a little good news

At last report, Voyager 2 was 18h 27m 03s of light-travel time from Earth. Then on July 21, we lost contact with the craft. We sent a bad command to Voyager 2 that made the spacecraft lose its antenna alignment toward Earth. NASA has finally heard back from it! They received a "heartbeat signal", so they know it's still operating. They're hopeful they can realign its antenna with Earth again.

As of today, marijuana is legal in Minnesota. Most cities are still restricting sales until they can develop local rules, but a Minnesota tribe made history with the state's first legal marijuana sale.

Ten years ago today, gay marriage was legalized in Minnesota. Some people are noting this 10th anniversary of the special event. Civilization, you may notice, did not collapse as a result of this change.