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Massive endorsement for Kamala Harris.

There will be more like this.

P.S. $50 million raised today for the Harris campaign.

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Love this inspiring image of Kamala Harris from 2020.

Share and share widely.

It's time to change the course of history again.

Let's do what we can as individuals - donate, volunteer, join a local Democratic group, write, inspire others, GOTV, ...

Artist: Bria Goeller
Story of the image and the artist at https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/11/er_bria_goeller_harris_bridges/campus.html
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trump scared to debate Kamala Harris?

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren's statement and endorsement for Kamala Harris -

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George Conway on twitter:

"Joe Biden is a patriot. He has selflessly served this Nation with distinction for a half a century, and stepped forward to save it in 2020. We Americans again owe him our deepest thanks and respect for putting the country above all else once again.

Thank you, Mr. President."

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Gavin Newsom on twitter:

"President Biden has been an extraordinary, history-making president — a leader who has fought hard for working people and delivered astonishing results for all Americans. He will go down in history as one of the most impactful and selfless presidents.

Thank you, Joe Biden"

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Pete Buttigieg on twitter:

"Joe Biden has earned his place among the best and most consequential presidents in American history.

I am so proud to serve under his leadership, and thankful for his unwavering focus on what is best for our country."

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Robert Reich on twitter -
"Having led us out of the worst public health and economic crises in most of our lives, President Biden should be remembered as one of our great leaders.

Now he's passed the torch to Kamala Harris. We must unite behind her to defeat Trump. Our freedom and democracy depend on it."

Hear! Hear!
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Biden is endorsing VP Kamala Harris.

Let's respect that decision and move forward.
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Joe Walsh on twitter:

"Joe Biden just did something that Donald Trump is humanly incapable of doing: He put his country first."

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Let's fasten our seatbelts and gird our loins. And strategize.

The republican party will likely spend the next 3 months in Congress viciously trying to remove Biden from office before his term is over. They smell blood. The trashing of Biden and Harris has already begun. The billionaire-owned MSM will play along.

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Partial list of endorsements for Kamala Harris -
Joe Biden
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Jim Clyburn (D-SC)
Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
Sen. Mazie Hirono
Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Bennie Thompson (D-MI)
Steven Horsford (R-NV)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
Jamie Raskin (D-MA)
Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
TN state Rep. Justin Jones
Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
Ted Lieu (D-CA)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
John Kerry

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Anyone think this party has any shame? Any humanity?
See these shit-posts by Speaker Johnson and trump, moments after the announcement from Biden.
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From Norm Eisen on twitter -
"BREAKING: in one of the most stunning acts of patriotism of my lifetime— & worst news possible for Trump — Biden is out"

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Yikes, Joe Biden decides to stand down and not seek reelection.

So be it. Now let's resolve to make the next Democratic candidate succeed. Too much time and momentum has been lost.
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All this is in preparation for the Artemis II mission, scheduled for launch in Sept 2025.

The spacecraft, with 4 astronauts, will perform a flyby of the Moon and return to Earth using a free-return trajectory from the Moon. Unlike the similar Apollo 8 mission, the Orion spacecraft will not enter lunar orbit.

The mission will be the 1st to carry humans beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.

Artemis III will feature human landing on the moon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_2
#NASA #Artemis
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Meanwhile, the NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft has been undergoing testing in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at KSC in Florida.

Recent testing included end-to-end performance verification of its subsystems, checking for leaks in its propulsion systems, and electromagnetic testing. Next up - vacuum chamber qualification testing.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/06/28/nasas-artemis-ii-orion-spacecraft-prepares-for-vacuum-testing/
#NASA #Artemis
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Here is a beautiful aerial pic of the NASA SLS core stage approaching the Pegasus barge.

And maps of the area in New Orleans, zooming out from the barge docking area.

#NASA #SLS
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Here is a video showing the assembly of the core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

The 212-foot core stage was transported to the Pegasus barge this week. The barge will ferry the stage more than 900 miles to KSC in Florida, where engineers will prepare it in the Vehicle Assembly Building for attachment to other rocket and Orion spacecraft elements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tdMaYXTo8U
#NASA #SLS
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NASA's SLS core stage for the Artemis II test flight is on the move!

The 212-foot core stage was transported from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agency’s Pegasus barge. The barge will ferry the stage more than 900 miles to KSC in Florida, where engineers will prepare it in the Vehicle Assembly Building for attachment to other rocket and Orion spacecraft elements.

Here are some pics of its short journey.

Image sources: NASA, Boeing, L3Harris
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-ships-moon-rocket-stage-ahead-of-first-crewed-artemis-flight/
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