Dr. MM
@otherorb.bsky.social
We need to have as many different perspectives as possible to understand our universe.
He/Him
My opinions are mine alone. I don't represent any entity or other person.
He/Him
My opinions are mine alone. I don't represent any entity or other person.
The mother does all the work of raising the daughter. The father sometimes shows up. The thank-yous are, "I want to thank my mom for.... ALL THE THINGS. And I thank my dad for showing up today."
August 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The mother does all the work of raising the daughter. The father sometimes shows up. The thank-yous are, "I want to thank my mom for.... ALL THE THINGS. And I thank my dad for showing up today."
Taking a break from retrofitting grab bars in the bathroom for a family member to remind people:
Most of us are only temporarily physically abled.
If you can:
Install a ramp + landing at your entrance.
Install grab bars where needed.
Install accessibility features in your kitchen.
Most of us are only temporarily physically abled.
If you can:
Install a ramp + landing at your entrance.
Install grab bars where needed.
Install accessibility features in your kitchen.
July 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Taking a break from retrofitting grab bars in the bathroom for a family member to remind people:
Most of us are only temporarily physically abled.
If you can:
Install a ramp + landing at your entrance.
Install grab bars where needed.
Install accessibility features in your kitchen.
Most of us are only temporarily physically abled.
If you can:
Install a ramp + landing at your entrance.
Install grab bars where needed.
Install accessibility features in your kitchen.
There are thousands of problems with the US for-profit healthcare system, not least is healthcare should never be a for-profit business in the first place. (I’ll block you if you argue this point).
A rant in several parts.+
A rant in several parts.+
July 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
There are thousands of problems with the US for-profit healthcare system, not least is healthcare should never be a for-profit business in the first place. (I’ll block you if you argue this point).
A rant in several parts.+
A rant in several parts.+
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This is why it is essential that we remain peaceful at all our protests, especially next week June 14 at our 1600 planned #NoKings rallies
Do not give these motherfuckers a reason to use violence against us
Do not give these motherfuckers a reason to use violence against us
June 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This is why it is essential that we remain peaceful at all our protests, especially next week June 14 at our 1600 planned #NoKings rallies
Do not give these motherfuckers a reason to use violence against us
Do not give these motherfuckers a reason to use violence against us
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And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.
June 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.
I’ve been laughed at and yelled at multiple times because I’ve said we should never rely on companies that are so powerful that they don’t care if they lose their space exploration contracts.
<points to all the things going on in real time>
<points to all the things going on in real time>
June 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I’ve been laughed at and yelled at multiple times because I’ve said we should never rely on companies that are so powerful that they don’t care if they lose their space exploration contracts.
<points to all the things going on in real time>
<points to all the things going on in real time>
I'm sitting, masked, in the airport. Almost nobody else is masked, of course. A lot of people are coughing, sneezing, etc.
Why is it socially acceptable to publicly, loudly cough, sneeze, otherwise spread your germs, but not socially acceptable to fart or burp, neither of which spreads illnesses?
Why is it socially acceptable to publicly, loudly cough, sneeze, otherwise spread your germs, but not socially acceptable to fart or burp, neither of which spreads illnesses?
May 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm sitting, masked, in the airport. Almost nobody else is masked, of course. A lot of people are coughing, sneezing, etc.
Why is it socially acceptable to publicly, loudly cough, sneeze, otherwise spread your germs, but not socially acceptable to fart or burp, neither of which spreads illnesses?
Why is it socially acceptable to publicly, loudly cough, sneeze, otherwise spread your germs, but not socially acceptable to fart or burp, neither of which spreads illnesses?
The main planetary science meetings institution for the past ~40 years has decided to unilaterally and without notice delete abstracts from its repositories. The abstracts of mine that seem to have been deleted are all Equity, Justice, Accessibility, and Inclusion related.
May 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The main planetary science meetings institution for the past ~40 years has decided to unilaterally and without notice delete abstracts from its repositories. The abstracts of mine that seem to have been deleted are all Equity, Justice, Accessibility, and Inclusion related.
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One reason fascists get footholds is understanding threats to fascism more than we appreciate them as the things that keep us free. They go after them because they know they’re more than places to borrow books. If you wanna nerd out on the history of libraries here’s my fave dude. #protectlibraries
What was the FIRST Library?
YouTube video by ESOTERICA
youtu.be
April 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
One reason fascists get footholds is understanding threats to fascism more than we appreciate them as the things that keep us free. They go after them because they know they’re more than places to borrow books. If you wanna nerd out on the history of libraries here’s my fave dude. #protectlibraries
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@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social & I took a look at over 400 active National Science Foundation grants that got killed in the past few days. Here's our story (gift link) nyti.ms/4jp4aOx
National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards (Gift Article)
The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.
nyti.ms
April 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social & I took a look at over 400 active National Science Foundation grants that got killed in the past few days. Here's our story (gift link) nyti.ms/4jp4aOx
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Remember those piece of shit private security guards who violently dragged a woman out of a GOP town hall in Idaho back in February? They’ve finally been charged.
Six Men Are Charged After Woman Was Dragged From Idaho Town Hall
The plainclothes guards were involved in the forcible removal of a woman from a meeting hosted by local Republicans in Coeur d’Alene, prosecutors said.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Remember those piece of shit private security guards who violently dragged a woman out of a GOP town hall in Idaho back in February? They’ve finally been charged.
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in a nutshell, AI has zero chance at eradicating disease, because we know what's involved in actually eradicating some of them, and the rate-limiting steps are not compute-bound
disease eradication implies solution of the 'last mile' problem at a global scale
disease eradication implies solution of the 'last mile' problem at a global scale
April 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
in a nutshell, AI has zero chance at eradicating disease, because we know what's involved in actually eradicating some of them, and the rate-limiting steps are not compute-bound
disease eradication implies solution of the 'last mile' problem at a global scale
disease eradication implies solution of the 'last mile' problem at a global scale
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BREAKING: A court ruled that our case challenging Rümeysa Öztürk's unlawful detention should move forward in Vermont, instead of Louisiana, and that ICE must transfer her there.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
April 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
BREAKING: A court ruled that our case challenging Rümeysa Öztürk's unlawful detention should move forward in Vermont, instead of Louisiana, and that ICE must transfer her there.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
Nobody should be shipped to a detention facility halfway across the country for writing an op-ed.
Note that the NIH Payment Management System doesn't mange only NIH-funded payments. I know from personal experience that some NASA centers use the system.
Second (takes deep breath)
It appears that PAYMENTS FOR ALL GRANTS THROUGH THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE BEING FROZEN.
If this is correct, then no funds will be transferred to any grantee institution, at least at this time.
It appears that PAYMENTS FOR ALL GRANTS THROUGH THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE BEING FROZEN.
If this is correct, then no funds will be transferred to any grantee institution, at least at this time.
a cartoon of a chicken with its mouth open and a drop of blood coming out of it
ALT: a cartoon of a chicken with its mouth open and a drop of blood coming out of it
media.tenor.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Note that the NIH Payment Management System doesn't mange only NIH-funded payments. I know from personal experience that some NASA centers use the system.
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I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
April 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
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BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
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VICTORY: A federal court just BLOCKED the Trump admin’s attempt to bring back the cruel Remain in Mexico policy. The Court agreed with @immdef.bsky.social: it endangers asylum seekers + violates their right to legal counsel.
📣 Full statement: tinyurl.com/apr17-2025
📣 Full statement: tinyurl.com/apr17-2025
April 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
VICTORY: A federal court just BLOCKED the Trump admin’s attempt to bring back the cruel Remain in Mexico policy. The Court agreed with @immdef.bsky.social: it endangers asylum seekers + violates their right to legal counsel.
📣 Full statement: tinyurl.com/apr17-2025
📣 Full statement: tinyurl.com/apr17-2025
They don't care what they break as long as they break. The goal is to keep our responses divided. Those who care about democracy outnumber fascists, but it's impossible to be everywhere at once. We have to trust each other. Do the things you're good at and let others do the things they're good at.
While I was trying to wrangle reports of signs of life beyond Earth, @dangaristo.bsky.social was reporting on how ALL NEW RESEARCH GRANTS ARE BEING FROZEN AT THE NSF 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants
The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.
www.nature.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
They don't care what they break as long as they break. The goal is to keep our responses divided. Those who care about democracy outnumber fascists, but it's impossible to be everywhere at once. We have to trust each other. Do the things you're good at and let others do the things they're good at.
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US citizen detained and interrogated for three hours at the border mondoweiss.net/2025/04/my-e...
‘My experience confirms that US ‘citizens’, especially Black and Muslim ones, are also targets’ - Musa Springer on his unlawful detention
Mondoweiss writer D. Musa Springer was detained, interrogated, and had electronic devices confiscated by DHS agents upon returning from international travel. Here he details his experience and warns i...
mondoweiss.net
April 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
US citizen detained and interrogated for three hours at the border mondoweiss.net/2025/04/my-e...
"Upon review of the government’s motion, the court denies...an emergency stay pending appeal... The relief the government is requesting is both extraordinary and premature...[W]e shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision."
April 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Upon review of the government’s motion, the court denies...an emergency stay pending appeal... The relief the government is requesting is both extraordinary and premature...[W]e shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision."
Did you know...
From 1977 to 2020 there were only 28 cases of laryngeal burn from ingestion of hot food or liquid reported in the medical literature?
Of those 28, two were fatal.
If I go to a doctor, I might be case number 29 (of course, there might have been more since, I didn't bother to check).
From 1977 to 2020 there were only 28 cases of laryngeal burn from ingestion of hot food or liquid reported in the medical literature?
Of those 28, two were fatal.
If I go to a doctor, I might be case number 29 (of course, there might have been more since, I didn't bother to check).
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Did you know...
From 1977 to 2020 there were only 28 cases of laryngeal burn from ingestion of hot food or liquid reported in the medical literature?
Of those 28, two were fatal.
If I go to a doctor, I might be case number 29 (of course, there might have been more since, I didn't bother to check).
From 1977 to 2020 there were only 28 cases of laryngeal burn from ingestion of hot food or liquid reported in the medical literature?
Of those 28, two were fatal.
If I go to a doctor, I might be case number 29 (of course, there might have been more since, I didn't bother to check).
It's not just anti-globalism protectionism. US consumers don't want them either. Auto mfrs have manipulated the clean air standards so the largest autos are least regulated & most profitable. The growth in truck size is not (just) a market demand issue. It's also a market manipulation issue.
My Trade Secrets today.
It's a longstanding American grievance that predates Trump: US companies can't sell cars in Europe & elsewhere because of evil trade barriers. It's actually because US protectionism has encouraged its carmakers to make clunky great gas-guzzlers no one else wants to buy.
It's a longstanding American grievance that predates Trump: US companies can't sell cars in Europe & elsewhere because of evil trade barriers. It's actually because US protectionism has encouraged its carmakers to make clunky great gas-guzzlers no one else wants to buy.
Trump’s auto tariffs build on a long destructive history
[FREE TO READ] It is US protectionism rather than trade barriers abroad that has undermined American carmakers
on.ft.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It's not just anti-globalism protectionism. US consumers don't want them either. Auto mfrs have manipulated the clean air standards so the largest autos are least regulated & most profitable. The growth in truck size is not (just) a market demand issue. It's also a market manipulation issue.
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I missed recent lab work (I love astrochemistry) that finds ways other than life to produce DMS. HT @planetdr.bsky.social ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024ApJ....
Abiotic Production of Dimethyl Sulfide, Carbonyl Sulfide, and Other Organosulfur Gases via Photochemistry: Implications for Biosignatures and Metabolic Potential
Among the atmospheric gases that have been proposed as possible biosignatures in exoplanetary atmospheres, organosulfur gases are currently considered one of the more robust indicators of extant life....
ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
April 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I missed recent lab work (I love astrochemistry) that finds ways other than life to produce DMS. HT @planetdr.bsky.social ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024ApJ....
The best thread on this subject I've seen so far.
Sigh. Why do we have to keep going through this? If I ever had scientific hints of life on another planet, the last thing I would do is publish before I had all my peers review it and tell me why I was silly for even thinking it was a hint of life.
Sigh. Why do we have to keep going through this? If I ever had scientific hints of life on another planet, the last thing I would do is publish before I had all my peers review it and tell me why I was silly for even thinking it was a hint of life.
An astonishing headline reporting on new observations from a team led to Nikku Madhusudhan claims they’ve found ‘hints of life’ on a planet orbiting a dwarf star some 124 light years away. What’s going on? (1/n) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔭 🧪
Promising hints of life found on distant planet K2-18b
Scientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The best thread on this subject I've seen so far.
Sigh. Why do we have to keep going through this? If I ever had scientific hints of life on another planet, the last thing I would do is publish before I had all my peers review it and tell me why I was silly for even thinking it was a hint of life.
Sigh. Why do we have to keep going through this? If I ever had scientific hints of life on another planet, the last thing I would do is publish before I had all my peers review it and tell me why I was silly for even thinking it was a hint of life.