All the planets will appear to line up across the sky towards the end of Februaryalxpin/Getty ImagesAll of our solar systems planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known as a great planetary alignment.The eight planets in our solar system orbit the sun in roughly the same plane, because they all originally formed from the same disc of debris around the sun. The line the sun traces across the daytime sky, called the ecliptic, aligns with this plane, so when the planets appear in the sky, they all appear roughly along the ecliptic. It isnt a perfect line of planets, because their orbits are tilted slightly, but it is fairly close. AdvertisementNever is this more apparent than during a planetary alignment. An alignment including all of the planets except Mercury is taking place in mid-January. Uranus and Neptune, being the most distant planets, will only be visible through a telescope, but you may be able to spot the others with the naked eye.The great alignment, including Mercury, will only happen for a few evenings around 28 February, depending on your location. All seven planets will be visible briefly right after sunset, stretching in an arc across the sky.By the time the sky is completely dark, Mercury and Saturn will have sunk below the horizon, with Neptune and Venus following shortly after. The best time to spot the planets will be in the hour after sunset, when all of them except Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will be close to the horizon. Those three will continue to hang around for most of the night, but spotting three planets in the sky isnt nearly as rare as finding all seven. Voyage across the galaxy and beyond with our space newsletter every month.Sign up to newsletterThe main thing preventing such alignments from being visible all of the time aside from weather is the difference in orbital periods between the planets. Mercury, which is closest to the sun, takes about 88 Earth days to complete an orbit, while Neptune, which is most distant, takes nearly 165 Earth years.A great alignment is only possible when the planets are all relatively far from the sun, so they are visible at night, and all in roughly the same half of the sky, so they can be seen at the same time. It is a remarkable orbital coincidence sometimes there are multiple great alignments in a year, and sometimes several years pass without a single one.In some ways, a planetary alignment is simply an optical illusion: the planets are still separated by millions or billions of kilometres, and if you could look down on our solar system from outside of it, you would never see them arrayed in a perfect line emanating from the sun. But for stargazers around the world, its an excellent chance to see all of the planets at once, neatly arrayed across the sky.Topics:

Donald Trump has been sworn in as president once again.He teased a slew of executive orders in his inaugural speech and began signing them on Monday.He's already rescinded 78 Biden-era orders and withdrawn the US from the Paris Climate Accord.A political comeback is complete: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were both sworn into office in a ceremony beneath the Capitol Rotunda on Monday."The golden age of America begins right now," Trump said in his inaugural speech.A host of dignitaries including lawmakers, foreign leaders, and members of Trump's incoming cabinet were on hand. Tech leaders and CEOs in attendance included Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.In a series of speeches throughout the day his inauguration speech at the Rotunda, a more free-wheeling speech in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol, and a third at Capitol One Era Trump previewed a flurry of forthcoming actions, including declaring a national emergency at the southern border, establishing an "External Revenue Service," and more.At Capitol One Arena, signed several executive orders, including one that rescinded 78 Biden-era executive orders and actions. He is expected to sign more in the Oval Office later on Monday, including pardons for January 6 rioters.Here's what Trump has pledged to do on Day One and what he's actually done.Energy and EnvironmentTrump has signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accords, which he also did when he took office in 2017.Increase fracking and oil drilling: Trump said in his inaugural address that he would declare a "national energy emergency" and the US will "drill, baby, drill."Context: Trump's Interior Department will have the power to offer new leases for drilling and natural gas extraction on federal lands, A last-minute Biden administration ban on deep offshore drilling will complicate those actions. The White House's bigger issue is that while it can speed up approval and auction off more leases, it's ultimately up to the energy industry to expand production. Trump also wants to revive canceled projects like the Keystone XL pipeline that companies have since dropped.Government restructuringRemove civil service protections for federal workers: Trump has said he will return to his sweeping first-term policy that would have made it easier to fire tens of thousands of federal workers.On Monday, he signed an executive order instituting a temporary hiring freeze "to ensure that we're only hiring competent people who are faithful to the American public." He also signed an order requiring federal employees to immediately return to in-person work.Context: Biden repealed Trump's Schedule F order amid court challenges and before its full implementation. Russ Vought, Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, testified to lawmakers last week that reviving the policy is a "day one thing." Federal unions challenged Trump's initial 2020 executive order and have said they would do so again. The Biden administration sought to create new obstacles to a similar order, but, likely, those may only temporarily hold Trump back.Create the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): Elon Musk has already begun hiring staffers to help the outside organization Trump created to advise on ways to cut federal spending.When Trump said that he would take official action to establish DOGE on Monday, the crowd in the Rotunda erupted into applause.Context: It remains to be seen how Trump will organize DOGE. Only Congress can create a new cabinet department. Musk has also said it will remain outside government. There is a law concerning outside advisory panels, which legal experts previously told Business Insider will apply to DOGE. Shortly after noon on Monday, several organizations filed lawsuits in a bid to get DOGE to comply with that law. In the meantime, congressional Republicans have eagerly welcomed Musk's efforts and have set up ways to coordinate with DOGE.Move federal agencies out of DC: As president-elect, Trump said his administration would go to court to force federal workers to return to offices. His allies want to move 100,000 jobs outside of the nation's capital.Context: During his first term, Trump's efforts to move even a small number of employees ran into many obstacles. Some workers just quit or switched agencies to avoid being forced to move a similar struggle on a much larger scale could begin as soon as today.Trade25% tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian goods: Just before Thanksgiving, Trump said he would levy significant tariffs on the US neighbors due to illegal immigration.Context: Thanks to Congress, presidents can impose tariffs without legislative action. In his first term, Trump used a law that allows the president to impose due to national security emergencies. President Joe Biden even expanded some of those duties.A 60% tariff on all Chinese goods: On the campaign trail, Trump discussed raising tariffs as high as 60% on all Chinese goods. He's also mused about other wide-ranging tariffs.Context: Trump has long complained that the US trade deficit with China is too large. The influx of deadly fentanyl, of which the Drug Enforcement Agency has said China is a major source, has only exacerbated those tensions.The creation of an external revenue service: In his inaugural speech, Trump said that he would establish a new agency to collect tariffs and other foreign fees. "It will be massive amounts of money pouring into our treasury coming from foreign sources," Trump said.Context: It's unclear exactly how this service will be set up. Customs and Border Protection is already responsible for collecting customs, and only Congress could set up a new agency. Regardless, it illustrates Trump and his advisors' view that the US should return to trade policy circa President William McKinley and the 1890s.Crackdown on illegal immigrationThe start of mass deportations: Immigration was one of Trump's signature issues in the 2024 campaign. He said numerous times that starting on his first day, he would take action to begin "the largest deportation operation" in the nation's history.In his inaugural speech, he said he would declare a national emergency at the southern border and "begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came."Context: Trump has said his goal is to deport everyone who is in the US illegally. In December, he told NBC News that while the logistics of such an operation would be massive, "You have no choice." He said initial deportations would focus on criminal offenders, a long-held policy by US Immigration and Enforcement. Trump has also said he will declare a national emergency and use US troops to help manage deportations. There are legal limitations on how US troops can assist law enforcement, though Trump may invoke the Insurrection Act to get around those restrictions.Repeal birthright citizenship: Trump has pledged to end birthright citizenship, a protection enshrined by the 14th Amendment.Context: No president has the power to overturn the Constitution unilaterally. Trump and his allies have argued that the amendment should not be interpreted to apply to the children of people living in the country illegally. Multiple groups have said they would challenge any such executive action in court, kicking off a legal fight that may eventually reach the Supreme Court.Crime and JusticePardons for January 6 protesters: Trump has repeatedly said he would pardon supporters who were convicted of offenses related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot that briefly delayed the certification of Biden's victory.He didn't mention it in his inaugural address, but he told the Emancipation Hall crowd that "you're going to see a lot of action on the J6 hostages." He is expected to sign January 6-related executive orders in Oval Office later on Monday.Context: Trump has sent conflicting messages about the extent of offenses he pardoned. Vice President-elect JD Vance recently told NBC News that if someone committed violence on January 6, "obviously you shouldn't be pardoned." Roughly 900 people received misdemeanor charges related to their actions during the riot, according to Politico. About 500 January 6-related cases are still pending in federal court. Since Trump's 2024 win, the FBI has continued to arrest people on January 6-related charges, as recently as last week.Culture WarTrump said in his inaugural address that it would "henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female."Ban minors from receiving gender-affirming care: In January 2023, Trump pledged a series of actions to restrict minors from receiving certain types of healthcare.Context: Trump has laid out some ways he would restrict transgender rights. One of those ways concerns the ability of minors to receive medical and mental health services. A handful of Republican-led states have already imposed similar restrictions. In June, the Supreme Court said it would hear a case about the constitutionality of state-level bans.Ban transgender people from military service: In December, Trump told conservative activists that he would take several actions to "stop the transgender lunacy," including restoring his first-term ban on transgender people openly serving in the US armed forces."As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female," Trump said.Context: There are an estimated 15,000 transgender troops. Trump's policy to restore his ban could lead to an immediate medical discharge for those people. Just as they did in 2017, Service members and activist groups will likely challenge the policy. The US Supreme Court ultimately allowed the first ban to go into effect. President Biden revoked the ban five days after taking office.Withdraw funds from schools that teach "critical race theory": In October, Trump said he would sign an executive order that would revoke federal funding for schools "pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content."Context: No president has the power to cut funding to schools immediately. Instead, Trump will likely turn to his Education Department to open civil rights investigations. Like other campaign promises, he'll also need some help from Congress.Prohibit funds from going to schools with vaccine mandates: In August, Trump said, "not one penny" would go to schools that require mandatory vaccinations.Context: There is no federal law requiring vaccines. Rather, each state has its own policies meaning, it's unclear how Trump could impose such a prohibition. At the federal level, the Centers for Disease Control has a panel that advises vaccine schedules. Trump has also selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, to lead his Health and Human Services Department. Efforts to undermine or outright repeal vaccine mandates exploded in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Revive a presidential commission focused on patriotic education: Trump has said he would reinstate his 1776 Commission, created in the wake of The New York Times' publication of an essay project dubbed "The 1619 Project," which sought to reframe the story of the US' creation around slavery.Context: Trump has the power to create advisory panels. Two days before he left office in 2021, his initial 1776 panel released a report. President Biden dissolved the panel on January 21, 2021. Trump's previous order creating the power reiterated restrictions on the federal government creating a national school curriculum.Correction: January 20, 2025 An earlier version of this story misstated Jeff Bezos' current position at Amazon. 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Ending birthright citizenship has been on President Donald Trumps wish list for years, and hes reportedly expected to issue an executive order doing so in the earliest stages of his presidency. But ending it may not be as easy as hes promised. Under a longstanding interpretation of the Constitution and federal law, children born in the US automatically become American citizens, even if their parents are undocumented. Trump, however, has previously promised that, On day one of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the children of illegal immigrants will not receive automatic US citizenship.Its not clear exactly what the executive order may specifically entail. But in 2023, Trump suggested that he would mandate that at least one parent must be a US citizen or green card holder for their child to qualify for automatic citizenship. Federal agencies would be directed to deny passports, Social Security numbers, and public benefits to children with two undocumented parents. The executive order would almost certainly be challenged in court. Though its impossible to say what the Supreme Court may ultimately decide, history and precedent isnt on Trumps side. I think that birthright citizenship is such a bedrock principle of American law that of all the things on the Trump agenda, this is the one least likely to be successful, said Hiroshi Motomura, a professor at UCLA School of Law.Trump has framed the policy as a solution to birth tourism when pregnant people travel to the US to give birth in order to secure US citizenship for their child and a means of removing a pull factor for unauthorized immigration, which has sharply declined at the southern border in 2024. The policy also reflects Trumps longtime efforts to assert a particular vision of what it means to be American in an era when the USs white population is declining. In his first term, he reportedly eschewed immigration from shithole countries, referring to Haiti and African countries. And he has more recently claimed that immigrants are poisoning the blood of the country. Its not clear how many people could be impacted by the policy. However, about 5.5 million American citizen children currently live in mixed-status households, some of them with two undocumented parents, which would have made them ineligible for automatic US citizenship under Trumps proposed policy. That suggests that the affected population of future children born in the US could be large.What the law saysThe prevailing belief among legal experts is that ending birthright citizenship would require a constitutional amendment, that there is not enough support in Congress to pass one, and that Trumps proposed executive order would not hold up in court. President Trump cannot do this, said Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean at UC Berkeley School of Law. President Trump cannot change the Constitution by executive order.He said that ending birthright citizenship by executive order contravenes the 14th Amendment, which was adopted after the Civil War to ensure that formerly enslaved people would be considered US citizens. The 14th Amendment states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States. Chemerinsky said that this has always been understood to mean that all born in the United States (or naturalized as citizens) are United States citizens, in addition to any individuals under US jurisdiction abroad, such as children born to US military personnel in foreign countries. The phrase subject to the jurisdiction thereof was intended to exclude only Native Americans born on tribal land as well as children of enemy occupiers and foreign diplomats. The Supreme Courts 1898 decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark makes clear that those born in the United States are citizens, Chemerinsky added. That case concerned a child born in California to Chinese immigrants who were lawful permanent residents of the US. At the time, no Chinese citizens were allowed to become naturalized US citizens under the Chinese Exclusion Acts. The court ruled that the child was a US citizen because he was born in the US, even though his parents were noncitizens. Can Trump ban birthright citizenship anyway?Right-wing immigration hawks have argued that the subject to the jurisdiction thereof clause ought to be interpreted differently to exclude children of unauthorized immigrants from the benefits of automatic citizenship. The clause, they argue, was meant to exclude anyone who had any loyalties to a foreign power, including citizens of other countries. But even some of Trumps allies including Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies, an anti-immigrant think tank appear to acknowledge that he would face an uphill battle in court to realize his plan. I think it would be immediately challenged in the courts, and I think that the challenge would have all of the history and the origins of the statute behind it, Motomura said. I cant predict what any court will actually do, but I think the historical record is so clear.Still, if Trump succeeds in enacting his executive order, its impact would be far-reaching. Birthright citizenship has served as an engine of integration for immigrant populations in the US, and ending it would also undermine Americas cultural identity as an inclusive immigrant society, Motomura said, adding that it would hit people of Mexican and Central American origin the hardest.That aspect cant be ignored, Motomura said. Its the resurrection of the use of US citizenship rules with a real racial impact, and I think an intentional racial impact.Update, January 20, 2025, 2 pm: This story, originally published November 19, 2024, has been updated in light of Trumps plans for the first day of his second term. 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By Matt Novak Published January 20, 2025 | Comments (73) | Elon Musk appears to give one of two Nazi salutes on Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk gave what appeared to be Nazi salutes at a rally held at Capitol One Arena on Monday after the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. And whatever Musks intention with the salutes, Americans on social media are extremely uncomfortable as they debate what it could mean for the future of the country. This one really mattered. And I just want to say thank you for making it happen, Musk said about Trumps re-election to a crowd of supporters. The billionaire placed his right hand to his chest before forcefully extending his arm upward with his fingers fully extended. Musk then turned around and did the salute again to the crowd behind him. After the salutes, Musk told the crowd, My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured. News cameras captured the salute from a couple of angles, including one further to Musks right side, which was broadcast online by Reuters. The salute was unmistakably similar to those used by the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s. Mainstream news outlets seemed hesitant to describe the salute as something thats clearly associated with Nazism. As NBC News put it, Musk then forcefully touched his heart, before raising his hand and saluting supporters.The New York Times liveblog failed to mention Musks salute at all, instead noting that he, spoke briefly at the rally at the Capital One Arena and vowed to take DOGE, his cost-cutting effort, to Mars.' The Getty Images photo shows a caption on its website that reads, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. The reaction online seemed to be one of complete shock with simple tweets reading what? being extremely common. Others sarcastically referred to Musks salutes as subtle. Some people referred to the gesture as a roman salute, which does indeed predate the Nazi era. But ever since the 1940s, the gesture has become fully associated with the Nazis, who built a fascist dictatorship that killed 6 million Jews during the Holocaust.Philip Bump of the Washington Post noted on Bluesky that anyone trying to defend Musks salutes as being roman salutes and not necessarily associated with the Nazis were not arguing in good faith. It was a Roman salute is an updated version of actually, the Buddhists also used swastikas. If you are using it post-1945, you know very well that the association has changed. Philip Bump (@pbump.com) January 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM Musk himself shared the entire video of his short speech on X, even as other users focused exclusively on the Nazi salutes. Obviously people across social media were disturbed by what they see as the Trump administrations embrace of fascism. But now that Musk has made a salute associated with the most evil regime of the 20th century, vulnerable people will be even more concerned about how bad things are going to get in the days, weeks, and months ahead. Extremists online celebrated Musks salutes, clearly understanding them to be Nazi gestures. this is projecting 2025 by the way. the version libs were freaking out about was a fake moderate version that we gaslighted them into believing as a joke. https://t.co/OmmfIozKts Anime Kaiser Willy II (@praesto04) January 20, 2025 Even some extremists still referred to it as a roman salute while tying it to other neo-Nazi moments. It's been a long road from @RichardBSpencer's Heil Trump speech in 2016 to @elonmusk's speech on @realDonaldTrump's Inauguration Day in 2025 But after eight long years, the Roman salute is officially back in power pic.twitter.com/7kMducfgTw Augustus Invictus (@EmperorInvictus) January 20, 2025 But a handful of Musk fans insisted that the billionaire wasnt actually making Nazi salutes, with Ian Miles Cheong, a far-right influencer, writing that reporter Aaron Rupar had somehow edited the clip in a misleading way. Its not entirely clear what Cheong seems to mean, since everyone can see the salutes for themselves. Left wing propagandist Aaron Rupar disingenuously clipped Elon Musk to make it seem as if he was giving the Roman salute in his celebration of America. Here is the part he left out. pic.twitter.com/egdtyD4ewM Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 20, 2025 Gizmodo attempted to reach out for comment at Musks companies Tesla and X but didnt immediately get a response. Well update this post if we hear back.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Matt Novak Published January 20, 2025 By Matt Novak Published January 19, 2025 By Matt Novak Published January 19, 2025 By Matt Novak Published January 18, 2025 By Lucas Ropek Published January 17, 2025 By Thomas Maxwell Published January 17, 2025

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By now, youve probably already heard about Code Violet, TeamKill Medias recently announced third-person action horror game that instantly captured the gaming communitys attention not for its graphics, story, or gameplay, but rather for its developers tone-deaf remark, which was swiftly and overwhelmingly criticized over on Twitter.If you havent heard yet, heres some context: the controversy stems from the teams explanation for making the game a PlayStation 5 exclusive, with no plans for a PC release. While its entirely up to developers to decide which platforms to prioritize, many found TeamKills stated reason concerns over vulgar mods that could sexualize the games characters nothing short of absurd.While the apprehension derives from the teams desire to hold voice actresses and actors with high regard, protect the artistic vision, and defend the reputation of our voice actresses and actors priorities, I believe, most would view as understandable the decision not to release the game on PC, a platform that has recently surpassed consoles in terms of game sales, because of them was widely ridiculed, partly due to the baseless assumption that anyone was planning to create vulgar mods for Code Violet in the first place, but mostly because such a move is ultimately futile, as determined modders wont be stopped by the lack of an official PC release.And that wouldve been the end of it if it werent for one small caveat hidden in the games trailer. First noticed by Twitter user @malquis1, the caveat in question is a line of text revealing that the footage featured in Code Violets announcement trailer was actually captured on PC, making the teams anti-PC stance seem questionable, if not hypocritical.When this was pointed out to TeamKill, the devs attempted to defend themselves by stating that all games are created on a PC or Mac, which, while mostly true, for some reason ignores the fact that creating a game and preparing footage for its trailer are two different things. Heres, for example, a gameplay trailer for Astro Bot also a PS5 exclusive that was captured on the appropriate console:But its a gameplay trailer, while Code Violets is merely an announcement trailer! Alright, heres an announcement trailer for Ghost of Ytei that uses PlayStation 5 footage:Heres one for Rise of the Ronin, also PS5:And here are both the teaser and gameplay trailers for Quantum Error, a game also developed by TeamKill Media, and as you might have guessed, both were captured on the console:Speaking of Quantum Error, the 2023 game was met with crickets, with both gamers and critics agreeing on giving it Generally Unfavorable reviews, scoring around 3.8-4.0/10. With that in mind, TeamKills remark may indeed be a PR stunt designed to generate attention after an unremarkable release, as some have suggested, and given that the original tweet garnered over a million more views than the announcement trailer itself, a successful stunt at that.And what do you think about the studios views? Was it a PR stunt or a genuine, albeit questionable, concern about actors? Share your thoughts in the comments!Check out the tweet that started it all here and dont forget to join our80 Level Talent platformand ournew Discord server, follow us onInstagram,Twitter,LinkedIn,Telegram,TikTok, andThreads,where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.Source link The post The Trailer For Code Violet, a Game That Wont Be on PC Because of Vulgar Mods, Was Captured on PC appeared first on CG SHARES.

Given the large number of players required to consistently fill Call of Duty: Warzone matches, the game relies on crossplay functionality, uniting gamers across different platforms in shared lobbies. However, players often only want to face off against those on equal footing.