David Ridge
@dridge.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather (my most important roles), retired minister (not considering myself a Christian, given what that has come to mean), left of center, follower of science and advocate for human rights. Politically outspoken but on hiatus now.
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David Ridge
@dridge.bsky.social
· Jun 11
🔭This is about the size of the Milky Way, but at 42,000,000 light years away, NGC 5248 appears to be one fourth the size of the full Moon. It crosses the meridian (the imaginary line in the sky running north-south thru the zenith) on or about 10 pm (DST) on June 1. ].
Whoosies who get rich off other people's troubles are quietly sitting this one out. I wonder why?
It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
January 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Whoosies who get rich off other people's troubles are quietly sitting this one out. I wonder why?
Nuremberg
Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Nuremberg
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Venezuela. Greenland. Oil. Chaos. None of it is random.
This piece breaks down why trump’s latest escalations are about greed, ego, and fear of one thing he cannot survive: the Epstein files.
Read it here:
brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
This piece breaks down why trump’s latest escalations are about greed, ego, and fear of one thing he cannot survive: the Epstein files.
Read it here:
brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Venezuela. Greenland. Oil. Chaos. None of it is random.
This piece breaks down why trump’s latest escalations are about greed, ego, and fear of one thing he cannot survive: the Epstein files.
Read it here:
brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
This piece breaks down why trump’s latest escalations are about greed, ego, and fear of one thing he cannot survive: the Epstein files.
Read it here:
brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
And CBS just blighly repeats the lie. Apparently not even asking "how could such a thing occur when the murderer was even touched?"
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 AM
And CBS just blighly repeats the lie. Apparently not even asking "how could such a thing occur when the murderer was even touched?"
Reposted by David Ridge
This is a pretty severe escalation from CBS, just straight up lying like this.
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is a pretty severe escalation from CBS, just straight up lying like this.
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Well, in addition to TACO, tr*mp has a new name TAFU. Seems the oil executives don't believe his picture of reality.
January 10, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Well, in addition to TACO, tr*mp has a new name TAFU. Seems the oil executives don't believe his picture of reality.
Reposted by David Ridge
“Rise Up, Take a Stand! Nobody’s Illegal On Stolen Land!” Chants the growing crowd gathered where Renee Good was MURDERED today in Minneapolis by ICE agents.
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
“Rise Up, Take a Stand! Nobody’s Illegal On Stolen Land!” Chants the growing crowd gathered where Renee Good was MURDERED today in Minneapolis by ICE agents.
Well done, Boulder! I got tired of taking pics and I got there as many people were leaving... 5,000? 6,000? A LOT of people🥰
June 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Well done, Boulder! I got tired of taking pics and I got there as many people were leaving... 5,000? 6,000? A LOT of people🥰
Reposted by David Ridge
🔭This is about the size of the Milky Way, but at 42,000,000 light years away, NGC 5248 appears to be one fourth the size of the full Moon. It crosses the meridian (the imaginary line in the sky running north-south thru the zenith) on or about 10 pm (DST) on June 1. ].
June 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
🔭This is about the size of the Milky Way, but at 42,000,000 light years away, NGC 5248 appears to be one fourth the size of the full Moon. It crosses the meridian (the imaginary line in the sky running north-south thru the zenith) on or about 10 pm (DST) on June 1. ].
🔭 A cache of photons collected on my prior telescope has finally been processed... NGC7822, the largest galaxy of the Deer Lick group. It's about 127,000 light years across.
June 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
🔭 A cache of photons collected on my prior telescope has finally been processed... NGC7822, the largest galaxy of the Deer Lick group. It's about 127,000 light years across.
🔭 A bit negligent in my recent image posting
May 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🔭 A bit negligent in my recent image posting
The Sunflower Galaxy hangs out about 30,000,000 light years and it's overhead at about 10pm at the end of May.
May 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The Sunflower Galaxy hangs out about 30,000,000 light years and it's overhead at about 10pm at the end of May.
Near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, M51 hangs out in our cosmic backyard (if the back fence was 31mly away 😉). At 75% the size of the Milky Way, one might wonder how many civilizations call it home. 🔭
April 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, M51 hangs out in our cosmic backyard (if the back fence was 31mly away 😉). At 75% the size of the Milky Way, one might wonder how many civilizations call it home. 🔭
Medusa, the beautiful Gorgon of Greek mythology, had a brief tryst with the sea god, Poseidon. Athena, enraged by this carnal affair (in a temple dedicated to her), cursed Medusa by transforming what Ovid declared, "her glorious hair, the most wonderful of all her charms" - into a coil of serpents.
April 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Medusa, the beautiful Gorgon of Greek mythology, had a brief tryst with the sea god, Poseidon. Athena, enraged by this carnal affair (in a temple dedicated to her), cursed Medusa by transforming what Ovid declared, "her glorious hair, the most wonderful of all her charms" - into a coil of serpents.
The Tiger's Eye galaxy, NGC2841, hangs out about 46m ly away around 9pm overhead these nights. This is processed in pixinsight with the Foraxx palette. About 15 hours collecting photons with a 1000mm focal length.
April 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Tiger's Eye galaxy, NGC2841, hangs out about 46m ly away around 9pm overhead these nights. This is processed in pixinsight with the Foraxx palette. About 15 hours collecting photons with a 1000mm focal length.
Revisiting an early image with more processing experience. The Cocoon Nebula...
March 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Revisiting an early image with more processing experience. The Cocoon Nebula...
The latest astroproject was the Leo Triplet, located overhead at about midnight these nights. 35,000,000 light years away, these three galaxies occupy a region about 500,000 light years in diameter. The light left there about half way back to the age of dinosaurs and just dropped into my 5" scope. 🔭
March 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The latest astroproject was the Leo Triplet, located overhead at about midnight these nights. 35,000,000 light years away, these three galaxies occupy a region about 500,000 light years in diameter. The light left there about half way back to the age of dinosaurs and just dropped into my 5" scope. 🔭
Among the several cosmic targets I've collected this far, the Crab has been on a "slow simmer". Having collected enough photons, I've now cooked it sufficiently for your consumption... Zoom in for a tasty meal. Metaphoric enough? 😁🔭
March 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Among the several cosmic targets I've collected this far, the Crab has been on a "slow simmer". Having collected enough photons, I've now cooked it sufficiently for your consumption... Zoom in for a tasty meal. Metaphoric enough? 😁🔭
Havin' fun with the nighttime skies again🔭. The Rosette mezmerizes me.... Zoom in and be mezmerizes as well...
March 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Havin' fun with the nighttime skies again🔭. The Rosette mezmerizes me.... Zoom in and be mezmerizes as well...
For those that want to write your own Valentine's day card, here's an image for you... It's the Heart Nebula, located 7500 light years away in the Cassiopeia constellation. It's about 160 light years wide. Have fun with it. Right click on the image and save it to your device.
February 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
For those that want to write your own Valentine's day card, here's an image for you... It's the Heart Nebula, located 7500 light years away in the Cassiopeia constellation. It's about 160 light years wide. Have fun with it. Right click on the image and save it to your device.
O. M. G.😳As we look at the actions of Unelected President Musk (forget tr*mp - he's just a figurehead lying prone beneath the Sword of Damocles, known as the 25th Amendment), and the endorsements of the major Tech Bros, I have to wonder, "What's the plan here? And why wasn't I consulted?" see next
February 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
O. M. G.😳As we look at the actions of Unelected President Musk (forget tr*mp - he's just a figurehead lying prone beneath the Sword of Damocles, known as the 25th Amendment), and the endorsements of the major Tech Bros, I have to wonder, "What's the plan here? And why wasn't I consulted?" see next