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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 5h

I will climb aboard by any means available however improbable and you will simply never see me again

Greg Fromenteau - Art @gfro-art.bsky.social · 6h

Little #fish and #ships #ink sketch last night - petit #croquis de porteflot hier soir.

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 1h

Another sign that science fiction is likely less fiction than some HHS press releases
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

The real science behind Dune’s ‘spice melange’

From hallucinogenic fish to nematodes oozing with lifespan-extending pheromones, many animals on Earth secrete chemicals with effects similar to those produced by Arrakis’s giant sandworms.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 1h

If I was looking for spice, I would need a rocket ship...

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Brendan Harley @profharley.bsky.social · 1h

"We need to stop trusting the experts" is quite the statement from the head of US health and human services.

Some of us have committed our lives & professional work to illuminating new frontiers and teaching others how to do the same.

The abject cruelty tied to that statement is ... whew.

Barbara Sobel @barbarasobel.bsky.social · 18h

RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 4h

Great to see all of the innovation in the national lab space in increasing automation for large user facilities. Hopefully, DOE is also looking at data management and potential for data mining of these large datasets.

ACS Publications @pubs.acs.org · 5h

'High-Throughput Robotic GIWAXS at ALS SAXS/WAXS Beamline' from Photon Science is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice.

📖 Read the article: buff.ly/Htx4MOE

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 1d

2025 is the new 1922 The Young Republicans are essentially the HJ based on the released chats.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 1d

It isn't only me that has papers in review for more than one year... thanks for providing hope that my saga may also come to a close in the near future

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 2d

Latest publication from a fun collaboration with Brian Long and Bert Chandler... polyethylene segregation within porous supports is molar mass dependent. We are now looking at pore size engineering to control product distribution from catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste
doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Molar-Mass-Dependent Partitioning of Polyethylene in Nanopores of Model Catalyst Supports from Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

Heterogeneous catalysis offers opportunities to enhance valorization of plastic waste via chemical recycling through control of the upcycled product distributions. Minimizing low-value light hydrocarb...

doi.org

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 3d

Military intelligence

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 4d

Go Seattle Pilots... Seattle-ex-Seattle world series would be epic

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

My happy place for the day...

R.E.M. reunite: "Pretty Persuasion" with Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy & Friends @ 40 Watt Club

YouTube video by BrooklynVegan

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

there is a reason why there is such an investment in AI

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

How I miss the Hip.

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

We need another Dee Snider moment to explain issues with censorship again... this time it isn't Tipper Gore trying to trample rights

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

Would like to see these stats updated in 2026 to see how things are going

Can You Say Why America is the Greatest Country in the World?

YouTube video by Christopher L Webster

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

www.rush.com/rush-fifty-s...

Rush Fifty Something Tour — Rush.com

RUSH ANNOUNCE 2026 TOUR UPDATE RUSH ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL DATES ON FIFTY SOMETHING TOUR DUE TO INCREDIBLE DEMAND NEW DATES ADDED IN LOS ANGELES, FORT WORTH, CHICAGO, NEW YORK, TORONTO AND CLEVELAND GEDD...

www.rush.com

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

It appears that the administration is okay with open season on all government data from foreign adversaries with the focus on cybersecurity IT in this round of RIFs...

OMB says ‘substantial’ federal employee layoffs have begun

Just before the shutdown, OMB told agencies to draft RIF plans for programs that wouldn’t have alternative funding sources.

federalnewsnetwork.com

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

3 days ago: a fire at the "Dow Jones" plant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q6J...

Fire reported at Dow Plant B in Freeport, Texas

YouTube video by FOX 26 Houston

www.youtube.com

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

There seems to be an uptick in explosions and fires at chemical plants across the US in the past 6 months or so. I'm sure that there is no correlation with cuts to EPA and OSHA enforcement

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uc-...

RAW VIDEO | Massive explosion at Tennessee explosives plant rattles homes for miles

YouTube video by WBIR Channel 10

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 5d

That makes me want to go shopping for some insurance...

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 7d

I suggest to watch the highlights of the game while listening to Alestorm (song about an Anchor) - you can sing along every time that they show Judge or Boone.

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 8d

Teaching faculty position with focus on computational integration with the curriculum including AI, LLM, etc.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Teaching Faculty, Chemical Engineering

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 8d

We have a tenure track opening in sustainable energy or separation science in the Waltemeyer Department of Chemical Engineering at Penn State. We just celebrated our 100 year anniversary - looking for leaders to help to define the next century
www.engr.psu.edu/academic-pos...

Academic Positions | Penn State Engineering

www.engr.psu.edu

Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 9d

Geddy and Alex on the road without the Professor... going to be different

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · 11d

Button pushing phone? You need instant gratification. This is a new old wall phone in proper 1980's color scheme.

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