Happy birthday to the woman who has guided me through life. Your love, your support—all of your thoughtful advice—means more to me than you'll ever know. I love you so much, mom! 💕🫶🏾 pic.twitter.com/9ZmQLqKOBl
Happy birthday to @MichelleObama’s mother, Marian Robinson! 🎂
Earlier this year, we announced the “Opening the White House” exhibit at the Obama Presidential Center Museum will be named in honor of Mrs. Robinson and her tremendous impact on the Obamas. pic.twitter.com/6rh0NYBOzQ
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) July 29, 2022
Nerdy, I had missed that second tweet, so thanks so much! Also heard that the unveiling of the Obamas’ official portraits will take place – I think the first week in September, if I’m remembering correctly – at the White House, at the invitation of President Biden. Can’t wait! It’ll be the first time Mrs. Obama has been back in the WH. Feel like we’ll all shed a few tears!
Sen. @ossoff and @SenToddYoung yesterday introduced the bipartisan Pacific Islands Embassies Act to strengthen U.S. national security and counter China’s coercion with strong American diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region.https://t.co/6i4LX6kYFn
"We are heavily reliant upon imported solar products and the supply chain that China has taken control over … solar technology is now a matter of our strategic national interest. We need to be producing these products in the U.S." pic.twitter.com/YEqWGFMLz7
So thrilled the Senate was able to pass the competition bill I championed to spur new innovations & economic opportunities for Georgians in every corner of our state.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) July 28, 2022
GREAT NEWS! The House helped deliver major economic investments for Georgia & the nation by passing the jobs & competition bill!
I'm proud to have led the charge in the Senate & secure priorities critical for folks all across Georgia. pic.twitter.com/Qz870IEhmu
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) July 29, 2022
BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️
@mmpadellan
It’s not often that we get the chance to gloat over Mitch McConnell, but with DEMs passing the CHIPS bill (against his will) I’m happy to spike the football in his stupid turtle face.
Suck it, Mitch.
#SuckItMitch
7:21 AM · Jul 28, 2022
Russia says it’ll withdraw from International Space Station after 2024
The announcement comes less than two weeks after Russia and the U.S. announced new cooperative space launches
Asian American youth encounter struggles with entering the workforce
“It’s hard connecting with the recruiters because we don’t share similar cultures.
Everything I tried to say to them, they just don’t really understand. Our topics don’t match. They like talking about sports or family outings and Easter. I don’t celebrate either of those and I don’t watch sports so it’s kind of hard to connect,” Chen said.
“Recently, Asians are no longer considered one of those minorities … So I feel like I’m receiving all of the negative things of being a minority and not really getting any of the benefits either,” Chen said.
“Juristac is described as the heart of Amah Mutsun culture.
It is a sacred place to the tribal nation located near the Bay Area in California. It’s under threat of being destroyed to build an open-pit sand and gravel mine. Amah Mutsun chairman Valentin Lopez tells us more.”
.
“Earlier this week, thousands of Indigenous people in Canada gathered to hear a historic apology from the leader of the Catholic Church. Shortly after, in the U.S., the president of the National Congress of American Indians Fawn Sharp published an open letter to Pope Francis.”
.
“Jeff Palmer is a professor, director, and filmmaker. He wrapped up filming last Wednesday for a new short film, “Ghosts.” It tells the story of three Kiowa boys who ran away from a boarding school in Anadarko, Oklahoma,
in 1891.”
Love you my TOD Fam. I’m still not loving this bolded text when posting. Is it something I can correct on my end or not?
Anyhoo, am just loving this tune from Chaka Khan🙌 especially after that effed up Supreme Ct Roe v Wade BS ruling. But, you can interpret song any which way in your life. Relevance.
Centering voters and shared values. Emphasizing collective action. Framing voters’ choice between charging forward together or going backwards divided. That’s the message. #PAGOVhttps://t.co/HEi2bk8E2b
Statement from President Biden on House Passage of Assault Weapons Ban
JULY 29, 2022
When I signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – the first significant piece of gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years – I said that there was still work to be done to keep our communities safe and keep dangerous firearms out of dangerous hands. When guns are the number one killer of children in America, when more children die from guns than active-duty police and active-duty military combined, we have to act. Today, House Democrats acted by unifying to pass an assault weapons ban to keep weapons of war off our streets, save lives in this country, and reduce crime in our communities.
The majority of the American people agree with this common sense action. The Senate should move quickly to get this bill to my desk, and I will not stop fighting until it does. There can be no greater responsibility than to do all we can to ensure the safety of our families, our children, our homes, our communities, and our nation.
JUST IN: CREW has filed a Justice Department complaint against Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, after Trump was spotted using the presidential seal on multiple items during the LIV Golf tournament.
— Republicans against Trumpism (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 29, 2022
every fucking day, a new fucking violation of norms and rules.
It’s hard to think of a party getting lower than acquitting a president who tried to get a foreign government to interfere in our election, and then tried to overthrow that election.
But @SenateGOP voting against vets who are ill is bottom feeding levels of low. #PACTAct
@axios
2h
A ticket sold in Illinois is the sole winner of the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in the game’s 20-year history.
.@andy_murray – who is giving all his tennis prize money to Ukraine humanitarian assistance: “You can’t just forget about this…People are still getting killed…keep talking about it.” So grateful to Murray for so often using his voice to lift up others. @unicef@CitiOpenhttps://t.co/IeSu663u1B
NYC will release a treasure trove of memos about what the city knew about the toxic air at the 9/11 World Trade Center site — only if federal lawmakers can help protect the city from lawsuits after the documents are made public, the Daily News has learned. https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/1553444318026895360
Secret Service texts deleted. DHS records missing. WH call logs destroyed. Requests for pardons whispered in elevators. The Mountain of Evidence continues to build. And Donald Trump is smack dab in the center of the greatest Crime in Presidential history.
"The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to [multiple state election officials] that revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that could have affected the results."https://t.co/Ha1ljCStSW
I’m taking more action to help the families being displaced and lives lost due to the flooding in Kentucky.
Today, I added Individual Assistance to the Major Disaster declaration I approved to expedite support to flooding survivors. pic.twitter.com/6G1oXDDIFn
If you live in Breathitt, Clay, Knott, Letcher, or Perry Counties and have been impacted by flooding, call 1 (800) 621-FEMA (3362) or visit https://t.co/GkXOgMN6Av.
Heather McGhee, author of New York Times bestseller,
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, a deeply empathetic and heartfelt analysis of the real impact of inequality and racism on everyday Americans, is now embarking on a new venture: a podcast.
“Heather’s journey across the country as she looks to answer the question, ‘is multiracial organizing possible in a country so divided?’ Along the way, the series will focus on stories of unlikely connections and shared humanity across cultural divides…”
DeSantis says publishers took ‘the woke out’ of the math books he banned for containing Critical Race Theory
According to an April press release from Florida’s Department of Education, state reviewers found allusions to Critical Race Theory in 54 out of 132 math textbooks submitted by school districts.
imo,
plus will never get over someone long ago showing me a page-long question in regular English,
laying out an advanced stats related problem. (Was even interested in my thoughts about it.) This is when I understood a math friend insisting we should “Give the kids calculators and stop boring the kids with the basics” = move them on to actual interesting Math.
Translation: despite the urgency of beating back GOP fascism/treason, a lot of White Independents & “moderates” would STILL rather pine away for an imaginary coalition they don’t have the numbers to build than join a *multicultural* coalition that successfully elects Democrats. https://t.co/h4M5bS2Ieipic.twitter.com/5HlEJZphfE
I shall have more to say about the trailblazing, incomparable Nichelle Nichols, who shared the bridge with us as Lt. Uhura of the USS Enterprise, and who passed today at age 89. For today, my heart is heavy, my eyes shining like the stars you now rest among, my dearest friend.
My favorite photo of Dad and Nichelle Nichols on set. The importance of Nichelle's legacy cannot be over-emphasized. She was much loved and will be missed. pic.twitter.com/1zlTd4F9BD
We celebrate the life of Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek actor, trailblazer, and role model, who symbolized to so many what was possible. She partnered with us to recruit some of the first women and minority astronauts, and inspired generations to reach for the stars. pic.twitter.com/pmQaKDb5zw
Many actors become stars, but few stars can move a nation. Nichelle Nichols showed us the extraordinary power of Black women and paved the way for a better future for all women in media. Thank you, Nichelle. We will miss you. pic.twitter.com/KhUf4YM6pX
So let me get this straight – the trumps were ‘too bereaved’ to sit for depositions in NY, but are now emotionally recovered enough to host a Saudi-supported tournament on the SAME golf course where their mother/ex-wife was JUST buried?
For decades, Bill endured insults and vandalism, but never let it stop him from speaking up for what’s right. I learned so much from the way he played, the way he coached, and the way he lived his life.
Michelle and I send our love to Bill’s family, and everyone who admired him.
“For decades, Bill endured insults and vandalism, but never let it stop him from speaking up for what’s right. I learned so much from the way he played, the way he coached, and the way he lived his life.
Michelle and I send our love to Bill’s family, and everyone who admired him.”
“Perhaps more than anyone else, Bill knew what it took to win and what it took to lead. On the court, he was the greatest champion in basketball history. Off of it, he was a civil rights trailblazer—marching with Dr. King and standing with Muhammad Ali.”
“As tall as Bill Russell stood, his legacy rises far higher—both as a player and as a person.”
Vote for the party that wants to help our toxin-exposed veterans. Not the one that plays political games with their lives and then lies about it. It’s really that simple.
I say to Senator Toomey, if you don't believe we can afford to take care of our veterans suffering from toxic burn pit exposure, then you should not have approved funding to go to war. Taking care of our veterans is the cost of war – period. End of discussion.
That is who Toomey is and ever was…this is not the first time that he voted NO for health care for Veterans…but he has so many meaningless words for VETS when Veteran’s Day rolls around…but ..The Vets still voted for him and Republicans like Toomey…a high price to pay to maintain white supremacy…
There are three new Stars in the Heavens. So when you look up in the sky, say hello and welcome to Bill Russell, Nichelle Nichols and Pat Carroll. Each touched us with their heart and talents. We will remember them fondly.
As the Jan. 6 Committee prepares for the next round of public hearings, it's expected to put more focus on the intelligence and law enforcement failures at the FBI and DHS that left police woefully underprepared for the mob that stormed the Capitol. https://t.co/gNsvxij7E1.
It was all planned and intentional failures by the co-conspirators. All 3 lettered ‘security agencies’ are all corrupt and complicit. That’s why the traitorous thug and his minions are strutting around every fucking day.
Last night, I started watching The First Lady. It is so good. Ready for Episode 4. Anxious to sit down and kee watching. The first one was on Amazon Prime. Then, we found a 7 day free trial for Showtime so that is what my husband signed up for.
Nichelle Nichols Helped NASA Break Boundaries on Earth and in Space
Actor Nichelle Nichols, who died July 30, 2022, didn’t just break new ground on “Star Trek” by playing one of the first leading recurring Black female characters on U.S. television. A decade after the show ended, she did the same for NASA, appearing in a promotional film aimed at recruiting women and people of color to apply to be astronauts, as she recounted in a 2012 visit to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The next astronaut class, appointed in 1978, included Guy Bluford, the first Black American in space, and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
NASA Adminstrator Bill Nelson remembered Nichols in a statement:
“Nichelle Nichols was a trailblazing actress, advocate and dear friend to NASA.
At a time when Black women were seldom seen on screen, Nichelle’s portrayal as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek
held a mirror up to America that strengthened civil rights,” said Administrator Bill Nelson. “Nichelle’s advocacy transcended television and transformed NASA. After Apollo 11, Nichelle made it her mission to inspire women and people of color to join this agency, change the face of STEM and explore the cosmos. Nichelle’s mission is NASA’s mission. Today, as we work to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon under Artemis, NASA is guided by the legacy of Nichelle Nichols.”
Nichols and NASA crossed paths many times over the years. Astronauts and other employees cited Nichols’ performance as Uhura as one of the reasons they wanted to join the agency.
Video (2021): Nichelle Nichols: Woman on a NASA Mission
Video (2013): Lt. Uhura’s Warp Speed Visit to Dryden
Feature (2019): 50 Years of NASA and Star Trek Connections
“The bill — known as the PACT Act —
would have expanded VA health care eligibility for affected veterans who served after the Sept. 11 attacks. But it failed on a 55 — 42 vote, with 41 Republicans voting against the measure. (Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also voted against the bill as a procedural step that will allow him to reintroduce it in the future).
Veterans groups were furious about the vote — and rightfully so. As my colleague Steve Benen wrote, Republican senators overwhelmingly supported a virtually identical bill just weeks ago.”
The Obama Diary 
Happy Birthday!! Thank you for being you and for raising such a wonderful daughter!!
Happy Birthday Mrs. R! 🎂
Hi Nerdy! Thanks for the new post! I hope you’re striving & thriving today, Beautiful One! 😘
Happy Friday Everyone! ❤️
And happy weekend, Dudette and everyone!
Nerdy, I had missed that second tweet, so thanks so much! Also heard that the unveiling of the Obamas’ official portraits will take place – I think the first week in September, if I’m remembering correctly – at the White House, at the invitation of President Biden. Can’t wait! It’ll be the first time Mrs. Obama has been back in the WH. Feel like we’ll all shed a few tears!
I’ll have tissues ready!
Yes! I too am looking forward to the unveiling at the WH 💝
I’m not sure, but I think this is called “messaging”. 💙
Democrats should use this as a campaign ad to the veterans,
Agreed
My Senators doing the work!
My Senator and Congressman 😁
We have a couple good Senators here in Illinois, too, but you’ve some some great ones, for sure!
Wooot!
BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️
@mmpadellan
It’s not often that we get the chance to gloat over Mitch McConnell, but with DEMs passing the CHIPS bill (against his will) I’m happy to spike the football in his stupid turtle face.
Suck it, Mitch.
#SuckItMitch
7:21 AM · Jul 28, 2022
MAMMA – Beniamino Gigli
Happy Birthday and a fabulous year Mrs. Robinson!! Thank you for sharing your precious one(s) with us.
Remarks by Vice President Harris at an Economic Coalition Opportunity Event
JULY 28, 2022
Restoration Plaza
Brooklyn, New York
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/07/28/remarks-by-vice-president-harrisat-an-economic-coalition-opportunity-event/
Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Sharing Stories on Consequences of Extreme GOP Attacks on Reproductive Health Care
JULY 28, 2022
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/72822-1)
Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Event on PACT Act
JULY 28, 2022
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/72822-2)
HE
Russia says it’ll withdraw from International Space Station after 2024
The announcement comes less than two weeks after Russia and the U.S. announced new cooperative space launches
Mary Ilyushina and Christian Davenport:
((https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/26/russia-withdraw-space-station/)
)
Asian American youth encounter struggles with entering the workforce
“It’s hard connecting with the recruiters because we don’t share similar cultures.
Everything I tried to say to them, they just don’t really understand. Our topics don’t match. They like talking about sports or family outings and Easter. I don’t celebrate either of those and I don’t watch sports so it’s kind of hard to connect,” Chen said.
“Recently, Asians are no longer considered one of those minorities … So I feel like I’m receiving all of the negative things of being a minority and not really getting any of the benefits either,” Chen said.
(https://gasiantimes.com/2022/06/20/asian-american-youth-encounter-struggles-with-entering-the-workforce/)
“Juristac is described as the heart of Amah Mutsun culture.
It is a sacred place to the tribal nation located near the Bay Area in California. It’s under threat of being destroyed to build an open-pit sand and gravel mine. Amah Mutsun chairman Valentin Lopez tells us more.”
.
“Earlier this week, thousands of Indigenous people in Canada gathered to hear a historic apology from the leader of the Catholic Church. Shortly after, in the U.S., the president of the National Congress of American Indians Fawn Sharp published an open letter to Pope Francis.”
.
“Jeff Palmer is a professor, director, and filmmaker. He wrapped up filming last Wednesday for a new short film, “Ghosts.” It tells the story of three Kiowa boys who ran away from a boarding school in Anadarko, Oklahoma,
in 1891.”
(https://indiancountrytoday.com/newscasts/valentin-lopez-07-28-2022)
Stardate July 29, 2022: Happy Friday!!
BRAVI to the good men and women in Congress who are looking out for the American people, thank you.
Sanshen’s Golden Fish:
Sansheng asked Xuefeng,
“What does a golden-scaled fish that goes through the net eat?”
Xuefeng said,
“I will tell you after you come out of the net.”
Love you my TOD Fam. I’m still not loving this bolded text when posting. Is it something I can correct on my end or not?
Anyhoo, am just loving this tune from Chaka Khan🙌 especially after that effed up Supreme Ct Roe v Wade BS ruling. But, you can interpret song any which way in your life. Relevance.
Love Chaka Khan! Thanks for posting!
❤️❤️❤️
Statement from President Biden on House Passage of Assault Weapons Ban
JULY 29, 2022
When I signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – the first significant piece of gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years – I said that there was still work to be done to keep our communities safe and keep dangerous firearms out of dangerous hands. When guns are the number one killer of children in America, when more children die from guns than active-duty police and active-duty military combined, we have to act. Today, House Democrats acted by unifying to pass an assault weapons ban to keep weapons of war off our streets, save lives in this country, and reduce crime in our communities.
The majority of the American people agree with this common sense action. The Senate should move quickly to get this bill to my desk, and I will not stop fighting until it does. There can be no greater responsibility than to do all we can to ensure the safety of our families, our children, our homes, our communities, and our nation.
(wh.gov)
💝
every fucking day, a new fucking violation of norms and rules.
Our vets deserves better
@axios
2h
A ticket sold in Illinois is the sole winner of the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in the game’s 20-year history.
Good West Coast Saturday morning Nerdy & TOD family.
Happy birthday to Mrs. M. Robinson and thank you for your service to this Country. Because of you, we got Barack and Michelle. 🙏🏾💖
Looking forward to Michelle and Barack going back to the White House to have their portrait placed in the White House.
Yes! September 7th!
Happy Birthday to Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson Mother. . HAPPY BIRTDAY.
Bravo Andy Murray!
NYC will release a treasure trove of memos about what the city knew about the toxic air at the 9/11 World Trade Center site — only if federal lawmakers can help protect the city from lawsuits after the documents are made public, the Daily News has learned. https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/1553444318026895360
Crooks crooking and cronies croning.
Not to forget the half a billion dollars swindled from the magats. Two billion dollars bribery from the saudi thugs. And yet zero consequences.
We been knew.
Aw, man! Rest up Mr. President!😞
More on the President’s rebound case.
This!
Beauty Break 🌅
President of all Americas
Cool Joe! 😎
wow cruz et al really know how to hate and be vile.
A Trump Coup Nightmare: Prosecutors Probe Full Conspiracy.
Ari Melber reports on the evidence of criminal intent by Trump and his aides
and documents eight different plots to overturn the 2020 election.
Special Report. “Inside Trump’s Election Plot”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2aWw-C27Rk)
——serious congrats + here are highlights.
Take care President Biden, sorry you wound up with a 2nd round of Covid.
—please rest well.
Daughter just got over BA-5 omicron variant. Said it was like a bad cold.
Heather McGhee, author of New York Times bestseller,
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, a deeply empathetic and heartfelt analysis of the real impact of inequality and racism on everyday Americans, is now embarking on a new venture: a podcast.
“Heather’s journey across the country as she looks to answer the question, ‘is multiracial organizing possible in a country so divided?’ Along the way, the series will focus on stories of unlikely connections and shared humanity across cultural divides…”
Chrissy King: (https://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/new-york-times-bestselling-author-heather-mcghee-launches-new-podcast-the-sum-of-us/)
DeSantis says publishers took ‘the woke out’ of the math books he banned for containing Critical Race Theory
According to an April press release from Florida’s Department of Education, state reviewers found allusions to Critical Race Theory in 54 out of 132 math textbooks submitted by school districts.
(https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/desantis-says-publishers-took-the-woke-out-of-the-math-books-he-banned-for-containing-critical-race-theory/articleshow/92914955.cms)
——(plus you know that genius included “2+2 = 4” in his remarks)
using everyday stories is how you make math relevant, esp to young students.
imo,
plus will never get over someone long ago showing me a page-long question in regular English,
laying out an advanced stats related problem. (Was even interested in my thoughts about it.) This is when I understood a math friend insisting we should “Give the kids calculators and stop boring the kids with the basics” = move them on to actual interesting Math.
Hello There! Here’s little Sunday morning breakfast for ya! Enjoy the day!😉
I still don’t get how many millions still worship this scmmy pos as god. Racism trumps all.
They all should be roasted alive right here for their evil vile actions.
Palmer Report
@PalmerReport 1h
Biden and the Democrats have accomplished a ton, and it’s time for the media to stop lying about it
palmerreport.com
First person I thought of was you, her biggest “fan,” dear Dudette.
Look, she made Mr Spock laugh, actually laugh.
#whiteprivilege
what a ghoulish group of evil (not calling it a family).
NY AG and whoever fuck the judge is don’t come out looking good either.
exactly.
PBO:
“For decades, Bill endured insults and vandalism, but never let it stop him from speaking up for what’s right. I learned so much from the way he played, the way he coached, and the way he lived his life.
Michelle and I send our love to Bill’s family, and everyone who admired him.”
“Perhaps more than anyone else, Bill knew what it took to win and what it took to lead. On the court, he was the greatest champion in basketball history. Off of it, he was a civil rights trailblazer—marching with Dr. King and standing with Muhammad Ali.”
“As tall as Bill Russell stood, his legacy rises far higher—both as a player and as a person.”
This asshole pos was retiring and this was his last act of evil?
That is who Toomey is and ever was…this is not the first time that he voted NO for health care for Veterans…but he has so many meaningless words for VETS when Veteran’s Day rolls around…but ..The Vets still voted for him and Republicans like Toomey…a high price to pay to maintain white supremacy…
Vets whine about dems while voting for the thugs. Most self destructive groups.
Bernice King posted this:
A conversation with MLK Jr. kept Nichelle Nichols from exiting Star Trek
https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/a-conversation-with-mlk-jr-kept-nichelle-nichols-from-exiting-star-trek/X3Z7Q7LGN5BSVMVUFTDN3O63RU/
This is truth.
Right On!✊🏽
Rest in the arms of the Angels, Nichelle Nichols
Lt Uhura led us across space and time, we follow her everywhere with loving gratitude
💙🕊💛🗝🛸🏵💙🕊💛
Good West Coast morning Nerdy & TOD family.
There are three new Stars in the Heavens. So when you look up in the sky, say hello and welcome to Bill Russell, Nichelle Nichols and Pat Carroll. Each touched us with their heart and talents. We will remember them fondly.
Indeed🕊🕊🕊
For sure. I didn’t know about Pat Carroll until reading your comment.
It was all planned and intentional failures by the co-conspirators. All 3 lettered ‘security agencies’ are all corrupt and complicit. That’s why the traitorous thug and his minions are strutting around every fucking day.
Blessings to Nichelle Nichols and her family…to the stars, we will misss you.
Much loved for such a long time, peace to you.
Last night, I started watching The First Lady. It is so good. Ready for Episode 4. Anxious to sit down and kee watching. The first one was on Amazon Prime. Then, we found a 7 day free trial for Showtime so that is what my husband signed up for.
Nichelle Nichols Helped NASA Break Boundaries on Earth and in Space
Actor Nichelle Nichols, who died July 30, 2022, didn’t just break new ground on “Star Trek” by playing one of the first leading recurring Black female characters on U.S. television. A decade after the show ended, she did the same for NASA, appearing in a promotional film aimed at recruiting women and people of color to apply to be astronauts, as she recounted in a 2012 visit to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The next astronaut class, appointed in 1978, included Guy Bluford, the first Black American in space, and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
NASA Adminstrator Bill Nelson remembered Nichols in a statement:
“Nichelle Nichols was a trailblazing actress, advocate and dear friend to NASA.
At a time when Black women were seldom seen on screen, Nichelle’s portrayal as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek
held a mirror up to America that strengthened civil rights,” said Administrator Bill Nelson. “Nichelle’s advocacy transcended television and transformed NASA. After Apollo 11, Nichelle made it her mission to inspire women and people of color to join this agency, change the face of STEM and explore the cosmos. Nichelle’s mission is NASA’s mission. Today, as we work to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon under Artemis, NASA is guided by the legacy of Nichelle Nichols.”
(https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nichelle-nichols-helped-nasa-break-boundaries-on-earth-and-in-space/)
More from nasa.gov:
Nichols and NASA crossed paths many times over the years. Astronauts and other employees cited Nichols’ performance as Uhura as one of the reasons they wanted to join the agency.
Video (2021): Nichelle Nichols: Woman on a NASA Mission
Video (2013): Lt. Uhura’s Warp Speed Visit to Dryden
Feature (2019): 50 Years of NASA and Star Trek Connections
Republicans who condemned kneeling NFL players just gave vets the middle finger
Several senators who just voted to deny health care to sick veterans previously slammed peaceful athlete protests for “disrespecting” the military.
By Ja’han Jones:
(https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/john-stewart-right-republican-senate-vote-burn-pit-veterans-wildly-hyp-rcna40634)
“The bill — known as the PACT Act —
would have expanded VA health care eligibility for affected veterans who served after the Sept. 11 attacks. But it failed on a 55 — 42 vote, with 41 Republicans voting against the measure. (Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also voted against the bill as a procedural step that will allow him to reintroduce it in the future).
Veterans groups were furious about the vote — and rightfully so. As my colleague Steve Benen wrote, Republican senators overwhelmingly supported a virtually identical bill just weeks ago.”
eh thanks tod for being here…trauma on the home front…appreciate yous.
New post.
Excuse the language, but this pretty much says it all!