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221006 08:17 – Jupiter in Fancy Pants

Jupiter is in its closest position to earth in almost 60 years. Check out these wonderful photos. The first shows our moon conjunct with Jupiter and four of its moons:

This next one was taken near Charlottesville, Virginia in mid-September. From left to right, Ganymede, Europa, Io, and Callisto. 

Did you know that Jupiter actually has 80 moons? Fifty-seven have names and the rest are awaiting names.

221005 18:42 – You almost can’t make this up.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit against Biden’s student forgiveness program because “it violates federal law by narrowing the racial wealth gap and helping black borrowers.” Yup.

28. As part of the justification for this plan, Defendants announced an explicit racial motivation. The Student Debt Relief Plan is motivated by a desire to “advance racial equity” and “narrow the racial wealth gap.” To achieve equity, the plan, according to the White House, is “more likely” to help “Black students,” “Black borrowers,” and “other borrowers of color.” See White House, Fact Sheet, supra. The White House favorably cited the Urban Institute, which claims that Defendants’ chosen student loan forgiveness plan will “disproportionately benefit Black borrowers” and would be “far more racially progressive than broad forgiveness.” Urban Institute, A More Targeted Approach to Student Loan Forgiveness (April 12, 2021).

Here’s the complaint.

Because you know, like Ye says, White Lives Matter. I think it’s sad to see his mental health up for public display. People love crazy.