Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics" guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation

I did a little research on what countries have a lower GDP than Elon Musk's net worth after his pay increase. So here we go. Indonesia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Belgium, Ireland, Argentina, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Thailand,

I didn’t realize I’d read so much this month till I checked my #Storygraph stats today… I’m kinda impressed! 😅 Anybody else completely mesmerized by #Slewfoot by #Brom ? I can definitely see myself reading it again next spooky season. 🎃 #OctoberRecap #OctoberStats #Booksky #Readersky

Sacre Coeur Paris, France May 2016 Minolta Maxxum Stsi Fujifilm 400 #BlueSkyArtShow #Inside

Starting this #BlueSkyArtShow with a classic #glow -ing scene from Spokane WA. May 2015 Minolta Maxxum Stsi Fujifilm 400 #PhotoSky

Just when you think you’ve fallen behind… #Storygraph reminds you you’re still making progress. It was a hard month for me & I didn’t read for a good chunk of it. But somehow I still managed to finish 2 books & maintain my pages read! #SeptemberRecap #BookSky #ReaderSky

Pillars of the prairie Mt. Pulaski, IL November 2021 Canon Rebel T2i #BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #Landscape #scape

The theme for this today's #BlueSkyArtShow is #angles. This is the side of the museum of Glass in Tacoma Washington... #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ArtistsOfBluesky #ArtChallenge #EastCoastKin #pnw #architecture

Le Maison Rose in Montmartre Paris, France June 2016 Minolta Maxxum Stsi Fuji 400 #BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #StreetPhotography

If we’re going to have Chinese style autocracy in the US, I’d also like the renewable energy infrastructure, high speed rail, electric vehicles, investment in science, and good food.

oh well, onward and upward

Numerous journalists and writers purged today for posting factually about a slain regime ally, a bomb threat at the DNC HQ, 6 HBCUs closed due to bomb threats, shots fired at the Naval Academy, and that's just today.

all i know is that normalizing debate with fascists has only facilitated the rise of fascism.

Apparently this is the “trans ideology” written on the bullets. 🤥

when society asks me to have sympathy & decorum for people like charlie kirk, i think of the lists read out on trans day of remembrance part of the life's work of people like kirk is both to make those lists longer & to pack as much suffering as possible into those of us still living

I hear the echos of history with each conservative outcry. I fear Charlie Kirk could be the next Ernst vom Rath.

Gross.

Remember the West Wing episode after Bartlett was shot and CJ listed *all the other people* shot that day and closed with “lest anybody think a gun would have prevented these crimes, let’s remember that the President was shot while surrounded by the best armed bodyguards known to man.”

“Right wing activist” What a funny way to say nazi.

A recent one from #LakeTahoe for #BlueSkyArtShow #Summer South Lake Tahoe, CA August 2025 Canon EOS M3

It’s all an attitude of being fine with authoritarianism, just not in their preferred cities. High crime rates in Republican-led states isn’t a gotcha! It’s a tragedy and a canary in a coal mine about what systemic racism and poverty beget. Do better, y’all. Not one city should be occupied.

Angelenos: There's something you can do to help fire victims that doesn't require money (or flogging other people for money). There's a program to relocate historical houses that are going to be demolished to Altadena. But we need to know where those houses are!

If you're protesting ICE in Chicago, let me know at [email protected] if you need free legal training or legal support. If you're arrested protesting ICE, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

Disasters don’t hurt everyone equally, and the ever present impacts of redlining are a significant contributor to climate/weather vulnerability.

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

It’s time for my #AugustWrapUp ! I really loved #TheBonesBeneathMySkin … I’m going to have to reread it at some point because I legitimately miss the characters. #StoryGraph #BookSky #ReaderSky #LadyChatterleysLover

Important weather science news tonight: NOAA has canceled procurement of the next phased array weather radar R&D instrument. Along with the obvious blow to PAR weather research, it is consistent with other moves by admin to push forward quickly with NOAA cuts. More: https://tinyurl.com/my8hx8j6

Breaking News: FEMA suspended about 30 employees who had told Congress that the Trump administration had gutted the nation’s emergency preparedness.

Seems like I’m pretty consistent with 2 books a month, and I’m happy with that! 😁 #NoneOfThisIsTrue was thoroughly creepy and I couldn’t stop listening to it. I had to know what happened, even if the story was a bit predictable. #StoryGraph #JulyWrapUp #BookSky #ReaderSky #Consumed

Y’all look at my wildflowers !!! I’m so proud 🥹

Our current administration is gutting our healthcare, our financial system, our veteran care, our farm assistance, and our freedoms. We here in Illinois deserve care, compassion, and more money in our pockets. Not more of the same So let's vote about it. zoeycarter.us

Exactly. This is a slide from my mesoscale class on flash flooding (mainly just taken from Doswell et al. 1996)...this event hit every one of these bullets...

June 2025 wrap up! Piranesi still sticks with me and I sometimes find myself traveling back to the world in my imagination. First time that’s happened in recent memory! Also had my first DNF this month 👀 #StoryGraph #JuneWrapUp #BookSky #ReaderSky #Piranesi #UnmaskingAutism

BREAKING: EPA workers published a letter of dissent against the administration's policies that undermine the EPA's mission and threaten the health of people and the planet.

For today’s #BlueSkyArtShow, I give you #Joy. ☺️ 🎠❤️ #MuseeDesArtsForains #Paris #Carrousel #Velocipede #TravelPhotography #iPhonePhotography #EastCoastKin

I love being hyperaware of my surroundings—it helps me notice the small things. This tiny baby bringer of death (aka a praying mantis) was hiding in the Goldenrod. A few more were scattered around. They like my yard. #BlueSkyArtShow #Joy #CloseUp #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #Photography

A path in Reenagross Park on Kenmare Bay for #BlueSkyArtShow because I think this was one of the most #Joy filled days of my life. Nothing brought me more happiness than being with the nature of my ancestral home. Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland June 2016 Minolta Maxxum Stsi Fuji 400

This.

I thought things were bad yesterday, but we added attacking a sitting US Senator AND being entering another military effort in the Middle East (against my home country) to the docket today. What’s on the docket for tomorrow, I wonder?

Exactly. Nobody is made safer by these actions. Safety is not the goal, it’s chaos that feeds more hate and more death.

Idk we’re pretty much just going back to our roots… we inspired the nazis, they didn’t inspire us.

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

It is bizarre the way people with guns, bulletproof vests, riot shields, tanks, and other military gear act like rocks are an equal threat. It’s madness! If you are scared of rocks and think the punishment for having them thrown at you should be death, you shouldn’t be in law enforcement!

An escalation of massive proportions.

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. Rima Hassan is a French citizen. Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep them safe! E: [email protected] & [email protected] X : @FranceDiplo_EN & @francediplo & @jnbarot ...2/

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. Greta Thunberg is a Swedish citizen. Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep Greta safe! Web: government.se/contacts/ X : @SweMFA FB : @SweMFA IG : swedishmfa #AllEyesOnMadleen

the issue is not just ICE. we can live free and safe. or we can have police like we have right now. we cannot do both

Using this to break ACAB down for anyone who still doesn’t understand. Let’s agree the shooter is a bastard. The others should have prevented him from firing, and after he fired he should have immediately been taken out. He felt comfortable enough to fire because he knows he will get away with it.