Jeff
@jbworkshop.bsky.social
Stargazer. Solar power guru. Occasional baker. Frequent hiker. Seeker on the unalome path, alive in the contemplative mind and the forest cathedral.
December 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
December 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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This week, the Ranked Choice Voting Act was reintroduced into Congress. It would bring #RankedChoiceVoting to all U.S. House & Senate elections.
Learn how the #RCVAct would make Congress work better for all Americans. ⬇️
Learn how the #RCVAct would make Congress work better for all Americans. ⬇️
The Ranked Choice Voting Act - FairVote
The Ranked Choice Voting Act would institute ranked choice voting for all primary and general elections for the U.S. House and Senate.
fairvote.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This week, the Ranked Choice Voting Act was reintroduced into Congress. It would bring #RankedChoiceVoting to all U.S. House & Senate elections.
Learn how the #RCVAct would make Congress work better for all Americans. ⬇️
Learn how the #RCVAct would make Congress work better for all Americans. ⬇️
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Indiana Senate Republicans' rejection of the gerrymandered maps stands as a significant failure for President Trump and his nationwide redistricting pressure campaign.
Indiana Senate Republicans Defy Trump Admin and Reject Gerrymandered Maps
Despite months of mounting and concerted pressure from the Trump administration, the...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Indiana Senate Republicans' rejection of the gerrymandered maps stands as a significant failure for President Trump and his nationwide redistricting pressure campaign.
Last night’s moonlit meadow. We were heading to -5°F, the sky held neither clouds nor any moisture. Three-second exposure, iPhone.
#moonlight #vermont #winter
#moonlight #vermont #winter
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Last night’s moonlit meadow. We were heading to -5°F, the sky held neither clouds nor any moisture. Three-second exposure, iPhone.
#moonlight #vermont #winter
#moonlight #vermont #winter
Yesterday’s snow was lovely; 8-9” of light powder. Today was a clear blue sky giving way to a cold sunset, with this big ol moon making her ascension in the dusk-hollowed East.
#astrophoto #moon #vermont #winter #astronomy
#astrophoto #moon #vermont #winter #astronomy
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Yesterday’s snow was lovely; 8-9” of light powder. Today was a clear blue sky giving way to a cold sunset, with this big ol moon making her ascension in the dusk-hollowed East.
#astrophoto #moon #vermont #winter #astronomy
#astrophoto #moon #vermont #winter #astronomy
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
Winter storm is on the way, but first we get a clear shot of the beautiful gibbous moon, just floating there doing her thing. A contemplative sight above the snow-dusted meadow.
#astrophoto #seestar #vermont #contemplation
#astrophoto #seestar #vermont #contemplation
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Winter storm is on the way, but first we get a clear shot of the beautiful gibbous moon, just floating there doing her thing. A contemplative sight above the snow-dusted meadow.
#astrophoto #seestar #vermont #contemplation
#astrophoto #seestar #vermont #contemplation
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Here’s one - no public company should be allowed to make a profit so long as a single employee is taking government assistance
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Here’s one - no public company should be allowed to make a profit so long as a single employee is taking government assistance
Papyrus in the late autumn sunlight
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Papyrus in the late autumn sunlight
The Pleiades, taken last night here in Vermont. So glad the era of film-astrophotography is behind me, the digital telescope makes this much, much easier!! 45-minute exposure. Thanks for checking it out!
#astrophoto #astronomy #vermont #seestar
#astrophoto #astronomy #vermont #seestar
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Pleiades, taken last night here in Vermont. So glad the era of film-astrophotography is behind me, the digital telescope makes this much, much easier!! 45-minute exposure. Thanks for checking it out!
#astrophoto #astronomy #vermont #seestar
#astrophoto #astronomy #vermont #seestar
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Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables. Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables
Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time.
arstechnica.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables. Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Some great summation by @timothysnyder.bsky.social regarding social media algorithms and the limitations they place on freedom, randomness, personal sovereignty etc.
#OnFreedom #selfcare
#OnFreedom #selfcare
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Some great summation by @timothysnyder.bsky.social regarding social media algorithms and the limitations they place on freedom, randomness, personal sovereignty etc.
#OnFreedom #selfcare
#OnFreedom #selfcare
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
An Aurora in Orion! With the Pleiades in the upper right and Sirius lower left. An amazing storm!
#astrophoto #aurora #Orion #Vermont
#astrophoto #aurora #Orion #Vermont
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
An Aurora in Orion! With the Pleiades in the upper right and Sirius lower left. An amazing storm!
#astrophoto #aurora #Orion #Vermont
#astrophoto #aurora #Orion #Vermont
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Nailed it.
A fun question. In 5 years time, what looks better? The US’s enormous bet & capex on AI? Or China’s equally enormous bet and capex on renewables?
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB
Photo: Eyevine
Photo: Eyevine
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Nailed it.
Good evening Bluesky! Dark skies here in Vermont this evening, and a cold wind to bring in another storm (or at least some pressure changes). The moon lights up the sky tonight, which will likely mask any Aurora visibility.
#astrophoto #moon #astronomy #vermont
#astrophoto #moon #astronomy #vermont
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Good evening Bluesky! Dark skies here in Vermont this evening, and a cold wind to bring in another storm (or at least some pressure changes). The moon lights up the sky tonight, which will likely mask any Aurora visibility.
#astrophoto #moon #astronomy #vermont
#astrophoto #moon #astronomy #vermont
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Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Supreme Connections: Search Supreme Court Disclosures — ProPublica
Search Supreme Court financial disclosures for organizations and people that have paid justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.
projects.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.