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With a Living Prophet, Seer, and Revelator™ able to see what mere men cannot, LDS Church rushes to do bare minimum of what other Utah churches are already doing to meet demands of new state law to protect children from predators.

sltrib.com/religion/2025/04/01

(Subtext: The "helpline" mentioned at the bottom of the article is historically just a dedicated legal team who will rush in and cover-up any scandals before the church's good image can be sullied. Nelson's words are so, so empty. Yes, Brother, sic Jesus on 'em. That'll save the children.)

(Also, fuck Nelson. Support Protect Every Child and other advocacy groups! protecteverychild.com )

No paywall:

web.archive.org/web/2025040117

The Salt Lake Tribune · What the LDS Church and others are doing under a new Utah law to protect kids from sexual abuseIn accord with a new Utah law, the LDS Church and other faiths are cross-checking their youth volunteers against sex offender registries.
#UTPol#LDS#Mormon

#JWST Captures Neptune’s Auroras For First Time

using the ESA provided NIRSpec instrument, but you'll have to dig deep into NASA's website to find those "details". The fine print does mention ESA/CSA as partners of NASA, but no specifics.

science.nasa.gov/missions/webb

A two-panel horizontal image. On the left is Neptune, as seen from the Hubble Space Telescope. It is a blue circle, tilted about 25 degrees to the left. There are white smudges at 7 o’clock and just above 5 o’clock. At the right is an opposing view of the planet, using data from Hubble and Webb. It is a multi-hued blue orb. There are white smudges in the same spots as the image on the left, but also at the center of the planet and at the top. There are cyan smudges vertically along the right side, with the top of the smudging more translucent than the bottom.
NASA Science · NASA’s Webb Captures Neptune’s Auroras For First TimeBy NASA Webb Mission Team
#ESA#NASA#CSA

Does anybody know a good bookie? I'm looking to place a bet on a name change of a country within the next 4(+∞) years. I think the current administration will eventually consider "united" too woke, and replace it with something better, like "confederate".
#CSA