/qnotables26/ - ===Q Notables 2026===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091413 (081513ZJAN26) Notable: lear HOW TO BAKE - we need (you) in the kitchen anons

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learHOW TO BAKE

we need (you) in the kitchen anons

https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/17322317.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091427 (081517ZJAN26) Notable: Protesters DEMAND removal of ritual satanic child abuse 'Home Of The Arts' Gallery sculpture by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

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Satan and Jesus.

Christ is King.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091446 (081520ZJAN26) Notable: other Space NASA

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https://usaherald.com/a-mysterious-image-raises-new-questions-about-3i-atlas-and-what-can-be-verified/

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/comet-3i-atlas-interstellar-cosmic-trojan-horse-secret-cia-wont-share-1769318

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-astronomers-are-spotting-about-3i-atlas-right-now/ar-AA1TH229

https://medium.com/@avi-loeb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-QgX6f-tTM (Stefan Burns: 3I/ATLAS is Leaving a Debris Stream in Our Solar System, and Earth's about to Go Through It ☄️)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2P5R_iO9o (David Sereda: 3I/Atlas - THE BIG ONE - WOW!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2jK1PYpf8A (Ray's Astrophotography: Comet 3I ATLAS — PLASMA Jets and Unexpected MOTION — I Took a PICTURE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZDQH91-wok (John Lenard Walson: Star wars project, which no doubt involves some of your objects)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFfSmIJ0dks (Dobsonian Power: CONFIRMED DESTINATION OF 3I/ATLAS NEAR JUPITER!)

https://x.com/drew4worldruler/status/2009044694848643130

https://x.com/SwRI/status/2008917850782568745

https://x.com/forallcurious/status/2009038757517730240

https://x.com/tonycorp45/status/2007534160404197812

https://x.com/Ammar1176708/status/2008737468284113053

https://x.com/WIAstronomy/status/2008972490215936039

https://x.com/UFORadioX/status/2008789546323050917

A Mysterious Image Raises New Questions About 3I/ATLAS And What Can Be Verified

January 7, 2026

KEY FINDINGS

Roughly two weeks ago, a striking grayscale image began circulating online, quietly shared among niche research communities and private channels rather than mainstream platforms.

The image, labeled with references to “C/2025 N UMBRA-3I” and a so-called “Cassandra” program, was quickly framed by anonymous sources as evidence that 3I/ATLAS may have been observed long before its public discovery.

USA Herald conducted an independent forensic and contextual analysis to determine what the image actually shows—and, just as importantly, what it does not.

In recent weeks, a small but persistent wave of online speculation has centered on a single image alleged to depict 3I/ATLAS years—possibly decades—before its confirmed discovery on July 1, 2025.

The image, now widely shared across social media and messaging platforms, is commonly accompanied by claims that it originated from a clandestine effort referred to as “The Cassandra Program.”

The claims are provocative. But journalism demands that images be treated as evidence only when their provenance, context, and supporting documentation can withstand scrutiny.

USA Herald’s forensic review of the image reveals no clear indicators that it was fabricated using modern AI tools.

The background star field contains pronounced vertical streaking consistent with long-exposure tracking artifacts or early-generation sensor readout noise—features that differ from the repeating textures typically produced by AI-generated imagery.

Compression artifacts and tonal gradients also align more closely with analog-to-digital conversion or early CCD imaging than with contemporary astrophotography workflows.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091447 (081521ZJAN26) Notable: Foreign ATM? Somali cash exodus from Minneapolis exponentially larger than other major US airports

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Arrest them all. They are criminals.

Foreign ATM? Somali cash exodus from Minneapolis exponentially larger than other major US airports:

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2009261170809622708

https://justthenews.com/government/security/foreign-atm-somali-cash-exodus-minneapolis-exponentially-larger-other-major-us

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091454 (081521ZJAN26) Notable: The Iranian people have named a street in Iran: "Donald J. Trump Street"

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091473 (081525ZJAN26) Notable: Treasury Announces the United States’ Immediate Withdrawal from the Green Climate Fund

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Effective immediately, the United States is withdrawing from @theGCF.

Our nation will no longer fund radical organizations like the GCF whose goals run contrary to the fact that affordable, reliable energy is fundamental to economic growth and poverty reduction.

https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2009264006083522849

Treasury Announces the United States’ Immediate Withdrawal from the Green Climate Fund

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0352

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091494 (081530ZJAN26) Notable: The Iranian people have named a street in Iran: "Donald J. Trump Street"

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Iranian people have named a street in Iran:

"Donald J. Trump St"

🦁☀️🇺🇸

People of Iran love you and thank you @realDonaldTrump

https://x.com/sfaeze_alavi/status/2008129120753135729?s=61

https://x.com/larrythkw/status/2009192182939345350?s=61

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091499 (081531ZJAN26) Notable: other Space NASA

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NASA Postpones Jan. 8 Spacewalk

January 7, 2026

NASA is postponing the Thursday, Jan. 8, spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

The agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex.

Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share more details about the crew member.

The situation is stable. NASA will share additional details, including a new date for the upcoming spacewalk, later.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/01/07/nasa-postpones-jan-8-spacewalk/

International Space Station Update

January 8, 2026

As an update to our earlier communication regarding a medical situation aboard the International Space Station, the matter involved a single crew member who is stable.

Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all options, including the possibility of an earlier end to Crew-11’s mission.

These are the situations NASA and our partners train for and prepare to execute safely. We will provide further updates within the next 24 hours.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/01/08/international-space-station-update-2/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091540 (081536ZJAN26) Notable: icymi - Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison were referred to the DOJ for CRIMINAL CHARGES

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IT'S OFFICIAL: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison were just referred to the DOJ for CRIMINAL CHARGES of being knowingly complicit in the Somali fraud scandal

Sworn testimony from officials has given Rep. Anna Paulina Luna enough evidence to make it happen!

GREAT! Get the prosecutions fired up!

"I have referred them BOTH to the DOJ for criminal charges. May justice be swift. The American people are tired of being taken advantage of." - Luna

10:10 AM · Jan 8, 2026

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2009281673062502910

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091558 (081540ZJAN26) Notable: other Space NASA

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Medical emergency in space forces NASA to consider evacuation for astronauts aboard ISS

Updated: 09:21 EST, 8 January 2026

NASA is considering a rare evacuation of its crew from the International Space Station (ISS) over an unspecified ​medical issue involving one of the astronauts.

A spokeswoman for the agency said the ‌astronaut with the medical concern, whom she did not identify, was in a stable condition on the orbiting laboratory.

'Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all options, including the possibility of an earlier ⁠end to Crew-11's mission,' the ‌spokeswoman said in a statement on Wednesday night.

'These are the situations NASA and our partners train for and prepare to execute safely. We will provide further updates within the next 24 hours.'

Crew-11 includes four astronauts: Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.

NASA has never had to pull an astronaut home for medical reasons, but evacuation capability is built into every ISS mission, with crew return vehicles kept on standby.

The announcement came as the space agency canceled Thursday's scheduled spacewalk due to the issue.

Station commander Fincke and flight engineer Cardman were slated to carry out a 6.5-hour spacewalk Thursday to install external hardware on the ISS.

'Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share more details about the crew member,' NASA shared in a statement.

'The situation is stable. NASA will share additional details, including a new date for the upcoming spacewalk, later.'

While it is rare for a spacewalk to be postponed, it is not unprecedented. A mission was canceled in 2021 when Mark Vande Hei experienced a pinched nerve and was unable to travel outside the ISS.

Another spacewalk in 2024 was called off at the last minute because an astronaut experienced 'spacesuit discomfort.'

Earlier on Wednesday, NASA reported that final preparations for the planned spacewalk were underway, with Cardman and Fincke organizing tools and equipment.

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and NASA astronaut Chris Williams, who arrived at the station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in November, assisted in reviewing spacewalk procedures with the pair, SpaceNews reported.

Later that day, Wakata was heard on open communications requesting a private medical conference with a flight surgeon.

These confidential consultations are a routine part of ISS operations, allowing astronauts to discuss health matters privately.

It is not known whether this request was connected to the medical issue cited by NASA or if Wakata was the crew member affected.

NASA has also not revealed whether the medical issue involved one of the two astronauts scheduled for the now-postponed spacewalk.

Astronauts typically live in six to eight-month rotations on the ISS, with access to basic medical equipment and medications for some types of emergencies.

If an evacuation occurs, astronauts would likely board their docked commercial crew capsule that took them to the ISS.

Crew-11 arrived at the ISS on August 1, 2025, meaning their return date is scheduled in late February.

The four astronauts would leave after Crew-12 arrived, no earlier than February 15, to take their places.

The ISS is required to have astronauts aboard at all times, as they are essential to carry out maintenance, repairs, operate complex experiments, manage life support and perform spacewalks, tasks that automation cannot fully handle, ensuring constant human oversight for safety and scientific output.

Even when two astronauts were stranded in space, NASA did not pull the plug to bring them home.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore made headlines in June 2024 when they took off to the ISS aboard a Boeing capsule, which malfunctioned before docking with the space station.

The Boeing craft, named Starliner, returned to Earth without the crew, leaving them in space until March 18, 2025.

There were calls for NASA to bring Williams and Wilmore home early, but the agency said that, due to no medical issues, the crew could stay until the next rotation.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15445615/Medical-emergency-space-NASA-evacuation-astronauts-ISS.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091573 (081543ZJAN26) Notable: SEEN IN MINNEAPOLIS — Left-wing agitators threaten the lives of our immigration officials

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Rapid Response 47 / @RapidResponse47 01/08/2026 10:37:47

🚨 SEEN IN MINNEAPOLIS — Left-wing agitators threaten the lives of our immigration officials:

“We’re going to fucking find you, and we’re going to fucking kill you! You’re going to fucking die, bitch!”

This is directly inspired by Democrat politicians.

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2009288430035906625

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091625 (081551ZJAN26) Notable: other Space NASA

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https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/meltwater-turns-iceberg-a-23a-blue/

Meltwater Turns Iceberg A-23A Blue

Jan 08, 2026

The year that iceberg A-23A first broke away from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and the movie Top Gun was setting box office records.

Forty years later, the massive tabular berg—one of the largest and longest-lived bergs ever tracked by scientists—is sopping with blue meltwater and on the verge of complete disintegration as it drifts in the South Atlantic between the eastern tip of South America and South Georgia island.

When it first detached from Antarctica in 1986, the berg was nearly twice the size of Rhode Island—about 4,000 square kilometers.

Estimates from the U.S. National Ice Center put the berg's area at 1,182 square kilometers (456 square miles) in early January 2026, following the breakup of several sizable pieces in July, August, and September of 2025 as it moved into relatively warm summer conditions by December.

When the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of what remained of the waterlogged berg on December 26, 2025, extensive pools of blue meltwater were visible on its surface.

Though much smaller than it once was, what remains is still among the largest icebergs in the ocean, covering an area larger than New York City.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured a photograph showing a closer view (below) of the iceberg a day later, with an even more extensive melt pool.

The "blue-mush" areas are likely the result of ongoing disintegration events, explained Ted Scambos, a senior research scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder.

"You have the weight of the water sitting inside cracks in the ice and forcing them open," he said. Note also the thin white line around the outer edge of the iceberg seemingly holding in blue meltwater—a "rampart-moat" pattern caused by an upward bending of the iceberg plate as its edges melt at the waterline.

The striking linear patterns of blue and white across the berg are likely related to striations that were scoured hundreds of years ago when the ice was part of a glacier dragging across Antarctic bedrock.

"The striations formed parallel to the direction of flow, which ultimately created subtle ridges and valleys on the top of the iceberg that now direct the flow of meltwater," explained Walt Meier, a senior research scientist at the National Snow & Ice Data Center.

"It's impressive that these striations still show up after so much time has passed, massive amounts of snow have fallen, and a great deal of melting has occurred from below," added retired University of Maryland Baltimore County scientist Chris Shuman.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091659 (081557ZJAN26) Notable: @WhiteHouse - STAND WITH ICE.

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STAND WITH ICE.

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2009292328024858683

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091666 (081558ZJAN26) Notable: other Space NASA

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NASA Celebrates Artemis II During Houston Texans Space City Day

Jan 07, 2026

NASA’s Johnson Space Center was front and center Jan. 4, 2026, as the Houston Texans faced the Indianapolis Colts during Space City Day at NRG Stadium.

Fans watched the Texans win while getting a close look at NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight of the Artemis campaign.

The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts—NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen—around the Moon and back to Earth to test Orion spacecraft systems in deep space and help lay the groundwork for future lunar missions.

NASA connected fans with the agency’s next giant leap, reinforcing Space City’s role in shaping the future of human exploration.

Before kickoff, 27 Johnson employees helped unfurl the U.S. flag for the national anthem, marking the start of an evening that blended football, exploration, and Houston pride.

On the BULLevard, Johnson employees engaged with fans at a NASA activation area, where visitors explored the agency’s Mobile Exhibit Trailer and learned more about Artemis II.

Team members answered questions and shared how NASA is preparing to send humans back to the Moon.

Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins visited the exhibit and the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program booth, where they greeted team members and thanked volunteers supporting the event.

The International Space Station Program joined the celebration with a prerecorded message from the Expedition 74 crew, marking over 25 years of continuous human presence in low Earth orbit.

“Even from 250 miles above the Earth, we’re proud to represent Houston and celebrate the mission of this incredible city on and off the field,” said NASA astronaut Mike Fincke.

“Today’s game reminds us how connected Houston, NASA, and the Texans truly are,” said NASA astronaut Zena Cardman.

Cardman highlighted how research aboard the International Space Station has led to innovations that benefit life on Earth, including applications now used in sports and athletic safety.

Advances in materials developed for spacesuits and astronaut protection have influenced the design of modern helmets and padding, while cooling technologies originally created for extreme environments are used in training gear and protective equipment.

“Space innovation doesn’t remain in orbit, sometimes it ends up on the 50-yard line.”

Jessica Watkins took the field for the Texans’ “Reppin’ H-Town” appearance, joined by Johnson employees Tessa Rundle and Daniel Kolodziejcyk wearing NASA’s Orion Crew Survival System spacesuits.

The bright orange pressure suits are designed to protect astronauts during launch, flight, and reentry aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft.

The pregame continued with Center Director Vanessa Wyche joining the festivities on the field and participating in the ceremonial coin toss, where she called heads.

About 30 seconds into halftime, the Artemis Fueling the Fire video played on the stadium jumbotron, sharing NASA’s plans to return humans to the Moon and marking a major step in the agency’s Moon to Mars campaign.

The video led into a live interview with Vanessa Wyche and Jessica Watkins, where Wyche discussed the Artemis II mission and Watkins highlighted similarities between astronaut training and football training.

At the conclusion of the interview, the host invited fans to take part in NASA’s “Send Your Name with Artemis II” initiative, which allows the public to have their names stored on a small chip aboard the Orion spacecraft during the mission.

Participants receive a digital boarding pass and virtual guest access to select NASA launches. While the names remain stored electronically inside the spacecraft, the effort symbolically gives participants a place on Orion’s journey around the Moon.

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/nasa-celebrates-artemis-ii-during-houston-texans-space-city-day/

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/nasa-artemis-video-interview.mp4

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091681 (081601ZJAN26) Notable: @WhiteHouse - STAND WITH ICE.

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I stand with ICE

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091698 (081604ZJAN26) Notable: President Trump just cut the US trade deficit IN HALF

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The trade deficit continues to PLUMMET under

@realDonaldTrump

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MARCH: $136 billion.

NOW: $29 billion.

CNBC: "This is unreal... We haven't been that small in a LONG time."

10:28 AM · Jan 8, 2026

https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/2009286086422310957

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091740 (081610ZJAN26) Notable: HRC In the face of this administration’s lawless violence, solidarity is the answer. They want to mold America to their cruelty. We refuse.

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Last night, at the corner where an ICE agent murdered Renee Good, thousands of Minnesotans gathered in the frigid dark to protest her killing. In the face of this administration’s lawless violence, solidarity is the answer. They want to mold America to their cruelty. We refuse.

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9:32 AM · Jan 8, 2026

https://x.com/HillaryClinton/status/2009271997612663014

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091776 (081616ZJAN26) Notable: #29357

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Dough

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091812 (081621ZJAN26) Notable: The President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen: “With increasing Islamophobia - the day will come where we have to ask ALL Women to wear a head scarf (Burqa) to show solidarity with those who do so for religious reasons”

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The President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen says:-

“With increasing Islamophobia - the day will come where we have to ask ALL Women to wear a head scarf (Burqa) to show solidarity with those who do so for religious reasons”

The people in charge of Europe are clearly completely insane.

7:25 AM · Jan 8, 2026

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https://x.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/2009240058801324283

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091816 (081622ZJAN26) Notable: Leavitt: "I will be at the podium at 1:00PM today with @VP. Tune in!"

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"🚨I will be at the podium at 1:00PM today with @VP. Tune in!"

https://x.com/PressSec/status/2009282694106980622

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091822 (081624ZJAN26) Notable: Grow a brian (picrel)

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Grow a brian (picrel)

https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2008788188496589250?s=20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091874 (081634ZJAN26) Notable: @GOPoversight " That hearing was supposed to be about the massive fraud scandal ongoing in Minnesota. Many Democrats on the Committee appeared eager to talk about ANYTHING BUT THE FRAUD…"

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Fox News mocked Democrats for their groundbreaking work yesterday to expose fraud in Minnesota! 😂

" That hearing was supposed to be about the massive fraud scandal ongoing in Minnesota. Many Democrats on the Committee appeared eager to talk about ANYTHING BUT THE FRAUD..."

PANIC in DC...again :)

11:10 AM · Jan 8, 2026

https://x.com/GOPoversight/status/2009296663559459044

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091880 (081636ZJAN26) Notable: LIVE FROM MINNEAPOLIS

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Happening now

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091885 (081637ZJAN26) Notable: Who is Mark Kelly? What to know about astronaut career of censured senator

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Who is Mark Kelly? What to know about astronaut career of censured senator

Updated Jan. 8, 2026, 6:16 a.m. ET

Before he found himself a target of the Trump administration as a U.S. senator, Mark Kelly was a veteran NASA astronaut who flew to space on four separate missions in a decade.

Sen. Kelly, D-Arizona, was recently issued a formal censure courtesy of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth for his role in a video telling service members they "can refuse illegal orders."

Kelly was first elected to office in 2020, about nine years after he retired from both the Navy and NASA.

Prior to his career as a public servant, Kelly, 61, was a Navy fighter pilot who saw combat and also an astronaut who piloted – and even commanded – space shuttle missions to orbit.

Pete Hegseth censures US Senator Mark Kelly

Hegseth's censure of Kelly, announced Monday, Jan. 5, on X, comes after the Arizona senator became one of six Democratic lawmakers who drew the Trump administration’s ire by recording a video in November telling service members they “can refuse illegal orders.”

Hegseth, the defense secretary, had originally threatened to court-martial Kelly, a retired Navy captain, before opting for a formal censure and initiating proceedings aiming to demote Kelly in retirement.

In response, Kelly blasted Hegseth in a statement posted to X, calling him "the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history."

Mark Kelly is a retired NASA astronaut

Kelly, a formal naval officer who flew 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, was selected in 1996 to train to become a NASA astronaut.

Kelly ultimately retired from both the Navy and NASA in 2011 – the same year that his wife, Gabby Giffords, a former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, was shot and nearly killed in an attempted assassination. He was first elected in 2020 as a U.S. senator.

Kelly has traveled on space shuttles, been to International Space Station

During his astronaut career, Kelly flew on four NASA space shuttle missions between 2001 and 2011, spending a total of 50 days in space and traveling more than 20 million miles, according to his senate biography.

Kelly's final spaceflight in 2011 to the International Space Station was also the last for Endeavor – one of the shuttles under NASA's now-iconic program to transport crew and cargo from Earth to orbit.

For three decades, the shuttles flew 135 missions critical to helping astronauts reach space, constructing the ISS and launching, recovering and repairing satellites.

Mark Kelly's twin brother Scott Kelly is also a NASA astronaut

Kelly was initially selected as an astronaut in the same NASA class as his identical twin brother Scott Kelly.

Scott Kelly, also a retired naval aviator, flew on four missions of his own between 1999 and 2015 ‒ the last of which helped etch his name in NASA history.

In March 2016, Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned from a nearly yearlong mission at the International Space Station, where they spent 340 days in low-Earth orbit.

At the time, the mission gave Scott Kelly the record for the NASA astronaut with the most consecutive days in space.

The record has since been surpassed by NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Frank Rubio – who spent 355 days and 371 days in space, respectively.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/07/mark-kelly-astronaut-nasa-censure/88064381007/

https://x.com/SecWar/status/2008189258528665898

https://x.com/SenMarkKelly/status/2008215189275963870

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091906 (081641ZJAN26) Notable: A protest on Market Street in San Francisco, California All the chants are 100% in Spanish

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A protest on Market Street in San Francisco, California

All the chants are 100% in Spanish

We are losing our country to foreign invaders, even our protests are in a foreign language

11:21 AM · Jan 8, 2026

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091918 (081644ZJAN26) Notable: NASA

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https://pjmedia.com/robert-zimmerman/2026/01/07/president-trump-and-nasa-administrator-isaacman-please-take-the-crew-off-of-artemis-2-n4948016

President Trump and NASA Administrator Isaacman: Please Take the Crew Off of Artemis II

6:26 PM on January 07, 2026

It is now very evident that Congress, President Donald Trump, and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman are firmly committed to getting Americans back on the lunar surface as quickly as possible, and to do so using both NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its Orion capsule.

Congress has demanded in legislation that both the rocket and capsule fly on a minimum of three lunar missions. Trump has repeatedly reiterated his insistence that we beat China back to the Moon by landing Americans there by 2028.

And Isaacman has said publicly since his confirmation that the fastest way to meet Trump's goals is by using both SLS and Orion.

According to the present plan, the next mission, Artemis II, will launch no later than April 2026, with SLS sending an Orion capsule carrying four astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth.

Artemis III will then follow in 2028, landing three astronauts on the lunar surface. This tight schedule is necessary in order to meet Trump's desire to achieve that new American manned landing by 2028 — ahead of the Chinese — and thus setting the groundwork for the initial components of a permanent manned base by 2030.

I am writing now to plead with both President Trump and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to please reconsider this schedule. Take the crew off the Artemis II mission in the spring, and fly it as an unmanned mission around the Moon.

I am suggesting this because right now it appears that NASA, the President, and Congress are all repeating the same mistakes NASA made in 1967 with the Apollo 1 launchpad fire that killed three astronauts, as well as in 1986 with the space shuttle Challenger disaster that killed seven astronauts.

In both cases, there were clear and obvious engineering issues that said both the Apollo capsule and the space shuttle were not ready to fly, but the pressure of schedule convinced managers at NASA to look the other way, to place those scheduling concerns above fundamental engineering principles.

In both cases, people died when the engineering issues were ignored.

It presently appears that the same circumstances exist today with Orion: serious engineering issues that everyone is ignoring because of the need to meet an artificial schedule.

First, some background: In 2022, on the Artemis I mission, Orion was launched unmanned around the Moon and back to Earth.

Upon return, however, engineers discovered that the capsule's heat shield had not performed as expected and, in fact, showed significant damage, with the loss of large chunks. After two years of review, engineers were still unsure of the root cause of the problem, though they had theories.

Replacing the heat shield with a different design would add years to the schedule. To keep its schedule, NASA managers decided in late 2024 that by changing the capsule's flight path as it entered the Earth's atmosphere, they could reduce the stress on the shield, thus avoiding that long delay.

An Inspector General report issued only a few months earlier, however, challenged this strategy, most ominously:

No matter the path forward, like with any engineering system, changes to the heat shield design or its operational use can lead to unintended consequences and introduce residual risks.

For instance, altering Orion’s reentry path can create more stressing conditions that exacerbate the char loss phenomenon or introduce new failures or unknowns into the system.

Without understanding the residual effects of introducing design and operational changes, it will be difficult for the Agency to ensure that the mitigations or hardware changes adopted will effectively reduce the risks to astronaut safety.

The report added, "In our judgment, the unexpected behavior of the heat shield poses a significant risk to the safety of future crewed missions."

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091934 (081647ZJAN26) Notable: LIVE: Secretary Noem hold press conference on ICE activity in New York City

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NEW: @Sec_Noem announces that 2.6 million illegals have left our country since President Trump took office — including 650,000 who were arrested, detained, and deported, and two million who self-deported.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091945 (081649ZJAN26) Notable: NASA

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Earth is twinkling: Nasa astronaut captures New Year fireworks over Azerbaijan

Jan 8, 2026 13:56 IST

Nasa astronaut Chris Williams, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has shared a mesmerising video of New Year's fireworks over Baku, Azerbaijan, twinkling like fireflies against Earth's dark canvas.

Posted on X, the footage captures the vibrant bursts lighting up the Caspian Sea coastline as the station orbited into 2026 just after midnight local time.

Williams described the serendipitous moment: practising nighttime photography from an ISS window at the end of his workday on New Year's Eve, he spotted the unexpected sparkle below his planned targets.

Using a Nikon Z9 camera with a 400mm lens, Williams quickly recorded the display, realising the station had crossed into the new year.

"I had just finished passing over my targets when I noticed something funny – the city below me was twinkling!" he wrote.

The video shows clusters of multicoloured explosions radiating from Baku's center, resembling a cosmic light show from 250 miles above.

This rare vantage blends human celebration with the silence of space, highlighting the ISS's unique perspective on global events.

Azerbaijan's capital marked 2026 with elaborate fireworks along the Baku Boulevard and Flame Towers, drawing massive crowds despite the winter chill.

The event featured synchronised pyrotechnics, lasers, and drones, symbolising renewal amid regional economic growth from oil and tourism.

Williams' capture echoes past ISS imagery, like Earth lights during festivals, but stands out for its timing, ringing in the year from orbit.

Such observations aid crew photography training and Earth science, monitoring urban light pollution and atmospheric effects on fireworks.

Williams, part of Expedition 74, joins peers like Mike Fincke amid recent mission hiccups, including a postponed spacewalk due to a medical concern.

https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/earth-is-twinkling-nasa-astronaut-captures-new-years-fireworks-over-azerbaijan-2848632-2026-01-08

https://x.com/Astro_ChrisW/status/2008965721544372494

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091954 (081654ZJAN26) Notable: NASA

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US Just Killed NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission – So What Happens Now?

January 8, 2026

Congressional supporters of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission have buckled to pressure from the Trump administration to kill the centerpiece of NASA’s exploration plans over the next decade.

Although the compromise bill released this week only officially covers this year’s expenditure, few people think the mission will be revived in the next few years.

There have been enough signs this was likely, and contingency planning must be well underway, but so far, alternatives to the project remain uncertain.

Despite the improved sophistication of instruments carried to Mars since the Viking Landers added water to Martian soil in the 1970s, many experiments require equipment that would be prohibitively expensive to send 90 million kilometers (56 million miles), let alone touch down safely.

If we really want to know what Mars rocks contain, particularly possible signs of biological activity, we need to bring them back here to study.

Recognition of this saw the Mars Sample Return mission declared NASA’s highest planetary science priority back in 2011. The first part of the mission has already happened and been a major success.

The Perseverance Mars Rover has collected samples of the most interesting rocks and dust it has encountered and stored them in 33 sample tubes.

However, estimated costs have blown up for the mission plan to land on Mars, retrieve the canisters, and return to orbit to rendezvous with the Earth Return Orbiter, which would bring the samples back to Earth.

In 2024, NASA acknowledged that the original design for collecting the cannisters was unaffordable at $11 billion, and put out a call for suggestions for a way to do it more cheaply.

An adjusted version had a new estimate of $7 billion, but faced both skepticism that the price was realistic and the challenge of squeezing into NASA’s budget when other projects were also suffering overruns.

Proposals that some people claim would be cheaper still have been submitted. For example, Dr Robert Zubrin founded the Mars Society in 1998 to promote the idea of exploring the Red Planet.

He has been pushing a design he says will get the samples for a fraction of the cost of NASA’s plan. Zubrin claims it is only the desire to collaborate with other space agencies that has tied NASA to expensive options, but has won little support.

Proponents of alternative retrieval missions will presumably continue to put them forward. If they can’t convince NASA administrators or Congress that their prices are realistic, they can always try to interest private sponsors.

So far, however, for all the billionaires hyping Mars as a priority, no one has shown a serious interest in retrieving the samples out of their own pocket.

The MSR is expensive and high-profile enough that it has become the subject of Congressional negotiations, which have played out in spending bills, rather than being left to administrators to sort out.

In the context of the Trump administration’s aim to cut NASA’s budget by almost half, however, its prospects have been bleak for a while.

Scientists who have devoted their careers to the MSR are understandably distressed. “This is deeply disappointing,” Dr Victoria Hamilton, chair of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, told Science.

“When we’ve got memos coming out saying we want to be the dominant power in space, I wonder how we leave something this ambitious behind.”

The compromise spending bill does include $110 million for “Mars Future Missions.” This will explore goals such as better ways to land on Mars, an ongoing challenge given the lack of atmosphere to slow spacecraft down.

Past missions have tried a variety of approaches; identifying the best one for an object heavy enough to take off again will be useful for an MSR in the distant future.

In the shorter term, the same work might allow landers that might carry more powerful analytic instruments to do the research on site.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24091966 (081657ZJAN26) Notable: LIVE FROM MINNEAPOLIS

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🚨 JUST IN: Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis just threw some leftists on the GROUND for physically harassing a patriot outside the Minneapolis federal facility

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