
People afraid to vote. U.S. citizens questioned and detained.
Thatβs the fear Trumpβs chaos is creating.
11.03.2026 20:22
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Every single dollar they're using for ICE or war is a dollar they're not spending on our healthcare, our crumbling roads and bridges, or our schools.
11.03.2026 20:04
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ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving medical attention for severe tooth pain
Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held at the Florence correctional center before he died
A Haitian asylum seeker detained by ICE died after being refused timely medical attention for a severe toothache.
At least 40 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office β a two-decade high.
The monstrous cruelty of Trump's police state knows no bounds.
11.03.2026 19:45
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NASA's next X-ray mission, AXIS, has been killed
The path to exploring the high-energy Universe was clear and compelling. Here's how 2025's cuts are still causing NASA casualties in 2026.
NASAβs next X-ray mission, AXIS, has been killed
Did you think that the cuts to NASA made in 2025 had all been reversed, and everything is now fine?
Think again.
NASA's AXIS mission, on account of that 2025 bloodbath, is now dead.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astro #NASA #AXIS #Xray
11.03.2026 16:50
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How exactly do you take a flattering photo
of a horse's ass?
11.03.2026 18:09
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The Babyf*cker Administration is nothing
but a KLAN OF UNHINGED NAZI CUCKS.
11.03.2026 18:08
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The Pentagon has barred press photographers from briefings who published supposedly "unflattering" photos of Pete Hegseth.
11.03.2026 16:37
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Legal experts say Anthropic has a strong case against its Pentagon blacklisting. Anthropic's lawsuit said that the supply chain risk designation punishes the company for its views on AI safety in violation of the First Amendment, which protects free speech and expression reut.rs/4lvCLwg
11.03.2026 17:09
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The Pentagon has banned press photographers from briefings on the Iran war after they published photos that Pete Hegseth thought were βunflattering.β π
11.03.2026 17:04
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BREAKING: Pentagon Report: U.S. Attcked Elementary School in Iran
Despite attempts by Trump to claim otherwise, the U.S. military was responsible for killing at least 175 in a strike on a school in Iran.
theintercept.com/2026/03/11/i...
11.03.2026 17:14
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Pete Hegseth is banishing photographers from the Pentagon over βunflatteringβ photos of him?
Would be a shame if this picture kept circulating.
11.03.2026 18:04
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Red Morning Glory (Ipomoea coccinea), shot last September 7th in the East Oregon neighborhood.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #MorningGlory
11.03.2026 12:55
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www.motherjones.com
How RFK Jr. is dismantling Americaβs health policies
How RFK Jr. is Dismantling Americaβs Health Policies #MotherJones
11.03.2026 10:44
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*making your cabinet wear clown shoes
11.03.2026 12:45
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Ride in clown car, be forced to wear clown shoes.
11.03.2026 15:07
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Within a block from the building I live in, there is a florist shop and a Chinese shop selling plants with beautiful flowers so on my way home or just starting a journey sometimes, I stop by to aim my camera at a flower like this one. #flowers #plants #barcelona #photography
11.03.2026 12:13
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The DOW is under 50k. Can the FBI interview the Epstein victims now?
11.03.2026 11:33
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So, our mad, King started a war based on either ego, stroking by Israel, or a desire to distract from Epstein,that has a real possibility of worldwide escalation!?!
There is no offramp, no easy resolution. οΏΌ Congress has no oversight, no interest in their constitutional powers???
11.03.2026 11:30
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a sticker says i support the current thing
ALT: a sticker says i support the current thing
Those dummies agree with everything that idiot does so for the life of me I don't get why he's putting the world through all of this just to cover up the Epstein files. When everything comes out his people will have "I love pedos" tshirts, tattoos and flags on their stupid trucks π€·πΏββοΈπ€¦πΏββοΈ
11.03.2026 12:17
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An anonymous art collective just placed a sculpture in a Washington park showing Trump and Epstein in the iconic Titanic bow scene.
Epstein in front, arms open. Trump behind.
Title: "King of the World."
The group, Secret Handshake, says the piece highlights past ties between the two.
11.03.2026 12:14
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π₯π₯π₯ DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD
DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS & Iβm gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared π₯π₯π₯
11.03.2026 11:43
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Why DOJ Hasnβt Charged Anyone Else From the Epstein Files
The release of the Epstein Files upended American politics β but it doesnβt mean people are going to jail.
Why DOJ Hasnβt Charged Anyone Else From the Epstein Files
The release of the Epstein Files upended American politics β but it doesnβt mean people are going to jail.
11.03.2026 12:00
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