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Biophilic

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2. How did we get so stupid?

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 11:59 AM

Dec 15

Even if one doesn't know which constellation they are looking at they should at least be able to tell a star from a drone. Come on people. It's not like he just glanced up into the sky for a moment. Yes, I know light pollution has made us ignorant of our night sky, but that is simply too stupid. No wonder we elected a thug as president.

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Gov. Larry Hogan's post about drones above his home did not work out so well. [View all] deminks Dec 15 OP

I wonder how many of these 'sightings' Red Mountain Dec 15 #1

One of the greatest apps I ever put on my phone. Iggo Dec 15 #4

What is the name of the app? kimbutgar Dec 15 #5

It's called Sky Guide. Iggo Dec 15 #10

I visited the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. They have a display of the history of astronomy and navigation NBachers Dec 15 #16

Awesome orangecrush Dec 15 #18

Also suggest "Sky Map" erronis Dec 15 #19

Visible ISS passes CloudWatcher Dec 15 #13

How did we get so stupid? Biophilic Dec 15 #2

This is the country the GOP/(R)/MAGA has been working on since at least Reagan. TO KEEP US STUPID! So they can..... usaf-vet Dec 15 #3

There should be an emergency alert on phones that tell you that if you look into the sky you might discover stars,.... chowder66 Dec 15 #12

As I suggested in my OP from yesterday angrychair Dec 15 #6

Cold, wintery skies BidenRocks Dec 15 #7

2001 reference always worth a rec. Xavier Breath Dec 15 #20

Mass hysteria. yardwork Dec 15 #8

Those MAGA types don't moniss Dec 15 #9

There's a huge drone heading for the White House. Harker Dec 15 #11

Huge drumpft wolfie001 Dec 15 #17

More like an orange dirigible - full of flammable gas. erronis Dec 15 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 15 #14

And this is the "reasonable" republicon wolfie001 Dec 15 #15

When will Trump shoot down Betelgeuse? ThoughtCriminal Dec 15 #22

This whole thing reminds me of the "Phoenix Lights" incident in the late 1990s ThoughtCriminal Dec 15 #23

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