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Planetary geologist, rock climber and friend to dogs!

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I can’t listen to Mark Halperin anymore. He has become a total Trump ass-kisser

11.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds like a ridiculous rule. I have neuropathy and my feet feel crazy hot after walking through an airport so taking the shoes off is a must for me.

06.03.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For all the but how can we afford space exploration folks…this means we’ve already spent more on this war that started last week than Cassini cost in the 26 years it took to build, launch, and operate it.

04.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 1489 πŸ” 547 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7

The party with all the Nazis in it is vey mad at Tom for pointing out that the Nazis keep saying and doing Nazi things

24.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 314 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow that’s gorgeous

12.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Why don’t we just give them what they want and elect the stupidest man in the country President… oh wait! We did!

10.02.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is a racist and he has attracted racists, but to say that hatred of a black president was the primary driver of his success is IMHO off target.

06.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That lead story made me think of the Doom Patrol villain, The Brain

01.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What? Are we supposed to be surprised? I’d be more surprised if he was a reader.

28.01.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

NCAR represents what is possible when a nation chooses to invest in science as a public good, writes @carlonimbus.bsky.social of @ucs.org. #SaveNCAR eos.org/opinions/wha...

27.01.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

Arthur Brooks is great. He was the head of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and is currently teaching what I believe is an extremely popular class on happiness (I’m sure among other classes) at Harvard. He definitely is top notch.

27.01.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.

The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

25.01.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 32784 πŸ” 11106 πŸ’¬ 1016 πŸ“Œ 532

OMG… I just saw the video of the execution… and that’s what it was… of the guy in Minneapolis. They had him on the ground and were beating the shit out of him and then they just shot him. This is not America.

24.01.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Citizens should oppose ICE in all legally permissible ways.

24.01.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If senior officers carry out what Trump is threatening against NATO, β€œthe officers and enlisted people below them will likely obey the chain of command”—and β€œsuch an outcome would be a tragedy, and potentially a global catastrophe,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OtxpMxan

19.01.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 355 πŸ” 148 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 14

Literally everyone who even vaguely knew what a tariff was said this when they were introduced! You don’t need a team of economists to analyze the situation β€” no one who lives in reality was confused by this!

20.01.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 3796 πŸ” 868 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 16
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The War On Greenland Why The Joint Chiefs Must Resign

www.againstallenemies.net/p/greenland-...

14.01.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 524 πŸ” 178 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 7
Image shows a series of small mud volcanoes and a several large ridges on the surface of Mars.

Image shows a series of small mud volcanoes and a several large ridges on the surface of Mars.

Closeup image shows some detail of the one of the large ridges in this observation. There are small depressions on one side of the ridge, that extends from the upper left to the lower right.

Closeup image shows some detail of the one of the large ridges in this observation. There are small depressions on one side of the ridge, that extends from the upper left to the lower right.

HiPOD: Ridges in Acidalia Planitia

The purpose of this observation is to investigate the structure of these ridges as well as their superposition and crosscutting relationships with adjacent geologic units and landforms.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076579_2175
#Mars #science #NASA

07.01.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You were either a space exploration fanatic (as I was), or you weren’t!

26.12.2025 01:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I was a little kid my favorite action figure by far was Major Matt Mason.

26.12.2025 01:50 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Please write to your congressional reps about the NCAR budget cuts

18.12.2025 22:36 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Not to mention that is a Boulder landmark. I hope any move to eliminate it is stopped.

17.12.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Appalling Reiner Reaction Is a Sign of Something Deeply Wrong | National Review Yes, we must talk about what President Trump posted on Truth Social about the brutal murders of the Reiners.

National Review’s ⁦β€ͺ@jimgeraghty‬⁩: β€œThe president of the United States is a hateful raging lunatic with all the empathy of Jeffrey Dahmer.”

www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...

16.12.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 7

The Expanse is great. It’s also unique in that it (mostly) depicts realistic space travel… i.e. it follows (mostly) actual physics.

14.12.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mars may once have had a much larger moon There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a gravitational pull to drive tides in the Red Planet's lost lakes and seas

There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a gravitational pull to drive tides in the Red Planet's lost lakes and seas

12.12.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Who cares???

02.12.2025 20:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t you think it’s significant that he hasn’t had any rallies? It seemed like he loved doing those. Makes me think his physical and/or mental decline is such that he can’t do them anymore.

01.12.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A bright, greeny–white splotch in the centre of the image is the nucleus and coma of comet 3I/ATLAS. To the upper right streams the major dust tail. The background comprises distant stars against a black background, with the NGC 4691 galaxy at upper left.

A bright, greeny–white splotch in the centre of the image is the nucleus and coma of comet 3I/ATLAS. To the upper right streams the major dust tail. The background comprises distant stars against a black background, with the NGC 4691 galaxy at upper left.

This is an incredible image of comet 3I/ATLAS, taken by Satoru Murata ICQ Comet Observations group on 16 November 2025 from western New Mexico.

Structure within the major dust tail from the comet is clearly visible, together with two smaller jets trailing the nucleus and maybe even an anti-tail.

24.11.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 397 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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HiRISE Image of Exocomet 3I/ATLAS!

On 2 October 2025, MRO turned away from Mars to image 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever observed passing through our solar system!

https://www.uahirise.org/releases/3i-atlas/

19.11.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

Maybe. I’m not an automotive engineer. I just think that in 50 years we will look at battery powered cars the same way that we look at Betamax video today

16.11.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0