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May 9, 2022

BREAKING GOOD NEWS ALERT: Remember Patron the service dog, who has discovered more than one hundred

BREAKING GOOD NEWS ALERT:

Remember Patron the service dog, who has discovered more than one hundred and fifty explosives in Ukraine and prevented them from going off?

The President of Ukraine just awarded him a medal.

He’s a good boy.


https://twitter.com/Goodable/status/1523649316253884421
A very good boy!
May 9, 2022

Incredible footage of Saturn rising from behind the Moon during a lunar occultation...

Incredible footage of Saturn rising from behind the Moon during a lunar occultation, captured from a ground based telescope by astronomer Jan Koet.


https://twitter.com/wonderofscience/status/1523660229489029121



Saturnus May 22 2007 reappears after occultation by the Moon. Video was made by a18cm Astro Physics 180EDT, aMeade 5000 3x Barlow and aToUcam2. Some afterprocessing was done, to push the brightness of the faint Saturn to match that of the Moon. The video passes twice as fast as it was in reality.
May 8, 2022

See U2's Bono and the Edge Play Surprise Acoustic Set in Kyiv Bomb Shelter

“President [Zelensky] invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so that’s what we’ve come to do,” U2 duo said

Following a personal invitation from Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky, U2’s Bono and the Edge visited Kyiv Sunday to perform an acoustic concert in one of the city’s subway stations-turned-bomb shelters.

“The people in Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you are fighting for all of us who love freedom,” Bono told the audience, which included soldiers. “We pray that you will enjoy some of that peace soon.”

According to the Irish Times, the set included performances of U2 hits like “With or Without You,” “Desire,” “Angel of Harlem,” “Vertigo” and a rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” that replaced the titular “Me” with “Ukraine.”

Throughout the intimate set, the U2 duo were joined on their makeshift stage by Ukrainian musicians thrust into military duty due to Russia’s invasion; singer Taras Topolya from the Ukrainian band Antytila were among those singing alongside Bono.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/u2-bono-the-edge-acoustic-set-kyiv-bomb-shelter-1350428/







May 7, 2022

The list of states that submitted a letter of intent to be considered for the early primary window,

The list of states that submitted a letter of intent to be considered for the early primary window, per DNC official:




https://twitter.com/katieglueck/status/1522987997200896001
May 7, 2022

Dr. Fauci enters the stadium with a group of students standing and chanting his name.

Dr. Fauci enters the stadium with a group of students standing and chanting his name. @freep




https://twitter.com/reporterdavidj/status/1522986968749309953

Massive applause in the stadium as Interim President Mary Sue Coleman and Regent @JordanAckerMI present Dr. Anthony Fauci with an honorary degree. @freep




https://twitter.com/reporterdavidj/status/1522999857908178947
https://twitter.com/rossjonesWXYZ/status/1522998781280768001
It is very nice to see this!
May 6, 2022

Fox News, y'all:



https://twitter.com/JustinWhang/status/1522425383332765696
I wonder if they tried booking The Situation or Snooky yet?


May 6, 2022

Lebanon man accused of killing wife among winners in Indiana primary race

A Lebanon man accused of killing his wife in March and dumping her body in a creek is among the candidates to advance in a local election after Indiana's primaries Tuesday.

Andrew Wilhoite, who’s suspected of fatally striking his wife with a gallon-sized concrete flower pot, secured a spot Tuesday as one of three Republican candidates in the race for a seat on the Clinton Township Board.

The 40-year-old has been incarcerated in the Boone County Jail since March after police said he told investigators he threw a concrete flower pot at his wife, Nikki Wilhoite, the night before and dropped her body over the side of a bridge.

Prosecutors charged Andrew Wilhoite with murder in his wife’s killing. His next court hearing is scheduled for May 27.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2022/05/05/andrew-wilhoite-accused-killing-wife-clinton-township-indiana-primary-winner/9659893002/


May 5, 2022

What a lovely pic of two amazing women (Jen Psaki and Karine Jean-Pierre):

.@PressSec announces the new White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the podium in the White House Briefing Room. @K_JeanPierre




https://twitter.com/dougmillsnyt/status/1522327244080922624



I was going through Doug Mills' Twitter feed and found another smile-maker:


Members of the Secret Service are seen near a Bunny that's sporting aviator sunglasses similar to the ones @POTUS has, during the Annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House. @SecretService




https://twitter.com/dougmillsnyt/status/1516083378688307204

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