Jim Bridenstine has a problem.

The Oklahoma congressman and President Donald Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator really wants the job, but he may not get it, and not for the reasons you might think.

On Wednesday, during Bridenstine’s confirmation hearing before the Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee, the congressman was hit hard by Democrats serving on the committee who were questioning his beliefs on climate change, partisan politics, and social issues.

While Bridenstine seemed to weather the storm of questions well for the most part, his views and record when it comes to LGBTQ rights are coming back to haunt him in a big way. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Trump's pick for NASA chief has an appalling record on LGBTQ rights, and that matters for the space agency

Bath bombs: they’re not just for baths anymore.

Thanks to “professional Lush enthusiast” @therosequeenn, the famed beauty products have taken on a purpose beyond making your bathwater smell like lavender. @Therosequeenn, whose real name is Andrea, films herself chopping up bath bombs for her Instagram.

Don’t worry; it’s not as traumatizing as it sounds. In fact, the videos are incredibly satisfying — in a candle-carving, makeup-destroying, DIY-sliming kind of way.

In each video, Andrea uses a knife to cut a bath bomb into relatively even slices. Then, she makes another set of lengthwise cuts and voilà! The bath bomb is a set of cuboid chunks. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Watching bath bombs get chopped up is surprisingly satisfying