I want to thank the Apple Music algorithm for playing Sarah McLachlan’s “Possession “ into Prince’s “Delirious “ taking my son to school this morning.

Hegseth vs Kelly is like Drake vs Kendrick: I cant believe the fight was picked, and I really can’t believe how many rounds it’s going.

It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.

Go!

I’ve been watching Macross 7, an anime series from the mid-90s set in the mid-2040s. Million-person city ships easily traveling between the stars, antigravity microphones, but no cellphones.

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I’m certainly not an economist, but this is the first explanation I’ve read that seems to jibe with the recent experiences of almost everyone I know.

We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion. The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”. Which is why the rage. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...

Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office. He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people. Release the transcript.

So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.

“Re ‘There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!’: No there aren't, my side is the ‘People Who Don't Fuck Children’ side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?” — John Scalzi

Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You

STScI has three goals: 1) to excel in the science operations of NASA's current and future astrophysics missions; 2) to advance astronomical research, archives, and tools for scientific discovery; and 3) to make astronomical information accessible to all: https://www.stsci.edu/ 🔭 🧪

NEW: I’m calling on Trump to cancel private jet flights instead of commercial airlines. Private jet flights often take a single billionaire passenger, but still put real strain on our air traffic control system.

This science visualization presents the dramatic landscape of two nebulas in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The video, based on images by Hubble, takes viewers on a close-up tour of the nebulas' three-dimensional structures, as envisioned by scientists and artists. 🔭 🧪

I’m away with the family today, but it feels like a good day to repost this.

The JWST Users' Committee (JSTUC) will host a Community Forum on Oct 27th at 12 pm Eastern Time - community members are encouraged to submit questions and feedback. Details here 🔭 >> www.stsci.edu/contents/new...

That's not how "kids" talk. That's not how "boys" talk. That's not how "gamers" talk. That is how fucking racists talk.

Remember this: Try. youtu.be/wQd4JdFP0d0?...

If i were an interstellar comet I'd file a 50 AU restraining order.

To be clear, they will 'make the proof' that Tylenol causes autism by controlling who does the studies and who reports the results. They have built a mechanism to 'make the proof' for whatever they want so say. About protestors, about elections, about immigrants. We have to keep speaking truth.

"Why is antagonizing the existing bluesky userbase harmful to bluesky inc's goals? It feels odd to even have to answer this question" azhdarchid.com/jay-graber-c...

It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends

I was an undergrad in 1995, just about to declare a major in astronomy. This really felt like the world changed overnight, although I still didn’t suspect the role it would play in my career over the next 30 years.

I called him a mean name today, too.

@852dude.bsky.social this! www.anildash.com/2016/05/15/m...

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

Or Russia. Not a coincidence that dissidents from authoritarian nations and reporters that covered those places have been waving their arms over what the Trump White House has been doing since 2017 while most US opposition and media have been sedately concerned. It’s not confusing to us at all.

This was great!

Point of view: It’s March 2, 1930, and you are a fairly liberal German. That being the case, you buy your go-to Sunday paper, „Vossische Zeitung“. On page 5, you find a note on the funeral of the young Nazi Horst Wessel, who had died a few weeks after being shot. [A #Vossische1933f prequel.] 1/

who was President from 1 Jan 20 until 20 Jan 21 continues to be the defining political question of our time

Dutch late night TV has its take

Remember when Disney OPPOSED fascism? Good times, good times…

Join us tonight at 7 p.m ET. I'll be chatting with Dr. Néstor Espinoza about how JWST is Exploring Distant Exoplanet Atmospheres.

We're looking for atmospheres on rocky planets. Like scifi, but real. Here's the data, go learn from it! 🌎🔭🧪

Excited to share the 1st High-Level Science Product release from the Rocky Words DDT! Each RWDDT eclipse will result in HLSPs which you can use for preliminary science investigations or as a starting point for your own reduction/fit. Awesome work by Tyler Baines, Achrène Dyrek, and the RWDDT CIT 🪐🔭

Join us for a SPECIAL JWebbinar this Thursday, September 18 at 1:00 EDT where we'll host a community forum with members of the JWST Users Committee (JSTUC)! The committee members will introduce themselves and what they do, as well as answer questions and listen to feedback from attendees. 🔭

“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident” Every day this line feels more and more relevant.

We observed the habitable zone planet TRAPPIST-1e with JWST to search for an atmosphere. You've seen the headlines, now let's dive into the science! 🧪 THREAD (1/N) #Exoplanets 🔭

Join us tomorrow (September 10) at 11:00 EDT to learn about What's New in JWST Cycle 5! Presenters will cover policy changes, tips on proposal writing, and updates to available tools. 🔭

I think Jessie has the best summary of our results

Space Telescope Science Institute: NASA JWST Looks at Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e webbtelescope.org/contents/new...

New paper(s) day! After years of work, we can finally share what we've learned looking at TRAPPIST-1e with JWST NIRSpec. 🔭 #exoplanets

Yesterday, I reposted this with a bit of sarcasm, but the gross ignorance of Duffy with regards to the very basics of how we do space exploration keeps gnawing at me. JFK in starting Apollo said, "...landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" in a single sentence. (continued)

being trans is not a negative outcome and neither is being autistic

The only thing I think of when I hear about any AI company

The Rocky Worlds DDT has published our final target list. Join us for an information session on September 15 to learn more about the 9 targeted planets and the goals of the program. 🔭 #exoplanets

A reminder that "But what if people on YOUR side are on the Epstein list?" is a bullshit argument, EVERYONE who was raping children needs to get into the bin right now, that's the deal here and it ain't exactly complicated