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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 16h

If you’re not familiar with the geography, the tension here is that the Salton Sea is sustained by runoff from the Imperial Irrigation District, largest user of Colorado River water. As they cut water use for conservation, transfers, or new industries, less water flows into the lake, exposing dust.

Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 17h

Bad news for workers at the companies trying to develop geothermal and lithium on the Salton Sea:

A new study found that inhaling dust from the inland California lake changes lung microbiomes and harms immune response in ways that may be irreversible. The more the lake dries, the most toxic dust.

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you.

I am extremely un-brave in many common human social situations, however.

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 15h

Hey!

I was 1,800 feet back and under 70 feet of water in a Florida cave during Trump’s first inauguration. Looking at wet rocks was where I wanted to be.

I chose to return to the surface. That may have been an error.

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Katie Mummah, PhD @nuclearkatie.com · 15h

The NNSA maintains the US nuclear weapons stockpile. It also does a lot of other important national security work
bsky.app/profile/nucl...

Katie Mummah, PhD @nuclearkatie.com · Feb 14

Checking to make sure no one planted a dirty bomb at the Super Bowl? NNSA
Supporting the infrastructure preventing further spread of nuclear weapons? NNSA
Preparing for future arms control? NNSA
Recovering orphaned radiological sources before civilians or terrorists find them? NNSA

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23h

Here's the thing I don't understand. You can't as much as sneeze near a historic site in Washington without like 14 commissions, councils, and advisory boards giving you the okay. And everybody now is like...yup, fine with us? wtf?

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 1d

A weather balloon launched by private company that uses a bag of sand as a ballast, shattered the cockpit window of an airplane at 36,000 feet last night. Yikes!

Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like the UA1093 incident is tentatively confirmed to be a balloon and not space debris, per this exchange on the other site

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

How else will everyone know it’s the “Trump Wing?”

The “Donald J. Trump Memorial Sewage Lift Station” would be more acceptable.

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

Fall colors in Southern Nevada at the Warm Springs Natural Area with a yerba mansa meadow, and a colorful male tree lizard.

2025 is an “annus horribilis” for me but being in nature is helping somewhat.

And friends. Friends are helping too.

A brown and yellow grassy meadow with scattered wide leaved forbs, with a line of Cottonwood trees in the background.

The view of a belly of a lizard with a turquoise flanks, tan chest, an orange chin

Close up with the chin of the lizard showing orange scales with a pale green patch of scales in the center of the throat near the neck.

Close-up of the turquoise patches on the flanks of the belly of the lizard with a gray chest and a grey stripe going down the middle.

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 2d

It is one of the best little hikes in Acadia, especially in the fall, and it’s super accessible - just a 4 mile loop with 292 feet of elevation gain, and 3 of those miles are on gravel carriage roads. Here are some stills.

Colorful, red, yellow and evergreen forest covering rolling hills

View over a glowing tree canopy towards a distant peak

Colorful forest, hills, and rock outcrop

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 1d

The mystery object that struck a plane in flight? It was probably a weather balloon

WindBorne says its balloons are compliant with all applicable airspace regulations.

arstechnica.com

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

Image of Pyramid Lake in northwestern Nevada taken from the International Space Station (ISS) and posted on Oct 20, 2010. bit.ly/45EIHJQ
Note: The ISS frequently passes over Nevada. NASA can send you alerts when it is near.
go.nasa.gov/2NPTKYz

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 1d

Reposting myself from FEBRUARY because GODDAM.

CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · Feb 2

Right? I think we need to get in the habit of thinking of him and his maladministration as arsonists. That burning anything and everything is their reason for existing, and to give them not a single atom of benefit of the doubt.

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, I’m an astrophotographer that lives in a light-polluted city that’s fortunately in a dark sky region. I considered a masters in planetary geology but did not pursue it.

I’m interested in solar system exploration, space weather, and exobiology.

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, we fire over our Marines, soldiers, and allies during wartime.

But firing over an Interstate highway filled with the public is reckless and insane.

Bonkers disregard for human safety.

helchose.bsky.social @helchose.bsky.social · 1d

Very detailed article on the live fire-CHP incident on I-5 at Camp Pendleton Saturday.
www.sfgate.com/news/article...

How military's 'safe' plan to fire munitions over Interstate 5 went off the rails with CHP cruiser hit

It was supposed to be a boisterous event at Camp Pendleton celebrating 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps.

www.sfgate.com

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

Yes

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 2d

@bot.astronomy.blue signup

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Paige Byerly, PhD @paigebyerly.bsky.social · 2d

successful fungus walk before the rain came in #fungifriends #fungi

tall white mushroom with a shaggy top and black gills

Small green mushroom growing out of leaf litter

Slimy looking white mushrooms growing on a log

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.

A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there

Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

Good morning everyone!

After some rough times, we’re heading into yet another shutdown week feeling lifted by the community spirit of the #NoKings marches.

We’re going to call our reps to make sure they’re paying attention.

What are you doing to help keep the momentum going?

5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

5calls.org

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 2d

Your favorite thing is down because DynamoDB at Amazon's AWS US-EAST-1 Regionwoke up with Main Character Syndrome.

This is the default /legacy backbone for a ton of things.

Including Amazon's own stuff.

Massive outages.

Here's what's going on & what we know 1/

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 2d

Obviously these are the home game primary jersey color scaled by hue on the x-axis and the saturation on the y-axis.

Nothing redder than a UNLV Rebel!

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 2d

#NeedMoreProboscideans

Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · Jun 26

Once more some mammoths

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 2d

Okay, Louvre, you have reference pics of what was stolen. If you want people to BOLO for them, you have to publicize what we’re looking for.

I don’t know who had what jewels; I only know they’re likely to be old mine cut diamonds (which is likely a motive right there; mine cuts just got popular).

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing

David Bowie in Japan. He's waling up some steps while wearing a long black coat and smoking a cigarette.

David Bowie in Japan. He's standing in front of a train while wearing a long light-colored coat.

David Bowie in Japan. He's riding a subway car while wearing a long dark-colored coat.

David Bowie in Japan. He's walking away from a train while wearing a long black coat, gray checked scarf, charcoal trousers, and black shoes.

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