Dr. Timothy Pickering
@tepickering.bsky.social
astronomer, telescope wrangler, grizzled pythonista, bluesky boomer
er pastaro in sonoita, az. the chef, giovanni schifano, worked in 5 ⭐️ nyc restaurants for years before moving west. the walls were covered with pictures of the many celebrities he cooked for over the years. we were once seated at a table next to kevin costner and rene russo. best vodka sauce ever!
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
er pastaro in sonoita, az. the chef, giovanni schifano, worked in 5 ⭐️ nyc restaurants for years before moving west. the walls were covered with pictures of the many celebrities he cooked for over the years. we were once seated at a table next to kevin costner and rene russo. best vodka sauce ever!
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
i’ll still be in south africa then, but everyone else should go!
Phoenix! Kid Congo Powers and Naïm Amor ( Amor Y Powers) live in concert on Feb 12 playing songs from our album “ Tucson Safari” on In The Red Records . Gonna be a blast! Tix www.valleybarphx.com/tm-event/amo...
January 14, 2026 at 7:13 AM
i’ll still be in south africa then, but everyone else should go!
planetary nebula images will be posted until morale improves…
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 AM
planetary nebula images will be posted until morale improves…
finally got my seestar set up in equatorial mode and taking 30 sec exposures. cut it loose on one of my faves, the headphones nebula. good thing i was at a bortle 2 site because i forgot to put in the narrowband filter 😆
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 AM
finally got my seestar set up in equatorial mode and taking 30 sec exposures. cut it loose on one of my faves, the headphones nebula. good thing i was at a bortle 2 site because i forgot to put in the narrowband filter 😆
so, the hotel i'm staying at for the american astronomical society meeting #AAS247 is also hosting: painteddesertfc.org, the painted desert fur con. playing the "astronomer or furry?" game in the lobby was surprisingly tricky 😂
PDFC: An Arizona Furry Convention
Painted Desert Fur Con, or PDFC, is Arizona's destination for the furry fandom. PDFC fosters community spirit and growth!
painteddesertfc.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM
so, the hotel i'm staying at for the american astronomical society meeting #AAS247 is also hosting: painteddesertfc.org, the painted desert fur con. playing the "astronomer or furry?" game in the lobby was surprisingly tricky 😂
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet.
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet.
happy new year! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOY...
Elliott Smith - Rose Parade (from Either/Or)
YouTube video by Kill Rock Stars
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
happy new year! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOY...
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
kcrw now has a vintage24 feed and it's currently playing an episode of dierdre o'donoghue's snap! from dec 30, 1985. one of the featured albums is "sun city" by artists united against apartheid, an album and project organized by steven van zandt. awesome stuff that i hadn't heard in decades...
a man in a suit and tie has a pink pocket square
Alt: steven van zandt in a suit and tie with a pink pocket square
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
kcrw now has a vintage24 feed and it's currently playing an episode of dierdre o'donoghue's snap! from dec 30, 1985. one of the featured albums is "sun city" by artists united against apartheid, an album and project organized by steven van zandt. awesome stuff that i hadn't heard in decades...
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"Six-piece Chicken McNobody" is hands-down THE most withering insult known to man
December 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"Six-piece Chicken McNobody" is hands-down THE most withering insult known to man
Reposted by Dr. Timothy Pickering
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Damn, I thought I was the only person who was using the Nieman Lab predictions to subtweet
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
Please learn how to use your computer
"The number of professionals in journalism, media, communications, and academia who still don't understand how to use the very tools they depend on for their livelihood is, frankly, staggering."
www.niemanlab.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Damn, I thought I was the only person who was using the Nieman Lab predictions to subtweet
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
epitome of “more ass than class”
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
epitome of “more ass than class”
rescued from office purgatory. still works great at 16 years old…
December 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
rescued from office purgatory. still works great at 16 years old…
i think it’s my fault for having visited the shrine to sterling sharpe they built at the packers hall of fame. think about what could have been if his career and then those of nick collins and jermichael finley weren’t cut so short…
If you would’ve told me I could protect Packers not named Jordan Love—I would’ve picked, in order:
4. Christian Watson
3. Tucker Kraft
2. Zach Tom
1. Micah Parsons
#GoPackGo
One of the most cruel, random, & painful days in Packer history. For as storied as this franchise is—it’s low key cursed af
4. Christian Watson
3. Tucker Kraft
2. Zach Tom
1. Micah Parsons
#GoPackGo
One of the most cruel, random, & painful days in Packer history. For as storied as this franchise is—it’s low key cursed af
December 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
i think it’s my fault for having visited the shrine to sterling sharpe they built at the packers hall of fame. think about what could have been if his career and then those of nick collins and jermichael finley weren’t cut so short…
What actor’s facial expression in a movie will stay with you the rest of your life?
December 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
What actor’s facial expression in a movie will stay with you the rest of your life?
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Reading around for a pod I'm recording tomorrow I came across this classic episode of @chrislhayes.bsky.social's pod where we dug into America's epistemic crisis. Tons of gems in here. And boy has everything on this front gotten *much* worse since 2018...
David Roberts explains how America's information crisis has impacted conservatism
Chris Hayes speaks with journalist David Roberts about how the erosion of trust and manipulation of information has impacted the conservative movement.
www.nbcnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Reading around for a pod I'm recording tomorrow I came across this classic episode of @chrislhayes.bsky.social's pod where we dug into America's epistemic crisis. Tons of gems in here. And boy has everything on this front gotten *much* worse since 2018...
Reposted by Dr. Timothy Pickering
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Trying out a new PCP's office, and their "preferred language" dropdown on the intake form is time-traveler inclusive.
December 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Trying out a new PCP's office, and their "preferred language" dropdown on the intake form is time-traveler inclusive.
today in WTF: saw an orange cybertruck sporting multiple cincinnati bengals stickers and personalized plates that said "ZATHRAS"...
a werewolf with the words not the one written below him
ALT: a werewolf with the words not the one written below him
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 AM
today in WTF: saw an orange cybertruck sporting multiple cincinnati bengals stickers and personalized plates that said "ZATHRAS"...
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
what the heck is the deal with tucson grocery prices? for several things i looked at they were even more expensive than they were in anchorage. that new aldi needs to open, stat!
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
what the heck is the deal with tucson grocery prices? for several things i looked at they were even more expensive than they were in anchorage. that new aldi needs to open, stat!
played winter weather travel roulette over the weekend and crushed it 💪❄️🌨️
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
played winter weather travel roulette over the weekend and crushed it 💪❄️🌨️
introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times:
neko case
jenn wasner/flock of dimes/wye oak
pinback
nick cave
calexico
next five:
garbage
spoon
sleater-kinney
yo la tengo
jack parow
neko case
jenn wasner/flock of dimes/wye oak
pinback
nick cave
calexico
next five:
garbage
spoon
sleater-kinney
yo la tengo
jack parow
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Throwing Muses
PJ Harvey
Sleater-Kinney
My Bloody Valentine
Wye Oak
Throwing Muses
PJ Harvey
Sleater-Kinney
My Bloody Valentine
Wye Oak
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times
Neko Case
Winterpills
Yo La Tengo
Teenage Fanclub
The Magnetic Fields
Neko Case
Winterpills
Yo La Tengo
Teenage Fanclub
The Magnetic Fields
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times:
neko case
jenn wasner/flock of dimes/wye oak
pinback
nick cave
calexico
next five:
garbage
spoon
sleater-kinney
yo la tengo
jack parow
neko case
jenn wasner/flock of dimes/wye oak
pinback
nick cave
calexico
next five:
garbage
spoon
sleater-kinney
yo la tengo
jack parow