Peter Barabas
@peterbarabas.bsky.social
Retina researcher at Queen's University Belfast but also a cosmopolitan globalist-humanist human, father, husband, son and brother. Well-informed optimist.
Politics, science, technology- and anything in between.
Known to be friendly with typos.
No DM
Politics, science, technology- and anything in between.
Known to be friendly with typos.
No DM
A new battleship class has been announced, designated Trump class.
He died?!
Wait, what?
#Trump everywhere, everything, all at the same time, forever.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He died?!
Wait, what?
#Trump everywhere, everything, all at the same time, forever.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Donald Trump unveils new class of battleships named after himself
The US president has vowed to revive American shipbuilding after lagging behind China in naval capacity.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A new battleship class has been announced, designated Trump class.
He died?!
Wait, what?
#Trump everywhere, everything, all at the same time, forever.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He died?!
Wait, what?
#Trump everywhere, everything, all at the same time, forever.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Love coming home from a meeting to see this. 😻
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Love coming home from a meeting to see this. 😻
Richard Branson DESTROYS Trump #richardbranson #trump #democrats
YouTube video by Celebs AgainstTrump
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There is a new and complicated word for 'sanity'.
It is called Trump Derangement Syndrome by all those who do not have it in abundance.
It is called Trump Derangement Syndrome by all those who do not have it in abundance.
December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
There is a new and complicated word for 'sanity'.
It is called Trump Derangement Syndrome by all those who do not have it in abundance.
It is called Trump Derangement Syndrome by all those who do not have it in abundance.
Not sure if anybody needs this spelled out, but some of the obvious key wealth generators will be: 1. planetary access and mining rights 2. automated production systems 3. information flow 4. energy generation and distribution.
Guess what the super rich are investing in and fighting over.
Guess what the super rich are investing in and fighting over.
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Not sure if anybody needs this spelled out, but some of the obvious key wealth generators will be: 1. planetary access and mining rights 2. automated production systems 3. information flow 4. energy generation and distribution.
Guess what the super rich are investing in and fighting over.
Guess what the super rich are investing in and fighting over.
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Take a journey through time down a new NSF COLDEX ice core borehole just completed by the team in #Antarctica!
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Take a journey through time down a new NSF COLDEX ice core borehole just completed by the team in #Antarctica!
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
At first glance I thought it was a lovely painting :)
"Beautiful, bucolic landscape in the Slovenian countryside."
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Piotr Skrzypiec©️
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Piotr Skrzypiec©️
December 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
At first glance I thought it was a lovely painting :)
I've got some films to watch!
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I've got some films to watch!
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James Burke - perfectly-timed rocket launch 8/20/1977
YouTube video by WL
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Absolutely amazing talk, many thanks to Connie and Striatech for organizing it!
📖 | 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗤&𝗔 | 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟭𝟭 𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
𝘛𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: Gene-Agnostic Gene Therapy to Preserve Vision
𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳: Constance Cepko, Ph.D.
𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳): Harvard Medical School
𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: lnkd.in/ezmZFEYK
𝘛𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦: Gene-Agnostic Gene Therapy to Preserve Vision
𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳: Constance Cepko, Ph.D.
𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳): Harvard Medical School
𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: lnkd.in/ezmZFEYK
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Absolutely amazing talk, many thanks to Connie and Striatech for organizing it!
Reposted by Peter Barabas
For the love of God
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
For the love of God
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
Reposted by Peter Barabas
Vaccines really are one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time and the mRNA-based technology is a massive step forward.
Doctor Answers Vaccine Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Vaccines really are one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time and the mRNA-based technology is a massive step forward.
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Blue got his first real haircut.💙
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Blue got his first real haircut.💙
Northern Ireland's GP services in crisis, Stormont report finds.
My own experience: to get a refill of a medication, one has to call about 30-100 times before the system lets you through.
This is way easier than if you wanted to talk to GP - that you cannot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My own experience: to get a refill of a medication, one has to call about 30-100 times before the system lets you through.
This is way easier than if you wanted to talk to GP - that you cannot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Northern Ireland's GP services in crisis, Stormont report finds
The PAC report says patients are experiencing significant difficulty accessing GP services in Northern Ireland.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Northern Ireland's GP services in crisis, Stormont report finds.
My own experience: to get a refill of a medication, one has to call about 30-100 times before the system lets you through.
This is way easier than if you wanted to talk to GP - that you cannot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My own experience: to get a refill of a medication, one has to call about 30-100 times before the system lets you through.
This is way easier than if you wanted to talk to GP - that you cannot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Peter Barabas
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The mental acrobatics is mind boggling when you try to stay unaccountable for unconsiscionable and illegal acts and want at the same time feeding your voters with the idea that this is the right thing to do and the right way to do it.
Running politics purely on the emotional level is literally mad.
Running politics purely on the emotional level is literally mad.
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The mental acrobatics is mind boggling when you try to stay unaccountable for unconsiscionable and illegal acts and want at the same time feeding your voters with the idea that this is the right thing to do and the right way to do it.
Running politics purely on the emotional level is literally mad.
Running politics purely on the emotional level is literally mad.
This is one of those things that never get old...
Taking in the last light with Fiadh at the Cliffs of Moher, before the sun drops below the Atlantic ocean for the night.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This is one of those things that never get old...
As he said
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I send money to @wikipedia.org every year.
This is something you can do to make a difference and fight against AI slop.
This is something you can do to make a difference and fight against AI slop.
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
December 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
As he said
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US rightwing peeps dreaming aloud on Twitter of becoming Afghanistan, at least as far as summary executions go.
Because that feels right for them or something?
'kay...
Because that feels right for them or something?
'kay...
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
US rightwing peeps dreaming aloud on Twitter of becoming Afghanistan, at least as far as summary executions go.
Because that feels right for them or something?
'kay...
Because that feels right for them or something?
'kay...
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Shadows from (double glazed) kitchen window sill on far wall with low sun.
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Shadows from (double glazed) kitchen window sill on far wall with low sun.
love birch trees :)
Painted tonight, but it’s nowhere near done, so instead here’s a piece I did in 2024 called Frosty Twilight (16”x20” mixed media). I went through a whole birches phase and this was part of that series.
Anyhoooo….who’s ready for Monday?! I’m not! Lol #art #painting #mixedmedia #sundayscaries
Anyhoooo….who’s ready for Monday?! I’m not! Lol #art #painting #mixedmedia #sundayscaries
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
love birch trees :)
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.