Not content to be a prominent voice in Congress, Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) has branched out into astrophysics. In today’s lecture, she informs us that the moon provides energy at night, that it is “made up mostly of gases,” and that the sun is almost too hot to go near:

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says the moon is made out of “gases” and the sun is “almost” too hot for us to go near.

Just think: @JacksonLeeTX18 was almost the mayor of Houston. pic.twitter.com/w8eucQKuYN

— Kenny Webster (@KennethRWebster) April 9, 2024

We are ruled by cretins.

On a tip from WDS 2.0.