Wolf Paws 🐾
@wolfpaws265.bsky.social
A mom, D&D player, Girl Scout, and former fencer/SCAdian, with an Envi-Sci major. Wildlife and astronomy enthusiast.
✨Be a light in the darkness✨
✨Be a light in the darkness✨
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#ESAGaia has delivered on its primary goal of building the largest, most precise map of the Milky Way, showing us our home galaxy like no other mission has done before.
Discover more about #ourGalaxy with this slider tool 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭 🧪
Discover more about #ourGalaxy with this slider tool 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭 🧪
June 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#ESAGaia has delivered on its primary goal of building the largest, most precise map of the Milky Way, showing us our home galaxy like no other mission has done before.
Discover more about #ourGalaxy with this slider tool 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭 🧪
Discover more about #ourGalaxy with this slider tool 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
🔭 🧪
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#PPOD: The sky can glow like a giant rainbow due to airglow, which is usually hard to see. Disturbances like storms cause gravity waves, making airglow visible. This image was captured on Mount Pico in the Azores, Portugal, with Faial Island's lights in view. Credit: Miguel Claro | Dark Sky® Alqueva
June 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#PPOD: The sky can glow like a giant rainbow due to airglow, which is usually hard to see. Disturbances like storms cause gravity waves, making airglow visible. This image was captured on Mount Pico in the Azores, Portugal, with Faial Island's lights in view. Credit: Miguel Claro | Dark Sky® Alqueva
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From last night: here's 67 minutes worth of asteroid (8) Flora passing in front of galaxy NGC 3628. 🔭
April 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
From last night: here's 67 minutes worth of asteroid (8) Flora passing in front of galaxy NGC 3628. 🔭
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"What does NASA do for us?"
You might think NASA only benefits Americans in Florida or Texas. You'd be wrong. 🔭🧪
www.nasa.gov/fy-2023-econ...
You might think NASA only benefits Americans in Florida or Texas. You'd be wrong. 🔭🧪
www.nasa.gov/fy-2023-econ...
April 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"What does NASA do for us?"
You might think NASA only benefits Americans in Florida or Texas. You'd be wrong. 🔭🧪
www.nasa.gov/fy-2023-econ...
You might think NASA only benefits Americans in Florida or Texas. You'd be wrong. 🔭🧪
www.nasa.gov/fy-2023-econ...
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A non-exhaustive compilation of dust devils from the last 35 sols.
#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover
Left Navigation Camera (Navcam)
Sol 1436 - 1471
NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger
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#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover
Left Navigation Camera (Navcam)
Sol 1436 - 1471
NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger
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April 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A non-exhaustive compilation of dust devils from the last 35 sols.
#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover
Left Navigation Camera (Navcam)
Sol 1436 - 1471
NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger
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#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover
Left Navigation Camera (Navcam)
Sol 1436 - 1471
NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger
🔭
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A region near the galactic centre doesn’t form as many stars as it should. New observations from JWST have found evidence that this is due to extremely strong magnetic fields 🔭🧪 www.space.com/space-explor...
Extreme magnetic fields near our galaxy's black hole are preventing stars from being born, JWST discovers
"It was a completely serendipitous discovery."
www.space.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A region near the galactic centre doesn’t form as many stars as it should. New observations from JWST have found evidence that this is due to extremely strong magnetic fields 🔭🧪 www.space.com/space-explor...
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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
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To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
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I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
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WHAT AN AMAZING VIEW OF THE #MilkyWay CENTER by #MeerKAT & #ESAWebb & #NASA
The supermassive #BlackHole blazes bright at the middle, while filamentary structures and the bubble-like remnants of recent supernovae reveal their presence. Gorgeous image!
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
#science #astronomy
The supermassive #BlackHole blazes bright at the middle, while filamentary structures and the bubble-like remnants of recent supernovae reveal their presence. Gorgeous image!
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
#science #astronomy
April 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
WHAT AN AMAZING VIEW OF THE #MilkyWay CENTER by #MeerKAT & #ESAWebb & #NASA
The supermassive #BlackHole blazes bright at the middle, while filamentary structures and the bubble-like remnants of recent supernovae reveal their presence. Gorgeous image!
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
#science #astronomy
The supermassive #BlackHole blazes bright at the middle, while filamentary structures and the bubble-like remnants of recent supernovae reveal their presence. Gorgeous image!
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
#science #astronomy
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"This is not a left or right moment. It is a right or wrong moment."
-- Senator Cory Booker, today
-- Senator Cory Booker, today
April 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"This is not a left or right moment. It is a right or wrong moment."
-- Senator Cory Booker, today
-- Senator Cory Booker, today
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WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
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“We will never forget Gaia, and Gaia will never forget us.” - Gaia Mission Manager, Uwe Lammers
Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an end
The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are now being used to unravel the secrets of our home galaxy.On 27 March 2025, G...
www.esa.int
March 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“We will never forget Gaia, and Gaia will never forget us.” - Gaia Mission Manager, Uwe Lammers
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Interesting conversation with a friend in the non-profit space yesterday. A lot of human service from local non-profits is paid for, in part, with Federal money. They have had to go through and revise language in line with recent executive orders. Why does this matter? How can you help?
March 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Interesting conversation with a friend in the non-profit space yesterday. A lot of human service from local non-profits is paid for, in part, with Federal money. They have had to go through and revise language in line with recent executive orders. Why does this matter? How can you help?
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Update 🧵: So we finally got official guidance on the whole “needing to prove identity in person” thing today. No, we do not need everybody that receives benefits to come to the office en masse. So let’s talk about who will have to come in person to the local office. 1/?
March 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Update 🧵: So we finally got official guidance on the whole “needing to prove identity in person” thing today. No, we do not need everybody that receives benefits to come to the office en masse. So let’s talk about who will have to come in person to the local office. 1/?
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Using SIGNAL to avoid oversight and discovery.
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Using SIGNAL to avoid oversight and discovery.
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23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do.
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
March 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do.
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
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A JetBlue flight passed in front of the Sun while I was livestreaming the Sun today. This is a screencap of it. Not the best image, but woo-hoo! I've always wanted to capture an #AVgeek #Astrophotography image! Plane and its exhaust, a second later, for your viewing pleasure!
March 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A JetBlue flight passed in front of the Sun while I was livestreaming the Sun today. This is a screencap of it. Not the best image, but woo-hoo! I've always wanted to capture an #AVgeek #Astrophotography image! Plane and its exhaust, a second later, for your viewing pleasure!
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It continues to amaze me that all it took to overthrow the most powerful government in history was some techbro showing up and telling everyone he's in charge now, and a judiciary afraid to tell him to leave because it might cause a standoff.
March 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It continues to amaze me that all it took to overthrow the most powerful government in history was some techbro showing up and telling everyone he's in charge now, and a judiciary afraid to tell him to leave because it might cause a standoff.
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I just checked in at the Atlanta airport and the kiosk wanted me to show a "passport or permanent residence card."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
March 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I just checked in at the Atlanta airport and the kiosk wanted me to show a "passport or permanent residence card."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
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This is alarming. If the purpose here is truly to justify military ops in Mexico and Canada, things could go badly very quickly.
The other concern, mentioned in the article, is that this EO could be used to round up and prosecute unhoused people, and to deport non-citizens who use the drug.
The other concern, mentioned in the article, is that this EO could be used to round up and prosecute unhoused people, and to deport non-citizens who use the drug.
SCOOP—Trump plans to issue an executive order designating fentanyl as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per copy of EO reviewed by me. Source at State speculates purpose is to designate cartels as terrorist orgs/justify military ops in Mexico/Canada.
Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:
Context/full text of draft only on The Handbasket:
Trump to declare fentanyl “Weapon of Mass Destruction," per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is alarming. If the purpose here is truly to justify military ops in Mexico and Canada, things could go badly very quickly.
The other concern, mentioned in the article, is that this EO could be used to round up and prosecute unhoused people, and to deport non-citizens who use the drug.
The other concern, mentioned in the article, is that this EO could be used to round up and prosecute unhoused people, and to deport non-citizens who use the drug.
Explore the sky! Galaxies and nebulae available in an interactive sky map. I found the horsehead quickly in Orion!
sky.esa.int/esasky/?target=85.29933515424644%20-2.133539868416529&hips=DSS2+color&fov=1.231934429417302&projection=TAN&cooframe=J2000&sci=false&lang=en&layout=esasky
sky.esa.int/esasky/?target=85.29933515424644%20-2.133539868416529&hips=DSS2+color&fov=1.231934429417302&projection=TAN&cooframe=J2000&sci=false&lang=en&layout=esasky
March 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Explore the sky! Galaxies and nebulae available in an interactive sky map. I found the horsehead quickly in Orion!
sky.esa.int/esasky/?target=85.29933515424644%20-2.133539868416529&hips=DSS2+color&fov=1.231934429417302&projection=TAN&cooframe=J2000&sci=false&lang=en&layout=esasky
sky.esa.int/esasky/?target=85.29933515424644%20-2.133539868416529&hips=DSS2+color&fov=1.231934429417302&projection=TAN&cooframe=J2000&sci=false&lang=en&layout=esasky
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I remember it being unpleasant & a lot less fudge-y.
March 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I remember it being unpleasant & a lot less fudge-y.
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What is the #USInstituteofPeace and why should EVERYONE care what happened there yesterday? It's an independent nonprofit organization that exists literally to STOP WARS. DOGE raided it yesterday and shut it down. 1/🧵
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives
The Trump administration has fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace and sent its new leader into the Washington headquarters of the independent organization.
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
What is the #USInstituteofPeace and why should EVERYONE care what happened there yesterday? It's an independent nonprofit organization that exists literally to STOP WARS. DOGE raided it yesterday and shut it down. 1/🧵
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...