Heads up Seattle! Keep your eyes open, and wear your whistles.

A good reminder than when it comes to “space”, astronomers and the actual content of space (eg stars, galaxies, etc) are unfortunately the last consideration

Racist AND deeply stupid. That's the GOP signature touch. "Fortune Cookies" are from California, not China en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune...

how to stop fascism

This doesn’t so much “raise questions,” but rather answers them. He’s totally transparent about this!

Here is Jared Isaacman speaking to no one about nothing.

Hot Ones and Dropout shut out of Emmys... ridiculous. variety.com/2026/tv/awar... Survivor and Top Chef are both in their 800th season... @dropout.tv/@gamechanger.dropout.tv deserves the nod!

I genuinely hate every part of this story. Especially classes with historic finals at 65%, grading on a curve “we gotta be intellectually tough” ivy bullshit, faculty acting shocked that take-home exams aren’t reliable in 2026…

"I spoke with my old friend Mitch McConnell"

There has never been a time in American history where masked white men were a good thing or meant well for everybody else.

So when you Google "mitch mcconnell" you get this result, and I just think that is a bit amusing...

“The number of students admitted to PhD programs this fall dropped 15% from the prev year, according to data from over 50 top research universities, raising fears that the nation’s capacity to produce new science could [?”COULD”?] be diminished.”🧪

This is an actual screenshot from the syllabus for this class. Beyond parody

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI): Study Discovers Discrepancies in AI Lunar Crater Catalogs www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...

there are very few jobs in the world where you can disappear for weeks without providing an explanation, and "member of congress" should not be one of them, imo

If he was a republican, his numbers would be surging from this whole story

So when you Google "mitch mcconnell" you get this result, and I just think that is a bit amusing...

Mario Jurić gives the first talk at #ACM2026! 🎉

While our department has hired 2 state funded faculty in the last ~decade, we’ve grown substantially in research-funded positions, and SHRUNK in staff. This makes the day-to-day work of all faculty measurably harder.

Great thread about the linked article

World Cup was on the TV at work. I confessed that I really had no engagement with it, and a postdoc asked me a fascinating Q: are there any competitive, communal, team based things I do follow and root for? I recognize it’s a joyous, common form of community… but I couldn’t think of any!

Tonight is the last session of the Improv 103 class I’m taking. It’s been a fun and thought provoking journey so far… and truly good for my work as an academic!

I got a lot of... unsupportive looks when I gave a talk a big astronomy conference entitled "Machine Learning is Boring", but I stand by it. Fitting a line to noisy data is boring - and that's good!

I have no sympathy for these transparent lies. Every person who says "We just want to protect girls sports" wants to see more kids suffer.

Profoundly sad (and angry) about today's SCOTUS ruling against transgender athletes. The bigotry and racism of several recent rulings are hard to absorb. My heart goes out to transgender people and their families, especially the parents of transgender kids (I know many). I feel your sadness today.

These Supreme Court rulings have been brought to you by Fox News, right-wing donors, and white supremacy.

The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here… On June 29, 2026, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory officially began the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)! 🔭🧪☄️🌌 🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/action-...

@ucobservatories.bsky.social is searching for a leader for our outreach and public education programs - looking for a scientist who is passionate about science communication and bringing astronomy to the public. Feel free to reach out with questions or interest! recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02124

You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQ

Fellow Scientists: Don’t read this list and then avoid using the correct words for your work. Don’t let the fascists decide your science or your language

Top NIH officials have repeatedly said there's no "banned words" at the agency. But the NIH created an algorithm that checks every application for 235 "disfavoured" terms (eg 'gender', 'fossil fuel'). If it finds one, the grant is classified internally as “not clean.” We've published the list.

Consider: the nail in Nixon’s coffin was a tape of him suggesting he would manipulate the FBI/CIA to serve him politically. These days, the President does that every day and twice on Sundays.

Nothing makes me feel more creatively inspired than working on something that’s not the thing I need to finish

I want fewer publications with worse graphics made by scientists who are paid more to work less and I’m not kidding

Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons GIF

So a few things here… 1) this is NOT an unexpected cut. If you have watched the grant/funding landscape for the last 10 years, this is perfectly in line with the cynical trajectory of austerity we’ve been on

Scientists in Atlanta were stopped from criticizing the Trump admin at a scientific conference, so let me do it here: Trump is destroying biomedical research in America, and it will take decades to get back on track.  Spread the word. Stand up for science.

Looking forward to having everyone here for Cool Stars in July 2028 - when a total solar eclipse will pass directly over the city centre!

A fucking clue.

I’ve tried to watch the Wire several times, and I can’t get past the first couple episodes.

If you're in the Academy, have you considered us...👋⬇️ #Emmys #FYC

In honor of Mascot Day, please enjoy this video staring @uofwa.uw.edu Dubs (and also some astronomers)

No different for adults. You can joke about "male loneliness epidemic" but the reality is that it's just an epidemic, period. Almost a third of Americans say they are "always" or "frequently" lonely. 40% say "no one the past few weeks took more than just a few minutes to ask how they are doing." /3

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

Americans are some of the last people on earth who should be asked what is morally acceptable

🔭☀️✨friends, has anyone made a live feed of the Sun from SDO formatted for live streaming on a planetarium dome?

Holdup, you're telling me the party that supported Mr "I could shoot somebody on 5th Ave and I wouldn't lose voters" hasn't spoken out against this racist, sexist, transphobic trash?

World Cup match in 3hrs here, and… traffic seems fine?

Obama Appreciation Day June 14, 2026

Mamdani: "We continue to be proud of being a sanctuary city. We continue to be ready to stand up for our immigrant neighbors ... ICE is a rogue agency that should be abolished"