I'm constantly trying (/failing) to get this point across. If you're a trained expert in a field, then it may be worthwhile to question the scientific consensus of your peers. If you're not, the scientific consensus is absolutely the best you can do and it's arbitrary foolishness to disregard it.

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Star Wars (et al) (1977 and on) Superman (1978) Star Trek (TMP et al) (1979 and on) The Blues Brothers (1980) Time Bandits (1981) Raiders of the Lost Ark (et al) (1981 and on) Blade Runner (1982) Tron (1982) Aliens (1986)

Age verification? I made my first fortune one hot and dry day in Lemonsville

Whelp. I've been on Facebook since what, 2012? I've deactivated. At the end of Feb, I'll decide on deletion. It's been a way to keep touch with some communities and a pastime, but other, less destructive places than Meta and its cronies are more worth that time and effort. #resistandunsubscribe

As part of an economic protest action, I'm going to be deactivating my FB account, and possibly canceling. Plus: dropping Amazon prime, Audible & more. The rationale is represented well in a short video here: resistandunsubscribe.com It's gonna be a huge, but very 1st-world, pain the ass. 1/2

Change a letter, ruin a film. Star Wart

As emeritus Chair of VEXAG, it saddens me deeply to see the end of NASA support for the planetary science assessment/analysis groups. It doesn't surprise me, however. The writing was on the wall for a long time. The AG communities are strong, and I believe many, if not all, will find a way 1/

My first editorial in @science.org was published today: what to do (and, importantly, what NOT to do) when your grants are suddenly cut or research funding is uncertain. Please read and share! #AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

A reply to my own question Re: LPSC 2026 abstracts. As of 2:30pm today abstracts are around #1915. <100 or so since the first deadline passed, and if the numbering started at #1000, then the total may come in at N<1000, and I think very likely N<1200

Today is revised deadline for LPSC 2026. Are there any updated abstract counts? Highest # so far? Any action on this year's total?

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled 'made in Germany'; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, 'Americanism'.” Halford Edward Luccock, 1938 (This quote is an amplification of a post farther down in the thread)

Introduce yourself with 5+ concerts you’ve seen: Triumph / Survivor / Harlequin (1st concert ever) The Who Suzanne Vega Grateful Dead Jethro Tull Indigo Girls / Matthew Sweet U2 Generally can't or won't afford it these days.

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, Charlie Brown

The battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and the American right is coming down to a war between Nazis, Nazi apologists, and Fascists.

Mamdani is going implement Sangria Law. All wine must have fruit in it, and all fruit must be in wine. Mimosas are illegal.

Our new survey of parabolas on Venus, and evidence for True Polar Wander at ~1°/Myr is now published! (TLDR @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social was right. nananana BAT region) agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

So many people forget that the first country the Nazis invaded was their own. It’s only a quote from a superhero movie, but for me it’s one if the most memorable lines from any of those. Especially these days as the invasion is happening here in real time under different flags.

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Khrushchev was wrong. We buried ourselves.

The delusion here is so strong it's painful to read. Safe landing of Starship from orbit In-space refueling Uncrewed landing on the Moon Human rating for Starship All undemonstrated. We'll be lucky if even 2 of those succeed in '26, much less all in time for a '27 launch. This is no race.

In ~5 years, we as a species are on track to embark on an incredible era of discovery, unlocking the secrets of the planet Venus. The missions @ESA_Envision, DAVINCI, and VERITAS will reveal Venus as we have never seen her before. But why should YOU care about our sister world?

If you are interested in supporting NASA science and exploration, and saving it from capricious budget cuts, here's one thing you can do: sign this petition being sent to Senate and House members of their respective appropriations committees. Two days left to sign! www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...

Looking at NSF, don’t think for one second they aren’t going to try to do that to NASA.

ROSES 2025 is now 83 days late. And counting.

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ROSES 2025 is now 75 days late. And counting.

May 1, 2025; Science of Coastal Resilience NOI deadline has passed. Table DL from NSPIRES, 2/21. Late items marked red. Due dates <60 days off marked yellow. More updates as due dates are missed.

April 28, 2025; Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation and Science of Coastal Resilience have gone yellow – <60 days from original proposal due date. Table DL from NSPIRES, 2/21. Late items marked red. Due dates <60 days off marked yellow. More updates as due dates are missed.

ROSES 2025 is now 73 days late. And counting.

Diane Duane never disappoints

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR) (That's sooooo not hard)

A new deadline has passed in what would have been ROSES 2025: TROPICS Science Team NOI Table downloaded Feb 21 when ROSES 2025 was published and public for a few hours. Late items marked in red. Due dates less than 60 days off marked in yellow. This will be updated as more due dates are missed.

ROSES 2025 is now 69 days late. And counting.

ROSES 2025 is now 68 days late. And counting.

If you want to learn more about the Planetary Research diamond open access journal that will launch in January 2026, we just wrote a FAQ that answers the most common questions we get: https://planetary-research.org/faq.html #planetaryscience #openacces #academicpublishing

The United States has lost, in perpetuity, not just its scientific leadership, not just its scientific authority, but its base scientific trustworthiness. Even if we turned 180 degrees tomorrow, the entire world now knows we're always and ever one election away from being an ignorant clown show.

I've joined the ranks of those with censored/disappeared work. My abstract and talk from LPSC 2023 on best practices for selection of Analysis Group steering committee members has been removed from the archived program, as has the session in which it was presented. I wasn't informed of the removal.

This table was downloaded on Feb 21 when ROSES 2025 was published and public for a few hours before being taken down for revision of 'EO compliance'. Late items marked in red. Due dates less than 60 days off marked in yellow. This will be updated as more due dates are missed.

ROSES 2025 is now 67 days late. And counting.

90% of American Jews are non-Orthodox, and a non-negligible number of Orthodox Jews will align with JCPA, HIAS and NCJW. This is probably the closest to a unanimous statement as you can get from organized American Jewry.

The US science community relies on a massive network of post-bacs, graduate students, and post-docs, many of whom are foreign nationals. We train these students and in return we get a ginormous scientific output that makes us a stronger nation - BUT this system is now under attack. (1)

The stupidity of “Russia gets Ukraine, China gets Taiwan, US gets Greenland” is so vast, so unthinkable, that as soon as I thought of it, I became nearly convinced is is the logic of our idiot in chief.

I've said a few times I don't think Musk is ever going to make it to Mars. It's always been more gut than technical knowledge, but the technical isn't refuting me yet. www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-w...