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Beautiful, Mostly Harmless Solar Flare Headed Our Way

The solar flare pictured above erupted from the sun this week causing radiation storms that could affect Earth. Though solar flares are often described in somewhat apocalyptic language — the sun is “exhaling its fury towards Earth” writes The Washington Post Tuesday — this one will probably only briefly disruptGPS users and power grids later this week. Meanwhile we’re struck as always by the dazzling visual it produced.

[Image: Associated Press/NASA]

Beautiful and mostly harmless solar flares are my favorite kind of solar flares. 

I heard that a giant gaseous orb had erupted noxious heat into the solar system and I thought, “Jesus, enough about Rush already.”

Burned! 

Slow clap, Think Progress. (Current count: 32)

motherjones:

FLOWCHART: Do you ever have sex for, like, non-procreative reasons? Do you use birth control? Are you female? You might be a slut.

Full chart here. 

BTW, the total number of advertisers who have pulled their ads from Limbaugh’s show is up to 26, according to Think Progress.