The Super Cold Moon crosses the zenith tonight with the planet Uranus & the Pleiades (M45) in the constellation Taurus; this is the third and final supermoon of 2025. Nearby is the Crab Nebula (M1), the blue-white star Elnath & the red giant Aldebaran.#SuperColdMoon#ColdMoon#ColdSupermoon#MoonBeforeYule#Supermoon2025#Supermoon#MOON#Perigee#Zenith#NightSky#astronomy

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/11/13/breaking-chinas-grip-alaska-graphite-mine-now-yields-critical-minerals-n2196191

Breaking China's Grip: Alaska Graphite Mine Now Yields Critical Minerals

A Spotted Orbweaver spider (Neoscona crucifera) descended from a tree branch at sunset and created an intricate web between a coneflower below and the tree branch above, settling in its center for a warm November night while basking in the glow of the Halloween lights.#SpottedOrbweaver#Orbweaver#NeosconaCrucifera#spiderweb#Spider#halloween#Spooky#Entomology#AnimalBiology#biology

My hybrid tea-rose opened a colorful bloom after a night of frost, signaling that autumn is not over yet and providing a splash of yellow & red illuminated by the November sun. #ROSE#Euphoria#flower#Autumn2025#autumn#gardening#PlantBiology#biology

For those that wanted me to do a Jazz Song...
I wrote one.

Title: If You Ever
Sung by:
Uncle Ray And The Tôupeés

Written by me, Mark Knight
Cover art also by me.

Direct link here: https://rumble.com/v71blxi-uncle-ray-and-the-tupes-if-you-ever.html

The Super Hunter’s Moon crosses the zenith tonight with the planet Uranus & the Pleiades (M45) in the constellation Taurus; this is the second and closest supermoon of 2025.#SuperHuntersMoon#Huntersmoon#HuntersSupermoon#Supermoon2025#Supermoon#MOON#Perigee#Zenith#NightSky#Spooky#astronomy

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-hunters-moon/

Fiery wreck At least 7 dead, 11 injured after UPS plane crashes in fiery explosion at Louisville airport

https://nypost.com/2025/11/04/us-news/plane-crashes-at-louisville-airport-prompting-shelter-in-place-order/

The Northern Virginia Astronomy Club hosted its annual Star Gaze outreach event at C.M. Crockett Park on Saturday, featuring Astronomy Bingo with David Werth, a sky tour with Cal Powell, telescopes on the observing field, and lectures by Robert Capon, Paul Derby, and Woody Davis.#NoVac#CrockettPark#Midland#Virginia#UnderneathTheStars#NightSky#StarGaze2025#StarGaze#astronomy

Fall has brought to Virginia the seasonal display of leaf colors beginning to appear in mid-October; the afternoon sunlight illuminates Lake Burke as the Canada Geese & Mallards swim together in the colors of the autumn leaves.#Fall2025#FallColors#Fall#AutumnLeaves#autumn#LakeBurke#LAKE#BurkeLakePark#Virginia#Mallard#Duck#AnasPlatyrhynchos#CanadaGoose#Goose#BrantaCanadensis#AnimalBiology#PlantBiology#biology

A Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) visits a Zahara Sunburst flower (Zinnia elegans) for an afternoon lunch of nectar in a Virginia garden during his journey south to Mexico.#MonarchButterfly#monarch#butterfly#DanausPlexippus#ZaharaSunburst#ZinniaElegans#flower#Nectar#JourneyToMexico#AmericanMeadows#gardening#PlantBiology#AnimalBiology#biology

A Super Harvest Moon crosses the zenith tonight with the planets Saturn and Neptune in the constellation Pisces, the first full moon following the September 22nd autumnal equinox.

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/harvest-moon-2/

#SuperHarvestMoon#HarvestMoon#HarvestSupermoon#Supermoon2025#Supermoon#MOON#FallingLeavesMoon#autumn#EQUINOX#Perigee#NightSky#astronomy

The Ken Smith Band performed at The 79th Annual Pohick Country Fair, featuring the songs Green River, Ring of Fire, The Letter, You Don't Mess Around With Jim, Galveston, I Got Somebody, Workin’ Man Blues, Silver Wings, I’m a Believer, Sweet Caroline & Ken's own compositions I Don't Want to Let Time Slip Away from Me, I Ain't Got Time for a Broken Heart, Lonesome Whistle in the Dark, Gone but Not Forgotten, and It's Gonna Be All Right.#KenSmithBand#PohickCountryFair#PohickChurch#Pohick#PohickFair2025#PohickFair#music

Kyle Johnson presented a piano recital at The 79th Annual Pohick Country Fair, featuring the songs Celestial by Ed Sheeran, Mad Rat Heart by Dyes Iwasaki, and Wherever We Are Now by Joel Baylis.#PohickCountryFair#PohickChurch#Pohick#PohickFair2025#PohickFair#piano#music

The Pohick Pickers performed at The 79th Annual Pohick Country Fair, featuring songs including Y’all Come, Listen to the Radio, Abilene, Leaving on a Jet Plane, Sloop John B, Chains, Star of the County Down, I've Just Seen a Face, The City of New Orleans, Across the Great Divide, Wagon Wheel, Desperado & Take Me Home, Country Roads.#PohickPickers#PohickCountryFair#PohickChurch#Pohick#PohickFair2025#PohickFair#music

The 79th Annual Pohick Country Fair featured food & apple butter, a turkey shoot, a military history exhibit, pony rides, cars, games, pumpkin & face painting, crafts, and musical entertainment by the Pohick Pickers and the Ken Smith Band at the historic Pohick Episcopal Church in Lorton, Virginia.#PohickCountryFair#PohickChurch#Lorton#Virginia#Pohick#PohickFair2025#PohickFair#history

A waning crescent Moon danced in the sky with the planet Venus and the quadruple star-system Regulus in the constellation Leo this morning, the spectacle shining brightly in the eastern twilight before dawn.#MOON#Venus#Regulus#AlphaLeonis#twilight#UnderneathTheStars#NightSky#astronomy

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury/

The Northern Virginia Astronomy Club hosted a well-attended observing night at C.M. Crockett Park in Midland, Virginia on Saturday under clear skies revealing many deep-sky objects, the planet Saturn, and the Milky Way appearing as a colorful haze directly overhead as the First Quarter Moon dipped below the horizon.#NoVac#CrockettPark#Midland#Virginia#UnderneathTheStars#NightSky#astronomy

A Rabid Wolf Spider was gathering some sunlight before running quickly between some plant supports to hide, eventually crawling down into some thicker foliage on the garden floor.#RabidosaRabida#RabidWolfSpider#WolfSpider#Spider#Arachnid#Entomology#AnimalBiology#biology

A praying mantis was helped to the cooler shade of a bush after being found toppled and distressed in the summer heat while crossing from the garden floor to concrete, soon becoming active again and leaping down into the foliage.#TenoderaSinensis#ChineseMantis#PrayingMantis#MANTIS#Insects#conservation#BugsMatter#BugLife#BugLivesMatter#SaveTheBugs#gardening#Entomology#Zoology#AnimalBiology#biology

The U.S. Army Blues jazz ensemble performed for the Franconia Nights Summer Concert Series at Lee District Park the songs The Queen Bee, True North, Freedom, Hope and Regret, and featured vocalist SSG Melinda Rodriguez on I'm Hip, I've Got the World on a String, Day Dream, If I Could Fly, the Armed Forces Salute, and What a Little Moonlight Can Do.#ArmyBlues#army250#ArmyBand#BigBand#JazzEnsemble#JazzBand#JAZZ#ArmyMusic#militarymusic#LeeDistrictPark#Fairfax#Virginia#music

Full episode of tonight's Gutfeld on Rumble.
July 14, 2025! 👇🏼🇺🇲

https://rumble.com/v6w71j8-gutfeld-07142025-full-show.html

My potted Resina Calendula flower has opened this week, standing tall with a bright yellow bloom and another bud growing beside; the plant likes the warmth of sunlight followed by a little water each night.#ResinaCalendula#CalendulaOfficinalis#Calendula#PotMarigold#HERB#flower#gardening#PlantBiology#biology

The U.S. Army Blues jazz ensemble performed at the Belmont Bay Marina in Woodbridge, Virginia the songs True North, Snow Angel, Freedom, Level Up, the Thad Jones arrangement All of Me, and featured vocalist SSG Melinda Rodriguez on What a Little Moonlight Can Do, I'm Hip, If I Could Fly, and the Armed Forces Salute.#ArmyBlues#army250#ArmyBand#BigBand#JazzEnsemble#JazzBand#JAZZ#ArmyMusic#militarymusic#BelmontBay#Woodbridge#Virginia#music

Okay, here's what to know about the Trump Smartphone (T1).
The T1 smartphone is a gold-finished Android device that runs on Android 15. It’s equipped with a 6.78-inch AMOLED display boasting a 120Hz refresh rate, which should deliver a smooth and vibrant viewing experience. Under the hood, it packs 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage; expandable using a SanDisk memory card.
Key Specifications
Camera: The T1 features a 50MP main camera, paired with a 16MP selfie camera. However, it also includes two additional rear cameras—a 2MP macro and a 2MP depth sensor—which have been criticized for their low resolution and limited usefulness.

Battery: It has a 5,000mAh battery with 20W charging, offering decent endurance but not the fastest charging speed compared to some competitors.

Other Features: The phone retains a 3.5mm headphone jack (a rarity these days), and includes a fingerprint sensor and AI Face Unlock for security

The Prince William Community Band performed the works of Harry L. Alford, Leonard Bernstein, John Philip Sousa, Robert Thurston, Frederick Loewe, and Paul Hindemith at The 2025 Prince William Community Band Festival, and featured the clarinetists for Clarinet Polka by Karol Namyslowski & seven tubists playing a Jack Tilbury arrangement of Solo Pomposo by Al Hayes; Jack Tilbury, John Cznadel & Robert Thurston, conducting.#PrinceWilliam#CommunityBand#PWCBF2025#PWCBF#PWCB#BandMusic#Band#Manassas#Virginia#music

The Herndon Regional Wind Ensemble performed the works of John Williams, Robert Sheldon, Claude T. Smith, Rossano Galante, and the Jack Stamp arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner at The 2025 Prince William Community Band Festival; Dr. Lawrence Walker, conducting.#Herndon#WindEnsemble#HRWE#BandMusic#Band #PrinceWilliam#CommunityBand#PWCBF2025#PWCBF#PWCB#Manassas#Virginia#music

The Quin Winds performed Blazing Saddles by John Morris & Mel Brooks, What a Wonderful World by Bob Thiele & George David Weis, Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar, and the theme from Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt at The 2025 Prince William Community Band Festival.#QuinWinds#PrinceWilliam#CommunityBand#PWCBF2025#PWCBF#PWCB#Band#Manassas#Virginia#music

The Dunbar Sax Quartet performed the George M. Cohan Medley by Paul Nagle, Alexander’s Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, and Fascinating Rhythm by George Gershwin at The 2025 Prince William Community Band Festival.#DunbarSaxQuartet#Saxophone#PrinceWilliam#CommunityBand#PWCBF2025#PWCBF#PWCB#Band#Manassas#Virginia#music

The Prince William Horns opened The 2025 Prince William Community Band Festival at the Loy E. Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Virginia with a performance of Millennium Fanfare by Madeline A. Lee and the theme from Jurassic Park by John Williams.#PrinceWilliamHorns#HORNS#PrinceWilliam#CommunityBand#PWCBF2025#PWCBF#PWCB#Band#Manassas#Virginia#music

A Full Strawberry Moon crossed the night sky over Virginia this morning in the constellation Scorpius, dodging some thick clouds and rapidly dipping below the horizon with the red supergiant Antares as the Sun rose in the east. The Moon can appear to have the surface marks of fruit seeds when viewing through a red filter.#FullStrawberryMoon#strawberrymoon#FullMoon#MOON#NightSky#astronomy