David Nash
@dpnash1.bsky.social
Pokes at computers to pay the bills, does things like amateur astronomy, nature walks, reading, and cooking for fun. Used to poke at NMR samples to pay bills. Long-term polyfi relationship with 2 adults and has 4 awesome children. He/him.
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I still can’t believe Steve is gone. Though I feel like he would be tickled by the fact that after all these years, in recent weeks, I FINALLY started getting into the Grateful Dead.
@stevesilberman.bsky.social used his well of empathy—which suffused his entire being—to show autistic & neurodivergent people as fully formed humans with rights & delights & happiness & love, with families who loved them & people who loved them—& that they loved back.
tinyurl.com/SteveSilbermanTPGA
tinyurl.com/SteveSilbermanTPGA
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I still can’t believe Steve is gone. Though I feel like he would be tickled by the fact that after all these years, in recent weeks, I FINALLY started getting into the Grateful Dead.
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Not exaggerating when I say that the collective action in Minnesota will be studied for generations if not centuries to come
January 23, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Not exaggerating when I say that the collective action in Minnesota will be studied for generations if not centuries to come
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This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
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Yes, the autistic Barbie is not perfect. Yes, it only includes one specific iteration of autism. But the way to get better representation of autistic girls (who get overlooked) is by starting somewhere and building on that. And if it sells, that encourages more
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Autistic Barbie sparks debate over what representation should look like
Mattel's new Barbie with autism has garnered mixed feelings from people within the autism community. Why?
www.usatoday.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Yes, the autistic Barbie is not perfect. Yes, it only includes one specific iteration of autism. But the way to get better representation of autistic girls (who get overlooked) is by starting somewhere and building on that. And if it sells, that encourages more
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
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This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
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Today, I’m being reminded that my pride has a cost. I didn’t want to inconvenience anyone or ask for what I really needed, and I’m completely wiped out a day later.
Silly, perhaps… but sometimes I just want to feel normal and easy-going.
Silly, perhaps… but sometimes I just want to feel normal and easy-going.
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Today, I’m being reminded that my pride has a cost. I didn’t want to inconvenience anyone or ask for what I really needed, and I’m completely wiped out a day later.
Silly, perhaps… but sometimes I just want to feel normal and easy-going.
Silly, perhaps… but sometimes I just want to feel normal and easy-going.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block ‘em.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block ‘em.
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I realize this is probably pedantic, but I wish Democratic leaders would stop telling people to be "peaceful", and instead use the phrase "non-violent." When people are getting maimed and murdered, we're definitely beyond "peaceful."
January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I realize this is probably pedantic, but I wish Democratic leaders would stop telling people to be "peaceful", and instead use the phrase "non-violent." When people are getting maimed and murdered, we're definitely beyond "peaceful."
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lololol | much respect to Kaszeta who continues to push back the tide
Regardless, hexavalent chromium is not a nerve agent.
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
lololol | much respect to Kaszeta who continues to push back the tide
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Yeah. How is it there are two versions of imperial?
Imperial, inherently, doesn't make sense. But two different measures? Absurd.
If people are wondering, just compare the number of litres in England and the number in the US.
And Canada lives within metric and both imperial measures. 🤦🏼♀️
Imperial, inherently, doesn't make sense. But two different measures? Absurd.
If people are wondering, just compare the number of litres in England and the number in the US.
And Canada lives within metric and both imperial measures. 🤦🏼♀️
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Yeah. How is it there are two versions of imperial?
Imperial, inherently, doesn't make sense. But two different measures? Absurd.
If people are wondering, just compare the number of litres in England and the number in the US.
And Canada lives within metric and both imperial measures. 🤦🏼♀️
Imperial, inherently, doesn't make sense. But two different measures? Absurd.
If people are wondering, just compare the number of litres in England and the number in the US.
And Canada lives within metric and both imperial measures. 🤦🏼♀️
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everyone keeps telling me that AI is getting better, but maybe it's the humans who are consistently wrong
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
everyone keeps telling me that AI is getting better, but maybe it's the humans who are consistently wrong
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I literally was telling my friend the photos and videos out of Minneapolis reminded me of the firehose images or the pictures of Selma.
ICE in Minnesota is reminiscent of the firehoses used during the Civil Rights era. Images are compelling evidence that words can't compete with
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I literally was telling my friend the photos and videos out of Minneapolis reminded me of the firehose images or the pictures of Selma.
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What's happening in the sky in 2026? I made a list of the events I'm personally looking forward to, including eclipses, spotting elusive Mercury, and watching the Moon occult (pass directly in front of) Venus and Jupiter!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
🔭 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
🔭 🧪
A Guide to the Best Skywatching of 2026
Total eclipses, lunar occultations, planetary conjunctions and meteor showers await stargazers this year
www.scientificamerican.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
What's happening in the sky in 2026? I made a list of the events I'm personally looking forward to, including eclipses, spotting elusive Mercury, and watching the Moon occult (pass directly in front of) Venus and Jupiter!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
🔭 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
🔭 🧪
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![Comic. [Top panel: Long-necked dinosaur with red X over it.] [Bottom panel: two smaller dinosaurs the same shape except their neck isn’t long, while in the background there’s an extremely long neck criss-crossing the frame like a snake. Green check mark in center.] [caption] Thanks to modern paleontological reconstructions, we now know that most sauropods had short necks, and all those extra vertebrae belonged to the sauropod colony’s queen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigjcepbb3hjlvpjzmj6msuydmem6gdakkl5svr4kh4q7qi3c4m2fu@jpeg)
December 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Wow, xmas morning wind gusts up to 114 mph on Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose. Damaged the Lick Observatory. 🔭 🧪 bsky.app/profile/look...
December 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Wow, xmas morning wind gusts up to 114 mph on Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose. Damaged the Lick Observatory. 🔭 🧪 bsky.app/profile/look...
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Don’t fake a disability. But much more important: don’t assume someone else is faking because they don’t look like your stereotype of what someone with a disability looks like. And don’t assume their abilities are the same every day (or even every hour). Disabled people are not the problems here. 😒
December 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Don’t fake a disability. But much more important: don’t assume someone else is faking because they don’t look like your stereotype of what someone with a disability looks like. And don’t assume their abilities are the same every day (or even every hour). Disabled people are not the problems here. 😒
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remember when some of y'all were welcoming her to the resistance ... please, next time she mildly criticizes trump, please remember she's still the enemy, trying to hurt my family specifically. and they aren't gonna stop with minors.
This is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill. Today she claimed, "For far too long, children have been sexually exploited under the malicious falsehood of so-called gender-affirming care."
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
remember when some of y'all were welcoming her to the resistance ... please, next time she mildly criticizes trump, please remember she's still the enemy, trying to hurt my family specifically. and they aren't gonna stop with minors.
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The front of this year’s holiday card from our family… ❤️🎄🐕🦺
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The front of this year’s holiday card from our family… ❤️🎄🐕🦺
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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Ich hope thou knowest that thou art a miracle. Your being heere doth make the worlde a bettir place. Plese be kynde to yourselfe. Give helpe when you kan, and aske for helpe when you neede.
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Ich hope thou knowest that thou art a miracle. Your being heere doth make the worlde a bettir place. Plese be kynde to yourselfe. Give helpe when you kan, and aske for helpe when you neede.
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This.
I would pick (a) because I like the look of it, but I've never actually written the whole thing out. eV for the win.
I would pick (a) because I like the look of it, but I've never actually written the whole thing out. eV for the win.
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This.
I would pick (a) because I like the look of it, but I've never actually written the whole thing out. eV for the win.
I would pick (a) because I like the look of it, but I've never actually written the whole thing out. eV for the win.
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Okay, Bluesky poll time!
The proper spelling of this energy unity is:
○ Electron volt
○ Electron-volt
○ Electronvolt
○ All these spellings are okay
○ This is a made-up unit. Physicists can GTFO
114 votes · 23 hours left
The proper spelling of this energy unity is:
○ Electron volt
○ Electron-volt
○ Electronvolt
○ All these spellings are okay
○ This is a made-up unit. Physicists can GTFO
114 votes · 23 hours left
December 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Okay, Bluesky poll time!
The proper spelling of this energy unity is:
○ Electron volt
○ Electron-volt
○ Electronvolt
○ All these spellings are okay
○ This is a made-up unit. Physicists can GTFO
114 votes · 23 hours left
The proper spelling of this energy unity is:
○ Electron volt
○ Electron-volt
○ Electronvolt
○ All these spellings are okay
○ This is a made-up unit. Physicists can GTFO
114 votes · 23 hours left
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1. This is really cool, great idea
2. Who came up with these reaction choices, my sophomore organic text?
#chemchat
www.organicdivision.org/2025-organic...
2. Who came up with these reaction choices, my sophomore organic text?
#chemchat
www.organicdivision.org/2025-organic...
2025 Organic Reaction Championship - ACS Division of Organic Chemistry
www.organicdivision.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
1. This is really cool, great idea
2. Who came up with these reaction choices, my sophomore organic text?
#chemchat
www.organicdivision.org/2025-organic...
2. Who came up with these reaction choices, my sophomore organic text?
#chemchat
www.organicdivision.org/2025-organic...
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One of the biggest impacts I’ve seen from the unproven idea that people are wrongfully using disability accommodations is that people stop trusting people with disabilities and in fact further restrict, remove, and demonize accommodations for people with disabilities in general
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
One of the biggest impacts I’ve seen from the unproven idea that people are wrongfully using disability accommodations is that people stop trusting people with disabilities and in fact further restrict, remove, and demonize accommodations for people with disabilities in general