2023 #NASA images of #Iran’s Lake Urmia, which used to be one of the largest lakes in the Middle East

MODIS Web - April 6, 2023 - Shrinking Lake Urmia
modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/in…

vs satellite images from 9 September 2025

Satellite Photos Show Middle East’s Largest Lake on Brink of Disappearing - Newsweek - newsweek.com/iran-lake-urmia-d…

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Satellite Photos Show Middle East’s Largest Lake on Brink of Disappearing

Lake Urmia has shrunk to record lows and could dry up completely amid Iran's worsening water crisis.

^{Amir Daftari (Newsweek)}

Pandora (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

This should hopefully be happening next week.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_…

#NASA

Proposed NASA mission

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#Legal #LawFedi #FediLaw

*Fascinating and Frightning: Towards a #CromwellianFuture*

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If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights

#JoshuaKastenberg, University of New Mexico

theconversation.com/if-tried-b…

The Department of Defense [#DoD] in late November 2025 announced that it would investigate U.S. Sen. #MarkKelly, a retired #Navy captain and #NASA astronaut, for what Secretary of Defense...

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If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights

US Sen. Mark Kelly correctly articulated military law when he said service members have a duty to not obey unlawful orders, according to a military law scholar.

^{The Conversation}