Thad Szabo
@astrothad.bsky.social
(he/him) Professor of Phys & Astro at Cerritos College
Has benefited from the companionship of chinchillas, a dog, & a cat. Some humans are OK.
Seeking a living kidney donor: www.kidneyforthad.info
Astrophotos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrothad
Has benefited from the companionship of chinchillas, a dog, & a cat. Some humans are OK.
Seeking a living kidney donor: www.kidneyforthad.info
Astrophotos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrothad
Can I explain another reason I would prefer a kidney from a living donor? Holy shit.
A Michigan man has died of rabies after contracting it through a transplanted kidney.
The Donor Risk Assessment Interview questionnaire reported that the donor has been scratched by a skunk.
He then developed symptoms of rabies & died in hospital.
It seems odd he was permitted to donate organs:
The Donor Risk Assessment Interview questionnaire reported that the donor has been scratched by a skunk.
He then developed symptoms of rabies & died in hospital.
It seems odd he was permitted to donate organs:
Man contracts rabies from donated organ infected with fatal disease
The CDC revealed the case in a new report published Thursday, stating the man received a left kidney from a donor from Idaho in December 2024.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Can I explain another reason I would prefer a kidney from a living donor? Holy shit.
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BEHOLD: MOON 🛰️
December 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM
BEHOLD: MOON 🛰️
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The #BestRockDrummer 2025 not on the drums
#Consume
LIVE From #AuditorioNacional
¡Viva #TheWarning!
Moin
youtu.be/ICaTGOfw9nQ?...
#Consume
LIVE From #AuditorioNacional
¡Viva #TheWarning!
Moin
youtu.be/ICaTGOfw9nQ?...
The Warning - Consume (Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX)
YouTube video by The Warning
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The #BestRockDrummer 2025 not on the drums
#Consume
LIVE From #AuditorioNacional
¡Viva #TheWarning!
Moin
youtu.be/ICaTGOfw9nQ?...
#Consume
LIVE From #AuditorioNacional
¡Viva #TheWarning!
Moin
youtu.be/ICaTGOfw9nQ?...
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Me: Not today, Satan.
Also: This weekend is our Hangout-a-thon! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Hangout-a-thon 2025: Save Our Science - YouTube
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December 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Me: Time to update webcontent for my weekend event!
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Me: Not today, Satan.
Also: This weekend is our Hangout-a-thon! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Me: Not today, Satan.
Also: This weekend is our Hangout-a-thon! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Samples of Bennu, a primitive asteroid orbiting near Earth, contain some surprising ingredients: natural sugars, gummy polymers, and specks of stardust that are even older than our solar system.
There's a lot of complex chemistry brewing in space! 🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
There's a lot of complex chemistry brewing in space! 🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Samples of Bennu, a primitive asteroid orbiting near Earth, contain some surprising ingredients: natural sugars, gummy polymers, and specks of stardust that are even older than our solar system.
There's a lot of complex chemistry brewing in space! 🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
There's a lot of complex chemistry brewing in space! 🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
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The White House is launching a “Media Bias Offender Tip Line” and asking Americans to hold the fake news accountable
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The White House is launching a “Media Bias Offender Tip Line” and asking Americans to hold the fake news accountable
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
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Day 2 #artAdventCalendar I made several portraits this year including Sophie Brahe (1559 or 1556 -1643) horticulturalist, astronomer, genealogist, & alchemist 🐡👩🏼🔬🧪🔭with the gardens at her brother #astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Uraniborg estate, where she often assisted his research, alchemical tools &
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Day 2 #artAdventCalendar I made several portraits this year including Sophie Brahe (1559 or 1556 -1643) horticulturalist, astronomer, genealogist, & alchemist 🐡👩🏼🔬🧪🔭with the gardens at her brother #astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Uraniborg estate, where she often assisted his research, alchemical tools &
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
I realized last night that, as an educator, I don't fear being replaced by an LLM. After grading papers, I fear my students being replaced by them.
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I realized last night that, as an educator, I don't fear being replaced by an LLM. After grading papers, I fear my students being replaced by them.
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6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
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If you see right wing accounts today talking about how Christian pilgrims ended the practice of "child sacrifice" when they colonized the West remind them that the leading cause of death TODAY in the US is from guns due to their own policies preventing anything being done about it
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If you see right wing accounts today talking about how Christian pilgrims ended the practice of "child sacrifice" when they colonized the West remind them that the leading cause of death TODAY in the US is from guns due to their own policies preventing anything being done about it
I'm not trying to downplay what dealing with cancer is like. But it's not the only thing that can derail your life as a chronic health problem.
I'm coming up on 4 years of needing a #kidney #transplant - I will have to connect for dialysis tonight in a few hours.
Please share this
nkr.org/KRN489
I'm coming up on 4 years of needing a #kidney #transplant - I will have to connect for dialysis tonight in a few hours.
Please share this
nkr.org/KRN489
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I'm not trying to downplay what dealing with cancer is like. But it's not the only thing that can derail your life as a chronic health problem.
I'm coming up on 4 years of needing a #kidney #transplant - I will have to connect for dialysis tonight in a few hours.
Please share this
nkr.org/KRN489
I'm coming up on 4 years of needing a #kidney #transplant - I will have to connect for dialysis tonight in a few hours.
Please share this
nkr.org/KRN489
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Check out this sweater that @amyshirateitel.bsky.social designed and has available on her site. I recommend you order one size up from what you normally wear. The back shows a Saturn V lifting off.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Check out this sweater that @amyshirateitel.bsky.social designed and has available on her site. I recommend you order one size up from what you normally wear. The back shows a Saturn V lifting off.
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It costs next to nothing to wear a mask
It’s one of the best investments you can make in your long term health
Covid is still here & still disabling
It only takes one infection to change your life forever
Masks, especially N95s, are great protection!
If you can’t afford one try a mask block:
It’s one of the best investments you can make in your long term health
Covid is still here & still disabling
It only takes one infection to change your life forever
Masks, especially N95s, are great protection!
If you can’t afford one try a mask block:
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
It costs next to nothing to wear a mask
It’s one of the best investments you can make in your long term health
Covid is still here & still disabling
It only takes one infection to change your life forever
Masks, especially N95s, are great protection!
If you can’t afford one try a mask block:
It’s one of the best investments you can make in your long term health
Covid is still here & still disabling
It only takes one infection to change your life forever
Masks, especially N95s, are great protection!
If you can’t afford one try a mask block:
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Donald Trump publicly calls for the execution of Democratic congressmen, and Republicans don’t bat an eye. But as soon as you make a joke about Charlie Kirk’s views, all hell breaks loose.
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Donald Trump publicly calls for the execution of Democratic congressmen, and Republicans don’t bat an eye. But as soon as you make a joke about Charlie Kirk’s views, all hell breaks loose.
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The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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It doesn’t matter how much you exercise or how many veggies you eat when it comes to a pandemic.
These things will not stop it, and the shitbirds that Trump has installed in leading public health positions should be fired for even suggesting it would.
These things will not stop it, and the shitbirds that Trump has installed in leading public health positions should be fired for even suggesting it would.
RFK Jr.’s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading
The NIH is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It doesn’t matter how much you exercise or how many veggies you eat when it comes to a pandemic.
These things will not stop it, and the shitbirds that Trump has installed in leading public health positions should be fired for even suggesting it would.
These things will not stop it, and the shitbirds that Trump has installed in leading public health positions should be fired for even suggesting it would.
Bubble bubble
Initial mass function
And trouble!
Initial mass function
And trouble!
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Bubble bubble
Initial mass function
And trouble!
Initial mass function
And trouble!
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The worst thing about health insurance is the part where it exists for the sole purpose of enriching itself and doesn't serve an actual function at allllll🌠
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The worst thing about health insurance is the part where it exists for the sole purpose of enriching itself and doesn't serve an actual function at allllll🌠
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It’s truly bananas we’re expected to go about our lives eating lunch and putting on pants like the President isn’t a well documented child sex predator who was best friends with the king of child sex predators
November 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s truly bananas we’re expected to go about our lives eating lunch and putting on pants like the President isn’t a well documented child sex predator who was best friends with the king of child sex predators
There's no way to really get a feel for the scale of this. Even having your brain tell you it is not slowed down. These forces are so much greater than what we can conceptualize.
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
There's no way to really get a feel for the scale of this. Even having your brain tell you it is not slowed down. These forces are so much greater than what we can conceptualize.