Patrick McGovern
@planetpatman.bsky.social
Planetary Scientist, Husband, and Father. Was hockey player, now sedentary blimp. Board/strategy gamer with minimal playtime. Tsundoku Master. Opinions are mine alone.
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5 classes I took in elementary school
social studies
math
phys ed
language arts
science
social studies
math
phys ed
language arts
science
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 AM
5 classes I took in elementary school
social studies
math
phys ed
language arts
science
social studies
math
phys ed
language arts
science
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Apparently I took a lot of "off menu" courses (I can't find them in my senior year catalog), so I'll have to paraphrase.
"Build Your Own Empire"
"Slavic Folktales for Programmers"
Principles of Automatic Control
Rocket Propulsion
Celestial Navigation
Apparently I took a lot of "off menu" courses (I can't find them in my senior year catalog), so I'll have to paraphrase.
"Build Your Own Empire"
"Slavic Folktales for Programmers"
Principles of Automatic Control
Rocket Propulsion
Celestial Navigation
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Human biology and behavior
Philosophy of quantum mechanics
Arthurian romances
Advanced functional analysis
History of jazz
I was a physics major
Human biology and behavior
Philosophy of quantum mechanics
Arthurian romances
Advanced functional analysis
History of jazz
I was a physics major
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Cold War US Foreign Policy
Four Modern Revolutions
The Cryosphere
Antarctic Marine Geology
History of 20th Century Science
Cold War US Foreign Policy
Four Modern Revolutions
The Cryosphere
Antarctic Marine Geology
History of 20th Century Science
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Apparently I took a lot of "off menu" courses (I can't find them in my senior year catalog), so I'll have to paraphrase.
"Build Your Own Empire"
"Slavic Folktales for Programmers"
Principles of Automatic Control
Rocket Propulsion
Celestial Navigation
Apparently I took a lot of "off menu" courses (I can't find them in my senior year catalog), so I'll have to paraphrase.
"Build Your Own Empire"
"Slavic Folktales for Programmers"
Principles of Automatic Control
Rocket Propulsion
Celestial Navigation
Welcome Back to Shinrock! #FlintstonesDeepCut
George turning his amp back on after Mal shuts it was a truly outstanding, rock and roll moment. For all his hesitation to go up on the roof, George was all-in (we do see this in Let It Be, too )
January 30, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Welcome Back to Shinrock! #FlintstonesDeepCut
@exploration.esa.int should bring back this classic lunar rover design for Artemis!
22. Earlier I promised that I'd post the most iconic of the atypical Alfas. But now I see that I failed to take any photographs of the car in question. Fortunately, I did snap a quick shot with my cell phone. So, for what it's worth:
If Alfa came back to this design, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
If Alfa came back to this design, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
January 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
@exploration.esa.int should bring back this classic lunar rover design for Artemis!
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Best explanation I've heard is the Kennedy/Lennon criterion.
If you were born while JFK was dead but John Lennon was alive, you're GenX.
If you were born while JFK was dead but John Lennon was alive, you're GenX.
The correct division of GenX is the Garofalo/Spears horizon. If you were born after Janeane Garofalo (GenX Prime) but before Britney Spears (Millennial Prime), you are GenX.
January 29, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Best explanation I've heard is the Kennedy/Lennon criterion.
If you were born while JFK was dead but John Lennon was alive, you're GenX.
If you were born while JFK was dead but John Lennon was alive, you're GenX.
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I usually don't release discarded draft versions but this feels like it might be useful today
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I usually don't release discarded draft versions but this feels like it might be useful today
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We could have 4 JWST’s or a science mission at every planet. The NIH could be funded for two years. Or 1.5 years or so of USAID funding, if it still existed.
This is how they’re spending our tax dollars. This is our money.
This is how they’re spending our tax dollars. This is our money.
Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
We could have 4 JWST’s or a science mission at every planet. The NIH could be funded for two years. Or 1.5 years or so of USAID funding, if it still existed.
This is how they’re spending our tax dollars. This is our money.
This is how they’re spending our tax dollars. This is our money.
I guess it's a good thing that I have no clue as to the identity of some egomaniacal asshole who apparently is lecturing geoscientists about sand.
I have work to do, deadlines to meet!
I have work to do, deadlines to meet!
January 28, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I guess it's a good thing that I have no clue as to the identity of some egomaniacal asshole who apparently is lecturing geoscientists about sand.
I have work to do, deadlines to meet!
I have work to do, deadlines to meet!
FINALLY, SOME ACTUAL UPDOG ON BLUESKY!!!
This is Ranger. He was at a grooming appointment when it suddenly became a yoga session as well. Fortunately, he is an excellent multitasker. 13/10 (IG: thegoldenboyranger)
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
FINALLY, SOME ACTUAL UPDOG ON BLUESKY!!!
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There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
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Greg Bovino getting his Minneapolis performance review.
January 27, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Greg Bovino getting his Minneapolis performance review.
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A little extra love to Minnesota nurses today.
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
A little extra love to Minnesota nurses today.
The perfect game for @barbylon.bsky.social doesn’t exi…
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The perfect game for @barbylon.bsky.social doesn’t exi…
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Facts matter. That's not a penguin, it's CBP’s Greg Bovino.
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Facts matter. That's not a penguin, it's CBP’s Greg Bovino.
Yeah, we got some snow…
…expect to continue until about midnight.
…expect to continue until about midnight.
January 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Yeah, we got some snow…
…expect to continue until about midnight.
…expect to continue until about midnight.
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One more thing they had in common was that the NRA was shamefully slow and silent in both cases, having long since simply become an arm of the Republican party and willingly followed the GOP's embrace of both racism and fascism.
ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
January 25, 2026 at 6:14 AM
One more thing they had in common was that the NRA was shamefully slow and silent in both cases, having long since simply become an arm of the Republican party and willingly followed the GOP's embrace of both racism and fascism.
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Prince & MPLS - Mpls
YouTube video by La route
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
'Til Tuesday
Barbara Manning
Bettie Serveert
Letters to Cleo
PJ Harvey
'Til Tuesday
Barbara Manning
Bettie Serveert
Letters to Cleo
PJ Harvey
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Garbage
The Pretenders
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Indigo Girls
Aimee Mann
Garbage
The Pretenders
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Indigo Girls
Aimee Mann
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Ani DiFranco
Emile Sandé
Janelle Monae
Suzanne Vega
Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Ani DiFranco
Emile Sandé
Janelle Monae
Suzanne Vega
January 24, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
'Til Tuesday
Barbara Manning
Bettie Serveert
Letters to Cleo
PJ Harvey
'Til Tuesday
Barbara Manning
Bettie Serveert
Letters to Cleo
PJ Harvey
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Love is all around
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Love is all around
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MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS
January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS
Hey Planetary Scientists! A hip new Kuiper Belt version of a timeless arcade classic is coming your way! This one will be quite enjoyable!
Worked on making mini ice cubes... for Fuck You Ice.
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Hey Planetary Scientists! A hip new Kuiper Belt version of a timeless arcade classic is coming your way! This one will be quite enjoyable!
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Check out our latest InsideGMT article from Brett Reichert: "Space Empires Goes Digital!" insidegmt.com/space-empire...
Space Empires Goes Digital!
Hi everyone, my name is Brett Reichert and the three of us here at Breich Games are excited to announce that Space Empires 4X is coming to PC and mobile! We are a small indie team consisting …
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January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Check out our latest InsideGMT article from Brett Reichert: "Space Empires Goes Digital!" insidegmt.com/space-empire...
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Just imagine being the parent of a soldier from Canada or Denmark or Great Britain or France who was killed in Afghanistan in the one and only time Article 5 was invoked and the entire alliance came to America's aid, and hearing President Bone Spurs say this.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Just imagine being the parent of a soldier from Canada or Denmark or Great Britain or France who was killed in Afghanistan in the one and only time Article 5 was invoked and the entire alliance came to America's aid, and hearing President Bone Spurs say this.