I would say that not only is this a good idea, it's a moral imperative.

Oh, do I remember this comet. It was so bright when it was near the Sun *I saw it in broad daylight*! I put the Sun behind the edge of my house, and could clearly see McNaught behind the tree branches. I'd never seen the like.

I see that his bruised hand has been cut off by his father

Oh good!

Goddammit very much. And for every person like this, how many dozens or hundreds are severely injured by ICE using chemical and other horrific weapons against US citizens exercising their First Amendment rights? #DefundICE #BanICE

Welp, we got plowed in. I walked out to the end of our driveway — which is covered in a 2 cm shell over maybe 8 cm of snow — only to see a 3/4 meter high ridge going all along both sides of the street. So, if you need me, I'll be at home for like a week hopeing the Sun sublimates things rapidly.

JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled

I heard an odd noise outside, and when I looked I saw hundreds - *hundreds* - of grackles in the trees. A moment later they took off and it was something to see.

Looks like they got this fixed or changed or whatever. This was from just now (Jan. 27 at 10:00 Eastern).

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[P] I don’t hold much hope that this guy will ever see true consequences. The most I realistically hope for is that, like Miller and others in this administration, he can never eat out again without worrying that there’ll be spit (at best) in every dish. (And in a just world, there will be.)

Breaking: ICE

Geez, how's it going to feel about being a huge thief and ruining thousands of honest careers?

The zombie starved

JWST has taken a lot of cool images, but this one is near the top of my list: thousands (!) of creepy fingers point toward a dying star in the Helix Nebula. The close-up is… well, just look for yourself. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/inside-the... 🔭🧪

Congratulations, Andrew Wakefield! You did it, you fraudulent quack!

My friend Tracy went through hell, and I'm glad some justice was served. FWIW the article was not paywalled for me.

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The layer of somewhat crunchy ice on top of sleet made for some very comical gymnastics when the dogs went out to do their business.

Hey! Scientists! Did you discover something cool with your eyes lately? Maybe you made an image with a telescope or microscope? Or made an illustrative figure in a paper? That's great! Congratulations! I am BEGGING you to upload a copy to wikimedia commons a rant ⚛️🧪

Our forecast just changed to several hours of freezing rain. We're on a well that uses a pump, so we had to fill a bunch of buckets and such to make sure we have water if the power goes out. We've never had an outage that's lasted more than a few minutes, but this storm…

hey everybody lifelong tech expert here > "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps

I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.

Also, if you have power, keep your devices plugged in! If power goes out you'll want them to last as long as possible.

This was my initial view out the window this morning, belying the reality of the situation: it's coming down in tiny ice pellets that bounce off hard surfaces and fall between the deck spacings. It's actually about 7-8 cm deep, and still lightly falling. Will be all day. Stay safe and warm, folks.

If the people who lied yesterday about what happened are on the news today when you knew they would lie again then you’re simply not the news

Jupiter Looming - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/8whdaJ

And so it begins

I was wondering about this earlier as well. I follow a lot of accounts, and EVERYONE is talking about Minnesota right now, even international accounts. Why isn't "ICE" on the trending list, @bsky.app?

Hard to deny this.

DOJ lies. DHS lies. ICE lies. That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies. They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.

It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.

Zach is very wise, and is absolutely correct here. Immigration is an objective good. His book "Open Borders" is *great*. You should read it. The basis of all this anti-immigration BS is blatant racism, and a fascist desire to use that to manipulate the population.

They are bloodlusting murderous thugs, and *they must be stopped*. More on this: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Holy moly. This makes my heart sing and fills me with inspiration and hope.

It'll be a cold day on Venus before I ever shop again Target again. More info: cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...

Love is all around

I scored some milk today at the store and we overhauled our generator, so we're as ready as we can be. I hope all y'all are too.

THIS THIS THISITY THIS THIS

Hey look, Buddy, if you hate having your feet washed so much then stay out of the mud.

Actual government-sponsored persecution of religion, and it's Christianity no less.

Right now, European leaders are rightfully furious about Trump and his cronies (in a way I wish the media and Dems here articulated far more). This twinkie blustering like this shows what an awful person he is, completely divorced from international reality.

Interesting article about the oncoming storm.

BTW, this is my 200th written article for Scientiifc American. My sincere thanks to everyone past and present at SciAm who helped me along the way! Especially my editor, @leebillings.bsky.social.

These are the best bangs since the big one. www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... 🔭 🧪

Reupping this for folks looking down the barrel of this huge winter storm. You should look up other tips to prepare as well. Example: If you have travel/rechargeable batteries, fill 'em up now. I have a couple plugged in as I write this.

This is what happens when you let a bunch of conspiracy-theory-addled brainworms run your government. Goddammit. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Timely thread. That's what I observe when I look at the mainstream media. I'm not represented, or hardly at all.

JFC

Always listen to Shaxs (unless he wants to detonate the warp core)