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@joeyblau.bsky.social
Young old dude. Retired, living in the woods on a lake. I will be fine but I'm watching with horror that people voted for a bomb throwing narcissist rapist traitor for president.
Pinned
Yeah we are headed into the abyss. I've supported Democrats, Equality, Labor and the environment for 40 years. We as a nation have screwed it up every time. Reagan over Carter. Clinton. Bush over Al Gore. Obama over himself. now Trump twice.
We are a greedy selfish short-sighted ignorant people.
We are a greedy selfish short-sighted ignorant people.
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Great moments in Dudes Rock history
February 18, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Great moments in Dudes Rock history
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What are JWST’s Little Red Dots? Astronomers may finally have an answer www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Weird ‘Little Red Dots’ in space are something we’ve never seen
Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper James Webb Space Telescope images
www.scientificamerican.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
What are JWST’s Little Red Dots? Astronomers may finally have an answer www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
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“What is the charge? Eating a meal? A nice, succulent, iguana pizza meal?!”
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“What is the charge? Eating a meal? A nice, succulent, iguana pizza meal?!”
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Happy #MapMonday with this commission made by @matthewstien.bsky.social of an alternate Europe ca 1870.
#cartography #commissions #alternatehistory
#cartography #commissions #alternatehistory
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Happy #MapMonday with this commission made by @matthewstien.bsky.social of an alternate Europe ca 1870.
#cartography #commissions #alternatehistory
#cartography #commissions #alternatehistory
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1/x When a pilot (dis)embarks, the ship has to "make a lee", meaning that she will turn and have one side of the ship sheltered from wind and swell. (leeward side). This will make it somewhat safer for the pilot. (IG sfbarpilots)
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
1/x When a pilot (dis)embarks, the ship has to "make a lee", meaning that she will turn and have one side of the ship sheltered from wind and swell. (leeward side). This will make it somewhat safer for the pilot. (IG sfbarpilots)
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"Charlie don't surf!"
RIP Robert Duvall.
RIP Robert Duvall.
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 AM
"Charlie don't surf!"
RIP Robert Duvall.
RIP Robert Duvall.
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Augh. Massive flooding in Angoulême. Those who have been to the festival will recognize the Museum. Overhead shot of the plaza & the building, and groan the ground floor.
Tough year for Angoulême. Held hostage by the vile ex-director, fest canceled, now this.
Tough year for Angoulême. Held hostage by the vile ex-director, fest canceled, now this.
February 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Augh. Massive flooding in Angoulême. Those who have been to the festival will recognize the Museum. Overhead shot of the plaza & the building, and groan the ground floor.
Tough year for Angoulême. Held hostage by the vile ex-director, fest canceled, now this.
Tough year for Angoulême. Held hostage by the vile ex-director, fest canceled, now this.
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The bottom line: If you're saying the military has a responsibility to remove Trump, then YOU ARE WRONG.
That responsibility only sits with THE PEOPLE.
We The People of the United States of America MUST hold Congress to accountability!
It's your job, not some general's job.
That responsibility only sits with THE PEOPLE.
We The People of the United States of America MUST hold Congress to accountability!
It's your job, not some general's job.
February 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The bottom line: If you're saying the military has a responsibility to remove Trump, then YOU ARE WRONG.
That responsibility only sits with THE PEOPLE.
We The People of the United States of America MUST hold Congress to accountability!
It's your job, not some general's job.
That responsibility only sits with THE PEOPLE.
We The People of the United States of America MUST hold Congress to accountability!
It's your job, not some general's job.
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Then in 2025 as inflation went even lower, they were… even more miserable about the economy! There’s just not any hard material indicator that remotely matches public sentiment here, and at some point we should ask if the public is getting its sentiments from some other source.
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Then in 2025 as inflation went even lower, they were… even more miserable about the economy! There’s just not any hard material indicator that remotely matches public sentiment here, and at some point we should ask if the public is getting its sentiments from some other source.
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“She’s not from here.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“She’s not from here.”
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Fact.
‘Equus‘, though different in specifics, was not substantially weirder than most people I know who have had or worked with horses 😄
‘Equus‘, though different in specifics, was not substantially weirder than most people I know who have had or worked with horses 😄
February 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Fact.
‘Equus‘, though different in specifics, was not substantially weirder than most people I know who have had or worked with horses 😄
‘Equus‘, though different in specifics, was not substantially weirder than most people I know who have had or worked with horses 😄
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Dwarf planet Eris situated near Pluto in the Kuiper Belt. Discovered in 2005, its atmosphere freezes into snow when it is farther from the Sun and thaws when it gets closer. Eris is slightly smaller than Pluto, but more massive.
(Southwest Research Institute)
(Southwest Research Institute)
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Dwarf planet Eris situated near Pluto in the Kuiper Belt. Discovered in 2005, its atmosphere freezes into snow when it is farther from the Sun and thaws when it gets closer. Eris is slightly smaller than Pluto, but more massive.
(Southwest Research Institute)
(Southwest Research Institute)
@patrickwyman.bsky.social how's the new podcast out that's all about slavery. talking about the definition of slavery it turns out that chattel slavery in the South was an example of the worst kind possible. Brutal deadly ubiquitous - Dominated politics and life and the economics of the south.
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
@patrickwyman.bsky.social how's the new podcast out that's all about slavery. talking about the definition of slavery it turns out that chattel slavery in the South was an example of the worst kind possible. Brutal deadly ubiquitous - Dominated politics and life and the economics of the south.
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The container ship Seattle C (IMO 9360910), with a length of about 260 meters, arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 8, 2026. Amid storm conditions with strong gusts, it broke loose from its moorings at the berth and drifted away. (The guy filming was lucky at 01:57)
February 14, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The container ship Seattle C (IMO 9360910), with a length of about 260 meters, arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 8, 2026. Amid storm conditions with strong gusts, it broke loose from its moorings at the berth and drifted away. (The guy filming was lucky at 01:57)
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This article is very misleading, because climate change is not mentioned in the headline, and is then only vaguely mentioned late in the article in an oblique way. This is part of a wider problem of the media misleading the public about what are really climate change phenomena, not bad weather.
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‘Seasons have become confused’: the people struggling in UK’s relentless rain
‘Seasons have become confused’: the people struggling in UK’s relentless rain
A thatcher, gardener and others on keeping their business afloat in the bad weather – and their fears for the future
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
This article is very misleading, because climate change is not mentioned in the headline, and is then only vaguely mentioned late in the article in an oblique way. This is part of a wider problem of the media misleading the public about what are really climate change phenomena, not bad weather.
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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
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Really love that the NHL is unable to post clips due to IOC rules. So they’ve resorted to MS Paint highlights.
February 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Really love that the NHL is unable to post clips due to IOC rules. So they’ve resorted to MS Paint highlights.
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13/ "– An even more interesting question is why no one helped raise the ship?
After all, this isn't just a problem for one construction plant (YaSZ).
This is a contract for the Navy.
That is, it's in the interests of the state." /end
After all, this isn't just a problem for one construction plant (YaSZ).
This is a contract for the Navy.
That is, it's in the interests of the state." /end
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
13/ "– An even more interesting question is why no one helped raise the ship?
After all, this isn't just a problem for one construction plant (YaSZ).
This is a contract for the Navy.
That is, it's in the interests of the state." /end
After all, this isn't just a problem for one construction plant (YaSZ).
This is a contract for the Navy.
That is, it's in the interests of the state." /end
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We're going regime villain deep-cut today with a look at Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Guess what: he's bad, in all the ways Trump cabinet members are bad: anti-science, pro-selloff of public resources, and sycophantic to an absurd degree. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social.
Doug Burgum, the Regime Toady of Our Time - The American Prospect
Dashing the hopes of establishment Democrats, Trump’s interior secretary and ‘energy czar’ has adopted his boss’s excesses as his own.
prospect.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
We're going regime villain deep-cut today with a look at Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Guess what: he's bad, in all the ways Trump cabinet members are bad: anti-science, pro-selloff of public resources, and sycophantic to an absurd degree. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social.
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Mercury crosses the placenta and affects fetal development. It accumulates in brain and kidneys. Even at low doses it can impair neurological functions. There is really no such thing as a safe level of mercury in the body. But we create "low risk" levels to protect fishing industry. No safe seafood.
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Mercury crosses the placenta and affects fetal development. It accumulates in brain and kidneys. Even at low doses it can impair neurological functions. There is really no such thing as a safe level of mercury in the body. But we create "low risk" levels to protect fishing industry. No safe seafood.
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