What part of Orion is this? Just north of the famous Orion Nebula is a picturesque star forming region in Orion’s Sword that contains a lot of intricate dust — some of which appears blue because it reflects the light of bright embedded stars. The region’s popular name is the Running Man Nebula because, looked at from the right, part of the brown dust appears to be running legs. Cataloged as Sharpless 279, the reflection nebula is not only part of the constellation of Orion, but part of the greater Orion molecular cloud complex. Light from the Running Man’s bright stars, including 42 Orionis, the bright star closest to the featured image center, is slowly destroying and reshaping the surrounding dust, which will likely be completely gone in about 10 million years. The nebula spans about 15 light years and lies about 1,500 light years away. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/4tbUHiL
https://www.youtube.com/watch/24-S0NPcwZU Game Over, Assholes: The Economy Chose Violence
This week’s Elephant in the Room is simple: Trump is losing—and everyone can see it. Inflation is still squeezing voters where it hurts, and no amount of fear-mongering can spin grocery bills, rent, or gas prices. On immigration, the administration’s answer has been to let U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement run feral—escalating raids, brutality, and spectacle that dominated headlines this week and triggered backlash even among swing voters. The result? A political own-goal: cruelty without control, chaos without results, and optics so toxic they’re pushing the middle further away. In this episode, Rick breaks down why Donald Trump is hemorrhaging trust on the economy, why extreme ICE tactics are backfiring in real time, and how this week made painfully clear that fear politics doesn’t beat inflation—and never has.
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Mars has put on a happy face. The Martian crater Galle is famous because it has internal markings that make it look like a face that is both smiling and winking. These markings were originally discovered in the 1970s in pictures taken by the Viking Orbiter. The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft that orbited Mars from 1996 to 2006 captured the featured picture. Happy Face Crater and its iconic features were formed by chance billions of years ago when a city-sized asteroid slammed into the Martian surface. All rocky planets and moons in our Solar System show impact craters, with the highest number of craters found on Earth’s Moon and the planet Mercury. Earth and Venus would show the most, though, were it not for weather and erosion. via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/4c5rTCl
https://www.youtube.com/watch/1CAFkqdBzGs NEW Trump Info In Epstein Files Is EXTREMELY DISTURBING
A disturbing new trove of Epstein files mentions Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates. Tommy Vietor and Jon Favreau break down the latest.
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Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/aKdKiWvzHyM Something Is Changing In America After Alex Pretti
Outrage over the killing of Alex Pretti spreads to nonpolitical and Trump-friendly spaces, even as Border Czar Tom Homan promises to “draw down” the DHS presence in Minneapolis and the White House caves to Democrats’ demands on debating DHS funding. Could this be a turning point in the Trump presidency? Jon and Dan discuss all the latest, including Anderson Cooper’s extraordinary conversation with Stella Carlson, the woman who filmed the crucial angle of the shooting. Then they turn to the FBI’s deeply troubling raid on the election headquarters in Fulton County, Georgia, and the premiere of “Melania,” a multi-million dollar bribe from Jeff Bezos to the first family disguised as a documentary. Then, Jon sits down with MSNOW’s Joe Scarborough to talk about why Republicans in Congress still put up with Trump, and why he hopes the next Democratic nominee returns to the party’s organizing roots. Plus: a special preview of our new subscriber-only show, Pod Save America: OnlyFriends.
CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro
2:10 – What to Expect From Border Czar Tom Homan
5:28 – What Stephen Miller Wants From ICE
11:34 – The Right’s Soulless Response To Alex Pretti’s Death
15:00 – Megyn Kelly’s Brainless Take on ICE Killing
18:57 – Ad Break 1
21:22 – Eyewitness Account of the Killing of Alex Pretti
26:14 – The Response of the People of Minneapolis Should Give Us Hope
31:27 – Social Media is Dehumanizing Us
39:55 – Andrew Schulz Speaks Out Against ICE
45:47 – Trump Is Losing The Immigration Battle
55:01 – The Shocking FBI Raid of Georgia Election Headquarters
59:40 – Ad Break 2
1:02:36 – 2026’s Movie of the Year, Melania
1:05:15 – Jeff Bezos is Bribing Donald Trump
1:07:00 – Interview with Joe Scarborough
1:48:51 – Ad Break 3
1:51:20 – Sneak Peek of PSA OnlyFriends
2:02:39 – Outro
Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/kvW-lphoxpE Melania Trump’s Documentary Premieres Worldwide
Seth addresses Melania Trump’s documentary Melania opening worldwide and more in his monologue for Thursday, January 29, before taking a closer look at Trump spreading lies after Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked at a town hall event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/1uqz3-VvoAc Without Firing a Shot… US Just CUT OFF What Keeps Russia’s War Alive
Russia’s war machine runs on oil, and Washington just hit the fuel line. New U.S. sanctions targeting Lukoil and Rosneft triggered panic, asset sell-offs, and a collapse in revenue Moscow desperately needs. From fire-sale prices to vanishing tax income, Russia’s oil empire is starting to crack. The damage is real, the consequences are growing, and the endgame may already be in motion. But the most shocking part hasn’t happened yet.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch/1hUHzVvBn2E Russia Is About to Lose KALININGRAD… It Will Become Europe’s KÖNIGSBERG
Kaliningrad was once Russia’s most European region: open borders, Western trade, and a culture that felt detached from Moscow. Today, it’s isolated, sanctioned, and slowly unraveling. Cut off from the EU and neglected by the Kremlin, the exclave has become an economic and social powder keg. With shortages rising and dissent growing, Putin’s grip is slipping. The question now isn’t if Kaliningrad will break—but when.
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On flight day 13 (November 28, 2022) of the Artemis 1 mission, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth. At over 430,000 kilometers from Earth, its distant retrograde orbit also puts Orion nearly 70,000 kilometers from the Moon. In the same field of view in this video frame from flight day 13, planet and large natural satellite even appear about the same apparent size from the spacecraft’s perspective. On flight day 26 (December 11, 2022), the uncrewed spacecraft splashed down on its home world concluding the historic Artemis I mission. The Artemis II mission, carrying 4 astronauts around the moon and back again, will launch no earlier than February 8. via NASA https://ift.tt/Z6mGNki
NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by interstellar dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud. This telescopic close-up spans over two full moons on the sky or just over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details of the dusty region along with telltale hints of contrasty red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. In fact, NGC 1333 contains hundreds of stars less than a million years old, most still hidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago. via NASA https://ift.tt/cSOs7Xv
https://www.youtube.com/watch/Z_0BNdRraYg Trump Lies About Ilhan Omar Attack; Bondi Claims ICE Resistance Is “Organized”: A Closer Look
Seth takes a closer look at Trump spreading lies after Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked at a town hall event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/iOaOgpDe_Z8 Something Is Killing Russian Troops on the Frontlines… and It Isn’t Ukraine
For centuries, Russia relied on “General Winter” as its ultimate military ally. But in Ukraine, that mythical defender has turned traitor. As Moscow pushes its offensive around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, freezing temperatures are crippling Russian troops, vehicles, and supply lines just as much as Ukrainian firepower. Poor logistics, abandoned soldiers, and collapsing morale are changing the battlefield fast. And the reality facing Russia’s troops is even worse than it sounds.
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