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Emeritus Chair of CompSci & Eng. for a non-profit STEM laboratory, living in a Dark Sky city.
- South Africa’s president just called out Trump’s “refugee” narrative. Ramaphosa says these white Afrikaners aren’t fleeing persecution — they’re rejecting post-apartheid reforms and want the country “to go back.” Trump’s framing this as genocide. South Africa’s calling it what it is.
- Does no one else see the Muskox in all of this?
- Teach about the Underground Railroad? Then read: "Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea" by @marcusrediker.bsky.social. Hot off the press today. Establishes "waterways, docks, and ships as pivotal sites of resistance to slavery." www.zinnedproject.org/materials/fr...
- I confess, I never thought of that! I'm an idiot!
- My Circumplanetary disks paper just got accepted for publication in ApJ! 🪐 Will do a thread on it soon!
- Congrats!
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- "RFK is spitting out garbage" period.
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- Hey, Tulsi? Tulsi?
- It's official. I filed a Senate Resolution of Disapproval. RFK is CLEARLY in violation of his constitutional oath. He must resign.
- Somebody wake Schumer up...
- RFKJ: I don't know what the budget says about oral health. I care deeply about oral health. HIS BUDGET CUTS THE OFFICE OF ORAL HEALTH AT CDC. Simpson (R) is a practicing dentist and notes that Fluoride is important to prevent decay and correct RFKJ on fluoride. RFKJ throws Makary under the bus.
- RFK <-> the Scarecrow
- Wow, we’ve just had an X-class #SolarFlare! The event came from an active region over the edge of the Sun, so flare levels were likely higher than the measured X1.2. #spaceweather
- Follow-on flare [M5.3] looks more concerning, with an Earth-directed component.
- he thinks American voters are really dumb
- There *are* those who voted for him.
