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Launched in 1977, Voyagers 1 and 2 took advantage of.a rare planetary alignment to send a probe past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Originally designed to last four years, they are now the furthest man-made objects from Earth, now traveling in interstellar space. After 45 years, however, systems on the spacecraft are being powered down, in an effort to conserve power into the next decade. A bittersweet ending to an amazing mission.
posted by MrGuilt at 7:51 PM PST - 65 comments

In his new Senate campaign ad, military veteran and disgraced former governor of Missouri, Eric Greitens, goes RINO hunting. [more inside]
posted by Iris Gambol at 4:49 PM PST - 89 comments

An unemployed real estate agent from Victoria, British Columbia is now officially Queen of the Earth. She has her own RV. [more inside]
posted by ricochet biscuit at 10:41 AM PST - 51 comments

Mark Cuban has set up a new venture - a "cost plus" pharmacy, in order to fight back against rising drug costs. [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum at 10:38 AM PST - 32 comments

The lack of recreational weed shops in Michigan’s largest city is not exactly by choice. But it wasn’t by accident either. For more than two years, city officials have attempted to launch an adult-use market. But their efforts to ensure that the fledgling industry reflects the city’s demographics by giving preferential treatment to long-time residents or people living in areas disproportionately targeted by criminal enforcement have led to numerous lawsuits and endless delays. The result is a still-born market where everyone is failing. [Politico]
posted by riruro at 9:45 AM PST - 34 comments

From Scarface to Hans Gruber, Twitter Has a Field Day Meme-ing Trump Lawyer’s Request to Join ‘Pardon List’ [CW: Trump lawyers]
posted by chavenet at 7:44 AM PST - 19 comments

With the caveat that none of the platform is officially binding, it's still worth noting just how radical the official plank of the Texas Republican Party is. [NYT gift link] You can find the full platform here [pdf], some of the hightlights (lowlights?) below the fold. [more inside]
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 7:42 AM PST - 54 comments

The war continues. As the Russian invasion continues into the fourth month and apparently is bogging down, once again Europe has to face the reality of industrial warfare. [more inside]
posted by Harald74 at 6:06 AM PST - 277 comments

My name is 3Fred, and I'm here to say, this the finest free thread that you'll see today [more inside]
posted by taz at 3:07 AM PST - 112 comments