When the sunbeam catches your nose #straycat

Is she watching a birb or my neighbour's attempt at parallel parking? #caturday

It's Friday afternoon (somewhere) so time for a take. One of my issues with what is often called "hard sci fi" is that it mainly focuses on accuracy in physics but will neglect basic chemistry (I'm sure it also neglects other subjects like biology and the like as well, but let me stay in my lane).

I'm on stray cat feeding duty this weekend. Yay! Some of you might remember Nameless Void from last year. She's still sweet. Just look at her face! 😻

Some more flowers for all of you beautiful people: a saxifrage, a couple of anemones, and pheasant's eyes #FlowersonFriday #Bloomscrolling

Having a brain with frequent glitches and system wide outages, I can sympathize. We still love you, Bluesky. 😬😄 -E

post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet (if you feel like it):

We need to move beyond the discussion about security guarantees to Ukraine. For their own security, European NATO members should pursue a real alliance. In this video, I explain why Ukraine is so important for Europe's ability to deter Russian aggression.

Hello, Bluesky. I hope you like flowers 😀 I took a tonne of photos in a friend's garden today which means I'll be spamming your feeds with flowers in the near future. 1/2 #bloomscrolling #flowers

Weak on crime

Hamilton meditating amongst the daisies. #catsofbluesky #gingercat #orangecat

Ok, let's do a thread on what seismology is and what seismologists do, because I don't think it's exactly clear and the drama of big earthquakes obscures a lot--like our greatest creation: Cher's 4th Musical Comeback. What do seismologists do and why am I bring up the "Goddess of Pop"? A thread.

Is this what good news feels like?

BREAKING NEWS In response to the Trade Federation's blockade of Naboo, the Republic announces a blockade of Naboo.

Happy Caturday from this absolute unit 🖤

My sweet floof sees deep into your soul #Caturday

We have the chance to do the funniest thing ever to the #ArtemisII crew when they open the capsule if we can just get the people in the boat to wear these.

At our best, humanity fucking rocks. 🤘🏻 🚀 🧑‍🚀 🌕

BEHIND YOU

What a splashdown! So happy to have watched it. 10/10 as far as the bestest of splashdowns go. #ArtemisII

Woot woot! So exciting. Also, way past my bedtime. #ArtemisII

A few photos of flowers I took in a friend's garden recently. Hope you enjoy them. If I've misidentified any (in alt text), you are so welcome to correct me. 1/2 #bloomscrolling

Delightful thread 🧵

Ginormous octopus transits straits of Hormuz without paying fee, as seen from space

Even as we speak, someone is writing a terrible novel called The Straight of Shore Mews about a heterosexual who moves into a street where everyone else is gay. We must find this person and encourage them.

I'm going for a long evening walk now. I don't think doomscrolling is helping to reduce my anxiety 🤷‍♂️

You take a mortal man And put him in control Watch him become a God Watch people's heads a-roll Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes Swaying to the symphony of destruction

Fascist Internationale Deploys Senior Personnel In Effort To Avert Potential Setback

With US Vice President JD Vance due to arrive in Hungary to support the authoritarian prime minister, a key European ally of the Trump administration, hopes are high that he might repeat his earlier successful performance with the late Pope Francis. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is what a (fairly large) impact flash looks like on the Moon when viewed from Earth. This 12-frame sequence from the NELIOTA project in 2017 shows an impact flash that appears and fades over four frames. Credit: NELIOTA Project

Some good news for once.

The two rules for prominent Americans: 1. Never think you're the one person who can survive an Isaac Chotiner interview; 2. Don't live your life such that Ronan Farrow decides to investigate you.

Artemis II getting ready for the historic lunar flyby! www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1...

I love April Fools papers! Here are some of my favourites from this year! open.substack.com/pub/astrojak...

Happy Easter, everyone!

A portrait of my soft noodle looking like a serious CEO of a serious company. A cat with a vision! #Caturday

Few are brave enough to acknowledge the truth.

Really like the toilet signs at the European Space Agency 👩‍🚀

This is amazing: The launch of Artemis II...seen from space! 🧪

That was spectacular! #Artemis

Due to a lack of available aircraft, the 82nd Airborne are being sent into Iran to secure helium supplies. The Pentagon's new vision for airborne troops, the Balloon Over Land Lethality Order - Cloud Kinetic System, demands more helium than currently available in the US supply chain.

Shaun the Sheep has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and is at the press site, ready to cheer on his fellow astronauts for #Artemis II 🚀🐑 From Mossy Bottom in Europe to the United States - he wouldn’t miss this for the world!

Here's what the Artemis 2 astronauts will be doing on each day of NASA's historic moon mission www.space.com/space-explor...

PSA: if your feline overlord ever sneezes in your eye, rinse and wash it thoroughly and immediately. It happened to me just the other week while I was administering Sub-Q to my girl, and because of that, I was unable to deal with it right away. I developed an eye infection, and it wasn't pretty 🤣