The Weight of Ice, Sponsored By The Sistine Chapel Experience, is a little known sequel to The Da Vinci Code. (via @sarahmackattack.bsky.social)

arxiv.org/abs/2601.11704 "A bizarre alien lifeform that arrived on Earth in a comet, Hedorah quickly grew to gigantic size by feeding on humanity's pollution."

Wait, what? "After yet another injury-plagued season, the San Francisco 49ers intend to investigate every avenue ... That includes an investigation into the viral conspiracy theory that the electrical substation near their training facility and Levi's Stadium is contributing to those injuries"

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Is this like The Nine Billion Names of God?

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference venue?

Neo-fascistisk bananrepublikk

@secondmentions.bsky.social "Back-scratching bovine"

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Revolutionary imaging of black hole aims to prove they are not ‘evil vacuum cleaners’

Napoleon’s troops in Russia would have done better if they’d had warm milk and cookies.

ICYMI denmarkification.com Måke Califørnia Great Ægain

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@1564bestyear.bsky.social *Way* up north (Loch Calder) bsky.app/profile/djpt...

It was confusing enough to have CMB mean 'cosmic microwave background' and 'core-mantle boundary', but now the Toronto Raptors have a rookie named Collin Murray-Boyles, leading to posts like this one from @ekoreen.bsky.social. You can't stop the CMB, you can only hope to contain it/him.

Tory dynamics is my least favorite branch of dynamics.

Ixion Left: Lapith Right: Plutino arxiv.org/abs/2601.09639 Kilic et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press

Don't know enough about giraffes tbh

Make a scientific paper less stressful: arxiv.org/abs/2601.07912

And then there's ... www.alieward.com/ologies/hydr... (via @drskyskull.bsky.social)

@katskitties.bsky.social via @mostlymartha.bsky.social

More hard-hitting journalism from Adrian Chiles

I think Planet Y is still in play. eos.org/articles/a-s... (feat. @katvolk.bsky.social)

www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/s... www.nature.com/articles/s43...

@dicknixon.bsky.social Will you apply for the position, Mr. President?

Can they deport the thug in the photo? That would be great!

Shaken Fox announcer: “We’ve even heard reports that Chardonnay has been deployed”

Looking forward to seeing Aeschylus’s play starring the kitten

Minoan culture: Snake goddesses, bull-leaping frescos on island of Crete Minnowan culture: Tourists have wacky adventures on uncharted desert isle

Colleague is mad at me for forgetting who discovered the expansion of the universe. Said it was a no-Hubble offense.

Compromise: - Trump given Nobel Prize in every category this year - Trump, Vance, and Cabinet exiled to the Phantom Zone

"Free agent outfielder Max Kepler was suspended 80 games ... MLB announced Kepler tested positive for epitrenbolone ... a metabolite of trenbolone ... Trenbolone is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS)" In my day, Kepler made laws instead of violating them, and didn't get involved with the AAS.

Queen, Fears brighten Pelicans' view of future #confusingheadlines (from nba.com)

my new mantra for internet arguments is would I rather be right? or would I rather be calm?

NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/

@astrokiwi.bsky.social Belated happy birthday, Michele!

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If you won't listen to us, maybe you'll listen to this horse.

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@spacewhalerider.com Feel like writing another review?