"Calling all nations. Calling all nations. This is Rufus T. This is Rufus T. Firefly coming to you through the courtesy of the enemy. We're in a mess folks, we're in a mess. Rush to Freedonia! Three men and one woman are trapped in a building! Send help at once! If you can't send help, send two more women!" -- Groucho Marx, Duck Soup
August 8, 2023

On this day in 1988, N.W.A released their genre-defining debut, Straight Outta Compton.

First Draft: The Inscrutable Mr. Pence.

Reality Chex: How to Link a Story in the Comments Section. Useful!

Digby's Hullabaloo: It’s a cult.

Attention space nerds! NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle (The "MAV" for all of you "The Martian" fans) Continues Progress Toward Mars Sample Return.

Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast and Science Fiction University

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