Happy Birthday to the Astrophysicist Brian May! 🧪 🤘

New video about primary sedimentary structures exposed in an intensely glaciated landscape youtu.be/aTnj12CpXE4 ⚒️

At the Jimmy Eat World concert in Seattle.

Seated figure in ceremonial attire ceramic c. 550-950 CE Veracruz culture Mexico #handmade #ceramic #sculpture #VeracruzCulture #Veracruz #Mexico #Mesoamerica #southcentralregion #lateclassic #ritual #religion #prehispanic #precolumbian #ancientart #art #precolumbiansculpture #mesoamericansculpture

Colima, ritual dancer or ceremonial performer of relatively high ceremonial status, with removable crocodile helmet and dance rattles. 300BCE–300CE. The headdress was symbol of prestige and was worn during important ceremonies. The figure was probably placed in a shaft tomb as a funerary offering.

🚨my wife saw a BABY porcupine crossing the road today 🚨

Ah! A nice display of "The Belt of Venus"! The deep blue line low on the horizon topped by a reddish glow. That my friends is the shadow of the edge of our planet as night advances, at over 1,000mph. Don't blink! Spoiler: it has nothing to do with the planet Venus. 🧪

Do we need #ForestFriday? Yes, yes we do. #Oregon #Forest #Nature #Hike #Sunbeams

Bat-Wielding Christopher Nolan Confronts Man Using Bathroom During ‘The Odyssey’ https://theonion.com/bat-wielding-christopher-nolan-confronts-man-using-bathroom-during-the-odyssey/

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I'm guessing this was AI named since it's a loose word salad. The actual smell is really noxious, and none of the descriptors are evoked by it. Being that this is in a common work bathroom, the scent really doesn't need to be spot on. 🤧 But it's gross.

Friends, we need your help—a 🧵 The White House Office of Management and Budget, led by Project 2025's Russell Vought, wants to destroy how U.S. science has been done since World War II. This @arstechnica.com article is a great primer (apologies for the thumbnail): arstechnica.com/science/2026...

This is important. Get on it! Today is the deadline.

Doing a bit of work on the hare again today but it’s a bit too hot in my little room to draw for long. #art #drawing #hares

Today was a classic #PNW vibe. #MountHood #Oregon #Hiking #Nature #Stunday

Lindsey Graham was a simple, tragic man to understand. He lacked a moral core. The great empty spaces of his life were filled with an insatiable need for “relevance.” He found it as a cast member in the most malignant reality show ever made. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/lindsey-kn...

Mt St Helens was Mount Saint Helensing very well today. (Relax, those are just clouds ☁️) #Hiking #PNW #Nature #MtStHelens

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The Trump DOJ indicted 15 Minnesotans for joining Signal chats and attending meetings about ICE. A special ed teacher faces federal conspiracy charges for handing out radios at a protest. The administration that pardoned Jan. 6 rioters is calling this organized terrorism.

The best Brian Dennehy story by Patton Oswalt. @pattonoswalt.bsky.social youtu.be/EwalEmwigkY?...

Hey! #Astrophotography people! 🔭 📷 The skinny Moon (~12%) will be grouped with Mars nearby, The Pleiades, and Taurus (The Hyades) early Saturday morning! I was planning on getting some images, but we'll be clouded out here. I hope someone gets images!

Who should decide what science gets funded: scientists or political appointees? Right now, it's scientists. A new OMB rule would hand that power to political appointees instead. Comment by July 13 to stop it. ⬇️ www.planetary.org/ombgrantrules

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Happy birthday to Mavis Staples. Here are the Staple Singers with their version Slippery People by Talking Heads. Mavis has two shows lined up at London's Union Chapel next month

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I have been waiting for this feature!!

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I talked to Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes today on the Ouji Board. 👻

I love the drop shadows added, for why? Doesn't matter!

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Good morning Bluesky people! It's #WaterfallWednesday! This is Sahalie Falls on Oregon's McKenzie River! A very popular stop on the river, and one of two big falls on this section. #Hiking #Oregon #📷 #EastCoastKin #Nature #Forest

This tree caught my eye. It's gone through some stuff, but has persisted! And grown stronger even. #ThickTrunkTuesday #Hiking

OMB proposed new rules that would let political appointees, not scientists, decide which research gets funded in the U.S. But we can stop this if enough people share why peer-reviewed science is important to them. We made it easy for you to tell your story. The deadline to submit is July 13th.

A progression of July 3-4th fireworks from the Sun over Mount Shasta in 1.5 hours. About 11:45 the Moon rose and lit up the mountain, but dimmed the sky show. #Aurora #MountShasta #NorCal #Nature #Scape

Ok, so... #Stunday In addition to all the amazing scenery around #MountShasta, there are dark skies away from town, full of MORE amazing scenery! 🧪 #M8 #M20 #StarClouds #MilkyWay #Trifid #Lagoon #Astrophotography #DarkSkies #EastCoastKin #📷 #BackyardAstronomy #Astro #Nebula Read alt text for more.

Dress for the job you want.

Not the most 'ribbitting' footage (that's the moon), but it's meant for the audio of the booming from the resident bullfrogs in the ponds at the camp I stayed at. 🐸 (Sound up) They were on from dusk to dawn. Not many mosquitoes owing to the other critters eating them.

I know some spherical pigs.

Well that was unexpected! 🤯 #Aroura #MountShasta #NightSkyPhotography 🧪 📷

Well! Today was a lot! This is a phone shot while hiking down (slowly) in 90°f heat (32°c) from today's incredible destination. 🤯 #Hiking #Nature #Granite #NorCal #CastleCrags #Scape #EastCoastKin I can't help but tease because I can't access the images on the big camera. 🤷

Cats, by... Tianyi Zhou Enoki Toshiyuki Haruka Kawakami (x2)

The Dragon of Fences Out inspecting the rocks. #Hiking #Critters #WesternFenceLizard #Nature #NorCal

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Hello beautiful! Miss me? Aw.., I missed you too! 😍 #MtShasta #NorCal #RoadTrip #4thofJuly #Stratovolcano #Glaciers #Hiking

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I keep seeing these very meager attendance videos and images being trotted out. And they do appear cathartic. But just maybe no one wants to go to weekday events in DC weather? 🥵 Let's revisit this on the 4th.., when it will also not be great conditions. 🥵⛈️

This is Penny. She came up with her own trick. Really hopes you like it, and will repeat it as many times as necessary until you acknowledge that you do. 14/10 (IG: pennycorgipoo)

In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court justices said that President Trump does not have the power to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. https://to.pbs.org/4v6wUR9