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Retard Alert!

Clearing out the bookmarks this week because there’s too much gold sitting on the internet going to waste — starting with Donald Trump at the White House Easter egg roll, where he apparently could not get through a painting session with small children without stopping to sh!t-talk Joe Biden and explain the autopen situation to a group of six year olds.

Then we’ve got the Western Australian Premier during COVID bringing in an Aboriginal interpreter for his vaccine announcement — and said interpreter just speaks normal English but adds “mob,” “one,” and “big” randomly to every sentence while the Premier stands next to her watching his career dissolve in real time.

A bloke in Ireland digs a massive hole on a beach for fun, goes home, then sees it on the news as a potential meteor strike. A local astronomy enthusiast is absolutely certain about this.

A karaoke performance of Wannabe that I subjected SugarTits to in real time, and MUCH more from Bearing.

Is It A Bird…Or A Plane?

NASA has confirmed a giant meteor has flashed by Cleveland.

Are we witnessing the return of Superman? Here’s more from Glenn Beck.

It’s a Bird! It’s a Planet!

Our dear planet Earth is the hotbed of cosmic activity this year. Let’s recap some recent news. A meteor explodes over Russia, an asteroid barely missed crashing into Earth, and later this year, we will see a comet in the skies that will shine brighter than the full Moon.

Asteroids, Comets, Meteors. Ever wonder about the difference among those 3 celestial bodies?

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Early Warnings for Meteors

Australian astronomer and popular scientist Fred Watson explains the significance behind Russia’s rare meteor strike and the Earth’s close encounter with an asteroid happening so close together. He says the incidents highlight the need for early warning systems so such celestial bodies can be detected and, if possible, deflected before they strike the Earth. H/T WorldNewsAustralia

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Interesting enough, some of the best images of Asteroid 2012 DA14 came from Australia’s Gingin Observatory. Here’s a NASA video from the observatory showing the asteroid darting past the Earth.
 

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The Meteorite Threat

The meteorite that struck in Russia’s Urals wreaked havoc as its exploded. This RT video shows the tremendous hole in Chebarkul Lake made by meteorite debris.

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Meanwhile, Asha Tanna, science reporter for Channel 4 in Great Britain, outlines the threats posed by asteroids and meteors should they rain down into the Earth’s atmosphere.

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