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Ejection-Seat Test, Project Gemini (1961-1966), NASA

tumblr tuesday: two tickets to Barbie

Hold on to your hairdos—with the release of that epic and bizarre teaser, we've got a silly little meme making the rounds again. You all seem pretty aligned on who is going, and it must be said, they all deserve it. Good job.

@phantomoftheparadise0002:

@elmaxed:

@bloodknife:

@gentles-and-ladymen:

@enigma-the-mysterious:

@its-the-bat:

@chemicaljacketslut:

@padfootstolemycrumpets:

@twinkdrama:

@raskolnicore:

@sendhelpnewobsessionincoming:

And finally, thanks to @juniperandthistle, we can now picture it:

EAT UP MOTHERFUCKERS

edited from @days_fade’s stream

There isn’t much to Rachel, Nevada (population: 54), the town closest to the secretive Area 51 military base. Not even a gas station. And there’s very little else to see along the Extraterrestrial Highway until you arrive here, so the lights of the Little A’Le’Inn are all that illuminate this desolate stretch of Nevada outback. 

Area 51 itself is difficult to find, as it’s not listed on maps, and the faint roads leading to its encircling barrier fences are rough and muddy. A traveler can only hope to spot something unexplained in the sky, but all we saw that day were thunderclouds carrying in a heavy rainstorm. 

me

in case you haven’t noticed, i’m weird. i’m a weirdo. i don’t “fit in”, and i don’t want to fit in

have you ever seen me without this stupid hat on? that’s weird

NASA chief: ‘No changes’ to space station launches after dramatic Soyuz rocket failure

Jim Bridenstine told reporters that Russian experts have a “really good idea” of what caused the rocket to malfunction, sending the two-member crew on a hurtling escape back to earth.

“I fully anticipate that we will fly again on a Soyuz rocket, and I have no reason to believe at this point that it will not be on schedule,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters.

That could mean another launch before mid-December, when the three-member crew on the space station — an American, Russian and German — was scheduled to end a six-month mission.

“No changes have been made. The investigation is underway,” Bridenstine added.

Automatic voter registration is the answer.

Congratulations to Project Mars First Place poster winner, Adrianna Allen from Lapeer, Michigan.

Visit http://projectmarscompetition.com to see the Film and Poster winners and finalists.

Behold Tharsis Montes, three massive shield volcanoes in the Tharsis region of Mars. In this illustration by Dutch artist Kees Veenenbos, using data from NASA’s Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, we can see the volcanoes Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons and Ascraeus Mons, southwest to northeast.

(Space 4 Case)

Life and logic of my favorite character, Mr. Spock.

big ben just fucking explodes

Everyone gets everything he wants. I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one. Brought it up to me like room service. It was a real choice mission, and when it was over, I never wanted another.

Captain Benjamin L. Willard

I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my dream. That's my nightmare: crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor and surviving.

Colonel Walter E. Kurtz

You don't have to believe in your government to be a good American... You just have to believe in your country.

George W. Bush, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Rammstein’s Mein Herz Brennt + Classical Art

Imagine paying $40 extra a month for Tumblr

That’s what is going to happen if we let Ajit Pai, the FCC chairman, go through with repealing Title II (AKA Net Neutrality).

Simply put, without Net Neutrality, Internet Service Providers like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T will be able to “bundle” websites much like cable ON TOP OF paying for internet connection. “Want access to Netflix AND Tumblr? Get the Entertainment Package! $40 a month. What about Amazon and Ebay? Add an extra $20 a month to get the Shopping Package.”

Not only will they be able to bundle websites and charge more, they will also be able to censor and block websites that they don’t agree with entirely.

THIS WILL BE THE END OF INTERNET AS WE KNOW IT.

For business owners, it will be even worse. Ex: Comcast will ask Amazon to pay high fees to be available in a low-cost package, fees that websites like Poshmark or Etsy will not be able to pay. Therefore, only Fortune 500’s will be available to web users at a low cost. Say goodbye to Etsy (unless you’re willing to shell out $70 a month for the “All-Inclusive” package).

To learn about Net Neutrality, why it’s important, and/or want tools to help you fight for Net Neutrality, visit BattleForTheNet (https://www.battleforthenet.com)

There are five people deciding the future of the internet, three men (Rep) and two women (Dem). The two women have come out as No votes. We need only to convince ONE of the other members to flip to a NO vote to save Net Neutrality.

There are many ways you can help:

WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE A LAZY TUMBLR USER WITH ANXIETY WHO TRIES TO HELP WITH JUST REBLOGS / LIKES:

Here are 2 petitions to sign, one international and one exclusively US.

International: https://www.savetheinternet.com/sti-home

US: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/do-not-repeal-net-neutrality

(After you sign make sure to verify via email, it may take up to 30 mins to receive the email).

Text “resist” to 504-09. It’s a bot that will send a formal email, fax, and letter to your representatives. It also finds your representatives for you. All you have to do is text it and it holds your hand the whole way.

HERE ARE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

These are the emails of the 5 people on the FCC roster.

Blow up their inboxes!

Ajit Pai - Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov

Mignon Clyburn - Mignon.Clyburn@fcc.gov

Michael O'Rielly - Mike.O'Rielly@fcc.gov

Brendan Carr - Brendan.Carr@fcc.gov

Jessica Rosenworcel - Jessica.Rosenworcel@fcc.gov

You can support groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU and Free Press who are fighting to keep Net Neutrality:

• https://www.eff.org/

• https://www.aclu.org/

• https://www.freepress.net/

• https://www.fightforthefuture.org/

• https://www.publicknowledge.org/

• https://www.demandprogress.org/

Set them as your charity on Amazon Smile here (https://smile.amazon.com/)

Write to your House Representative here

(http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/)

And Senators here: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state)

Write to the FCC here (https://www.fcc.gov/about/contact)

Add a comment to the repeal here (https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/filings?proceedings_name=17-108&sort=date_disseminated,DESC)

Here’s an easier URL you can use thanks to John Oliver (http://www.gofccyourself.com)

Also check this out, which was made by the EFF and is a low transaction cost tool for writing all your reps in one fell swoop.

(https://democracy.io/#!/)

Most importantly, VOTE. This should not be something that is so clearly split between the political parties as it affects all Americans, but unfortunately it is.

Weil die Nacht im Sterben lag verkünden wir den jüngsten Tag es wird kein Erbarmen geben lauft, lauft, lauft, LAUFT, LAUFT, LAUFT, UM EUER LEBEN!!!!

Rammstein, “Der Meister,” Herzeleid, 1995

i swear to god if the day comes where i have to ring my service provider and ask for the fanfiction internet package i will literally die I’m tapping out i hate the world

Secret Recipes To Try At Home

You need people like me so you can point your fucking fingers and say "there's the bad guy."

Tony Montana

dating in marching band

flute/piccolo: super sweet for the first couple months and then they get REALLY serious and committed

clarinet: ALWAYS around their partner. like its weird. like how do you have all your classes with them what is this what

alto sax: date EXCLUSIVELY band members. will be in a cute relationship for a month tops before being single for maybe a week until someone asks them out again

tenor/bari sax: forever alone

trumpet: they date either for two weeks or two years. one of the few sections with intersectional dating

french horn/mellophone: PERFECT GODDAMN ANGELS

baritone/euphonium: really romantic and sweet but go a little to fast and just end up in like three week long relationships until they drift apart

trombone: every single conversation with their crush starts with a band pick up line

tuba/sousaphone: they have relationships that have lasted like six years like wtf

percussion: LOTS of flings but they “dont do relationships”

colorguard: every single guard member ive met is 1. gay/bi and 2. have all dated the same like five or six people

I still believe in E = mc². But I can't believe that in all of human history we'll never ever be able to go beyond the speed of light to reach where we want to go. I happen to believe that mankind can do it. I've argued with physicists about it. I've argued with best friends about it. I just have to believe it. It's my only faith-based initiative.

General Wesley Clark