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A woman is dead in Minneapolis after a shooting involving ICE officers, who were conducting targeted operations in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
January 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A woman is dead in Minneapolis after a shooting involving ICE officers, who were conducting targeted operations in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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CNN: You're seeing people really trailing these law enforcement vehicles and throwing snowballs…
January 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
CNN: You're seeing people really trailing these law enforcement vehicles and throwing snowballs…
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In Wyoming, abortion will remain legal after that state's Supreme Court struck down two laws it found unconstitutional.
One of those laws was the nation's first ban on abortion pills.
One of those laws was the nation's first ban on abortion pills.
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
In Wyoming, abortion will remain legal after that state's Supreme Court struck down two laws it found unconstitutional.
One of those laws was the nation's first ban on abortion pills.
One of those laws was the nation's first ban on abortion pills.
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I’m pleased to share that my next book, ‘Little Book of Eclipses’, is releasing this June (with Octopus/ Philip’s)! Co-authored with my friend/colleague Tom Kerss, the book eclipses the science/history/photography of both solar and lunar eclipses, and includes a decade of eclipse maps.
January 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I’m pleased to share that my next book, ‘Little Book of Eclipses’, is releasing this June (with Octopus/ Philip’s)! Co-authored with my friend/colleague Tom Kerss, the book eclipses the science/history/photography of both solar and lunar eclipses, and includes a decade of eclipse maps.
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The United States of America is not the good guy. We are terrorists with better weapons.
January 4, 2026 at 6:57 AM
The United States of America is not the good guy. We are terrorists with better weapons.
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Oxford University Press has announced its word of the year for 2025: "rage bait."
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Oxford University Press has announced its word of the year for 2025: "rage bait."
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A mission like #Envision takes years of planning and a huge amount of teamwork between scientists and engineers. It's a process we want to share with you through a new series that follows the development of the mission.
Here's a teaser of what's to come 👇
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Here's a teaser of what's to come 👇
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December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A mission like #Envision takes years of planning and a huge amount of teamwork between scientists and engineers. It's a process we want to share with you through a new series that follows the development of the mission.
Here's a teaser of what's to come 👇
🔭 🧪
Here's a teaser of what's to come 👇
🔭 🧪
I can't say I have ever been called "Asterix". I even spelled my name as "Astrus" out loud for him...
October 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I can't say I have ever been called "Asterix". I even spelled my name as "Astrus" out loud for him...
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even for an unhinged presidency this week has been pretty fuckin unhinged tbh
September 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
even for an unhinged presidency this week has been pretty fuckin unhinged tbh
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Staring into the void.
August 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Staring into the void.
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President Trump doesn't have the authority to prevent people in ICE detention from accessing legal counsel.
We're taking him to court.
We're taking him to court.
“This is unprecedented. We have not ever seen a situation where hundreds of people are held without charge ... under legal authority that has not been explained," ACLU attorney Eunice Cho said on Monday.
'Confusion' over who's in charge of Alligator Alcatraz underlies lawsuit hearing
A federal judge said he wants more clarity on "who is running the show" at Alligator Alcatraz, following a lawsuit over attorney access to clients detained at the immigration detention center in the E...
www.wlrn.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
President Trump doesn't have the authority to prevent people in ICE detention from accessing legal counsel.
We're taking him to court.
We're taking him to court.
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Teehee! I'm in danger! What even is this weather?
August 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Teehee! I'm in danger! What even is this weather?
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“Please prove that human brains don't work as a very sophisticated autocomplete.”
No, you need to prove that it does. But that takes actual work, not pullin out of your ass from “first principles” and superficial definitions of what biology is/does.
Techbros are the absolute dumbest “smart” guys.
No, you need to prove that it does. But that takes actual work, not pullin out of your ass from “first principles” and superficial definitions of what biology is/does.
Techbros are the absolute dumbest “smart” guys.
August 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Please prove that human brains don't work as a very sophisticated autocomplete.”
No, you need to prove that it does. But that takes actual work, not pullin out of your ass from “first principles” and superficial definitions of what biology is/does.
Techbros are the absolute dumbest “smart” guys.
No, you need to prove that it does. But that takes actual work, not pullin out of your ass from “first principles” and superficial definitions of what biology is/does.
Techbros are the absolute dumbest “smart” guys.
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Today would be a good day to release the Epstein Files.
Unredacted.
In their entirety.
Unredacted.
In their entirety.
August 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today would be a good day to release the Epstein Files.
Unredacted.
In their entirety.
Unredacted.
In their entirety.
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This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.
www.nature.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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BREAKING: Appellate court rejects Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom display law. @wesmuller.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/06/20/l...
Federal appellate court rejects Louisiana's Ten Commandments display law • Louisiana Illuminator
A federal appeals court struck down a Louisiana law Friday that requires schools to display the Ten Commandments in public school every classroom.
lailluminator.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
BREAKING: Appellate court rejects Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom display law. @wesmuller.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/06/20/l...
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Gaia has changed our impression of the Milky Way: from the rotation of #OurGalaxy ’s central bar to the warp of its disc.
But the story is far from over. With further Gaia data releases our view of the Milky Way will become even more accurate 👉
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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But the story is far from over. With further Gaia data releases our view of the Milky Way will become even more accurate 👉
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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Last starlight for ground-breaking Gaia
The European Space Agency’s Milky Way-mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than three trillion observations of about two billion stars and other objects ove...
www.esa.int
June 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Gaia has changed our impression of the Milky Way: from the rotation of #OurGalaxy ’s central bar to the warp of its disc.
But the story is far from over. With further Gaia data releases our view of the Milky Way will become even more accurate 👉
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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But the story is far from over. With further Gaia data releases our view of the Milky Way will become even more accurate 👉
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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Food Banks Begin Accepting Donations From Homosexuals
theonion.com/food-ba...
theonion.com/food-ba...
June 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Food Banks Begin Accepting Donations From Homosexuals
theonion.com/food-ba...
theonion.com/food-ba...
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Folks in the US: fight harder than you have ever fought for science - and then some. 🔭☄️
Anything less than that will be the beginning of the end of science in America.
See e.g. @planetarysociety.bsky.social's resources for combating NASA cuts:
Anything less than that will be the beginning of the end of science in America.
See e.g. @planetarysociety.bsky.social's resources for combating NASA cuts:
May 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Folks in the US: fight harder than you have ever fought for science - and then some. 🔭☄️
Anything less than that will be the beginning of the end of science in America.
See e.g. @planetarysociety.bsky.social's resources for combating NASA cuts:
Anything less than that will be the beginning of the end of science in America.
See e.g. @planetarysociety.bsky.social's resources for combating NASA cuts:
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Waning Crescent Moon through clouds. 0318UT 23 May 2025. Taken handheld. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
May 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Waning Crescent Moon through clouds. 0318UT 23 May 2025. Taken handheld. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour