I'll end with the last paragraph of the paper: "In addition to the dangerously high collision risks calculated here, we are already experiencing disruption of astronomy, pollution in the upper atmosphere from increasingly frequent satellite ablation, and increased ground casualty risks. By […]

Wooo it's up! New paper alert! I will write a summary thread about this paper tomorrow morning when I'm not quite as mentally exhausted! "An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643 Not […]

My two favorite girls...https://share.icloud.com/photos/0df69eotok-7DwWuBxWnrmUr

The two relics of exploding stars are black holes and neutron stars. Both were discovered by women. Jocelyn Bell discovered neutron stars, in the guise of “pulsars”, in 1967. Since then, three Nobel prizes have gone to male scientists for their work on pulsars, but none to Bell. Louise Webster […]

#amanita poisoning occurring in California. Don't forage mushrooms unless you know exactly what to look for! #liverfailure #death #mushroom https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/california-mushroom-poisoning

Two H&R Block agents handed their immigrant clients over to ICE and used the reward money for a cruise. Not a joke. #ice #hrblock https://www.reddit.com/r/Minority_Strength/comments/1pbhteu/two_hr_block_agents_handed_their_immigrant/

My fave architect has died at 96. Vale Frank Gehry. We made a pilgrimage to Bilbao in 2004 to see this masterpiece.

Paper "showing" #roundup safe for humans retracted. #insectiside #glyphosphate #pollution https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/monsanto-roundup-safety-study-retracted?CMP=share_btn_url Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘serious ethical concerns’

For years, Donald Trump has spewed hate speech in an effort to gin up contempt against me. He reaches for the same playbook of racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and division again and again. At one 2019 rally, he egged on his crowd until it chanted “send her back” when he said my name. Trump […]

All STEM and no arts totally bankrupts people's minds and they don't even realize it

Not surprising at all. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/29/marriage-women-men-survey-data-girls?CMP=share_btn_url #marriage #relationship

@xankarn I wish millions of people would read this and realize: There are LOTS of people like this, and they VOTE. We can sit around and fume at billionaires and “feckless” Democrats. But these folks are the ones that give Trump and the other MAGA politicians their power. We can only beat them […]

A firm called TÜV SÜD collects the data from millions of vehicle inspections in Germany. The worst car to buy? Tesla Model Y, which has a defect rate of 17.3%. Here are all the details, via @Jalopnik. https://flip.it/mrG4_s #cars #auto #electricvehicles #evs #tesla

RE: https://twitter.com/uscfb/status/1992050728823931229 #fighton

Currently available FDA-approved vaccines are safe and effective. Vaccine access should not depend on what state you live in. CDC ACIP vaccine recommendations are needed for access to vaccines and insurance coverage, nationally. The birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine reduces the risk of […]

Starfish and other sea creatures feeding off war debris. If only we could have more of this, more quickly https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/20/oceans-germany-baltic-sealife-reefs-toxic-second-world-war-munitions-aoe?CMP=share_btn_url Nazi bombs, torpedo heads and mines: how marine […]

RE: https://aus.social/@DenisCOVIDinfoguy/115562394815673705 Fascinating study. Thanks to authors and journal for making this freely available . Perhaps will lead to a therapy for the underlying cause of #LongCovid?

It doesn't matter if you are a civilian on a boat or a civilian in the desert. Murder is murder, and due process is due process. There is no justifying crimes against humanity.

For all the fight about ACA subsidies, remember - the ACA is a legit dream come true giveaway for insurance and healthcare and pharmaceutical profits. It means millions and millions more people buy into their marketplace plans, AND, the amount they can charge gets subsidized by the feds. So […]

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This is posted by Patton Oswalt and I'm just really sick of the fact that we have to explain this to people on the Right, who will then try to argue that it's necessary & a good thing.

Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.

Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/dc-sandwich-guy-verdict-rcna242142 #resist #washingtondc #dc #news #sandwichguy #authoritarianism #fascism #protest

Interesting story on the #usa #mexico border wall in the #guardian. Seems like another confused, corrupt, useless government project. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2025/nov/06/view-border-wall-us-mexico-in-pictures?CMP=share_btn_url#img-16 View from the border: the wall dividing […]

Yep, it's the only event we can relate to. We've had Muslim mayor's here for ages, it's about time you caught up. Metric System next? 😉 #uspol #uspolitics #islamophobia #zohranmamdani #mamdani #politics

Dick Cheney was right up there with Henry Kissinger. They made the world a worse place than it was before they achieved power and influence.

#w #43 at the #Cowboy’s game. He’s looking like a better and better #potus as the days go by.

Imagine being named “Elon” and making fun of somebody else’s name.

This week's theme is rusty sheds. With some bonus decaying wood! #Iceland #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #countryside #rural #abandoned #decay

A friend of mine sent me this: "I was on a school trip in New York when I was handed this photocopy while walking down the street, like, sometime in the 90's I kept it and many years later scanned it."

💥 🍃 🏛️ 🧪 Paul Maddox for Congress Paul is a scientist running for Congress to cure the sickness in Washington - become a donor to Paul Maddox’s campaign!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/27/republican-south-carolina-rj-may-child-sexual-abuse-imagery?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other More children tragically raped by a so called lawmaker. #childabuse #rape

#healthcare #insurance

ICE agents storm Chicago apartment Children are separated from their parents and detained in vans Ann Telnaes https://substack.com/app-link/post

Imagine doomscrolling or talking to an LLM when you could just as easily be taking a walk and marveling at sights like this.

A backyard poultry flock of roughly 16 birds has died from Avian flu in Park County Montana.This is the first known outbreak of the bird flu virus in our area this fall. #h5n1 #birdflu #avianflu #montana #parkcountymt #parkcountymontana

The world in general, and the #usa in particular, is going to hell, but we still have #Pynchon at least for one more book. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/magazine/thomas-pynchon-shadow-ticket.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE8.xtEM.PT5rolC2-cly&smid=url-share

#phillies doing work tonight. My wife is happy, I’m a #yankee fan so #maybenextyear

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Portland Protestors Baiting ICE Agents With Donuts on Fishing Poles Calling it ICE Fishing 🤣