Acceleraptor
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Acceleraptor
@seattlemkh.bsky.social
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Former Ocean Scientist, #Infosec Managing Consultant, CISO, State Policy Adviser, Vice-Chair DHS Government Coordinating Council, entrepreneur, non-profit founder. My least favorite color is orange, and science is not a belief system.
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Literally laughing out loud at this at the Boise Airport
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Two nights of 3:45am alarms, blazing full moon lighting the sky like daytime and washing out the light of everything else, comet included. Then two days of post-processing battles, as comet processing is maddeningly tricky.

But I finally pulled it off: here is C/2025 A6 Lemmon. 🔭

#Astrophotography
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its so funny our current moment is like 10 big companies pretending theyre building agi while knowing they are not and none of the other guys are too, but if they admit it then the investor dollars stop. big game of fraud chicken
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I once caught a stray hacky sack in my face as I traversed war ravaged Portland
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Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall
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On this we agree wholeheartedly.
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Autism was discovered in 1911, and Tylenol was invented in 1950.
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Liking this Oceanography feed and getting five others to like it will bring you good luck. 🍀
Yet, it shall reek of ammonia.
If I had a gun for every ace I’ve drawn
I could arm a town the size of Abilene

Good call.
From Copilot:
When the government owns the means of production, it typically refers to a command economy or a communist system where the state controls resources and production processes.
That would be textbook Communism.
I know where you are!
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Mail-in ballots are secure & essential for military families, seniors, parents, & rural voters.
 
For decades, Washington has run successful & secure vote-by-mail elections.
 
Disgusting to see a President take election advice from Putin. Hands off our mail in ballots!

www.axios.com/2025/08/18/t...
Trump raises end to mail-in ballots after claiming Putin questioned their security
Trump said Putin told him that "it's impossible" to have honest elections with mail-in voting.
www.axios.com
God looks a lot like Alanis Morissette.
This is the same as people that get pulled into advance-fee scams (the Nigerian Prince, et al.). It goes on for years with them sending money for the promise of later riches and they can't stop. It is psychologically difficult to admit you were a dumbass.
Bring back Hellcats of the Whitehouse!!
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Senator Smith asking the right question