Will Cross, Ph.D.
@thatn3rd.bsky.social
Physicist by education. Storyteller by profession. Opinions my own. He/him
Me looking at that coral
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Me looking at that coral
What *does* get classified as a hate symbol by the current administration?
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What *does* get classified as a hate symbol by the current administration?
Real "hydrogen monoxide found in juice boxes" energy here
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Real "hydrogen monoxide found in juice boxes" energy here
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
I definitely live in the Brunch Belt.
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I definitely live in the Brunch Belt.
The river looks so different from day to day
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The river looks so different from day to day
Found a tree that is making room for new trees.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Found a tree that is making room for new trees.
Got a good shot of a bald eagle eating a fish across the street from my parents' house
November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Got a good shot of a bald eagle eating a fish across the street from my parents' house
The Skykomish River is swelling with the rain
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The Skykomish River is swelling with the rain
Alaska Flight 299 taking off for Seattle. Got a whole row to myself on a crowded flight!
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Alaska Flight 299 taking off for Seattle. Got a whole row to myself on a crowded flight!
Sometimes Bluesky threads turn amazing halfway down
October 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sometimes Bluesky threads turn amazing halfway down
Good morning from Montclair, on what'll be a 95-degree day.
June 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Good morning from Montclair, on what'll be a 95-degree day.
New Jersey Transit: a rant in one photo
June 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
New Jersey Transit: a rant in one photo
Maybe she'll oppose the bill this time
June 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Maybe she'll oppose the bill this time
Good morning from Lake Hopatcong
May 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Good morning from Lake Hopatcong
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins: not making news demonstrating clear incompetence, a step above most other current cabinet members.
May 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins: not making news demonstrating clear incompetence, a step above most other current cabinet members.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: not making any news highlighting his incompetence, putting him ahead of most current Cabinet members.
May 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: not making any news highlighting his incompetence, putting him ahead of most current Cabinet members.
A news search for Lori Chavez-DeRemer isn't dominated by evidence of her incompetence, though threatening her own employees isn't exactly savvy.
Nevertheless, credit where credit is due: she clears a bar many other cabinet members don't.
Nevertheless, credit where credit is due: she clears a bar many other cabinet members don't.
May 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A news search for Lori Chavez-DeRemer isn't dominated by evidence of her incompetence, though threatening her own employees isn't exactly savvy.
Nevertheless, credit where credit is due: she clears a bar many other cabinet members don't.
Nevertheless, credit where credit is due: she clears a bar many other cabinet members don't.
I do not find evidence of our Energy Secretary's incompetence at the top of the news search results.
Credit where credit is due: Chris Wright has displayed no newsworthy evidence of incompetence, setting him well above the rest of the administration.
Credit where credit is due: Chris Wright has displayed no newsworthy evidence of incompetence, setting him well above the rest of the administration.
May 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I do not find evidence of our Energy Secretary's incompetence at the top of the news search results.
Credit where credit is due: Chris Wright has displayed no newsworthy evidence of incompetence, setting him well above the rest of the administration.
Credit where credit is due: Chris Wright has displayed no newsworthy evidence of incompetence, setting him well above the rest of the administration.
Seen in Montclair, NJ this afternoon
May 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Seen in Montclair, NJ this afternoon
This one likes to sit with her hind feet on my testicles. I've mostly trained her not to, but when she does, she invariably hears something and leaves me by launching off of them with a force that takes me way past my pain threshold.
I will now be hearing O Fortuna when she tries to sit like that.
I will now be hearing O Fortuna when she tries to sit like that.
April 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This one likes to sit with her hind feet on my testicles. I've mostly trained her not to, but when she does, she invariably hears something and leaves me by launching off of them with a force that takes me way past my pain threshold.
I will now be hearing O Fortuna when she tries to sit like that.
I will now be hearing O Fortuna when she tries to sit like that.
Catching all typos and editing errors is hard, even newspapers mess it up. It's a constant struggle. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Catching all typos and editing errors is hard, even newspapers mess it up. It's a constant struggle. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Good morning from Montclair. 35 degrees out!
April 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Good morning from Montclair. 35 degrees out!
The Constitution's pardon clause predates the legal concept of corporate personhood in the US. Judicial originalists will struggle with their argument but will ultimately land on their desired outcome:
April 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Constitution's pardon clause predates the legal concept of corporate personhood in the US. Judicial originalists will struggle with their argument but will ultimately land on their desired outcome:
The future is going to look like the past. That dip in the early 1930's is about to happen.
April 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The future is going to look like the past. That dip in the early 1930's is about to happen.